Who are we then? Europeans?
A black man that stands up for himself and his family and thinks for himself will give up that hyphen and realize he/she is a true American. All people have color bias and tend to stick with their own kind. Actually the Bible tells the Jews not to marry outside of their (race, religion, etc). I was raised by a mother and father that made it very plain to us children that we better not bring back a girl/boy date unless they had a vowel at the end of their name!
I have known, respected and loved (in a brotherly sense) many black men and women but every single one of them respected themselves, had compassion for all people and I never once heard them describe themselves as African-Americans. When I am in a foreign land and a local asks what nationality I am I don’t say Italian-American, I say PROUDLY that I am an American. I am proud to have Italian blood but that is always far in the background after God, country and loved ones.
It’s the result of casting about for an identity. I believe in the grace of dealing gracefully with it, as I might do “Irish-American.” Africa gave us the Negro. I don’t mind saluting Africa for what it did do. It lives under the same sky we do. I will never ever idolize it, however.
It’s the result of casting about for an identity. I believe in the grace of dealing gracefully with it, as I might do “Irish-American.” Africa gave us the Negro. I don’t mind saluting Africa for what it did do. It lives under the same sky we do. I will never ever idolize it, however.
... And, I will be realistic about the evils and goodnesses that impinged on it. I blame slavery on Muslim entrepreneurs primarily, and secondarily on Christian acquiescence. But the Christians woke, while Islam goes right on enslaving people. But Christendom also evangelized many Negros, in situations both ideal and less than ideal. This showed the world how deep their souls were.