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QUOTATIONS OF "BLACK"
"Whenever I use BLACK it relates to some history of Africans in that particular place. It’s the idea of the color BLACK as a metaphor, or as a representation of African-Americans. It’s the notion of BLACK- BLACKNESS - and all its other meanings in relation to the history of race..."
- Fred Wilson
"Most of my fortitude to continue doing the work comes from the moral outrage I feel about the injustices that Black people endure disproportionately daily."
- N. Abdul-Wakil
"In the end, what matters is not skin shade but pan-African consciousness. Loving your complexion, your nose, lips, hair length and texture, no matter what the politics or trends decide, and simply be. That's the problem with us (African folks). We're still learning how to love ourselves. So used to glorifying others and putting others first..."
- Dredlocks Tree
- Fred Wilson
"Most of my fortitude to continue doing the work comes from the moral outrage I feel about the injustices that Black people endure disproportionately daily."
- N. Abdul-Wakil
"In the end, what matters is not skin shade but pan-African consciousness. Loving your complexion, your nose, lips, hair length and texture, no matter what the politics or trends decide, and simply be. That's the problem with us (African folks). We're still learning how to love ourselves. So used to glorifying others and putting others first..."
- Dredlocks Tree
Saturday, January 23, 2010
When Doves Cry: The 2010 Haiti Earthquake
By Dredlocks Tree
(My Next Door Neighbor On Blogger)
Hey Black Family,
I'm linking this particular blog entry to my Blogger neighbor and FRIEND, Dredlocks Tree. I have no words to say except read his entry and while looking over the pictures.
Click the pic above to link over to his blog entry:
When Doves Cry: The 2010 Haiti Earthquake
Peace!
ROD
Labels:
African Diaspora,
Earthquake,
Haiti,
Wyclef Jean,
Yele Haiti
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