PLEASE READ WHAT EIE-SOC MEMBER LIL BRO TAJ BURROUGHS INBOXED ME! Taj Burroughs Hey, um I took a few days to think about my status about being a black panther. Now I dont necessarily want to be one, what I meant is that I want to be a motivational speaker for the black nation. Me being a young black male in society, I am viewed as an instant threat to most of the white american population. Its really disgusting how black men and teenagers are perceived as hoodrats, uneducated, dirty, and a danger to society. We are portrayed in newspapers, television, and social media as being ghetto Ive even heard the terminology ratchet directed toward our kinky hair, the thickness of our lips and the pigment of our skin. When the truth is it should be used to describe foul behavior displayed by ANYONE not just African Americans. Situations like this poison the brains of other nationalities against us. Unfortunately, we also do a number ourselves when it comes to our beliefs about what beauty is, too many of our people spend countless hours and small fortunes on bleaching creams and hair weaves to fit into the mold of what society deems to be beautiful. Which leads to internal struggle of the black race, things such as t he light skin vs dark skin crap. The good hair vs bad hair crap, which is all apart of the slave mentality crap. Divide and conquer. Taj Burroughs 4:07pm Taj Burroughs I think it should be a cultural necessity that young African Americans learn about their heritage. While I am still learning about my history as well, I remember a shocking moment that happened in class that was a upsetting. Two years ago when I was inn the 8th grade my social studies teacher was teaching some industrial lesson about New York. This lesson occurred in February (Black History Month). So a black student raised his to ask a question. He said Mr. B. I know your teaching us about our history but since its Black History Month can we learn about black history The teacher said oh well we are learning about black and white history. I was so shocked, upset, and disappointed. So many black brothers and sisters in my class only know that we were slaves, about, the slave trade, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King and President Obama. While of course these people and events are a very important part of our history, we need to learn more!!! What about the fact that our native homeland Africa was one of (if not) THE strongest nation in the world...Ghana, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Mali. With strong armies, and beautiful women and riches. Important people such as The Great General Hannibal whose tactics are used to this day around the world. Taj Burroughs 4:08pm Taj Burroughs The stunning Queen Cleopatra (not Elizabeth Taylor), Medgar Evers, Paul Robeson, Nelson and Winnie Mandela, and my personal favorite Nina Simone. All of these people have brought something massive to the table to uplift our race. Unfortunately, black history is recognized one month out of the year, and not surprisingly the shortest month of the year. So how about educating ourselves on our history. During that entire social studies class all I can remember is mom saying American history IS black and brown history. So to conclude it is extremely urgent for us to learn about the struggles, the triumphs and the beauty of our people. My dream is to be an actor when I grow up, Id like to use that as a platform to be a very public motivational speaker for my people. Its so important for us to fight for rights and let our voices be heard.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 21:35:19 +0000
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