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Mar 23, 2023Liked by Benji Irby

Great analysis. Clear and well written. I wish you lived nearby, I would invite you to lunch.

Keep up the good work. S. Evan, CA

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Andrew Johnson, a Democrat, was Abe Lincoln vice president and stopped Reconstruction for the newly freed slaves. Also, there was no southern strategy. The Democratic Party has lied to Black Americans forever and a day. And folks like Yvette advise to vote down ballot Democrat — she isn’t a good thinker, no

Check out Hillsdale College free online courses— well worth it. You can read the primary documents of the Founding Father’s

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I’m blocked for 6 days on Twitter for writing: fag.

The issue is immigration not slavery. For every 10 percent increase in immigration, Black Americans lose 1 1/2 percent of their wealth. Read Back of the Hiring Line by Roy Beck.

Trump offered Black Americans 500,000 billion and 500,000 Black American businesses and Black Americans criticized it — weirdos.

Are you interested in joining Project 21 — if so, I’ll pass on to Donna.

And it’s DOAS — Descendants of American Slaves — these folks couldn’t even get that right. Our “intellectuals” aren’t that learned, no

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https://www.history.com/news/40-acres-mule-promise

and a little food for thought, let us not forget General Sherman (a Republican) offered the land and the mules via field order 15 and the President Andrew Johnson (a democrat) took it away.

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Feb 18·edited Feb 18

I'm sorry, but white people GAINED TRILLIONS in wealth under Obama and black people have been tethered (to used everyone's favorite word) to the BOTTOM of the RACIAL WEALTH GAP. We don't speak of reparations in just a monetary sense, but also policy changes, education, affordable housing, etc. We are BEHIND (read the Color of Law) and the blueprint for our position is still very much in play. I'm not surprised given that there's an acceptance of "people of color is the new Black." Astonishing!

Also, can we please stop lumping Umar and Tariq in same space as Antonio Moore and Yvette Carnell? They are the ONLY ones you mentioned that are serious about reparations. They have NOT ever invoked an " unserious, get-whitey, #CutTheCheck iteration" message. This isn't ASKING for a handout. It's a DEMAND for payment of a DEBT. That " unserious, get-whitey, #CutTheCheck iteration" rhetoric came from Tariq Nasheed's so-called FBA, which by the way, he infiltrated and attempted to hijack from #ADOS.

The strategy behind 'down ballot' is due to the fact that #ADOS is the Democrap's base. Down ballot lets them know that we ARE voting, but we're not voting for president until they bring a serious reparations discussion to the table- via Antonio and Yvette. Now, if the Republicans have a serious discussion about reparations, we'lll flip the vote. It's that simple.

Also, to be clear, Mechee X is an activist - one of the realest ones doing the WORK for her people.

I don't understand why folks believe we are living in a racially equal society. It won't be until we get on the SAME page and push this government for an overdue debt to be paid.

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