We all have heard the famous speech of Dr. Martin Luther King. His words exactly were " I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land." I have pondered over this for quite sometime. My question is what is the Promise Land and will we ever reach that place. Little has changed since the days of the Civil Rights Movement. Those who wore white robes with holes cut out in the eyes and called themselves the ku klux klan are still practicing their hatred for Africans world wide. The only difference is many of them have traded in their white robes for business suits, judicial robes, police uniforms, white supremacy groups etc. Society is still inflicting pain and suffering upon our People. Let's take a look at the statistics of the mass incarcerations of Black men. I read a recent poll which gave the alarming comparison of Africans enslaved and Brothers currently imprisoned. The statistics showed there are more Brothers incarcerated than there were Africans enslaved in 1850.
This is unacceptable and shows we are still under siege. Racial profiling is another assassination against People of African descent. Many have lost their lives due to racial profiling. Look at the case of Rekia Boyd a 22 year old Sister killed by the Chicago Police because her cell phone was mistaken for a gun. These cases are surfacing at a steady pace. The African race is on the radar for elimination. The thought of a new Civil Rights Movement may be far fetched but let's imagine for a moment, what would be our main demands, how would we convince other Africans to join us and fight globally for our rights?
The truth is, many of our People are a product of Social Engineering which means they have become a product of their environment. They are content with the injustice and other obstacles placed in our paths by those who oppress us. This means most likely forming a new Civil Rights type movement would not be an easy task. I would say the first step would be to deprogram the minds of many of our People and reprogram the minds with the concept that we are all Africans. The next step would be to eliminate Organizations and create one global Organization fighting for the same cause. The problem with Organizing is, many groups branch off into separate entities and are only useful to those who are a part of their Organization. During the Civil Rights Movement you had many groups but they were all fighting the same fight. We have not yet overcome and we will not break the barriers until we unite as one.
This is unacceptable and shows we are still under siege. Racial profiling is another assassination against People of African descent. Many have lost their lives due to racial profiling. Look at the case of Rekia Boyd a 22 year old Sister killed by the Chicago Police because her cell phone was mistaken for a gun. These cases are surfacing at a steady pace. The African race is on the radar for elimination. The thought of a new Civil Rights Movement may be far fetched but let's imagine for a moment, what would be our main demands, how would we convince other Africans to join us and fight globally for our rights?
The truth is, many of our People are a product of Social Engineering which means they have become a product of their environment. They are content with the injustice and other obstacles placed in our paths by those who oppress us. This means most likely forming a new Civil Rights type movement would not be an easy task. I would say the first step would be to deprogram the minds of many of our People and reprogram the minds with the concept that we are all Africans. The next step would be to eliminate Organizations and create one global Organization fighting for the same cause. The problem with Organizing is, many groups branch off into separate entities and are only useful to those who are a part of their Organization. During the Civil Rights Movement you had many groups but they were all fighting the same fight. We have not yet overcome and we will not break the barriers until we unite as one.
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