First let me begin by saying that I appreciate the struggle. That I adore the freedom fighters that fought so hard to guarantee my freedom as a black woman. I understand that till this day there are still a couple of bumps in the road that will lead to a racism free world. Right now that that's done lets dig in :)
On many occasions whilst speaking to fellow young people of my color everyone is so quick to claim that the white man hates the black community so much and this is why we have been unable to achieve the level of success that we desire. My response, ABSOLUTE BULL****. The problem in the black community is that we have failed to unite as a race and learnt to accept one another. In other words, a great part of the problem is within the community itself. At this point i'm expecting the 'Oh no she didn't just say that'. Well i just did. There is disunity in the community and this is a fact. For example, the constant divide between Africans and Caribbeans, The constant argument of who is better between Nigerians and Ghanaians, We categorizing ourselves by the tone of our skin.
Another problem within the black community is that somehow we have misplaced our priorities. The amount of rappers/MCs/Singers/Dancers our community produces perhaps needs to reduce. Not that I do not appreciate the arts but we as a people need to start exploring other professions that will empower the community. Why can we not spout out Doctors, Lawyers, Economists, Scientist, you know actual professions that our future generation will aim to be like. Reading the biography of Malcom X, it saddened me that this man through the Nation of Islam tried to encourage the black community to unite and empower ourselves. Furthermore upon leaving the Nation of Islam El Shabzz(as he was known after) went on to encourage Pan Africanism. Today is the story the same, you ask yourself
Truth is that I could go on and on and on about the problems in the community that need to be fixed but then in doing this i might not have the time to finish my plantain. I want to be part of a community that is united. I am tired of the constant claim of trying to inspire people through music, LOOK ELSEWHERE! I am tired of the constant light skin v dark skin debate. I am tired of the constant accusation that when a black person simply refuses to adapt to stereotype that they are 'coconuts'.
Lets improve ourselves, Lets unite, lets be more creative and innovative, lets depend less on the government, lets stop blaming racism for everything and finally for heaven's sake please stop using the N word, because you are black doesnt make it any better for you to use it
Well i'm off to finish my plantain. Adios!
