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|crimes = [[Anti-Semitism]] [[Hate speech]] [[Racism]] [[Caucasiophobia]] [[Kidnapping]] Aggravated assault Sodomy [[COVID denialism]]

|type of villain = [[Black supremacy|Black Supremacist]] Political Cult

}}The '''Black Hammer Party''', formerly the '''Black Hammer Organization''' and known as the '''Black Hammers''', is an American far-right political cult that originated as an anti-colonialist and radical black separatist organization founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2019. It advertises itself as a "symbol of hope for the colonized working class." They rose to prominence in the early 2020s amidst the [[2020 Floyd riots|George Floyd protests]] and their attempted creation of a compound in the Rocky Mountains named "Hammer City."

}}The '''Black Hammer Party''', formerly the '''Black Hammer Organization''' and known as the '''Black Hammers''', is an American far-right political cult that originated as an anti-colonialist and radical black supremacist and separatist organization founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2019. It advertises itself as a "symbol of hope for the colonized working class." They rose to prominence in the early 2020s amidst the [[2020 Floyd riots|George Floyd protests]] and their attempted creation of a compound in the Rocky Mountains named "Hammer City."

==Background==

===History and ideology===

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Ideologically, the group has changed over time. When it was formed, its focus was exclusively anti-colonial in nature. Claiming to advocate on behalf of all black and indigenous peoples, they promoted anti-capitalist and anti-colonial ideas during their events and public preaching sessions to people experiencing homelessness and the students and faculty at Georgia State University. Their main rallying cry is “Land Back,” an effort to “take all of our continents back from the colonizer.” To this end, they attempted (and failed) to purchase their own tracts of land, to be called “Hammer Cities,” to start a new homeland-of-sorts exclusively for people of color with “no cops, no rent, no Coronavirus, and no white people.” As part of their community organizing, activists across the country distributed food and face masks to the local people experiencing homelessness.

By 2021, while still promoting their “Land Back” goals, the group’s leader, Gazi Kodzo, began advancing a more far-right narrative. After failing to acquire land in Colorado in July 2021, the organization has since pivoted to focusing on their [[Anti-vaxxers|objection to Covid vaccine mandates]] as well as voicing support and staging protests for the [[2021 United States Capitol storming|January 6 Capitol]] insurrectionists whom Gazi refers to as “Freedom Fighters.” Kodzo has also promoted the [[Proud Boys]] and appeared on [[Gavin McInnes]]’ (the Proud Boys’ founder and former leader) show, advocated for formalized segregation in a video titled, “Why I agree with MAGA,” touted election conspiracy theories, and voiced support for [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]] after she was removed from Twitter.

By 2021, while still promoting their “Land Back” goals, the group’s leader, [[Gazi Kodzo]], began advancing a more far-right narrative. After failing to acquire land in Colorado in July 2021, the organization has since pivoted to focusing on their [[Anti-vaxxers|objection to Covid vaccine mandates]] as well as voicing support and staging protests for the [[2021 United States Capitol storming|January 6 Capitol]] insurrectionists whom Gazi refers to as “Freedom Fighters.” Kodzo has also promoted the [[Proud Boys]] and appeared on [[Gavin McInnes]]’ (the Proud Boys’ founder and former leader) show, advocated for formalized segregation in a video titled, “Why I agree with MAGA,” touted election conspiracy theories, and voiced support for [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]] after she was removed from Twitter.

The group is often seen armed and sporting tactical vests at public protests and events.

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 |crimes = [[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Hate speech]]<br>[[Racism]]<br>[[Caucasiophobia]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>Aggravated assault<br>Sodomy<br>[[COVID denialism]]
 |type of villain = [[Black supremacy|Black Supremacist]] Political Cult
-}}The '''Black Hammer Party''', formerly the '''Black Hammer Organization''' and known as the '''Black Hammers''', is an American far-right political cult that originated as an anti-colonialist and radical black separatist organization founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2019. It advertises itself as a "symbol of hope for the colonized working class." They rose to prominence in the early 2020s amidst the [[2020 Floyd riots|George Floyd protests]] and their attempted creation of a compound in the Rocky Mountains named "Hammer City."
+}}The '''Black Hammer Party''', formerly the '''Black Hammer Organization''' and known as the '''Black Hammers''', is an American far-right political cult that originated as an anti-colonialist and radical black supremacist and separatist organization founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2019. It advertises itself as a "symbol of hope for the colonized working class." They rose to prominence in the early 2020s amidst the [[2020 Floyd riots|George Floyd protests]] and their attempted creation of a compound in the Rocky Mountains named "Hammer City."
 ==Background==
 ===History and ideology===
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 Ideologically, the group has changed over time. When it was formed, its focus was exclusively anti-colonial in nature. Claiming to advocate on behalf of all black and indigenous peoples, they promoted anti-capitalist and anti-colonial ideas during their events and public preaching sessions to people experiencing homelessness and the students and faculty at Georgia State University. Their main rallying cry is “Land Back,” an effort to “take all of our continents back from the colonizer.” To this end, they attempted (and failed) to purchase their own tracts of land, to be called “Hammer Cities,” to start a new homeland-of-sorts exclusively for people of color with “no cops, no rent, no Coronavirus, and no white people.” As part of their community organizing, activists across the country distributed food and face masks to the local people experiencing homelessness.
-By 2021, while still promoting their “Land Back” goals, the group’s leader, Gazi Kodzo, began advancing a more far-right narrative. After failing to acquire land in Colorado in July 2021, the organization has since pivoted to focusing on their [[Anti-vaxxers|objection to Covid vaccine mandates]] as well as voicing support and staging protests for the [[2021 United States Capitol storming|January 6 Capitol]] insurrectionists whom Gazi refers to as “Freedom Fighters.” Kodzo has also promoted the [[Proud Boys]] and appeared on [[Gavin McInnes]]’ (the Proud Boys’ founder and former leader) show, advocated for formalized segregation in a video titled, “Why I agree with MAGA,” touted election conspiracy theories, and voiced support for [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]] after she was removed from Twitter.
+By 2021, while still promoting their “Land Back” goals, the group’s leader, [[Gazi Kodzo]], began advancing a more far-right narrative. After failing to acquire land in Colorado in July 2021, the organization has since pivoted to focusing on their [[Anti-vaxxers|objection to Covid vaccine mandates]] as well as voicing support and staging protests for the [[2021 United States Capitol storming|January 6 Capitol]] insurrectionists whom Gazi refers to as “Freedom Fighters.” Kodzo has also promoted the [[Proud Boys]] and appeared on [[Gavin McInnes]]’ (the Proud Boys’ founder and former leader) show, advocated for formalized segregation in a video titled, “Why I agree with MAGA,” touted election conspiracy theories, and voiced support for [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]] after she was removed from Twitter.
 The group is often seen armed and sporting tactical vests at public protests and events.