We embrace the name and concept 'New Afrika' because it reflects our identity, purpose, and direction.  'New Afrikan' speaks to our identity because that's what We are.  Our Nation is primarily a racial, cultural, and social fusion of various Afrikan ethnic groups and Nations - the Ewe, Yoruba, Akan, Fante, Hausa, Fulani, Ibo and several others - into one, unique Nation.

'New Afrikan' reflects our identity as a Nation and a people - a Nation and a people desiring Self-Determination.  New Afrikans have been called 'Colored Americans, American Negroes, , Black Americans and Afro-Americans'.  NAPO sees that all of these terms confuse a unique New Afrikan Nation with a 'common history, language, economic life, consciousness, manifested in a community of culture'.  Just as other New Afrikan nations appear today, fused together in the struggle against slavery, colonialism and imperialism in Afrika (Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique, etc.) and the Caribbean (Jamaica, Haiti, Grenada, etc.), We exist as a New Afrikan Nation in North Amerika.

'New Afrikan' reflects our purpose as We desire freedom, self-determination and independence.  By stating We are New Afrikans, We clarify We want to be independent from the amerikkkan empire.  We want land and National Liberation.  We no longer want the ruling class of the amerikkkan empire to determine our political, economic, socio-cultural affairs.  NAPO sees that a People who do not control their own affairs is subject to genocide.  When We control our own destiny We can determine our political, economic and socio-cultural affairs in the interests of our survival and development.

Crystallizing our identity as New Afrikans helps us understand our reality as a colonized Nation and what We need to do to be free rather than being confused looking for the system to free us.  As New Afrikan Freedom Fighter Assata Shakur stated:

"They have oppressed us for 400 years.  They haven't let us live in Amerikkka.  They haven't let us be citizens.  They haven't let us have justice, equality...so, if they don't want to let us be free as amerikkkans - then We'll be free as New Afrikans."

'New Afrikans' also recognizes our direction to build a NEW society based on new values.  We reject the socio-economic system and values of our oppressors.  
We want to create a revolutionary, progressive, humane society where exploitation of humans by humans is eliminated and all can live in dignity, peace, respect.  
As conscious New Afrikans, We work now to transform ourselves and our Nation from the decadent death-style of oppression to lifestyles of liberation.  We can't wait for sovereignty to rebuild liberation and survival institutuions.  Collectivity, cooperation and community as opposed to selfishness, egocentricism and rugged individualism are Afrikan values that must be resurrected in New Afrikans.
"We are New Afrikans.  We are a Nation.  We will be free.  NAPO will work to assert our identity, purpose, and direction to continue the legacy of our ancestors; for our own progress and the future of generations yet unborn.  Let us surface the New Afrikan Nation for ourselves, all Afrikans and all humanity."   X