If you cant think of 10 write 5.

This is more of a learning thread for me,rather than me imposing my list on anyone else,thats why i've not written anything.

Things that are imperative,things that you should be able to quote chapter and verse if any person White or Black tries to step to you with their ignorance.

I aing got history, but stuff that can look into the present and future. Hope u like

1/ Every African should know that regardless of how much you are upset about certain characteristics you see of your people there is no way we can accomplish the road to indpendence and freedom if we dont work with each other in an organisation that is set not just to embrace us becus we r black but because we r running against a vicious systematic rule of oppression.

2/ As long as white power has control of our education, retail legislations, drug economy, our land and resources, there is not going to be one problem u wud find in our communities that white power governments r not to blame for. Because the very fact that u as an African dont have enough power to eliminate the things u dont like is a direct result of the lack of resources and political power which has come and existss as a consequence of our economic exploitation.

3/ There is no way you can change the charcteristics of white power, not from the inside or by the side or by a good job or bla bla bla, they only way to end what it does is to build, join, unite, get involved till we r an unstoppable force and step on it like a rug with G.Bushes face!

4/ Misguiding music is not a representation of our people. As Europeans have noticed music is one of the main driving forces of our people and their number one objective is to gain control of the economic wealth generated from it as their own people r absorbed by our talent. And also to limit the progress of artist that oppose their rule by monopolising the rap game. True music of our expression exists in field of sounds that is not control by crackas, such as raggae, roots, soul, underground hip hop etc.

5/ Many Africans who complain about the media then turn around and insult the majority of African for being absorbed by the media shows they have been absorbed by the media by having a steriotypical view of our people.

6/ 99% of the time, when some Africans critisize the majority as an excuse not to get involved in work, you will find that criticismreflects in their very nature.

7/ If we had as much promotion of black women in adverts, on TV, movies, magazines, fashion icons, there would be no way in the world we would have soo much interracial couples. This reality would only change when we gain control of community information and support independent media. Not only by buying a copy!

8/ Africans who wait for another leader are showing signs of white powers success in demoralising them and in scaring them from being an influential figure amongst their own people.

9/ African people need to have more confident in ourselves. Realise the struggle we have survived through is unique and only we have the ability to destroy this system that oppresses the non white world. Cuba, Venezuala, Vietnam, North Korea, China and all these countriescan be independent of white power, and in some cases white power will allow it becus them keeping what they have from crackas is not a threat to white power, but if Africans free themselves and their land, thats the end of oppression for every. Over 70% of white power is generated from our land andthelabour of the African working class. And not to be fooled into believing we have only gone backwards cus we r in a worst position, as the hero is not always in his best clothing deep inside the battle.

10/ Its never too late to join the UHURU Movement.



UHURU mean FREEDOM http://www.inpdum.org

I read and re-read N.A.T and there are some good observations and points in there,some of them could be crystalized in one punchy thought or fact,because when I was thinking about this thread im thinking along the lines of "verbal ammunition" and although a lot of what you wrote is pertinent it doesnt exactly roll off the tongue.

At this time I would just like to say if anyone else is thinking of things they deem essential knowledge,if someone else has written it already you can just say you concur,then add on whatever you think has been left out thus far.

Then if we get enough responses to this thread which im hoping we will, then we can vote on the top 10 "Dont call yourself an African if you dont know or are not aware of these things ".

Which im sure will be contentious but its all learning as far as im concerned and thats what I live for.



P.S I would appreciate if Fredblack came out of hibernation and contributed to this thread.Thank You,lol.

Black Africans are the world's indiginous people

I spent 60 college credits studying Black/African history. From its lesson I give:

1. History is written by the winners! When we begin to record our own history we will be winners!
2. History and acts are not moments of shame, rather they are moments to reflect upon in order to secure a profitable future.
3. Africans/Blacks even through adversity created, improved and proved the strength of black people through our History.
4. It's great to know about Egypt, Songhai, Mali and the Ghanian empires of the past but we must take that inspiration and build something like that in the present through shared interests and cooperation!
5. Even though much of the world's most popular music is African in Origin there is more to our History than Entertainment! We need to create new and more responsible- inspiring arts, inventions and Empires.

Now some facts:

• A colored (back when this term was popular, he was very light skinned, likely mulatto) man invented the process for blood transfusions. He also started Bloodbanks.
  
• A Black man performed the first open heart surgery.
• A Black mathemetician wrote the calculations that enabled the USA to travel to the Moon.
• A Black man invented the Traffic signal (has the first patent; also invented the gas mask
• These and countless other geeky inventions in electronics, chemistry and microcomputer circuits that Umbra would really appreciate.