reparations - Forum/Discussions - TheBlackList Pub2024-03-29T14:44:54Zhttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/feed/tag/reparationsDECISION DE LA COUR D'APPEL DE FORT-DE-FRANCE DU PROCES HISTORIQUE SUR LES REPARATIONShttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/decision-de-la-cour-d-appel-de-fort-de-france-du-proces-historiqu2022-01-18T15:12:28.000Z2022-01-18T15:12:28.000ZTBL_Promoterhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TBLPromoter<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}10024015262,RESIZE_1200x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-full" src="{{#staticFileLink}}10024015262,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="710" alt="10024015262?profile=RESIZE_710x" /></a></p><div><div><span><span style="color:#ff0000;font-size:large;"><strong>PRESS RELEASE OF THE INTERNATIONAL REPARATIONS MOVEMENT</strong></span></span></div></div><div><div><strong>JANUARY 18, 2022: DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEAL OF FORT-DE-FRANCE OF THE HISTORICAL PROCEDURE ON REPARATIONS </strong></div><div> </div></div><div><div>Demain 18 janvier 2022 à 9h, la cour d'appel de Fort de France à l'ouverture de l'audience devrait rendre une décision historique dans un procès lui même historique et constitutif d'une première mondiale.</div></div><div><div> </div></div><div><div>Le procès conduit devant les juridictions de Fort de France est, avec ceux toujours pendant devant les juridictions de Guadeloupe, d'un genre unique, à savoir la mise en cause devant ses propres juges d'une ancienne puissance esclavagiste, l 'état français , pour rendre compte des deux crimes de la traite et de l'esclavage.</div></div><div><div> </div></div><div><div>Depuis les différentes abolitions en occident de l'esclavage, un état anciennement esclavagiste se voit juger par ses juges sur les moyens juridiques de son système de droit des deux crimes entre le XVIème et la première moitie du XIXème siècle.</div></div><div><div> </div></div><div><div>L'en jeu de ce procès qui a fait l'objet d'un enregistrement filmé au titre des procès historiques de l'histoire de France est la réparation des conséquences dommageables de la commission des deux crimes et la mise en place d'une expertise en vue d'évaluer ces dernières et de fixer le montant du préjudice.</div></div><div><div> </div></div><div><div>L'action qui a été introduite en 2014 suite à une première décision du tribunal de grande instance de Fort de France déboutant les requérants de l'ensemble de leur demande au titre de la prescription et de l'absence de principe réparation dans la loi Taubira tourne autour d'une question principale que la cour de cassation en 2019 a consacrée et qui touche essentiellement à l'empêchement d'agir des victimes et de leurs ayants droits un siècle après l'abolition de l'esclavage de 1848.</div></div><div> </div><div><div>La décision de la cour d'appel de Fort de France qui sera rendue demain quelque soit le sort qu'elle réserve aux demandes fera l'objet d'un pourvoi devant la Cour de cassation puis d'un recours devant la cour européenne des droits de l'homme et des libertés.</div></div><div><div> </div></div><div><div>Cette dernière est déjà saisie de la décision de la cour suprême rendue en avril 2019 sur l'action originaire de 2005 ayant conduit à un premier arrêt de la cour d appel de Fort de France du 19 décembre 2017.</div></div><div><div> </div></div><div><div>Dans le contexte actuel où le mouvement Black Lives Matter a connu une réception mondiale, la décision de Fort de France du 18 janvier 2022 représente un événement non seulement juridique mais également politique et sociétal qui ne manquera pas de changer la donne non seulement pour la réflexion sur la réparation des crimes dit de l'histoire mais également sur le combat de tous ceux qui depuis des années attendent que les puissances responsables de crime contre l' Humanité payent leur dette à l' Humanité.</div></div><div><div> </div></div><div><div>La cour de Strasbourg, plus attentive aux droits de gens, que le juge national devrait rendre une décision dans les deux ans à venir et condamnera , nous l'espérons , la France pour violation du procès équitable et du droit à un juge.</div></div><div><div> </div></div><div><div>Demain sonnera peut-être le glas de la protection dont a bénéficié jusqu'à ce jour l'état français de la part de ses juges.</div></div><div><div> </div></div><div><div>Nous vous invitons à suivre cette décision et ses suites pour l'avenir.</div></div><div> </div><p>--</p><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><strong><em>Communication du MIR</em></strong></div><div><strong><em>+596 696 189 194 -</em></strong></div><div><strong><em><a href="mailto:martinique.mir@gmail.com" target="_blank">martinique.mir@gmail.com</a></em></strong></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p></div>Queen Mother Moorehttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/queen-mother-moore2021-03-22T14:45:07.000Z2021-03-22T14:45:07.000ZJunious Ricardo Stantonhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/JuniousRicardoStanton<div><p style="text-align:center;"><strong><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}8693133689,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-full" src="{{#staticFileLink}}8693133689,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="8693133689?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="710" /></a></strong></p>
<p> “No one has done more to integrate claims for reparations for African Americans into Black activism than <a href="https://www.aaihs.org/somebody-has-to-pay-audley-moore-mother-of-the-reparations-movement/">“Queen Mother” Audley Moore</a>. An activist for 70 years, she dedicated the majority of her career to fighting for reparations.” Black Perspectives <a href="https://www.aaihs.org/audley-moore-and-the-modern-reparations-movement/">https://www.aaihs.org/audley-moore-and-the-modern-reparations-movement/#</a></p>
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<p> When we think about reparations for African-Americans for the generations of enslavement, socio-economic and political apartheid and oppression many people don’t know that for decades the prime supporter of the idea of reparations was Audley “Queen Mother” Moore. Queen Mother Moore was an activist who carried the torch for reparations and human rights and was the most prominent force in the movement until the time of her transition on May 2, 1997.</p>
<p> Audley Moore was born on July 27, 1898 in New Iberia Louisiana. Her parents died when she was in elementary school and she dropped out of school to help support her two younger siblings as a hairdresser. She moved to New Orleans to find work and experienced the deep seated racism and oppression of that era. While living in New Orleans she was exposed to the idea of reparations or compensation for enslaved persons from <strong>Callie House</strong> who was an activist, organizer and founder of the <strong>National Ex-Slave Mutual Relief, Bounty and Pension Association,</strong> which called for a pension for living African-Americans who had been enslaved.</p>
<p>She heard a live message by <strong>Marcus Moshiah Garvey</strong> in New Orleans and was greatly impressed. In 1920 she and her sisters left Louisiana and moved to Harlem New York City. Once she relocated to Harlem she became active in Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association and helped organize UNIA conventions and meetings in New York. Audley Moore was a staunch supporter of self-determination, freedom and Pan-Africanism. She was relentless and a tireless organizer and advocate for justice.</p>
<p>“As a Garveyite, Moore learned how to incorporate demands for repayment into her activism, including Garvey’s approach of demanding that colonial powers “hand back” the land, riches, and culture that they had stolen from African people. Inspired by leaders like Garvey, Moore looked for opportunities to organize her community when she migrated to Harlem in the early 1920s. When the UNIA dissipated, she joined the <a href="https://www.aaihs.org/the-blackcommunistreadinglist/">Communist Party</a> and furthered her analysis of race, class, gender, and reparations.</p>
<p>The Party <a href="https://www.aaihs.org/black-women-communists-and-pan-africanism-an-interview-with-minkah-makalani/">connected Moore with other organizations</a> that advocated for government intervention and, at times, restitution. In the 1950s, she was a member of the <strong><a href="https://www.aaihs.org/black-women-march-on-washington-the-sojourners-for-truth-and-justice-and-black-womens-lives-matter/">Sojourners for Truth and Justice</a>,</strong> and participated in the group’s appeals for government intervention and restitution for women such as Rosa Lee Ingram, a Black woman accused of killing her white male attacker. Moore was also a member of the Civil Rights Congress (CRC). In 1951, CRC Chairman William Patterson submitted a petition to the United Nations called <a href="https://www.worldcat.org/title/we-charge-genocide/oclc/31888201&referer=brief_results">“We Charge Genocide,”</a> which detailed the litany of human rights abuses Black Americans endured and that demanded international intervention.” Audley Moore and the Modern Reparations Movement by Ashley Farmer <a href="https://www.aaihs.org/audley-moore-and-the-modern-reparations-movement">https://www.aaihs.org/audley-moore-and-the-modern-reparations-movement</a> </p>
<p>Audley Moore was a prominent organizer and founder of the Universal Association of Ethiopian Women and was a key figure in the development of the Republic of New Africa which pushed for a separate nation for people of African descent here in the US. She traveled extensively across the country and internationally promoting redress and justice for crimes against African people. In 1972 while in Ghana to attend the funeral of President Kwame Nkrumah the Ashanti’s bestowed upon her the honorific title Queen Mother. </p>
<p> Queen Mother Moore continued her activism, teaching and organizing well into her 90’s. Her last public appearance was at the Million Man March in 1995. Audley Moore married Frank Warner and they had one son. Queen Mother Moore was an icon in the reparations movement for over sixty years. To see just how awesome Queen Mother Moore was go to: <a href="https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/moore-audley-1898-1997">https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/moore-audley-1898-1997</a>, <a href="https://www.ontheshoulders1.com/the-giants/queen-mother-moore">https://www.ontheshoulders1.com/the-giants/queen-mother-moore</a></p>
<p>“For most of the 1950s and 1960s, Moore was the best-known advocate of African-American reparations. In 1957, Moore presented a petition to the United Nations and a second in 1959, arguing for self-determination, against genocide, for land and reparations, making her an international advocate. Interviewed by E. Menelik Pinto, Moore explained the petition, in which she asked for 200 billion dollars to monetarily compensate for 400 years of slavery. The petition also called for compensations to be given to African Americans who wish to return to Africa and those who wish to remain in America.</p>
<p>In Southern California, Moore founded the Reparations Committee for the Descendants of American Slaves. As the leader of the Reparations Committee, she published an extensive analysis of reparations: <em>Why Reparations? Reparations Is the Battle Cry for the Economic and Social Freedom of More than 25 Million Descendants of American Slaves</em>.” Queen Mother Moore 20th Century Woman Warrior by <a href="https://kentakepage.com/author/meserette/">Meserette Kentake</a> <a href="https://kentakepage.com/queen-mother-moore-20th-century-woman-warrior/">https://kentakepage.com/queen-mother-moore-20th-century-woman-warrior/</a></p>
<p> Queen Mother Moore was a dedicated activist and a shining example of African Womanhood. Queen Mother Moore made her transition on May 2, 1997 at the age of 98. Today Audley “Queen Mother” Moore is a venerated ancestor.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em><strong>Queen Mother Moore</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em><strong>by</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em><strong>Junious Ricardo Stanton</strong></em></p>
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<p> </p></div>Reparations Road to the White Househttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/reparations-road-to-the-white-house-12016-08-17T02:07:33.000Z2016-08-17T02:07:33.000ZBrotha Lukatahttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/BrothaLukata<div>Greeting Everyone,We have great news! A new Facebook page to promote community involvement in the Reparations Road to the White House action was recently created. Check out the countdown tab on the left of the page to see how many days we have until the Reparations Road to the White House Rally and March to deliver HR 1011 to President Obama on November 5th!In addition to that, there is a sign-up link on the top of the page for those who have not completed the RRWH survey. If you have already completed the survey, you should have received an invitation earlier today asking you to join a group along with a group number and description.Group 1=Delivering the Resolution to the PresidentGroup 2=Developing the 50-State StrategyGroup 3=Engaging the Presidential CandidatesGroup 4=FundraisingGroup 5=Increase National Awareness of the Reparations Road to the White HouseGroup 6=Mobilizing the Masses for the November 5th Rally and MarchIf you haven’t completed the survey but still want to contribute to the discussion, please reply back to this email so we can add you to a group ASAP. We would like for everyone to use these groups as much as possible to introduce yourselves {if you want}, share knowledge, and bounce ideas off of one another. Along with these groups, N’COBRA and other organizations will host meetings, group emails, chats, social media posts and other forms of communication to keep the general public updated on our efforts.Please mark this event on your calendarNext Friday, August 19th, there will be a meeting @the Black Star ProjectLocated at 3509 S King Dr #2B, Chicago, IL 60653 at 6:30pmPlease enter through the back of the building where the parking lot is located, and take the elevator up to the Second Floor.Thank you allLet’s get to work!Like and follow the Facebook Page Reparations Road to the White House<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Reparations-Road-to-the-White-House-307498772936262/">https://www.facebook.com/Reparations-Road-to-the-White-House-307498772936262/</a>Encourage individuals in your community to sign up and join a committee at this link<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lyUUXtQhc_wvnn-AOFJ1uhBGmQMS8QpoGglF_Q8GNAc/edit?usp=drive_web">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lyUUXtQhc_wvnn-AOFJ1uhBGmQMS8QpoGglF_Q8GNAc/edit?usp=drive_web</a>--N'COBRA Chicago Chapter<a href="http://www.ncobra.net">www.ncobra.net</a> <a href="http://www.ncobra.org">www.ncobra.org</a> (archives)Join NCOBRA Now! Annual membership -$25.00<a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=XPCCDWCHD4VV8">https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=XPCCDWCHD4VV8</a>Or make a donation to our Reparation Enforcer Campaign<a href="https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/312Gt4/ab/7568U8">https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/312Gt4/ab/7568U8</a></div>Reparations Road to the White Househttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/reparations-road-to-the-white-house2016-08-17T02:07:15.000Z2016-08-17T02:07:15.000ZBrotha Lukatahttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/BrothaLukata<div>Greeting Everyone,We have great news! A new Facebook page to promote community involvement in the Reparations Road to the White House action was recently created. Check out the countdown tab on the left of the page to see how many days we have until the Reparations Road to the White House Rally and March to deliver HR 1011 to President Obama on November 5th!In addition to that, there is a sign-up link on the top of the page for those who have not completed the RRWH survey. If you have already completed the survey, you should have received an invitation earlier today asking you to join a group along with a group number and description.Group 1=Delivering the Resolution to the PresidentGroup 2=Developing the 50-State StrategyGroup 3=Engaging the Presidential CandidatesGroup 4=FundraisingGroup 5=Increase National Awareness of the Reparations Road to the White HouseGroup 6=Mobilizing the Masses for the November 5th Rally and MarchIf you haven’t completed the survey but still want to contribute to the discussion, please reply back to this email so we can add you to a group ASAP. We would like for everyone to use these groups as much as possible to introduce yourselves {if you want}, share knowledge, and bounce ideas off of one another. Along with these groups, N’COBRA and other organizations will host meetings, group emails, chats, social media posts and other forms of communication to keep the general public updated on our efforts.Please mark this event on your calendarNext Friday, August 19th, there will be a meeting @the Black Star ProjectLocated at 3509 S King Dr #2B, Chicago, IL 60653 at 6:30pmPlease enter through the back of the building where the parking lot is located, and take the elevator up to the Second Floor.Thank you allLet’s get to work!Like and follow the Facebook Page Reparations Road to the White House<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Reparations-Road-to-the-White-House-307498772936262/">https://www.facebook.com/Reparations-Road-to-the-White-House-307498772936262/</a>Encourage individuals in your community to sign up and join a committee at this link<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lyUUXtQhc_wvnn-AOFJ1uhBGmQMS8QpoGglF_Q8GNAc/edit?usp=drive_web">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lyUUXtQhc_wvnn-AOFJ1uhBGmQMS8QpoGglF_Q8GNAc/edit?usp=drive_web</a>--N'COBRA Chicago Chapter<a href="http://www.ncobra.net">www.ncobra.net</a> <a href="http://www.ncobra.org">www.ncobra.org</a> (archives)Join NCOBRA Now! Annual membership -$25.00<a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=XPCCDWCHD4VV8">https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=XPCCDWCHD4VV8</a>Or make a donation to our Reparation Enforcer Campaign<a href="https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/312Gt4/ab/7568U8">https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/312Gt4/ab/7568U8</a></div>WHAT ELSE IS A SLAVE BUT CAPTIVE LABOR?https://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/what-else-is-a-slave-but-captive-labor2016-03-03T16:41:29.000Z2016-03-03T16:41:29.000ZRas Jahazielhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/RasJahaziel<div><p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><span style="font-size:24pt;color:#000000;font-family:'arial black', 'avant garde';"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-size:24pt;">Chapter 5</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family:'Coda Caption', sans-serif;">What else is a Slave but Captive Labor?</span></span></strong> <strong><span style="font-size:24pt;color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-size:24pt;">Part 2</span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:24pt;color:#000000;font-family:'arial black', 'avant garde';"><span style="font-size:24pt;color:#000000;font-family:'arial black', 'avant garde';"><span style="font-size:18pt;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'arial black', 'avant garde';font-size:14pt;"><span class="font-size-3"><strong><span style="font-size:22pt;"><span style="font-size:24pt;color:#000000;font-family:'arial black', 'avant garde';">What is this thing called LANDLESS NATIONALITY? Is it not a form of slavery by means of trickery? And why is it held to be so sacred that few have ever dared to question it?</span></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:georgia, palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size:24pt;color:#000000;">It is found in places where masses of X-slaves are held in unofficial captivity to X-slave-masters who inherited the wealth of the slave plantation and now own the whole nation. <a href="http://rastafarivisions.com/wordpress/chapter-5-captive-labor-part-2/" target="_blank">http://rastafarivisions.com/wordpress/chapter-5-captive-labor-part-2/</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p></div>REPARATIONS FOR DUMMIEShttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/reparations-for-dummies2015-10-08T02:08:16.000Z2015-10-08T02:08:16.000ZRas Jahazielhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/RasJahaziel<div><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;font-size:48pt;font-family:georgia, palatino, serif;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;font-family:georgia, palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size:28pt;">A CONCISE SCHOOLING ON BLACK REPARATIONS FOR DUMMIES and the Negroes that are too blind to see that they are betraying their ancestors and generations yet unborn, by shirking their responsibility to keep the issue of Black slavery constantly before the world’s conscience.</span></span></strong></span></p><p><span class="font-size-6">see link</span></p><p><br /> <a href="http://rastafarivisions.com/wordpress/7597-2/" target="_blank">http://rastafarivisions.com/wordpress/7597-2/</a></p><p><br /> Ras Jahaziel<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> <a href="http://www.rastafarivisions.com/" target="_blank">www.rastafarivisions.com</a><br /> The site on the Inter Net where you will find<br /> virtual Art Galleries, Videos, the best roots music,<br /> and insightful articles to awaken the mind and release the Genie(US)<br /> from the bottle of mental slavery.</span></p></div>Reparations Now! Ebook Presents a Strategy for Achieving Reparations for Black African Americanshttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/reparations-now-ebook-presents-a-strategy-for-achieveing2014-12-04T01:30:56.000Z2014-12-04T01:30:56.000ZCharles E. Campbellhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/CharlesECampbell<div><p></p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828832648,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="750" src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828832648,original{{/staticFileLink}}" height="277" class="align-center" alt="3828832648?profile=original" /></a></p><p></p><p><span>Black African Americans Deserve Reparations! We have never had a clear demand for what we want, until now. Reparations Now! For Black African Americans and Here's What We Want! (eBook $1.99) written by author, entrepreneur and innovator, C. Earl Campbell DA 3rd </span></p><p></p><p><span>Youtube Video: <a href="http://youtu.be/WG1NsHCLu20"><span>http://youtu.be/WG1NsHCLu20</span></a></span></p><p><span><a href="http://wbsinccd.tripod.com/">http://wbsinccd.tripod.com</a></span></p><p><span><a href="http://www.mymoneybudget.com/">http://www.MyMoneyBudget.com</a></span></p></div>REASONS OCCUPYING WALL STREET WILL BE WITH US FOR AWHILE: WHY BLACK PEOPLE SHOULD ENJOINhttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/reasons-occupying-wall-street-will-be-with-us-for-awhile-why2011-10-06T21:30:48.000Z2011-10-06T21:30:48.000ZH. Khalif Khalifahhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/HKhalifKhalifah<div><p id="yui_3_2_0_17_131791048391837" style="right:auto;">The Occupy Wall Street Movement will be with us for awhile and i'll tell you why:</p><p id="yui_3_2_0_17_1317910483918315" style="right:auto;">1) Their complaint is absolute correct: Some not made will soon be</p><p id="yui_3_2_0_17_1317910483918440" style="right:auto;">2) Many doing the Occupying have nothing to lose: maybe no place to sleep</p><p id="yui_3_2_0_17_1317910483918712" style="right:auto;">3) They have caught the imagination of NYC, the media capitol of the world</p><p id="yui_3_2_0_17_13179104839181006" style="right:auto;">4) Rev. Al Sharpton is more likely to go there than not and he and his are the hottest show on Cable T.V.</p><p id="yui_3_2_0_17_13179104839181359" style="right:auto;">5) The extremely articulate Atty. Van Jones is among the key organizers/spokesmen: He calls it the "American Fall" a term very apt since every U.S. official who talks about Egypt, Libya or Syria call those people in the street "Arab Spring."</p><p id="yui_3_2_0_17_13179104839182242" style="right:auto;">6) Since there is no central leadership the government is hard pressed to co-opt it. The government have tried since it started 3 weeks ago</p><p id="yui_3_2_0_17_13179104839182535" style="right:auto;">7) Unlike the so-called Tea Party Movement 'Occupying Black People' are not the "run of the mill" white admirering typess</p><p style="right:auto;">8) The Movement is spreading to other cities</p><p id="yui_3_2_0_17_13179104839183133" style="right:auto;">.....................Khalifah</p></div>GOOD First REPARATIONS CONVERSATION: Part Two September 17, 2011https://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/good-first-reparations-conversation-part-two-september-17-20112011-09-11T17:41:25.000Z2011-09-11T17:41:25.000ZH. Khalif Khalifahhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/HKhalifKhalifah<div>GOOD 1ST REPARATIONS CONVERSATIONPart two September 17, 2011 at 11 A.M.SEPTEMBER 11, 2011NAT TURNER LIBRARY, Drewryville, VA – The 1st “Reparations Conversation,” produced by T.N.T.L., on Internet Radio Blog Talk Radio platform, showcased the fluidity & correct information that the current generation of N’COBRA (The National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America) Members have about the Great Issue of Reparations.The Senior Co-Chair Diana Kimble, and one of the recently elected Male National Co-Chairs of N’COBRA, Brother Joseph Epps, made the first statements that The Nat Turner Library will document, along with the Congressional Record of the “Reparations Forum” that Rep. John Conyers will convene during Black Caucus Weekend in Washington, D. C. September 21-24, 2011.KAMM HOWARD LEGISLATIVE CHAIRMAN SETS STEADY TONEThe successor to the former Chair of the Legislative Commission, Dr. Nketchi Taifa, Brother Kamm Howard gave an articulate, thorough briefing on his mission to impanel a group of Reparations Advocates for the John Conyers event. His presentation is a good example of what some the first Leaders of N’COBRA did to prepare their successors to achieve the 2nd “Priority Mission of The Coalition: that is, it is thought, find and apply the strategies that will be necessary to “Back up the Demand for Reparations.”Mr. Kamm Howard not only gave a good briefing about why and how he is selecting Reparations Advocates to serve on the Conyers Panel, he also rendered a concise briefing on the current status of the approach to obtain Reparations via United States law. While there was nothing new in the briefing, just to know that N’COBRA “keeps on keeping on” in the new century, will no doubt, energize many who may have been dormant/inactive, after some absolutely dynamic building of N’COBRA during the 1990’s, as it achieved it’s “First Priority Mission.”The “Reparations Conversation” is not reserved strictly for N’COBRA, but save for the Co-Producer of the show, Baba Keidi Awadu, none of the presenters represented the the other 2 of 3-pronged entitlements for Reparations that the Rules and By-Laws of N’COBRA specify: Keidi is the Founder of <a href="http://www.livinginblack.com">www.livinginblack.com</a> – the social network widely thought to have introduced the technology (radio and all) to the National Black Community. He is also the Visionary for the Kujichagulia Villages in several states in varied stages of development throughout America. His presentation focused primarily on general needs to “do for self” and he gave particular information about what one of the Self Determination Villages have to offer right now! Khalifah Kujichagulia Village, that includes The Nat Turner Library in Virginia.FOUNDER OF N’COBRA, DR. IMARA OBADELEGAVE O.J.T. TO THE EARLY N’COBRA LEADERSHIPIt is no surprise to those who benefited from the personal contact with The Founder of N’COBRA, the late Dr. Imari Abubukari Obadele, who effectively gave us “O.J.T.” about the nature of the work necessary for the Reparations Demand to be successful: never before in history has a “superior mind” among Black people worked as effectively, as he, in the ranks of the formation that he founded.Dr. Obadele’s injunction to one and all was “just do the work.” And that is exactly what it appears at least one former N’COBRA Commission Chair person has done in preparing Kamm Howard to lead the N’COBRA Legislative Commission.It is expected some of the other N’COBRA Commissions and Committees – Human Resources, Economic Development Commission, Secretary, Treasurer – were as successful as The Legislative Chair Person, in grooming Kamm Howard to Lead this initiative. Of course, she was an avowed Mentee/Mentor connection to Dr. Obadele. Dr. Nketchi Taifa, a Professor at Howard University, in Washington, D. C.. A legend in her own right, as a Mentor of Dr. Obadele, as well as a former Attorney General of the Republic of New Afrika (RNAIf the “Representations Conversation” Saturday is an indication, The Great Issue of Reparations is in good position to sustain the Demand for Reparations. But whether it can identify, develop strategies and apply necessary methodologies to achieve the Next Priority Mission on the progression to the great day in the future of Black people in America? Is the question.Statements regarding Reparations and what Reparations Advocates would like to see come out of the 2011 Reparations Forum of John Conyers, will be taken again this coming Saturday at 11 A. M. If you, or someone you can recommend is interested in reserving 5 minutes of uninterrupted, to advocate for Reparations, air time to comment, call 434-378-2140. Or 323-902-2919. Or go to <a href="http://www.natturnerlibrary.com">www.natturnerlibrary.com</a> or <a href="http://www.livinginblack.com">www.livinginblack.com</a></div>2 BOOKS REVIEWED: "Witness to the Truth" & Herman Ferguson: An Unlikely Warriorhttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/2-books-reviewed-witness-to-the-truth-herman-ferguson-an-unlikely2011-09-06T16:24:53.000Z2011-09-06T16:24:53.000ZH. Khalif Khalifahhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/HKhalifKhalifah<div><p style="text-align:center;">TWO BOOKS REVIEWED:</p><p style="text-align:center;"> Witness to the Truth: My Struggle for Human Rights in Louisiana JOHN H. SCOTT with CLEO SCOTT BROWN</p><p style="text-align:center;"> &</p><p style="text-align:center;"> An Unlikely Warrior: Herman Ferguson Evolution of a</p><p style="text-align:center;">Black Nationalist Revolutionary</p><p style="text-align:center;"> BY IYALUUA FERGUSON With HERMAN FERGUSON Part 1 Book</p><p style="text-align:center;">Reviews by Elder/Publisher H. Khalif Khalifah</p><p> SEPTEMBER 5, 2011<br /> NAT TURNER LIBRARY, VIRGINIA – His name was Rev. John H. Scott. He was materially poor, slight in stature; a man of mighty Will, courage, Spiritual wealth and determination elevated his stature, slightness and poverty to that of a magnificent, beneficent giant Black Man. <br /> He was a Disciple/colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; a “charge” of Atty. Thurgood Marshall and NAACP. Rev. John H. Scott was not unlike literally thousands of young men and women in the deepest depth of Slavery, Second-Class citizenship and other forms of Oppression in the United States of America. Many feel that their/our struggle for Freedom, justice and Equality are what shaped the ‘good parts of America.’ <br /> The nature of Rev. John Scotts work was amid the total capitalistic, greedy, barbaric, criminal, brutal, demonic nature of white people in and around Lake Providence, Louisiana. As white people did throughout America, they stopped at no limit to deny Black people simple justice during his time: Circa 1900 to 1980.<br /> Under the burden of so called law enforcement, Rev. John H. Scott survived the wholesale murder, brutalization and intimidation of so-called white “kind-of-men” and women in Northeast Louisiana. He was born there and refused to leave, though he had many opportunities. He stayed and broke the back of segregation/denial of voting rights.</p><p> John H. Scott helped to advance the Black Liberation struggle to its most recent, significant place on our progression to Complete Freedom: all activities, movements, programs since have been attempts to make the next great advance for the Race.</p><p> REPARATIONS WILL GET US THERE!</p><p> Many Black men and women feel that the successful “Educating of the Black masses about our right to Reparations” will be that next significant advance.</p><p> However, the Reparations movement is stagnated for lack of the thrust that would get our overdue Reparations. It is no secret that the payment of Reparations is stalled for lack of an application to Back Up the Demand. To my knowledge we have lost no lives in the struggle for Reparations: not so in the successful struggle to knock down the wall of segregation/denial of voting rights.</p><p>NOT WITHOUT BLOOD AND TREASURE</p><p>Not only did John H. Scott survive the many attempts to kill him – he was shot gunned in a car filled with his wife, Alease, and several of his children; The place he called home burned to the ground while his entire family barely escaped in the very dark of the night; and just one more example of several other attempts to kill him: he confronted and faced down a white coward gunman perched in a tree in his front yard. The white coward was there to kill him for the reward that was on the head of Rev. Scott.</p><p> Yet, Rev. John H. Scott not only lived long enough to tell the story about his victory over one particular obnoxious element of oppression in the United States of America: this is the right to vote! He also lived long enough to see all of his children graduate college, some with doctorate degrees, Law Degrees, succeed in the business of educating Black babies where it counts the most: from age 2 to 6, while raising good of character, productive children.</p><p>ADVANCE FOR STRUGGLE INTEGRATION/VOTING RIGHTS - NOT SECURED; NOR TOTALLY UNDERSTOOD</p><p>Rev. Scott was a Black hero for any generation and for all seasons. But misunderstood, as were most segregation/voter rights Advocates. In subsequent generations ignorant men and some women, whose lives are accomplished because of their victory over vile institutions still call them misguided. Or fools who faced all the venom without winning any advance for Black people.</p><p> But Rev. John Scott lived long enough to tell the story and correct the historical record: Breaking down segregation and denial of the right to vote was NOT the end in itself: NO! Theirs was a struggle for simple justice, dignity and respect. The struggle happened during what may be the most helpless period of time in the history of Black people, ever! This in the aftermath of chattel slavery in the United States of America: 1863 to 2011.</p><p> Dignity and respect are the first requisites to engage in the protracted fight to win Complete Freedom in a Liberation Struggle. That the likes of Rev. John H. Scott won this battle is without a doubt. The win effectively puts the Black Race in a position to go forward to win the next battle in the long war. GRANTED! They did not secure the position they gave blood and treasure to attain: nor was a blueprint and energy left to fuel and motivate the next generation to organize the necessary Movement for Complete Freedom.</p><p> Indeed, the position has eroded to the point where the presidency of the United States was stolen BECAUSE Black votes were NOT counted in the year 2000. On the other hand, perhaps, it was not their mission to secure the voting/segregation positions: perhaps that mission was a must requirement for the men and women who inherited the positions they fought so hard to win.</p><p> Without a doubt, because of Rev. John H. Scott and his generation, the place where the next generation, the ones charged with finding a way to overcome challenges to attain the next position in the Liberation struggle started from that station: may win the whole thing. After all, Reparations is paid by a defeated criminal/enemy…</p><p> Spiritually speaking, the fact that the of power voting rights and desegregation were eroded so badly, so heartless and ruthlessly, the lesson/way to move forward is hard to ignore: Black people must not only learn this lesson in our Divine Destiny (Sekher), we must learn the lesson applying the Divine Law (MAAT).</p><p> There have been a multitude of organized formations formed, in part to get the job done, but if the Reality be expressed candidly, none have had the sheer impact to where victory over segregation and denial of voting advanced the race.</p><p> A CLOSER LOOK AT ONE DYNAMIC ATTEMPT IN THE 1960’S TO PHYSICALLY WIN COMPLETELY OVER OPPRESSION: R.A.M.</p><p> The next of the Two Book Reviews, is a look at the work of one Black warrior, the people and organized formations that tried to move the struggle to the next significant level – Reparations and all!</p><p> Herman Ferguson was a leader of an organization called R.AM., Revolutionary Action Movement.</p><p style="text-align:center;"> [end of Part 1]</p><p style="text-align:left;">The family of Rev. John Scott was raised, with an equally intelligent, gorgeous, elegant, and heroic wife, Alease. The family is still intact; the children and Grand Children give out scholarships in his name annually. A contribution to this memorializing of his name and work can be made by purchasing a copy of this great book: Witness To The Truth, it was written by one of his five daughters, Cleo.</p><p style="text-align:left;">-----------------------------------------------------------------</p><p style="text-align:left;">FOR MORE ABOUT H. KHALIF KHALIFAH, GO TO <a href="http://www.natturnertrail.com">www.natturnertrail.com</a> or <a href="http://www.livinginblack.com">www.livinginblack.com</a> – or read his latest of 15 books: “The Acquisition and Proper Use of Power.” @ PayPal: khalifah@khabooks.com</p></div>THE LIBYA & KATRINA CRIMES: Helpless Response Comparisonshttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/the-libya-katrina-crimes2011-07-14T02:27:21.000Z2011-07-14T02:27:21.000ZH. Khalif Khalifahhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/HKhalifKhalifah<div><p>I <em>highly commend Viola Plummer, Cynthia McKinney & everyone else for pressing the issue, trying to effectively to impact the U. S. (Obama Administration) obtuse, crazy policy vs Libya. There is absolutely no excuse for the policy of imperialism in…</em>2011, or at any time in the past....but i hasten to add, there is a reason for such diabolical behavior:</p><p> The reason is the same as it was, and has been throughout the sojourn of Black people in North America; it is the same as it was for neglecting Black people during the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe, the REASON is the misguided human notion that there is profit in oppression and enslaving humans.</p><p> But, in all criminal cases, when justice is served, every injustice must be restituted and compensated, as part of the process to make amends for the wrong doing. This is the basis for the Demand for Reparations: The compensation and restitution is the effort to Repair the Damage done in the commission of the crime.</p><p> But this will not happen unless the victims can amass enough power to counter the diabolical behavior of the perpetrator of the crime; and use it properly. Clearly, a crime is being committed against the Libyan people. But is the Black people in America use of power in the Libyan, our Best Use? (I have addressed such decision making my new book is titled, “The Acquisition and Proper Use of Power…”)</p><p> ALL THE ABOVE WAS SAID TO SAY THE FOLLOWING:</p><p> Absolutely no one has the right or should have temerity to advise anyone about how to use their own energy that is expended in an act to achieve justice.</p><p> On the other hand we all have our Best Interest in mind in every decision that we use our energy on. When you don’t know what that best interest is, you suffer: many time you even expend your energy in the best interest of your enemy. You may very well decide that it is in Your Best interest to use your energy/power in the interest of someone else. Hopefully, that would be your choice.</p><p> During Katrina, with the pain of seeing the killing/abuse against Black people on international television, there was little any of us in America could do to help that situation. I wonder how many in Libya saw what was happening to our drowning community of people in New Orleans. And there is ABSOLUTELY no doubt that many would like to have done something to help. But what could they do? Now what can we do about the situation in Libya? But a greater question is, what can we do about the aftermath of the devastation here? Now?</p><p> What can we effectively do to impact the misguided U. S. policy? I am afraid we are in the same position that the Libyan people (the ones who knew what was going on during Katrina but was helpless)....meanwhile, my considerable time in the deep south this spring, including New Orleans, convinced me more than ever, that we must DOUBLE DOWN on taking care of our Libya/Katrina right here in our back yards/cities/communities, but especially in the deep south....we are hurting big time....nothing at all against Libya for i know they are the only nation in the world that put their money where their mouth is for us - during, so-called peaceful times...I conclude that the best we can do for any injustice in the world, is to properly use our considerable power to win our own freedom....if you want to know how you can help, see the dispatch on the fundraising we are doing to build the Nat Turner Library Garden - it is much more than just a beginning effort to feed ourselves. For More information go to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.livinginblack.com/">www.livinginblack.com</a> It is about the building of Kujichagulia Villages in North America..............Khalifah</p></div>REPARATIONS DEMAND UPGRADE ATTEMPT: USING METHODS OF THE 'GOLDEN DECADE'https://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/reparations-demand-upgrade2010-07-27T16:38:48.000Z2010-07-27T16:38:48.000ZH. Khalif Khalifahhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/HKhalifKhalifah<div><p style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"> </p><p style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span class="style151"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><font color="#FF0000"><font face="Cambria">REPARATIONS DEMAND UPGRADE ATTEMPT</font></font></span></span></p><p style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span class="style151"><span><font color="#FF0000"><font face="Cambria">VETERAN ACTIVISTS STRUGGLING TO FIND CONSENSUS</font></font></span></span></p><p style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span class="style151"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font color="#FF0000"><font face="Cambria">[circulate freely but All Rights Reserved]</font></font></span></span></p><p style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span class="style151"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><font color="#FF0000"><font face="Cambria">By H. Khalif Khalifah</font></font></span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="style151"><span><font color="#FF0000"><font face="Cambria">JULY 27, 2010</font></font></span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="style151"><span><font color="#FF0000"><font face="Cambria">SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA – Three well known Black Community Organizers in the Northeast are dialoguing to find consensus to recharge the dormant Reparations Movement. It began as a simple conversation on a open internet forum, but may evolved into an important, serious discussion to find consensus to upgrade our Demand for Reparations from the United States of America.</font></font></span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="style151"><span><font color="#FF0000"><font face="Cambria">The dialogue comes in the light of recognizing the opportunity to acquire power in the presently catastrophically, issues prone Criminal nation. <span> </span>But the devastation that was visited on the Captive African population has been so severe, survival requirement hamper the effort to “seize” the time; and properly use the acquired power.</font></font></span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="style151"><span><font color="#FF0000"><font face="Cambria">CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY</font></font></span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="style151"><span><font color="#FF0000"><font face="Cambria">The USA is documented to have participated in what is generally thought to be the greatest “Crime Against Humanity” in the annuals of History: The continuing Chattel Enslavement, Second-Class Citizenship and other forms of oppression over four centuries, in the “Trans Atlantic Slave Trade.” Yet, the verve of the Black Race is such that even in the face of an open enemy, with a document record of unreserved brutality, the Community Organizers still “dare to struggle and dare” to demand Reparations.”</font></font></span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="style151"><span><font color="#FF0000"><font face="Cambria"><span> </span> <b>Led by a Sam Anderson, who was one of the young student organizers in the 1970’s that made a mighty contribution to the fall of the South African apartheid regime, presently with the Reparations Mobilization Coalition. Ari Merretazon is Northeast Regional Chairman of N’COBRA. and the erstwhile Attorney, Ajamu, a former BOD member of N’COBRA and Leader of N’COBRA’s legal Strategies Commission.</b></font></font></span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="style151"><span><font color="#FF0000"><font face="Cambria">MIS-CHARACTERIZATION BEGAN CONVERSATION</font></font></span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="style151"><span><font color="#FF0000"><font face="Cambria"><span> </span> <i>“</i></font></font></span></span><i><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman Baltic', serif;color:#000000;">Brother Ari, You and I are old enough to have been part of the Civil Rights movement. In retrospect, many folks will tend to selectively emphasize what they are most comfortable with emphasizing. We must be rigorously honest when we look at that whole period, especially if we want to extract valuable lessons.”</span></i> <span style="font-family:'Times New Roman Baltic', serif;color:#000000;">Replied Ajamu.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman Baltic', serif;color:#000000;">Ajamu was responding to a loose characterization of the body politic of Leaders of the Black Golden Generation, of the 1960’s. Brother Ari summed up the entire decade as having used Race identity for self empowerment. This is not correct: Black people, whose work shook the foundations of America, were men and women who “seized the opportunity’ to acquire power in a multitude of ways; they did have One Common Objective. That is to Free Black people from all vestiges of the aftermath of the various forms of oppression we have survived for 400 years. Our Proper use of power in the 1960’s is essentially what created the opportune period in this day and time.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman Baltic', serif;color:#000000;">The opportunity to “seize power” is available to all with a certain UNDERSTANDING of the KNOWLEDGE: The WISDOM derived from the understanding is being used effectively to achieve specified goals. How this is forged into a vanguard movement to match the dictates of the time is the challenge to the Leadership today. There are any number of examples of Black men and women who are tapping into the power made possible by the Golden Generation. All are using it for individual enhancement, or to advance within “the system.” While this is effectively using power it is not the Best Use of Power.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman Baltic', serif;color:#000000;">DR. KING CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman Baltic', serif;color:#000000;">So while it is correct to call Dr. King the leader of the Civil Rights Revolution, it is incorrect to say that we were all struggling to support his main thrust; that was to integrate with white people as the way to achieve freedom, justice and equality. While Dr. King did not practice Race Identity politics, many of us certainly did. The best known of these were Minister Malcolm X, Huey P. Newton, Carlos Cooks, Kwame Ture, H. Rap Brown, Imari A. Obadele, Robert Williams & etc.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman Baltic', serif;color:#000000;">All the above named, regardless to their methodology, shared the common goal of desiring Liberation for Black people. They also shared one other major reason they were successful in moving the mass of our people to support their programs.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman Baltic', serif;color:#000000;">They understood the time was ripe to reap some real power. It is too complex to detail any of the reasons why the opportunity was prevalent to build real power during the 1960’s. Nor will I use this space to detail any of the reasons and ways they Properly used the power they acquired. <b><i>What we do want to say in no uncertain way is that we are presently living in a similarly opportune time to amass and utilize power to serve the liberation necessities of Black people. We also assert that, contrary to much prevailing thought, it is not necessary to forsake time honored, staunch position, in Race Identity to properly use the power (as many appear to insinuate)</i></b></span></p><div style="border-bottom:1pt solid;border-left:medium none;padding-bottom:1pt;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top:medium none;border-right:medium none;padding-top:0in;"><p style="border-bottom:medium none;text-align:justify;border-left:medium none;padding-bottom:0in;text-indent:.5in;margin:0in 0in 0pt;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top:medium none;border-right:medium none;padding-top:0in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman Baltic', serif;color:#000000;">As near as I can tell, Ajamu, Ari and Sam Anderston are embarking on, at the least, ONE OF THE MEANS that the Leaders of the 1960’s employed: Whatever was their chosen method to serve the overall objective, enough of the leadership wisely found ways for a strategic working together (on some projects). They knew that United Power is the strongest power.</span></p></div><p style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman Baltic', serif;color:#000000;">H. Khalif Khalifah is the author of “A Brief History of N’COBRA and the Reparations Movement.”</span></p></div>Thought on Reparationshttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/thought-on-reparations2010-02-05T12:57:55.000Z2010-02-05T12:57:55.000ZH. Khalif Khalifahhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/HKhalifKhalifah502<div>We Black Nationalist Must now rejoin the Open discussion about Reparations: after all this is the Year of Black Empowerment..........<div><br /><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;">Less we forget…the Demand for Reparations have never been a one approach struggle. I know few Black nationalistwho believe that using only laws of the ‘debtors’ would get The National BlackCommunity what we are demanding….we continue to do our work, more or less, outof the limelight, but we who have a CERTAIN degree of understanding, are usingthe equivalent DEGREE of WISDOM to guide our work…..</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span> </span> I must say that I am actually pleased by the work that I see individuals whose work is exclusively within “the system”to have our Demand for Reparations addressed, are doing the job. Now it is timefor use who are convinced that U. S. Laws will not work to satisfy the Demand,must come back into the Open Discussion about The Great Issue of Reparations.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span> </span> I am unsure how this will play out in real time, but there are some excitingthings going on from some energetic strong strains of Black Nationalist Thoughtand Practice………. I’ll name but one…. <a href="http://www.livinginblack.com/">www.livinginblack.com</a>click on the “Groups” tab and check out the initiative to establish “KujichaliaVillages to de-urbanize Black people from the killing zones in America.”I am in the Southeast Ujima Region and have committed my land to theestablishment of one of the Villages they are planning. Of course I’ll getpaid, but I have been holding my Post at no small price, for years and am inneed to use the recourses elsewhere this deep into my Eldership…</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span> </span>There is more…after all this is the year of Black empowerment in America(<a href="http://www.khabooks.com/">www.khabooks.com</a></p></div></div></div>US Senate Votes Formal Apology For Slaveryhttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/us-senate-votes-formal-apology2009-06-19T00:28:55.000Z2009-06-19T00:28:55.000ZNgone Awhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/NgoneAw<div><p style="text-align:left;"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828790855,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="" width="330" height="208" /></p><br />US Senate votes formal apology for slavery<br />by Olivier KnoxWASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Senate approved a fiercely worded resolution Thursday formally apologizing for the "fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery" of African-Americans.The unanimous voice vote came five months after Barack Obama became the first black US president, and ahead of the June 19 "Juneteenth" celebration of the emancipation of African-Americans at the end of the US Civil War in 1865.House of Representatives approval, which could come as early as next week, would make it the first time the entire US Congress has formally apologized on behalf of the American people for one of the grimmest wrongs in US history.The bill, which does not require Obama's signature, states that the US Congress "acknowledges the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow laws" that enshrined racial segregation at the state and local level in the United States well into the 1960s.And the Congress "apologizes to African-Americans on behalf of the people of the United States, for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery and Jim Crow laws."It also recommits lawmakers "to the principle that all people are created equal and endowed with inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and calls on all people of the United States to work toward eliminating racial prejudices, injustices, and discrimination from our society."Democratic Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa and Republican Sam Brownback of Kansas led the debate as both major US parties banished their deep differences on subjects like the economy to come together on the measure."We pledge to move beyond this shameful period and we officially acknowledge and apologize for the institution of slavery in this country what many refer to as 'the original sin of America,'" said Brownback."Let us make no mistake: This resolution will not fix lingering injustices. while we are proud of this resolution and believe it is long overdue, the real work lies ahead," said Harkin.In a step that has angered some African-American lawmakers, the measure takes pains not to fuel the push for the US government to pay reparations to the descendants of African slaves."Nothing in this resolution (a) authorizes or supports any claim against the United States; or (b) serves as a settlement of any claim against the United States," it says.That has drawn "serious concerns" within the Congressional Black Caucus, though the group has yet to decide on a formal position towards the legislation, a source close to the group said Thursday.It was unclear whether opposition from those lawmakers could force a change to the language or otherwise hinder the measure.And Harkin said a "fitting ceremony" to mark final passage would occur in early July. Supporters hope Obama will attend the event.Former president Bill Clinton expressed regret for slavery during a March 1998 trip to Africa, while his successor, George W. Bush, called slavery "one of the greatest crimes of history" during a July 2003 visit to Goree Island, Senegal, a former slave-trade port.Some US states have officially adopted resolutions expressing regret or remorse for slavery.The debate came as the United States marked the 80th anniversary of civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday, and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, who formally declared blacks in secessionist states free during the civil war in 1863.And 2009 is also the hundredth year since the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) civil rights group.The US Congress has apologized for other wrongs over the years: In 1988, it apologized for the World War II-era internment of people of Japanese descent, and 20 years later for the treatment of Native American peoples as the United States grew.===================================================================<a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/senate-approves-slavery-apology-with-reparations-disclaimer/">http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/senate-approves-slavery-apology-with-reparations-disclaimer/</a>June 18, 2009, 4:33 pmSenate Approves Slavery Apology, With Reparations DisclaimerBy Bernie BeckerThe Senate apologized for slavery on Thursday, almost 150 years after the start of the Civil War.The resolution, passed by voice vote, said it was important for Americans to apologize for slavery "so they can move forward and seek reconciliation, justice, and harmony for all people of the United States." It was passed on the day before Juneteenth, which commemorates the emancipation of slaves in 1865.A disclaimer tacked on at the end said nothing in the resolution authorizes or supports reparations for slavery."Let us make no mistake: This resolution will not fix lingering injustices," said Senator Tom Harkin, who first introduced the apology years ago. "While we are proud of this resolution and believe it is long overdue, the real work lies ahead."The Iowa Democrat's co-sponsor on the apology was Republican Senator Sam Brownback, whose state was dubbed "Bleeding Kansas" by newspaper editor Horace Greeley for its fierce battles over slavery.The resolution now moves to the House, which passed a similar measure in the last Congress. That measure did not, however, include the disclaimer about reparations.In his floor remarks, Senator Roland Burris, Democrat of Illinois and the Senate's only black member, said that the "disclaimer in no way would eliminate future actions that may be brought before this body that may deal with reparations."===================================================================[111th CONGRESS Senate Bills][From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access][DOCID: sc26hds.txt][Held at Desk Senate]111th CONGRESS1st SessionS. CON. RES. 26Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans._______________________________________________________________________IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 11, 2009Mr. Harkin (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Levin, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Cochran) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was ordered held at the desk__________________________________________________________________CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONApologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans.Whereas, during the history of the Nation, the United States has grown into a symbol of democracy and freedom around the world;Whereas the legacy of African-Americans is interwoven with the very fabric of the democracy and freedom of the United States;Whereas millions of Africans and their descendants were enslaved in the United States and the 13 American colonies from 1619 through 1865;Whereas Africans forced into slavery were brutalized, humiliated, dehumanized, and subjected to the indignity of being stripped of their names and heritage;Whereas many enslaved families were torn apart after family members were sold separately;Whereas the system of slavery and the visceral racism against people of African descent upon which it depended became enmeshed in the social fabric of the United States;Whereas slavery was not officially abolished until the ratification of the 13th amendment to the Constitution of the United States in 1865, after the end of the Civil War;Whereas after emancipation from 246 years of slavery, African-Americans soon saw the fleeting political, social, and economic gains they made during Reconstruction eviscerated by virulent racism, lynchings, disenfranchisement, Black Codes, and racial segregation laws that imposed a rigid system of officially sanctioned racial segregation in virtually all areas of life;Whereas the system of de jure racial segregation known as ``Jim Crow'', which arose in certain parts of the United States after the Civil War to create separate and unequal societies for Whites and African-Americans, was a direct result of the racism against people of African descent that was engendered by slavery;Whereas the system of Jim Crow laws officially existed until the 1960s--a century after the official end of slavery in the United States--until Congress took action to end it, but the vestiges of Jim Crow continue to this day;Whereas African-Americans continue to suffer from the consequences of slavery and Jim Crow laws--long after both systems were formally abolished--through enormous damage and loss, both tangible and intangible, including the loss of human dignity and liberty;Whereas the story of the enslavement and de jure segregation of African-Americans and the dehumanizing atrocities committed against them should not be purged from or minimized in the telling of the history of the United States;Whereas those African-Americans who suffered under slavery and Jim Crow laws, and their descendants, exemplify the strength of the human character and provide a model of courage, commitment, and perseverance;Whereas, on July 8, 2003, during a trip to Goree Island, Senegal, a former slave port, President George W. Bush acknowledged the continuing legacy of slavery in life in the United States and the need to confront that legacy, when he stated that slavery ``was . . . one of the greatest crimes of history . . . The racial bigotry fed by slavery did not end with slavery or with segregation. And many of the issues that still trouble America have roots in the bitter experience of other times. But however long the journey, our destiny is set: liberty and justice for all.'';Whereas President Bill Clinton also acknowledged the deep-seated problems caused by the continuing legacy of racism against African-Americans that began with slavery, when he initiated a national dialogue about race;Whereas an apology for centuries of brutal dehumanization and injustices cannot erase the past, but confession of the wrongs committed and a formal apology to African-Americans will help bind the wounds of the Nation that are rooted in slavery and can speed racial healing and reconciliation and help the people of the United States understand the past and honor the history of all people of the United States;Whereas the legislatures of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the States of Alabama, Florida, Maryland, and North Carolina have taken the lead in adopting resolutions officially expressing appropriate remorse for slavery, and other State legislatures are considering similar resolutions; andWhereas it is important for the people of the United States, who legally recognized slavery through the Constitution and the laws of the United States, to make a formal apology for slavery and for its successor, Jim Crow, so they can move forward and seek reconciliation, justice, and harmony for all people of the United States: Now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),That the sense of the Congress is the following:(1) Apology for the enslavement and segregation of african-americans.--The Congress--(A) acknowledges the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow laws;(B) apologizes to African-Americans on behalf of the people of the United States, for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery and Jim Crow laws; and(C) expresses its recommitment to the principle that all people are created equal and endowed with inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and calls on all people of the United States to work toward eliminating racial prejudices, injustices, and discrimination from our society.(2) Disclaimer.--Nothing in this resolution--(A) authorizes or supports any claim against the United States; or(B) serves as a settlement of any claim against the United States.<br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090618/pl_afp/uscongressslaverypolitics">http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090618/pl_afp/uscongressslaverypolitics</a><br /><br />NOTHING FROM NOTHING LEAVES NOTHING?<br /><br />Structure of the Birth CertificateDid the State Pledge Your Body to a Bank?By: David DeschesneAdvanced Civics Research LibraryRight: Some birth and marriage certificates are now "warehouse receipts," printed on banknote paper, which may mark you and yours as 'chattel' property of the banks that our government borrows from every day.A certificate is a "paper establishing an ownership claim." - Barron's Dictionary of Banking Terms. Registration of births began in 1915, by the Bureau of Census, with all states adopting the practice by 1933.Birth and marriage certificates are a form of securities called "warehouse receipts." The items included on a warehouse receipt, as descried at §7-202 of the Uniform Commercial Code, the law which governs commercial paper and transactions, which parallel a birth or marriage certificate are:-the-location of the warehouse where the goods are stored...(residence)-the date of issue of the receipt.....("Date issued")-the consecutive number of the receipt...(found on back or front of the certificate, usually in red numbers)-a description of the goods or of the packages containing them...(name, sex, date of birth, etc.)-the signature of the warehouseman, which may be made by his authorized agent...(municipal clerk or state registrar's signature)Birth/marriage certificates now appear to at least qualify as "warehouse receipts" under the Uniform Commercial Code. Black's Law Dictionary, 7th ed. defines:warehouse receipt. "...A warehouse receipt, which is considered a document of title, may be a negotiable instrument and is often used for financing with inventory as security."Since the U.S. went bankrupt in 1933, all new money has to be borrowed into existence. All states started issuing serial-numbered, certificated "warehouse receipts" for births and marriages in order to pledge us as collateral against those loans and municipal bonds taken out with the Federal Reserve's banks. The "Full faith and Credit" of the American people is said to be that which back the nation's debt. That simply means the American people's ability to labor and pay back that debt. In order to catalog its laborers, the government needed an efficient, methodical system of tracking its property to that end. Humans today are looked upon merely as resources - "human resources," that is.Governmental assignment of a dollar value to the heads of citizens began on July 14, 1862 when President Lincoln offered 6 percent interest bearing-bonds to states who freed their slaves on a "per head" basis. This practice of valuating humans (cattle?) continues today with our current system of debt-based currency reliant upon a steady stream of fresh new chattels to back it.<br /><a href="http://www.SEDM.org">www.SEDM.org</a><br /><a href="http://www.ecclesia.org/forum/uploads/bondservant/bcertP.pdf">www.ecclesia.org/forum/uploads/bondservant/bcertP.pdf</a><br /><br /></div>