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The Black is Back Coalition endorses No To Nato Apr 4th, DC

Post published:February 12, 2019
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) plans a summit, or at least a “celebration” in Washington, D.C., April 4, 2019, to mark 70 years since its creation on April 4, 1949. We plan a peace festival to advocate the abolition of NATO, the promotion of peace, the redirection of resources to human and environmental needs, the demilitarization of our cultures, and the commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech against war on April 4, 1967, as well as his assassination on April 4, 1968. While Donald Trump once blurted out the obvious: that NATO is obsolete, he subsequently professed his commitment to NATO and began pressuring NATO members to buy more weapons. So, the notion that somehow NATO is anti-Trump and…

The Ballot and the Bullet Electoral School: “Can Electoral Politics be a Path Towards Black Self-Determination?”

Post published:January 25, 2019
Post category:News Uncategorized

Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations April 6-7, 2019 - St. Petersburg, FL A Call to Activists! The Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations will convene its second Electoral Campaign School April 6 through 7, 2019 in St. Petersburg, FL. The Electoral Campaign School is a means by which the Coalition opens up a new front in the struggle for black self-determination within the U.S. and elsewhere. It will challenge the monopoly of the electoral arena by a select sector of our community that has special ties to capitalist white power. We will teach ordinary African people – workers, activists, women and youth – how to run for office. The Black is…

The Black Is Back Coalition Stands in Solidarity with the Ramapough Lenape Nation in Its Fight Against Mahwah Township and the Ramapo Hunt & Polo Club Homeowners Association

Post published:January 20, 2019
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The Black Is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations stands united with the NJ Ramapough Lenape Tribe and supports their right to self determination and to govern their land as a sovereign nation for the welfare of their people. Integral to their sovereignty is their obligation to protect their land rights, water rights and rights to worship. (please sign petition below by the Ramaopugh Nation to show your support). We condemn the brutal tactics of the township of Mahwah, New Jersey, it’s mayor, William C. Laforet, the Ramapo Hunt & Polo Club Homeowner's Association, and the decision of Superior Court Judge Roy F. McGready to levy heavy fines against the Ramapough for praying on their ancestral land, to which they also…