There is a story running online about a bar in China (see photo) banning blacks and other "social undesirables."
Here is the link to the story:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/19/n... No. 1: If this is true, I would say the images that we and the media project of black people across the globe can definitely be a factor. How do you feel about that?
No. 2: If this is true, perhaps it's time that Chinese people pick up a real history book, where they will learn that much of what they were spouting as originating in China (from paper to math) actually was founded on the continent of Africa.
I feel strongly that it's time that black folks reclaim who we are. Programs like CNN's Black in America only helped to reinforce negative images of us. And networks like BET helped to set us back a few generations. But we can say, "No More!" We need to attack every time people try to define us in a negative way. We must set the record straight, not just for people in the world, but for ourselves, too.
Posted By: Karen Hunter
Sunday, August 10th 2008 at 12:18AM
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