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Black History – Black Future – Black Manifesto

black-libertyThey molded, carved and shaped us to their liking, and complain about what we have become. We are their, unforeseen, creation.

 

We must make a conscious effort to get back what the devil stoled from us.

 

 Many will agree; he stoled our heritage, hidden and buried our African-American history so deep that it has taken the most savvy prospectors and data miners to assumable a patchwork of facts, biographies and events to try and resurrect what should have been proud memories of our past inheritance. 

 

That said, our black communities have assimilated and been acculturated to the point that apathy rules over our desire to understand who we used to be. We have been directed in such a way, that we fail to realize the many contributions we have made that makes this country so attractive to other peoples of the world. The failure to understand who we were is the very reason we are who we are today. It is our responsibility to disrupt and ameliorate this issue and piece back together our, confiscated, history.

 

History is the memory of the world. The only memories that we black folk have are the memories that have been decremently and deliberately filtered to us. To be black, they taught us, came with inferiority and shame-nothing positive or up-lifting. We have no self to be proud of, so we emulate the caricatures and labels that they provided and continue to provide us.

 

bondageOur history, in this land, has been ignored or at best seriously marginalized.  If we want to regain our self-worth and stop the cannibalism that currently exists in many of our African-American neighborhoods, a starting point might be to, reach back and learn true American history. For, African-American history has not been interwoven with the events of it’s time; therefore, you will not learn it in that context. We must juxtaposition our history with other events and discoveries to weave the true American history for ourselves; self-enlightenment.

 

Make no mistake, slavery had a great deal to do with our current attitudes and behaviors but remember slavery was about economics, and though Jim Crow was part of the same fabric as slavery, it [Jim Crow] was about hatred and classism-we must outwit these mental barriers and move beyond these debilitating institutions to respect ourselves, dignify ourselves. No more blaming others for our current situation(s). Use slavery and Jim Crow, if we must, as negative reinforcements, along with the many positive aspects of our rich history to be the catalyst to drive us to achieve greater ends.

 

In the pejorative sense; the way the world views us seems to be pervasive and permanent, however, we can change and control how we view ourselves. Since the early years of the African diaspora, colonial racism has dominated the black – white relationship. And with the current president of the United States being a black man [Barack Obama], racism seems to have reached an old familiar pitch.

 

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How do we combat self-hatred and racism? The only viable answer is in two parts, the first is the continued pursuit of education. The second part is to derive the new age “Black Manifesto” in honor of past struggled Movements, yet with a futuristic twist that reunites our people around a moral standard to travel into the future with.  The idea of becoming educated was imbued into every generation of blacks born in this country up until the early nineteen seventies. During the Black power movement, we embraced our blackness and rejected everything white.  Yet we twisted the fact that speaking properly and being educated as “trying to be white”. Many things can be attributed to the lack of vigilance on our part for letting this main ingredient slip from our culture. With this understanding of our past, we can look forward in unison for mutual benefit. Educate yourself not only of your today, but your yesteryear, only then will your future become vivid.  Get back what the devil stole from you and true freedom will follow.

 

 

by Mickey Chavis

The unknow slave statue

Champs de Mars, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Statue honoring Haitian unknown freedom fighters using the conch shell to make a rally call of freedom.

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It skips a generation

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They say it skips a generation

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My hero, my Dad. The kindest handler of his business, courage under fire yet cool as a late-night breeze.  I am who I am because he was who he was, and he cared enough to let me know him.  Fathers, take your place.

In a world where we idolize celebrities not for their moral standards, not for the talents that are relevant to our goals, but for their acting, dunking, batting or singing skills. They may or may not be flawed, but your choice in heroes may be flawed.

 Who are your true and real life heroes?

Black OurStory Month

slave-hands_small4This month I will be showcasing some very current and influential African American people.  I aspire to be a Black Hero to someone someday soon, right now I am an understudy of our rich greatness.

Selling your soul to the Devil

fire-demonWhen we think about “selling your soul” we think of some pact that is made in a dark place with a beady eyed shady character. We think of greedy immoral people who take their own blood as ink to a long contract that they have not read, let alone the fine print. We think these people are mega stars, powerful politicians and masters of the universe CEO’s.

That could not be further from the truth. We have to realize that almost each day presents us with a contract. Each person we meet may represent the devil. No matter how petite, soft spoken, cute or honest this person is, they may not know or admit that they are working for the enemy. You know that God works in your life through others…so does the devil. Next time a person presents an opportunity to you, look them in the eye. Take a few days to pray on it, listen to the answer. If you don’t have that relationship with God to hear him, you are in trouble. spirital-hold

Selling your soul may be very subtle. It doesn’t have to be absolute, but the repercussions to your actions can be as slight as a splinter in your finger that you can never pick out. If you look at life in this way, I guarantee that your outcomes will pay much higher dividends.

So, is she working for the devil? Is he a solider of God? Are you?

Haiti – Do not get in the way of my vengeance, said the Lord

ascentt1I got up early the morning after the earthquake in Haiti to pray. As my prayer partner and I began to cry out for worldwide relief and support, miraculous rescues, protection for missionaries/orphans and the immediate needs of the people; the Lord interrupted our flow. Clearly I heard the voice of the Lord say, “Do not get in the way of my vengeance!” Though we continued to pray for the humanitarian cause, we could not overlook the spiritual implications of the situation. My heart breaks for the needs of the people in Haiti as a result of the earthquake but the truth is, thehatian-voodoo problem in Haiti is deeper than was has happened this week. My husband and I went to Haiti last summer. It was a trip that changed my life. It is true that, in America we are rich in the poorest of slums in comparison to the living conditions in Haiti.

I was not surprised to see how prevalent religious spirits were in a country that has been dedicated unto voodoo. Read the rest of this entry »

For so long no one cared, for so long no one knew us

Haiti native, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilongarcelle1

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