Plantation Negroes: The Audacity of African American Arrogance
by Yvette Carnell
As African- Americans, it’s easy for us to think that black people scattered across the diaspora share our outlook. I mean, we’re all black right? So shouldn’t it follow
that the views of the black diaspora outside of America should somewhat align with that of African Americans? Don’t Nigerians, Jamaicans, and black Brits support President Obama? Cheer on his symbolic victories?
Sadly, that notion couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, many people of African descent view African-Americans, and their first *black* president, as either paid stooges,or people too obtuse to think critically about policies which impact black people globally.
This from the Afrospear blog:
As I discussed in my previous post: “African American Arrogance“, those of us of African descent outside of the USA are painfully well aware that “Black Americans are still Americans”. Most embody the American imperialistic worldview and display their American arrogance in their dealings with other people of color. It is therefore no surprise that African Americans make up a significant portion of the US armed forces and have no problem doing their patriotic duty by invading and killing other Black and Brown people for the glory of American Corporate Imperialism. In fact, the first commander of AFRICOM, created by President George W. Bush on the recommendation of then Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, to militarily recolonize Africa for American interests, was an African American, General William E. “Kip” Ward.
What black Americans don’t seem to grasp is that what’s best for America isn’t usually what’s best for the African diaspora. As the author makes abundantly clear, most African-Americans aren’t thinking geopolitically, and can’t think outside of their blind adoration for Obama.
Anyway, check out the entire article. It’s good to listen to voices of people outside the American echo chamber.
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Afrikan negroids have been boombarded and brainwashed with euroPEEan values just like negroids in amerikkka.
Afrikans, Jamaicans, Ethiopians/Nubians are putting bleach on their skins, wearing blond weaves, long weaves and other colors, just like the negroid females, here in amerikkka!
Most of the so-calld leadership in Afrika is ruled by caucasoids! Very few countries in Afrika have True Black leadership. This is what euroPEEan colonialism has done to Afrikans.
Like I always say; what happens to Afrikans in Afrika, happens to Afrikans in amerikkka! They have been brainwashed and ruled so long by caucasoids; they now want to look like them!
BRAINWASHING CONTINUES WITH BLACK PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE!
“As the author makes abundantly clear, most African-Americans aren’t thinking geopolitically, and can’t think outside of their blind adoration for Obama.” I agree with the majority of the case the author makes about geopolitics and American policy. I would argue that the focus on Obama is myopic. The reality is that American politics in general is imperialistic and driven by neoliberalism, and Obama simply reflects that reality. Folks who thought Obama’s election represented some magical move to progressive policy were naive about the nature of the system – you don’t even get nominated for the presidency without assurances that you understand the game as established. It is also critical to recognize that just as Nigerians have to make choices within the scope of real options made available to them, so too do African Americans. While I see some blind allegiance, I see lots of black folks in the US opting for candidates who represent the best combination of the most favorable possible outcomes and political viability.
I keep telling y’all that poliTRICKS is nothing, but a game! Do we have rights to vote on laws, that are passed or not passed by congress…THAT AFFECT US? WHERE’S OUR VOTING POWER? Or, do we just vote every four years for both of these parties to continue to argue with each other for another 4 years?
This has been the case since voting came on the scene. Once these caucasoid poliTRICKSTERS saw, how to use the Black vote; then that’s when they started being concerned about our vote!
We should have the voting power to vote in congressman every 2 years, because having the right to remain a congressman for life, IS NOT DEMOCRATIC!!! If these jokesters don’t produce in 2 years…out they go! But, you see what color most congressmen are who ‘serve’ us!
To be honest about the matter, NOTHING is democratic when it comes to Black people, except to vote in a president! We have been USED, ABUSED AND RIDICULED too long, and it’s time for a REAL CHANGE!
Before a womb heals, it hurts, but once it has a scab on it; that is the beginning of the healing process! We had wombs, cuts and scabs for decades; not it’s time for some HEALING…NOW!
Do you actually beLIEve these caucasoids are out to protect us, and fight for us; when we’re too lazy to protect and fight for ourselves? Remember, these heathens (the government)FINANCED our slavery, and supposedly ended it; therefore, do you think, they still don’t have that racist blood running through their veins today?
START OUR OWN PARTY AND BOYCOTT IN 2012!
If we made it through our forced enslavement; we can make it without these racist poli(tricksters), who will NEVER give a d**n about us.
DO FOR SELF!!!
I love your enthusiasm, but it’s not born out of reality. Blacks are all over the place, geographically, economically, and politically, not to mention socially. Im moving up the ladder, we find ourselves on a solitary rung, with no allies around us. And the gerrymandering further solidifies our isolation.
I don’t know why we can’t boycott what we don’t like. We lead the world in trends, yet we can’t even discipline ourselves to put our money where our mouth is….
Start your own businesses, make money, then have your say.
Slave and colonial mentalities are abundant on the continent of Africa and in the Diaspora. African American’s who enter the armed forces, do so for opportunity and not to further the imperialistic goals of America–at least most of them do. Their actions may support the regime’s oppressive agenda, but this is not the intent. It’s like saying that all of these Diaspora and continental Africans that are coming to the United States are coming to support the Apartheid like white supremacist socio-economic structure in the US that is committing Genocide on American born blacks. Their actions may indirectly give fuel to the internal oppressive system, but I am sure that this is not their intent when they come to the country. They come because they believe America to have better opportunity and more resources (regardless of the fact that these resources are stolen most-likely from the very countries that a lot of these people are migrating from). Black people are America’s subjects, and we contribute just as much (probably more) to our own domestic oppression, as we do to our fellow Africans in the Diaspora and on the continent. And they unconsciously reciprocate the contribution to our oppression by validating America’s falsified image of justice and opportunity. Which African Country, aside from Libya, has ever denounced the prison industrial complex in America. I’m not faulting the citizens of these countries; we just need to be clear that all Africans EVERYWHERE need to learn our collective history and current political situation so that we don’t contribute to each other’s demise.
Eric, I couldn’t have said it better.
KK, Why are you posting these articles which continue to promote hate. What about the election? We can’t do anything about the past, we can only prepare for and work on now and the future.
Post an article encouraging, registering, getting ID and voting in November, it is so important to us as a people.
What about Romney and his birther comment today, let’s hear views on that racist comment.
Couldn’t have said it any better myself………
Most Black people don’t know or care what’s happening in Africa. Condi Rice, Colin Powell and Barack Obama have adopted the European imperialist mentality.
What good is it to have the 1st Black president when he does the same thing his white counterparts have done. What Obama did in Libya is criminal. He lied to the America public and said NATO was going into Libya for humanitarian reasons, when he knew all along it was a regieme change. Not only that, NATO watched while boat loads of African immigrants drowned at sea trying to escape Libya during the invasion. The Black immigrants that were left were killed or imprisioned. He’s not only killing innocent people in Pakistan with Drones, but also Africa. He supports the Aparthied of the Palestinians, than sends his family to meet with Mandela. Colin Powell knew there were no WMD’s in Iraq and he knows the people accused of 911 were not really the people who planned it, it was homegrown. They embarrassed him, but he’s still a Republican. It is sick how black people will do anything to be “IN” with evil white people. Not all white people are evil, but the ones they are dancing with are.
Black people will embrace European history, HIS-STORY, but not OUR-STORY. When OUR-STORY is talked about, your’re labeled militatant, radical or racist. Some say it’s in the past forget about it. But they celebrate all these European holiday’s that didn’t benefit them. Like, Independence Day. What was happening to African people during that time? They have no clue and don’t want to know about Juneteeth.
Obama had a chance to right some of the wrongs done to Africa by selecting Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the World Bank position. Not because she African, but because she was the most qualified. She was the most qualified.
He calls himself a Christian. He allowed himself to be punked into begging racist to believe he was a Christian. He threw Rev Wright under the bus instead on standing up to racist and saying what Rev Wright said was true and asking what did he say that was not true.
Know OUR-STORY people. Read about European history. The British Empire, Belguim, France and America. What they did to African and what they are doing to Africa now. Then read OUR-STORY. OUR-STORY did not start with a African being spread across the dispora.
King, Malcom, WEB Dubois, Maya Angelo all interacted with Africa trying to bring unity among African/Black people. Power in numbers. A lot of us are the 1st generation that did not encounter blantant racism. Most are so busy trying to be like white people, indulge in the religion and materialism. They don’t get it that when African came here they were stripped of their names, faith, language and culture. All those things were replaced with everything European. MENTAL SLAVERY is where we are today.
Let Mitt Romney get into the White House. He and the new Klu Klux Klan, which is the Christian Conservatives, will show you better than I can tell you how free black people really are. All these young people locked up in prisions, on drugs, illiterate, you don’t think it’s a chance they wont be back on a plantation somewhere? You better think again.
“Most Black people don’t know or care what’s happening in Africa. Condi Rice, Colin Powell and Barack Obama have adopted the European imperialist mentality.”
You people amaze me. You’re always talking about American imperialism and talking about Obama and how he’s adopting European principles and such. Africa and all the Middle Eastern Countries have a history of slaughtering its own people and keeping the rest of them poor and destitute. As far as Africa is concerned; Africans don’t give a s**t about African-Americans and as far as wanting to be white; all the Africans that I’ve met still kiss the a***s of white people and put down African-Americans.
“What Obama did in Libya is criminal.”
What did he do besides saving the lives of thousands of Libyans who were constantly being killed and slaughtered by a ruthless dictator? I think you have your criminals confused.
“Let Mitt Romney get into the White House. He and the new Klu Klux Klan, which is the Christian Conservatives, will show you better than I can tell you how free black people really are. All these young people locked up in prisions, on drugs, illiterate, you don’t think it’s a chance they wont be back on a plantation somewhere? You better think again”.
Sounds to me like you don’t know what you want. Obama isn’t doing s**t for the Africans and Middle Easterners and Romney is going to put Black people back on the plantation. What am I missing? What are the other choices?
African people are brainwashed just like African-Americans are, we all are. If you read history, such as what happened to Patrice Lumumba, Dwight Eisenhower ordered his murder. The West, Britian, France and the US has always removed African/Black people that were not willing to go along with their program. You’re listening to American media that says Qaddafi was slaughtering his people. The literacy rate in Libya is higher than the US. Everyone had access to healthcare, unlike here in the states. He did a lot for the people of Libya. That’s what they don’t tell you. The US install puppet governments to control the natural resouces in Africa and the Middle East. Ask the people of Egypt who the US supported, they gave him aid money which was really bribe money. He had millions in his Swiss bank account, but the masses of people, educated people were poor.
In the US, any AA that challenged their racism were killed, though Malcolm was extreme, considering the condition of AA during his time, he had every right to be. The Civil Rights movement wanted inclusion, begged for white folks to accept AA in their world. Instead of the Civil Right Movement and Nation of Islam working together, they created their own agenda and allowed white folks to dictate to AA what was best for them. Say what you want about the Nation, most everything they talk about would have put AA in a better place today. Self respect, not depending on the government, establishing Black owned businesses. Educating our children. Not to take anything away from the Civil Rights Movement, but let’s face it, they promoted dependency on the government.
You’re right about Africans, they think they are better than AA. They worship the ground white folks walk on, but so does some AA.
The wars this country starts in the Middle East, the puppets they install in Africa is all to control oil and oil profits. Not to protect anyones freedom. In my eyes any AA that participate in this action is just as evil. Black folks always claiming their Christians, it’s religion which is a form of brainwashing. There’s a difference between religion and spirituality. Spiritual people care about humanity, religion is used to divide and control.
And yes, you are missing a lot. If you don’t know history, you are more likely to believe propaganda.
James I agree with you 100%……Amazing the ignorance of some isn’t it. The way I see it, is these people who speak with hate rhetoric are modern day elijah muhammud’s……….then get mad when black people refuse to buy into…man get out of here with that hateful mess
If everyone of dark skin is from the motherland (Africa) then why isn’t every one of us clamoring over each other to get over there? If you don’t know where you REALLY came from, where are you going back to when Earth Self-cleanses?
The most significant point of view in this article is how much power the African who was born in America has in America and abroad.
To be ridiculed for being Mentally ILL in America as an African- and excused for being Mentally ILL as an African in Africa is just plain Mentally ILL.
I also care to say that when Brothers and Sisters come from the Mother Land they tend to live and pray amongst one and other.
So it maybe the retardation factor of the African American that is seen more so because of him and her elects to emulate the Slave owners standards and principles, and use them as a yard stick to measure their success.
Now only if the Negro in America can try to emulate how the Slave oweners build institutes that employe those who look and think like them.
Yes the term Slave Owners may offend a few – but not as much as the reality of the Slave that exist today.
Boycott Christmas 2012
The in hosue bashing and disrespect is uncalled for and a poster headline for ignorance. I’ve posted this numerous times and not one has researched the name “Willie Lynch” is alive and he lives in our self-hatred and ignorance. Research picnic also. Teddy Perdergrass said it best “Wake up EVERYBODY” This mjeans each and everyone of us. “Choices are long lasting and Life Changing. We can make the choice. However, we cannot choose or control the consequences.
Amen, Rev “D”..
who cares
thank you for this outstanding article which hints at the collapse of black political thought in this country, and of a black polity that was once the savior of the world. while it’s certainly true that most African leaders are imperial stooges just like Obama (see South African President Jacob Zuma for exhibit A) Africans around the world are outraged by the race war that Obama started in Libya, his fealty to the white supremacist state of Israel and his support for the murder and exploitation of people of color from Pakistan to Honduras.
First, let me say I know who Willie Lynch is and I have read the story.
My only comment is you cannot move forward properly if you are always looking back.
African-Americans embrace a slave mentality. We know that slavery is part of our heritage but it is not the whole and only story/heritage of African-Americans.
Why can’t African-American work on self, morals, education, etc.?
I know my history in America, but I also know where I came from as far as heritage (Africa).
I have read many comments on this blog positive and negative but no one person has offered solutions because there are none.
We each have to start with us and build. Three years ago inspired by Oprah Winfrey I entered into an agreement with an African family in Rwanda to aid in educating one of their children. I chose Africa because I believe we are part of God’s plan to rebuild Africa.
I have also helped over 5 U.S. children. This is what we need to do, pull up another person who want and need help.
Don’t throw your pears after swine as the bible says, but if you know a family who need a helping hand, extend a helping hand.
I gave in the past to organizations especially unwed teens, but now I give to the teen who wants to delay pregnancy, stay in school, and do the right thing. I don’t throw pearls after swine.
I hear you, but, if black people don’t know OUR-Story, they don’t know self. The mental superiority that whites have over blacks is the issue. Yes, you can get the best education here in America, but if black people continue to not know self, then one get caught up in the brainwashing game. Materialism, money, status, is all that’s sought. It’s humanity that comes into play. When you go along with American imperialism, what does that say about you. You change who you are to be a part of their world, which is evil. Who said what they taught black people is the right way or the truth. Just because they said it doesnt make it true. You can be just as educated and be as smart as white people, but if you embrace or look over the evilness, what does that say about you? You’re willing to do anything and everything they do and think you made it. After all the people that made it possible for us to be where we are today as a people and for us to think that it not important that we never forget what happen is a travesty. We must never forget. We should build on it. Black folks are so quick to embrace European way of life. I choose to succeed in life and force them to understand that I am a decendent of slaves and proud of it and appreciate what they did to enable me to be who I am today.
You still missing her point. LEAVE THE PAST WHERE IT IS….she is saying STOP harking on the past and move forward……………………
I have also observed “other cultures” (as well as those of color) coming to the USA and displaying “their arrogance against African Americans!”
Sometimes it seems that we, as African Americans, are fighting a battle against the whole world.
Why is it that people all over the world feel it necessary to find others to “look down on?” Even those who have the same color skin.
Do these posters who are spewing so much hate toward the US believe that a black president even a token one, could be elected in ANY European or western developed civilization? Let’s not let our dissatisfaction with things past or current drive us into rage, which accomplishes nothing except landing more blacks in jail. THINK before you spew.
Here was my response to the a*****e who wrote the article belittling African Americans and our lack of thinking skills. Gotta love these Africans who attempt to dissect black Americans with bullshit seen in the predominately white.
My Response:
It’s admirable you know African American brothers and sisters who are insightful, however your article implied MOST of us African Americans are nothing more but plantation negroes blinded by the obvious corruption and racially biased legislation of American government. Nothing could be further from the truth. This tells me you only know a handful of AA who are “enlightened” while the rest of the 99.9% of nearly 40 million African Americans are like some stereotypical caricature from one of America’s so-called golden era of early filmmaking. Yes, this where you laugh nonchantly here with the assumption I am easily offended, rile up, and didn’t comprehend the depth of your article. If you were truly objective in your dubious assessment of African Americans, you wouldn’t rely on bullshit spread on forums like Facebook (roll eyes). Any person with a brain is well aware of Facebook or any popular social media outlet is typically filled with individuals who all too often believe such nonsense saturated on mainstream American television. While it is intriguing to once again read an article dissecting the culture and apparent lack of critical thinking skills of African Americans, how about diving into your own country’s shortcomings or other African nations who clearly run their government like the imperialistic European rulers who destroyed their nations only to leave corrupt African leaders in charge to further the destruction of their people. Lets dive into the blatant and vile corruption and violation of human rights in these countrys at the hands of their own African government. And no, I didn’t learn these facts from the biased predominately white Western media. Such information is only learned through objective research on an individual country’s history. We can go into a whole discussion about that, but I suppose to it’s so easy to stay focus on black Americans and obvious lies pertaining to our culture and relationship to American goverment and politics. Get a life. Better yet write another article that isn’t patronizing the intelligence of blacks in America, but focuses on the Europeans who had and still have the control, power, and blood thirst need to invade, kill, or rig elections for their ever hungry need of world domination. Write an article dissecting their mindsets instead of summarize bullshit on African Americans.
Thank you Renee, you response was right on point I just wish all the a******s could read it. I am so sick of hearing these Africans bash this country and African-Americans when they would kill their mother if it would get them over here, and for the ones already here talking this s**t; if somebody said they had to leave they would kill their mother if it meant they could stay here. No, America isn’t perfect by any stretch but it’s better than any place I’d want to live and I’ve traveled the world.
I agree with both of you…………….
For myself, the thing I hold against Obama the most has been his dealings outsiide of the United States. I can give him a pass on his dealings inside this country. We are not the best or strongest constuientencies in the world….or in America for that fact. You can only be as strong as your weakest link. I think he was too passive and compromising with the Repukes for much of his first term. He has his closeted conservative ways we fail to acknowledge at times. But he is only one man. He can’t change America with a bunch of pathetic black folks. I was really distraught how he handled that Libya fiasco. Obama is not my black President. He is not a bad President. He was somewhat disappointing for my taste.
This is bullshit. The Africans that comes straight out of Africa, is more brain washed, and more eurocentric than any African American. These Africans, are mostly staunch Christians, marry mostly white women, and hate our guts. So before you go believing what some third rate, disgruntled, wannabe journalist write, try associating, or working with these newly arrived Africans, and judge for yourselves. I promise you that you will be amazed, and your feelings about some of them will drastically deteriorate.
Right on, moon head. I never cease to be amazed at how some Africans and West Indians love to criticize Black Americans. And what’s with the African men and their love of white women? Have these same Africans taken a look at their leaders? Some of the leaders live better than European royalty while their own people live in abject squalor.
Wow! There are a plethora of uninformed, unwise, naive and hateful comments here. People who can acknowlege the humanity of ordinary citizens and the power of government corruption around the world will not be full of hate and bigotry toward one another. People fight in their government’s wars to survive, pay the rent, put food in the mouth of their babies. Soldiers dont make decisions, they follow orders. In some African nations children are forced into wars against their own citizenry. People should not assume that African Americans are any different than human beings anywhere else in the world. We continually struggle against injustices, poverty, cultural imperialism and disease. We have achieved a level of success that the diaspora has not, through sports, entertainment, music and other venues. President Obama, like any other American individual must function within the realm of the system we have been born. I wholly support our president, not because he is perfect, but because he has supported the masses on key domestic issues and has provided leadership in foreign policy in the best interest of the United States, his sworn duty. As for Jesus, I love him, I know him and I’d choose him above any of the warring critics here. Besides that I know my history, my people and my politics. I am educated and aware, but I am just human, with issues and shotcomings like anyone. Yet I love my people and my God avove all. I get this on a human level.
It takes an exceptional black american to be concerned about what happens in Africa and the Caribbean. That’s because africans and west indians can’t stand black americans.
Growing up I was called a “dumb black american”. Every time I met a west indian they would tell me that I must be from their island because I was too articulate and educated to be a black american.
Whenever there was a west indian in the room everybody knew it. That’s because west indans make it a point to let everybody know that there are not like “dumb black americans”.
The same hold true for most africans. They look down on african americans and consider us weak. They blame us for all the problems that people of color suffer around the world.
What a wonderful foundation to bring the three cultures together to create policy…
derrick is a buffoon!
You are a baboon! When you cut the hair off a monkey; you will get a honkey!!!
YOU’RE A WORTHLESS PALE THANG!
It takes an exceptional black american to be concerned about what happens in Africa and the Caribbean. That’s because africans and west indians can’t stand black americans. derrick is a buffoon!
Neither of these statements do I agree with! Yet, (WE) as people of color must do more personally and collectively.
I have a group that meets and discusses issues pertaining to OUR communities,we do NOT always agree, yet we are doing something to make a POSITIVE MOVE for OUR people. There are 87 of us organized to develop and demand progressive aspects that will move are communities FORWARD!
I suggest WE ALL as a people actually work on OUR progess and take the steps, WE complain about NOT being taken, and form A Movement it can Start with “U”.
The EASE in which WE name call and complain can be utilized in a mission headed to and directed toward progress. Can WE ALL stop the EASE of Complaint and move toward ACTION…….????
Liz,
I have begun with a very small “civil rights” set of meetings just 2 months ago, inviting guest speakers to the room such as the MCAD Chairman, Dept of Justice Community Relations Regional Officer and we will next week hold a Stop and Search Workshop – all in hopes of “waking up” my local community on how complacent and apathetic we’ve been for far too long! Please share with me what progress you’ve made, as I am planning to design a “workshop” on minority (I say that just for ease of writing here- even as a Cultural Anthropologist I know we are becoming the majority “black and brown”people, that is)inclusion!!!! I’m dealing with serious issues and ignorance of and rejection of Affirmative Action, etc. laws , blatant avoidance toward equal opportunity and now that we are in the process of electing our next president BOLD moves to keep black and brown people out of the equation on all levels of our communities…in far too many organizations/municipalities/ businesses across the country (except of course, the jails). As a woman with 3 millennial nephews who are black/brown men, I am heartbroken that we find it absolutely necessary to revert back to the lessons and hard won victories of our slain leaders such as Malcolm X, MLK, Jr., Medgar Evers, and even the new videos on Emmett Till’s slaying that make me tear up every time I watch them… it is WAY PAST Time for us to ACT. As President Obama said in a previous speech… WE ARE THE LEADERS WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR. So, if your group were to create a “workshop” on race and inclusion…what, do you hope that would look like???!! And I should not “assume” that you are not working toward such an accomplishment!! Thanx
The woman who wrote this article doesn’t know what she is talking about at all and if that were the case was isn’t she living in Africa? It is so true that west indians and africans cannot stand African Americans. They are jealous of our achievements in this country in spite of all the h**l we’ve been through and are going through now.
I agreed with the article until the last passage when it became clear it is nothing more than another swipe at Obama. Had there never been an Obama the problem would be the same. Haj Malik El Shabazz realized this after his pilgrimage, so it is nothing new. Further, it is interesting how these articles do a lot of Obama whining and I have yet to hear a real solution. This isn’t new. So, what is it?
First I want to say that I really appreciate the article above for pointing out that black folks here in the U.S. need to have a “bigger focus” rather than just “neighborhood issues”. The folks around us are thinking and planning “globally” and we have to get on board as well. Secondly, most of the comments on this blog is great but as usual we talk a ‘good game’ but have no plan of attack. Flip Wilson once jokingly said, “loose lips sink ships” and thats what I get from all the intellectual comments being posted here, I’m sure “the man” is reading this comments as well as we are, assessing the viability of what is being said, who is saying it, etc. I’m not speaking from fear, but experience when you look at our adversary’s history and strategies of “conquering other peoples and nations. Until black folk begin to realize that unless we come together (same ol song) discuss and prioritize our issues/concerns, put together a comprehensive strategy (mid-long-term), set “benchmarks” to measure the success of our strategies, replica those things that work, discard that which does not; establish “black code of conduct” that we must follow and if you don’t there are serious consequences; develolp our economic, political, educational, social and military infra-structure to “implement” and “exercise” our strategies; establish think-tanks with emphasis on one particular area (i.e. economic, political, agriculture, etc.), Our worldview has to be just that, and our vigilence and perserverance must be tireless/relenting. We have to educate “our own” children with a sense of “black consciousness” as to eliminate the notion of white supremacy, thereby eliminating the “self-hate” behavior which undermines our ability to get ahead. There is plenty of other things that can be said but you get my drift, lets stop all the talking and start planning and implementing we have the talent, skills, intellect and ability, all we need is the commitment, courage and resolve to do it.
let’s keep it real. African Americans have a better opportunity than blacks anywhere and we certainly do no take advantage of it. we can’t be mad at the truth. we have become so institutionalized we think we are thinking for ourselves and all we are doing is what we are told. AA, we have absolutely nothing to be proud of. obama has been a complete disappointment. no one can refute his allegiance to the apartheid loving state of israel. his use of drones despite the deaths to innocents is deplorable. and here in america research says AA were better off under reagan than we are under obama. reagan???? that is what i mean when i say we have nothing to be proud of!!!
I really enjoyed reading all of your thoughts and comments, but lets do whats at hand; lets put President Obama back in for 4 more years, and lets see if he can or will try to help the black community more, remember he has to go through congress and the house of representives. But I am expecting him to reach out more this four years than the previous. Please remember satan is behind all of this slavery, drugs being put in the black community by others, but be encourage cuz God is gonna use the black race in this last day like never before. He is raising them up in places that you know not. I am grateful to God for being Black, and I will help through prayer, teaching, loving, and giving so we can accomplish what God has set before us.
Eric Wright you are WRONG.President Mugabe and ZANU-PF in Zimbabwe have condemned the racist imprisonment of Afrikans in the US and not just the Gaddafi Arab Muslims in Libya.Ray the recent US ambassador to Zimbabwe who was doing his best to overthrow President Mugabe on behalf of his US European masters was a negro like Colin Powell (Powell’s parents were Jamaican) who murdered the Vietnamese on behalf of racist US imperialism.These 2 negroes are the opposites of Afrikans like Elijah Muhammad,Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali and others in the US who rejected and denounced that racist imperialist war.You uncle tom negroes stop your bullshit about ‘west indians’ ‘african americans’ etc.WE ARE ALL AFRIKANS WHEREVER WE ARE BORN AND STOP IMPLEMENTING THE DIVIDE AND RULE TACTICS OF THE RACIST PIGS WHO ARE OUR COMMON ENEMIES.UNCLE TOMS ARE IN THE US,THE CARIBBEAN,AFRIKA,EUROPE ETC AND PAN AFRIKANISTS ARE ALSO IN THESE LOCATIONS ALSO.UNITE AND OFF WITH THE UNCLE TOMS WHEREVER THEY ARE.
What you don’t want is a SOCIALIST government controlling your every move. I see more freedom in the black community than anytime in my 75 years. With the wrong government we ALL will become SUBJECTS. Check out Obama’s EO (excutive order) which
is identical to Clintons EO #12919..
In part stating …..
#1- kidnap and imprison Americans without trial
# 2- Assassinate Americans , anytime ,anywhere,for any reason or for no reason, whatsoever
#3- labeling legitimate protesting as act of terrorism.
This Enabling Act is the modern day version of the n**i Enabling Act which they used to KILLL THE JEWS… Just read, read and
do more reading…WE ALL ARE IN TERRIBLE TROUBLE…WE
ALL WILL BE THE SLAVES TO GOVERNMENT.
IS THAT WHAT YOU REALLY WANT! NO GOVERNMENT CHECK
OR FOOD STAMP IN WORTH THAT…CHECK OUT THE BLACK
IN THE PRISONS…FOR ,LIKE 2 OZ OF DRUGS…LOL terrible!BE SMART…READ , LISTEN, USE YOUR BRAIN!