Ten Commandments Reimagined Glenance Green
WE WANT FREEDOM. (WE WANT POWER TO DETERMINE THE DESTINY OF OUR BLACK AND OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES.) For our souls to fly on American soil. The freedom that was felt by our ancestors at Igbo Landing who knew that their purpose was so much greater than to live in bondage through slavery. WE WANT FULL EMPLOYMENT FOR OUR PEOPLE. And access to a livable wage and humane working conditions that affirm that our humanity is worth more than what we can produce for others in a day that never ends. With the preservation of the energy we must reserve for our families and loved ones. WE WANT AN END TO THE ROBBERY BY THE CAPITALISTS OF OUR BLACK AND OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES. And an end to the indoctrination of capitalist ethics and values that permeate the hearts and minds of black bodies to the extent that the only humanity that they see can be bartered, traded, and exchanged for currency. WE WANT DECENT HOUSING, FIT FOR THE SHELTER OF HUMAN BEINGS. That which is maintained, sustained, has limited restrictions for ownership, and painted with love to make a house into a home. WE WANT DECENT EDUCATION FOR OUR PEOPLE THAT EXPOSES THE TRUE NATURE OF THIS DECADENT AMERICAN SOCIETY. (WE WANT EDUCATION THAT TEACHES US OUR TRUE HISTORY AND
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