Has anyone on here done anything to improve Black People in the last year? - Page 2

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TheDogon · (#27 (**permalink**))

Saida.M wrote:

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And help with what exactly?

Funny how the terms: poor, urban, ghetto, help, aid, marginalised, excluded, tolerated, sidelined, street, drugs, gay, gang, alwaysget linked with 'black' people only.

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But that is the opinion many "Black" folks have. Evidenced bymost of theposters here. Since there are so many who are convinced these terms apply to us, the question must be posed.

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What are we going to do about it?

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TheDogon · (#28 (**permalink**))

Breadfruit wrote:

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Saida.M wrote:

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And help with what exactly?

Funny how the terms: poor, urban, ghetto, help, aid, marginalised, excluded, tolerated, sidelined, street, drugs, gay, gang, alwaysget linked with 'black' people only.

I hear that Saida,

But to expand on Masai's question on improvement, one can't then escape how Africans view their ownpresent condition,and it'shistorical development, for this reveals howthey see what we as a people should be doing -in moving ourselves forward; what people are prepared or willing to do and defend with vigour.

Among our people,we have Africans who see themselves as:

- Black (Just a colour)
- White
- Half or some kind of fraction Black, mixed with something (World Citizen)
- Human
- Sub-Human (Not deserving Human-Rights)
- Humane
- Insane
- Micro-Nationalists (Tribalists)
- Nationalists
- Pan Africanists
- The Religious (Buddhists, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Scientologists, UFO spotters etc)
- The Apathetic
- Independent/Individuals (Moneyed)

and

- The Brain Dead (Totally happy with the Status-Quo)

Many of these ideologies/theologies/perspectives are in direct conflict with eachother historically, and continue to hamper collective efforts that our people and organisationsemploy,fighting for greater rights.

For example, Garvey's movement highlighted howwe becameinfiltrated by Africans who did notcare aboutour collective interests. These Africans no doubt, saw little merit inthe U.N.I.A'sdemand of African Autonomy, allowing theirfundamentalpolitical differences to make them agentsof the will of our enemies.

The struggle in the sixties mapped the journey of this same consistent phenomenon - if I remember rightly, one of Omowale Malcolm X's bodyguards, at the time ofX's death,was an undercover police boy.

Africans with political differences were fighting each other on plantations in the 18th century and then shooting each other in universities inthe 1970's - once again showing the madness, that saysskin colour (Black)alone, is enough to unite our people, around worthwhile goals.

The abovecontradictions reveal the importance forgreater emphasis on African-Centered ideology and culture in our lives. As John H. Clarke put it once (and I paraphrase), without a high degree of collective discipline, it's not possible to move a people forward.

And that's some of the essential work/strugglefrom the Pan Africanist perspective.

We don't need millions of people to move major things forward,as longasthose active share a common ideology asa working foundation.

Part of the work of this Village then, is that through discussion, debate and presentation, Africans candisseminate the various viewpoints our people hold and live by to potentially millions of other Africans worldwide. The Internet thus offersAfrican peoplefor the first time in history,the ability to communicate ideas/information (which represent the basis of all culture and human development),to the entireAfrican world, instantaneously.

Agreed. Awesomepost Breadfruit.

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TheDogon · (#30 (**permalink**))

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mba · (#31 (**permalink**))

why so defensive. It is not a negative thing to want to help your fellow person. after all the other races do that on a day to day basis. I am yet to hear them whining about having negative terms being lumped on them.

Saida.M wrote:

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And help with what exactly?

Funny how the terms: poor, urban, ghetto, help, aid, marginalised, excluded, tolerated, sidelined, street, drugs, gay, gang, alwaysget linked with 'black' people only.

mba · (#32 (**permalink**))

@The Dogon - that is inspirational! I love hearing stuff like that. I have been mentoring a cousin of mine who has been wanting assistance in various areas of her life. So far we have been successful but still have a little way to go. I know various black people who haven't quite reached their personal goals but who are also mentoring people through to get from A to B whether it be career or life in general. Keep up the good work!

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Masai05 wrote:

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One question, what have you done to improve the fortunes of the Earth's Black peoples in the last year?

I see a lot of talking, posturing and anger but I haven't seen much in terms of action.

I visited a poor k-8 school that serviced Black children here in the USA, I got tired of talking and left the comfort of adult education gig to help the children. It is amazing how a Black presence can postively influence Black and offBlack children.

Peace.

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I am following in your footsteps Masai. I have engaged in similar types of activities in the past. And I plan to do more this year. My goal is to spend a lot more time with a few of my neices and nephews this year.I can't keep all of them. But 2 or 3 at a time, I can handle.

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I think we should develop a thread where we post some activities. Nothing is wrong with that.

TheDogon · (#33 (**permalink**))

mba wrote:

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@The Dogon - that is inspirational! I love hearing stuff like that. I have been mentoring a cousin of mine who has been wanting assistance in various areas of her life. So far we have been successful but still have a little way to go. I know various black people who haven't quite reached their personal goals but who are also mentoring people through to get from A to B whether it be career or life in general. Keep up the good work!

TheDogon wrote:

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Masai05 wrote:

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One question, what have you done to improve the fortunes of the Earth's Black peoples in the last year?

I see a lot of talking, posturing and anger but I haven't seen much in terms of action.

I visited a poor k-8 school that serviced Black children here in the USA, I got tired of talking and left the comfort of adult education gig to help the children. It is amazing how a Black presence can postively influence Black and offBlack children.

Peace.

MBA, we must all try to do our part. We must all find a way to contribute something back, if we our community to do better. Fyi, that was Masai who talked about working with grade school children. I have yet to get as far as he has. I hope to report more activities in the future. Over the holidays, I visited 13 neices and nephews. I was able to convince my company to give me a bunch of demo and display toys. I brought the whole bag to them for Christmas. Usually they don't get anything.

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I keep thinking of the Boondocks episode where the mixed race little girl is dreaming of a Christmas full of reindeer, Santa Claus, and toys. And the two little boys (Riley and Huey) have a completely different Christmas in store for them.

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All of us can do better.

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mba · (#34 (**permalink**))

well at least you are doing something! It's the little things that count and it's not necessarily about money. I have an ex-colleague who says she is trying to coach her junior sister simply because at the moment the sister thinks that being professional means being white and she is at uni so it's kinda dangerous for her to be thinking like that. Some of the people she's met who can handle their business she accuses of being 'white'. She doesn't get a lot of argument because, at the end of the day some of them see themselves as too mature to get into some immature discussion with a 'yute' but the joke is that some of the professional city blacks are as 'militant' as garvey.

TheDogon wrote:

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mba wrote:

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@The Dogon - that is inspirational! I love hearing stuff like that. I have been mentoring a cousin of mine who has been wanting assistance in various areas of her life. So far we have been successful but still have a little way to go. I know various black people who haven't quite reached their personal goals but who are also mentoring people through to get from A to B whether it be career or life in general. Keep up the good work!

TheDogon wrote:

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Masai05 wrote:

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One question, what have you done to improve the fortunes of the Earth's Black peoples in the last year?

I see a lot of talking, posturing and anger but I haven't seen much in terms of action.

I visited a poor k-8 school that serviced Black children here in the USA, I got tired of talking and left the comfort of adult education gig to help the children. It is amazing how a Black presence can postively influence Black and offBlack children.

Peace.

MBA, we must all try to do our part. We must all find a way to contribute something back, if we our community to do better. Fyi, that was Masai who talked about working with grade school children. I have yet to get as far as he has. I hope to report more activities in the future. Over the holidays, I visited 13 neices and nephews. I was able to convince my company to give me a bunch of demo and display toys. I brought the whole bag to them for Christmas. Usually they don't get anything.

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I keep thinking of the Boondocks episode where the mixed race little girl is dreaming of a Christmas full of reindeer, Santa Claus, and toys. And the two little boys (Riley and Huey) have a completely different Christmas in store for them.

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All of us can do better.

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DaChiefette · (#35 (**permalink**))

Personally It can't be down to the individual to improve the black nation. Unfortunately we as black people can't unite on a large scale. But I do approve of these little seminars and presentations that aim to empower black people. I am all for it. But the problems black people, let alone the world, face are too vast for me to improve.

But it makes me wonder what the future will hold for black people. It seems that at the time of slavery we were at our active because we needed each other to survive.