5 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith in Black People
by Yvette Carnell
With the black murder rate in Chicago outpacing that of Afghanistan, it’s easy to lose faith in us. No, we’re not what we were in the 1960′s or 1950′s, and some of us still have a ways to go, but we’re still made of hearty stuff. And we’re still doing great things.
Emmanuel Ohuabunwa graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in neuroscience with a 3.98 GPA. That’s an academic record!
.
Michelle Alexander speaking out against mass incarceration of black men and boys.
.
.
Black people helping each other after hurricane Katrina
.
Howard University students protesting the Troy Davis execution outside the White House.
.
An anthropologist placed a fruit basket near a solitary tree and then asked kids to race to win it. But an unexpected thing happened. Instead of running madly towards the basket, like anyone of us who was participating would have done, they held their hands and ran together. After the so called race, they sat and ate fruits together. When questioned about what just happened, one kid very naturally said, UBUNTU.
What does UBUNTU mean? In their language it meant – How can one be happy when others are sad…?
Comments
Powered by Facebook Comments
5 PICTURES THAT WILL RESTORE YOUR FAITH IN
AFRICAN-AMERICANS…LET’S RECLAIM OUR HERITAGE, WE ARE MORE THAN JUST A COLOR.
Nice for sure
If you lost your faith in your own people, five pictures are not going to restore it. Inspiration must first come from within. Peace and blessings to all the people of the earth.
That is an honest statement Kim we share in that thought!!!
At the same time, a reminder is wonderful to see:+)
PEACE OUT & STAY BLACK
OOMGO
Nice pictures. There are thousands and thousands more where those came from. I will never allow some bad apples to ruin my faith in black people. I know better.
Makes me want to cry. The children’ picture is very touching.
…..UBUNTU……
Not only have we lost our faith as a race but we have lost our faith in GOD.
UBUNTU!!!!!!!! Beautiful!!!!
Beautiful. Keep these wonderful pictures and stories coming, Dr. Watkins. Thank you.
And yes, the children. And the neuroscientist, and Michelle Alexander….
We need these images. Never underestimate how powerful these messages are and how much everyone in society needs them.
Forwarded.
And I should have included Yvette Carnell, who wrote and compiled this. Thank you. Keep up the great work and keep the images and stories coming.
I would love to open such a post every day in email and forward it to friends.
Yvette, perhaps you could make this subject a blog of yours, with subscribers? If you do, let us know or sign me up.
These pictures are an affirmation of the existence of faith within our people. There is human faith and then there is the faith of God. When our faith meets God’s faith goals are met and miracles happen even in the howling wind of resistance. Let no one undermine your faith.
Nice!
Thank You! I needed that. 5 pics can help your faith in US! It just did.
Great picture! it should be seen around the world,thanks!!!!!!!!!!! Ubuntu is from where?
Talk about Murders in Chicago and positive messages, here’s one for you.
Pastor Corey Brooks Is Walking Across America to raise awareness of the extreme state of violence and death in Black Chicago and other parts of the US and to raise money to help combat this situation. Isn’t there something we, as Black Bloggers can do to help support this brother in his effort on OUR behalf? I’m checking out his videos on youtube and the lack of interest is truly telling. It’s obvious the we have not been carrying the ball very well.
The research may not be easy but why can’t we try to have the good pastor have supporters meeting him and cheering him on as he passes through the country side or sending him emails of support or better yet money to help him in his endevours. We all know that Chicago is dire need of men like this more than ever.
Please people let’s go out of the way to create some buzz around this man’s efforts or maybe just get out of the game because if we’re not able to do this then maybe we’re just kidding ourselves about the blogging thing.
Now let’s not let Pastor Brooks walk alone.
http://blackmediamine.blogspot.ca/2012/06/dont-let-corey-brooks-walk-alone.html
I wish we would continue the fight and not stop at just protesting; a continued long-range plan is needed.
We need to reclaim Umbutu right here in our communities.
We need to reclaim Umbutu right here in our communities. In a desire to assimilate we lost what was important to our people.