Tag: Slavery
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God is not white
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Tune in every Wednesday at 7 PM EST for a thought-provoking discussion on themes related to an increasingly uneasy relationship modern-day Africans of the continent and its diaspora are developing with Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Judaism and Islam) which were mobilized to subjugate their ancestors over centuries of foreign invasion. To receive regular alerts and updates,…
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I DEMAND REPARATIONS IN THE NAME OF SCIPIO AFRICANUS!
I, Jafrikayiti, demand long overdue reparations from slavery-enriched Christian institutions, in the name of Scipio Africanus. This disturbing and remarkable tombstone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scipio_Africanus_(slave) is that of an African man who died young, like most Africans who were kidnapped, deported, enslaved and tortured by European slavers during the period of MAAFA. Beyond the material things that were…
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No to Organized Religion, It's Spirit that Counts
By Brian StevensHaitian Times Staff , Published in May 2000 MIAMI – With the provocative title “Viv Bondye, Aba Relijyon” (Long live God, Down with Religion) it is no surprise the author Jafrikayiti wants to shake up the traditional take on spirituality and faith and reclaim a domain he says is dominated by those who…
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Time to stop resisting Haiti’s Resistance
As political violence appears to be growing in Haiti in the midst of outrageous calls to overthrow of a democratically-elected government; As a Bush administration denies being, once again, involved in efforts to overthrow Haitian president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide; As many Haitians feel powerless in front of the barrage of pre-coup lies which currently permeates the…