You wrote: "in the absense of almost 40 years of a powerful, and forceful leader like Martin Luther King."
For some reason folks have this romatacized perspective of Dr. King's time. When he was among us, the majority of Black people didn't actually stand with him beyond a bit of lip service.
Like so many other Black leaders, it wasn't until after Dr. King died when folks all of a sudden wanted to put his picture on their wall, name streets after him and "respect" the depth and breath of his convictions.
My question is why do certain folks always think Black folks needd to annually have to pick a leader like some damn beauty pagent??? I don't recall the last poll picking the top White, Latino or Asian leaders.
What gives???!!!
You wrote: "in the absense of almost 40 years of a powerful, and forceful leader like Martin Luther King."
For some reason folks have this romatacized perspective of Dr. King's time. When he was among us, the majority of Black people didn't actually stand with him beyond a bit of lip service.
Like so many other Black leaders, it wasn't until after Dr. King died when folks all of a sudden wanted to put his picture on their wall, name streets after him and "respect" the depth and breath of his convictions.
My question is why do certain folks always think Black folks needd to annually have to pick a leader like some damn beauty pagent??? I don't recall the last poll picking the top White, Latino or Asian leaders.
What gives???!!!
JB:
It is true that a lot of people did not stand with King, I am sure it is because he was ahead of his time and he tried to approach the issue of civil rights from a different perspective than others - nonviolent protest as opposed to violent protest. Even at the end of his life, he was triying to unite everyone together to see the bigger picture, which people did not want to embrace. This is the problem when you are a leader, you will not please everyone. My point in the post was that he tried to address unfair inequalities that occur to all races, not just African-Americans. I was just wondering out loud whether the current black "leaders" are actually trying to take bold stands or not.
JB:
It is true that a lot of people did not stand with King, I am sure it is because he was ahead of his time and he tried to approach the issue of civil rights from a different perspective than others - nonviolent protest as opposed to violent protest. Even at the end of his life, he was triying to unite everyone together to see the bigger picture, which people did not want to embrace. This is the problem when you are a leader, you will not please everyone. My point in the post was that he tried to address unfair inequalities that occur to all races, not just African-Americans. I was just wondering out loud whether the current black "leaders" are actually trying to take bold stands or not.
Here is the poem I wrote: base on part of the inspiration i got from reading
Origin of the Ancient Egyptians
by Cheikh Anta Diop
I Am A Negro Man
Yes I am--I know who I am--I am a Negro man
I am a Negro man--that's who I am--a Negro man
Yes I am--your verbal transmission doesn't harm this man
On their patterns of attacks-- Negro is a word of great counteract
Yes I am a Negro--yes I am--I am a Negro--I know who I am
Due to this chat many will scratch their head back
I am a Negro man and I am happy with that fact
" Great Negro" was the surname of the Gods
Osiris was an Ancient One his title "Great Negro"--"yes mon"
Divine epithet of the black man--Osiris a "Great Negro" Man
Chief benefactor of the Khamitians--Negro was a name for the Gods
Yes I am--I know who I am--I am a Negro man
" Great Negro" was the surnames of the Gods
Osiris was an ancient "Great Negro" man
When someone calls you Negro
Don't get mad or blue give a blessing and say thank you
Let them know you enjoy their muses as well as Negro is the love of the multitude
Yes I am a Negro--yes I am--I am a Negro--I know who I am
Negro is dignity of the ancient ones--the Kam's were some ancient ones
Their civilization & evolutions was of the "Great Negro" Man
Yes I am--I know who I am--I descended from "Great Negro" man
Imhotep, Menes and Djoser these were "Great Negro" Men
I am black--a modern "Negro" man
Yes I am--I know who I am--I am a Negro man
Krishna means the black ones--Shiva & Vishnu was "Great Negro" of Indus land
Through Yoga they master the inner depths of man
If some call you a Negro--they are not wrong
They just forgot the patterns of the "Great Negro" Man
(c)Ank J. SteadySpear Artist@Large
http:www.dankunlimited.com
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The surnames of the gods are these:
[hieroglyphics] =kmwr=the 'Great Negro' for Osiris49
[hieroglyphics] =km=the black + the name of the god50
[hieroglyphics] =kmt=the black + the name of the goddess51
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