Blackface---To Add Insult To Injury...

Just the other day I was having a conversation with one of my European counterparts and he said to me "why can't black people just get over the whole slavery thing?" Mind you, he wasn't aware of my blog or my stance on such a serious issue. The conversation went on and you can imagine the indignation in my voice, and I will not replay the whole dialogue, but what I will do is allow you to see the prevalent attitude amongst whites in general. It is very easy to tell victims to get over things, when you are not feeling the effects of criminal behavior. It's like telling a rape victim to just get over it, you'll be alright. In my opinion and in the opinion of the court of law, victims are compensated for wrongs inflicted upon them. This is justice, in the real world. There seems to be a misunderstanding when it comes to our humanity, because people say things like this without consideration of human life and potential. Reading an article today about how white democrats are not voting for Obama based on a negative view that they have towards black people. The article said that they viewed blacks as being lazy and violent. Although I don't get in to politics, this type of ignorance and stigma is very dangerous, and my entry today deals with the issue of depiction. We have been depicted as being lazy and violent for quite sometime. Presidents and politicians have politicized the issue of black criminality. Arguing, that this is our nature, and that recent and past events suggest this. By nature we are wild and beast like. We must be subjugated and domesticated like animals. This view point was spread through art and plays where we were depicted by white actors in BLACKFACE as they call it. These actors placed oil and other skin darkening conditioners on their faces and began to act in a niggerish manner. Dancing and acting buffoonish. This was amusing to the on lookers, and perpetuated the myths. Strikingly, Black actors began to wear the same mask on the face, and participated in these minstrel shows. It is amazing the lengths we will go to be accepted! That's another topic though. The interesting thing about the article that I read on this issue was that black men were portrayed as being either of two extremes: extremely lazy or overly excited. Black women were either, too masculine (mammy types)or promiscuous. Dangerous depictions as this implied that we could not achieve balance. Balance is equated with self-discipline and refinement. To be able to control ones emotions and desires. This, blacks were incapable of, and for this reason they MUST BE controlled. This is what they base their reasoning on.It is for this reasoning, BLACKS cannot lead, as in the case of Obama, and any other person of African ancestry. So much can be said about the sentiments of people when they express things nowadays.They are still around people. Harboring ill will and malice. Some of us can't see through the few that express admiration for us, but there are many that cannot stomach black leadership. We continue to allow people to perpetuate these myths and lies about us without argument and rebuttal. Forever, as long as we are dark-skinned, we will be performing in blackface, and the world is a stage. Europeans have used every tool in the play book to dehumanize us. Trust me, they've used religion, god, sex, politics, economics, and even our own people to humiliate us. History has shown that they will go to great lengths. Discovering these facts will disgust you, just like they are disgusted with us.

To Be or Not To Be? (A Nigga) That Is The Question...

The makings of a NIGGA. It was once said that we were three fifths of human beings. This division of my being is something that is still challenged to this day. Everyday that I witness our collective ignorance I see three fifths displayed. This value that was placed on our beings is something that we must fight to get off of us because some still view us in this light. Although this isn't said outright, however in some cases it is, we must strive to portray ourselves in a different light. I know that it is sad that you have to always prove yourself, but after being disapproved, dismembered, and disliked, you tacitly or overtly have to assert yourself as a person of African ancestry. For this reason, whenever I engage a person of European ancestry
I understand that in most cases that I am dealing with someone that has been mis-educated about me, and my potential. I do not need to be talked down to, nor do I need things dumbed downed. I say that my appearance is that of the typical negro, being that I am from the South. I say that I am the poster child for NIGGA. Now this may offend some, but when you look at the pictures enclosed in the blog you will see that most NIGGAS depicted are extremely dark, have thick lips, and kinky hair. As a side note, please understand that I do not consider myself a NIGGA, nor do I consider people of African ancestry to be so either, but this NIGGA mind-set has and is plaguing MY people. Back to the subject though... Whenever I find myself conversing with Whites I see that they are shocked that my English is proper (not white) another
dangerous misconception that NIGGAS have when it comes to expressing themselves eloquently. Having a strong command and mastery of this bastard English language is
something that we must learn and strive to do. Because you see, NIGGAS can't express themselves eloquently because they lack a working vocabulary that will allow them to compete in a world outside of their tight knit communities. As stated in previous entries, there is a prevalent attitude in certain groups that we are intellectually
inferior. This attitude fuels my fire, and keeps me hungry for knowledge. Any person
of African ancestry that comes across this myth, should bust it every chance he/she can get. It is dangerous, and our ignorant actions makes it even harder to dispel. If they say that we are inferior I will not counter that with superiority claims, but I will show our contributions to civilization, as they are attempting to write us out of history. Now you may not understand this, but the very fact that they depict the Egyptians and other Biblical personalities as Europeans is enough proofs.
We accept this, because in a sense, collectively we are either too afraid to challenge this, or too ignorant to know any better. By doing any of the above, we are tacitly approving this rubbish. It was once said that an educated black person is dangerous. I believe this. Also, please don't mistake a degree from a university to authenticate your educational status. Educated about yourself, and your people. Moving on... In same vein they say if you want to hide something from a NIGGA, put it in a book. Well yes, indeed, the saying has proved true for some of our people. We went from having a ardent desire to know what Master was doing in his study, to not caring what was published or printed. By being ignorant, illiterate, and shiftless, we have deprived ourselves of the very power that we need to change our condition.
The bible proverb proves true, "my people perish due to lack of knowledge". Keep in mind that to perish is to die slowly, to dwindle away. This blog and others that I've listed shows and highlights our resistance. I ain't going out like that. How's that for English mastery? Lol.

New Niggas Calls for New Tactics!

Been away for awhile and it seems that much time is required to study and prepare myself for this mission. You see, the mission entails liberating myself, and examining my own beliefs and practices. Like I said before, this blog is therapeutic. This nigger situation is deep and I understand that many have been down this road before and many have experienced ridicule and persecution. The response is different as the time goes on. Some desire for me to leave this issue alone, but daily I am confronted with signs of my own kind being depicted like animals and savages. For some, this is acceptable, as for me--- I refuse. Refuse to allow this depiction to go on unchecked. Therefore my mission transcends venting in cyberspace, and God-willing bringing this issue to the forefront of my community. My comrade told me that this is an issue that everyone wants to talk about, but no one has the guts to engage. So in my absence please understand that I am preparing for war, and building my alliances. Part of my preparation involves acquiring knowledge and facts, in order to combat lies. See, the devil is wickedly wise, and he manipulates history, destroys facts, and discredits witnesses. He even goes to the extent of bribing and hushing our own leaders. The very people that we put trust in have failed to render back unto us what is due---------THE TRUTH. The truth about ourselves! God-willing I am in the process of writing a book that deals with this issue of NIGGADOME, and it covers the different levels of humiliation we had to endure. Products were made with our images distorted, and mocked on them. Corporations participated and profited from our negative betrayal. Meanwhile, we danced, shucked, and jived. Enclosed are some pictures of these crimes, yet no one has been arrested, no bank accounts frozen, and why? You see, niggas don't have those types of rights. Rights that are retroactive. You think about it!

The Mis-Education Of The Negro------A Must Read

First Published in 1933 Introduction Considerable time has passed since the first printing of this volume, but it is significant that it has meaning and direct implications for today's consideration. While it does not relate exclusively to Black History it does emphasize its instruction, research and writing. In substance Carter Woodson has produced a definitive and constructive critique of the educational system, with special reference to its blighting effects on the Negro; and the term he used, Mis-education, was the most apt and descriptive word available. It is still, in 1969, equally as relevant and expressive. Now, however, it is loudly articulated by many voices of Whites as well as Blacks, who likewise challenge the system. The most imperative and crucial element in Woodson's concept of mis-education hinged on the education system's failure to present authentic Negro History in schools and the bitter knowledge that there was a scarcity of literature available for such a purpose, because most history books gave little or no space to the black man's presence in America. Some of them contained casual references to Negroes but these generally depicted them in menial, subordinate roles, more or less sub-human. Such books stressed their good fortune at having been exposed, through slavery, to the higher (white man's) civilization. There were included derogatory statements relating to the primitive, heathenish quality of the African background, but nothing denoting skills, abilities, contributions or potential in the image of the Blacks, in Africa or America. Woodson considered this state of affairs deplorable, an American tragedy, dooming the Negro to a brain-washed acceptance of the inferior role assigned to him by the dominant race, and absorbed by him through his schooling. Moreover, the neglect of Afro-American History and distortion of the facts concerning Negroes in most history books, deprived the black child and his whole race of a heritage, and relegated him to nothingness and nobodyness. This was Woodson's conviction as he stated it in this book and as he lived by it. In his Annual Report of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History for the year ending June 30, 1933, the publication period of Mis-Education, he stated: Regarding the Negro race as a factor in world culture rather than as an element in a sequestered sphere, the Director (Woodson) has recently made two trips to Europe to extend the study of the notice taken of Negroes by European authors and artists, and to engage a larger number of Europeans and Africans in the study of the past of the Negro. 1 Thus it is evident that the stress which Dr. Woodson places on historical research, writing, and teaching in this volume was not theoretical jargon. It represented rather, a firm belief; also a judgement of the available type of education that was so strongly oriented as to warrant his complete and selfless dedication to its betterment. This devotion became a crusade which, in the above instance, carried him to Europe in an effort to open new avenues for recreating and writing of the black man's past. This was in line with his basic charges against the omission by most historians of such an important part of history. Mis-Education criticizes the system, and explains the vicious circle that results from mis-educated individuals graduating, then proceeding to teach and mis-educate others. But the book is by no means a study in negation. The author goes to great lengths in tracing the historical foundations of the problem, its development, and its influence on interpersonal relations and historical scholarship. Numerous other scholars now follow its example. The youths of the race were Woodson's particular concern because he recognized that it was with, the boys and girls that Mis-education began, later crystallizing into deep-seated insecurities, intra-racial cleavages, and interracial antagonisms. All of these factors have been discussed over and over in the immediate past, by historians, sociologists, psychiatrists, and laymen, but Dr. Woodson, and a pitifully small number of others, had pointed the way a full generation earlier. More so than most of his contemporaries did Woodson contribute because he gave up a prestigious educational career, including a school principalship in Washington, D.C., the position of Dean at both Howard University and West Virginia State College. He decided instead to devote his finances and energies to an association which would help to overcome the inadequacies of the system which promoted mis-education. This was not by any means his first book but the views expressed herein form a sort of core or center, to and from which his texts and other writings protrude and revert. All of this scholar's researches and writings were designed to provide educational sustenance, to fill the void which existed by reason of neglect of Black Studies. As has been already observed, however, he was no mere theorist, he was an activist and a pragmatist. He knew that writing alone would be inadequate for the enormity of the need. Consequently he, with four others, founded The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, established the Journal of Negro History, and concentrated mightily on the educational aspect of his program, trying to counteract the poison of mis-education. In regard to these efforts he reported: The calls on the Research Department for assistance to teachers and students have multiplied so as to make this phase of the work a heavy burden on a small staff. Instructors now taking up the study of the Negro require help in working out courses in this new field; and their students are urged to make frequent use of the Department by correspondence or a visit to the home of the Association. 2 That statement is just as relevant in today's situation as it was when Woodson made it! As a matter of fact it might be copied and used by the present Director of the Association and it would be true except that the demand for services has increased a thousand-fold. The study of the Black man is still new in this generation, but such advances as have been made are in large part due to the vision, insight, writings, and publishing of pioneers like Carter Woodson. Indeed his analyses and conclusions regarding the entire educational system and its unrelatedness to future needs of the students stand firm, on solid ground. They were extendable to the 1960's, and student attitudes and actions make it quite clear that the reasoning and recommendations of Mis-Education constitute a convenient point of departure for the current reformation of educational institutions. If Woodson had been content with merely writing his own articles and books his contribution would have been monumental, because his production was tremendous and his methodology was scientific. He, however, conceived of this historical vacuum in terms of such magnitude that no one historian could possibly do enough research and writing to seek the facts, organize and present them, and correct the false and distorted information which had been passed off for true history for many generations. Consequently he sought, encouraged, and published the works of other scholars who shared his convictions and his sense of urgency in the premises. As one noteworthy example, Lawrence D. Reddick has an analytical article of forty pages in the Journal of Negro History entitled "Racial Attitudes in American History Textbooks of the South." 3 In line with Woodson's complaints this author pointed out that the average pupil received a picture of slavery which generally managed to justify it, to explain the climate and economic conditions which fastened it to the South, and to minimize the hardships for blacks by emphasizing their good nature and song-singing. The textbook authors stressed the fact that there had been no practical way to free southern slaves, and blamed the northern abolitionists for the hardening of southern attitudes. There was virtually nothing in the textbooks he explored that referred to the role and development of the Negro in national life after Reconstruction. His activities in the wars and national defense were completely ignored, and illustrations for all periods were almost non-existent. Thus this article, accepted, edited, and published by Woodson, in all respects bore out his grievance against Mis-education, and it went to the very heart of his thesis. In the same issue of the Journal of Negro History another article reinforced his views from a different investigative angle. Thomas L. Dabney made a survey of Negro and white colleges to determine the ones which offered courses in Negro History and/or Literature, or Race Relations; the Negro public schools which offered Negro History and/or Negro Literature; and the enrollment figures for both colleges and pre-college students. He also explained the purposes and progress of Negro History Week, as well as the home study courses offered by the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, and its clubs in their states. 4 Another respected educator, Dr. Horace Mann Bond, was strongly aware of the substantive character of Dr. Woodson's charges of Mis-Education, particularly with regard to the curriculum under which the southern Negro child studied. In that connection he wrote, "The activities of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History may ... be said to represent a Negro nationalism which is a reaction against the 'white' nationalism of the American people." 5 Then, referring to the curriculum builders who took "for granted that white supremacy had to be maintained," Bond declared: The load of what appears to the present writer, and Dr. Woodson, as propaganda, was not so considered by the former writers of southern textbooks, nor is it today. 6 Thus it is apparent that Dr. Bond was either influenced by or was in agreement with the mis-education ideas which constituted so vital a part of Dr. Woodson's entire theory of the unfavorable effect of the American educational system on black children. Many of the investigations were concentrated on the Southland and that is understandable. The hulk of the Negro population then lived below the Mason-Dixon line where no blacks were admitted to the white schools or colleges, and the dual system of education was obviously and definitely designed to perpetuate the Negro-inferiority image of the slavery period. Dr. Woodson also condemned the North for discrimination. As one who had studied at northern universities, The University of Chicago, and Harvard University, where he received the Ph.D degree, his experiences and observations enabled him to make valid judgments about that section. One of his intellectual contemporaries, another Harvard-trained scholar, W. E. B. DuBois, was especially outspoken on northern education for Negroes, believing with Woodson, that it propagandized and indoctrinated youth, draining them of self-confidence, self-respect, and self-knowledge. In 1935 DuBois wrote: ... race prejudice in the United States today is such that most Negroes cannot receive proper education in white institutions ... many public school systems in the North where Negroes are admitted and tolerated but they are not educated; they are crucified ... certain Northern universities where Negro students ... cannot get fair recognition, either in classroom or on the campus, in dining hall or student activities, or in human common courtesy ... at Harvard, Yale, and Columbia, Negroes are admitted but not welcomed; while in other institutions like Princeton they cannot even enroll. 7 In further development of his thesis that Blacks needed special education, Dr. DuBois made a point-blank statement with respect to a constructive means of overcoming the mis-education to which they were subjected: Negroes must know the history of the Negro race in America, and this they will seldom get in white institutions. Their children ought to study textbooks like Brawley's "Short History," the first edition of Woodson's "Negro in Our History," and Cromwell, Turner, and Dykes' "Readings from Negro Authors." Negroes who celebrate the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln, and relatively unimportant "founders" of various Negro colleges, ought not to forget the 5th of March,—that first national holiday of this country, which commemorates the martyrdom of Crispus Attucks. They ought to celebrate Negro Health Week and Negro History Week. They ought to study intelligently and from their own point of view, the slave trade, slavery, emancipation, Reconstruction and present economic development. 8 Dr. DuBois proceeded then to explain in careful detail that he was making no special plea for segregated schools, or mixed schools, but for education. To use his language: ... a separate Negro school where children are treated like human beings, trained by teachers of their own race, who know what it means to be black in the year of salvation 1935, is infinitely better than making our boys and girls doormats to be spit and trampled upon and lied to by ignorant social climbers, whose sole claim to superiority is ability to kick "niggers" when they are down. 9

New Day, Same Minstrel Show

I must say, this blog is therapeutic. There is so much that I want to say, and do in life, and these pictures allow me to be thankful for the opportunity to pursue my dreams. To pursue them unmolested, minus the typical dis-enfranchisement. I find it strange to place a distressed people into the entertainment industry. It reminds me of German soldiers making Jewish prisoners dance while waving pistols in the air, and shooting at their feet. These pictures show the abuse of power, rank, and bigotry. Yet, I am barbaric, savage, and uncouth? To perform under such humiliating conditions makes the performance seem laborious. How can you sing under oppression? How can you dance and be joyful? We were, and still are, some of the greatest actors in the world. I say this because we continue to act as if this doesn't affect us. To have a history of shame publicized and broadcasted in your face is dehumanizing, yet, to continue in this state is even worse. The enclosed pictures makes me feel proud and sad simultaneously. I am proud to be able to express my God given rights without fear of retaliation or reprove, yet I am heartbroken by the humiliation my ancestors had to endure. To make matters worse, I still see the same minstrel shows displayed, be it the NBA, or the entertainment industry. Before I go on a rant, I would like to commend others that are taking on ventures such as mines, and using this freedom and technology to engage others on issue that are sensitive in nature (such as this one). Nigger, implies so much to me because in these pictures I see resiliency and pain intertwined. Nigger, became a social distinction, sort of like the badges the Jews had to make and wear in the society. Badges that signified their inferior position. Our badge of shame was our skin, and for that God-given reason alone we were distinguished as undesirables. I say nigger, because many chose not to deal with this word, but we must deal with the characteristics that makes one fit the character. Niggers do exist, and they were created from the image, of corrupt minds. Niggers are products of the thinking of another, just like the prostitute is the reflection of her pimp. Under the pimps instruction she will continue to whore herself out until she either breaks free, or die in her filth. Such is the nigger. Dr. Carter G Woodson, in the Miseducation of the Negro said: The problem of holding the Negro down is easily solved. When you control a mans thinking you do not have to worry about his actions. You do not have to tell him not to stand here or go yonder. He will find his "proper place" and will stay in it. You do not need to send him to the back door. He will go without being told. In fact, if there is no back door, he will cut one for his special benefit. His education makes it necessary. There are those that believe that we are intellectually inferior, and that slavery was a great thing for such uncontrollable beings. I strive to prove this logic faulty, and expose those that feel this way. We have a rich heritage, that covers numerous spheres of activities from kings, queens, governors, warriors, scientist,etc. Even though today emphasis is placed on our athletic and sexual prowess, we are intellectually capable of answering today's challenges, just as we answered them in the past. Our haters think and advocate otherwise, and for this purpose, this blog was born. Yes, from out of that crux of a realization. To have to perform under such humiliation conditions makes the performance seem laborious. How can you sing under oppression? How can you dance and be joyful? We were and still are some of the greatest actors in the world. I say this because we continue to act as if this doesn't affect us. To have a history of shame publicized and broadcasted in your face is dehumanizing, yet, to continue in this state is even worse. Even though I present these pictures of shame, I only do so in hopes of enraging, you, the reader. Possibly igniting within you a extreme dislike for your own lack of concern and pre-occupation with trivial matters, such as when does so and so drop their mix tape, or what will this celebrity do next. Chances are, they will not make a move in this direction, but will probably continue to carry on the tradition of bojangling, and tap dancing for approval. We are past that, and this blogs purpose is to bring together like-minded individuals who want to connect, reflect, and break chains. These chains are pyschological in nature, and will require a group effort. With that said, I give you, my soul....

Why Blacks Should Deny Christianity

In support of my views on why we as African-Americans should not have anything to do with Christianity, I will present some of the tactics used by White Christians to mislead blacks, and justify their enslavement. The Bible was not just a random tool used to justify slavery, it was the CENTRAL tool. The claim goes back to the Old Testament where Ham looks upon the nakedness of his father Noah, and tells his brothers. Interestingly, Noah rattles off a curse, and viola, Ham is banished to be a slave of slaves. Here are the Biblical verses that support slavery: A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master (Matt. 10:24) Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their allowance of food at the proper time? Blessed is that slave whom his master will find at work when he arrives. (Matt. 24:45-46) Although Jesus is using slavery in order to illustrate larger points, the question still remains why he would directly acknowledge the existence of slavery without saying anything negative about it? The letters (rightly or wrongly) attributed to Paul are even worse, making it clear that the existence of slavery is not only acceptable, but that slaves themselves should not presume to take the idea of freedom and equality preached by Jesus too far by attempting to escape their forced servitude. Let all who are under the yoke of slavery regard their masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be blasphemed. Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful to them on the ground that they are members of the church; rather they must serve them all the more, since those who benefit by their service are believers and beloved. Teach and urge these duties. Whoever teaches otherwise and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that is in accordance with godliness, is conceited, understanding nothing, and has a morbid craving for controversy and for disputes about words. From these come envy, dissension, slander, base suspicions, and wrangling among those who are depraved in mind and bereft of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain. (1Tim. 6:1-5) Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in singleness of heart, as you obey Christ; not only while being watched, and in order to please them, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart. (Eph. 6:5-6) Tell slaves to be submissive to their masters and to give satisfaction in every respect; they are not to talk back, not to pilfer, but to show complete and perfect fidelity, so that in everything they may be an ornament to the doctrine of God our Savior. (Titus 2:9-10) Slaves, accept the authority of your masters with all deference, not only those who are kind and gentle but also those who are harsh. For it is a credit to you if, being aware of God, you endure pain while suffering unjustly. If you endure when you are beaten for doing wrong, what credit is that? But if you endure when you do right and suffer for it, you have God's approval. (1Pet. 2:18-29) I can go on and on about the atrocities committed against Africans but I must bring to your attention that it didn't stop with us. The indigenous Americans were slaughtered by the millions, for their refusal to accept Christianity. I will not expound on these crimes, although they are worthy of mention, but what I would like to do is highlight the patterns of European aggression under the banner of Christianity, and its long reaching effects on other groups of people. The Bible was used to justify the injustices committed against not only non-white people, but sadly, against women. This is an issue that is rarely discussed, but deserves much attention. The Bible has been used and is continued to be used as a tool for oppression. What I find shocking is that the slaves were not allowed to read this book, which gave the whites so much authority over them, which reminded me of the fact that in the early Church history the Church had full control, over the Bible. There was not a King James version readily accessible in the pews. Protestants (meaning those that protested papal authority) initiated the movement to have scripture in the hands of the layman, and commoners hand. I see that Protestant, white Christians in the South, developed this same strategy, and keep a ignorant populace of slaves blind as to what the scripture actually said. This all seems ironic, as today, we remain just as blind to biblical and church history. The Bible was never intended to be in our hands, and as documented in history, Africans were never intended to be literate, informed, and empowered religiously. It strikes me oddly to have discussions with my community and it is discovered that they are not biblically literate. Of course, they are aware of Bible verses, but the understanding of how this all came to be is beyond their comprehension. Without a doubt, I am convinced, that it was intended to be this way, thus I write. This excerpt from a great book shows how interwoven the thought of slavery was to religion in white southerners. There was not a separation of slavery and religion, both supported each other, and one could not exist without the other. In Rebuilding Zion, The Religious Reconstruction of the South, 1863-1877, Daniel W. Stowell writes: Methodist Ell Gertrude Clanton Thomas, a member of the planter elite in Augusta, Georgia, owned more than ninety slaves; the Civil War destroyed much of her wealth, and she and her husband were “reduced from a state of affluence to comparative poverty.” Until emancipation, she had not realized “how intimately my faith in revelations and my faith in the institution of slavery had been woven together ... if the Bible was right then slavery must be — Slavery was done away with and my faith in God’s Holy Book was terribly shaken. For a time, I doubted God.” ... Reluctantly she admitted, “Our cause was lost. Good men had had faith to be lost? I was bewildered — I felt all this and could not see God’s hand.” To me, it is dangerous whenever the destiny of a race of people is defined by an interpretation of a religious book, that the people are not allowed to read, and once allowed to read the book, they can only envision themselves as slaves forever. The psychological impact of such a belief is devastating! It from the depths of this madness I write.

Why Christianity? The Need To Expose....

In the blog concerning Christianity I understand that I failed to explain why Christianity was and is so dangerous to us as a community. Well, this is partly due to the way we were introduced to Christianity, and the affects it has on our community. I personally have a problem with the passive and meek Christ. It is this meek version of Christianity that I cannot and refuse to identify with. The whole turn to the other cheek approach, renders more harm than good to us as a people. Despite the varying views within our community, it is clear historically, that religion was used as a tool to enslave, and instill fear in the slave populace. The Bible was used as a tool to control slaves, and manipulate them into being subservient imps. The rewards for being a good obedient slaves was heaven in the afterlife. Yes, as Negroes we were the cursed descendants of Ham who viewed the nakedness of his father, Noah, and thus he was cursed to be the servant of servants. Our skin, according to biblical tradition and interpretation, is a badge of dishonor and shame. It would seem that white christian slave owners viewed themselves as doing us a favor by baptizing us, and allowing us to work off that curse. The sad thing about this whole ordeal is that we continue to act as this never happened under the banner of Christ. Christianity is exposed and dealt with explicitly in this blog because it is impossible for a group of people to succeed if they continue to view themselves as a cursed and rejected group of people. Every attempt has been made to de-Judasize if (that's a word) Christ. To take away any sign of his semitic roots, and portray him as a European. This is done in art and literature. Many African-Americans are now of the opinion that it doesn't matter what color he was, but in a defense of my position, I would say that it mattered to someone, because they went to great lengths to deface, erase, and silence those that felt otherwise. Again, we are witnessing the merger between Arianism and Christianity, and in order to sell this lie of white superiority, Christ (god's only begotten son, according to Christian theology another issue that is disputed, and will be explored) had to be portrayed as European. Of course, this doesn't matter to us, but when you look at the power of religious fervor combined with racial superiority you get what you have now--- uncontrollable acts of violence, aggression, and sadly, trauma on our end. So with that said, all the tools that were used to enslave us, and deny us our rightful inheritance as human beings, must be exposed and dealt with. Christianity being one of them. A persons theology should liberate them and change their outlook on life. Whenever religion is used as a tool to disenfranchise and oppress, then that religion cannot be, and should not be, a religion embraced by the oppressed. To me, this is insanity, and undermines any hopes of upliftment.