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Tag Archives: Afrocentric
Teach the youth Self Defense
Natural Warrior
Total War- Dr Amos Wilson
These are wonderful videos by the great teacher Amos Wilson. These are classics that all black people need to listen to. Listen and learn!
Qualities of a True Warrior!
Dead Prez- What if the lights go out?
This is a great song by rap duo Dead Prez. I love nothing more than music with a message.
You have to love these lyrics:
Whatever gonna be I’m ready
Got my AR-15 ready
Water in my canteen ready
When the sh*t hit the fan I’m ready
Can’t get no dough off your car
Can’t eat no money, no credit
Can’t get no food from the stove
But the struggle won’t break my spirit
The strong survive and we perish
A man with a plan don’t panic
Survivor candles, solar panels
Chapters from my soldier manual
Organization, communication
Clarity, family, solidarity
The dollar bill is just a piece of paper
If the lights go out it ain’t gon save ya
What if the lights go out?
Right now right now right now right now right now right now
What if the lights go out?
Right now right now right now right now right now right now
Raindrops falling from the sky
Teardrops falling from your eye
Is anybody out there on your side?
Lights out, it’s on the night
This organized humanity
Is borderline insanity
But don’t panic, be cool
Welcome to the streets with no rules
They don’t alert you about the curfew
First they search you, then they murk you
Psychological, diabolical
Biological, highly volatile
Knocked on the door with Josephina
Dropped herself in the arena
What did we learn from Katrina?
I hope you can swim if you’re waiting on FEMA!
Female Warriors
We know that we need black men to stand up and defend their families at all cost. Brothers will have to be prepared mentally and physically when the time comes. We need our sistas to be there to protect and nurture the babies. The children are the future. Without them we have NO future. But I also know there are many black women that are single and struggling to make it day to day. But the time may(and will) come when they will have to get involved in the fight for our survival. The responsibility doesn’t fall all on black women. I’m not saying they have to be the leaders in this quest for our survival. But they do play a huge part in it. We have to get our minds right for what’s sure to come. And we’ll need the help of our female warriors to get the job done. Our collective survival is at stake. The question is–will we be ready?
Dr.Marimba Ani – Definition of a Warrior
This is a great lecture by our beautiful sista Marimba Ani. As we fight for our very survival on the planet,she explains how we need warriors in this struggle. Ani is never afraid to speak the truth to her people. And if we’re going to survive we have to realize we need to get rid of the gangster/thug mentality. That will only lead to destruction and self-hatred. We have to start thinking like warriors when you’re in battle. The video is about 20 minutes long but it’s really worth a listen.
Mwalimu Baruti on the importance of Family
“Along with the depth of our spiritual connectedness, Afrikans are the most
family/child-centered people on the planet. We place nothing above our
children, except that which will bring them into existence and allow us to rear
them in the way of our Ancestors. This does not happen without complementary
coupling and commitment. Generally speaking, the two most important variables
in this effort to produce and rear warriors are national sovereignty and family.
However, families cannot exist as whole, sane, progressive, empowered forces
capable of maintaining a sovereign reality without the complementary coming
together of men and women. And, to have the possibility of success, these
individuals must have committed themselves to each other as lifelong couples
sworn to build children powerful enough to sustain their society. If we are
truly nationbuilders, we have to honestly ask ourselves what is the best model
of who we want to be that we can/should pass on to our children? But, not
really, because we already know the answer. Nationbuilding begins and ends with
complementarity. It can only sustain itself and create a viable future through
the balanced pairing of women and men into married couples whose priority is
family/children first. To do what is right for the children is to build a whole
future. In this respect, those who are setting the revolutionary standard need
to ask themselves if their priorities are truly being set in accord with the
will of our Ancestors.”
Mwalimu K. Bomani Baruti
Alphonso Pinkey on Unity
“Freedom from external domination, that is, self-determination, is the essence of liberation. When a people have lived under external domination for centuries, the nature of their existence calls for solidarity if they are to extricate themselves. In a society where status is ascribed on the basis of physical characteristics, individualism among the oppressed is a luxury which the group can ill afford. And individual instances of social mobility become a major method of cooptation. Unity, therefore, is a necessary precondition for liberation. It is not sufficient, for a unified people are not necessarily free from outside control, but without unity is is unlikely that liberation can be achieved.”
Alphonso Pinkney
