Black American Research, Cultural, and Policy Center
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Black American Research, Cultural, and Policy Center
The Black American Research, Cultural, and Policy Center is a repository for innovative research relevant to Black Americans. BARCP is independent and nonpartisan. This center spreads political and cultural awareness nationwide throughout Black American communities. This is done through such activities as education drives about reparations and policies, distributing information about candidates' stances and grassroots candidates in impending elections, and sponsoring community events.
Our goal is to build community by delineating Black Americans for political, ethical, and cultural reasons and to foster an appreciation for and increase knowledge of Black American history, Black American culture, and their vast contributions of them to the world.
A Black American is anyone one can trace their lineage to the foundation of America. The dates for this determination are 1776-1870, as many Black Americans were present before the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the American constitution was established (1787). Many Black Americans can trace their lineage to the 1870 census as it was the first detailed account of Black Americans after they were reclassified in the United States. This 1870 census occurred five years after slavery was abolished. Obviously, It is a given that Black Americans were in America before this official date.
The splinter lineages within the Black American ethnicity are all welcomed, whether they are Freedman, FBA, ADOS, American Indian, DOAS, or Aboriginal. We are not concerned with what individual Black Americans identify as. The goal is resonance, aligned goals, and preservation of culture.
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Research Purpose
Advance Research
The Center will plan and maintain a community-engaged, focused, and high-quality research program. The Center's research program should build on existing knowledge regarding Black Americans and should be directly linked to their demands and interests.
Communicate Research
The Center will devise and implement a dissemination plan that communicates findings from research conducted both inside and outside of the Center, as well as boosts people's usage of research and data for researchers, federal and state policymakers, and community members.
A great deal of work is focused on culture, family, social support, policies, sexual health, and philosophy. Modern research may be divided into the following thematic domains:
• Discrimination & Racism
• Reparations via cash infusion and land acreage
• Culture
• Genocide and ethnocide prevention
• Delineation and preservation of unique Identity and ethnicity
• Politics
• Sexual health and family building
• Identity
• Economics
The case for Reparations
The case for reparations for Black Americans is compelling. From its inception, the United States has been characterized by racial prejudice and exclusion, with Black Americans bearing the brunt of this ill-treatment. Slavery, reclassification, Jim Crow laws, redlining, and mass incarceration have contributed to Black Americans' systematic disadvantage and isolation from full citizenship rights.
It is now time for America to make amends for its prior and current transgressions and compensate Black Americans to prevent their genocide. Such a move would be a significant step toward healing. Providing reparations would also send an effective message about America's intent to right historical injustices and make things right for Black Americans.
