What Does It Mean To Be Black In America

In order to make any kind of change for the greater good of African Americans we must learn and understand the laws of the existing state of affairs "status quo". It is then we will be able to uplift strategies through accommodation that will inevitably lead us toward a new world. "They do not know the precise shape of the future, but they know that the future belongs to them" (Baldwin 89-90) Once we are equipped with the knowledge needed to overcome these stumbling blocks called oppression, you are now in control of reaping the benefits that our oppressors have always feared we would eventually gain. Privileged people become leader all of the time with cruel intentions to keep African Americans boxed in, while finding new ways to capitalize off of us is the ugly truth. “They realize this -paradoxically-by the failure of the moral energy of their oppressors and begin, almost instinctively, to forge a new morality, to create the principles on which a new world will be built" (Baldwin 89-90) Power itself does not know right from wrong, it is merely a tool used for the privileged oppressors to keep order on the oppressed. So we are taught to continue the principle of what we are founded, which is to be happy loyal servants, once known as good old darkies, otherwise we are seen as lazy vicious brutes that needs to be locked away and or killed. Unfortunately in many ways we as African Americans have to put on an “act” and entertain the thoughts and beliefs as to which we are labeled and categorized before they even lay eyes on us as individuals. Through these concepts of discourses and distorted images our Superiors are able to outline shortcuts on African Americans and categorize us as a whole.                                                                                                                                                                  I can see in a lot of white peoples eye's the "Fear", "Anger", "Entitlement", "Pity" for us Black folks who isn’t supposed to have nothing. I can tell when white people get the notion and assume that “your just like the rest of them" with their insensitive actions and lack of empathy for "Black Lives Matter". The truth of the matter is that I can understand why many white folks despise us simply by the way some black people interact and treat one another. They judge our appearances, not our character. Since white people typically have a one track mind they are ignorant from the lack of understanding our history and our struggles. They are equipped with only the distorted depictions of blacks through Ethnic Notation and the social media. We face stereotypes (being categorized) discrimination and logical fallacy. Mostly black people are being banked on, because the white man refuse for us blacks to unite and realize that civil rights wasn't designed for us. We are not equal, and justice for black people are slim and close to rare.

How I'm Really Feelin'

When I look at this picture I feel many different emotions about it. I have many questions as to who? Where? What? why. I could imagine this being a huge hood blood gang funeral that was way to turnt' up. I shake my head to the piles of red bandanna's that don't mean nothing when your dead and gone. I begin to think what kind of mother would allow this to happen in her presence? Clearly the mother of this young man was more then likely from the hood also to allow this poor representation of putting your son to rest in this fashion. It just goes to show many African Americans are born naturally mirroring what they see. Some children are blessed enough to mirror something honorable if provided with the correct tools. Others are not equipped with the tools needed to become truly legendary without having to be socially influenced to be The best criminal or a terrorizor in the neighborhood. This Young man probably never really had a chance to see all he could have been in a positive light. Instead he chose a path that caused his life to be taken to soon. The most unfortunate part to this picture that i continue to imagine, is all of the many lost young so-called "soldiers" in attendence are battling an unnessary street war that serves as no purpose but corruption and death.