Nkozia Bethune
- Opinion
- August 29, 2019
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Call to Action for DMV Afro-Residents
By our unpaid labor and suffering, we have earned the right to the soil, many times over and over, and now we are determined to have it. — anonymous, 1861 The core of the Earth would be shaken if the Afro diaspora would unite and arise seeking justice for mankind by demanding reparations and restitutions of the land. To advance economic prosperity within the Afro community it is vital that a sustainable society of businesses that promote agency in our communities be established. Revolutionizing Afro communities with knowledge and strengthening our economy would break capitalist chains. The Nation’s Capital, Washington D.C., is the ideal place to evoke change against bias policies in order to empower Afro businesses. In order to end the depravation of black wealth by which the elitist or majority (Matthew 11:12- taketh it by force) we must create a system and utilize our local and Federal rights to the fullest potential (i.e. Declaration of Independence). The allocation of land in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida Coast and Sea Islands was protected and dominated by Afro people in 1863 during the Civil War as a result of land confiscation and reselling from the U.S. Government. However, the same land that was given to us by the government was stripped from us. This is one of the many reasons that the Afro community must join unions and organize to develop their own system which develops their own communities. The allocated land was auctioned at a discount of $1.25 per acre compared to the $40-$60 per acre that it was worth. Freed Afro Americans took advantage of land ownership and acquired autonomous power for quite some time. Modern-day Freedmen Arising in D.C. A renewal and commitment to the “Freedmen’s Home Colonies” is essential to developing economic autonomy from a government system we cannot depend upon. This freedmen’s bureau was even capable of guarding their land and securing their livelihood by a regiment of the Unites States Colored Troops (USCT). The mobilization of Afro men or women is the only plausible solution to reaching economic and social equity to ensure security- if the lands are not protected it will be stolen. 1865 marked the year the War Department disband all black regiments raised in the North. In a year, this became the catalyst of the number of Afro troops dropping from 85,000 to 13,000 members. These lands were stolen from us by the same government system which gave it to them and for this reason the Afro community must join unions and organize to develop their own system which develops their own communities. We must have protection of our systems and in this way we are reaching equitable rights. Until we reach economic and psychological freedom we will remain enslaved and assimilated in a system which destroys not only a biblical lost race but this planet. It is imperative that we focus on revolutionizing our minds to expedite the process of economically dominating current decapitating systems of government. This exploitive system not only damages human relations and well being but the Earth. The empire of America and Europe has created a…