The month of February is considered as Black History Month, it is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of blacks in U.S. history. The event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating black history.
In honor black history month and recent wave of wakanda(Black Panther Movie) fever, Bishop Joseph Tolton who travels to East Africa regularly preaching the gospel of inclusion and tolerance has broadened his work in Africa.
On February 1st the beginning of America’s Black History month, The Fellowship of affirming Ministries launched a campaign, AfricanAmericansForAfrica.com/ https://www.africanamericansforafrica… – an initiative purposed to challenge President Trump’s derogatory comments about Africa and to advocate for a just S foreign policy toward African nations all while sparking a 21st century Pan African renaissance.
According to Bishop Joseph Tolton, THE GREAT CRIME OF THIS AFRICAN HOLOCOUST WAS THAT AFRICA AND AFRICANS WERE DIVIDED. Division always leads to loss (take 10 and divide it by 5 = you will remain with 2, having lost 8)… The African scholar Patrick Manning estimates that Africa lost 1/3 of its population because we were DIVIDED. As human capital or labor is a factor of production the slave trade severely reduced Africa’s ability to produce.
Diminished production has undermined the continent’s rate of wealth accumulation and damaged its sustained economic growth.
Tolton believes that people of African descent have suffered for generations because of this loss.
The brutal policing of Black bodies in America are a direct result of the loss from Africans being divided. Poverty among Black people in Brazil is a direct result of the LOSS from Africans being divided. Rates of HIV infection among Black people all over the world is a direct result of the LOSS from Africans being divided.
In the spirit of Marcus Garvey founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. The (U.N.I.A.) {was purposed “to unite all people of African descent to establish a country and absolute government of OUR own”.} Tolton is on a crusade to encourage African Americans to focus our energy on engaging the motherland.
It was 60 years ago in December of 1958; All African People Conference was held in the capital city Accra hosted by the Late Kwame Nkrumah ,the theme of the conference was “Hands off Africa”. In time, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King JR would meet and be in regular contact with President Nkrumah.
60 years on the steps of New York’s city hall Tolton has declared to US President Trump take your mouth and your hands off of people of African descent GLOBALLY.
The immediate action of AfricanAmericansForAfrica.com is to advocate for:
• Fair economic trade between America and African nations
• Continued American support of funding for critical healthcare concerns and infrastructure
• A compassionate immigration policy for people of African descent migrating to America
• Sustained support of democratic values among African nations
The US Congresswoman Yvette Clarke said, “ I am stunned and shocked by the President’s cavalier attitude toward our nation’s longstanding partnership with African nations. I fully support the work of TFAM’s Pan African coalition working to resist the Trump budget and advocate for not only a sustained commitment to the physical health of Africa and all people but we continue to be committed to the values of inclusion, the promotion of a strong civil society, and the continuation of Obama’s Power Africa program to support the stability of continent’s infrastructure.”
The long-term objectives of the campaign are to convene conversations between Economist and Tech Executives and entrepreneurs to focus on the creation of middle class jobs in the information and service based economy.
To continue the protection of human rights for people, women and all marginalized communities.
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