Light skinned vs Dark skin
Peace and love. When I wrote the poem "Trying to Forget", I was writing not against light or adark skinned people all over the world. That poem was about the Ohio congressmen Louis Stokes And Ted Kennedy. I attended a hearing on Capital hill. The hearing was on the pardon of macus Garvey. Congress man Rangel was also there. Both being Congressman and not having the same clout as Kennedy, and knowing where Congeressman Stokes was born and raised I wondered if they ever forget where they came. that poem came to mind.and other Afrikan Americans who ran our funeral homes and who were doctors and Lawyers. There were all colors of the Afrikan race as a result of Slavery and Rape.
A lot of our people have had soritires and Schools for the very light skinned almost white skinned mixed Afrikans. The woman was Rape by the slave master while the husband was made to wait outside, A baby was born of that union. The half breed baby was forced upon the slave woman and her husband.Can you imigine Your boss raping your wife , inpregnating her and you taking it home. I feel the Brother had to go into a deep sleep, To prevent being killed or killing the master. I fel he had to go into a deep sleep.To become mentally sick (Docile) to deal with it. It didn't happen one time it happened many a nights. I feel that was a demaning state of mind to place the Afrikan man in. I feel no way as a result of hurt feeling in the light skinned race.
They have always ways had it much better than the dark skinned. They didn't complain then. In 1823 they had schools for colored and whites. The Afrikan was in slavery. Until the civil rights movement, the Mulatto's live off the fruit of the land. Back then, the slave master took care of his children. He didn't claim them pubicily , then he owned them and everyone knew. His wife and all the other People in the area in which he lived.The recent deceased Supreme Cout judge took care of his. Just think this man had an afrikan child but alleged to be against blacks, He was against blacks, but not againt the light skinned ones ( their offsprings).
This is not hate! This is History! A people still being victimized to this day. They still use the light skin against the black skinned. Willie Lynch explained how it works. To this day it is still ingrained in our meemory cell. I call our docile cell from the white jesus to a white God. If your skin was the same color as God, You would be accepted. Even the so called Paper Sack Tan had an organzation.
I don't judge a book by the cover.
Peace and love.
Question? What color was Adam clayton, Malcolm X, Muhammand Ali, Colon Powell and many others.