Thursday, July 31, 2008

Marcus Garvey... Letter Written Feb 10, 1925....

As you can tell, I have a lot of time this week and a lot of things on my mind.

We are getting things done around the house but I've been reading a lot, an awful
lot.

This is from a warrior for us.  I didn't know hardly anything about this man and right-
fully so.  It's been hidden from us.  As most things are.

Well, today, tonight, I decide to pick my own hero's and this he definitely one.

Thank you brave sir for your having past this way on earth.

Please read with joy.  His birthday is coming.  If you can figure out who he is.
I'm sure you'll love him, like he first loved you.

Omar

This was written from his prison cell,  Feb 10, ****,

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....All I have I have given to you, I have sacrificed my home and my loving wife for you.
I entrust her to your charge, to protect and defend her in my absence.  She is the bravest
little woman I know.  She has suffered and sacrificed with me for you; therefore, please do not
desert her in this dismal hour, when she stands alone.  I have left her penniless and helpless
to face the world, because I gave all, but her courage is great, and I know she will hold up
for you and me.

After my enemies are satisfied, in life or death I shall come back to you to serve even as
I have served before.  In life I shall be the same; in death I shall be a terror to the foes of
Negro liberty.  If death has power, then count on me in death to be the real (person's name
to whom wrote this letter) I would like to be.  I may come in an earthquake, or a cyclone, or
plague, or pestilence, or as God would have me, then be assured that I shall never desert
you and make your enemies triumph over you.  Would I not go to hell a million times
for you?  Would I not lose the whole world and eternity for you?  Would I not cry forever
before the footstool of the Lord Omnipotent for you?  Would I not die a million deaths for
you?  Then,why be sad?  Cheer up, and be assured that if It takes a million years the
sins of our enemies shall visit the millionth generation of those that hinder and oppress
us.

Remember that I have sworn by you and my God to serve to the end of all time, the
wreck of matter and the crash of worlds.  The enemies think I am defeated.  Did the
Germans defeat the French in 1870?  Did Napoleon really conquer Europe?  If so,
that I am defeated, but I tell you the world shall hear from my principles, even two
thousand years hence.  I am willing to wait on time for my satisfaction and the
retribution of my enemies.  Observe my enemies and their children and posterity,
and one day you shall see retribution settling around them.

If I die in Atlanta my work shall live, in the physical or spiritual to see the day of
Africa's glory.  When I am dead wrap the mantle of the Red, Black and Green around
me, for in the new life I shall rise with God's grace and blessing to lead the millions of
us to the heights of triumph with the colors that you all know.  Look for me in the
whirlwind or the storm, look for me all the around you, for with God's grace I shall
come and bring with me countless millions of Black slaves who have died in
America and the West Indies and the millions in Africa to aid you in the fight for
Liberty, Freedom and Life.

The civilization of today is gone drunk and crazy with its power and by such it
seeks through injustice, fraud and lies to crush the unfortunate.  But if I am
apparently crushed by the system of influence and misdirected power, my
cause shall rise again to plague the conscience of the corrupt.  For I am
satisfied and for you, I repeat, I am glad to suffer and even die.  Again I say,
cheer up, for better days are ahead.  I shall write the history that will inspire
the millions that are coming and leave the posterity of our enemies to reckon
with the hosts for the deeds of their fathers.

With God's dearest blessings, I leave you for awhile.
- (signed by ----man's name is here)

--
" You are a Divine Spiritual Being having a Physical Experience"

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Monday, July 28, 2008

This "Man" is love... Another State Of The Black Union

Okay,

I know you may not agree with his religion.  You don't have to.

But less agree to disagree, we are "Black People" and as "Black People" we have a common
goal. 

Based upon that,,, will you listen for just 9 mins and 18 sec.  We can all be on the same page to "Transformation"

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Omar Shakur,

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Dr. Na'im Akbar,,, I found a recent YouTube Showing

Folks,

This man is "Powerful"...

I don't want to waste time with the introduction....

The Doctor for the African American mind...Dr. Na'im Akbar.



Enjoy,

Omar Shakur,

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Schott Foundation Releases 50 State Report on Public Education and Black Males

Here's an email that I got from an old college friend.

FYI! 

If you are an educator of at least one Black male or simply have an interest in the plight of the Black male, this document is a "must read" and "must study!"  The numbers are staggering relative to education.  Interestingly enough, the data categorizes Newark, NJ, the city (not the district) where I work as one best in the country relative to the dropout rate.  Moreover, the State of NJ is categorized as one of the best in the country for the same reason.  Again, interesting.

I encourage all who receive this report to read and study it thoroughly and to circulate widely.

Following are the links.  The first is the Executive Summary.  The others are The Inequality Index and the National Summary.

http://www.blackboysreport.org/files/schott50statereport-execsummary.pdf

http://blackboysreport.org/node/21

http://blackboysreport.org/node/15

Of course, if the links do not work, simply copy and past into your web browsers.

Principal K..... (I can't leave the name's here... sorry)
"I'm on FIRE!!!"


Omar Shakur,

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Book Review on Recapturing the African Mind


Hello everyone,

I just finish reading the book... "Recapturing The African Mind", by Bruce Bridges.

The book was Powerful.

What I enjoyed about the most was, Dr. Bridges broke it down. Who the enemy is and how he got his power.

I can't tell you here if just in case you decide to read it.

He cover how every state or country in Africa was "tricked" and how that same trickery is working
today. Not just in Africa but also in the U.S.

He also spoke about one of the biggest problems in learning. It's.... (again, I can't tell ya, you gotta read it for yourself)

My friend in Nashville, Tn is a history teacher, he naturally teaches other classed too. Well, today he told me that the school where he teaches wants to not have him, an African American,teach the African American Class. They want to have a White lady teach it.

Can you imagine? What if the lady is a racist? What if she doesn't have any Black friends or never lived in a black neighborhood. Never associated with African Americans in high school or college. In fact the only thing she may know about African Americans is what the history books have told her.

Are you getting my point. I feel like maybe I said too much.... you can pick the book up at Amazon.com or at your local Afrocentric store but get it.

Let me get your opinion....

Omar Shakur

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Sunday, July 27, 2008

Here's a nice Video to start the blog off..

African History...

by Dr. Bruce Bridges  Video...

The Brother is deep... Take a look

http://bruce-bridges.com/video.html


Enjoy.

Omar
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Welcome to my blog,,,AfroCentric Spirit.

Hello,

My name is Omar Shakur....

My intention are to share with you information, books, cd's, dvd's, website and articles on "The African Experience and the Soul".

As the Ancient Kemits have written on the walls and left for us to discover...."Man Know Thy Self."

I'll be back in a day of so after completion of a current book I'm reading....

Omar