I can't believe what you say, because I see what you do. go back to hell. //
faith is the assurance of things not seen, the substance of things hoped for.
U.S. GOV’T PROJECTS ITS CRIMINALITY ON VICTIMS
How are criminals dealt with in civilised societies? You could say by the rule of law.
But that’s not the case in the United States, said the late Pan-African scholar Amos Wilson (1941-95). There, the government projects its criminal nature by treating Indigenous peoples and Africans as savages worthy of punishment.
Is this the same treatment being dished out to peaceful pro-Palestine protesters on US university campuses? Authorities now describe these students as ‘criminals.’
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We can ignore the genocide taking place in the Congo anymore. you can champion for the Palestinians but at the same time confront what is taking place in the Congo.
HOW COLONISERS FORCED DESTRUCTIVE CAPITALISM ON AFRICA
George Mpanga, better known by his stage name, George the Poet (@georgethepoet), breaks down how European colonisers introduced capitalism in Africa against the will of our ancestors. The Ugandan spoken-word artist describes how our land was ruthlessly appropriated from its rightful owners and converted into an asset for the sole benefit of colonisers. Thus were the livelihoods of Africans destroyed, and the exploitation continues today despite the attainment of 'flag independence.'
George admits his rise to fame was enabled by the British capitalist system. He was offered an MBE before turning 30, and was invited to read a love poem at the 2018 royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. But he is now heading in another direction. He turned down the MBE because of what he called the 'pure evil' of the British Empire and is using his talent to take on the establishment and its ‘war on Blackness,’ which he defines as "a range of disconnected but related assaults on people of African descent by the global power structure."
He's just published a memoir, "Track Record: Me, Music and the War on Blackness."
What are your thoughts on George's take on capitalism's origin in Africa? Let us know in the comments.
𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗗 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗨𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗠𝗘𝗡
A disturbing video has emerged in Spain showing two police officers in Madrid's Lavapiés neighbourhood using brutal force on two unarmed Black men. One is pinned down in a chokehold and is hit with a baton while another man nearby is punched.
Police justified the violence by claiming the men had been arrested for ‘undermining’ authority and that one officer was injured. They also claim drugs were found on one of the men during the incident on Friday, 29th March. Spain’s interior ministry says it will investigate what happened after the footage went viral on social media and sparked outrage.
Anti-racism groups have condemned it as a typical example of police behaviour. Leftist politicians have called the violence unacceptable.
On Sunday, hundreds of activists took to the streets of Lavapiés calling for an end to police harassment against Blacks migrants in their neighbourhood.