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Ashra Kwesi Explains the Origin of Adam & Eve Story at the Ramesseum in Kemet (Egypt)

Knowledge is power.

Till this day i do not understand why a sista can follow a religion that teaches her she is the reason for suffering, she was made to keep Adam company, and that her cycle is a reminder of what she did. That alone should show you that it was made up by misogynistic men. 

Knowledge is power do not make eurocentric/imperialist customs your own it is never to take your mind back.

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cijithegeek:

marmarsplainingitall:

lickystickypickywe:

Case in point:
Though using race or color as a qualification for a job is illegal in the U.S., it is still widely, and openly, practiced when choosing actors for movies and TV.
Dolores R. sent in an example of a casting call for an Acura commercial that shows how race and skin color requirements are explicitly stated. The role is for an African American car dealer; however, the description calls for someone who is “not too dark”.
Seriously.
The casting document was posted by Oh No They Didn’t! after an African-American actor who didn’t fit the profile passed it on to them. Someone at the casting agency claimed that the reason they didn’t want an actor who was “too dark” was that it would make lighting and special effects more difficult.
Seriously.
Acura has apologized, though as Forbes points out, they probably had little to do with the actual casting process; the casting call was mostly likely written within the casting agency.

My local news did a poll and 72% of people in southern California did not have a problem with this.  I just want to move to a deserted island with internet access.

“Maybe no Black people showed up to the audition?”
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ckamaria:


This statute known as ‘Redemption Song’ is located at Emancipation Park in Kingston, Jamaica, which was constructed in July 2002 according to its website. The work is symbolic of the emancipation of Jamaicans from slavery in 1838. From what I’ve gathered, it was done by a Jamaican artist, Laura Facey Cooper, and was considered controversial by many Jamaicans because they believed it promoted nudity.  In addition to that, many of them were offended by the male statue’s nakedness, in particular, his penis size, and also that the sculptor was too ‘light-skinned’.
The dichotomy is that the opposition to the statue are prime examples of how the body can be freed easily, but freeing the mind requires more work, which causes us to question whether slavery has truly ended.  Those views about the ‘color’ of the sculptor & black nudity lends itself to an uneducated public on artistic concepts; and the deeply-embedded facets of white supremacy coupled with the erasure of African memory.
In pre-colonial Africa, nudity wasn’t largely regarded as sexual but rather, a way to deal with humid conditions, however, when the slave traders arrived, they viewed the so-called rampant nudity as indicative of a savage sexual nature. Once enslaved in these foreign lands, African men & women were mentally reconditioned to accept a Westernized view of themselves & to embrace & idolize whiteness. This, of course, went on for centuries spanning several generations.
To that end, here we are, in the 21st century, dealing with a statue that’s suppose to be a tribute to freedom.  The sculptor’s vision of having the bodies rise from water reconnects to the African philosophy of the power of water with its ability to cleanse & renew.  The nakedness factors into the concept of freedom as both the man and woman gaze upwards to God, presenting themselves as vulnerable & in search of heavenly guidance.  For me, the statue is divine but I am almost certain that if a statue of this kind was done in the States, it may damn near send some twisted individuals into a certified tizzy. 


PLEASE READ THE ABOVE
The statues are very symbolic to what freedom really is. People have to realize the ideals that were forced upon them.
An unconscious mind may see this and find problems with the sculptor and the statues but i think it’s nice i would like to see something like this in America. Feeding into eurocentric ideals and beliefs will only make you turn your back on your own people and your ancestors.
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This Second Degree ruling is the pacifier.

sapphrikah:

This is what white people have been doing to us since the beginning.

Oppress. Oppress. Oppress. They push until we start to wake up. And when the sense uprising stirring, they pacify us. They give us their two-bit reparations, or a second degree murder ruling for a man who without a doubt committed first degree on an innocent boy for his suspicious blackness.

And you’ll take the bait. And calm down. And move on.

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White Denial Mentaility

“Indeed, one of the most sensitive subjects today is the topic of Racism. It has emerged to become one of the most fiercely debated subjects in the internet. Consequently, it has also become one of the most downplayed subjects as well. What’s most revealing about this subject is the concentration of particular behavioral patterns which are prevalent in certain racial groups (particularly Whites). You see, in the general White society the tendency to downplay the subject of Racism is extremely common. This psychological phenomenon is identified as White Denial. In fact there was a CNN Poll which clearly shows that many White people tend to downplay the existence and impact of Racism in general society. Take a look below:

Typical White Denial comments which attempt to downplay Racism usually consist of the following types of stances:

“Blacks should stop victimizing themselves. They should quit whining.” 
“The media gives people what they want. It’s a business. It’s not racist. It only reflects the real world. It doesn’t shape it.” 
“So what? Get over yourselves. There is no more slavery. Stop crying.” 
“If it had not been for Imperialism, the African Americans today would not exist.” 
“Stop being paranoid. Do you still see the KKK marching all over the streets? No. So stop whining.” 
“Blacks are too sensitive and they are solely responsible for their own failures.” 
“Stop playing the race card. Let’s move on and stop talking about race issues.” 
“Blaming whitey won’t pay the bills…And it won’t put food on your table. “

All of the above are examples of downplaying tactics. They are most commonly used by White people who wish to remain oblivious to the subject of Racism and Race issues in general. The only way to expose and deconstruct the global racist paradigm in our world today is to first address the subject of Racism with honesty and courage. The lies need to stop now.”
Thank god i found this while researching. No sure who its written by but original text is in this link.
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Black History Month Fact: Abraham Lincoln was a blatant racist pt.1

Abraham Lincoln said

“I will say then that I am not, nor ever have been in favor of bringing about in anyway the social and political equality of the white and black races – that I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be the position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race. I say upon this occasion I do not perceive that because the white man is to have the superior position the negro should be denied everything.”

by:

Abraham Lincoln
(1809-1865) 16th US President
Source:

Fourth Debate with Stephen A. Douglas at Charleston, Illinois, September 18, 1858
(The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln edited by Roy P. Basler, Volume III, pp. 145-146.)

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I wish I could get everyone to watch this Documentary called Maafa 21: Black Genocide in the 21st century that will BLOW your mind, but im not sure if everyone knows how to download torrents if so let me know.

It will literally leave you speechless

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In a country that is trying to completely negate the image of Black people, that constantly tells us we are nothing, our culture is nothing, I felt and still feel that we have got to comstantly make positive statements about ourselves. Our desire to be free has got to manifest itself in everything we are and do. We have accepted too much of a negative lifestyle and a negative culture and have to consciously act to rid ourselves of that negative influence.

— Assata Shakur-  Assata An Autobiography pg  174/175
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