![]() Daughtry, and others, stopped the African Burial Ground from being decimated by the federal government. He said ‘If anybody messes with you, we’ll be there for you.’”įurthermore: “He, Rev. “When he thought they were messing with my wife, Inez, who was a principal at a school in Bed-Stuy, he called her up and asked, ‘What do I need to do?’ and just the thought of that, they backed off. “He was responsible for getting so many of our young people construction jobs, and also made sure there was a Black principal, teachers and curriculum in the schools,” recalled elected activist Charles Barron. Sonny’s clout also extended beyond the streets and always included succeeding generations. How did we lose it, and how do we get it back?” Sonny Abubadika Carson 20th Anniversary Sista’s Place Kujichagulia 2022 Credit: Omowale Clay photo “The prophet Ezekiel asked, ‘Can these bones speak again?’ The Sankofa bird represents freedom, Africans who came to America and are looking back to the Motherland,” noted Carson’s comrade, Brother Ali Lamont Jr., prior to explaining how Abubadika returned some of his ancestors’ bones to Africa and had them reinterred. Sign up for our acclaimed free newsletter Editorially Black with the top Racial Equity stories of the day to your inbox!Īlong with renaming some locations, he also retraced his African heritage. “Each street sign or school bearing the names of our enslavers, and replaced with names of intelligent and courageous Africans, was done with the intent of remaking the Negro back into being a proud African.” “Founding the Committee to Honor Black Heroes is indicative of him tasking himself with the arduous mission of extracting out of the minds of the Negro the negative psychological pillars (thinking of oneself as stupid and cowards) erected by the enslavers, proponents of the myth of Black inferiority,” stated Brother Tarik Black Panther. He advocated Black self-determination and self-reliance. ![]() ![]() The education Sonny Carson provided remodeled several neighborhoods in the People’s Republic of Brooklyn. For many decades he was on the frontlines, fearlessly fighting against systematic oppression on behalf of his community. Black Financial Health Open dropdown menuĭecember 20 marked the 20th anniversary of when Brooklyn warrior Sonny Abubadika Carson joined the ancestral realm, and several of his close comrades reflected on his legacy. ![]()
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