Liberation

The only thing worst in our country then being black is being a being a young black male in between the age of 13-33 your set up for many disappointments in life. One, you are stereotyped and assumed to be a gang banger. Also, people don’t believe you have the full potential that you possess. This semester in continuing the journey of educating myself in Black Studies I took a Black Male Contemporary issues class.  I am currently a Political Science Major with a minor in Black Studies. I am also a Black 20 yr. old male from the South Side of Chicago. In this class we looked to analyze and comprehend what it took to be an African Man.  We read and analyzed two text Visions for Black Man by Na'am Akbar and Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys by Jawanza Kunjufu.

These books helped bring to light that the Black man is killing the black race rather it is intentional or not it’s a problem keeping our people from progressing forward. In being a black man you should never allow anyone to call you a boy it is the most degrading term and it is the ultimate victory one can have over you mind. Akbar made reference to the great productive black minds being incarcerated during their most productive years. When we hear death we only think of the physical meaning of it but there are two other ways to be dead. One can be institutionally dead and mentally dead. You can achieve the last two by being mis-educated, not taking to time to educate yourself on black history and if you become a victim to the jail system you are very much enslaved and dead.

And finishing up my third semester in college i looked to do extensive research following someone who is a black man but not well recognized for their contributions to the world and black society. I Researched Chekh Anta Diop a renounced black leader from Senegal who proved to the world that Blacks and Africa are the center of world civilization. If you don’t believe feel free to look in depth at his Two Cradle Theory in which he explains. But knowing our history is power we must teach ourselves and teach others. We can’t live without trying to change the problems around us. As leaders we must work with other leaders to fix our problems. In the past, too many of our great leaders worked along instead of teaming up with other great leaders to get the job done. We must not just live to build societies based on our weakness but build societies that show our strengths as an individual and as a race. Only then will we begin to fix problems that plaque us.

If no one ever told you Black is beautiful Black is Power and Black Is Great....