What Do You Believe in that You’re Willing to take a
Stand for?

“There has never been a statue erected to the memory of someone who left well enough alone.” –Jules Ellinger

Have you ever said I won’t stick my neck out so that way I won’t get hurt?

What if you see things that are not right, but you do not want to make waves or rock the boat?

What if no one takes a stand on issues? Where would the world be?

In today’s uncertain world is there a cause you might believe in that you can form a nonprofit organization for issues, such as literacy, reparations, breast cancer research? In spite of unemployment, people can still find a way to take a stand for what they believe in.

What if our ancestors had not taken a stand for their belief in freedom? What if Martin Luther King and Malcolm X had not taken a stand, even if it meant their deaths, for the liberation of people of color? Where would we be today as African Americans?

Today we have Dr. Claud Anderson fighting for our right to reparations as African Americans at the Harvest Institute. www.harvestinstitute.org/hiff.htm” “Dr. Claud Anderson, president of the Harvest Institute Freedmen Federation (HIFF) announced that it has filed a Complaint in the United States Federal Court of Claims in Washington, D.C. against the United States Department of Interior and its Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) seeking legal redress and civil and property rights for the descendants of Black Indians and Black Freedmen.”

So what do you believe in that you’re willing to fight for, even if it causes you your life?

“Each of us has greatness inside. But greatness is not a destiny. It’s a choice.”

Anonymous.