Internal Reparations

Barack Obama recently indicated that he opposes 'external reparations'. Many villagers are troubled by the idea of having the government follow-up on their apology with a modern-day version of 40 acres and a mule.

I think that Obama and most villagers would be in favor of 'internal reparations'. The late Ken Bridges talked about 'internal reparations' in the following talk given at a rally in Washington DC.

Ken Bridges, the co-founder of the MATAH Network, dedicated his life to the upliftment of African Americans. Ken was the 10th victim of the Washington DC snipers on October 11, 2002. What do you think about his comments on 'internal reparations'?

Reparations: The Blog for Economic & Political Empowerment

Villagers, one of the brothers that I met at the Blogging While Brown conference last month was Jabriel Ballentine. He is an entrepreneur and activist.

One of his blogs is called, 'Reparations: The Blog for Economic & Political Empowerment - by Simmonds Ballentine'. The stated mission of the blog is to engage Black people in reparations through commentary; to motivate the grassroots and; to hold leadership accountable. The blog seeks to build an active grassroots & become the leading vehicle for political activity in the Community by capitalizing on emerging technologies to empower Community defenders.

Jabriel operates with a race-first ideology that respects all. He seeks to recruit, develop and empower new Black Leadership committed to erasing disparities faced by the Community.

As I read his blog I was reminded of the MATAH movement from a few years ago. Anyhow, I just wanted to introduce Jabriel and his blog to those of you in our electronic village. Check it out if you have time or inclination.