Advice is always an honorable way to gain insights about the issues of life. As human beings, our ideological values are influenced by our experiences, our families, our cultures, and other realms of intellectual growth as we live on this Earth. In our generation, people seek answers to mysteries and problems in life. Over many years, more of the younger generation rejects the same moderate, conventional plans that only strife social development. Fundamentally, bold and diverse revolutionary plans are necessary to liberate the human race. One lesson of life that I have learned in living on this Earth for more than four decades is to have a sense of self-control. Throughout human history, men and women lacking self-control have led a life filled with anti-social behaviors, evil actions, and the destruction of their own lives in a vicious fashion. Not to mention, that we must be clear to use logic and wisdom in getting results achieved. Also, there is the question of expressing emotions. Many people are wrong to say that humans should never express emotions. Other people are wrong to assume that folks must irrationally show emotions. The truth is that there must be a time to show emotions as we are human beings. In our lives, we have every right to show happiness, joy, anger, and sadness in different seasons of life. Likewise, we must not be carried away without our emotions to distract us from our real mission in life, which is to follow righteousness, rely on God, and help others. In the late summer of 2024, we understand Africa and Blackness at a high level.
Another great life lesson is following. It is to realize that your character and your morals must be strengthened to grow your overall legacy. Having all of the money in the world means nothing if a person's character is wicked. Being in the best shape of your life amounts to something insignificant if you are disrespecting people daily in a cruel, vulgar fashion. That is why following the Golden Rule plus with improving yourself makes perfect sense. Black is Beautiful. There is nothing wrong with our melanin, our noses, our lips, our hair, and our bodies that the Most High God created. There is always a remnant of black people who exemplify courage, strength, loyalty to the black community, and honor. Other people in the community are traitors and sellouts who desire massive materialism at the expense of altruism. The sellouts are agents by default who want to scapegoat black women or black men for all evils in the world, who desire to minimize the importance of pan-African unity, and who seek to advance division for the sake of division (not real unity in the realm of black people globally). We realize the names of the traitors by name. Some of their names are Charleston White (who disrespected a man's daughter in evil terms), Clarence Thomas, Tommy Sotomayor, Jesse Lee Peterson, etc.
It is our duty and responsibility to reject the agendas of traitorous people. Subsequently, we recognize our own power to establish collective action, grow true organization, and build solutions to build up our community. That is why I will always defend the black community, stand up for goodness in society, honor Blackness, reject gender war lies, and believe in Black Love. The key reality is that we must establish programs, independent institutions, grow our technology, develop our infrastructure, and do other actions to liberate our people globally (not just in America but around the world). Our local problems are interconnected to global problems. One example is the massive pollution in America is found in many areas of the world. The same type of police brutality found in America is found in Canada and the countries of Europe too. We acknowledge our black heroes back in the past like Robert Smalls, Harriet Tubman, Marian Anderson, Alice Coachman, Jackie Robinson, Malcolm X, and Bessie Coleman. Modern-day black heroes are in existence in our generation too. These people, who should receive their honor, are Amanda Gorman, Victor J. Glover, Cynthia Marshall, Nicholas Johnson, Sydney Barber, and Aicha Evans. If a person ignores health issues in the black community, ignores environmental racism in our community, ignores imperialism, ignores corporate corruption, and seeks to whitewash history, then that person is an agent, not a real revolutionary. In our generation, many corporate oligarchs are supporting Trump for the tax cuts, not because they are on the cutting edge of society. Some Trump supporters and far-right people claim that Trump is representative of true masculinity (as said by Joe Brown, who is wrong).
The truth is that Trump has been found legally liable for rape, questioned the ethnic identity of Kamala Harris, curses out peaceful sports protestors who knell (to reject racism and police brutality), said that he wants to be a dictator on day one, called the 2020 election a hoax, and wants to ban birthright citizenship. Trump expresses extremism not the true essence of an upright, respected man. Great men and great women believe in dignity, empathy, justice, and moving forward with our core convictions intact. So, we believe in treating people with dignity and with respect. Also, we will make one thing clear. There is nothing wrong with promoting the right of black people to live free (with an economic base, with legitimate power, and with a sense of confidence to grow the black community in constructive ways).
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Again— the day of climate calamity is already here.
And once again we’re abandoned by a government which only caters to the whims of billionaires & the golfing class.
This is what we warned— Gaza is the testing ground for plans the ruling class has for us here. Please wake up.
-Bree Newsome-Bass
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I don't think it's anyone's place to claim a monopoly on Blackness in the Americas when an estimated 40% of African captives to survive the middle passage arrived in the Caribbean and 45% in Brazil. 4-6% made it to the United States. (Thread)
What would US Black culture be without its Black immigrants? They've been at heart of every major epoch of politics and culture.
Harlem Renaissance: Hubert Harrison (St. Croix), Claude McKay (Jamaica), Arturo Schomburg (P. Rico), Marcus Garvey (Jamaica), Cyrill Briggs (Nevis)
Interwar activism: George Padmore (Trinidad and Tobago), CLR James (Trinidad and Tobago), Claudia Jones (Trinidad and Tobago) Amy Ashwood Garvey (Jamaica)
Civil Rights/Black Power: Louise Little, mother of Malcolm X (Grenada), Stokely Carmichael (Trinidad and Tobago), Harry Belafonte (Jamaica). Sidney Poitier grew up on farm in the Bahamas. Louis Farrakhan, a former Calypsonian, US-born to Caribbean parents.
These migrants brought with them an assertiveness that came from living in majority-Black contexts and a cosmopolitanism - and even a disregard -for the nation as they moved freely between the islands (and later the world)
Pan-Africanists/anti-imperialists, they saw the US struggle as an important theatre in a wider, interconnected Black freedom struggle, that included the liberation wars in Africa and Asia and the anti-racist struggle in Britain.
Claudia Jones and CLR James went on to make lasting contributions to political activism in UK while Padmore, mentor to Kwame Nkrumah, is sometimes called the father of African nationalism.
Even in culture, it's hard to ignore Black immigrants. Of the founding holy trinity of Hip hop,..DJ Kool Herc was born in Jamaica and Grandmaster Flash was born in Barbados.
Notorious B.I.G and Busta Rhymes both have Jamaican roots. Foxy Brown, Nicki Manaj, Cardi B have Trini roots, Rihanna is Bajan. (Shout out to all the folk I've missed out - Dominicans, Cubans and Puerto Ricans, Nigerians, Ghanaians etc.)
My point is that it's nonsense to trash immigrants when you can't talk about Black American culture without mentioning them. But also that framing our struggles in national terms is plain dangerous when white supremacy, racial capitalism and imperialism are global.
More Black people - mainly from Africa - have arrived in the US since 1990 than ever arrived during slavery. Blackness continues to be shaped and reshaped. It's not an absolute.
Latin America, East Africa, Mid-East, Pacific are all places we don't talk enough re Blackness.
At the same time, it's important to remember that Anti-Blackness in the US operates so that migrants - including Black ones - can easily define themselves against or separate from African-Americans.
Without questioning anyone's right to be here, but as a Black migrant to the US myself (British-born Caribbean), it's crucial for us to also think about how we can contribute to struggle.
Those who came before us have set a fine example.
-Amandla Thomas-Johnson,
Caribbean Matters: Yes, the Caribbean is an important part of Black History Month (dailykos.com)
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@andreciasmith5040
1 year ago
I loved this story. I denounced DST April 2nd, 2023 (ironically on the line I was on 14th anniversary). I looked up 14 biblicallly and it said deliverance and salvation . This is not a knock on her story just a message. A lot of people harp on the pledging process and say “ oh I didn’t go through all of that” this is so much deeper than that. The origins of the D-9 has occult ties. The rituals, the covenant, the chants, all directly contradict the word of GOD. I was blind and a church member nonchalantly said to me, you know that is not of GOD when I told her I was Delta, but I did not want to believe her. Another church member prayed that I would come out of delta, but I never told her I was in delta, and I haven’t worn paraphernalia since college. She saw it in the spirit. I also was always distant of other members and did not participate much after college. It all made since after I decided to stop wrestling with what the Lord was telling me. I was groomed into it as a child, but I am grateful that GOD’s grace is sufficient.
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@SacTowN2Tuskegee (in response to a video about Afro-Mexicans on Youtube)
1 year ago
As a black American that works in education, I really love learning about Afro Mexicans and wish this video was longer. I also travel quite a bit in Latin America and even speak Spanish now, though not fluent just yet; but, someday (si Dios quiere ). I would also love to visit areas of Mexico where Afro Mexicans dwell and just recently went to Oaxaca for the first time. Such a great history lesson, thank you for sharing!
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@nanddi
4 years ago
I'm Still Learning, Wish More And More Victims Of Racism Listen To Wake Up And Smell The Coffee.
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@aleicewilliams1741
1 year ago
I love this video!!!!
I grew up around the culture of Sororities and Fraternities where it is considered an honor. I was groomed and recruited by a family member from the age of 11-17. My family member was a member of AKA and had created a high school sorority. From the moment I was 11-13 the family member would reach out and try to prepare me and get me excited about joining soon as I went to high school. Soon as I made it into high school I was quickly initiated in through rituals, chanting a, singings , attire, hazing, and burnings of candles even at that early age. My family was brain washed by the culture and thinking it would be a great opportunity for young teens to learn morals, keep grades up, and be successful.
In reality, everything that I thought it was it was totally not. We were not taught how to have good morals, how to carry ourselves like respectful young ladies, and etc.
When I went to college, I was going to join AKA and God protected me from this. I am soo happy that I didn’t. Thank you both for being obedient!!!
I have burned my old sorority jacket and items and have renounced that pledge even though it was a little high school sorority.
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@akia.mm9
1 year ago
That whole part about not remembering your process after coming out. Funny story is I pretty much can remember the underground stuff and set but I couldn’t remember ANY of the actual rituals we did in crossing. When I denounced delta, it all came flooding back in. It was like the scales LITERALLY fell from my eyes and the Holy Spirit began showing me what really happened. When sharing my testimony with people, I tell them all the time had anyone walked in and seen people in a CHURCH of all places wearing all black with an alter set at the front and people behind said alter in red robes and young women kneeling in all white it LITERALLY screams witchcraft! I was sick afterwards. But thank the Lord for deliverance! Amazing testimony! Praying that more will begin to have their eyes opened and come out.
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@PinkDiamond380
1 year ago (edited)
Thank you ladies for being obident and talking about this issue. I too wanted to pledge Delta so bad. I went to Savannah state my freshman year , I couldn’t do it then because I had to be a sophomore. Sophomore year came, they were suspended 51:30 for hazing (sign number 1). I ended up transferring to another school but all of the deltas that were left graduated. Fast forward not even 3 months after I graduated undergrad, they came out with a line. I literally asked God out loud and ask him “Why wouldn’t you let me pledge?” And was led to a denouncement video and fell into a rabbit hole. I’m so thankful for Gods protection. I pray more of my brothers & sisters in Christ will take heed to the truth.
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@takeilaprimo3925
1 year ago (edited)
This shows black love love in general still wins
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Mary Burrell
I am truly sad to learn of the passing of Trojan Pam. She was a great teacher and activist. I loved post when she broke down systemic racism. Rest In Peace and Power Sister.
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@oumermohammed268
4 years ago
I have studied history in high school and in university as minor area. I read history books, followed document, myths observe monuments, artifacts, etc. I am sad others confiscated the treasures of Africa. Africa should establish its own institutions that study these resources and reverse how Africa was understood by others.
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@ethanleroux7911
4 years ago
The concept of call and response in music is also from Africa, meaning that most popular forms of music are strongly African inspired.
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Trojan Pam
@ Just Me
I am still learning like all of us but it’s good to know there are people out there (like you) who want to have a greater understanding of what we are dealing with as black people and don’t want it sugar-coated (like many do)
I have been criticized as being “harsh” but my question is, for all the people who have sugar-coated our reality, how well has that worked? Don’t we still have the same problems?
So, I decided, after all the head-banging and confusion and mistakes I made, that I would have benefited had someone told me the HARD, COLD TRUTH (assuming I would have listened. Who knows?)
But in light of the accelerated attacks against black people all over the planet (including Eboli) can we really afford the luxury of half-truths? I don’t think we can.
Have you ever checked out the Context of White Supremacy (C.O.W.S.)?
It’s an Internet radio program hosted by Gus Renegade, you would learn a ton about the system and you would have a greater chance of reducing your confusion and mistreatment under this system
The link
http://racismws.com/websites-blogs/
(it’s sixth down from the top)
Context of White Supremacy (C.O.W.S. Internet Program)
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Mary Burrell
@Trojan Pam: Yes you are correct especially at the POTUS being called all kinds of N-words and references about primates being made about him and his family i have mentioned this time and time again when it comes to these to thread topics on respectability politics and the elite. I mentioned Dr. Christian Head, a oncology surgeon and the appalling display of racism at UCLA. And he sued them and won his lawsuit. This man is a surgeon and he was treated in this vile and disgusting manner. This speaks volumes to these racist whites mindset and what they lack in morals and integrity. They laughed and said it was a joke and expected the man to just sweep this under the rug. And yes the Skip Gates debacle with the police. And when the POTUS criticized the police by saying “The police acted stupidly” The news media and all the usual suspects, Fox News, CNN, and all the other hate mongers like Rush Limbaugh, and Bill O’Reilly came after him. And he had to have a beer summit with the racist jerks. That’s another example of being elite and not immune from racism.
Actor Forest Whitaker gets falsely accused for stealing a d_________ sandwich when he was going to buy yogurt in a high end bistro in New York and he is stopped and frisked.
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@rmcclure5646
4 months ago
Praise the Lord! I pledged Delta iin 1977, and renounced in 1990. Thank you ladies for discussinig "closing the door" and remiinding me that I must officially notify "corporate". LaLa and Delayna, you both have "End of Days" ministries. Blessings to you both.
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@kt16621
4 months ago
Praise YAH!!! Ladies! You are beautiful!! Thank you for sharing your testimony Delayna! I can’t thank YAH enough for saving me from the “Greek life!” It was something about the “sisterhood” that NEVER sat right with me. Our people have been lied to for centuries. 2024, is the year of truth and exposure. Sound the alarm! We’re dealing with spiritual warfare. Calling all prayer warriors. We have an assignment. Let us pray!
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@keyonna
3 years ago
I love black people how phenomenal how exceptional how profound how delicate and strong we can be. Thank you for being vulnerable and powerful. I love you
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@MalibuSteeler89
11 months ago
RIP Lockers, Don Campbell, Shabadoo, Campbellock Jr. (Greg Pope), Fred (Mr. Penguin) Berry!!
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@rickcoleman8277
6 years ago
Good point to show how this dancing influenced break dancing, especially with the modern music! To see much more of the Mills Brothers' (and others') acrobatic rhythm tap dancing and original music, watch the movies "Stormy Weather" and "That's Dancing".
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@LisaJBee88
1 year ago
Black love is an act of resistance! Our people, Black people, were not allowed to marry other their Black people, our families were and have been separated, etc… We’ve been told that our bodies are ugly: our noses, our shape, physical features, we’ve been called and compared to animals. So YES, when we set America’s grotesque imagery of Black people aside and love one another IT IS RADICAL, revolutionary, and political.
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@djcprice4376
2 years ago
Not hiding your flaws was the Master Key to locking into that next level oneness with your partner. I hope everyone caught that. That makes your marriage / relationship easier.
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@staciestacie3044
2 years ago
I loved listening to the Men speak and discuss their views on marriage. I’ve been married for 15 years and I would add that you have to be willing ready and able to sacrifice for one another. Speaking on 15 years of experience. I would also say try to make sure you have your Own Life before you become someone’s Wife. I found myself lost and searching for myself Stacie. Still at the end of the Day I L.O.V.E. Being married to my heart my husband. ️
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@J.CherieAmour
3 years ago
Seeing this makes me so happy. Black love and Black joy is resistance to what the world tells us we are and what we are capable of. Such beautiful people!
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Candace E. Martin
@cannylou
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Jan 28, 2022
There are aspects of American Black culture distinct from others of African diaspora: Soul food, Blues, Jazz, Ebonics, kinship ties+ & collective exp unique to AAs in this settler colony. US imperialism has enabled our cultural markers to travel, inspire, influence more.
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