SOME POLITICAL PUNDITS are saying the election and the re-election of many Democrats and saving Democracy, depend on the Black Voter turnout. In other words, Black Voters are expected to save America from itself, and save Democracy at the same time. Of course, what is obvious, these same pundits are not saying Racist White America are responsible for Democracy hanging on "by a thread" in the first place, and America being in this "Mell of a Hess." Society cannot work without addressing the racial disparities that undermine the functioning of its democratic and social institutions. The challenge of racial justice is actually the challenge of Democracy because we can’t make society work unless we can address racial division, distrust, inequality and racism. Black America cannot save White America, AGAIN, from itself, if White American males and White American females continue to hold on to their White Privilege, their Racism, and their Core Racist Attitudes. Racism is the GREATEST THREAT to Democracy today. Correspondingly, White America has a choice, Democracy or Racism.
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Don't you just "love" White folks, who support the Racist donald trump, who try to "convince" anyone stupid enough to listen, they are not Racists. The definition of a Racist.
What is so enticing about the Republicant party that would make a Black person become a member, and then run for elected office representing the party of donald j. trump? If your hue of skin is Black, in these "as yet" United States of America, Democracy is ALWAYS on the ballot. What drives a person of non-melanated descent to wear a Ku Klux Klan robe or put Black shoe polish on their faces for Halloween? I just read that a county commissioner that Gov. Ron Desantis (R) put on the majority Black Gadsden County Commission this past summer-surprise surprise-has resigned after photos allegedly showing him in a KKK robe surfaced; seriously, where is the humor in such inhumane ignorance? How Evil and Un- Christian that White folks have not-would not-will not prioritize replacing tainted and poisonous lead pipes and the toxic water they produce(d). Could it possibly be that the most prolific cases of contaminated lead pipes and the resulting toxicity to humans are based in the predominant Black cities of Flint, Michigan and Jackson, Mississippi? I passed by two pick-up trucks today which had "trump 2020" on a sticker in the back window. Apparently, they missed the 2020 news flash. I WAS HUMBLED, HONORED, AND PROUD to receive the ASALH "Living Legacy Award" this past weekend, October 1, 2022, at the ASALH National Convention in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) was founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1915. He later started Negro History Week in 1926. This Visionary saw the need to tell Black folks and White folks in this country about Black History-Negro History then- especially since an Incomplete, Dishonest, and Racist American history certainly does not tell it nor do racist textbook authors and historians accurately include the salient contributions of those with a Black hue of skin. ASNLH is now The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). It continues to tell the story of who we are, what we have done, and what WE continue to do-and does it ever. ASALH ALSO sets the theme for Black History Month AND the Black History theme every year. The theme for 2023 is "BLACK RESISTANCE." ASALH will hold its National Conference in Jacksonville, Florida September 20-24, 2023. GET READY, JACKSONVILLE. ONE MORE THING, THREE TIMES-
1) Egypt and Kush were the greatest civilizations in History. 2) Egypt was, and still is, on the continent of Africa or Kemet. 3) Egyptians were not, and are not, Europeans, no matter how much White folks try to make it so. I know the thought of Black intellectual dominance is such a bitter pill for White folks to swallow since Egyptian civilization(s) were so GREAT. To that extent, you continually try to make Egyptians look like you, but alas, you cannot, so you just lie. LET'S GET HISTORICALLY ACADEMIC- In the 8th century BC, or BCE for religious neutrality, Kushite rulers were crowned as Kings of Egypt, ruling a combined Nubian and Egyptian kingdom as pharaohs of Egypt’s 25th Dynasty. Those Kushite kings are commonly referred to as the “Black Pharaohs” in both scholarly and popular publications. That terminology is often presented as a celebration of Black African civilization. But it also reflects a longstanding bias that holds the Egyptian pharaohs, and their people weren’t African — that is, not Black. It’s a trope that feeds into a long history of racism that traces back to the some of the founding figures of Egyptology and their role in the creation of “scientific” racism in the U.S. But they certainly were Black. Even archeology tries to maintain racism, but, in fact, TRUTH totally blows the White Racial Superiority Meme all to H-E-Double Sticks. PASS THIS ON TO YOUR CLUELESS WHITE FRIENDS, AND YOUR EQUALLY CLUELESS BLACK FRIENDS.
The REASON we don’t have to say White Lives Matter is because White lives have ALWAYS mattered. That White Skin Privilege thing, so Reminders are not necessary. The default position in this country is White = worthiness. The same has never been true for Black people. This country was founded on Black Lives DO NOT Matter. Black Lives Matter ALSO, not instead of. You’re welcome. |
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