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Originally posted by INS2U
I also find it a little unfair to say or imply that Caribbean people come to the US and are reaping the benefits of the Black stuggle, yet none of them contributed. I have no names to give at this point as I am no civil rights or history buff, but, I have heard of SEVERAL Caribbean people who were key in the formation of the NAACP, Black Panther and a few other movements of 'rebellion' which aided the rise of Blacks out of oppression.
It amazes me though, that the first thought that would come to the minds of some is that Caribbean people must be jealous of AAs and that's why they act that way. Oh boy! LOL...
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I am forgetful sometimes--my sometimer's is kickin' in--but wasn't Marcus Garvey in the early 20th century from Jamaica? Or at least he was from a Caribbean country?
And Halle Selessie the King of Ethiopian visited Jamaica back in the day--I think to partly build a Royal Air Force and taught many in that area to fly planes... However, the British had some issues about that and ended it quickly before World War I...
Besides, many of these Island Nations are also a part of the OMA that governs how trade occurs between nations... The US has some power in it, but it was because of Reagan that they pulled out of it during the UNICEF pull out... I forgot the what the acronym of OMA stands for--but much of it regards natural commodities, especially oil... And that's why many Island Nations as well as Central and South American nations have issues with the US... Not because they don't like African Americans... But because we are really not getting the big picture here...
Please do not take offense, but I have encountered what I have "personalized" as anger from both Caribbean and Africans who have immigrated to the US. But as I have gotten older, I understand their world view better and better. And the more I find out, I realize that we in the US, especially African Americans who have ancestors for over 10 generations, have the "wool" completely pulled over our heads... But there IS a reason for that... Because if you do some research into your history: there was one of the most VILE and RACIST acts that MEANT for African Americans, Caribbeans and Africans to NOT "hook up" through trade, government, and any exchange of ideas... It took a generation or two... But that is part of the reason why SOME folks who fought for liberation in the 60's and 70's were assasinated or expelled from the US...
Think Kwame Ture
Think WEB DuBois
Think Malcolm X
Think MLK
Think Assata Shakur
Just start adding 2 and 2--and you can see a conspiracy unfold...
It's enough to just make you wonder...