“A minuscule mob of mediocre comedians, below average writers and reparations deniers are shutdown by one man” by Kofi Changamire

Last month several unscrupulous individuals hatched a plan to hold a comedic debate on reparations for the brutal and horrific chattel slavery that Native Black Americans have endured for centuries. In order to put on the facetious display they contacted several unknown professors, a renowned clout chaser and the infamous street performer Coleman “Underoos” Hughes, who made his national claim to fame by performing depraved acts in front of crowds of unsuspecting civilians. He evolved from dancing on New York City subway trains in his underwear to buck dancing in front of congress on Capitol Hill. With Colman Cruz Hughes on the panel that was all you needed to know about the event, it was nothing more than a disgraceful, attention seeking stunt. The Comedy Cellar organizers attempt to make light of the suffering of those that endured chattel slavery hit a brick wall and his name was @lionorder19

“Come join us as we discuss whether the US should pay #Reparations for Slavery. The event will take place at the Comedy Cellar on Monday, July 22, at 8pm. You can get tickets here: (link: https://comedycellar.com/events/ugdebate_072219.html) comedycellar.com/events/ugdebat…”

@JohnCTorpey 10 Jul 2019

@lionorder19 expressed his displeasure at the planned comedic event on the topic of reparations. For all intents and purposes, the consensus is that his displeasure was and is warranted and his actions pointed to a change in the order of things. We have ushered in a new era, one where egregious encroachments on our culture will be challenged unapologetically. We all know and revere the struggles of our people and we are all deputized to challenge disrespect of our culture wherever we find it with arguments, politics and protest. We are under no obligation to allow people to exploit the unpaid sacrifices and suffering of our ancestors.

Replying to @JohnCTorpey “This debate is happening at a comedy club? What is funny about the reparative justice for #ADOS? What’s funny about slavery, Lynching, black codes, redlining, white mobs, resource starvation, mass incarceration, sanctioned police attacks on unarmed citizens?”

@KijaniKipepeo 16Jul 2019

@lionorder19 said that he was “shaken” and disturbed at the notion of reparations being debated at the Comedy Cellar. His was a normal reaction when you understand the extent of the suffering that we endured and the brutal terroristic acts that were committed upon us, this is no laughing matter. Perhaps a better place to have a reparations discussion would have been another venue. The choice of the venue and the nefarious nature of some of the invitees, points to a more insidious motive perhaps one that goes way beyond being distasteful.

The American Descendants of Slavery movement is beginning to dictate how our people will be mentioned, treated, portrayed and regarded in business, politics and entertainment. The result has been backlash from racist from both sides of the political spectrum. Their message is how dare you have the audacity to voice your displeasure at the exploitation of your culture, how dare you define yourselves, how dare you shut down events where your pain is ridiculed and shut down presidential candidates who made their careers off of your oppression. Our response is “we are here, get used to it”. The ADOS movement has been often mischaracterized, maligned and maliciously mentioned in articles but a flimsy hit piece that defended the comedic debate at the Comedy Cellar hit a new low.

Jillian Kay Melchior wrote “A Minuscule Mob Shuts Down a Debate on Reparations” [i]seemingly with the intent to chastise Native Black Americans for taking offense at the saterization of the horrors of slavery and Jim Crow. The writer starts her article of with the atrocious sentence, “It doesn’t take a lot of people to form a mob.” For the record, we #ADOS, Native Black Americans, know that it does not take a lot of people to form a mob. We have heard the story of Emit Till. We are not the mob we are victims of the mobs. Mary Turner and her unborn baby were among many of our people lynched by white mobs. We know good and well the work of the mobs and that is exactly why we are demanding reparations.

“A mob of several hundred people dragged her to Folsom Bridge, over the Little River, which separated Brooks and Lowndes counties. The mob tied her ankles, strung her upside down, doused her clothes in gasoline and set her on fire. While she was still alive, someone split open her stomach and her unborn baby slid out and fell to the ground. The mob stomped and crushed the baby to death. Turner’s body was riddled with hundreds of bullets.” [ii]

The fact that she referred to a group of peaceful black folks who sent emails and made phone calls, never threatening violence by the managers own admissions, as a mob shows that the comment was racial in nature. During her interview with @lionorder19 she repeatedly tries to interject violence into the conversation as a trait or as a future tactic of ADOS but he dispelled the false notions and countered the racist arguments that she put forth to the point where she had to admit that he had won the argument[iii]. This was telling because as an objective reporter she would not have a side, or an argument. Research on her past works reveals that she has a history of classifying non-white movements, organizations and ethnic groups as violent.

Her previous articles reveal that she particularly has a deep seeded bias towards black people. In 2016 she wrote an article about the protest at Mizzou University by black student activist in which she suggested they were violent and menacing[iv]. Her concern wasn’t the racial incidents that led to the protest at Mizzou, in her eyes the biggest concern was the student activist. “protesters’ belligerence left many students, faculty, and parents feeling fearful of violence and concerned about their safety”.

Jillian Kay Melchior has made a living saying racist things in articles to get attention. She blamed the Paris terror attacks on immigration policies. She writes “It’s naïve to think terrorists won’t seize on the opportunity of uncontrolled European borders as long as they are able. And if today’s new settlers fail to assimilate, the continent could face a serious internal threat for generations.”[v] Spoken like a true follower of Jared Taylor. Even with the organizing efforts of the Comedy Cellar debate team and the interference by a suspected racist writer, they could not overcome the counter arguments of one activist. One ADOS supporter is equal to 10 people and proof of that is we are beginning to set the tone. Keep up the good work family. #ADOS

[i] “A Minuscule Mob Shuts Down a Debate on Reparations” By Jillian Kay Melchior Aug. 8, 2019

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-minuscule-mob-shuts-down-a-debate-on-reparations-11565301660

[ii] Mary Turner (1899–1918) by: Euell A. Nielsen September 22, 2015

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/mary-turner-1899-1918/

[iii] “Lion order “Jillian Wall Street Journal Intetview.mp3

https://soundcloud.com/lion-order-430112679/jillian-wall-street-journal

[iv] Mizzou Records Show Students Feared Violence and Felt Targeted by Protesters By Jillian Kay Melchior April 20, 2016

https://www.nationalreview.com/2016/04/mizzous-protesters-frightened-many-campus/

[v] The Immigration Crisis that Made Paris Possible By Jillian Kay Melchior November 17, 2015

https://www.nationalreview.com/2015/11/paris-attacks-european-refugee-crisis-isis/