but is this really what should be on the minds of our 7 year olds? Warded that shes very intelligent.. but she seems like a puppet of her "nation of islam" father to me. If they were her own developed views she spoke of then i would say yes! yes! but... these are the views that were instilled in her.. and since she has only been tought what her father sees fit.. who knows what else hes been feeding her young mind. Applauded none the lesss.. but MLK did not have a dream about 7 year olds in politics... they were playing with little white girls n boys.. not holding political rallies . Furthermore.. justice and unity is what will free us from racisim.. this is just opening the gap. Most young ppl today see that to be true as well.. ask yoursef why is this lil girl preachin hate.. to a public school and diverse audience.. wouldnt it have been as productive to preach unity? Thats what most young ppl believe in today anyways.. why is lil A.Ashanti's mind so far off from the rest of young americans? Most of us hate because our elders tought us to.. or were wounded while trying to love. I truly still believe we catch more bees with honey than vinegar. Just my take... but nobody saw that. You all just saw a smart lil blk girl makin white folk mad.. horray rite? no.. because those are not the words of a prodigy child. but the words of a parent who lives vicariously thr the child.. and we all know thats not healthy? what next? Given she is a very well educated child, but is her educated mind being misdirected?
these were her words...
White Nationalism Put U In Bondage
White nationalism is what put you in bondage
Pirate and vampires like Columbus, Morgan, and Darwin
Drank the blood of the sheep, trampled all over them with
Steel, tricks and deceit.
Nothing has changed take a look in our streets
The mis-education of she and Hegro — leaves you on your knee2grow
Black lands taken from your hands, by vampires with no remorse
They took the gold, the wisdom and all of the storytellers
They took the black women, with the black man weak
Made to watch as they changed the paradigm
Of our village
They killed the blind, they killed the lazy, they went
So far as to kill the unborn baby
Yeah White nationalism is what put you in bondage
Pirates and vampires like Columbus, Morgan, and Darwin
They drank the blood of the sheep, trampled all over them with
Steel laden feet, throw in the tricks alcohol and deceit.
Nothing has changed take a look at our streets.
Autum's performance also included commanding white students to remain seated as she led black students in a recitation of the "Black Child's Pledge," which reads in part:
I pledge allegiance to my Black People.
I pledge to develop my mind and body to the greatest extent possible.
I will learn all that I can in order to give my best to my People in their struggle for liberation.
…I will discipline myself to direct my energies thoughtfully and constructively rather than wasting them in idle hatred…
I will train myself never to hurt or allow others to harm my Black brothers and sisters…
These principles I pledge to practice daily and to teach them to others in order to unite my People.