Black People : Can Malcolm's Mission be Ressurected. Will we Resurrect it?

[Clyde C Coger Jr]

No, not any one in particular. I have a group working on a commemoration program, updating and making some revisions to the charter, and one of the things we have to deal with is the matter of self-defense.

I can't say more openly, not in this thread or at this moment.

On your other points, of course I agree networking is key, which is why I am still here. Networking and building coalitions and partnerships is of critical importance.

I also agree of the need to focus on local networks, community organizing and net rooks campaigns. Not wise to focus in following past patterns of messianic leadership.

Peace in with your own efforts.

Gotcha, I'll get into all of them and get back... Great work bro. omo, we might make some head way this time around, lol... Love your not giving up attitude, we roll together with that.

 

[Clyde C Coger Jr]

We have no choice but to as the rate things are going. This document of Malcolm's is like when you are flat broke and find a hundred dollar bill in your winter coat pocket, you forgot about that summer

WoW, lol, real good analogy Alarm Clock, we got the Hundred Dollar Bill, same on us if we don't cash it in and let it work...

 

[Clyde C Coger Jr]

This is one aspect of the Charter that our people, for the most part, are still not ready to deal with.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=WkoIgpU_DCU&desktop_uri=/watch?v=WkoIgpU_DCU

http://www.malcolm-x.org/docs/gen_oaau.htm

As promised, I'm getting back with you after watching and listening to the videos you provided. Also, here's the section on Self-Defense from the Charter:


V. Self-defense
In order to enslave a people and keep them subjugated, their right to self-defense must be denied. They must be constantly terrorized, brutalized, and murdered. These tactics of suppression have been developed to a new high by vicious racists whom the United States government seems unwilling or incapable of dealing with in terms of the law of this land. Before the emancipation it was the Black man who suffered humiliation, torture, castration, and murder. Recently our women and children, more and more, are becoming the victims of savage racists whose appetite for blood increases daily and whose deeds of depravity seem to be openly encouraged by all law enforcement agencies. Over five thousand Afro-Americans have been lynched since the Emancipation Proclamation and not one murderer has been brought to justice!
The Organization of Afro-American Unity, being aware of the increased violence being visited upon the Afro-American and of the open sanction of this violence and murder by the police departments throughout this country and the federal agencies -- do affirm our right and obligation to defend ourselves in order to survive as a people.
We encourage the Afro-Americans to defend themselves against the wanton attacks of racist aggressors whose sole aim is to deny us the guarantees of the United Nations Charter of Human Rights and of the Constitution of the United States.
The Organization of Afro-American Unity will take those private steps that are necessary to insure the survival of the Afro-American people in the face of racist aggression and the defense of our women and children. We are within our rights to see to it that the Afro-American people who fulfill their obligations to the United States government (we pay taxes and serve in the armed forces of this country like American citizens do) also exact from this government the obligations that it owes us as a people, or exact these obligations ourselves. Needless to say, among this number we include protection of certain inalienable rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
In areas where the United States government has shown itself unable and/or unwilling to bring to justice the racist oppressors, murderers, who kill innocent children and adults, the Organization of Afro-American Unity advocates that the Afro-American people insure ourselves that justice is done -- whatever the price and by any means necessary.


There shouldn't be a problem for those that are serious about our liberation.

 

[Alarm Clock]

As promised, I'm getting back with you after watching and listening to the videos you provided. Also, here's the section on Self-Defense from the Charter:


V. Self-defense
In order to enslave a people and keep them subjugated, their right to self-defense must be denied. They must be constantly terrorized, brutalized, and murdered. These tactics of suppression have been developed to a new high by vicious racists whom the United States government seems unwilling or incapable of dealing with in terms of the law of this land. Before the emancipation it was the Black man who suffered humiliation, torture, castration, and murder. Recently our women and children, more and more, are becoming the victims of savage racists whose appetite for blood increases daily and whose deeds of depravity seem to be openly encouraged by all law enforcement agencies. Over five thousand Afro-Americans have been lynched since the Emancipation Proclamation and not one murderer has been brought to justice!
The Organization of Afro-American Unity, being aware of the increased violence being visited upon the Afro-American and of the open sanction of this violence and murder by the police departments throughout this country and the federal agencies -- do affirm our right and obligation to defend ourselves in order to survive as a people.
We encourage the Afro-Americans to defend themselves against the wanton attacks of racist aggressors whose sole aim is to deny us the guarantees of the United Nations Charter of Human Rights and of the Constitution of the United States.
The Organization of Afro-American Unity will take those private steps that are necessary to insure the survival of the Afro-American people in the face of racist aggression and the defense of our women and children. We are within our rights to see to it that the Afro-American people who fulfill their obligations to the United States government (we pay taxes and serve in the armed forces of this country like American citizens do) also exact from this government the obligations that it owes us as a people, or exact these obligations ourselves. Needless to say, among this number we include protection of certain inalienable rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
In areas where the United States government has shown itself unable and/or unwilling to bring to justice the racist oppressors, murderers, who kill innocent children and adults, the Organization of Afro-American Unity advocates that the Afro-American people insure ourselves that justice is done -- whatever the price and by any means necessary.


There shouldn't be a problem for those that are serious about our liberation.

All due respect, folks desire to zoom into the romantic anbd sensational rather then the practical;

He mentions Economics and Education not just education, and let us be adult about this, there is no where in the nation where such economic activity as he spoke about and wrote about is in practice cause if it was, there would be posts about it here and we would be celebrating that acheivement rather then worrying about the economic future of "the least of these" in our Black communties in the 50 state. Malcolm was a leader, not a messiah, and no reason to not be able to our egos in response to a great man once a doggone year for his birthday, and you know I am not speaking about you good brother Clyde!

 

[Omowale Jabali]

As promised, I'm getting back with you after watching and listening to the videos you provided. Also, here's the section on Self-Defense from the Charter:


V. Self-defense
In order to enslave a people and keep them subjugated, their right to self-defense must be denied. They must be constantly terrorized, brutalized, and murdered. These tactics of suppression have been developed to a new high by vicious racists whom the United States government seems unwilling or incapable of dealing with in terms of the law of this land. Before the emancipation it was the Black man who suffered humiliation, torture, castration, and murder. Recently our women and children, more and more, are becoming the victims of savage racists whose appetite for blood increases daily and whose deeds of depravity seem to be openly encouraged by all law enforcement agencies. Over five thousand Afro-Americans have been lynched since the Emancipation Proclamation and not one murderer has been brought to justice!
The Organization of Afro-American Unity, being aware of the increased violence being visited upon the Afro-American and of the open sanction of this violence and murder by the police departments throughout this country and the federal agencies -- do affirm our right and obligation to defend ourselves in order to survive as a people.
We encourage the Afro-Americans to defend themselves against the wanton attacks of racist aggressors whose sole aim is to deny us the guarantees of the United Nations Charter of Human Rights and of the Constitution of the United States.
The Organization of Afro-American Unity will take those private steps that are necessary to insure the survival of the Afro-American people in the face of racist aggression and the defense of our women and children. We are within our rights to see to it that the Afro-American people who fulfill their obligations to the United States government (we pay taxes and serve in the armed forces of this country like American citizens do) also exact from this government the obligations that it owes us as a people, or exact these obligations ourselves. Needless to say, among this number we include protection of certain inalienable rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
In areas where the United States government has shown itself unable and/or unwilling to bring to justice the racist oppressors, murderers, who kill innocent children and adults, the Organization of Afro-American Unity advocates that the Afro-American people insure ourselves that justice is done -- whatever the price and by any means necessary.


There shouldn't be a problem for those that are serious about our liberation.

There shouldn't be, I agree, but if you look around, due to past government repression, our communities remain largely unprotected. White have growing numbers of militia groups. If we even attempt to form self-defense units we get destroyed.

I see this as perhaps our biggest challenge. Organizing and protecting our families without getting labeled and locked down as terrorists.