I could not make it to the second page of this post because the comments made by Alabama were so disturbing.
The thing is sooooooo many people in this world have the exact same views as she does, and if they were bold enough, they would yell out "right on sista!!!!", in support of her comments.
The problem with that is, the black community's need to be proud stems from many years of "seasoning". When we were brought to American colonies as slaves they took us to certain places and litrally forced us to forget our heritage. From there, they made us feel like we were less than animals, not even human. We were not given the right to vote, and even moreso, the right to just take a sip of water from a founain on a hot summer's day, or much less sit and rest our feet on busses when we were tired of walking. These are the things my mother and aunts and uncles were subjected to. All this because they were black. Would any of us if given a chance choose to be black during times like this? The pains of this process are still evident today by the fact that some sisters are scared to wear their hair natural for fear that it would look too nappy, and that's just one example.
So the truth is, we need to assert that we are proud to be black, because even in my lifetime there are still people who feel ashamed to be black and it is because of the LEGACY of slavery.
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