Umoja From Slaveship to Spaceship

By Stephanie A. Walker Stradford and Eric Stradford, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

FAS2 December 26, 2025, African Diaspora – Remnant heirs for a $6 trillion reparations settlement celebrated Umoja (Unity) on this first day of Kwanzaa in The Year of Reparations.  Generation Alpha social entrepreneurs declared themselves beneficiaries of #NoPoverty2030 #MissionPossible with #BlackJesus.  Officials from The State of the African Diaspora met youth leaders and their fiduciary trustees to model cross-generation partnerships demonstrating United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG17). 

FAS2 (pronounced PHASE2) is a youth led enterpriZe, based on the historic Free African Society of Philadelphia, PA, USA.  Until now, way too many of the planet’s 2.4 billion #HeirsOfSalvation have invested little to nothing toward revealing The Church of Philadelphia.  But, for the 200 million citizens of the African Diaspora, Umoja (Swahili for Unity, is the first of seven principles of the Ngozu saba).

UHURA DIASPORA! A Global Call for Freedom

According to the SOAD Ministry of International Co-operation, "Uhura" is of Swahili origin and means "freedom" or "independence." It is associated with the character Nyota Uhura from the Star Trek franchise, who symbolizes empowerment and diversity.

SOAD Minister of Education, Dr. Milton Waters joined SOAD Minister of International Co-operation Penny Mkhize in declaring #NoPoverty2030 #MissionPossible through a sustained demonstration of the Ngozu Saba.

FAS2 Generation Alpha’s #LearningJourney to Alkebulan, charts a virtual drive-by the Museum of African American history in Washington, DC for some insight on #UHURA, their word of the day in demonstrating #UMOJA.  It appears, African Americans have been speaking freedom without fully learning one of some 2000 indigenous languages of #Alkebulan.  Museum exhibits include the Red Starfleet uniform worn by Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura on Star Trek , and will soon detail its Kwanzaa 2025 connection with the continuing  EnterpriZe mission from slaveship to space.

Umoja (Unity)

 

Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)

Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility)

Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)

Nia (Purpose)

Kuumba (Creativity)

Imani (Faith)

Future SOAD (Incubated in 2030 – 2063) in AFRICORA FOUNDATION)

Whole of Government National Security – Based on government of the people, by the people, for the people.  Proposed “Missive To SOAD”

 

 

Rebranding Christmas from Presents to Presence

By Eric Stradford, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

AMWS, December 21, 2025, Washington, DC – The U.S. Presidency may have forfeited America’s last chance to stand for Christ at Christmas.  The U.S. president, satirized across the African Diaspora as “The Grinch who stole Christmas,” is certain to face daunting truths in the phrase "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."

As 2.4 billion followers of Jesus The Christ celebrated Advent through demonstrations of Hope, Peace, Joy and Love, free Africans are waking up to their reality as an endowed community. Little children throughout the global village will find their stockings stuffed with more than their little hearts could stand. 

In this year, dubbed the "Year of Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations,"  The traditional Christmas narrative, translated by King James of England, has taken its last queue from wanna-be kings. 

Seven aspirations coming out of the African Union to its recently constitutionalized State of African Diaspora  “are rebranding the Triple-Evils of racism, poverty and war with renewed hope for “shared prosperity and well-being, for unity and integration, for a continent of free citizens and expanded horizons, where the full potential of women and youth are realized, and with freedom from fear, disease and want.”

In 2025, Free Africans in the United States engaged in internal reparations by reclaiming stolen peoples equity.  They learned KA TUMELO RE LELAPA (By FAITH we are FAMILY).  The name Africa replaced #Alkebulan largely due to historical processes involving Roman conquest, European colonization, and the spread of Latin-based terminology.   Before European influences, As-salam alaikum!  is a blessing by #BlackJesus and the Islamic greeting meaning “Peace be upon you”, and the response means “And peace be upon you too.”

​​"Partnership produces progress, and nothing else does. Marylanders are coming together across all levels of society to end child poverty in our state," said Maryland Governor Wes Moore.  To amplify the impact of Maryland’s ENOUGH Act, philanthropic and private sector institutions are coming together with an initial commitment of more than $100 million calling on other institutions to join their efforts.

For two or three Black preachers, your seven-minute Christmas tidings of comfort and joy may prove to be less comfortable to some than others. Choose your text in “carrying out the spirit of the original Free African Society.”

Luke 24:36: "Peace be unto you."

Luke 10:5: "And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house."

John 20:19: "Peace be unto you."

John 20:21: "Again Jesus said, Peace be with you!"

John 20:26: "Peace be with you."

 

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Atonement for 2.4 billion #Heirs of Salvation

#JoyToTheWorld -- Lord Jesus, as we rejoice in Your coming, let our joy overflow into acts of love. Teach us that true atonement transforms hearts and societies. May we, as Your people, rise together to end poverty and bring Your kingdom of justice and peace to earth. Amen. 

By Eric Stradford, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

Fiduciary Trustee, FAS2 Free African Society for the 21^st Century

AMWS-FAS2, Sunday, December 13, 2026, Alkebulan – The #BlackJesus Family Trust Fund supports a one-year demonstration for financing United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 1.  The African Development Bank has been invited to partner with 2.4 billion #HeirsofSalvation to model a multi-donor thematic trust fund focused on resilience and youth entrepreneurship. It aligns with AfDB’s strategic priorities and UN SDGs 1 and 17, aiming to empower Generation Z and Alpha across Africa and the diaspora.

A $100 million crowdfunding campaign supports multi-year engagement culminating June 9, 2030, the Day of Pentecost.  #ThePentecostProject anticipates signs, wonders and miracles through cheerful giving by the planet’s youngest beneficiaries.

On this Third Sunday of Advent, the candle of joy signals #JoyToTheWorld —not a fleeting happiness, but a deep, abiding joy rooted in the promise of reconciliation. Advent values hope, peace, joy and love as community assets for #KingdomFellowship. A fifth candle, lit The Night Before Christmas, anticipates a supernatural atonement to restore what was broken between humanity and God. This gift of grace is not passive; it calls intentional engagement as agents of restoration in the world.

Atonement is not only vertical—between 2.4 billion #HeirsofSalvation and God—but also horizontal—between you and 8.2 billion neighbors you are supposed to love.  The miracle of #NoPoverty2030 #MissionPossible with #BlackJesus is neither ambiguous nor esoteric.

FACT 1: Christ’s coming reconciles humanity to God.

FACT 2: #MissionPossible is the heir’s endowed capacity to reinvest in those who suffer under the weight of poverty and injustice. #JoyToTheWorld becomes complete when it is shared, when the hungry are fed, the oppressed are lifted, and communities are sustained.

FACT 3: “The assistant director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, Hyman Bookbinder, in a frank statement on December 29, 1966, declared that the long-range costs of adequately implementing programs to fight poverty, ignorance and slums will reach one trillion dollars. He was not awed or dismayed by this prospect but instead pointed out that the growth of the gross national product during the same period makes this expenditure comfortably possible. It is, he said, as simple as this: “The poor can stop being poor if the rich are willing to become even richer at a slower rate.” Furthermore, he predicted that unless a “substantial sacrifice is made by the American people,” the nation can expect further deterioration of the cities, increased antagonisms between races and continued disorders in the streets. He asserted that people are not informed enough to give adequate support to antipoverty programs, and he leveled a share of the blame at the government because it “must do more to get people to understand the size of the problem.”

― Martin Luther King, Jr., from Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?

How can 2.4 billion followers of #BlackJesus end poverty?

#PrayerChangesThings

Social Action: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.” — Philippians 4:4

Imagine 2.4 billion people of faith united under a shared vision of ending poverty, potential impact could be enormous. Here is one practical, boots-on-the-ground that such a movement could adopt:

1. Collective Resource Mobilization

The $100 m capital campaign is replicable.  It establishes AfDB Trust account for 100 Generation Alpha Reparations Trusts at $1 million each to include operating expenses for a Generation Z Trustee (See Diasbank 10-year 1 million SME Vision of the future).

The AfDB issues a $10k #BlackJesus credit card to the certified Gen X, Y CAM (adult grantee) and Gen Z Trustee advisory team. (See 7 Money-n-the-Bank advisors The Annual Youth Achievement Awards).

These funds could be directed toward youth-led SMEs supporting any of seven Whole of Government Economic Security sectors:

2. Global Advocacy and Policy Influence

2.4 billion people represent nearly 30% of the world’s population—a massive voting and lobbying power.

They could push governments and corporations to:

Implement fair trade policies.

Increase social safety nets.

Support universal education and healthcare.

3. Community-Based Action

Organize sustainable local initiatives:

Food security programs (community farms, food banks).

Skill-building workshops for sustainable employment.

Empower communities to become self-sufficient rather than dependent on aid.

4. Technology and Innovation

Use digital platforms to:

Connect donors directly with beneficiaries.

Share knowledge and resources globally.

Promote open-source solutions for education, agriculture, and healthcare.

5. Cultural Shift

Encourage values of generosity, stewardship, and equity.

Combat consumerism and redirect wealth toward impact-driven projects.

If this movement were well-organized, it could realistically eradicate extreme poverty within a generation. The challenge isn’t resources—it’s coordination, transparency, and accountability. 

There has never been a shortage of resources…JUST RESOURCEFULNESS!