TAKE BACK AFRICA FOUNDATION

BLACK LIVES MATTER 

STATEMENT ON BLACK LIVES

The Take Back Africa Foundation stands with and acknowledges the Black Lives Matter Movement. The Black Lives Matter Global Network is on a mission to create  a world free of anti-Blackness, where every Black person has the social, economic, and political power to thrive. The Take Back Africa Foundation supports this mission. As Africans living in the diaspora, we are fortunate to benefit from all that African Americans have fought and died for in the fight for civil and equal rights. We are also subjected to racial injustice because of this. With this, we are speaking out against police brutality and demanding justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Arianna Jefferson and Ahmad Arbery. 

Police brutality disproportionally affects black people in America. Data collected by the Washington Post on the use of lethal force by police officers since 2015 indicates that, blacks are overrepresented among all those killed by police. Blacks made up 12% of the US population. However, from 2015 – 2019 they accounted for 26.4% of those that were killed by police under all circumstances. As Africans living in America, we must acknowledge this as the reality. This is the reality of what it means to be black in America. As a predominantly African Diasporan organization, we  see the necessity to start having conversations about racism on the continent. It is important to educate our people interested in traveling abroad about the racial realities that comes with living in the United States. 

We are asking our members and supporters to partake in the movement any way they can. Here are some examples of what that can look like for you:

  • Attending protests that support justice and peace for not only George Floyd but so many black men and women being killed by police 
  • Being at  city council and legislative meetings to make sure that police brutality is on the agenda and addressed. 
  • Getting involved  with organizations like the Minneapolis Freedom Fund or Black Lives Matter Mpls or the NAACP to work on a solution for the injustices that we face.
  • Signing petitions and emailing your local representatives about how they plan to implement legislation and policies to prevent police brutality. 

Everyone has a role to play in this movement for equality and justice. If 2020 has shown us anything, it’s that “normal” is not something we should strive to get back to. If you would like to keep up with what TBA is doing to support BLM and our communities, please feel free to follow us on social media and check our website for updates. We thank you for your support, and we look forward to continuing to work together to help make lasting and positive change for generations to come. Black Lives Matter. 

JUSTICE FOR BLACK LIVES EVERYWHERE

The Take Back Africa Foundation is a nonprofit founded in 2018 in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota with a mission of pan-africanism across the African diaspora. As Africans living in the diaspora, we are fortunate to benefit from all that African Americans have fought and died for in the fight for civil and equal rights. We are also subjected to racial injustice because of this. In response to the overwhelming amount of viral videos involving Black Death we are speaking out against police brutality and demanding justice for Daunte Wright, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Arianna Jefferson and Ahmad Arbery. 

On Sunday, April 11th, a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minn. during a traffic stop, about 10 miles from where Derek Chauvin is on trial in the killing of George Floyd. Police brutality disproportionally affects black people in America. Data collected by the Washington Post on the use of lethal force by police officers since 2015 indicates that, blacks are overrepresented among all those killed by police. Blacks made up 12% of the US population. However, from 2015 – 2019 they accounted for 26.4% of those that were killed by police under all circumstances. As Africans living in America, we must acknowledge this as the reality. This is the reality of what it means to be black in America. As a predominantly African Diaspora organization, we’ve continued and will continue to take stand against police brutality against black bodies in America. We also see the necessity to start having conversations about racism on the continent. It is important to educate our people interested in traveling abroad about the racial realities that comes with living in the United States. 

To help support Daunte’s family, get involved in these different ways:

  • Attending protests that support justice and peace for not only Daunte Wright but so many black men and women being killed by police .
  • Donate to Daunte’s family’s GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/dauntewright
  • Support the mother of his child via cash app: $hubby98
  • Attend city council and legislative meetings to make sure that police brutality is on the agenda and addressed. 
  • Signing petitions and emailing your local representatives about how they plan to implement legislation and policies to prevent police brutality.
     

Everyone has a role to play in this movement for equality and justice. If 2021 has shown us anything, it’s that “normal” is not something we should strive to get back to. If you would like to keep up with what TBA is doing to support BLM and our communities, please feel free to follow us on social media and check our website for updates. We thank you for your support, and we look forward to continuing to work together to help make lasting and positive change for generations to come. Black Lives Matter.