Pawned Sovereignty: Sharpened Black Perspectives on Americanization, Africa, War and ReparationsAuthorHouse, 1. 12. 2003 - Počet stran: 276 "Pawned Sovereignty will be a collector's item, alongside Welsing's Isis Papers and Woodson's Mis-Education of the Negro." - Rolling Out Magazine ""Aharone's bold blueprint for black sovereignty sounds more like a long overdue prescription than an incendiary manifesto." - Lloyd Kam Williams, Syndicated Writer "The themes of Ezrah Aharones political book, Pawned Sovereignty, revolve around Black America being a "free," but not a "sovereign" people. The book however does not promote a sovereign movement, but rather a sovereign consciousness and evolutionary outlooks. "Since sovereignty (not civil rights) is the pinnacle of all freedoms, the book provides Black America with solutions and insightful viewpoints, based on sovereign-minded frames of reference. This approach pierces the core of mainstream body politics and leads to redefined ideals and worldviews which better serve Black/African interests. According to Aharone, "Such outlooks also help bridge the political and philosophical gap that now separates Hip Hop from the Civil Rights/Black Power generation." "A central premise of Pawned Sovereignty concerns what he calls different "Concepts of Freedom." According to Aharone, Black America's concept of freedom has historically been limited to "Civil Rights, Integration, and Citizenship." However, freedom for White America entails nothing less than "Sovereignty, Independence, and Statehood." Aharone says, "This conceptual distinction is arguably the most consequential, yet most unrecognized, source of racial disharmony and inequities. As a result, certain sociopolitical conditions that Whites would never tolerate have become normalized within the Black Experience." "Aharone surgically dissects and separates the flaws and misperceptions from the realities of American democracy, while drawing political distinctions between the character of America and the image of America. In prototype fashion, he reconfigures today's sociopolitical landscape as he expounds on 55 original topics. "Among other things, Aharone asserts that whether the issue is international terrorism; domestic crime and homicides; or inadequate numbers of Blacks in government . . . the solution does not lie within America's current "Brand" of democracy. Pawned Sovereignty addresses the root causes of such issues, while offering prescriptions to remedy both the human and systemic failures of American democracy. The blueprint he outlines will undoubtedly enhance or make you rethink your worldviews. |
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... interests as a sub-culture did not always fit, we were forced in many instances to painfully adjust to the prefabricated contour and contents of the mold. Pawned Sovereignty is therefore written from a strictly Black perspective, to ...
... interests. Black America has a history and experience unlike any other people on earth. To use the word “resilient” to describe our nearly 400-year sojourn in America understates reality. Even though we have more-than paid our dues to ...
... interests as opposed to those of other nations or supranational groups.” 1 Influences of nationalism are known to ... interest at the expense of others. Throughout history, people have developed nationalistic doctrines and ideologies ...
... interest, and violate the unwritten laws of U.S. nationalism as well. Although America has “freedom of religion,” most Christian Americans would not vote for a Muslim, Buddhist, Jew or person of any other religion. Americans do not want ...
... interests; and contributing to humanity. Aside from physical combat, nation building is the single most challenging endeavor of a people. And many times, war is part of this process. American history depicts the Revolutionary War as an ...