For, in an effort to create the myth of white superiority, Europeans, including European Americans, had to create the myth of Black or African inferiority. The Europeans saw that only by claiming for themselves that which had been created by Africans could they spread the seeds of black inferiority around the globe and that they did with such calculated precision that they were able to get the African to reject his own skin reject his own God.
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John Henrik Clarke’s History is a Clock
The quote below is from the documentary A Great And Mighty Walk on the life of legendary scholar and teacher Dr. John Henrik Clarke. History is a clock that people use to tell their political and cultural time of day. It is also a compass that people use to find themselves on the map of…… Continue reading John Henrik Clarke’s History is a Clock
Transition of Twin Towers of Afrocentric Thought
Originally By Herb BoydManaging Editor, TBWT (The Black World Today) and posted there on Monday, 26 January 2004 “We lost the twin towers of African spirituality and intellectual development,” Dr. Leonard Jeffries said of Dr. Jacob H. Carruthers, Jr. and the Rev. Dr. Ishakamusa Barashango. “Jacob was one of our leading scholars and I was…… Continue reading Transition of Twin Towers of Afrocentric Thought
Rosa Parks and Emmett Till are connected by three months and three days.
August 28, 1955 Emmett Till was murdered in Money, Mississippi. On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama Rosa Parks took her seat and was determined not to give it up. Those events are three months and three days apart. Rosa Parks took her seat exactly three months and three days after Emmett Till was murdered.
Michael Jackson “Remembers the Time” when we were Kings and Queens.
Michael Jackson “Remembers the Time” when we were Kings and Queens. Reminiscent of one of Hollywood’s old biblical epics, Michael Jackson chose ancient Egypt as the setting for his exotic and lavish new video Remember the Time. The upbeat song entertains while the story and setting recall a time when Blacks ruled one of civilization’s…… Continue reading Michael Jackson “Remembers the Time” when we were Kings and Queens.
Light the White House Red, Black and Green on August 13 to honor Black people “held to serve or labor” who built it.
Dear friends, I wanted to let you know about a new petition I created on We the People, a new feature on WhiteHouse.gov, and ask for your support. Will you add your name to mine? If this petition gets 99,999 signatures by August 30, 2015, the White House will review it and respond! We the…… Continue reading Light the White House Red, Black and Green on August 13 to honor Black people “held to serve or labor” who built it.
[FREE DOWNLOAD] UNESCO General History of Africa
The seven volume UNESCO General History of Africa series is available online for free download from the UNESCO website. The links below connect to the volumes and are FREE. UNESCO international Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa GENERAL HISTORY OF AFRICA VOLUME I Methodology and African Prehistory EDITOR J. KI-ZERBO…… Continue reading [FREE DOWNLOAD] UNESCO General History of Africa
Sun Ra: We hold this myth to be potential
We hold this myth to be potential. They hold their truths to be self evident. But our myth is not self evident, because it is a mystery. I’m not part of history. I’m more a part of the mystery, which is my story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqevIrKQ9Ug
Sun Ra: My Story is Endless
“They” say that “history repeats itself.” But history is only “his story.” You haven’t heard my story yet. “My story” is different from “his story.” My story is not part of history, because, history repeats itself, but my story is endless. It never repeats itself. Why should it? A sunset does not repeat itself. Neither…… Continue reading Sun Ra: My Story is Endless
The Race Problem by FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
“A lie ceases to be very dangerous when it parts with its ability to deceive.” Cover of The Race Problem. GREAT SPEECH OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS, DELIVERED BEFORE THE BETHEL LITERARY AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, IN THE METROPOLITAN A. M. E. CHURCH, Washington, D.C. OCTOBER 21, 1890. Originally sourced from The Daniel A. P. Murray Pamphlet Collection…… Continue reading The Race Problem by FREDERICK DOUGLASS.