Imari Obadele

Imari Obadele (born Richard Bullock Henry) (May 2, 1930 – January 18, 2010) na he be a Black nationalist, advocate for reparations, den presido of de Republic of New Afrika.

 Early life 
Na dem born Richard Henry insyd Philadelphia, den as a young man na he found a civil rights organization der plus ein bro Milton. Na de two later move go Detroit.

After de murder of Malcolm X, na dem help form de Malcolm X Society den, na he be dissatisfied by de progress achieve by nonviolent approaches to civil rights movement, cam to embrace Black separatism.

Na Imari Obadele acknowledge na he be a graduate of Yale University during de tv program, Firing Line,wey William F. Buckley host, insyd episode 126, dem date, November 18, 1968.

 Republic of New Afrika 
Na Richard den Milton adopt de African names Imari den Gaidi Obadele insyd 1968. Plus odas, na dem found de Republic of New Afrika. At de meeting founding de group, na dem form a "government in exile". Na dem designate Obadele de information minister, den soon dem publish a pamphlet "War in America". Na de RNA ein declared territory be Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, den South Carolina.

Na de Republic of New Afrika sanso form a paramilitary unit: de Black Legion. Insyd 1969, na de unit be involved insyd a gun battle insyd Detroit wey kill a police officer.

Imari split from ein bro, wey cam to reject militancy, insyd 1970, wey na dem sanso elect am presido of de Republic of New Afrika. Obadele den de group move ein headquarters to a house insyd Jackson, Mississippi, despite dem fail to purchase an  plot.

 Arrest den prison 
Na dem arrest den charge Obadele den ten odas (de "RNA 11") insyd de wake of a joint police / FBI raid on de house insyd 1971. Na de raid culminate insyd a gunfight wey kill an officer. Na dem later determine say na Obadele no dey at de scene, wey na dem drop murder charges against am.

Insyd 1973, na dem convict am of conspiracy to assault a federal agent wey na dem sentence am to twelve years in prison (of wich na he serve five). Na Amnesty International describe am as a political prisoner, wey na de group claim say na e be targeted by de FBI secof ein political views. FBI documentation wey na dem later release confirm say na de agency dey follow de group. Internal FBI memos suggest say "make dem keep Obadele off de streets" wey na he be one of de country ein "most violence-prone Black extremists".

 Later life 
After prison, na Obadele go on to earn a PhD insyd political science from Temple University. He cam be a professor at Prairie View A&M University.

Insyd 1987, na Obadele den Chokwe Lumumba form de National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N'COBRA), an organization wey be dedicated to seeking financial compensation for de descendants of former slaves insyd de United States.

 Ein life matter 
Ein stepson be academic den author Ivory A. Toldson.

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Category:1930 births
Category:2010 deaths
Category:Human
Category:Amnesty International prisoners of conscience dem hold by de United States
Category:American Black separatist activists
Category:Temple University alumni
Category:Prisoners den detainees of de United States federal government
Category:Prairie View A&M University people