Reparations: The Mission

Reparations: The Blog is a publication for the Negro woman and man, for the downtrodden, disfranchised and dispossessed of society. The purpose of this publication is to show the Negro how to get his or her Reparations. From a race-first, Pan-Africanist perspective, when we say Reparations, we speak of much more than a check.

When we speak of Reparations, we are speaking of Self-Reliance. We believe that a check from the government (or some other handout) is only a very small - negligible - fraction of the issue, a fraction that is not necessary for forward movement.

Greater is the need to seize economic control of our communities, as we Negroes here in America spend more money than any of the other so-called "minority groups," we just lack the self-reliant, national commitment to take advantage of the situation. A check from the government would serve as deception, becouse without the economic base we will return the money straight to the mainstream economy, with no benefit to our community.

It is more important that we organize ourselves politically, because political strength can create a buffer zone, allowing for the development of a strong economic base, a base that will allow us to rid ourselves of unemployment, poor education, poor health care and poverty. This will in turn allow us to rid ourselves of the problems, which lead to crime, violence and drugs. By forming a strong political vessel, a race first Pan-African political group, we are guaranteed to meet our own needs, namely control over our economic situation.

That is Reparations - doing for self. Reparations is about us as Negro people standing on our own, with no one but ourselves, realizing that no true help or assistance is going to come from those external to our communities. Reparations is about repairing our minds - conditioning minds to acknowledge the fact that we are strong enough to help ourselves.

This publication is written with that spirit. Reparations: The Blog will address the repair of our people mentally, physically and spiritually. It will address Nationalism, the need for it and the benefits of such ideology, thus dispelling the negative connotation thrust upon it by either those who fail to understand it, or by those who wish to continue misleading the people. Reparations: The Blog is about solutions. Come and get your Reparations: The Blog!!!