Press Release: WE REMEMBER #BlackLivesLost On #NathanBedfordForrestDay2017 Sunday July 9, 2017 1PM C - 5PM C

   

 

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WHAT: WE Remember THE #BlackLivesLost On Nathan Bedford Forrest Day!!!

WHEN: Sunday July 9 1pm C-5pm C

WHERE: Heath Sciences Park (Formerly Nathan Bedford Forrest Park)
Union Ave FacINg Office Depot
Madison Ave & S Dunlap Street, Memphis, TN 38103

CONTACT: Bro. Ron a.k.a. R2C2H2 Tha Artivist
PHONE: 901-299-4355
E-MAIL: weallbe@gmail.com

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WE Remember THE #BlackLivesLost On Nathan Bedford Forrest Day!!!

***For ImMEdiate Release***

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Bro. Ron's Fort Pillow Decoded PREsentation: THERE's SoMEthINg About Nathan BEdford ForREst

WATCH NOW:

https://youtu.be/QQqCyc0aJgY

Dear Black People & Other Concerned Citizens Of The Memphis Area & Beyond:

It seems rather odd that in a city that is 70% Black that there is hardly any Black face present when the Sons Of Confederate Veterans have their annual love fest to Nathan Bedford Forrest on the eve of his birthday on one of the busiest streets in downtown Memphis…Nathan Bedford Forrest Was The G.O.A.T. Of Slave Traders….He and his partner, Maples, ran the largest slave market or hue-man Walmart in the U.S.A. before the start of the Civil War, HE was the Sam Walton of slave traders…Adams Ave. now serves as an important street and life line in Memphis’ Law-Prison Industry Complex aka The New Jim Crow…With that said it is quite possible to also consider Nathan Bedford Forrest 'The Father Of The Private Prison Industry Complex'...After the war, Forrest secured a contract to force so-called Black convicts into slave labor once again to grow crops like cotton & corn on what is now known as President's Island...Gen. Forrest was also known as a military genius with a legendary vicious mean streak concerning Black people, especially those who dare to be free…He is a war criminal and psychopath of the first order without question…During the American Civil War, He led and ordered the Fort Pillow Massacre on April 12, 1864 which lead to the torture and genocide of several hundred Black Union soldiers after they surrendered…Forrest even allowed his men to murder the Black women and children (civilians) living at the fort…The elders say that there are unmarked mass graves to this day in the Fort Pillow-Henning, TN area from that travesty...On top of that Gen. Forrest became a founding member and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, a homegrown Christian Terrorist Organization who were in their prime the forerunners of Al Qaeda & ISIS…

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Dr. Bobby Lovett Gives Historical Eulogy @ 2017 Fort Pillow MEmorial #BlackHistoryMatters

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https://youtu.be/vAygal1J3pk

Why should a city that is by several estimates 70% African American be footed to pay the bill and upkeep on the resting place of a man who was not a friend and supporter of the Black race or whose ruthlessness lead to the systemic exploitation and genocide of African Americans? Why should African-Americans who are law abiding and taxpaying citizens be afraid to visit a park on Forrest's Day when their taxes pay the upkeep on the tribute to one of the greatest White Supremacists & terrorists this country ever produced? Meanwhile on an annual basis for one day in July, 800-1000 white people from as far away as California, The Carolinas, Virginia & New York get to enjoy and celebrate while camping out even the night before on the premises, damaging the grass which is supposed to remain trample free according to the signs posted in clear view…Why are Memphis Police acting as bodyguards for these 'outside agitators' on the taxpayers’ dime? A Change Has Come & Now’s The Time To Let The Powers That BE Know That The Good Citizens Of ‘The City Of Good Abode’ Have Had Enough: Nathan Bedford Forrest Park & Statue Must Go!!!

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Judge Joe Brown's Fort Pillow Decoded PREsentation: MOOR On Nathan BEdford ForREst

WATCH NOW:

https://youtu.be/US5hn3MduCM

An Artivist Remembers…The Grand Old School & The Grand Ol’ Wizard: Wash U. & Gen. Forrest

http://weallbe.blogspot.com/2009/09/artivist-remembersthe-grand-old-school.html

For the last 2 years I covered the ritual and spectacle for W.E. A.L.L. B.E. News, Radio & TV…Both times I was only one of maybe 6 to 8 Blacks present…Many of the whites were surprised to see me there as if I should be intimidated by them and the 9,500 pound equestrian statue or if I was abnormally out of place in a city that’s 70% African-American…It is an insult knowing just blocks away exists the crucifixion site of MLK and the spot on Beale St. where the White Power structure burned down Ida B. Wells-Barnett’s Newspaper office and ran her out of Memphis and the South and the epicenter and genesis of the 1866 Memphis Race Massacre where the Black community was genocided and decimated by an event started by Memphis police officers (which led to an U.S. Congressional investigation and the start of the Reconstruction Era)…I want the African-American Citizens of this city to bear witness to where their tax payer dollars are going to…When you can justify closing neighborhood schools in predominantly Black neighborhoods and yet use the taxpayers’ money for paying the upkeep on a symbol of White Supremacy, Social Injustice & Racial Hate/Strife then there is a problem and failure to communicate…Nathan Bedford Forrest wanted to be buried with his men in Elmwood Cemetery and so let the good people of Memphis send him back where he and his wife belongs…

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Sis. ElaINe Turner's Fort Pillow Decoded MakINg THE Case AgaINst Nathan BEdford ForREst

WATCH NOW:

https://youtu.be/DCqp_xXbKVE

This is about good people standing up for what is just, right and long overdue…Come One and Come All…White Power is based on ‘Divide & Conquer’ while Black Power is based on ‘Unity & Solidarity’…Stand on the right side of history…Yes it will be hot so please be prepared…Feel free to bring water and other things to deal with the heat and humidity…Also Spread the Word, Bring Yourself As Well As Friends, Family & Strangers To This Event…Let Us Represent #TheBlackLivesLost That Can No Longer Speak…

Consider This A Counter Narrative/Rally Or Maybe Even A Friendly Discussion With Neighbors Who You Agree To Disagree With…As Bro. Frederick Douglass said years ago “POWER CONCEDES NOTHING WITHOUT A DEMAND, IT NEVER HAS OR WILL”…Last year the Sons of Confederate Veterans offered me bottled water and watermelon, I politely refused because my hunger or thirst will never be quenched until justice for the Ancestors & future generations is served...It takes a village to make a difference & create a nation…

Don’t Just Meet Me There, BEAT ME THERE!!!

Justice BE Ours,
Bro. Ron C. Herd II aka R2C2H2 Tha Artivist

P.S.

Please Check Out The Below Links @ W.E. A.L.L. B.E. News, Radio & TV For More Information On Why You Should Be In Forrest Park On Sunday July 9, 2017 from 1pm c- 5pm c!!!

Never Forget THE Fort Pillow MassacRE & 1st KKK Grand Wizard Nathan BEdford ForREst #BlackLivesLost W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV Video Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf2dmz6Pnwp_lC01UG-aVGSa04BI5SSdr #WEALLBETV

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Judge Joe Brown On @TMZ, 'Lawyer Ban,' & Why KKK Leader Nathan BEdford Forrest Statue Must Go..."
https://youtu.be/fLj-YGrrAlM

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: WE #REMEmBErFortPillow!!!
1st Annual Fort Pillow MassacRE Martyrs' WREath LayINg CeREmony~4/12/2016 #REMEmBErFtPillow
https://youtu.be/GfElAUYKa-g

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. News: #REMEmBErFortPillow!!! ASALH MEmphis Honors THE Martyrs On THE 152 Yr Anniversary Of THE MassacRE Which Took THE Lives Of 300 Black UNion Soldiers & THEir Families By Confederate Forces Led By General & First KKK Grand Wizard Nathan BEdford ForREst
#ThaArtivistREports
http://weallbe.blogspot.com/2016/07/we-all-be-tv-werememberfortpillow-1st.html

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Confederate Flag & Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest Supporter: WE're Not Racist & Keep Gen. Forrest Here!
https://youtu.be/L9XlLssb0w8

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: THE ShaME Of A CITy: THE Gen. Nathan BEdford ForREst Park Controversy & CORR Protest~4/4/2009
https://youtu.be/vcPQagg0HLA

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: #NathanBedfordForrest's Great Great Grandson: "Forrest Will Not BE Moved..." & #ConfederateFlag Supporter: "Heritage Not Hate..."
https://youtu.be/Pja0xIW7rHc

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Black Family PosINg With #ConfederateFlag & White Man @ #NathanBedfordForrest's (1st KKK Grand Wizard) Grave: WE Love White Folks But Do WE Love Ourselves??? #ThaArtivistThinks
https://youtu.be/3wUrsihYY48

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: The Truth About Black Confederates, The Confederate Flag, The Civil War & Nathan Bedford Forrest
https://youtu.be/7SQho0MxwtM

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Judge Joe Brown On The Confederate Flag & KKK Leader Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest #LunchWithTheJudge
https://youtu.be/eGJcxv-y-Dg

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Suspect War CrimINal & 1st#KKK Grand Wizard Gen. #NathanBEdfordForREst Was A Civil Rights HEro??? INterview With Mr.#LeeMillar
https://youtu.be/OKQP3IjMR_M

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Paul Mooney On THE Confederate Flag
https://youtu.be/msBe6oeNv0c

Monumental Battle: The Genesis Of The Forrest Park Controversy...
http://weallbe.blogspot.com/2009/09/monumental-battle-genesis-of-forrest.html

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W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Dr. @RandyShort Talks 100th East St. Louis Race War Anniversary #NeverForget @estl1917ccci

   

 

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 W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Dr. @RandyShort Talks 100th East St. Louis Race War Anniversary #NeverForget @estl1917ccci

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https://youtu.be/Gl_fVtqjRgU

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W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Bro. Dhati Kennedy Talks 100th East St. Louis Race War Anniversary 7/1/2017-7/3/2017 #NeverForget

   

 

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 W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Bro. Dhati Kennedy Talks 100th East St. Louis Race War Anniversary 7/1/2017-7/3/2017 #NeverForget

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100th Commemoration of East St. Louis Race Riots 7/1/2017-7/3/2017 (East St. Louis, IL & St. Louis, MO)

For Immediate Release

Public Service Announcement

For Information contact TEACH Society

Johnson Lancaster @ 314 875-9277

100^th Commemoration of East St. Louis Race Riots

St. Louis, MO -   A continuing series of commemorative activities to mark the 100^th year anniversary of the East St. Louis Race Riots will be held Saturday, July 1 – Monday, July 3, 2017 in East St. Louis, St. Louis and atop Eads Bridge.   

According to historical accounts East St. Louis broke out into race rioting from July 1 – 3, 1917. Most historians agree that July 2^nd was the worst day of the rioting, fighting, property destruction, killings and mass Black exodus. The East St. Louis Race Riot has been referred to as “Race War” by many of the survivors.

 

Commemorative activities are as follows:

Saturday, July 1, 2017 – Day of Remembrance

Films and Discussion – begins at 1p.m. at Better Family Life Facility (BFL), 5415 Page Blvd in St. Louis, Mo. This event includes drumming refreshments the viewing of two independent short films about the East St. Louis Race Riot by directors Bryan Sparkman and Dr. Denise Ward-Brown. It also includes a discussion about shelter cities and a question and answer period with the two film directors who will be present.  

This event is sponsored by the Committee for Historical Truth in respect to East St. Louis 1917 Centennial Commission and Cultural Initiative (EStL1917CCCI) activities.  

Sunday, July 2, 2017 - Day of Commemoration

Opening Activities- “Reviving and Renewing East St. Louis” - begins at 4:30p.m., outside at the SIUE East St. Louis Education Center, 601 James R. Thompson Blvd., (Brady Ave,) in East St Louis, Ill.  The opening activities are designed to reenergize East St. Louis and its supporters and will include historical accounts, music, cultural presentations, prayers, discussions, healing rituals and special recognitions. 

Commemorative Procession begins gathering at 6pm to depart by 6:30pm, The silent procession (with drumming) will depart from the SIUE East Louis Education Center and proceed to the center of *Eads Bridge. The Drum Procession is symbolic and reminiscent of the procession held in Harlem, New York by the NAACP to bring attention to the mass killings of African-Americans during the East St. Louis Race Riot.  (*Eads Bridge was used by many refugees from the rioting to escape to St. Louis – ultimately into safety.) Though not a requirement,  participants in the procession and bridge activities are asked to wear all white apparel like worn by some of those in the 1917 procession in Harlem, New York held by the NAACP to bring attention the atrocities in East St. Louis.  

The Program & Wreath Placement will begin at 7pm.  At the top of Eads Bridge a memorial wreath will be placed in the Mississippi River; the program will also highlight historical accounts, music and songs.

Flying Sky Lanterns will be lit and released (from Eads Bridge) at the conclusion of the program.          The releasing of the lanterns is in honor of those who lost their lives during the riots and in recognition of how a community united to end the violence and provide relief to survivors and their families. 

This event is sponsored by Freedom Trails-Legacies of Hope, TEACH, Sudan Illustrators, Committee for Historical Truth and Progressive Emporium & Education Center in coordination with the EStL1917CCCI. The EStL1917CCCI has held events throughout 2017.

July 3, 2017 Monday -  A Day of Resurrection 

Discussion: “Communities of Color Taking Control of Their Own Destinies”, begins at 1p.m., Greater St. Mark Family Church, 9950 Glen Owens, Ferguson, MO 63136. This event includes an open community dialog, drumming, refreshments, networking, sharing ideas and experiences and finding solutions.

           

This event is sponsored is sponsored by the Committee for Historical Truth in respect to EStL1917CCCI activities.  

According to historical accounts fear of an increasing Black population into East St. Louis by whites in the early 1900s and concerns that they would take jobs in local factories was the cause of the race riots. This fear sparked months of conflict that erupted into days of rioting.

Historical news reports from 1917 state that over 300 African-Americans were killed during the rioting. Documented reports reported that thousands of African-Americans were made homeless when white mobs set the Black section of East St. Louis on fire to rid the City of its Black population.

The City of St. Louis provided refuge for many survivors. Other survivors moved to Kinloch, Mo. Others moved to Lovejoy/Brooklyn/Alton and Edwardsville in Illinois while some moved to other parts of the world. This atrocity had worldwide impact as this country began to engage in World War I. WEB DuBois and Ida B. Wells both wrote articles to bring attention to the carnage. The national NAACP held a silent march with only the sounds of drums to show support for the survivors. Marcus Garvey publicly agitated and spoke against the killings. Later the St. Louis Urban League was formed to address local racial tensions highlighted by the rioting and to provide relief to the 1,000s of African-Americans left homeless.

Participants are encouraged to use MetroLink.  Those who are not physically able to make the walk, should consider taking the MetroLink elevators to the bridge deck to join in on the Commemorative program. Though the bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic during the commemorative activities participants, not in the procession, may walk on to the bridge from both the Illinois and Missouri entrances to the bridge.

For information contact Johnson Lancaster – TEACH Society at (314) 875-9277 or email progressiveemporium@yahoo.com.