“Then the King will answer, ‘I tell you the truth. Anything you did for any of my people here, you also did for me.’ Matthew 25:31-46 ICB
By Eric
Stradford, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired
AMWS, February
4, 2026, Maputo, Mozambique -- Faith Leaders are set to gather here to “carry out the spirit
of the original Free African Society.” The youngest disciples of #BlackJesus should
reasonably expect “substance of things hoped for” where they live, learn, work
and or worship.
Fiduciary
Trustees for The Free African Society (FAS2) have called on church reform
advocates to assess generational needs through a $100 m seed for ending poverty.
UNICEF
reports that around 13 million children—77% of all children in Mozambique—live
in monetary poverty, multidimensional poverty, or both. Two or more followers
from Generations
A and Z are awaiting a word from their institutional voice to confirm a
promise, “if
you ask for anything in my name, I will do it for you.”
Black Church
leaders believe Trump‑era
foreign policy influenced poverty in Sub‑Saharan Africa through several
mechanisms: foreign aid changes, trade uncertainties, immigration restrictions,
geopolitical shifts (especially U.S.–China competition), and security policy adjustments. These factors
collectively impacted economic conditions, social services, governance
stability, and humanitarian needs.
According to
The Christian Recorder, The Global Development Council promotes the development of African Methodism
in Districts 14–20 and serves as an institutional voice to the larger
Connectional Church.
African
Methodism refers to the family of historic Black Methodist denominations that
emerged in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when African Americans,
facing discrimination in white‑controlled Methodist churches, formed
independent religious bodies grounded in Methodist theology, Wesleyan practice,
and Black self‑governance.
In part, the
“larger Connectional Church” may share responsibility for today’s effects of European
colonialization throughout Alkebulan. Estate
attorneys are reviewing causes and effects of imposing European values on Free
Africans. Black History goes way back
beyond the 1600s slave trade to Noah’s
Manifest Destiny.
Findings
from the African
Union’s Year of Reparations offer evidence of change to traditional
attitudes toward global development. International
recognition of the AU’s sixth region including the African Diaspora presents an
emerging reality about estate values related to wills and trusts.
As conveners
prepare for the February
18-20, 2026 gathering, the African Methodist Episcopal Church is considering
structural
changes, including closing the current Department of Retirement Services by
July 31, 2028, as part of reforms tied to the lawsuit. Substantive reform for the historic Black
Church in the U.S. may ultimately serve as a foundation for global repair.
U.S. settlement
in the matter of the missing preacher pension funds follows the discovery that
a large portion of the fund—ultimately around $88–90 million—had been lost due
to embezzlement and improper investment management by one former head of
Retirement Services, who died in 2024.
But, further investigation of ponzi schemes may reveal patterns of
corruption yet to be disclosed in the history of Free Africans in North America.
Here is a
clear, well‑sourced overview of Rosa Parks, the
iconic American civil rights activist.
Rosa
Parks — Life, Legacy, and Impact
Who Was
Rosa Parks?
Rosa Parks
(born February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama) was an American civil rights
activist whose refusal to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a
Montgomery bus in 1955 became a defining moment of the Civil Rights Movement.
Known as the
“mother of the civil rights movement,” she played a central role in challenging
racial segregation and inspiring mass protest across the United States.
Early
Life
Born Rosa
Louise McCauley to James and Leona McCauley.
Grew up in
Pine Level, Alabama, where she attended segregated schools.
Experienced
racial discrimination from a young age, shaping her commitment to justice.
On December
1, 1955, after a long workday, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a
white passenger on a segregated Montgomery city bus.
Her refusal
was an act of quiet, deliberate resistance, not a matter of physical fatigue.
She stated
she was “tired of giving in,” not tired from work. [liheapch.acf.gov]
Her arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a 381‑day mass protest that:
Fueled the
rise of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a national leader
Led to the
Supreme Court ruling that bus segregation was unconstitutional
Rosa Parks
was not a random seamstress unaware of activism:
She was
already an organizer, investigator, and secretary for the Montgomery NAACP.
She worked
on cases involving racial violence and voting rights. [census.gov]
Her activism
extended beyond Montgomery:
After the
boycott, she moved to Detroit and continued civil rights, political, and
community work.
She
advocated for political prisoners, youth empowerment, and continued activism
through the 1990s. [liheapch.acf.gov]
Later
Life and Legacy
Rosa Parks
died on October 24, 2005, in Detroit. [census.gov]
She is
honored as one of the most significant figures in American history for her
courage, conviction, and lifelong commitment to equality.
Today, her
birthday (February 4) is commemorated in places like Maryland as Transit Equity
Day, honoring her contribution to transportation justice and civil rights.
