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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... Wealth and power have given rise to an exaggerated sense of self-importance within them. They feel as though Americanization is so lofty an ideal, that it even has the power to justify the worst of their behavior ...
... wealth, compared to 12.2% for white families in 1999. Black families had a median income of $29,404, compared to $49,023 for white families in 1998. Black families had a 23.4% poverty rate, compared to 8.0% for white families in 1998 ...
... wealth and slave labor strengthened the economy, therefore, slave owners should be politically remunerated. Earlier at the 1783 Convention, reverse arguments occurred with the issue of taxation. Northern delegates wanted slaves to be ...
... the influences of Americanization. Since emancipation, our view of the world has basically been shaped through the mind and eyes of European perspectives. The government and wealthy Euro-Americans have historically controlled all 39.
... wealthy Euro-Americans have historically controlled all major information and communications media that educate and shape Black and White minds alike. Society has been indoctrinated to believe that there is a lesser value to anything ...