Black People : "Black Consciousness"

[Akilah]

In several threads on this site and others, I've seen
folks advising others to be patient with other members
who are not as "conscious" as they themselves may be, and
that we as black folks are not all on the same level of consciousness.
As consciousness is a very subjective state of mind, I'm curious as to what your
personal definition of "consciousness" is,and further, what factors, in
your mind, determine whether one brutha or sistah is more or less conscious than another ???

Thanks !

Akilah

 

[jamesfrmphilly]

conscious black people think along the same lines as i do......

 

[roarin1]

This is a two-sided answer.
1.)
Not all 'Blacks' are willing to adhere to reality,
and some never will.
2.)
Those whom accept the reality of OUR continued
oppression and are courageous enough to expose it in
the face of it's incumbent opposition, are conscious.

( I say 'incumbent' as opposed to 'innate' because incumbent
presupposes a voluntary 'position' rather than a natural occurrence,
which is a by-product of what OUR People face continually.)

Example:

Is there a statute of limitations on murder?

Yet amerika has
never been brought up on charges for the murders it has committed
not only towards OUR People, but the LAKOTA (Native Indian,) in the
implementation of this putrid ideology called american democracy.

In it's short two-hundred & thirty year history, this 'country' has (by it's OWN
definitions,) committed more war crimes than any other nation has even
reasonably considered, yet has continued to elude a judicial process.

And only cowards would deny this.

I'M not one for throwing facts behind facts to verify facts....I'M
of that old school of thought that some things not needing 'explanation,'
speak for themselves.

However, if america being the new kid on the block...(less than a thousand
year history,) can command the loyalty of certain 'blacks' after the
slaughter of millions of their own innocent Ancestors to stand against
US, then I say 'more power to them'...

But take a good look at your enemy,
ME.

ROARIN........

 

[Divine]

Everything is everything, reality
I keep my mind on everything, cause everything
ain't always everything, and everything
that you see ain't reality, it just illusions - Cappadonna

 

[Ikoro]

Quick question..

Why is it that we, afrikans, people of colour... Be it elders or youngsters, proliferate the use of the word "black"?! Is there somekind of country that I am not aware of? Blackland? Blackia? A Chinese man is not yellow, he is Chinese. An Indian is not brown, he is Indian.

I am sure that many of us already know about the fallacy of our usage of this word. I am just looking for some perspectives and clarity.

In the end, I feel that: I am not a color, and never will I be. I am Afrikan.

Stay blessed,

~Ikoro