Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning “humanity to others”.
It also means “I am what I am because of who we all are”.
Relearn, Reclaim, Restore!
Ubuntu Institute for Community Development
“A race of people is like an individual man; until it uses its own talent, takes pride in its own history, expresses its own culture, affirms its own selfhood, it can never fulfill itself.” — Malcolm X
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Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning “humanity to others”.
It also means “I am what I am because of who we all are”.
Relearn, Reclaim, Restore!
Ubuntu Institute for Community Development
“A race of people is like an individual man; until it uses its own talent, takes pride in its own history, expresses its own culture, affirms its own selfhood, it can never fulfill itself.” — Malcolm X
Statement from UICD in regard to Insurrection at Capitol January 6, 2021 (click PDF)
Human Rights
Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination.
Reparations
Measures taken by the state to redress gross and systematic violations of human rights law or humanitarian law through the administration of some form of compensation or restitution to the victims
International Decade for People of African Descent
2015-2024
In December 2014, the UN General Assembly, in its Resolution 68/237, proclaimed the International Decade for People of African Descent (2015-2024).
This Decade, for which the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) was designated as the lead agency, aims to strengthen actions and measures to ensure the full realization of the economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights of people of African descent, and their full and equal participation in society.
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