The central contention in this chapter is that Africanisms, or strategies from within Africa, show considerable potential, but they are also significantly limited by historical burdens and continuing forces of discrimination and underdevelopment shaped by the combined experiences of historical and contemporary forces within the world system. Stratification economists’ insights on the political economy of (a) addressing past expropriations, (b) managing current expropriations, and (c) preventing future expropriations can, however, provide potential paths for considerable progress, especially at a time when the demands of popular protests are similarly aligned.