I want to take this opportunity to express my appreciation for the article Shannon Williams placed in the December 9, 2011 edition of the Indianapolis Recorder entitled “Situation in Congo has significance to U.S. Blacks.” http://www.indianapolisrecorder.com/opinion/article_6ac38db0-227a-11e1-9d87-001871e3ce6c.html
In this article Shannon makes the following statement: “Africa is our ancestral home and we should have an allegiance to its people. We have to do a better job of advocating for our people and beyond.” I could not agree more. And her statement has special importance with America’s policy toward Africa and the first black President. The reality is we don’t see congressional elected people who have French heritage voting to drop bombs on France. Elected congress people who have English, Polish, Greek, or Irish heritage do not vote in support of American policy that would cause the death and destruction of their people in England, Poland, Greece, or Ireland.
This begs the question then why would black people with African heritage vote to drop bombs on Africa. All of the members of the Congressional Black Congress, to the best of my knowledge, voted to give the funding to the U.S. military so bombs could be dropped on innocent men, women and children in Libya.
These same CBC members, to include Andre Carson have voted for sanctions on Zimbabwe which is causing starvation to the point of death to innocent men, women and children. These are African people!! The votes by the members of the Congressional Black Caucus, who by the way are of African descent, remind me of the question God ask Cain after he slew his brother Abel (Genesis 4:8-10). Are we not our brothers’ keeper? Can’t we hear our people’s blood cry out from the ground? All the members of the CBC have our people's BLOOD on their hands!! Andre accused some unnamed Congress people with which he serves as wanting to hang our people in trees. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/62396.html I don't know if that is true or not because Andre never gave us any names. However, does that justify him voting to drop bombs on our people? We know he serves with other Congress people, who happen to be of African descent, who has voted to kill our brothers and sisters on the African continent. We can name their names. Everyone of them. Lord help us today!!
Even John Lewis the congressional representative for Georgia, who was beat unmercifully in the head as he march across the Edmond Petus bridge with Martin Luther King has voted in a way that has caused black people to be killed in mass.
This is the same John Lewis who fought for the right of people of African descent to vote. Listen to him recount the freedom ride experience in his own words http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1AbhQGnrE We won that right to vote, we used the right to elect John Lewis to Congress and he along with the other members of the CBC turned around and used their vote to support the killing of our people. The CBC voted to drop bombs and voted to starve our brothers and sisters on the African continent!! Black folks, they have lost their way!! Somebody has got to say something. Looks like it has got to me. I am unbought, unbossed, unafraid to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, SO HELP ME GOD!! I have to give John Lewis a little play. The Georgia Green Party led by former Congress Lady Cynthia Mckinney and Brother Mukasa confronted Mr. Lewis about his vote. According to their video John Lewis agreed he should not have voted to kill our people and would not do it again. You can see it for yourself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeFPc_e_R6w The apology is ood but there is still BLOOD on his hands along with the rest of the CBC.
To this end I am running for Congress as an Independent. I propose a family dialogue with Congressman Andre Carson to discuss these tragic votes that are literally killing our people.
I think it would be appropriate for the Recorder and WTLC AM 1310 to host and sponsor this dialogue. I am praying that the seriousness of this matter will be acknowledged so we do not continue to be our own worst enemy. I have received a phone call from Josh in Andre’s campaign office. He informs me to send this proposal by email to Megan which has been done. As of this writing I am waiting for a reply. It is time for us as a people to know what our elected representation is doing in our name. That is the only way to hold them accountable. Stay tuned. This is only the tip of the ice berg of what is being done to you under the auspices its best for you. The truth has to be told. I am going to tell it!! YOU READY??
Rev. Mmoja Ajabu