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“November is Reparations Education Month”‏ from Brotha Pruitt

Posted in African Diaspora, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Brotha Pruitt, Reparations on October 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Commentary for submission by Brother Pruitt.  Greetings Family, As the reparations conversation and claim seems to have lost ground since Obama came to office, the time has come for the masses of Black people to come together to make a mighty demand for reparations! This call can not come from any group or individual currently [...]

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“Reparations/Unity over Obama” by Brotha Pruitt

Posted in Activism, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Barack Obama, Brotha Pruitt, Critical Thinking, Exploitation, Leadership, Reparations on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Greetings Brothas and Sistas, This is an extremely important message. There is no way on earth African-Americans should continue to admire, appreciate or have faith in Obama for change. As intelligent people who have pulled ourselves up by our bootstraps to outgrow physical dynamics of slavery and segregation. It is time for blacks all over [...]

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Reparations, in the Land of the Giants?

Posted in Banks, Barack Obama, Business, Capitalism, Economics, Education, Geopolitics, Health Care, higher education, Imperialism, Iskandar Langalibalele, Pan Africanism, racist exploitation, Reparations, United Nations, Wallstreet Bailout on April 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Obama Policy: Imperialism thru Democracy Black workers, we who sell our labor to make a living, travail under special circumstances in capitalist America. We have the highest rates of unemployment, imprisonment, chronic health issues. On the other hand, we have the lowest rates for home ownership, capital formation, retirement security, and higher education. The current [...]

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200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade in the US

Posted in Africa, African-Americans, Racism, racist exploitation, Reparations, Slavery, Uncategorized, tagged , , on January 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »

U.S. National Archives and Partner Agencies to Present Symposium Marking 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade in the U.S., on January 10, 2008 in Washington, DC The U.S. National Archives in partnership with several partner agencies will present a symposium commemorating the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in [...]

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November Carnival Submissions: “Reparations:what is the value of what we’re owed?”

Posted in Activism, Africa, African-Americans, AfroSphere, Black History, Carnival, Culture, Education, Geopolitics, History, Holocaust, Imperialism, Law, Life, Pan Africanism, Politics, Racism, Religion, Reparations, Slavery, Truth and Reconciliation on November 6, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Thanks to those who participated. Additions are welcomed and respectful discussion is encouraged. As always, if you have an idea for a future Carnival topic, let us know at Afrospear@hotmail.com. Jamelle discusses what reparation’s mean and more importantly, how we should really conceive of reparations at The United States of Jamerica.   Hathor argues that the public needs to [...]

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November Carnival: “Reparations:what is the value of what we’re owed?”

Posted in Activism, Africa, African-Americans, Arabs, Black England, Black History, Black pride, Caribbean, Carnival, Economics, Education, Europe, History, Holocaust, Imperialism, Islam, Justice, Law, Life, News, Pan Africanism, Politics, Racism, Reparations, Slavery on October 20, 2007 | 3 Comments »

I have never been a strong supporter for the call for reparations. I find that I expend enough energy just trying to get what I am currently entitled to, while I am struggling to hold on to what little I already have. Therefore I have not been really interested in fighting to get an apology and/or monetary compensation from “white” [...]

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