tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386976829639042251.post7607352406125525675..comments2023-09-11T06:22:41.615-07:00Comments on Black Diaspora: The "Father of Black History"Black Diasporahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890792781361839105noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386976829639042251.post-2903933419826734232011-02-16T22:17:01.357-08:002011-02-16T22:17:01.357-08:00"I believe we are now witnessing a regression..."I believe we are now witnessing a regression and erosion of equality that must be addressed by mass mobilization, similar to the great struggles of the past."<br /><br />Rush Limbaugh says that Republicans should "go all Egypt," or some such language, against liberal policies.<br /><br />Perhaps we should "go all Egypt" against him, John Boehner, and the entire Republican party for its recent attacks against the US Constitution, hoping to change certain provisions to deny citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants born here, and seeking to redefine rape.<br /><br />The people's rights are under assault. It may take mass demonstrations to get a hearing, and then a cease and desist order.Black Diasporahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08890792781361839105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386976829639042251.post-74772432825767849312011-02-16T13:26:39.628-08:002011-02-16T13:26:39.628-08:00"He also used the study of history as a spark..."He also used the study of history as a spark for social activism..."<br /><br />This is one of the, if not the most important things to take away from Black History Month; by studying the struggle for equal rights and opportunity we can find many lessons for strategies in the here and now. The more you read and learn about the diaspora the more you see the same patterns emerging in space and time. <br /><br />I believe we are now witnessing a regression and erosion of equality that must be addressed by mass mobilization, similar to the great struggles of the past.Ernestohttp://unitymeansvenceremos.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386976829639042251.post-11843172168429309832011-02-08T22:10:51.231-08:002011-02-08T22:10:51.231-08:00@Greg L: "How frustrating that must have been...@Greg L: "How frustrating that must have been for him."<br /><br />There were many like Woodson, similarly situated. Life didn't offer them many choices for intellectual and creative growth within the country of their birth, so I'm not surprised that the likes of W.E.B. Dubois, and Josephine Baker, left this country and obtained citizenship elsewhere.<br /><br />The color line may have frustrated the aspirations of many blacks, but it also hamstrung a nation, such as ours, now struggling to maintain and retain preeminence among a community of nations. <br /><br />What did this nation gain by holding blacks down, and back, and allowing whites to soar unfettered?<br /><br />The energy that was used to suppress blacks, and the energy that was used to fight it, could have been better used to "promote the general Welfare" of the nation, truly making us a force to be reckoned with among the nations of the world.<br /><br />Your book reviews are a thing of beauty. I look forward to the next one.Black Diasporahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08890792781361839105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386976829639042251.post-76428122060577679082011-02-08T20:30:05.624-08:002011-02-08T20:30:05.624-08:00Sometimes I wonder about how black men like Carter...Sometimes I wonder about how black men like Carter Woodson were able to deal as they did. A guy like this was clearly highly intelligent, but locked out by a society due to the color line. How frustrating that must have been for him.<br /><br />I didn't know he was a Harvard graduate. I must do some further reading on him for background. I've not had a chance to read his classic, The Mis-education of the Negro. I think for black history month, I'll pick it up, read it and do a book review.Greg Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16130586577590547845noreply@blogger.com