“All people have prejudices; this may be considered to be one of humankind’s great failings. However, for a group to be legitimately classified as racist, it must possess the power to impose its prejudices on members of other ethnic groups. Power transforms a ‘pre-judged belief’ into an ideology that is popularized, legitimized, and finally, incorporated […]
Read the rest of this entry »The African Constitution
The following is an excerpt from the book, “The Destruction of Civilization” By: Chancellor Williams. [SIDEBAR: I’m not certain which time period this came from.] “Drawn from African Constitutional and Customary Laws. Different versions and modifications of the same laws occurred in different societies… THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE AFRICAN PEOPLE The following is a […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Children vs. The School System
“Children who are treated as if they are uneducable almost invariably become uneducable. This is educational atrophy. It is generally known that if an arm or a leg is bound so that it cannot be used, eventually it becomes unusable. The same is true of intelligence. Children themselves are not fooled by the various euphemisms […]
Read the rest of this entry »Dr. Joy DeGruy Lecture
This is a great lecture by Dr. Joy DeGruy. I only wish the video would show the visuals of her power point presentation. However it was a informative and interesting presentation nonetheless. In this presentation, Dr. DeGruy discusses: cognitive dissonance, lynching, Hurricane Katrina, how having a Black president in America hasn’t transferred power to Black […]
Read the rest of this entry »Dr. Amos Wilson Discusses Black People & Our Relationship With Money
“Money is mis-spent to relieve pain.” -Amos Wilson “The spending for getting over an inferiority complex involves spending the money with the person who gave it to you in the first place.” -Amos Wilson “The essence of controlling people is to provoke a desire in them, and then, of course, have the control of the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Throwback Post: “Social Junk” vs. “Social Dynamite”
In his book, “Lockdown America,” Christian Parenti analyzes a criminologist’s breakdown of “Social Junk” vs. “Social Dynamite,” and how it relates to social control. “Years ago criminologist Steven Spritzer described the cast-off populations produced by capitalism as either ‘social junk’ or ‘social dynamite.’ A rather blunt and painful nomenclature to be sure, but Spritzer makes […]
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