The Need-- YOU Can Help!
You’d be surprised at all the things we see and use daily that were invented by Black people but credited to White people, or left out of our history books and multi-media altogether.
As a result, widespread ignorance and promotion that one race did everything, while others did nothing-- was allowed to fester and feed hate and racism. A lot of damage was done. Bad and erroneous "stereotypes" need to be erased-- or at least balanced out with some good ones!
We'll counter with the "HERO" IS THE NEW BLACK!" movement -- a way to try and undo some of the societal damage done by historical misinformation, by promoting real true facts. We are all the same under the skin-- but are too often judged or "mis-judged" by it. Scientists say all of us-- mankind-- came from Africa...
Every race has contributed to the community. Blacks have contributed immensely to America and the world-- from Africans to African Americans. Even the slaves brought over things we use today, like foods, building techniques and the first brain surgery, which had been practised in Africa for ages. It was an African man-- Onesimus-- who gave the first smallpox vaccine in America! It’s our right to know these things!-- And fun!
Who knew?
“KNOWLEDGE IS POWER-- IGNORANCE IS DEATH"-- they say, so...
SAVE lives!
STOP crime!
STOMP racism!
It's time!
STOMP RACISM--
Contribution knowledge fights racism-- because it dispels ignorance and fosters understanding, tolerance-- and an appreciation of others, and gives a truer, more balanced picture of the world and society--
There's a need.
STOP CRIME--
Contribution knowledge builds a persons' sense of identity, pride and self-worth, helping him to be more productive and less likely to turn to crime-- to know who you are-- helps you to get where you should be going-- when a man knows better, a man does better-- because he knows he "can"--
There's a need.
SAVE LIVES--
Contribution knowledge helps protect innocent lives from being targeted, thrown away or ended (the statistics are staggering)-- by upgrading the mentality of people who might harm or disenfranchise them because they don't look like them-- out of ignorance, hate and fear-- it also uplifts demoralized youth's self-esteem--
There's a need.
Knowledge is an investment in our future, to make a better world for us all. I've had friends of all races. When I ask if they know any of this info, they say no, in surprise. We did an informal survey randomly-- and got the same reaction. Everyone we ask, if they know of any Black contribution, says "no", or says "hip-hop, MLK and the President". WOW...There's so much more! And a BIG need to know!
--Who knew?
BOOKS AND MEDIA ARE SUPER-POWERFUL!
YOU CAN HELP
1- By requesting that TV/Hollywood execs show leading, intelligent, heroic images* of Black males -- who survive at the end of the movie!-- strong, diversified and positive roles of good character-- (Denzel can't do it all)-- and not force them all to use foul language (or ghetto/classless behavior) simply because they are Black!... (This happens to Black actors)
*It's hard for Black youth and others, to feel #BlackLivesMatter or that ANYpeople of color matter, with images that look like them, constantly reflected by the media as-- token, minor, negative, absent, follower, degraded, vulgar, foul mouthed, weak, dumb, cowardly, clownish, perverted, thugs, violent, uglied, side-kick, mate-less, love-less, Black-love-rejecting-- 1st to die-- and ALWAYS "killed off"-- characters of color.
The result: is feeling inside, and appearing to others as-- bad, inadequate, invisible, insignificant and disposable-- and judged as a monolith or violent thug, for just walking or driving while Black. How can youth feel like their lives matter, when books and media depict them like they don't?
EVERY kid needs positive role models, heroes and "super"- heroes!
2- Request that your local radio hip-hop station includes "positive" rap music and even "inspirational" hip hop, like Lecrae's "Made In America", for example-- And there are many others. Google "positive rappers" and "inspirational hiphop artists".
3- Request that schools actively put this vital info and images (like Did You Know? ...Well You Should!) into elementary through high school text books!
For more on what you can do to help, visit the website-- url--
#Race4Hope-- JOIN the HERO IS THE NEW BLACK! movement! We can change the conversation and perception, not overnight, but all of us can help, starting now!
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