Our Origin Story
Discover the inspiring beginnings of Uhuru Nation, born from resilience and a vision for change. Learn how our founders transformed their circumstances into a mission to empower and uplift communities.
Conceived Behind Walls
Uhuru Nation was conceived in one of the most unlikely places—within the walls of the Watkins Street Jail. Amid cold concrete and constant surveillance, Scottie Eugene Laster and Christopher Bernard Byers refused to let their spirits be confined. They observed the system not as powerless inmates but as witnesses to its design, men determined to decode and transform it.
Empowering Communities
Uhuru Nation empowers individuals to understand, use, and defend their rights through accessible legal education, self-representation training, and paralegal mentorship. We promote ownership, entrepreneurship, and cooperative economics, helping members build credit, register businesses, and manage trusts and estates.
A Testament to Transformation
Uhuru Nation is more than an organization—it is a living testimony that transformation is possible, that knowledge can rewrite destiny, and that freedom is not something to be granted by others but claimed by those who understand it. It stands as a bridge between incarceration and innovation, between the streets and courts, between despair and destiny.
"Uhuru Nation challenges systemic inequities through organized advocacy, public campaigns, and legislative engagement rooted in lived experience and grassroots unity."
The Uhuru Nation Team