Publisher's Message
Ricky Katsuya Publisher's Message
COMMEMORATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH should not just be a North American only event. All of Africa should participate and revisit the struggles of a people that were moved without their consent to a new land hundreds of miles away from Africa hundreds of years ago. A people that evolved through many challenges over that time, maintained their identity, sang their own songs, and cook their African heritage recipes up to this day. ABA believes a call to African descendants to celebrate a heritage that has faced unrelenting attacks and challenges as a people is one that should be embraced not for generations living now but by many in the ages to come. Our shared commemoration of our similar historic struggles against oppression will bring us closer together and lead to mutual respect of the accomplishments of all the African/African Diaspora family. We thank the families of all the revolutionaries that have led the struggles over this 400+ years. Progress has never come easy or without
cost, but we are all better today because these revolutionaries’ made choices that have resulted in the life that we all have today. To the young people of today, it is important to learn and understand your history – whether on the African Continent, the Caribbean, or the Americas. Learn about the struggles of the past so that you do not repeat them in the future. Be the change that you believe in, as President Barrack Obama would say. The struggle continues, victory is certain – A luta continua, vitória é certa. Ricky Katsuya Publisher/President dawn@africabusinessassociation.org aba@africabisinessassociation.org www.africabusinessassociation.org
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January-February 2022
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