There is no American more American than the Black American. All other races and cultures have some tie historically, that they are AWARE of, beyond America. Most adult White Americans when in social circles will at some point state their historical roots beyond America by identifying themselves as Irish, Russian, German, Jewish, Italian, French, Swedish, and even English. Most Hispanic people will at some point reveal that they are from Spain directly, The Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peurto Rica, Brazil, etc. Asians will let you know that they are not Japanese, but Chinese, or the other way around, or that they are Korean or otherwise. Even Arabs born here will speak their native tongue publically and if asked, will tell you if they are Chaldean, Saudi, Syria, Iranian, etc.
But Blacks in America…we trace ourselves to one place…here! Why is that? And how does that inability to go beyond the shores of this country historically, negatively affect us? Why does it matter?
To begin with, since being brought here, we were conquered physically, mentally, spiritually and socially. Slave traders had to “break” us so that we would not only fear White slave owners, but that we would be dependent upon them for our own social identity. We were told that we were the “Wretched of the Earth” and that they (Whites) saved us from a life of savagery and that in return we should be forever indebted to them. We should serve them as we would serve God and that we should obey them as we would obey God. We should be glad to work for them for free. Glad to help them build a new world for themselves.
Over time we became so thoroughly convinced, through force and mis-education in the classrooms of their schools, that what they said about us was true! We took on the belief that we contributed nothing to the development of society. That White’s and a few others are the founders of all we see and that they are the standard of beauty and what is best in civilized society! So, we started to strive to be like them. We took on their diet, their mannerism, their dress, their language, their view of male and female relationships, their view of God, their philosophy… their mind became our mind. And, those of us who could most mimic them were considered to be the most successful. That even exists in a great many of us till this day. We don’t care to know much of anything about what is now called Africa. We could care less about our original language, culture and concept of God. But we do this to our own detriment.
In not having a tie to our heritage, our history, we have no connection to the cultural transmission of accumulated knowledge, wisdom and understanding from our ancestors, which, the original civilizations and empires of the world were built upon. We have effectively been cut off from the cultural and spiritual ability to receive right guidance, externally and internally, for a lack of knowledge. If we are the founders of the oldest civilizations in the world, AND BLACKS ARE. If we are the creators of the philosophical, spiritual insight and scientific method that has led to the founding of western civilization, AND WE ARE! Then how is it that we can be so defunct today, as a people, in all primary aspects of life? It’s because we don’t know who we are! We believe that the totality of who we are lies in what we have been told about ourselves here in America. We have no real knowledge of self! And knowledge of Self and Kind, leads to the reconnection to that cultural information and spiritual ability to receive right guidance.
Religion, ( re + ligāre to bind, tie) to re-connect, to tie back to God is supposed to help do that! But, when your concept of God is a White man (as Jesus His Son) it only succeeds in keeping you tied to him as your source for life guidance and sustenance! Now how has that worked out for us as a people? According to statistics and their own news it hasn’t! That’s why it is extremely important, for us to connect with our history and heritage so that we can free ourselves. You are far more than an African American! You are bigger than this brief period in history on the shores of America. Your history extends back to the beginning of time! But you will never come to know and accept that without the truth. The truth WILL set us free but WHICH truth? The truth of who we really are in relation to our history, culture and our God. Know Your Story! Know Your Self!
Anthony Stewart
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Posted By: Anthony Stewart
Wednesday, May 11th 2011 at 9:35AM
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