Classic Touch Studio - Live Daily Journal Dr. Asiyah Ali ND, CHt

Great Days in Harlem - Black History Month

A briefing on the Harlem Renaissance, courtesy of Microsoft Encarta.
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This is actually a great time for me to introduce my contributions to the "African" - American Community, which is as follows:

Ebony Empire(tm) International African & American Trade Network
Little Harlem(tm) Educational Fashion Line
Ebony Mosque(tm) & Community Center

My 2 cents worth of contribution to African American History Month...
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What is a Slave?

A slave is nothing new. It actually sees no color. Yes, It is Intercontinental. All colors, cultures, and people have been directly or indirectly engaged in this form of cruelty for some reason or another.

The myth is as follows:

Slaves are "African-American" or "Black- American" individuals.

I appears when people refer to an "African- American" individual under their breath, they refer to the individual as the folk whose only culture is that of an indigent, ignorant, violent people who know nothing more than slavery.

Let me educate you on the culture of "African-American" people or better yet, translate from the Ancient definitions to a user-friendly, updated and/or Modern definition.

Ancient Times called for Ancient techniques, and Modern Times calls for Modern techniques. - R. Guillory

Firstly. "African-Americans" are people that have immigrated from the country of Africa, hmmm... voluntarily on a journey of delight or exhibition.

"Black -Americans" are well Black. hmmm...when you look at your television what color do you see? Is the material black or brown?

I haven't in my nearly 30 years of life seen an actual human the color of the television.
However, I have seen Ebony people. What is the definition of Ebony, hmmm... brown or black. various shades of black.

However, the type of wood is greatly desired for it's durability and beauty. Here are several translations should it be difficult to understand.

ebony1 [ˈebəni]noun, adjective (of) a type of wood, usually black and almost as heavy and hard as stone

Arabic:خَشَب الأبْنوس
Chinese (Simplified):乌木
Chinese (Traditional):烏木
Czech:eben
Danish:ibenholt; ibenholt-
Dutch:ebbehout(en)

Estonian:eebenipuit

Finnish:eebenpuu

French:ébène

German:das Ebenholz

Greek:έβενος

Hungarian:ébenfa

Icelandic:íbenholt, íbenviður, tinnuviður

Indonesian:kayu hitam, eboni

Italian:ebano

Japanese:黒たん

Korean:흑단, 흑단(제)의

Latvian:melnkoks; melnkoka-

Lithuanian:juodmedis

Norwegian:ibenholt

Polish:heban

Portuguese (Brazil):ébano

Portuguese (Portugal):ébano

Romanian:abanos

Russian:чёрное деревоSlovak:eben

Slovenian:ebenovina

Spanish:ébano

Swedish:ebenholts

Turkish:abanoz


I find that the word ebony is actually more sophisticated than the conditioned version commonly known as: "Black", "Negro", "Nigger", etc. etc.

Why? Well see let me explain. Here is the climax of the definition of a slave. Prepare for captivation.

A slave is well...Someone, typically human held against their will whether judicially, socially, educationally, etc. etc. like say in shackles, made to do an act against their will. Let me define this a bit more clearly.

When someone typically a human being is made to do something against their will this may mean the following:

sexual acts
infliction
coercion
physical restraint
deprivation
unusual barriers, etc. etc. Allow your imagination to wander. Please ... do be creative and truthful.
Impoverishing situations
Fear tactics imposed

Those are just a tip of the iceberg.

So people nowadays tend to cross-reference with the "African-American" culture, regardless of how successful the 95% majority are, the bland, sad history of slavery. Just recently a school aged child yelled out to it's peer, "that's a nigger". It's really sad that parents are allowing this voluntary ignorance to continue.

Think about it. When your child reaches 20 and has incorporated this belief utilizing those words to place himself above "minorities", at what point was his education not a waste? Every morning you slaved over breakfast, lunch, dinner, you set up trust accounts, you put the child through the highest ranking university. All those years of slavery and it's literally down the drain.
When the child has not learnt the value of difference, and has not the capacity or tolerance for diversity this is

** DEPENDENCY **

Dependency is when a child is dependent. Lacking a feasable structure or foundation in which to rely upon.

When a child is raised to beef their own culture up by deameaning, humiliating, belittling, or dehumanizing another culture...the child is DEPENDENT. However there is hope for true success. You are never too old to become educated. That education fortunately is free and has no barriers in existence. The only prerequisite is that of : ENLIGHTENMENT, CAPACITY FOR PEACE, INITIATIVE FOR NON VIOLENCE, AND RESPECT FOR HUMANITY.
If you have an $ 85,000 degree however, not earned or learnt the initiatives mandatory to incorporate those qualities into your life, you are unfortunately voluntarily ignorant.
Let's look up the word that matches that definition and try to use it in a sentence: "NIGGER"
"Nigger" the word casually utilized to demean "minorities" mainly "African-American" people is actually addressed in the dictionary as the following:
"A voluntarily ignorant individual."
Lesson II -- African American Culture Elementary level
Slaves do what? Typically work, correct? It appears that the majority of people when referring to "African-American" people, tend to cross-reference the notion of "slave culture", "no culture", "not knowing where they belong", and the most dehumanizing of all is the fact that they never have or cannot get good jobs.
I will now create or INVENT here officially in year 2007 an addendum to African American/ Black History Month:
Inventors of How to Develop an Economy & Work Month.
The next time you find yourself laughing at an "African-American" person because of the color of their skin, their fashion, their education, or calculating the rates or percentages of "African American" children arrested and traded into foster care systems know the following.
"African-American" people paved the way of the economy.
"African-American" people taught everyone the definition of work, industry, trade, endurance, tolerance, and spirituality.
"African-American" people are still suffering today in 2007. I am a perfect example.
I will continue tommorow if I'm not hunted down for my words today.
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Ancient Times called for ancient techniques, Modern Times calls for modern techniques. - R. Guillory
(please do make yourself familiar with that statement)
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Happy "Black" History Month!
By the way, "African Americans" come in White as well.
-R. Guillory

(i will correct and edit tommorow. )