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No Reparations No Vote!!!πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈβœŠπŸΏ

By: Leon Kwasi Kuntuo-Asare

“Just get over it, it happened along time ago” are two phrases most commonly used by both conservative Whites and our so-called White liberals allies when Black people speak about the need of reparations and other tangibles to fix many of the socioeconomic problems caused by systematic White supremacy, which are destroying what’s left of a semi -functional Black America community.

Ironically, those same words are never spoken when the victim of an historic crime is non-Black. Japanese-Americans forced into internment camps during World War 2 received reparations, White Union slave owners who supported the Union and had to get rid of their slaves received reparations, European Jews after World War 2 received reparations, and Native Americans, some of whom (The Five Civilized Tribes)fought for the confederacy against the Union received reparations, yet their former slaves did not and still have not received reparations.

Why do I bring this up? Simply put, the check is due. Too long have Black people simply voted for the candidate that we perceive to be the lesser of two racists, only to find out later with elected officials like the Clintons or even Obama, they were not less racist, neglectful or harmful to the Black community, they were just better at pretending to be our allies.

Every subgroup of Americans vote for politicians who claim to support policies that positively affect their community. Latinos tend to support politicians who support immigration from Latin-America, Jewish people tend to support politicians who support Israel and other Jewish causes, White women tend to support politicians with White-feminists agendas. Black people are the only people who overwhelmingly vote for politicians who never promise to support any policies that specifically helps the Black community, in fact we tend to vote for people who go out their way to hurt us.

American politics is about “quid pro quo”, a favor granted for something, in a capitalistic society nothing is free and neither should be our vote. We as Black people vote overwhelmingly Democratic and are the base of the DNC voting bloc, yet receive little to none of the benefits. Even affirmative action mostly helps White women and other non-Black minorities that include White LGBTQ people and White Hispanics, who often practice just as much racism against Black people as Anglo-heterosexual Americans.

It’s time Black people unite and demand benefits, including reparations specifically for us, and if the Democrats refuse, then we should refuse to give them our vote.

MLK on reparations

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BOOK RELEASE & FREE GIVEAWAY EVENT

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Welcome, family and friends, you have been cordially invited to my book release and free book giveaway event, for my book The Revolution Will Be Downloaded! A Manifesto : How to Fight a Peaceful Revolution with Tools from the Tech revolution.

This Manifesto teaches ways to use social media to fight for progressive change, by using certain social media platforms to educate your peers, unite with like-minded people and to support progressive politicians, activists and grassroots organizations.

Download book here:👇

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01HXK92MQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1467622453&sr=8-3Ο€=SY200_QL40&keywords=leon+kwasi&dpPl=1&dpID=41U6Wrdm5DL&ref=plSrch

Free for Download from July 5th to July 9th

If you like and find useful, please give a rating and comment on Amazon. 👇

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01HXK92MQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1467622453&sr=8-3Ο€=SY200_QL40&keywords=leon+kwasi&dpPl=1&dpID=41U6Wrdm5DL&ref=plSrch

It’s a quick read, but very informative, hope you enjoy! ☺

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NEW BOOK!

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Hello friends and family, I have a book coming out the beginning of July.

The book is titled the Revolution Will be Downloaded!  A manifesto : How to Fight a Peaceful Revolution with Tools From the Tech Revolution

It’s a guide on how to use social media to fund progressive candidates, grassroots causes and form our own businesses in these tough economic times using social media tools.

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THE VOTING PURGE IS REAL AND IS NOW IN CALIFORNIA!

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BY: LEON KWASI KUNTUO-ASARE

The voice  we  the American people is being silenced before we even hand in our voting ballot, so make sure you check you voter status and make sure you are registered to vote and if not please register before the May 23 deadline to be eligible to vote in the
June 7th California Democratic Primary.

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I recently found out I was the victim of voter suppression, when on the advice of one of my friends I checked my voter status and to my suprise , I realized after 13 years of being a registered voter I was purged from the voting rolls in California, with no explanation , like the over 126,000 registered voters purged from the voting rolls in New York .

New York Primary: Chaos at Polling Sites, Broken Scanners & Whole Blocks Purged from Voter Rolls

CHECK YOUR STATUS OR REGISTER TO VOTE IN THE LINK BELOW :

http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/registration-status/

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE VOTING PURGE, USE LINK BELOW :

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/officials-investigating-why-126000-voters-were-purged-from-ny-rolls/