The term Black Power now seems to be considered some type of
political terrorist threat. It is viewed as an affront. I’m challenging people,
all people, to change their perceptions and cast off their entitlements, anger
and whatever baggage or mental slave chains that have you bound , to grasp the
concept.
Black Power, as it was taught to me, is a call for African
Americans to reclaim their history, their dignity and their voice which they
have been stripped of the moment they were ripped from their country’s womb.
Black Power is a call to shed the mental constructs of colonialism to look to
the things that has sustained a culture greater and longer than the 453 years
of mental, emotional and physical imprisonment.
Black Power is a call to tear down the invisible fences and
borders that this country has learned to disguise.
Black Power is a call for
economic empowerment and fiduciary responsibility.
Black Power is the Call to learn that Africa is the
cornerstone of mankind and that our existence as a people, all people, was
birthed from the continent.
White Power however is a call of fear…..fear that the male,
free, white and 21 is somehow losing a grip on his ability to systematically
deny rights and privilege to those people perceived as a threat.
White Power comes
from a place of hatred and control.
White Power is the slave Master picking a
choosing slaves on the auction block; a position of power and authority that
dictate who will be field hands and who will be allowed in the house.
White Power is the overseer who says who will be punished
and how harshly the measure.
White Power is the slave Master that edits and controls what
will be learned and manipulates the lessons to serve his interest.
White Power is the mistress (industry) that calls the “buck”
to the house to be service and then cries that they have somehow been taken
advantage of.
Funny thing is, we as a civilization can embrace and preach
Bible truths from Africa…make epic movies about it and yet deny the fact that
the people of color ever existed! The same Bible that was being taught to the
slave as a standard of conduct was the very same story that was being
manipulated and it was assumed that the slave never saw the hypocrisy of the
lessons … Matthew 6: 23-24 …23"But if your
eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is
in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! 24"No one can serve
two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be
devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
Marinate on that fact this Sunday as you sing your hymns.
How ya livin’ ?!
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