Honouring the Life and Legacy of Eusi Kwayana 

 Press Release 

Honouring the Life and Legacy of Eusi Kwayana

OCTOBER 20 2026

With deep gratitude and celebration of a life, we formally announce the passing of Brother Eusi 

Kwayana, beloved Guyanese elder, educator, writer, cultural producer, whose practice of PanAfricanism entailed an equally unwavering commitment to solidarity across communities, cultures, and faiths. He was a lifelong advocate for equal rights and justice for African, East Indian, Indigenous, women and the young in Guyana, and vulnerable communities everywhere. 

Brother Eusi’s commitment to anticolonial liberation, independence, cultural dignity and community solidarity have shaped generations in Guyana, the Caribbean and the world. His life offered a powerful example of principled struggle, humility and passion for justice in all possible forms and across all differences. 

Gatherings to honour Brother Eusi’s life and legacy will take place from October 30 – November 1, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA and from November 13-15 in Guyana. A detailed program for Brother Eusi’s homecoming in Guyana will follow. 

These groundings, celebrating a life in the spirit of “don’t mourn, organise”, are being planned collectively and collaboratively by family, friends, comrades and community members within and outside Guyana, in keeping with Brother Eusi’s life ethos of shared purpose and collective action.  

For further information, and for interviews, please contact: 

Iyabo Kwayana: ikwayana@gmail.com  

Wazir Mohamed: wazirmoh@gmail.com ; 1(765) 994-7148 (WhatsApp) 

Alissa Trotz: datrotz@gmail.com   

A Tribute From The Editorial Board of The 592 Guardian . 

Honoring Brother Eusi Kwayana: A Life Given to Guyana and Humanity

Guyana mourns the passing of Brother Eusi Kwayana, but we do not mourn without also giving profound thanks. We celebrate a legendary son of this soil whose long, disciplined and fearless life was devoted to the liberation, dignity and advancement of people.

Brother Eusi was more than an educator, writer, cultural worker and political thinker. He was a moral voice in the life of our nation. At difficult moments, when silence was convenient and injustice was protected by power, he chose principle. When division threatened to consume our people, he insisted that Guyana’s future could only be secured through justice, mutual respect and solidarity among all its communities.

He gave himself selflessly to humanity. His advocacy embraced African Guyanese, Indo-Guyanese, Indigenous peoples, women, young people, workers and every person whose rights, dignity or future had been placed at risk. His Pan-African commitment was never narrow or exclusionary; it rested on the understanding that no people can be truly free while others remain oppressed, neglected or unheard.

Brother Eusi walked into the fire. He confronted colonialism, authoritarianism, racial injustice, political intolerance and the many failures that denied ordinary people their rightful place in the nation. Yet he did not merely survive those struggles. He emerged with wisdom, clarity and an unbroken commitment to share what he had learned with every generation that crossed his path.

For many, he was a teacher in the fullest sense: not simply one who imparted knowledge, but one who awakened consciousness. His words challenged us to think more deeply, to organize more seriously, to reject hatred, and to hold fast to the belief that Guyana could become a country worthy of all its people.

As the nation shares the sorrow of his passing, we also hold close the invaluable memories, lessons and inspiration he leaves behind. His life reminds us that courage must be exercised, that justice demands persistence, and that citizenship carries a duty to speak, act and stand with those whose voices are too often disregarded.

Brother Eusi Kwayana’s physical presence may now be gone, but his work remains before us. His example will continue to live in every struggle for equality, every demand for accountable governance, every act of inter-community solidarity, and every young Guyanese who dares to imagine a better country.

May we honor him not only with words, but with renewed commitment to the values for which he lived: truth, justice, dignity, unity and collective action.

Rest in power, Brother Eusi. Guyana is richer because you walked among us. Humanity is better because you gave your life in service to it.