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Posted: Saturday February 5th, 2005 15:04 |
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I think i have to agree with you there.
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Posted: Sunday February 6th, 2005 04:02 |
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Howdy all I'm new here. Now I haven't read everything everyone has written but here are my thoughts on the dilemma of What is Black and what being Black means.
In my opinion Black in the United States in simply an ethnic group. We are a people of a mixed Native American, European, and African ancestry that share a common religion, history, culture, and language. African American, Afro-American, or Black American its all Black. There is no "What is Black" or "What does Black mean" that like saying what does Italian or Russian mean. Its these difference that make use different that Africans and West Indians.
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Posted: Monday February 7th, 2005 23:08 |
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Maroon Heart wrote: Is Black real?
Black is real to me.
Black refers to skin colour of my fore-parents going back in to antiquity. They were often referred to and referred to themselves as Black.
Black is real to me.
Black reminds me of the Atlantic slave trade and the suffering of Black people during that time. Black was the colour of the resistance fighters who stood up to the force of European military might and won. This informs us today that we were and still are victors in Battles with our enemies.
Black is real to me.
Black is beautiful, Black Power were themes within our movement a generation or so ago. So many beautiful brothers and sisters gave up so much in order for Black to mean something. Something of value. Something human after being treated so inhumanely.
Black is real to me.
Black is the reality of living in a system where people who are Black, are denied fair access to employment, effective education, freedom of movement and respect for the contribution Black people have given to ancient and modern civilisation. Black is the frontline between those who see the reality and make a stand and those who can or can't afford to ignore the truth.
Black is real to me.
Black has progressed to African for many. Our connection to times before slavery and the International movement that connects people of African descent has helped prompt this. The admission that Africa was systematically driven out of Black memory as the land Black people were forcibly taken from and then made into fuel for the expansion of White power, promoted many Blacks to Africans, without apology. But even these Africans admit that Black is a reality.
They have to.
The fight is not yet over.
Far from it.
Black is the Black in Blacknet.
Sure looks real to me.
Black Power!!
Peace
Maroon Heart that was soo touching, and moved me almost to tears. I loved everybit of the poem. Thankyou.
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Posted: Tuesday February 8th, 2005 00:29 |
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Being black is being apart of something HUGE. I love that you might only have a small amount of african blood in your veins, but instead of someone saing "oh jimmy is only 1/8 black" instead its "yeah jimmy is black". Its being connected to everyone else whos black and being proud of it. Its about being beautiful and strong and being in touch with where you came from.
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Posted: Tuesday February 8th, 2005 01:13 |
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| TO ME BEING BLACK IN SIMPLY HAVING AN ANCESTRY WHO'S ORIGIN IS MOSTLY IN AFRICA, AND IDENTIFYING WITH IT.....AND TAKING PRIDE IN IT
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Posted: Wednesday February 9th, 2005 20:58 |
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| To me, being black means being proud of my heritage: my grand-parents came during the windrush of the 1960's with nothing. They leave 8 children in 3 continents, 16 granchildren and 4 great-grand-children. My heritage has taught me never ever to be treated with any less respect than I expect to earn. Being black means that I am more likely to be underestimated, which means not only do I strive to excel at what I do, but relish seeing the raised eyebrows when people of other races see the results. Being black is always an advantage. I have never thought of it as anything but. I was raised to believe that white people would try to take advantage any which way they could; to some extent this is still true, but is it because of their colour or their character? I think the latter: Any person of any race can display nasty tendencies. The trick is to lift yourself up, rise above, and do what's right for you. I hope that answers the question.
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Posted: Saturday February 12th, 2005 22:42 |
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What is Black?
First of all we must understand that Black is not a nationality.
Nor, is it a language, their is not a land call black-land. But I must answer the question what is black? well according to the dictionary black means of or relating to the Afro-American people or their culture. Culture is the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon man's capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations. Question who told us the we are Blacks?
Our Forefathers never call themselves Black, becaue they understood our nationality. However, if we ask our people today our nationality we will say such foolish things as N****r, Negro, Black, Colored, American, Afro-American, Bilalian, Ace of Spades, Jiggs, Coon, Baptist, Methodist, Moslem. We have named ourselves this way. Therefore the question should not be what is black? But who is the so-called Blacks? Before Slavery over 400 years ago we were somebody. WHO?
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Posted: Tuesday February 15th, 2005 00:19 |
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Black is the color that my society has labeled the appearance of my skin. This name refers to my African-American ancestry, my dark skin, and the struggles of other people that have had dark skin. I care for my history, and I love my people..
Being black is to struggle a little harder to find who we are. Being black is to develop strength when there seems there is none left. Being black is simply a part of the description of who I am. I am an anime fan, I am a Latter Day Saint (Mormon), I love video games, I am overweight, I am an artist, I sing, I speak English Japanese, Spanish, English, and Hmong, and I am far from done learning about language. I am a dreamer, I like to learn, I like to build my spirit, I like to work on my health, I build websites, and I am a programmer. I am Tanisha, my skin is only one of many gifts that God has given me.
I am a daughter of God, a princess, a person of infinite worth and divine nature, and no one can take that away from me.Last edited on Tuesday February 15th, 2005 00:34 by CosmicGlider
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Posted: Tuesday February 15th, 2005 05:32 |
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Well I agree with my other Afro-American brothers and sisters on this board!
"Black" is nothing more than a SOCIALPOLITICAL term- at least IN THE US. ( I really can't speak for anyone else's country). This is percisely why there is a Black History month, which should be more appropriately called the "Afro-American" History month b/c it deals with our history/accomplishments/andstruggles as a community. The problem with using "Black" instead of "Afro-American" was that before recently there was FEW, IF ANY, non-Afro-American immigrants that were calling themselves "Black". We understood "Black" to mean us (not other people)....... Now America is seeing a wave of new immigrants that are calling themselves "Black" and we Americans in general are slow to "realize" that everyone who claims to be "Black" is NOT Afro-American.
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As far as "Black" goes as a racial term I honestly don't believe in it. Its hard to believe in it being Afro-American. I know sooooooooooooo many people who are (honestly) more European in hertiage than African who consider themselves "Afro-American" and "Black". In America one does not have to be "dark" nor mostly "unmixed" to be "Black"- aka AA. Older reports suggest that around 1/10 older Afro-Americans are mostly Caucasian in hertiage. Newer studies say that 1/8 babies born are Afro-American and something else (mainly Caucasian). And yet, most Multiracial people of Afro-American descent simply just check "Black/Afro-American". So honestly we dont' know JUST HOW "BLACK" ANYONE IS REALLY!!
That is why I have learned to basically ignore all this "who is Black" stuff!!! I call myself Afro-American. I call my family/people Afro-American. WHEN I CHECK STUFF FOR GOVERNMENT FORMS I CHECK AA! IF THE GOVERNMENT BELEVIES AFRO-AMERICAN MEANS "BLACK" THEN THAT'S ON THEM. But I will continue to check my hertiage- and whatever "race" they fit my "ethnicity" in!
I do not sit and worry who is light skinned and who is dark skinned!! And I absolutely REFUSE, REFUSE to get into silly argurements about someone being too unmixed vs. mixed to be AA.
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Posted: Friday February 18th, 2005 06:08 |
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| being black, it means nothing to me. i am just a human.thats all.
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Posted: Thursday February 24th, 2005 22:27 |
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| Hi I am new to this forum, and I couldnt help but answer the question of what it means to be black. To me being proud of my black skin is not a just a simple statement proclaiming my pride. To me being black means being a descendent of a mighty civilization. I am 100% Sudanese, and when I say i am proud of my color and blood, I make that claim on behalf of one of the world most ancient civilizations and cultue. Now my black people, I know that when i speak of african civilizations the rest of the world laughs in defiance of my claim because they either dont know or dont want to admit that africa is home to historically some of the worlds wealthiest powerfull and influential empires and kingdoms on this planet! But despite the historical neglect of africa's contributions to civilization, It is VERY well documented and recognized that empires such as Ghana in the 1500s had statistically one of the largest amies erver assembled durring that time, and also possesed the wealth and affluence to rival even the richest of european civilizations. Black pride is often precieved by all non blacks as a joke. They all think that the very basis of our pride in our descent is simply to proclaim it as a defiant statement to oppressors that despite global descrimination, we still hold pride in our blood. They also feel that our pride is not a result of achievment but it is only to display pride in resistance to discrimination. So essentially the world looks at us as not responsible for the creation of our social economic and political position. I know this sounds rather grim primarilly to blacks with asian, arab,jewish,white ect friends but this is true. This is how they subconsciously precieve us. It is as if discrimination by whites is traditional, but discrimination by non whites is more hurtfull to us psycologically because we trusted them as fellow minorities waging the eternal war against hate. Personally, I am sick and tired of watching my fellow black friends feeling hurt and regected because they asked an asian girl out at school today , and she wouldnt have anything to to with him because asians dont like dark skin. I think by now it is apparent to us all as a race that asians mistreat blacks to appeal to the white majority in hopes to raise thier social position.If we are to become the dominant wealthy and influential race that our true ancestors in african empires were, we should not look upon other non white races as our friends because they Truly are not but rather focus on our own development and keep our distance from them. I assure you that once this is done our people will no longer be looked down upon as dead wieght to society that must be carried along at a great expence, but will be wealthy and successfull masters of not only our fate but social equalls in all aspects of global interaction!
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Posted: Saturday February 26th, 2005 01:59 |
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what is black history?
http://search.ebay.com/what-is-black-history
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Posted: Saturday February 26th, 2005 02:01 |
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what is black history?
http://search.ebay.com/what-is-black-history
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Posted: Saturday February 26th, 2005 02:01 |
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what is black history?
http://search.ebay.com/what-is-black-history
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Posted: Saturday February 26th, 2005 02:10 |
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what is black history?
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Posted: Saturday February 26th, 2005 03:49 |
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I don't be-li-eve in our people as being black, black is a color of a crayon and i don't know about anyone else but i haven't ran into anyone that color(really, have you) so in my opinion(mine) none of us are black, african american, or none of the names that the evil ones has gave us. First of all Africa =
AFRICA ; - A typical name of a Roman General, full name : Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus-Minor of the Romans, (185 to 129 B.C.) was the adopted grand son of Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (senior), who was a Roman Major (237 to 183 B.C.). When Hannibal of Carthage ( 247 to 183 B.C. ) crossed the Alps of Europe and invaded the Romans, in retaliation Scipio Aemilianus Africanus-Minor of the Romans invaded and destroyed Hannibal's Carthage in 146 B.C., 37-years after Hannibal's death. General Africanus then named Carthage state after his last name; "Africa".
Carthage ;- A city state once located in the present Tunisia territory became a Roman province with the name "Africa", and later that name was applied to the entire Nubian continent as "Africa". A Nubian may be a Subject of the Romans or a subject of Scipio Africanus when claimed to be an African. "However, a Nubian is from Nubia, the so-called "Africa".
so i say to all our people we are not black we are EGIPTIANS=
EGYPT ;- The word Egypt is a Greek word meaning "Black", a description given to the Ancient Nubians based on their skin colour by the Greeks. Numerous Nubian Ancient city-states and city names were unfortunately changed to Greek names, e.g. Alexandria, Heliopolis, Abydos, Panopolis, Memphis, Hermopolis, Busiris, Buto, Letopolis and Atens, etc. Though the territory now called Egypt is inhabited by Arabs, it was once part of the Sudanese, Kush*tis, Somalis, Kanyans, (Kenyans) and the people of Chad territories. These nations with Divinity names are species of Nubians, some of them relocated to west Africa and south Africa, while the central Africans and their counter part east Africans stayed at where they were since dawn. so do you still refer yourself to being black
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Posted: Wednesday March 14th, 2007 10:26 |
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you can use a word Albino(Skin pigment deformation resulting into white skin) for whites. If they can keep names so can others. Color of the skin is the just a formation of skin pigments. If the whites consider that being a black or brown means a deformation of skin the even white color of the skin is due to lack of pigments so even that is deformation of skin. Though blonde is normal color and Albino is a disease but indirectly both means white this will be tit for tat answer for racial idiots. If they think that being black is disease then even being white is a disease.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albino
These whites think that they were given higher status by God. But most of the religious figures of all religion were non whites then why and how do these white consider themselves higher than others. Either they consider each and every one as equal or even they will be treated with discrimination.
http://www.answers.com/albino
Even the word negro was a corruption of greek word nekros meaning Necrophagy a term used to describe that group of people who feed on dead bodies. There are few group of people in Africa and a sect called Aghori saints and Rakshash tribe of India who feed on corpses but this was their culture to perform last rituals of their dead but in Africa there were even other group of people who used to bury and other group of people who used to cremate so the term Nekro is not applicable for all. But some of these white had generalized the term Negro for all non whites. If they can use the term Nekro(Negro) as a common terminology for depicting blacks even though it is a term used to depict cannibalism then why can’t we use the term Albino as a common terminology for depicting all whites even though it is a term used to depict a disease.
http://www.answers.com/topic/necrophagy-1
http://www.answers.com/topic/cannibalism
(Note: -Though there might be genuine reasoning for such practices of cannibalism but such practices should not be continued because there can be psychos in the society who can misuse this practice by killing innocent children. Due to this reason such practices were abandon. )
But as some practices were abandon so even the discrimination should also be abandon people should not recognize each other by their race rather they should recognize people on the bases of their skills. But if there are some racists who still discriminate people then even they should be answered back in the same manner by keeping names to them as Albinos.
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