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		<title>A Return To Denmark For Reparations</title>
		<link>http://cruciansinfocus.com/2010/06/29/a-return-to-denmark-for-reparations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest Commentary By Shelley Moorhead This summer the Virgin Islands Reparations Movement will be traveling to Copenhagen to embark upon a new course of activism with respect to the era of the Danish West Indies, the associated human tragedy, and the related and still lingering social ills.  We envision making the most important statement ever to be made in Denmark by Virgin Islanders on the matter of slavery and colonization in the Danish West Indies.  We need your support!  We have counted on the promise of Governor John P. deJongh, Jr., when he stated publicly, “I will support those who want to go to Denmark to seek that government’s support.”  However, despite having documented his pledge, it is now clear that those advocating slavery reparations in the U.S. Virgin Islands have assumed too much of our governor. My name is Shelley Moorhead and I am the president of the Caribbean Institute for a New Humanity and the founder of the African-Caribbean Reparations and Resettlement Alliance better known to you as ACRRA.  For the last six (6) years my organizations has led the movement for repair in U.S. Virgin Islands. Today, I would like to be very clear and to set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THOUSANDS &#8211; Yes, Thousands March Into History On St. Thomas As Virgin Islanders Say &#8220;Enough&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://cruciansinfocus.com/2010/05/16/a-march-into-history/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 14:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Pay no mind to the mainstream media and their negligently inaccurate reports on what happened on Saturday on St. Thomas. We were all there &#8211; more than 3,000 strong &#8211; in a display not seen in modern times. We can&#8217;t describe the energy, the passion, the strength so we will let the photos speak. The theme of the march and rally was &#8220;Unity, Accountability and Social Justice,&#8221; and started at Market Square and ended at the Emancipation Garden. Boatloads of participants came from St. John and St. Croix, and countless other locations that were represented in the massive crowd. If there is one image that exemplifies the power of this day, it is this electrifying moment in time on the steps of the Virgin Islands Legislature. If you don&#8217;t feel a shiver down your spine at what this represents, then you don&#8217;t understand what it all meant. Tell us what you saw, what you heard, how it felt, what it meant. To preserve this moment in history, CIF has created a permanent page on this website to commemorate this event. For all the photos from our participation, visit Snapshots Of History. If you would like to send a photo for inclusion on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Large Crowd Marches Down Main Street As Unity Event Begins</title>
		<link>http://cruciansinfocus.com/2010/05/15/large-crowd-marches-down-main-street-as-unity-event-begins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 15:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The conch shells were blown and a large crowd began their march down Main Street in St. Thomas to begin the historic event. Participants from St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix are making their presence known to highlight concerns facing all Virgin Islands Residents. We will continue to update throughout the day. Share on Facebook]]></description>
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		<title>Crucians Line Up Early For &#8220;Unity&#8221; March and Rally</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 14:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A special ferry left at 7:30 a.m. en route to the &#8220;Unity, Accountability and Social Justice&#8221; March and Rally being held today on St. Thomas. Organizers said the purpose of the event is to give all those in the Territory an opportunity to express their concerns about any issues they are facing in the Territory and gather information and inspiration from speakers who will address the group in Emancipation Park at the end of the March. CIF will continue to update this blog as the event progresses. Share on Facebook]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Unity, Accountability and Social Justice&#8221; Theme Of May 15 March and Rally on St. Thomas</title>
		<link>http://cruciansinfocus.com/2010/05/10/unity-accountability-and-public-justice-theme-of-may-15-march-and-rally-on-st-thomas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 10:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is hard to imagine a more appropriate time for a march and rally aimed at at peacefully addressing the serious concerns facing the Virgin islands community. All Virgin Islanders are urged to join in a march and rally on Saturday, May 15, entitled &#8220;Unity, Accountability and Social Justice.&#8221; The event is open to all Virgin Islanders who have concerns on any topic and begins at 10 a.m. at Market Square on St. Thomas. The march will end at Emancipation Garden where speakers will address pressing concerns facing the VI Community. Organizers have asked participants to wear green to symbolize a fresh beginning. Participants are also invited to bring placards and signs highlighting their areas of concern. All community groups from the Territory are encouraged to attend and participate and organizers estimate that the event will end around 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon. For more information, contact Dalys Walwin at 340-998-8853 or to see the event flyer click here. Share on Facebook]]></description>
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		<title>Determination Guides Innis&#8217; Rise In African American History</title>
		<link>http://cruciansinfocus.com/2010/02/28/determination-guides-innis-rise-in-african-american-history/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Winston Nugent Roy Innis was born, June 6, 1934 on St. Croix. His father, Alexander Innis who was a police officer, died when he was only six years old, and so his mother, Georgianna Innis decided to leave St. Croix and move to New York. She did not send for him until 1947 as she was sending for the rest of his brothers and sisters as money became available. With his youthful and impressionable mind, he arrived on the “main land,” and went through a cultural shock. This came about as a result of the fact that, the Virgin Islands was a predominantly black society, and where he had moved to, Harlem, New York at the time, racial discrimination was commonplace with the “in-your-face” white supremacy attitude. It is said, during that time, racial confrontation caused many African-American to begin questioning their intellect and the competence of their own race. Because of his mother’s Caribbean sense of purpose and her belief in education, he was sent to the prestigious Stuyvesant high school in New York City. However, when he had reached the age of 16 years old, he lied and joined the U.S. Army. It was not until 2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Terrence A.Todman: From St. Thomas To The State Department</title>
		<link>http://cruciansinfocus.com/2010/02/22/terrence-a-todman-from-st-thomas-to-the-state-department/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Winston Nugent As a little boy growing up on his native St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands with (12) brothers and sisters, he dreamed of exploring other parts of the world. Born on March 13, 1926, Terrence Todman graduated from public school, and enrolled at Inter American University in Puerto Rico. His wondrous imagination prompted him to drop out and he immediately enlisted in the U.S. Army as a commissioned officer. He was sent to Japan after the bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War 11. He became a first lieutenant during his four years of service. As a result of his outstanding service, he was placed in the “Infantry Hall of Fame” at Fort Binning in Georgia. When his army service was completed, he decided to pursue a diplomatic career and so while earning his advanced degree in public administration, he worked for the State Department as an International Relations Officer in the Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Department. His first post was in 1957 as a political officer in the U.S. Embassy in Delhi, India. Because languages came easily to him, in addition to Arabic, he is fluent in Spanish, French, and Russian. He accepted his first ambassadorship in 1969 when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hubert Harrison: A &#8220;Black Socrates&#8221; Whose Voice For Change Rang In Harlem</title>
		<link>http://cruciansinfocus.com/2010/02/13/hubert-harrison-a-black-socrates-whose-voice-for-change-rang-in-harlem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Winston Nugent He was called “The Voice of Harlem Radicalism.” He was born in Estate Concordia, St. Croix during Danish occupation of the now U.S. Virgin Islands. When his mother and father died, he traveled to New York, an orphan at the age of 17 years old. He found odd jobs such as a bellhop and as an elevator operator. He was an intelligent and ambitious young man and so he decided to attend night school where he studied sociology, science, psychology, literature and drama. As a result of confrontations with racial oppression, he gravitated to and joined the socialist party where he met African-Americans and Caribbean-Americans such as A. Phillip Randolph, Marcus Garvey, Claude McKay, Cyril Briggs, and Chandler Owen. These social activists and writer of the Harlem Renaissance admired his intellect, the nicknamed, The Black Socrates.” He was described by some of his peers as the “father of Harlem radicalism.” And the Jamaican-American author, journalist and historian, Joel Augustus Rogers described him as, “the foremost Afro-American intellect of his time.” He was an active voice in Virgin Islands causes after the March 1917 U.S. purchase of the Virgin Islands and subsequent abuses under U.S. Naval occupation.  Bio [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emile Griffith Brought Boxing Glory To The Virgin Islands</title>
		<link>http://cruciansinfocus.com/2010/02/06/emile-griffith-brought-boxing-glory-to-the-virgin-islands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Winston Nugent The first boxer born in the Virgin Islands to ever become a world boxing champion was Emile Alphonse Griffith, born February 3, 1938, on St. Thomas.  As a young man he moved to New York.  It was by accident when he was discovered. It is said as a teen he was working at a hat factory on a hot summer day when the owner of the hat factory agreed to his request to work shirtless. When the owner, a former amateur boxer noticed his frame, he took Griffith to trainer Clancy’s gym and as they would say, “the rest was history.” He won the New York Golden Gloves in 1958 and turned professional that same year. Many in the boxing world recognized him as a three division world champion. He was a consummate fighter. He retired with a record of (85) wins; (25) knockouts; (24) loses and (2) draws. An extremely well done documentary, Ring of Fire of his life was shown on HBO. The story also documented one of the most shocking and brutal events in the history of boxing in 1962 during a bout against Benny Paret. Griffith beat the man so badly that he died from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Great Contribution To Black History Month</title>
		<link>http://cruciansinfocus.com/2008/02/08/a-great-contribution-to-black-history-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once a year, we celebrate Black History Month. For 29 days in February, we recall the contributions our people have made to world history. For those of us in the Virgin Islands, the names we recall are all too familiar – David Hamilton Jackson, Buddhoe, Queen Mary – and countless others who have solidified their place in our history. We wouldn’t be where we are without them – and we revere them. We find ourselves in a time where we are living history. For the first time ever, Virgin Islanders have an opportunity to have a voice in the nomination of Barak Obama, the first viable Black candidate for President of the United States. This Saturday, registered Democrats can go to the polls and cast a vote for their candidate and the delegates who will represent us at the Democratic Convention this August in Denver, Colorado. The territory will have nine votes at the convention. Voters at Saturday&#8217;s caucus will select six delegates. St. Croix voters will vote for two women and one man. St. Thomas and St. John voters will select two men and one woman. These six delegates will cast half a vote each for three of the [...]]]></description>
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