People of African Descent must understand the fact that FREEDOM AIN’T FREE and take whatever action is necessary to acquire Freedom, Justice & Equality (FJE) for themselves in this country founded on barbarism, hypocrisy and a fear of Blackness (Africanphobia). In 1964 Sam Cooke told us “A Change Is Gonna Come” and on March 25, 1965 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. asked “How Long”. On April 3, 1964, Malcolm X told us Black Nationalism is our salvation, which translates to “WE are the Change WE are looking”. Now, it’s time for us to tell ourselves what that change should look like and how to create that change. Reeducation, Reallocation of Resources, and Agitation seem be the key elements to our FJE. A Change Is Gonna Come was partially inspired by an incident in which Cooke and his band tried to register at a whites only motel in Shreveport, Louisiana. On October 8, 1963, Cooke called ahead to the Holiday Inn North to make reservations for his wife, Barbara and himself, but when he and his group arrived, the desk clerk glanced nervously and explained there were no vacancies. While his brother Charles protested, Sam was fuming, yelling to see the manager and refusing to leave until he received an answer. His wife nudged him, attempting to calm him down, telling him, Theyll kill you, to which he responded, They aint gonna kill me, because Im Sam Cooke. When they eventually persuaded Cooke to leave, the group drove away calling out insults and blaring their horns. When they arrived at the Castle Motel on Sprague Street downtown, the police were waiting for them, arresting them for disturbing the peace. The New York Times ran an AP report the following day headlined Negro Band Leader Held in Shreveport, but African-Americans were outraged, leading to the creation of a myth surrounding the incident, exaggerating parts of the story and fabricating others. The question is, Are you on board with creating the change We have been waiting for? If your answer is yes, please connect with Baba Lukata to get involved with the National Buy Black Freedom Campaign. Connect me at this FB page, at realsoulutions@yahoo or at 601.918.2698. youtube/watch?v=gbO2_077ixs
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 23:36:02 +0000
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