Reparations: Every Black Household Owed $1.5 Million

2016-12-06 09

Whatever you see — was built on foundation of what they built

A Black Agenda for Congress

Adam Clayton Powell said: “To demand God-given rights is to seek black power.”

Black Power is a national liberation and political ideology aimed at achieving self-determination for people of African descent.

The concept of Black Power is in contrast to “mainstream mindsets.” It is an ideology that emphases racial pride and ways to advance blacks’ political and cultural institutions toward nurturing and promoting collective interests and values.

It’s time blacks evaluate the Obama presidency’s legacy on Obama’s tenure in the White House has set “Black Power” back fifty years. The cessation of protest marches and political agitation at the government has been on lull.

People on Capitol Hill try to keep it quiet, but everybody knows Rep. John Conyers pulled back on H.R. 40 in deference to Obama “being the president of all the people.” President Obama avoided Blacks and their issues; and that’s the reality of Blacks’ level of political power, circa 20016.

When will we see that Obama was never a proponent of blacks’ reparations and never promoted alternate ways toward black equality? Election Day has come and gone and despite their “race-neutral star-gazing under Obama Kool-Aid, now is the time that that Black Americans shift their political focus toward reparations.

How can blacks “overcome” significant sacrifices we’ve made toward racial harmony in the country? For Black descendants of slaves to get their just due in America requires an act of Congress.

Black Power will be realized when the nation’s 46 Black members of Congress come together to bring about an act of Congress toward reparations for the 30 million Black descendants of slaves. Too often, Blacks in Congress are all too happy to pursue other concerns to show racism occurring, but vacillate in pursuing reparations for the ongoing crimes perpetuated against blacks.

Since they started in 1971 as a policy-wonk conference for African-American lawmakers, there are now 46 African-American members in the 114th Congress. If they operated together those 46 Black legislators could make reparations a reality for millions of blacks.

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) “influences the course of events pertinent to African Americans,” and works to “achieve greater equity for persons of African descent in the design and content of domestic and international programs and services.”

It’s time all African Americans toting water for the Democrats campaign of “racism in all things Trump” get off the Hillary campaign and got back to the basics and openly and publicly supported efforts for Reparatory Justice legislation.

This bill was introduced in the late 1980’s and has languished in committee for decades.

The fusion of Black Power and the Reparations movement can result in the passage of the H.R. 40. The Bill’s passage would be high honor to the ancestors that built the Capitol for no pay. Passage of H.R. 40 bill will establish a “Commission to Study the Reparation Proposals.”

The federal commission will review the institution of slavery and the resulting racial and economic discrimination that impacted and continues to impact generations of African Americans.

The bill would acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality and inhumanity of slavery in the U.S. between 1619 and 1865 and “make recommendations to help correct the residual effects of these acts.”

Blacks and their lawmakers will march and protest for myriad of issues aside from reparations. But in actual practice, Black Americans continue to experience precarious social and economic existences.

Three-fourths of Blacks are owed a million dollars each but too few exercise the political muscle to prompt H.R. 40. Black leaders have the power to initiate plans, discussions and campaigns toward CBC adaption.

One-and-a-half million dollars per household should motivate the 30 million eligible-Blacks ask for support and passage of H.R. 40. Let’s each send a message to Congress to vote for compensation for the crimes of slavery and justice for one of the greatest crimes ever committed.

The United Nations has concluded that the slave trade was a crime against humanity and reparations are in order. The report encourages Congress to pass the Commission to Study Reparations Act.
Isn’t it time hordes of blacks enlisted at [email protected] to get H.R. 40 passed.

William Reed is publisher of “Who’s Who in Black Corporate America” and available for projects via [email protected]

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