Rap Brown to Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin. It is important to acknowledge that Black Women in the movement workshop presented rich information on the significance of their political role and the interactions with Brown/Al-Amin. The Saturday symposium’s focus centered on COINTELPRO, the Patriot Act; Islamic Theology; Political Prisoners (local & national) and Prisoners of War. Ward Churchill shared an exhaustive rendition of the illegal u.s. government programs targeting legitimate political movements in this country. Former POW’s Sekeou Odinga and Masai Ehehosi lent their personal experiences which added to the gravity of the human rights violations. Mumia Abu-Jamal’s recorded message to this forum was shared. Recognition was given to the Move Organization and the Jericho Movement for their steadfast dedication to the freedom of all Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War. The last segment of Saturday’s symposium centered on Al-Amin’s 2002 trial in Fulton County, Georgia for murder. All of the contradictions supporting Al-Amin’s innocence were addressed and why the u.s. judicial system refuses to acknowledge those facts. Both days of the Re-Learning H. Rap Brown, A Symposium on the 50th Anniversary of His Groundbreaking Book, Die, Nigger, Die were illuminating. You may see much of the presentations on MXGM’s Facebook page. Imam Jamil Al-Amin’s family encourages interested persons to visit https://whathappened2rap.com/ for additional information on how to support Imam Jamil Al-Amin.
Section 5: Culture Galilee Theron Wilkerson
I trace my lineage up the Pearl and Yockanookany Orange mud like play dough from Ofahoma to Cascade down Old Canton Back when routes became dirt roads marked by four wheelers. I built trails with machetes that became too rusty for daddy But sharp enough to make a jungle out of woods. I walked the Attala when the school bus fines were too high And left the 24th Amendment in the classroom When textbooks were too taxing to carry out. I did the Cupid Shuffle for Y2K And gambled my new Filas on obedience. I survived the Apocalypse and walked back to the projects. I moved to the top of a hill where Toyotas jumped and flipped Into blood stained ditches I hop over to take short cuts to church.