“Peace Through Revolution”: Black Is Back Coalition March and Rally Nov 1 and 2

“The Black Is Back Coalition held firmly to its founding principles of unity in struggle against imperialism, white supremacy and the rule of the rich.”

The orgy of militarized policing in Ferguson, Missouri, and the forces that had already been set in motion in the wake of Trayvon Martin’s assassination-by-vigilante have changed the tone and substance of the Black political conversation in America – except, of course, among the Black Misleadership Class, whose crisis of relevancy deepens by the day. Having reached the pinnacle of their own narrow and entirely symbolic version of Black Power with the election of the first Black President, in 2008, they have had nowhere to go but down ever since, and nothing worthwhile to say. The silence of the shams.

The Black Is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations came together during Barack Obama’s first year in office, in large part to show that there were still lots of Black folks who understood that the struggle for self-determination and a new dispensation for all the world’s people is the real prize worth fighting for. The fact that the new president was Black did not alter in the slightest the demands put forward by the newly organized Coalition at its first rally and march on the White House, in November of 2009.

There have been many marches and rallies and conferences and mobilizations since then. As Obama plugged the world deeper into chaos and war, and a brutal police state tightened its grip on impoverished Black communities across the nation, the Black Is Back Coalition held firmly to its founding principles of unity in struggle against imperialism, white supremacy and the rule of the rich. It was critical that, when the fog and confusion of the Age of Obama finally lifted, at least some Black folks could be identified as having been right all along.

Well, the fog is lifting, people are once again trying to get in motion, and the Black Is Back Coalition returns to Malcolm X Park, in Washington, for a rally and march on the White House, on Saturday, November 1, under the theme “Peace through Revolution.” Then, on Sunday, November 2, the action shifts to Howard University, for a teach-in where activists and strategists will tackle the problems of organizing for the battles that have already begun. Speakers at the rally will include New York’s fighting city councilman and former Black Panther Charles Barron, Philadelphia’s Pam Africa, a prime mover in the campaign to free Mumia Abu Jamal, Omali Yeshitela, veteran organizer and chairman of the African Socialist Party – and I’ll have a few things to say, as well.

The teach-in will bring together some of the freshest young minds and seasoned veterans of the liberation struggle. So, now you know: November 1st and 2nd is an important time to be in Washington, where the Black Is Back Coalition and its allies will chart a path to “Peace through Revolution.” The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, the Hands Up Coalition, United Against Police Terror, Friends of Congo, former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, NCOBRA, and both the ANSWER Coalition and the United National Anti-War Coalition have all endorsed the march, rally and teach-in. On November 1st and 2nd, Black Is Back!

[My comments] For the sake of the Republic you'd think the Black Is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations, Obama-Holder demagogues, the race-grievance industry, and the MSM employees would do something about this (other than scream that brothers and sisters were convicted of walking while black or something)[end of my comments]: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 2012, NCJ 239808 BJS Bulletin.

Prisoners in 2011

From the report:

In 2011, imprisonment rates among age and racial groups tended to increase through age 34 before declining (table 8).

The imprisonment rates indicate that

about 0.5% of all white males,
more than 3.0% of all black males, and
1.2% of all Hispanic males were imprisoned in 2011.
Between 6.6% and 7.5% of all black males ages 25 to 39 were imprisoned in 2011, which were the highest imprisonment rates among the measured sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age groups;
slightly fewer than 3% of Hispanic males were imprisoned in each of the age cohorts between ages 25 and 39.

In 2011, blacks and Hispanics were imprisoned at higher rates than whites in all age groups for both male and female inmates

among prisoners ages 18 to 19, black males were imprisoned at more than 9 times the rate of white males;
Hispanic and black male prisoners age 65 or older were imprisoned at rates between 3 and 5 times those of white males.

Excluding the youngest and oldest age groups,

black males were imprisoned at rates that ranged between 5 and 7 times the rates of white males;
among persons ages 20 to 24, black males were imprisoned at about 7 times that of white males;
among persons ages 60 to 64, the black male imprisonment rate was 5 times that of the white male imprisonment rate.

In comparison,

Hispanic males were imprisoned at 2 to 3 times the rate of white males in 2011;
black females were imprisoned at between 2 and 3 times the rate of white females, while
Hispanic females were imprisoned at between 1 and 3 times the rate of white females.

Table 8 Estimated imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners under state and federal jurisdiction by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age, December 31, 2011

			Male				Female
Age group	Total^a	All male^a	White^b	black^b	Hispanic	All female^a	White^b	black^b	Hispanic
Total^c	492	932	478	3,023	1,238	65	51	129	71
18–19	255	475	166	1,544	574	21	14	41	25
20–24	850	1,561	712	4,702	1,898	106	85	183	114
25–29	1,182	2,169	1,074	6,883	2,666	171	144	300	177
30–34	1,230	2,278	1,115	7,517	2,762	175	151	313	169
35–39	1,089	2,029	1,049	6,603	2,460	156	136	286	142
40–44	919	1,707	949	5,450	2,084	138	110	274	138
45–49	777	1,459	834	4,604	1,830	110	85	226	107
50–54	523	999	565	3,257	1,402	64	46	143	74
55–59	307	601	345	1,999	990	31	22	66	44
60–64	182	364	230	1,125	685	15	12	30	23
65 or older	62	137	95	409	286	4	3	7	7

Note: Counts based on prisoners with sentences of more than 1 year under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional officials. Imprisonment rate is the number of prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction with a sentence of more than 1 year per 100,000 U.S. residents. Resident population estimates are from the U.S. Census Bureau for January 1 of the following year.

^aIncludes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders, and persons identifying two or more races.

^bExcludes persons of Hispanic or Latino orgin.

^cIncludes persons age 17 or younger.

Sources: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program, 2011; Federal Justice Statistics Program, 2011; National Corrections Reporting Program, 2010; Survey of Inmates in State and Local Correctional Facilities, 2004; and unpublished U.S. Census Bureau January 1 population estimates.

[My comments continue] Fact is of course the Black Is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations, Obama-Holder demagogues, the race-grievance industry, and the MSM employees want the racial turmoil to help them "Bring it all down, man!"

(Yes I see that the author of the posted article is not happy with his president.)

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