America continues to display it’s contempt for the lives of Black men today, when Justice Arthur Cooperman delivered the verdict in the Sean Bell case in Queens, New York that acquitted three detectives of manslaughter(?) charges. How long will we seek justice in a system that has historically shown it is not bound to respect the rights of it’s Black citizens remember “Dred Scott”? How long will we depend upon an institutional structure set up to serve one segment of society (white People), and not work to bring about the institutional change needed or better yet begin to establish our own institutional safety net.
America, is racist! Not because it is filled with hateful white folks although that helps (two of the detectives involved in this case were Black(?) America is racist because it has developed a “racial construct” that benefits one segment of society (white people) at the expense of all others. “There can be no individual acts of racism, without institutional support and a culture that nurtures it”. As long as we continue to be dependant upon the actions of a proven enemy to define our “normal way of being” as it relates to interacting with each other and defining justice we will always find ourselves frustrated or dead. (more…)
MOVEMENT TO BRING BACK BLACK
NATIONALIST Black Leadership Coalition
Commentary
By Baba Amefika D. Geuka
Interim Chairman,
Council Of Elders, NBLC
“40 Years in the Wilderness”
As a practice I tend to avoid criticizing positions taken by others on issues important enough to them that they would take the time and effort to write about, after all, each of us is the result of our own individual life experiences, and seldom do we know what experiential factors forged the views and opinions of another. However, it is legitimate to offer an alternative view of a subject based on one’s own perspective gained from experience and observation. As an avowed Black Nationalist and Pan-Africanist I tend to reflect on Dr. King’s legacy from a somewhat different perspective than that of the author of the article to be discussed here.
Recently, Mr. Dedrick Muhammad wrote a piece for the Institute for Policy Studies on the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King titled “40 Years Later: The Unrealized American Dream.” While the article was articulately written, in this writer’s opinion it addressed Dr. King’s life and work as though his sole, or at least primary goal was to “bridge the gap between African-Americans and Whites.” This does Dr. King and Black people a disservice in that it would have one believe that everything we do is prompted by assessing our situation in juxtaposition to that of white people. It is as though we have no existence except in relationship to Whites. If that premise were true of us, then Black folks would indeed need to “get a life!” Black folks need to have a standard for living that is culturally appropriate for us as a collective, irrespective of how that standard might compare to that of Whites. In using White folks as the “gold-standard” by which we judge ourselves, we demonstrate a desire to be “imitation white people” in that we seek to be as much like them as is possible! Our religious experience in America helped to forge that mentality by encouraging us throughout our childhood to try to be “…more and more like (white) Jesus,” and the subsequent striving carried over to all other areas of our lives, economics included. (more…)
The Institute for Policy Studies’ report 40 Years Later: The Unrealized American Dream, provides evidence of striking little progress in closing the gap between African Americans and whites since Dr. King’s death, particularly in the area of economic equality.
40 Years Later: The Unrealized American Dream examines the progress in and challenges to economic equality between African Americans and whites since April 4, 1968 using data from the US Census Bureau, the Economic Policy Institute, the Survey of Consumer Finances, and other sources. Findings conclude that despite educational advances, economic equality for African Americans is still a dream, not a reality.
Watch Dedrick Muhammad speaking about 40 Years Later: The Unrealized American Dream on YouTube
[Video] Saturday, April 5, 2008 the NBLC leadership convened its first quarterly meeting in Atlanta at the Holiday Inn Select Airport Hotel. NBLC conducted a members-only business meeting from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon ET. Following the meeting, organizers held a town hall meeting to allow members of Atlanta’s conscious Black community to learn first-hand what the BBB Movement and NBLC organization are all about.
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In the Spirit of Marcus Garvey, Coalition Intends to
Designate “President of Black America”
y.lattimore - Sistribution Syndications
The NATIONALIST Black Leadership Coalition (NBLC), organizational arm for the national Movement to Bring Back Black BringBackBlack.org , headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia has announced plans the oranization intends to designate a “President of Black America”
The coalition held its quarterly meeting in Atlanta, April 5, 2008 along with a town hall meeting open to the “conscious Black community.” Founding members outlined plans to address the needs of Black America, despite the country propelling a Barack Obama Clinton-and-Obama-Economic-Plans Mar-08 to potentially become America’s first Black president. (more…)
The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d’Ivoire (also known as Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The word “Ghana” means “Warrior King”,[3] and was the source of the name “Guinea” (via French Guinoye) used to refer to the West African coast (as in Gulf of Guinea).
Ghana is the home base for the Nationalist Black Leadership Coalition (NBLC) in Africa and is led by grassroots organizer AKAZAAWIE ADJUIK FRANCIS. (more…)
The Spiritual Life and Assistance task is committed to creating a more unified group in the movement. This will be done through the establishing of a Unity Day of reflection.
All those who are serious in participating in the movement will be asked to join in. This will not require us coming together but rather doing it right where we are. A copy of the unity charter or process is available by request.
We also intend to record on DVD the workshop on Black nationalist spirituality and intend on establish a way of marketing that thereby attracting those people interested in that subject to the movement and particularly that task force.
The communications task force primary mission is to market the vision and mission of the overall organization in order to promote awareness and increase membership. The secondary mission is to facilitate efficient internal communications.
Our 2008 Objectives inlcude
• To keep every constituent of the BBB movement informed of the upcoming 90 day milestones, previous achievements over the last 90 days, and the current high level operational strategy.
• Creating and enforcing an internal communications protocol among our members
• To help achieve membership goals through marketing and promotion activities.
The communcations task force will be leading from the front in 2008. If you want to help out just post a comment using the link below.
To provide technology services, expertise, and infrastructure to fulfill the mission of the Nationalist Black Leadership Coalition.
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Greetings to all. It is time for African/Black people to use technology in a manner that is self-empowering. The Think Tank forum of the technology task force will help serve the purpose of self-empowerment, by integrating technology into strategies designed to solve problems in our communities. Below, I will set the stage for a Think Tank topic, related to our self-empowerment. (more…)
Members of the NATIONALIST Black Leadership Coalition realize that all Black people must come together if we are to survive. It will require our total involvement, commitment and resources, therefore we are Pan-Africanist and our ultimate goal is the world-wide unity of Black people and the redemption of our motherland Africa. We support all efforts committed to that stated goal and we seek to establish ties with those brothers and sisters. (more…)
