This document contains over 50 quotes from notable Black leaders and thinkers on topics related to Black history, consciousness, education, liberation, and unity. Some of the quotes encourage gaining knowledge of self and history in order to understand one's situation and empower oneself. Others emphasize the importance of organizing and working together as a people to demand justice and freedom.
This document provides a historical overview of perspectives on people with disabilities from ancient times through the early 20th century. It describes how early views saw disabilities as punishment from angels or devils. It then outlines key developments including Bonaterre and Itard's work with the Wild Boy of Aveyron in the late 1700s/early 1800s, the contributions of Edouard Seguin, and the rise of institutions in the late 1800s. The document also discusses the eugenics movement of the late 1800s/early 1900s and the rise of sterilization laws, with over 29,000 sterilizations performed by 1955. It concludes with court cases in the 1970s that challenged institutionalization and pushed for community
Warren Blumenfeld discusses various historical theories about the origins and nature of homosexuality and gender diversity. He describes theories that attributed homosexuality to things like eating certain foods, ghost or worm possession, hormonal imbalances, inherited traits, or as a sign of societal decadence. Blumenfeld also discusses the origins of the terms "homosexual" and "heterosexual" and notes various flawed scientific theories and nonscientific beliefs about LGBTQ identities over time.
This presentation investigates how notion of “race” is socially constructed. It arose concurrently with the advent of European exploration as a justification and rationale for conquest and domination of the globe beginning in the 15th century of the Common Era. Therefore, “race” is an historical, “scientific,” and biological myth. It is an idea. Geneticists tell us that there is often more variability within a given so-called “race” than between “races,” and that there are no essential genetic markers linked specifically to “race.”
This document provides an overview of LGBTQ history before the modern era, noting that same-sex behavior and diverse gender expressions have likely always existed. It discusses evidence of this dating back thousands of years in various prehistoric and ancient cultures around the world, including indigenous traditions recognizing multiple genders. The document also examines references and traditions related to gender and sexual diversity in early recorded history and religious texts from various faiths.
Conversion, Expulsion, Extermination: A History of Anti-Jewish Oppression – P...Warren Blumenfeld
This document provides an overview of ancient anti-Jewish oppression from the beginning of recorded Jewish history until around the time the Christian gospels were written. It details some of the major events and periods including the Hebrew settlement in Canaan, their enslavement in Egypt, the Exodus led by Moses, the development of Jewish spiritual and national identity, the establishment of the Hebrew monarchy and Solomon's Temple, the division into two kingdoms, and the conquest and dispersal of Jews by the Assyrians and Babylonians. It also discusses the Persian and Greek rule over the region.
Making the Links: Heterosexism & Anti-Jewish OppressionksWarren Blumenfeld
Throughout history, many dominant groups have depicted or represented minoritized groups in a variety of negative ways in order to maintain control or mastery. The representation of targeted groups is expressed through myths and stereotypes in proverbs, social commentary, literature, jokes, epithets, pictorial depictions, and other cultural forms. This presentation makes the clear and stunning connections between historical representations of Jewish people and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans* (LGBT) people.
The document discusses Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection and how it may not fully apply today. It divides people into three groups: The One Extreme of smart people; The Other Extreme of physically active "dumb" people; and the majority, Those in Between the Extremes, who are swayed by mob mentality. When Those in Between the Extremes fear something fueled by The Extremes, it can lead to poor decisions like the Patriot Act following 9/11. The majority rules but does not take responsibility for consequences.
Unpacking Christian Privilege in a Nation Asserting "Religious Pluralism"Warren Blumenfeld
Christian hegemony I define as the overarching system of advantages bestowed on Christians. It is the institutionalization of a Christian norm or standard, which establishes and perpetuates the notion that all people are or should be Christian, thereby privileging Christians and Christianity, and excluding the needs, concerns, religious cultural practices, and life experiences of people who are not Christian. At times subtle and often overt, Christian hegemony is oppression by neglect, omission, erasure, and distortion, and also by design and intent. This unique slide presentation investigates the concept and realities of Christian privilege.
This document provides a historical overview of perspectives on people with disabilities from ancient times through the early 20th century. It describes how early views saw disabilities as punishment from angels or devils. It then outlines key developments including Bonaterre and Itard's work with the Wild Boy of Aveyron in the late 1700s/early 1800s, the contributions of Edouard Seguin, and the rise of institutions in the late 1800s. The document also discusses the eugenics movement of the late 1800s/early 1900s and the rise of sterilization laws, with over 29,000 sterilizations performed by 1955. It concludes with court cases in the 1970s that challenged institutionalization and pushed for community
Warren Blumenfeld discusses various historical theories about the origins and nature of homosexuality and gender diversity. He describes theories that attributed homosexuality to things like eating certain foods, ghost or worm possession, hormonal imbalances, inherited traits, or as a sign of societal decadence. Blumenfeld also discusses the origins of the terms "homosexual" and "heterosexual" and notes various flawed scientific theories and nonscientific beliefs about LGBTQ identities over time.
This presentation investigates how notion of “race” is socially constructed. It arose concurrently with the advent of European exploration as a justification and rationale for conquest and domination of the globe beginning in the 15th century of the Common Era. Therefore, “race” is an historical, “scientific,” and biological myth. It is an idea. Geneticists tell us that there is often more variability within a given so-called “race” than between “races,” and that there are no essential genetic markers linked specifically to “race.”
This document provides an overview of LGBTQ history before the modern era, noting that same-sex behavior and diverse gender expressions have likely always existed. It discusses evidence of this dating back thousands of years in various prehistoric and ancient cultures around the world, including indigenous traditions recognizing multiple genders. The document also examines references and traditions related to gender and sexual diversity in early recorded history and religious texts from various faiths.
Conversion, Expulsion, Extermination: A History of Anti-Jewish Oppression – P...Warren Blumenfeld
This document provides an overview of ancient anti-Jewish oppression from the beginning of recorded Jewish history until around the time the Christian gospels were written. It details some of the major events and periods including the Hebrew settlement in Canaan, their enslavement in Egypt, the Exodus led by Moses, the development of Jewish spiritual and national identity, the establishment of the Hebrew monarchy and Solomon's Temple, the division into two kingdoms, and the conquest and dispersal of Jews by the Assyrians and Babylonians. It also discusses the Persian and Greek rule over the region.
Making the Links: Heterosexism & Anti-Jewish OppressionksWarren Blumenfeld
Throughout history, many dominant groups have depicted or represented minoritized groups in a variety of negative ways in order to maintain control or mastery. The representation of targeted groups is expressed through myths and stereotypes in proverbs, social commentary, literature, jokes, epithets, pictorial depictions, and other cultural forms. This presentation makes the clear and stunning connections between historical representations of Jewish people and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans* (LGBT) people.
The document discusses Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection and how it may not fully apply today. It divides people into three groups: The One Extreme of smart people; The Other Extreme of physically active "dumb" people; and the majority, Those in Between the Extremes, who are swayed by mob mentality. When Those in Between the Extremes fear something fueled by The Extremes, it can lead to poor decisions like the Patriot Act following 9/11. The majority rules but does not take responsibility for consequences.
Unpacking Christian Privilege in a Nation Asserting "Religious Pluralism"Warren Blumenfeld
Christian hegemony I define as the overarching system of advantages bestowed on Christians. It is the institutionalization of a Christian norm or standard, which establishes and perpetuates the notion that all people are or should be Christian, thereby privileging Christians and Christianity, and excluding the needs, concerns, religious cultural practices, and life experiences of people who are not Christian. At times subtle and often overt, Christian hegemony is oppression by neglect, omission, erasure, and distortion, and also by design and intent. This unique slide presentation investigates the concept and realities of Christian privilege.
The document is a collection of quotes from Hawaiian leaders and scholars on topics related to Hawaiian sovereignty, decolonization, culture and identity. It includes quotes about freedom, heritage, ancestry, race, racism, culture, land, colonization/decolonization and final thoughts on passing Hawaiian culture, land, heritage and freedom to future generations. The quotes express pride in Hawaiian exploration, the importance of guiding communities through challenges, the oppression faced by Hawaiians and other groups, and the sacredness of the land and need to decolonize systems of governance.
This document provides a summary of influential Black historical figures from 1774 to the present. It discusses how slavery stripped Black people of their identities and culture. Key figures highlighted include Marcus Garvey who advocated for Black nationalism and nationhood, Malcolm X who promoted race pride, Ivan Van Sertima who sought to rewrite Black history accurately, and Bob Marley who sang about emancipating minds from mental slavery. The document honors these and other figures like Mary McLeod Bethune, Queen Hatshepsut, Booker T. Washington, Hannibal Barca, and Prophet Drew Ali for their roles in shaping Black history and empowering Black communities.
This document discusses and critiques the arguments made in the film "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed". It summarizes that the film inappropriately uses imagery from the Holocaust to discredit the scientific community's rejection of intelligent design theory. However, Darwinism and evolution cannot explain Hitler's genocide. Using the Holocaust in this way trivializes the complex factors that led to the mass murder of Jews in Europe during World War 2. The document criticizes how the film misappropriates the Holocaust for its political goals of promoting intelligent design.
This document is an introduction to a book about the Illuminati bloodlines by Fritz Springmeier. It discusses how the Illuminati view the world as a stage and control propaganda to manipulate the public. The author states they are not a conspiracy theorist, but deal in facts, and have met some Illuminati members who are alive and dangerous. The Illuminati have taken over governments long ago. The book aims to provide an overview of the Illuminati as generational Satanic bloodlines that have gained the most power and control the world from behind the scenes through secret societies. It is not meant to cause fear but communicate the facts about the secret occult oligarchies that rule the world.
The Matrix Proyect #116A. THE STORY OF THE HUMAN HERDProyecto Matriz
The human race is a herd.
Here we are, unique, eternal aspects of consciousness with an infinity of potential,
and we have allowed ourselves to become an unthinking, unquestioning blob of conformity and uniformity.
A herd.
Once we concede to the herd mentality we can be controlled and directed by a tiny few. And we are.
http://elproyectomatriz.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/el-cuento-del-rebano-humano-aturdido/
The document discusses human nature and its relationship with the natural world. It argues that humanity has never truly been free, as freedom is an illusion, and that humans must comply with natural laws or suffer consequences. It provides examples of how human-caused disasters like pollution and climate change have disrupted the environment and caused harm, showing that nature does not give "second chances" and that humanity must learn its subordinate role to the greater natural order. The essay contends that humans are not privileged in nature and have a responsibility to align their actions with natural laws to avoid suffering repercussions for upsetting ecological balances.
A Preliminary Study on Childlessness/Childfree in the US. contemporary societ...Xena Crystal LC Huang
Outline
Is childlessness and the child-free in the U.S. on the rise?
2. A brief chronicle of procreation vs. childlessness
3. Research Method- Hermeneutic Phenomenology
4. Research Rationale
6. Interpretation and Findings
7. Result and implication
(The final version was presented at UW-Stout. Women's Study Conference).
The document discusses the history and ideas of the eugenics movement from the 19th century through the early 20th century. It traces the origins of eugenics from Darwin and Galton, through its spread internationally via groups like the American Eugenics Society. Key figures like Davenport and Laughlin advocated for both positive and negative eugenics policies including sterilization laws and restrictive immigration policies. The eugenics movement aimed to improve human heredity by controlling reproduction but had racist, classist, and ableist assumptions.
This document provides an overview of Daniel Logan's book "America Bewitched" which examines the rise of black magic and spiritism in America. It discusses how Charles Manson harnessed evil powers through his study of the occult in prison, forming a cult-like "family" and instructing them to commit brutal murders. The introduction notes how many young people are turning to mysticism and the occult due to disillusionment with materialism and modern society. It aims to help readers distinguish good and evil forces in the supernatural realm.
Of all the Races on planet earth, is it possible that one is really superior to the others? This slideshow addresses that question and gives overwhelming evidence, even proof, that it is true that one, and only one, is superior.
Abigail Adams advised her husband John Adams on political issues and took risks to advance the fledgling US nation behind the scenes. Ida B. Wells crusaded against lynching of African Americans in the US during a dangerous time. Eleanor Roosevelt influenced many areas of social and economic life in the US as First Lady and helped draft the UN Declaration of Human Rights.
This document contains a collection of quotes related to life, education, and learning. Some key themes that emerge are:
- Formal education does not always support learning and can undermine local values and ways of living.
- True learning happens through real-world experiences and connections, not by compartmentalizing knowledge.
- Society would benefit by moving away from the idea that everyone must earn a living through traditional work, and instead support more learning and problem-solving.
Dr. Bobby Wright | The Psychopathic Racial Personality, A RBG Multimedia Tuto...RBG Communiversity
“In a bullfight, after being brutalized while making innumerable charges at the movement of a cape, there comes a time when the bull finally turns and faces his adversary with the only movement being his heaving bloody sides. It is believed that for the first time he really sees the matador. This final confrontation is known as the "moment of truth." For the bull, this moment comes too late.
Dr. Clarke In His Own Words_ African Education At the Crossroads. RBG Communiversity
This document provides an autobiographical account from Dr. John Henrik Clarke reflecting on his life and work as an historian, author, and activist. Some key points:
- Clarke was born in 1915 in Alabama and grew up in a sharecropping family, working various jobs from a young age to support himself and his education.
- He had a passion for history from a young age and left the South to pursue further education and a career focused on researching and teaching African history.
- Throughout his life, Clarke authored hundreds of works on African history and the African diaspora. He also founded or helped establish numerous organizations focused on African and African American studies.
- Clarke dedicated his career to
Political Report to the 7th Congress of the African People's Socialist Party USARBG Communiversity
The document is the political report from the chairman of the African People's Socialist Party to the party's Seventh Congress. It discusses the party's role as the vanguard and advanced detachment of the African revolution. It provides the party's history and achievements over its 45+ year existence. It emphasizes the party's goal of seizing state power in Africa to liberate the continent from imperialism and establish socialism under the leadership of the African working class.
Dr. Amos N. Wilson_The Battle Must Be Joined | A Revolutionary PoemRBG Communiversity
This document calls for joining the battle against racism through direct action and confrontation. It states that true change requires risking defeat, fighting "hand to hand" through institutions and traditions, and creating a new world order through rebuilding and restoring what has been destroyed. The battle must be fought through the mind, spirit, will, money, technology, and physical confrontation if needed. Ultimately, change depends on ordinary people taking up the challenge and making this new world their own.
The Revolutionary Psychology of Dr. Amos N. Wilson_text only versionRBG Communiversity
1) The passage discusses the revolutionary psychology of Dr. Amos N. Wilson and emphasizes the need to join the battle for liberation through concrete action and building new institutions.
2) It criticizes assimilationist leadership that seeks integration into white systems of power and calls for a true nationalist movement that works to replace oppressive systems with Afrocentric alternatives through entrepreneurship and future-oriented work.
3) A true nationalist educates both children and adults, builds international networks, and delegates power rather than being obsessed with the past or destroyed civilizations. Nationalism requires concrete progress.
Imperialism 101_ Chapter 1 of Against Empire by Michael ParentiRBG Communiversity
This document provides an overview and analysis of imperialism. It discusses how imperialism has shaped world history over the past few centuries through the colonization and oppression of indigenous peoples. While imperialism has had massive impacts, it is often ignored or sanitized in mainstream discourse. The document examines the economic drivers of capitalist imperialism, how it has exploited the land, labor and resources of the global south for profit. It also debunks common myths used to justify imperialism, such as the notion that colonized regions were inherently poor or culturally backward.
This document outlines standards and guidelines for members of the African People's Socialist Party. It discusses that Party members must be committed to serving the people and struggling for African liberation, unity, and socialism. The Party aims to educate the masses and lead them in struggles to solve their problems and undermine the imperialist system. The document explains the Party's revolutionary strategy and role in developing the political consciousness of the people through organizing struggles. It emphasizes the importance of discipline and subordinating individual interests to serve the Party and liberation movement.
This document contains multiple quotes from Malcolm X on a variety of topics:
1) Malcolm X criticizes those in the black community who are too comfortable with their current situation and unwilling to push for further progress and change.
2) He expresses that while he is against racism and discrimination, he does not view himself as an American due to the oppression black people face in the U.S.
3) Malcolm X emphasizes the importance of black unity before trying to unite with other groups, and calls for greater understanding between black people to overcome divisions.
This document summarizes key points from Dr. Amos Wilson's book "Blueprint for Black Power" regarding economics and Afrikan nationalism. It discusses Wilson's argument that an African American/Caribbean/Pan-African bloc could generate significant black power to counter white and Asian power networks. It also analyzes potentially powerful black institutions and advocates for greater use of financial tools and institutions to promote economic empowerment. Wilson asserts that true black power requires ownership and control over critical resources like property, wealth, and organization, rather than just political offices. The responsibility of the African American community is to ensure Africa's economic development and invest in rebuilding Africa.
The document is a collection of quotes from Hawaiian leaders and scholars on topics related to Hawaiian sovereignty, decolonization, culture and identity. It includes quotes about freedom, heritage, ancestry, race, racism, culture, land, colonization/decolonization and final thoughts on passing Hawaiian culture, land, heritage and freedom to future generations. The quotes express pride in Hawaiian exploration, the importance of guiding communities through challenges, the oppression faced by Hawaiians and other groups, and the sacredness of the land and need to decolonize systems of governance.
This document provides a summary of influential Black historical figures from 1774 to the present. It discusses how slavery stripped Black people of their identities and culture. Key figures highlighted include Marcus Garvey who advocated for Black nationalism and nationhood, Malcolm X who promoted race pride, Ivan Van Sertima who sought to rewrite Black history accurately, and Bob Marley who sang about emancipating minds from mental slavery. The document honors these and other figures like Mary McLeod Bethune, Queen Hatshepsut, Booker T. Washington, Hannibal Barca, and Prophet Drew Ali for their roles in shaping Black history and empowering Black communities.
This document discusses and critiques the arguments made in the film "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed". It summarizes that the film inappropriately uses imagery from the Holocaust to discredit the scientific community's rejection of intelligent design theory. However, Darwinism and evolution cannot explain Hitler's genocide. Using the Holocaust in this way trivializes the complex factors that led to the mass murder of Jews in Europe during World War 2. The document criticizes how the film misappropriates the Holocaust for its political goals of promoting intelligent design.
This document is an introduction to a book about the Illuminati bloodlines by Fritz Springmeier. It discusses how the Illuminati view the world as a stage and control propaganda to manipulate the public. The author states they are not a conspiracy theorist, but deal in facts, and have met some Illuminati members who are alive and dangerous. The Illuminati have taken over governments long ago. The book aims to provide an overview of the Illuminati as generational Satanic bloodlines that have gained the most power and control the world from behind the scenes through secret societies. It is not meant to cause fear but communicate the facts about the secret occult oligarchies that rule the world.
The Matrix Proyect #116A. THE STORY OF THE HUMAN HERDProyecto Matriz
The human race is a herd.
Here we are, unique, eternal aspects of consciousness with an infinity of potential,
and we have allowed ourselves to become an unthinking, unquestioning blob of conformity and uniformity.
A herd.
Once we concede to the herd mentality we can be controlled and directed by a tiny few. And we are.
http://elproyectomatriz.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/el-cuento-del-rebano-humano-aturdido/
The document discusses human nature and its relationship with the natural world. It argues that humanity has never truly been free, as freedom is an illusion, and that humans must comply with natural laws or suffer consequences. It provides examples of how human-caused disasters like pollution and climate change have disrupted the environment and caused harm, showing that nature does not give "second chances" and that humanity must learn its subordinate role to the greater natural order. The essay contends that humans are not privileged in nature and have a responsibility to align their actions with natural laws to avoid suffering repercussions for upsetting ecological balances.
A Preliminary Study on Childlessness/Childfree in the US. contemporary societ...Xena Crystal LC Huang
Outline
Is childlessness and the child-free in the U.S. on the rise?
2. A brief chronicle of procreation vs. childlessness
3. Research Method- Hermeneutic Phenomenology
4. Research Rationale
6. Interpretation and Findings
7. Result and implication
(The final version was presented at UW-Stout. Women's Study Conference).
The document discusses the history and ideas of the eugenics movement from the 19th century through the early 20th century. It traces the origins of eugenics from Darwin and Galton, through its spread internationally via groups like the American Eugenics Society. Key figures like Davenport and Laughlin advocated for both positive and negative eugenics policies including sterilization laws and restrictive immigration policies. The eugenics movement aimed to improve human heredity by controlling reproduction but had racist, classist, and ableist assumptions.
This document provides an overview of Daniel Logan's book "America Bewitched" which examines the rise of black magic and spiritism in America. It discusses how Charles Manson harnessed evil powers through his study of the occult in prison, forming a cult-like "family" and instructing them to commit brutal murders. The introduction notes how many young people are turning to mysticism and the occult due to disillusionment with materialism and modern society. It aims to help readers distinguish good and evil forces in the supernatural realm.
Of all the Races on planet earth, is it possible that one is really superior to the others? This slideshow addresses that question and gives overwhelming evidence, even proof, that it is true that one, and only one, is superior.
Abigail Adams advised her husband John Adams on political issues and took risks to advance the fledgling US nation behind the scenes. Ida B. Wells crusaded against lynching of African Americans in the US during a dangerous time. Eleanor Roosevelt influenced many areas of social and economic life in the US as First Lady and helped draft the UN Declaration of Human Rights.
This document contains a collection of quotes related to life, education, and learning. Some key themes that emerge are:
- Formal education does not always support learning and can undermine local values and ways of living.
- True learning happens through real-world experiences and connections, not by compartmentalizing knowledge.
- Society would benefit by moving away from the idea that everyone must earn a living through traditional work, and instead support more learning and problem-solving.
Dr. Bobby Wright | The Psychopathic Racial Personality, A RBG Multimedia Tuto...RBG Communiversity
“In a bullfight, after being brutalized while making innumerable charges at the movement of a cape, there comes a time when the bull finally turns and faces his adversary with the only movement being his heaving bloody sides. It is believed that for the first time he really sees the matador. This final confrontation is known as the "moment of truth." For the bull, this moment comes too late.
Dr. Clarke In His Own Words_ African Education At the Crossroads. RBG Communiversity
This document provides an autobiographical account from Dr. John Henrik Clarke reflecting on his life and work as an historian, author, and activist. Some key points:
- Clarke was born in 1915 in Alabama and grew up in a sharecropping family, working various jobs from a young age to support himself and his education.
- He had a passion for history from a young age and left the South to pursue further education and a career focused on researching and teaching African history.
- Throughout his life, Clarke authored hundreds of works on African history and the African diaspora. He also founded or helped establish numerous organizations focused on African and African American studies.
- Clarke dedicated his career to
Political Report to the 7th Congress of the African People's Socialist Party USARBG Communiversity
The document is the political report from the chairman of the African People's Socialist Party to the party's Seventh Congress. It discusses the party's role as the vanguard and advanced detachment of the African revolution. It provides the party's history and achievements over its 45+ year existence. It emphasizes the party's goal of seizing state power in Africa to liberate the continent from imperialism and establish socialism under the leadership of the African working class.
Dr. Amos N. Wilson_The Battle Must Be Joined | A Revolutionary PoemRBG Communiversity
This document calls for joining the battle against racism through direct action and confrontation. It states that true change requires risking defeat, fighting "hand to hand" through institutions and traditions, and creating a new world order through rebuilding and restoring what has been destroyed. The battle must be fought through the mind, spirit, will, money, technology, and physical confrontation if needed. Ultimately, change depends on ordinary people taking up the challenge and making this new world their own.
The Revolutionary Psychology of Dr. Amos N. Wilson_text only versionRBG Communiversity
1) The passage discusses the revolutionary psychology of Dr. Amos N. Wilson and emphasizes the need to join the battle for liberation through concrete action and building new institutions.
2) It criticizes assimilationist leadership that seeks integration into white systems of power and calls for a true nationalist movement that works to replace oppressive systems with Afrocentric alternatives through entrepreneurship and future-oriented work.
3) A true nationalist educates both children and adults, builds international networks, and delegates power rather than being obsessed with the past or destroyed civilizations. Nationalism requires concrete progress.
Imperialism 101_ Chapter 1 of Against Empire by Michael ParentiRBG Communiversity
This document provides an overview and analysis of imperialism. It discusses how imperialism has shaped world history over the past few centuries through the colonization and oppression of indigenous peoples. While imperialism has had massive impacts, it is often ignored or sanitized in mainstream discourse. The document examines the economic drivers of capitalist imperialism, how it has exploited the land, labor and resources of the global south for profit. It also debunks common myths used to justify imperialism, such as the notion that colonized regions were inherently poor or culturally backward.
This document outlines standards and guidelines for members of the African People's Socialist Party. It discusses that Party members must be committed to serving the people and struggling for African liberation, unity, and socialism. The Party aims to educate the masses and lead them in struggles to solve their problems and undermine the imperialist system. The document explains the Party's revolutionary strategy and role in developing the political consciousness of the people through organizing struggles. It emphasizes the importance of discipline and subordinating individual interests to serve the Party and liberation movement.
This document contains multiple quotes from Malcolm X on a variety of topics:
1) Malcolm X criticizes those in the black community who are too comfortable with their current situation and unwilling to push for further progress and change.
2) He expresses that while he is against racism and discrimination, he does not view himself as an American due to the oppression black people face in the U.S.
3) Malcolm X emphasizes the importance of black unity before trying to unite with other groups, and calls for greater understanding between black people to overcome divisions.
This document summarizes key points from Dr. Amos Wilson's book "Blueprint for Black Power" regarding economics and Afrikan nationalism. It discusses Wilson's argument that an African American/Caribbean/Pan-African bloc could generate significant black power to counter white and Asian power networks. It also analyzes potentially powerful black institutions and advocates for greater use of financial tools and institutions to promote economic empowerment. Wilson asserts that true black power requires ownership and control over critical resources like property, wealth, and organization, rather than just political offices. The responsibility of the African American community is to ensure Africa's economic development and invest in rebuilding Africa.
The 14-Point Platform of the African People's Socialist Party outlines their core beliefs and goals. The key points are:
1) They believe African people in the US experience colonial domination and oppression, and seek peace, dignity, and self-determination.
2) They believe the capitalist system exploits African labor and want rights to economic development and jobs that benefit their people.
3) They do not believe African people have meaningful political representation, so do not want to pay taxes to the US government.
4) They want freedom of speech and association to organize for liberation without fear of imprisonment or harm.
5) They view all African people as part of a single entity, and want the
From: Chairman Omali Yeshitela , Ch. 3. The Theory of African Internationalism. In: An Uneasy Equilibrium - Commemorative Edition: The African Revolution Versus Parasitic Capitalism, Burning Spear Uhuru Publications, 2014.
Chinweizu_ Marcus Garvey and Black Power (Parts 1 through 6)RBG Communiversity
Garvey argued that the Black race will be exterminated if it does not build a Black superpower in Africa by the end of the century. He summarizes Marcus Garvey's legacy, including his institution building, profound ideas, and projects for successors. Key aspects of Garvey's legacy were his establishment of political, business, social, and paramilitary institutions through the UNIA; ideas like race first, racial autonomy, self-reliance, nation building, and industrialization; and his dramatization of Black power that inspired future leaders despite attempts to discredit him.
Decolonizing the African Mind: Further Analysis and Strategy_Dr. Uhuru HotepRBG Communiversity
This document provides an overview and framework for discussing the psychology of African liberation. It discusses how Europeans perfected methods of psychological manipulation and control over Africans through processes of colonization, deculturalization, and mis-education. These processes aim to strip Africans of their culture and replace it with European culture in order to manipulate and control them. The document outlines the history of European colonialism in Africa and how it led to the colonization of African lands, knowledge, and minds. It discusses how deculturalization and mis-education have affected African Americans and aims to brainwash them. The document concludes by discussing the need to decolonize the African mind through reversing these processes and embracing African concepts and orientations.
2017 African People's Socialist Party Plenary Putting Revolution Back On the ...RBG Communiversity
The document discusses an African People's Socialist Party plenary meeting to assess progress on implementing the goals established at the party's sixth congress five years prior. It describes the imperialist crisis exacerbating political instability in the US and challenges facing the African liberation movement. The party sees itself as providing revolutionary leadership for the African working class to achieve socialist liberation and unification against neocolonial forces promoting dependency.
This document summarizes the evolution of scholarship on the Black Power movement. It notes that early narratives portrayed Black Power negatively and dismissed its impact. However, over the past 15 years, new scholarship has provided nuanced analyses that demystify the movement and document its profound implications. The essay examines how the study of Black Power has grown from being part of civil rights historiography to becoming its own distinct field. It traces the roots of the Black Power movement in earlier 20th century radicalism and outlines some of the movement's key activities and impacts during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
African People’s Socialist Party 14-Point Platform Study-GuideRBG Communiversity
The document provides an overview of the 14-Point Platform of the African People's Socialist Party, which was adopted in 1981. It states that studying the 14 points equips members to understand the Party's theory of African Internationalism and take action to liberate Africa and African people everywhere. The 14 points are considered the basic political education course for understanding the Party's ideology and practice. The document urges members to memorize and internalize the 14 points and use them daily in organizing Africans to liberate Africa and their people.
This document contains Malcolm X's speech given at the London School of Economics in 1965. In it, he makes 3 key points:
1) American society is racist and uses the media to portray Black communities as criminal to justify police brutality and oppression.
2) Western powers manipulate the media to control the narrative around conflicts in Africa, portraying violence against Black communities as justified while ignoring mass murder.
3) Centuries of colonial rule created a negative image of Africa that caused Black people in the West to internalize racism and hate their African identity and features.
ATTICA PRISON UPRISING 101-A SHORT PRIMER By Mariame Kaba, Project NIARBG Communiversity
This document provides background information on the 1971 Attica Prison uprising in three pages. It summarizes that tensions were rising at Attica due to overcrowding, poor conditions, and racial segregation. On September 8th, 1971, two prisoners were sent to solitary confinement ("the box") after an altercation, sparking outrage among the inmate population. The next day, prisoners took control of the facility, taking guards as hostages. After four days of negotiations, state police stormed the prison, killing 39 people in the process and ending the uprising. The document aims to provide context on the conditions and circumstances that led up to the rebellion.
The Political Report to the Sixth Congress of the African People’s Socialist ...RBG Communiversity
The document provides an overview of the African People's Socialist Party and the political context surrounding its Sixth Congress. It notes that the Party was founded in 1972 in the aftermath of the defeat of the Black Revolution of the 1960s. It argues that the Party's leadership is now needed more than ever as imperialism enters a crisis period. The Party recognizes the defeat of previous revolutionary struggles and aims to complete what was started rather than accept limitations. It asserts that the Party's role is to continue providing revolutionary leadership to the African masses and lead the Final Offensive Against Imperialism.
The Black Power Movement, A State of the Field. Joseph PE, 2009.RBG Communiversity
This document summarizes the evolution of scholarship on the black power movement. It discusses how early narratives portrayed black power negatively, undermining civil rights struggles. Recent studies have provided more nuanced perspectives, establishing black power studies as a field. The black power movement fundamentally transformed racial justice struggles through uncompromising pursuit of social, political, cultural, and economic change across various areas like education, politics, and women's issues. The meaning and impact of black power remains complex with both positive and negative dimensions.
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The Making of African American Identity: Vol. III, 1917-1968
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LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
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The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
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significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
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The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
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Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
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accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
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A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
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Answers about how you can do more with Walmart!"
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Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering.pptxDenish Jangid
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
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RBG Quotable Elders and Ancestors
1. RBG Blakademics Febuary, 2011
"I freed thousands of slaves. I could have freed thousands more if they had known they
were slaves."
Harriet Tubman
"The events which transpired five thousand years ago; Five years ago or five minutes
ago, have determined what will happen five minutes from now; five years From now or
five thousand years from now. All history is a current event."
Dr. John Henrik Clarke
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
"No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow."
Alice Walker
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2. RBG Blakademics Febuary, 2011
"First, my people must be taught the knowledge of self. Then and only then will they be
able to understand others and that which surrounds them. Anyone who does not have a
knowledge of self is considered a victim of either amnesia or unconsciousness and is
not very competent. The lack of knowledge of self is a prevailing condition among my
people here in America. Gaining the knowledge of self makes us unite into a great unity.
Knowledge of self makes you take on the great virtue of learning."
Honorable Elijah Muhammad
"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just
what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of
injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they
are resisted with either words or blow, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed
by the endurance of those whom they oppress."
Frederick Douglass
"African-Americans have not yet learn that no other people have continued worshipping
another's God, especially their slave master's god or gods and freed themselves from
cultural and physical genocide. Why should Africans and African-Americans be the only
exception to this historic reality?"
Dr. Ben
"Freedom is to come to the Negro, not as a bequest, but as a conquest."
Carter G. Woodson
"Judaism, Christianity & Islam are innovations on fragments from the periphery of the
African cultural and spiritual system."
Professor James Small
"Whoever controls the images, controls your self-esteem, self-respect and self-
development. Whoever controls the history, controls the vision."
Dr. Leonard Jeffries
"The thing to do is to get organized; keep separated and you will be exploited, you will
be robbed, you will be killed. Get organized and you will compel the world to respect
you."
Marcus Garvey
"Remain separated and you will suffer; Together we are invincible !"
Haywood Barber, Sr.
"A man who won't die for something is not fit to live."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Those who seek temporary security rather than basic liberty deserve neither...
Queen Mother Moore
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3. RBG Blakademics Febuary, 2011
"Sure there are a few good whites just as much as there are a few bad Blacks. However
what we are concerned here with is group attitudes and group politics. The exception
does not make a lie or the rule - it merely substantiates it."
Steve Biko
"I started with this idea in my head, "there's two things I've got a right to....death or
liberty?."
Harriet Tubman
"You're not an African because you're born in Africa. You're an African because Africa is
born in you. It's in your genes.... your DNA....your entire biological make up. Whether
you like it or not, that's the way it is. However, if you were to embrace this truth with
open arms....my, my, my....what a wonderful thing."
Marimba Ani
"To illuminate our real African History, to clarify our African Present, to brilliantly project
our African Future."
Mama Kefa Nephthys
"Truth crush to earth will rise again stronger than ever."
Dr. Leonard Jeffries
"I'm not going to sit at your table and watch you eat, with nothing on my plate, and call
myself a diner. Sitting at the table doesn't make you a diner."
Malcolm X
"Ignore the ignorance of the ignorant"
Unknown
"What Black Consciousness seeks to do is to produce at the output end of the process
real Black people who do not regard themselves as appendages to white society."
Steve Biko
"I grew up like a neglected weed, ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it. Now
that I've been free, I know what a dreadful condition slavery is."
Harriet Tubman
"Two wrongs don't make a right....but it makes things even."
Lana "Isis" Drakes
"The only protection against injustice in man is power.....physical, financial and
scientific."
Marcus Garvey
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4. RBG Blakademics Febuary, 2011
"Win or lose, we win by raising the issues."
Charlotta Bass
"The most disastrous aspect of colonization which you are the most relunctant to
release from your mind is their colonization of the image of God."
Dr. Frances Cress-Welsing
"Peace if possible, War if necessary."
Dr. Khallid A. Muhammad
"My bones are tired. Not tired of struggling, but tired of oppression."
Queen Mother Moore
"Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who
prepare for it today."
Malcolm X
"Powerful people never educate powerless people in what they need that they can use
to take the power away from powerful people; it's too much to expect. If I was in power, I
would not educate people in how to take my powers away."
Dr. John Henrik Clarke
"I never ran my train off the track. And I never lost a passenger"
Harriet Tubman
"...education has but one honorable purpose, one alone, everything else is a waste of
time......that is to train the student to be a proper handler of power."
Dr. John Henrik Clarke
"Black Consciousness is in essence the realization by the black man of the need to rally
together with his brothers around the cause of their operation - the blackness of their
skin - and to operate as a group in order to rid themselves of the shackles that bind
them to perpetual servitude."
Steve Biko
"One is fully conscious when he or she is the results of having been informed and
instructed by the experience of his or her ancestors and use that knowledge to master,
understand and become able to create institutions that allow him or her to live in
harmony with the rest of nature and the universe."
Professor James Small
"Just because a cat has kittens in the oven, that doesn't make them biscuits."
Malcolm X
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5. RBG Blakademics Febuary, 2011
"God created black people and black people created style."
George C. Wolfe
"For the 'human race' to get along sounds like a wonderful thing......yet and still, Africans
as a people globally must first get along. Then and only then can we realistically get
along truthfully with any other race. Anything other than that......you're just fooling
yourself."
Unknown
"The Lord who told me to take care of my people meant me to do it just as long as I live,
and so I did what he told me."
Harriet Tubman
"Every form of true education trains the student in self-reliance"
Dr. John Henrik Clarke
"When you control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his actions. You do
not have to tell him not to stand here or go yonder. He will find his 'proper place' and will
stay in it. You do not need to send him to the back door. He will go without being told. In
fact, if there is no back door, he will cut one for his special benefit. His education makes
it necessary"
Carter G. Woodson
"African people need to stop shouting 'nationtime' until they are clear about the
responsibilities of running a nation."
Dr. John Henrik Clarke
"No people to whom liberty is given can hold it as firmly and wear it as grandly as those
who wrench their liberty from the iron hand of the tyrant."
Frederick Douglass
"Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research."
Malcolm X
"Look at you....chasing your tail....running after the dollar bill as if it's going to solve your
problems personally or collectively as a people. 'Black America' is in the top 10 list of
richest nations in the world. Still....look at us. Disrespected, mistreated and down
trodden to say the least. Why? Because we don't study our past and present to create a
better future with our resources. We have to study our history....It's mandatory."
Lloyd "Amen-Ra" Spivey
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6. RBG Blakademics Febuary, 2011
"History is a clock people use to tell their historical culture and political time of the day.
It's a compass that people use to find themselves on the map of human geography. The
history tells them where they have been, where they are and what they are. But most
importantly history tells a people where they still must go and what they still must be"
Dr. John Henrik Clarke
The economic philosophy of black nationalism only means that our people need to be
re-educated into the importance of controlling the economy of the community in which
we live, which means that we won't have to constantly be involved in picketing and
boycotting other people in other communities in order to get jobs
Malcolm X
"Black Consciousness therefore takes cognizance of the deliberateness of God's plan in
creating Black people black."
Steve Biko
"When you deal with the past, you're dealing with history, you're dealing actually with
the origin of a thing. When you know the origin, you know the cause It's impossible for
you and me to have a balanced mind in this society without going into the past, because
in this particular society, as we function and fit into it right now, we're such an underdog,
we're trampled upon, we're looked upon as almost nothing. Now if we don't go into the
past and find out how we got this way, we will think that we were always this way. And if
you think that you were always in the condition that you're in right now, it's impossible
for you to have too much confidence in yourself, you become worthless, almost nothing.
But when you go back into the past and find out where you once were, then you will
know that you once had attained a higher level, had made great achievements,
contributions to society, civilization, science, and so forth. And you know that if you once
did it you can do it again; you automatically get the incentive, the inspiration and the
energy necessary to duplicate what our forefathers did."
Malcolm X
"Our purpose in life is to leave a legacy for our children and our children's children. For
this reason, we must correct history that at present denies our humanity and self-
respect."
Queen Mother Moore
"Now consciousness, what is consciousness? Consciousness is being aware of one's
surroundings, recognizing the existence, truth or fact of something; being aware of the
very moment, the very instant that you are in; being aware of how you affect the human
social, political, and natural ecology you are a part of and how it affects you.
Consciousness is being informed and instructed through your groups peculiar culture on
the effects of the varied ecologies on your immediate and distant ancestors, and to be
aware of their interpretation of that experience."
Professor James Small
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7. RBG Blakademics Febuary, 2011
"Billions of dollars a year is pumped into the propaganda machine to keep black people
ignorant of the truth about their history and condition."
Unknown
"The longer I live and the more I study the question, the more I am convinced that it is
not so much the problem of what you will do with Negro, as what the Negro will do with
you and your 'civilization'."
Booker T. Washington
"All of us may not live to see the higher accomplishments of an African empire, so
strong and powerful as to compel the respect of mankind, but we in our lifetime can so
work and act as to make the dream a possibility within another generation."
Marcus Garvey
"Love of self comes first. The one who loves everybody is the one who does not love
anyone."
Honorable Elijah Muhammad
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