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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