NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: Sanctified Bigotry by Victor R. Pond

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

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Sanctified Bigotry by Victor R. Pond

Dear all,

I was inspired to write this in response to so much hate and bigotry I see spewd in churches and society towards those considered "less than"......This is really a lament.

--
Victor R. Pond

Sanctified Bigotry
by Victor Pond

(A Guest Nubian Knight's Perspective)

When the wounded cry
you feign deafness
immune to the horror
laying at your feet
instead you step over it
not looking back
less it assault the sieve
that replaced your heart.

When the wounded cry
your mercy slither away
leaving the aching body
to desiccate and die
and with a smile
birthed in your own agony
you dust the guilt
from off your shoulders
convincing yourself
you are worshiping Jehovah.

When the wounded cry
your loathing blossoms
ornamenting your scattered compassion
.....so how would you answer
when God asks you
“why didn’t you love your brother?”