To: University of Lafayette, LA
Dr. Joseph Savoie, President
From: Conscientious Council of Black Elders
Takuna Maulana EL Shabazz, Chairperson
RE: Video Denouncing President Elect Trump
Date: November 17, 2016
Dear Dr. Savoie
Dr. Joseph Savoie, President
From: Conscientious Council of Black Elders
Takuna Maulana EL Shabazz, Chairperson
RE: Video Denouncing President Elect Trump
Date: November 17, 2016
Dear Dr. Savoie
The Conscientious Council of Black Elders (C.C.B.E.) is a network of progressive multi talented,resourceful and conscientious Black Men and Women who value the concept of self-determination. Asan independent community based organization and advocacy group out of Lafayette, LA, we are committed to advising/counseling, producing and/or researching available resources for the purpose of building, representing and protecting the collective interest of the Black Community. Our central focus involves but is not limit to improving the path way for upward mobility and equity in Black communities which includes politics, economics, corrective education, social values, history and culture by any means deem necessary.
It is with much concern that C.C.B.E. viewed the recent video allegedly denouncing President Elect Donald Trump. Black athletes who are members of UL’s football team were videoed in the locker room chanting F##k Donald Trump! Unfortunately, what was more disturbing to C.C.B.E. was the reaction ofthe University and some of it supporters!
Be crystal clear on this point, Sir! No reasonable thinking person in the Black community would condone the manner in which the Black student athletes delivered their message. However, the essence of their expressed thoughts about President Elect Donald Trump, no matter how crudely pronounced, are accurate depictions and are shared sentiments concerning Mr. Trump in the majority of Black communities across America. The degrading assessment of Mr. Trump by many in Black communities, ironically, stem from his so-called locker room talk that was viewed nationally and
internationally. Mr. Trump now President Elect Trump has never apologized for his bigotry, disrespect for women, or much less his racist views toward Black people, Hispanics, Native Americans and Mexicans. On the contrary, Mr. Trump was rewarded for his White supremacist views and degrading behavior by becoming the President Elect.
Therefore, for the UL’s administration to become out raged with a few Black athletes who chose to exercise their First Amendment Rights of Freedom of Speech is hypocritical and appears to be diabolical in its intent. The University’s reaction is hypocritical in that if the Black students involved were not valued athletes they would have been dealt with unfairly, swiftly and harshly in the name of discipline and respect for the racist President Elect, Mr. Trump. Due to the intricate economic value of Black athletes for the university, as in times of physical slavery, the hard working valuable slaves were not easily killed off but were made to submit to a more obedient form of behavior. Once the rebellious slaves value were diminished so did their survival!
According to a recent local television news report on channel 10, UL’s Head Football Coach Mark Hudspeth, announced regrets for the Black athletes behavior but insured the public they will be made to repent. Among a list of reprisals included, he stated, “1000 hours of community service” in which the athletes will be brought to every middle and high schools in the area and have them express their remorse and shame to help prevent future rebelliousness from up coming athletes. He further stated, that the athletes involved were willing and remorseful! In other words, these are valuable workhorses for the athletic program we cannot afford to lose them. Again as in the ‘Willie Lynches’ Teaching’ let’s not destroy the valuable rebellious slaves lets just break them like horses to our liking!
It is with much concern that C.C.B.E. viewed the recent video allegedly denouncing President Elect Donald Trump. Black athletes who are members of UL’s football team were videoed in the locker room chanting F##k Donald Trump! Unfortunately, what was more disturbing to C.C.B.E. was the reaction ofthe University and some of it supporters!
Be crystal clear on this point, Sir! No reasonable thinking person in the Black community would condone the manner in which the Black student athletes delivered their message. However, the essence of their expressed thoughts about President Elect Donald Trump, no matter how crudely pronounced, are accurate depictions and are shared sentiments concerning Mr. Trump in the majority of Black communities across America. The degrading assessment of Mr. Trump by many in Black communities, ironically, stem from his so-called locker room talk that was viewed nationally and
internationally. Mr. Trump now President Elect Trump has never apologized for his bigotry, disrespect for women, or much less his racist views toward Black people, Hispanics, Native Americans and Mexicans. On the contrary, Mr. Trump was rewarded for his White supremacist views and degrading behavior by becoming the President Elect.
Therefore, for the UL’s administration to become out raged with a few Black athletes who chose to exercise their First Amendment Rights of Freedom of Speech is hypocritical and appears to be diabolical in its intent. The University’s reaction is hypocritical in that if the Black students involved were not valued athletes they would have been dealt with unfairly, swiftly and harshly in the name of discipline and respect for the racist President Elect, Mr. Trump. Due to the intricate economic value of Black athletes for the university, as in times of physical slavery, the hard working valuable slaves were not easily killed off but were made to submit to a more obedient form of behavior. Once the rebellious slaves value were diminished so did their survival!
According to a recent local television news report on channel 10, UL’s Head Football Coach Mark Hudspeth, announced regrets for the Black athletes behavior but insured the public they will be made to repent. Among a list of reprisals included, he stated, “1000 hours of community service” in which the athletes will be brought to every middle and high schools in the area and have them express their remorse and shame to help prevent future rebelliousness from up coming athletes. He further stated, that the athletes involved were willing and remorseful! In other words, these are valuable workhorses for the athletic program we cannot afford to lose them. Again as in the ‘Willie Lynches’ Teaching’ let’s not destroy the valuable rebellious slaves lets just break them like horses to our liking!
Dr. Savoie, with all due respect, the entire Black community in Southwest Louisiana should be outraged with UL’s outrage in this incident! As a public tax supported educational institution UL chooses to insult the Black community everyday! Your administration as well as previous UL administrations may not have publicly used the expletive ' F##k the Black Community' but the university's treatment and attitude of the Black community interest appears to be no different then President Elect Trump a pronounced racist and bigot! Under the auspices of cultural pride and economic greed the university is a major collaborator along with other public entities in fostering Black Cultural Genocide. The university’s promotion of Cajun as a mascot may pump up some White folks and less informed Black people with cultural pride but not for the well informed members of the Black community. It’s viewed as an insult and the proliferation of Black Culture Genocide!
The Black athletes in question were viewed in a video chanting ’F## K Donald Trump!’ However historically, the term Cajun in the White and Black communities in Southwest Louisiana was equivalent to its twin derogatory slur term Nigger! Racist White people created both terms. In fact it was the most potent verbal defense Black people had against Whites that called them Nigger. To call a white person a red neck Cajun was the ultimate insult and disrespect for their essence! Now, the university plays a major role in marketing everything of worth- persons, places and things as Cajun in Southwest Louisiana. In light of the fact that tax dollars are used for most of the propaganda, for Black people this is not only cultural genocide but also taxation without representation! Sir, that is diabolical!
The Black athletes in question were viewed in a video chanting ’F## K Donald Trump!’ However historically, the term Cajun in the White and Black communities in Southwest Louisiana was equivalent to its twin derogatory slur term Nigger! Racist White people created both terms. In fact it was the most potent verbal defense Black people had against Whites that called them Nigger. To call a white person a red neck Cajun was the ultimate insult and disrespect for their essence! Now, the university plays a major role in marketing everything of worth- persons, places and things as Cajun in Southwest Louisiana. In light of the fact that tax dollars are used for most of the propaganda, for Black people this is not only cultural genocide but also taxation without representation! Sir, that is diabolical!
Finally, the University has no moral position that it can justify or the Black community should respect. Collectively speaking, the selfish and reckless proliferation of Cajun/Acadian for the at large Black community is White Colonialism. It represents cultural terrorism, economic exploitation, and cultural piracy. It also produces counter productive divisions in the Black family, and induces historical confusion and self-hate among Black children. That's clearly a recipe for Black cultural genocide and economic oppression. In brief, the un-necessary selfish promotion of Cajun is a government funded ‘Nigger Making Process for Black people all over again'. Under the circumstances, C.C.B. E. will not sit idle by and permit UL without challenge to engage in a process of modern day "Plantation Buck Breaking” by shaming strong Black men into submission because they don’t embrace President Elect Trump, a flamboyant national exposed racist and bigot!
For years Black children have been mis-educated to love and respect dead white presidents; many of whom were slave owners while simultaneously denied the truth about worthy Black people. Ideally Sir, no Black athlete should be encouraged to attend UL under this blatant dis-regard for Black people’s worth!
I await the day when strong Black athletes both Men and Women at UL, will stand firm and boldly shout out 'I will not play if you call me Cajun.' As a public educational institution the inappropriate use of the term Cajun as it relates to the history of Black people, a racial slur equal to the term Nigger, warrant an investigation from the NCAA. Dr. Savior I am certain that any Black student who would acknowledge this truth would be identified as a rebellious student using the standards of the university. But, for Black people it would be a defensive act for self-determination and self love! Will UL’s administration denied those students their First Amendment Rights of Freedom of Speech as well? Black I am
Cajun/Creole I am Not!
Yours in truth,
Takuna Maulana EL Shabazz
Conscientious Council of Black Elders, Chairperson
Cc:
Atty. Ava Muhammad--N.O.I.
Atty./Pastor John Milton-- Imani Temple #49
NAACP--Lafayette Chapter
Gov. John Bell Edward
Democracy Now – KLFY -10 --- Channel 3
Mark Hudspeth--UL’s Head Coach
Dr. Donald W. Aguillard—Lafayette School Superintendent
Dr. Tehmi Chassion—School board
Mr. Elroy Broussard—School Board
Tommy Angelle--- School Board President
Joel Robideaux--- Mayor-President of Lafayette Parish
Kenneth Boudreaux--- City Council
Patrick Lewis---City Council
Hon. Judge Jules Edwards
Louis Ali-- Activist
Larry Hayes- Activist
West C. Johnson---Activist
Chris William --- Activist
Final Call News Paper
Gerald Boudreaux --- Representative
Tavis Smiley --TV Show
Michael Moore
NCAA
Jason Kyles
For years Black children have been mis-educated to love and respect dead white presidents; many of whom were slave owners while simultaneously denied the truth about worthy Black people. Ideally Sir, no Black athlete should be encouraged to attend UL under this blatant dis-regard for Black people’s worth!
I await the day when strong Black athletes both Men and Women at UL, will stand firm and boldly shout out 'I will not play if you call me Cajun.' As a public educational institution the inappropriate use of the term Cajun as it relates to the history of Black people, a racial slur equal to the term Nigger, warrant an investigation from the NCAA. Dr. Savior I am certain that any Black student who would acknowledge this truth would be identified as a rebellious student using the standards of the university. But, for Black people it would be a defensive act for self-determination and self love! Will UL’s administration denied those students their First Amendment Rights of Freedom of Speech as well? Black I am
Cajun/Creole I am Not!
Yours in truth,
Takuna Maulana EL Shabazz
Conscientious Council of Black Elders, Chairperson
Cc:
Atty. Ava Muhammad--N.O.I.
Atty./Pastor John Milton-- Imani Temple #49
NAACP--Lafayette Chapter
Gov. John Bell Edward
Democracy Now – KLFY -10 --- Channel 3
Mark Hudspeth--UL’s Head Coach
Dr. Donald W. Aguillard—Lafayette School Superintendent
Dr. Tehmi Chassion—School board
Mr. Elroy Broussard—School Board
Tommy Angelle--- School Board President
Joel Robideaux--- Mayor-President of Lafayette Parish
Kenneth Boudreaux--- City Council
Patrick Lewis---City Council
Hon. Judge Jules Edwards
Louis Ali-- Activist
Larry Hayes- Activist
West C. Johnson---Activist
Chris William --- Activist
Final Call News Paper
Gerald Boudreaux --- Representative
Tavis Smiley --TV Show
Michael Moore
NCAA
Jason Kyles
https://theblacklist.net/
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