The Duty of A Revolutionary.

The Duty of a RevolutionaryBy Doshon Farad-Atlanta ChapterWorldWide TV Show/HostCopyrighted@2009I think that many of us in this movement romanticize the struggle too much. Do we honestly believe and understand the words adorned on our patch which reads, "FREEDOM OR DEATH"? Those of us who are members of the New Black Panther Party often pride ourselves as being at the forefront of the liberation struggle for black people. But do any of us actually realize what this means? The very name, "Black Panther", including our very uniforms, have blood dripping from them. This is because we stand on the shoulders of those who were willing to give their lives for the total freedom of our people everywhere. These courageous women and men,known and unknown,shook the very foundation of the most wicked government in the World. The United States of America. And for this reason those who were in power sought it necessary to destroy our brave elders. Despite being spied on, harrassed, falsely imprisoned, being hunted down, and in many cases targeted for murder, our predecessors continued to persevere.Despite coming up in this age of high tech spying and Homeland Security, our generation does not know the horror of being directly attacked by the government. Or being targeted for assassination. We have never had to face our doors being kicked down in the middle of the night by thugs masquerading as officers of the peace. We do not know the terrors of being unjustly imprisoned and locked in a small cell for twenty three hours a day. And in many cases tortured simply for wanting freedom for all oppressed peoples everywhere.I honestly believe that integration, high paying jobs, freedom to date white women, and now more recently, having a Black president has made us, even those who are suppose to be revolutionaries, spoiled and numb to the reality of oppression. The recent election of Barack Obama as this nation's first elected president has put black folks, integrationists and nationalists alike, to sleep. Or shall I say under a magic spell. A spell that causes us to think that the struggle is over. As rapper and Public Enemy member Professor Griff has stated, "Revolution is not an event, it is a process."President Barack Obama does not have the power to reform and system that was in place over 400 years before he was born. His ascent to the highest office of the land is only a symbolic victory, not a literal one. Meaning that racism and white supremacy are still in full effect. Am I the only who has noticed that since Obama has been in office and right before he was elected, that there seems to be a proliferation of white racist attacks on blacks and other nonwhites? This serves as a sign to all of you who keep hailing the current president as the answer to all of our problems as black people in America.Now when we say that we are fighting "white supremacy" this doesn't just mean white people. White supremacy is a political system that was established by whites in authority to maintain power over nonwhites by use of discrmination, oppression, and slavery. White supremacy as does any political system utilizes any and all tools and resources at it's desposal. We see white supremacy being practiced by western governments, the KKK, Aryans, Skin Heads etc. But than we see white supremacy being practiced in Africa by black warlords working for the U.S and Europe who oppress and massacre their own people. And than lastly we as people of African descent practice white supremacy against ourselves by having poor self images, worshipping a white Jesus, and killing each other in the streets.So our fight against oppression is internal as well as external. Not only must we rid ourselves of a tyranical system that keeps us asleep, poor and downtrodden. We must rid ourselves of the internal enemies such as negroes, sell outs,uncle toms, corrupt politicians, self hating/defeating attitudes, etc. Our duty as revolutionaries is to educate, inspire, unite, and organize the masses around issues that effectthe World in which we live.We know that this is not an easy task because of what we're up against. And that is a beast otherwise known as the media or the propaganda machine whose duty it is to demonize black folks such as ourselves before our people, to keep them from supporting us. We carry the entire future of our community across the World upon our shoulders. Yes, I know, such a heavy burden to carry.We, however, knew the consequences of our actions when we decided to accept this assignment. So know more whining about the hell that we each experience on a daily basis due to our work in the community.I'll end on this point. In our fight for freedom, we are going to lose many people along the way. The person who you kick it with today may not be here tomorrow as a result of this great and mighty work that we have been entrusted with. Are you prepared to deal with this reality? If not than move the hell out of the way. Uhuru !!!The writer of this article can be reached via email: jarogersscholars@hotmail.com

Who Created Jesus Christ???

This brief excerpt is of Dr. John Henrik Clarke explaining the origin of the current Christian concept of Jesus.

What have Blacks contributed to the World ???

The Ancient Greeks and Romans are often credited as being the parents of Western Civilization. The Greeks are often given credit for creating philosophy, medicine, mathematics, and history. What I would like to know is what have blacks contributed to the World outside of America?

I believe that we as people of African (black) descent too often allow others to narrow and dictate to us our history. As an African centered scholar I believe in the concept of "Kujichagulia". In English this means, "Self-Determination" or "Self-Definition". This means that we are to define our own destiny and our role in history without allowing any outside interference.

It is our responsibility to gather and research information and facts concerning our history so that the World will know the "true" role that African (black) people played in the development of civilization.

This information can be found in the writings of such authors as: Dr. John Henrik Clarke, Dr. Yusef Ben Yochannan, Dr. Gerald Massey, Professor George G.M. James, Dr. Asa G. Hilliard, Dr. Anthony Browder, and even in the writings of the ancient Greek philosophers themselves.

It is important that we as African centered scholars retain, preserve, and pass this information down to our offsprings. For we cannot allow another generation of black children to believe that Jesus was white and that Africans did nothing but swing from trees.

It is essential that the World,black people specifically, know the actual role that we (blacks) played in the fashioning of human culture. Our noted historian, the late Dr. John Henrik Clarke, once stated that, "Black history is nothing more than the missing pages of World history." As world renowned scholar and anthropologist Dr. Cheik Anta Diop once stated many years ago, "Blacks will never be free until they do with ancient Egypt what whites have done with ancient Greece."

As Greece represents the height of ancient Western civilization to white scholars, so should ancient Egypt represent the height of African (black) civilization to black scholars. Ancient Egypt along with the other highley advanced civilizations in Africa should be a catalyst in the re-education of African (black) people through out the World.

If we (blacks) are not careful in handling the telling of our history, in 500 years Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X may be portrayed as whitemen.

Hmmm. Sound familiar?

Copyrighted@2009

The Author can be contacted via email at jarogersscholars@hotmail.com

Hip-Hop/"The Messianic Culture

By Doshon Farad

Hip-Hop is the saving grace of humanity in America and abroad. Hip-Hop, being spear-headed by people of African descent, is influencing youth all over the world to mobilize around one common cause. And that common cause is the right of self expression, which is what we as Americans often pride ourselves as advocating to our international neighbors.

How can we accuse Hip-Hop culture of being a negative element in the society when no Hip-Hop or rap artist is responsible for murdering leaders, destabilizing governments, or causing or instigating wars around the globe? Sure, a Hip-Hop artist or a rapper may call yo’ mamma a bitch but they aren’t likely to cause the overthrow of a foreign government or lie to the American people to continue prosecuting an unjust war that is really being fought for oil.
I say respectfully to the elders and the previous generation, who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King and rallied with Malcolm X, and who may be somewhat displeased or in many cases disgusted with the cultural practices of the Hip-Hop generation, that the Hip-Hopsters are nothing more then the direct political descendants of the Civil Rights/Black Power era. Those participants long ago established the foundation for us, the present generation or Hip-Hop generation, to be loud, outspoken, defiant, and rebellious in our outward appearances and mannerisms.

In many cases we are their ideological children, not necessarily in rhetoric but in practice. We mustn’t forget that a lot of old black folks told the youngsters that they (the youth) were crazy for marching in those protest demonstrations with King and the civil rights leaders at that time.

We should be very hesitant in criticizing the overall presence of Hip-Hop because it, like any art form, is being consistently developed, examined, and scrutinized. Don’t forget it (Hip-Hop) was developed by people of African descent. And one of the elements of African culture, specifically in music, is improvisation. This means that each day Hip-Hop as a culture and philosophy is expanding from within and without. I see the power and recognition of Hip-Hop culture conquering the planet.

Any time we see Arab youth in the Middle East holding up two fingers together in the air hollering, "Peace nigga," you know we’re not just dealing with some ordinary fad. Instead we are dealing with a global and almost supernatural phenomenon. Thank you for reading these few words.

Copyrighted@2007

The Author can be reached via email at jarogersscholars@hotmail.com