So You Say You Are Black, Let's See? - THE RED PILL2024-03-28T16:43:30Zhttps://redpilltraining.ning.com/forum/topics/so-you-say-you-are-black-let-s-see?commentId=3561936%3AComment%3A55791&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThis may be the spark.!
B.tag:redpilltraining.ning.com,2012-08-22:3561936:Comment:557912012-08-22T12:05:06.738ZClifford Blackhttps://redpilltraining.ning.com/profile/CliffordBlack
<p>This may be the spark.!</p>
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<p>This may be the spark.!</p>
<p>B.</p> Wow!! Your words were powerfu…tag:redpilltraining.ning.com,2012-08-21:3561936:Comment:558772012-08-21T05:21:36.975ZSamanthahttps://redpilltraining.ning.com/profile/Samantha
<p>Wow!! Your words were powerful!! This really lit a spark in me! Do you mind if I share your story...including your copyright of course! This should be shared!!</p>
<p>Wow!! Your words were powerful!! This really lit a spark in me! Do you mind if I share your story...including your copyright of course! This should be shared!!</p> Adisa, thank you for taking t…tag:redpilltraining.ning.com,2012-08-17:3561936:Comment:555582012-08-17T11:34:27.840ZAaron (Al) Lewishttps://redpilltraining.ning.com/profile/AaronAlLewis
Adisa, thank you for taking the time to read it.<br />
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The young asked the older lion when would the history books tell of the victories of the lion. The older lion replied, "When we write our own history."
Adisa, thank you for taking the time to read it.<br />
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The young asked the older lion when would the history books tell of the victories of the lion. The older lion replied, "When we write our own history." Thank you for sharing your vi…tag:redpilltraining.ning.com,2012-08-16:3561936:Comment:556722012-08-16T15:32:33.246ZAdisahttps://redpilltraining.ning.com/profile/Adisa
<p>Thank you for sharing your viewpoint. It definately caused me to think about how being black came to be. It caused me to have more insight on why Tommie Smith and John Carlos did what they did. They took a stance. They stood for something no matter what the outcome would be. They and a few other brave individuals made the decision to stop accepting things as "it is what it is." I often wonder if and when will individuals who are in positions to influence will decide to take a stand and…</p>
<p>Thank you for sharing your viewpoint. It definately caused me to think about how being black came to be. It caused me to have more insight on why Tommie Smith and John Carlos did what they did. They took a stance. They stood for something no matter what the outcome would be. They and a few other brave individuals made the decision to stop accepting things as "it is what it is." I often wonder if and when will individuals who are in positions to influence will decide to take a stand and be a voice. The black people you speak of Al are role models, visionaries, and leaders in my opinion. Now role models excel in sports, are rich and/or famous yet take no stance or have a voice. What is there to complain about? This is now our country too and we have a black president in office! What could we/us black folk possibly complain about? </p>
<p>War means to confuse or to perplex and I have a small understanding of what has been and is happening. My idea of who did what during the time period identified as the civil rights movement is far from the entire truth. It was not until coming among a few bold people, that I have and still am learning what actually happened, who the players were and what happened to them. My mind has been at war, I mean confused or perplexed. The history books used steered me away from those real black men and women who fought, died and/or were imprisoned for change. I felt a sense of pride with my fro and owning a pick with the black fist. I felt pride listening to black music that spoke of black pride, black power and fighting the power etc. What were we really fighting? Where was this power? The ability for those in positons of power to take that movement of real black men and women, who took that stand and be able to divert or channel that energy into a commercial market so to speak helps me to get a little peak at the construct, the way it ticks and morphs. Almost as a hampster stepping in the wheel running as fast and hard as it can, then stepping out of that same wheel in the same cage but yet now believing it is now in a different location. Namaska God, thank you for helping me to gain one more piece to this puzzle. </p>
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