IDENTITY VS  RACE-  BLACK LIVES MATTER

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IDENTITY VS  RACE-

The acceptable terms in America for identifying black people have evolved over generations, from colored to Negro to black and then African-American. Also commonly used is “people of color,” an umbrella term used to identify  many ethnic minorities  Afro-Latina  ;  black, brown and olive or other skin tones and diverse heritages and backgrounds.


: “How do I identify myself?”
Does it make a difference if you are called black  - negro or African American . Would you rather be identified by your colour or your race or nationality .

      The debate among black people in America over how they should be described has often centered on identity as a political statement.
   Colored  was a “name that is suggestive of progress toward respectful recognition of  Negro and its connections to slavery, something of a fresh start that indicated their new place in society as free people.
Negro became the predominant identifier of people of African descent for much of the first half of the 20th century, and even then descendants of enslaved people from Africa
      Some people  challenge the term African- American claiming African American ties us to a country we were stolen from.   White Americans don’t get their countries of origin tagged to them with their nationaliy.

BLACK ;
to some people the term black offends them.
Black is a color,” said the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the longtime civil rights leader who popularized the term African-American ,Any term that emphasizes the color and not the heritage separates us from our heritage ,  But  With the rise of the Black Power movement in the mid-1960s, the word black, once seen as an insult for many African-Americans, started winning embrace. In just a few years, it became the predominant descriptor of black people as Negro became obsolete.

  It confers a sense of power and respect to black people, who have often been relegated to the lowest rungs of society through racist systems, black scholars say.

African descendant” is also a more appropriate way to characterize black people. “I think we can be more revolutionary than to embrace the oppressor’s term for us.


RACISM ;
        Racism is being expressed in public more openly today than at any time , and it's our duty to contest it .
We might categorise people as white, black or brown, but these visual variations don't accurately reflect the genetic differences - or rather similarities - between us.
Racial purity is pure fantasy.
     “Racism” is the “systemic oppression” of a racial group so that another group has a social, economic, and political advantage

Black men are over-represented in the media as perpetrators of violent crimes and also dominate  news stories about poverty. This affects Black people’s view of themselves as well as society’s perception of Black people
The media is a reflection of a culture at large,      it keeps racial stereotypes alive and well and therefore fuels racism.

Racist ideas and perceptions of "maintaining the status quo " and also  When people believe racist things – like that Black people are naturally more violent and dangerous . These are just a few amongst the causes of racism
  

"*You need to change the way you see things -- And the things you see will change"

Being BLACK is an IDENTITY that comes with a long history of  Pain ,oppression, hate , violence and discrimination- black people have to live with that. BLACK people have fought for decades to attain racial equality.  For the black community and minorities living in Europe's major cities,  George Floyd death is a wake-up call to many, he could be your dad  , brother or it could even  happen to anyone of us . The dehumanizing treatment of black people , stereotyping, segregation and police brutality  has struck a real outpouring of collective grief and anger.
  Being BLACK doesn't make me a criminal, a killer, rapist , or a drug dealer . Being BLACK doesn't make me a gangster  doesn't make me a lesser human being . Being BLACK isint  a burden it's a statement

Being BLACK is being STRONG _RESILIENT _BOLD and POWERFUL
Being BLACK is being BEAUTIFUL
“Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice I say the darker the flesh then the deeper the roots. 
   

 To the wider identity of the black family   ---♤
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” —Barack Obama

Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war.
   And until there are no longer first-class and second-class citizens of any nation, until the colour of a man's skin is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes. And until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race, there is war.
    And until that day, the dream of lasting peace, world citizenship, rule of international morality, will remain but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, but never attained... now everywhere is war.”
- Popularized by Bob Marley

The Racial diversity and massive support
Of the # BLACK LIVES MATTER movement in major cities and countries like America , Britain, France, Africa and all over the world is noteworthy   - with 54% of protest participants to be Whites .  From the Civil Rights Movement to the March for racial justice the  # BLACK LIVES MATTER  movement is more diverse and a  hallmark of progressive activism and racial equity .

   In honour of black history we reflect on the progress made by   African American  leaders and activists  the likes of  Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. Du , Obama, Malcolm  X , Mandela ♧  * Their struggles —has   helped advance justice and equality  for all  in the United States and globally  -      we  celebrate  them and honor the past while working together to create a better & more just future for all.


FREEDOM  ÈQUALITY  AND  JUSTICE FOR ALL
   ♧BLACK POWER -- RIGHT ON ♧

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How the black man , who was the first in all things from ancient time , suddenly becomes an endangered species, a child that can't govern themselves is a mystery... Just pathetic

Blackfire:
How the black man , who was the first in all things from ancient time , suddenly becomes an endangered species, a child that can't govern themselves is a mystery... Just pathetic

Rubbish

Who says blacks can't govern themselves??