Offended by Their Greatness! – Why Some Blacks Reject Black History

Hermitage Slave Plantation

Many African Americans don’t want to hear much about black history mainly because it interferes with their sense of peace and progress. They are reminded of a time they cannot fathom when blacks were only three-fifths of a person and invisible to those who depended on them. They have masked their wounds with accomplishments and possessions granted by their former oppressors whom they feel strangely, inappropriately indebted to.

            When we don’t accept our innate greatness (gifts from The Creator) we reject the responsibilities that come with it. We also miss out on the rewards that come with it, like actual unstipulated freedom and control of who we really are.  Those who’d rather live in the present forgetting the past will always suffer the future. This is nothing new, but some of us don’t believe it. We don’t believe in our greatness because we’ve gotten comfortable at the bottom. The bottom requires no movement, no struggle, but for a people who once ruled a world which now rules them, the bottom is merely the start of an enviable finish at the top.

Obama's Choice to be Black

Aside from selecting “African American” on his 2010 census form, the president has obviously chosen to connect strongly with black culture. However, having a white mother and being raised by his white grandparents isn’t enough for some of his white brothers and sisters. They actually believe he’s a racist because he chose a black church and a black woman. He’s called the anti-Christ, tar baby, half-white racist, and the worst president ever! This possibly has a lot more to do with just opposing his policies. Is there any wonder why he embraced his black side?

            Goodness knows President Obama could easily have had a white woman like so many other black and brown men whose main goal in life is to succeed by assimilating. One of the most sheer-fire ways for an educated and or financially secure man of color to be welcomed into the Caucasian fold is to marry a white woman – the quintessential token of American accomplishment.

            Obama’s real crime, in addition to being and choosing to stay black, is putting the brakes on America’s illegal, immoral runaway corporate money train. Banks, drug and oil companies will finally be forced to stop grabbing and hoarding and pay their fair share. As a result, they are relying on the ignorant public to carry out their racist agenda as they did during the Civil War.

             Throughout history as Europeans explored the world and discovered dark peoples, they enslaved, killed off, and mated with many, drastically changing their racial and social construct. This happened more specifically in places like Australia, Hawaii, North African, and North and South America. The offspring, with their white DNA, were far easier to assimilate and many chose white mates. Over time this practice has ultimately helped replenish Caucasian numbers. 

             It has already been established that Obama could have chosen the earthly benefits of living as a white man and marrying a white woman. Would he be experiencing this much opposition had he done so?

2012-Has Jim Crow Returned?

The residents of one of Savannah’s African American neighborhoods awoke one morning to the astonishment of a giant black chalk board, a so-called “mural of art “ sprawled on the side of a building facing a heavily trafficked  residential area. On a card provided by the erecting organization, it was stated that the huge board was to offer residents, (Apparently African Americans at this location) an opportunity for self expression. Often times self-expression exercises of this nature are a part of a carefully orchestrated study.  They question what the board is structured to say about us? Conscious home owners and residents in general question its validity for these residents.   

            The members and residents of this over 35-year organized neighborhood association were not informed of this board’s purpose nor planned arrival. The residents do not consider this as art at all, rather a blaring eyesore. These dedicated residents have worked tirelessly to comply with all city ordinances for keeping their taxes current, the neighborhood safe, free of blight, and always with a spirit of brotherhood. Now the residents feel slighted and disrespected, like they have no rights at all. Truly art is in the eye of the beholder, but since these residents do not feel this is art, why should they have to behold it and have NO say while they increasingly pay?

Today these residents ask:

            Are African Americans again made to live limited existences forced on them by the whims of persons of another hue? Are there separate laws again governing the two races? Are African Americans again paying taxes to receive little to no representation? Are African Americans again made to eat of the tainted fruit called racism knowing it will invariably erode the very lining of their stomachs – the very essence of our souls? Their true satisfaction lies in the knowledge that  GOD will also return to right these and ALL wrongs!

RESIDENTS BLOG:

Miss Renni:  There are pros and cons to everything, but respect should be given where respect is due. We should have been respected well enough to be contacted before making such a bold statement with this unsightly black board.

Mrs. Jenkins:  Positive artistic murals to our liking are good, but this is not. Many times the lewd graffiti and statements were placed on this wall from people outside of our neighborhood, and it makes us look bad.  A great deal of our residents are seniors, and I know they would not have drawn that male sexual organ on the wall.  We should have been informed of what and why it was being put up. As it stands, I feel it must be taken down.

Roots:  What purpose does this serve and what actual face can be seen asking the questions. It is not important to us, as we weren’t even consulted to be sure it addressed our needs, so who is this ugly black board important to? It does nothing to benefit us. I know we can’t and I didn’t think others could put up signs, posters, or billboards such as this thing without approval from the city. Why was our neighborhood singled out? We have more important needs and concerns than to be bothered with this invasion. There are too many squatter invasions coming to take over our neighborhood that show more love for the animals than for spending governmental or corporate time and resources for sustaining the lives of today’s poor humans.

Standardized Tests: Do They Help or Hurt?

There have been countless, extreme arguments for and against Spring testing. Without question they’re needed. These tests are essential yard sticks that measure academic growth as well as determine and establish policies and programs for the entire system of education. However, there appears to be far too great of importance placed on them. Currently, daily class work and progress reports do not determine promotions. Why?? Standardized tests should merely be among many tools of assessment, not the main or only one.
            A young child’s self-worth begins with two main sources – the love and support of his caregivers and his ability to perform well in school. Without either one of these a child’s whole life could be spelled out in disaster. It’s a continuous cycle. Children habitually act out in class when they cannot do the work and or are not getting positive, effective reinforcement at home. They often become the constant, disruptive forces that derail the process of teaching and learning. Today’s rigorous curriculum, which correlates directly with standardized tests, is a one-sided method of identifying the high achievers from the average and low performers. This forces the teacher to concentrate more on those students who can keep up with the mad pace and fit the unrealistic mold. Low performers are placed in remedial programs that too often do not improve their skills. More consideration should be given to multiple intelligences. There is more than one way to give and receive knowledge. Policy-makers know this, yet they continue to judge our children’s understanding by their own flawed reasoning.
            America’s public schools have been reduced to elaborate warehouses filtering out the marginally to conventionally functional members of society as well as the future labor force for correctional plantations run by private corporations. The stress on children and youth to pass these tests actually contributes to the soaring drop-out rate. This is no accident! About half of black and Hispanic students drop out or opt for GEDs. At least in Chatham County (Savannah, GA), the maximum legal age a child is required to attend school is 16 – not 18. This is an open invitation to drop out for the many students with years of a substandard education. Why?? Sadly, students that succeed will do so in spite of a failing system, not because of it. If WE don’t fight this injustice why should anyone else?

When Racism Hurts White People

No other U.S. president has had as much obstructive opposition from the other party or within his own party as Obama. The country’s dismal employment rates, foreclosure crisis, foreign affairs, and anything else that culminated years before his administration, is quickly, invariably blamed on this president. As Congress creates unprecedented partisanship, more middle and working class whites, in record numbers, are forced to accept a standard of living not experienced since before the New Deal.

            Barack Obama receives criticism where there should be none, especially from the people in this country who suffer due to republican policies. This party quibbles over slight tax increases after creating 65% financial gain for the top 1% in the past decade, and sending jobs overseas for the past three decades. This is the party that serves the corporations above and beyond “we the people”. They rely on the life-long, loyal racists to shoot down the only figure concerned enough about all Americans to stop the destructive dismantling of government. Essentially, all that is left without highly skilled or gainful infrastructure jobs is minimum wage poverty employment.

            Those whites who malign the president do so out of desperation, fear, and ignorance. Without this type of leader fighting for the common man there is little hope in the future for what remains of our democracy.

Is Interracial Dating the New Trend?

Judging from the mixed couples and children in today’s society, one could naturally assume that racism is finally coming to its peak. On the other hand, all one has to do is look at the jails, public school system, and the media to see that the old institution which built this country and many others isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Real love is a miracle and a blessing wherever you find it! Though one can question the rate at which white women and black men are coming together. It almost seems like the current, fashionable thing to do given how forbidden they both were to one another in the not so distant past. Is it true love or mere preference?

Most people like to think they can recognize prejudice against someone, but what about prejudice for someone? I don’t feel it’s unfair to say that white women are preferred by many different races of men. They are in fact the world’s model female. Don’t many of us women straighten, lengthen, and even dye our hair in hopes of attracting men? Didn’t we all, as little girls, want dolls with long easy-to-comb hair? Don’t our sons all want the pretty girls with that same long, soft hair? Without us even realizing it, many black women very much appreciate some of the physical features of white women thus want them for themselves, and, naturally, so do their men.

Many of the white sisters know they don’t have to work hard to get a black man, and that a black man will work twice as hard to get them. Indeed she can be viewed as a status symbol for black men and even retribution. As the dark man’s woman, children, and masculinity were once taken he could do nothing. Today he is virtually free and seemingly encouraged to now help himself to the smorgasbord of white women set before him in classrooms, locker rooms, and board rooms.

If we look at this from a psychological standpoint, it makes sense. White men have wrongfully, traditionally sexually exploited white women all while creating and maintaining an illusion of their flawless virtue. These women have been paraded as trophies since Muslims invaded and captured Western Europe and sold their women for top dollar in harems. The world’s various dark men have craved these fruit for over 1,400 years!

The blatant, ridiculously racist propaganda film “King Kong” painted the vivid portrait of how far any male species will go to win the ultimate blond prize. The big ape lived for years eating thousands of black female sacrifices but fell in love and died for the one special blond. I’m sure men like Quincy Jones, who actually married three blond women, can relate to this. James Brown, another apparent victim of the King Kong syndrome, hadn’t had a black woman since before 1970 when he married his first Caucasian wife. “I’m black and I’m proud”, he had us all saying. This message was powerful, positive and very much needed, even today. It seems quite possible and just sad that he didn’t believe in these words for himself.

If you disagree with this theory that black men are being persuaded to go white, please explain why it’s been so prevalent among athletes, entertainers, and other prominent black male figures since the Civil Rights era when previously they were hung for just looking at a white woman. When no one killed O.J. Simpson, I became suspicious. Historically, whatever this country did not want to happen has not happened, and whenever the power structure appeared to compromise it has always benefited more than anyone else. Integration is the best example I can offer. Because of it, every year blacks spend a half trillion dollars with white-owned corporations and small businesses. It may or may not become known whether there’s a special interest in black men paring up with white women. Whatever the case may be the fact that a growing number of black men do not prefer black women is disturbing and should be addressed.

Should We Salute or Blame Black Women for the State of Black America?

Statistics tell us that 70% of African American women are single parents. This also means that the women are runnin’ things in African American society. They’re the bread winners and the majority tax-payers. So, can these women take credit for what’s right, and should they also be held accountable for what’s wrong?
Fifty percent of our youth either drop out of high school or acquire GED’s. It’s been said that the greatest number of new AIDS cases is among African American women. Statistics also tell us that black women bring home greater income than white women. Despite all this, fewer and fewer black men seem to be attracted to black women today. No doubt this struggle between the creators of original man has been going on for many centuries.
The black woman is a most unique species. She has been pitted against her man, children, and herself to the point of nearly being destroyed a thousand times over, but somehow, “Still she rises.”