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| Dr Ben |
Breukelen Bleu aka Black men ain't sh!t writes
Back in my afrocentric days, Dr. Ben
was a mainstay in my life. His books, lectures, videos and articles helped
reshape my ideas about what it meant to be a black person in the world. The
works of Dr. Ben helped open up the minds of millions of black people
worldwide, as a teacher, scholar, historian, archaeologist, author and speaker.
Black people needed to believe we were once 'kings and queens'.
Dr. Ben proved it.
Yet here he is, old and frail, sickly and wheel chair ridden. And instead of living out his final days in utmost
comfort, needing for nothing, he is being videotaped asking strangers for what
he needs.
If THIS is the fate of the man who
taught black men that they were KINGS, what will be the fate of the thousands
upon thousands of Black Women who are investing time, energy, financial, emotional,
physical and moral support to the ongoing 'struggle' for the civil rights of
black men? If THIS man can be forgotten about and left to beg on line for basic
necessities, what can all these Black Women who are frothing at the mouth in this most
recent movement expect?
Although my Afrocentric days
are long past me, it saddens me to see this great teacher and leader in the
struggle for Black Identity and Pride, reduced to such a state. And it serves
as yet another reminder of why I KNOW that all of this will be for NAUGHT, when
the dust settles and Black Women are in the same compromised, unprotected and vulnerable
position they were before Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner and Mike Brown were
killed; before#blacklivesmatter and Hands Up! Dont Shoot!; before the
rallies and protests and shut downs.
Pay attention. If this is
how they will treat the black MALES who try to help them, you can only imagine
what awaits the Sista Soldier.
Oh. But you don’t have to.
Check out current pics of Sista Soldier (below) and see for yourself what all
that fighting has done for her.
When it comes to sticking
your neck out for the black community and the black male, enter at your own
risk. You will NOT be guaranteed safe harbor when all is said and done.
THIS is how the Black Community
treats it heros.
Respect for Antonio Yosef
Ben-Jochannan, AKA Dr. Ben.
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| Sista Souljah |
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