The home on the 15100 block of Sprenger was marked with signs warning of a fire marshal investigation and offering a $5,000 reward for information about the fire. The picture of this house was uploaded by Pan -African News Wire File Photos
On July 6th, 2010 residents that had moved into Eastpointe Suburbs outside of Detroit all of these residents were African American. Out of the 20 residents that had moved in 16 received death threat letters demanding them to move out or face death. On July 8th, one of the the recipients of the racial motivated death threats had 2 rooms in their house set on fire and their sister was passing by. The FBI, fire department and the police force does not believe that this was ARSON. However the renter of the house was questioned for two hours, he was released and not charged with a crime.
I have not heard of things like this since I was a child in the 60's and 70's. I would like to know if these people who had an all white neighborhood feel or think that we as black people that we are contagious, that our blackness may rub off on them? Do you blame us for the failed auto industry that caused an economic problem in Detroit as if we were not effected by it? Or do you blame us for all of the foreclosures that are happening there? I would like to know why the authorities are not acting on the letters received and also on this home being on fire? Where is this lack of concern coming from? If this was reverse with whites moving into the "Hood" and they receive such letters, what would the outcome be?
Is the country striving to start a racial riot, with the killing of Oscar Grant and here in Eastpointe and so many other places that are not making national news? How can any race in this country not think that anyone is not suffering under this present economic system except if you are the elite. Has not anyone taken notice that we the people are all in the need of a bail out, but the POLITICIANS are only out for their own self-interests and not the interest of the people.
Have we come to the point where peaceful people are being forced to become violent and then to become a part of the over-crowded prison system are do we need more people in the grave? If the people of Freepointe that is sending out these letter of death threats would stop and thing, they could learn something from the people that have moved there, African Americans know a lot about survival, we have been doing it for centuries, instead of hating us for no cause we could learn from each other. Have you the ones that are sending these death threats stopped to talk with your neighbors to see and hear the struggles that they are living also. Are you afraid that our black males that you have taught your daughters to stay away from, will end up being with one? I have news for you, what you try to keep your kids from that is filled with hate is what they run to if not in their own neighborhood, then they will come to where the black people are.
Sam Cooke wrote a song A change is gonna come. That change did come and we see that it was not completed and the change is gonna come again and I hope that it will be a peaceful change and not waiting for the results of a thunderstorm that causes major damages in this country. Have not we learned anything from history. African Americans are here to say and if we can afford to move into your neighborhoods we will, just like you move into ours.
So right now who is being the gangsters, us or you, who is the trouble makers us or you? Who is going to stop this foolishness from continuing us or you? Who would like to be the recipient of these death threats?
IN THE WORDS OF BOB MARLEY I LEAVE YOU WITH DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY
6 comments:
read it! nice commentary! you know the fact that we have a black president has stirred up old and mean anti-black and anti-government sentiment all over the country. what I hope will happen is our youth start taking education more seriuosly n learn to fear the Lord. that is the first stepping stone I believe to economic freedom. ask fredrick douglass about that. the first thing he did when he met with newly freed slaves was to teach them to read n write and then read the bible. no generation is perfect and it's tough living as a leader because the path isn't always made clear. but we know the Lord orders the steps of upright men n women. we have to press toward the mark, forgetting what mistakes we made in the past for we can do all things in Christ who strenrghens us. I really appreciate reading ur article! -cheers!
Peace Sis Antoinette,
First of all Sis, I would like to say that it is NOT their neighborhood. They just live there and were there first but it doesn't BELONG to them. I am not at all surprised by these actions and Black folks shouldn't be either, given our history with these rednecks (yeah, I called them that) Even though we have the RIGHT, again, given the history, we should expect these types of responses and be prepared to defend. These people don't care and one of them can get some liquid courage and take the written threat further. And to EXPECT the police, who possibly also "neighbors" with some of the same sentiments, even though they are to protect all citizens is lunacy. This is what happens when Blacks run away from their own problems due to their inability to organize "their" own communities. Instead of organizing and cleansing the poison, they wish to inject themselves where they are clearly vulnerable to people who have the WILL to carry out a threat. Not only that, now the many of the laws that were federally enforced are resorting back to state rights, we don't have the protection of the federal government that we had back in the 60s and 70s. I know it's rough living in a crime infested neighborhood, but it is that way because WE allow it to be. There is no escape from facing demons, be they where you are or where your running from. Peace
I do not get over excited about things like that. I know that white people are going to do devilish things. It's in their nature. I reserve my anger when they decide to kill one of us or touch our women and babies. That's when action should happen.
WHY IS IT THAT WHEN IT IS FOR THEM (CAUCASIANS) EVERYTHING IS GOOD IN THE "HOOD"? BUT AS SOON AS A AFRICAN FAMILY INITATES A MOVE INTO THEIR SIDE OF THE TRACKSTHEY HAVE A FROGGIN' FLIPPIN' FIT. AS IF IT WAS OUR IDEA IN THE FIRST PLACE. I MOVED HERE, BECAUSE I'M TIRED OF THE LACK OF INFORMATION THAT OUR CHILDREN GET IN SCHHOOL. NOW, IN THIS DAY AND AGE THEY ARE DOING THE SAME THING. THIS ARE THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO THINK OF A HEAD OF TIME; BECAUSE A-L-L OF THE CHILDREN ARE NOT GETTING THE SAME INFO. FOR EXAMPLE, TAKE JENA 6. OH, I FORGOT THEM IDOTIC WHITE FOLK SWORE WE RTAPED THAT DANG GIRL, BUT IT IS NOT LIKE THEY STOPPED HER FROM ANTAGONIZING US . .. OPPS, DID I SAY THAT? THE LIST GOES ON, AND ON . . . WELL, IF THAT IS THE CASE THEY SHOULD NEVER START NO NONSENSE WITH US. I'M TIRED OF CERTAIN ONES IN MY EXTENDED FAMILY HAVING TO LOOK OVER THEIR SHOULDERS, BECAUSE OF YOUR
BULL----!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Antoinette, "We Are Not At Home"
I have to agree with those who have responded with "I'm not surprised" we have been here held captive for 400yrs and if we are stupid enough to keep thinking we are at home, another 400 yrs nothing will have changed. except, we may be extinct by then.
REPARATIONS & REPATRIATION, for those who know;
"We Are Not At Home"
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Ngon'e
Good and another post from you admin :)
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