Sunday, September 6, 2015

A Simple Matter of Black and White By: KB 9.6.15





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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