“We must have reparations, full compensation for the theft of our land, the theft of our bodies, the theft of our people from Africa, the theft of our dignity; the desecration of our souls decade after decade after decade after decade,” Shabazz said.
“As I said, we don’t want your food stamps. We don’t want no government handout. We don’t want to be trying to fix up some paperwork so I can get Social Security. We want our own.”
Prior to his speech Saturday, Shabbazz led a group of black leaders to Capitol Hill on April 16 in an effort to lobby against a resolution introduced by Indiana Republican Todd Rokita that condemns Louis Farrakhan for promotion of anti-semitic “anger toward Jewish Americans and the Jewish religion.”
“There is no place in our civil discourse for this clear anti-semitism and hate for another group of human beings. I urge my House colleagues to join me in condemning Louis Farrahkan’s hateful and anti-semitic attacks, while also reaffirming our nation’s commitment to our Jewish neighbors and our greatest ally, the nation of Israel,” Rokita said.
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