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As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum Beautiful Black Sisters From The Aboriginal Nation of The Planet
Dear Sisters, recently I posted a blog about “Language” and it stated that we must “Study, read and keep up with the News, so you may have something to talk about.” However, we cannot rely on Western media to give us unbiased information pertaining to Our Global Black Nation. As I have been promoting this blog on Facebook, I have come across numerous groups from across the African Diaspora with members from these various regions discussing issues occurring in their countries.
I cannot overemphasize how eye-opening “eavesdropping” on these discussions have been. Most of the groups are concerning politics; a very accurate depiction of the conditions in a particular country. Other groups are related to means of improving conditions in the country. And still many others are targeted toward the youth of The Black Nation, empowering them to assume leadership roles in their ever-evolving countries.
As mothers, we must make sure our children are aware of happenings around the globe and are not limited to the white supremacist views portrayed by the Western media and their schools. We can do this easily – by familiarizing ourselves with the views and opinions of the people of these countries. Join a Group!
We can supplement what we learn in these groups, and teach our children global awareness, by assigning research projects of countries with majority black populations. All they have to do is Google the country. They can find out the history of the country, its demographics and leaders, when it attained its independence and also current events.
Here are some Facebook Groups I have found that offer a variety of views. Admittedly, some of the posts are in native languages, but the majority, and in some groups all, of the posts are in English. It is definitely worth taking the time to decipher the posts until you get a better understanding. The opinions expressed are genuine. Most of them are pretty well-moderated and free from ads, however, you may have to sift through the Ghana and Zambia sites to get to the relevant information. It won’t be long before you have become familiar with the players (politicians) and settings in the true-stories unfolding in Mama Africa and around the world.
I tried to post the most objective groups out of all the ones I joined. Sisters, you will find evident in these groups, one universal truth concerning Black People. I would like to submit to you, Dear Sisters, that there are two kinds of Black People in the world, namely those that love themselves/their people and don’t like white people and those that don’t love themselves/their people and do like white people. This is true of Black people all over the Earth and there is no middle ground. You cannot serve two masters.
As a practice, we, Black people choose political leaders who share our views concerning white people as you will see evidenced in the results of the recent elections in Zimbabwe and the differing political parties in South Africa (the ANC and the EFF). We, Black people in America, are in a unique situation because it is impossible to love Black People and be an American statesman. The two are mutually exclusive.
You know my views concerning white people, but I did not let my personal opinion interfere with my impartiality in choosing the groups listed here. You will find Muslims, Christians, old and young. You will also find white people posting in the South Africa group. Theirs was the ONLY group in which I found white people actively contributing to the discourse. I am sure it is because of South Africa’s history and present of white people occupying their country. However, that is their reality and reality is what we need in order to effectively improve our condition.
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