![This decade [for People of African Descent] will provide millions of African descendants, hitherto silenced and buried in denial, with opportunities to rise without shame and guilt to claim their African heritage without fear of reprisals.To offer these hitherto ‘invisibles’ an opportunity of engagement and participation must be a major goal of this decade. " --Sir Hilary Beckles, Chair, Caribbean Commission Reparations Committee, keynote speech launching the International Decade. Listen below.
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This
decade [for People of African Descent] will provide millions of African
descendants, hitherto silenced and buried in denial, with opportunities
to rise without shame and guilt to claim their African heritage without
fear of reprisals.To offer these hitherto ‘invisibles’ an opportunity
of engagement and participation must be a major goal of this decade. "
--Sir Hilary Beckles, Chair, Caribbean Commission Reparations Committee,
keynote speech launching the International Decade. Listen below.
http://www.un.org/…/…/12/Prof-Beckles-Address-to-the-UN1.mp3
http://www.un.org/…/…/12/Prof-Beckles-Address-to-the-UN1.mp3
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