By Gloria Dulan-Wilson Hello All: If it's Wednesday, it's time for WAKE UP AND STAY WOKE !!!
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"It is through our struggles that we gain our victories." Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq.
"Do you think the Indians celebrate Columbus Day on Indian Reservations?" Dick Gregory
"When the last tree is cut down, the last fish eaten, the last stream poisoned, you will realize you can’t eat money." Native American Proverb
"It is my duty to protect those I love." Black Panther
Until the lions tell their own story, tales of hunting will always glorify the hunter. -- African Proverb
WE'VE BEEN OFF THE AIR FOR THE PAST TWO WEDNESDAYS BECAUSE OF THE IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS.
So much has happened during that time, we are going to hold an open forum on what has transpired over the past two weeks and what we and you, the listeners, think of where we are and where we're headed.
So Tune In at 10 this and every Wednesday
Guests include:
Juanita Britton
Gloria Dulan-Wilson of ECLECTICALLY BLACK NEWS BLOG and I will discuss the issues and implications of the following"
KAMALA HARRIS' withdrawal from the Presidential Race;
Ambassador ARIKANA CHIHOMBORI-QUAO on the Future of Africa and the African Diaspora, the newly formed African Diaspora Congress and what we should be doing to help save Africa
Impeachment Hearings - will it really happen and will it make a difference?
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The Mayor's Commission on African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs is proud to announce that The Hon. Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao's visit to
Philadelphia Monday, December 2, 2019.
Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao is a friend to the Mayor's commission, and was honored in 2018 by the Odunde' 360 Commission. She has also addressed the Congressional Black Congress's African Round Table, as well as being instrumental in bringing about intraAfrican trade, and the consolidation of African currency.
Dr. Chihombori-Quao speak twice in
Philadelphia.
2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Community College of Philadelphia
Room S2-03 Winnet Student Life Building,
17th & Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA
6 pm to 8 pm
City Hall Caucus Room, 4th floor
City Hall, 4th floor
1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Arikana
Chihombori-Quao is a dynamic activist for justice for Africa and African
people wherever they reside. She is outspoken about injustice
and long-standing historical economic-financial arrangements, and
social and cultural injustices that continue to be fostered and
perpetrated against Africa and people of African descent.
Ambassador Chihombori-Quao and The Hon. Jannie L. Blackwell
Though she is
no longer serving as the Ambassador to the US on behalf
of the African Union she is a member of the newly formed AFRICAN DIASPORA CONGRESS, which held their first ever conference in Dallas, TX the beginning of November, to begin formulating plans for a liberated new African Continent.
She continues to speak out against
21st-century colonialism perpetrated against Africa and African Americans, as well as people of African Heritage world wide - and to work for economic, political, cultural
and social justice for the Global African community.
We, therefore, invite you to come and hear her speak on these topics and to dialogue with her about solutions and actions.
For additional Contact:
Belinda Church
Special Assistant
Office of The Honorable Jannie L. Blackwell
City Council Room 408 - City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-686-3418 or 3419
215-686-1933 (fax)
For those of you who are not familiar with Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, I'm providing an overview below:
Reinstate Dr Arikana Chihombori-Quao As AU Permanent Representativeto the USA
Recently, a letter from the African Union (AU) Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, dated October 7, 2019 unceremoniously relieved Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao of her duties as the African Union Permanent Representative to the USA with effective November 1, 2019. Dr. Chihombori-Quao has served in this position for only two years and she still has one year left in her tenure.
By this petition, we implore all Africans, the African Diaspora community in the United States and friends of Africa to hereby express our displeasure with the callous manner in which Dr. Chihombori-Quao was dismissed with ignominy, and request that she be reinstated.
Who is Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao?
“Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao is a medical doctor and activist. She is a public speaker, educator, diplomat, founder of medical clinics, and an entrepreneur. She is a first generation immigrant to the United States from Zimbabwe. She is the African Union representative to the US. She was appointed in 2017. She holds a bachelor's degree in General Chemistry, a master's degree in organic chemistry, and a Doctor of Medicine degree. Dr. Chihombori-Quao was a family medicine specialist in Tennessee. She practiced medicine for 29 years in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.”
It is quite noteworthy that it took Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao almost a year to decide to accept this leadership role, and when she did, she executed it very effectively and dynamically.
“Dr. Chihombori-Quao is outspoken about the implications of the Berlin Conference that took place in Berlin, Germany in 1885. She lectures about the outcome of the divisions on the continent of Africa that were made. She sees these divisions as a cause of some of Africa's problems that are still in effect today. She seeks to reunite African states, and Africans in the Diaspora.”
Here is one of her famous speeches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOTEs2UHego
You can learn more about Dr. Chihombori-Quao here:
We need your support in encouraging all African presidents and leaders to take action and reinstate Ambassador to her position. Africans and all stakeholders in the United States and indeed worldwide are appalled by African Union’s treatment of this highly-regarded diplomat recruited from the African Diaspora. We can speak authoritatively that she was neither called to order by the African Union Commission nor summoned for disciplinary action before the letter of summary dismissal from her duties was handed to her just as she was on her way for official assignment.
In an era that places emphasis on the need to encourage women participation in governance, treating one of the most highly educated, highly progressive and highly engaging African female diplomats this way is not only distasteful but casts doubts regarding African readiness to confront its developmental challenges. The African Diaspora community in the United States who have had the privilege of building strong rapport and alliances with Dr Arikana Chihombori-Quao are shocked with this development. At various fora, Dr Arikana Chihombori-Quao spares no time in sensitizing the African Diaspora on the tasks ahead and their role in uplifting the continent.
In her short two years in office, Dr. Chihombori-Quao has persistently placed Africa in the center-stage of global discourses, seizing on every opportunity in marketing the continent to attract investment from both the African Diaspora and the international community. Her exemplary work on behalf of Africa in the United States is simply unassailable. We have long noted that for Africa to realistically detach itself from the shackles of neocolonialism or untie itself from the apron-strings of its former colonial powers, independence of policy-making and actions are paramount. Dr Arikana Chihombori-Quao comes from that school of thought.
We demand for her reinstatement as well as a formal letter of apology from the African Union Commission. It is important to note that the entire African Diaspora community has a stake in this matter, and how the African Union Commission decides to address it will determine its future relationship with the African Diaspora, especially in an environment that recognizes the vital role of the diaspora in African development.
Note: This letter was initially distributed to garner petition signers. Since the African Diaspora Congress's convention in Dallas, TX, there has been a move toward nation building - and educating Africans on their power and right to autnomy.
By Gloria Dulan-Wilson Hello All: These are sad times indeed as we say farewell to Jannie Blackwell, whose term as City Council Representative for Philadelphia ends soon. For this reason, instead of holding our regular meeting at City Hall, the MCACIA will hold its regular Tuesday meeting on Tuesday, November 12, at the African American Museum on 7th and Arch Streets - 6:00 PM.
Jannie Blackwell Recently Honored by Lincoln University
Come out and honor her for her years of service, loyalty and love.
Jannie Blackwell and Ambassador Arikana Chihombori-Quao of the AU
Jannie Blackwell and Stan Straughter at Mayor's Commission on African & Caribbean Immigrants Reception
The November meeting of the Mayor’s Commission on African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs will be very special.
The meeting will be held at the African American Museum in Philadelphia and we will be honoring Councilwoman Jannie L. Blackwell for her many years of service and generosity to the African and Caribbean Diaspora and all residents of Philadelphia.
DATE: Tuesday, November 12, 2019
TIME: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP)
701 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA
******** Please come out to show your support for the founder of the Mayor’s Commission on African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs.
For additional information contact:
Belinda Church
Special Assistant
Office of The Honorable Jannie L. Blackwell
City Council Room 408 - City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-686-3418 or 3419
215-686-1933 (fax)
Looking forward to seeing you there as we honor Jannie
By Gloria Dulan-Wilson Hello All: The sudden and unorthodox dismissal of the most effective and charismatic leader of the African Union, Ambassador Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, recently has set off a firestorm of shock and disbelief, followed by anger and consternation throughout Africa and the Diaspora. I personally have had more than 700 messages on my WhatsApp in less than 3 days.
Petitions are being circulated demanding her reinstatement as Africans, African Americans, and other interested entities have come together to send a signal that they are not going to countenance the continued abuse of power by former european colonizers who have interfered - hopefully for the last time, if they get their way - in the business and well being of Africa.
As more and more African American expatriate to the Motherland, and Dr. Chihombori-Quao speaks truth to power, the predators who have been draining Africa's resources for over four hundred years, are become more and more apprehensive of losing their stranglehold over the continent.
It is theorized that Dr. Chihombori-Quao's speech about France's draining french speaking African countries of their resources, and forcing them to pay exorbitant taxes was the motivation for forcing her removal.
Such luminaries as former Ghanian president, Jerry John Rawlings, immediately weighed in on the transparent move to censor her and silence any Africans who stood for the independence and autonomy of Africans.
In less than 3 days since her dismissal, more than 100,000 and counting have signed the petition for her reinstatement to her post, immediately, if not sooner. This dismissal may very well be the straw that broke the camel's back.
At her request, I will be a guest on Dr. Efaye Williams talkshow, WAKE UP AND STAY WOKE, at 10:00AM today, October 16, as we discuss the impact Dr. Chihimbori has had during her tenure, and the necessity for her continuing in the position of leadership. We will also discuss what Africa will lose if she doesn't begin to close ranks on outside interference in her destiny and choice of leadership.
Tune in to WPFW/Pacifica Radio, 89.3fm; wpfwfm.org; @WPFWDC
Every Wednesday, 10 am Eastern Time--"Wake Up and Stay Woke"
to discuss what is happening to A. U. Ambassador CHIHOMBORI call (202/678-6788.
There will also be opportunities to sign and circulate petitions to have her reinstated to her post immediately - if not sooner!!
These wise sayings are the hallmark of Dr. Efaye Williams Philosophy:
"It is through our struggles that we gain our victories." Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq.
"Do you think the Indians celebrate Columbus Day on Indian Reservations?" Dick Gregory
"When
the last tree is cut down, the last fish eaten, the last stream
poisoned, you will realize you can’t eat money." Native American
Proverb
"It is my duty to protect those I love." Black Panther
Until the lions tell their own story, tales of hunting will always glorify the hunter. -- African Proverb
BELOW ARE SOME OF THE RECENT STATEMENTS AND RELEASES I'VE RECEIVED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS ISSUE:
*COLONIZING AFRICA IN PERPETUITY: The New Twist in French 🇫🇷 Strategy*
_In 1958, France physically removed their portable Gypsy homes from Guinea-Conakry🇬🇳, Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼, and Mali 🇲🇱, to leave them without even chairs in their Presidential offices to sit on. Let alone desks to write on._
_*The British-colonized Africa like Ghana 🇬🇭, Nigeria 🇳🇬, Kenya 🇰🇪, Tanzania 🇹🇿, etc sought for collective decision making and smoother transition of supervised indigenous rule. The French-colonized Africa remained under existential bondage. The colonized, oppressed, marginalized, and perpetually enslaved African did not see anything wrong and accepted their conditions as normal, and even thought they were better than the other side. The enlightened and better educated ones like Senegal 🇸🇳, The Guineas, Mali 🇲🇱, and Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 erected stiff opposition to France 🇫🇷. And so, France targeted the hapless African colonies under its control, educated few to avoid the Senegalese impasse, and manipulated them big time. No foreign news report whatsoever permitted in them other than the Agence Francaise Presse (AFP). French apartheid education was strictly controlled by and within France.*_
_It is extremely unimaginable to have Goukonni ouadeyye’s Chadian🇹🇩 product, Moussa Faki Mahamat, strategically placed at the heart of African affairs, for France 🇫🇷 to gain access to manipulate Africa. This is unbelievable! Where are the architects of African civilization—Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia, Tanzania, etc.—for real time governance? Chad? Please, Can someone feature the image of Goukonni Ouadeyye here for views. People like Moussa Faki Mahamat can never be weaned from classical mental slavery. We shouldn’t be surprised to have Gabon 🇬🇦 or CAR or Comoros 🇰🇲 manipulate Africa in the very near future. Africa is calibrated by France. We need dynamic leadership to dismantle the the French canker. France is within and among us._
_*We
need to fight the new French menace. If We Don’t Fight it Now, When? If
I Don’t Have The Right to Do it, Who Will? Take on France 🇫🇷 in the
language she understands!*_
_This is Kwadwo Fordjour, Old Soldier!_
This is just a sample of the over 700 posts I'm receiving nearly every 5 minutes on my WhatsApp - This is the beginning of the consolidation of African energies to bring on the new autonomy and break the yoke of post colonial domination. The age of African apathy is gone - there is an air of activism and autonomy forming, as the push back against those who have complied and compromised with oppressive forces, while Africa's wealth, health, intelligence, creativity, and culture are exploited.
Reach out to your fellow African Brothers and sisters and offer your assistance in getting the petitions signed and helping Africa wake up and shake loose the chains of oppression.
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