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Black People = Natural Geniuses
Comparison of African and European Pyschomotor Development
1. Two (2) days old, with head held firmly, looking into the face of the examiner; the European child (8) eight weeks.
2. Seven (7) weeks old, supporting herself in a sitting position and watching her reflection in the mirror; the European child twenty (20) weeks.
3. Five (5) months old, holding herself upright; the European child nine (9) months.
“The Black man being the first man to walk this earth, to establish civilizations, to build institutions, governments and so forth, I think it’s still genetically represented in the Black child.”
~ Amos N. Wilson (author of Awakening the Natural Genius of Black Children)
What you see above are some of the results found in a study on the development of black and white children. If the three comparisons that I posted don’t paint a certain picture for you, I’ll go ahead and paint the obvious one.
What’s obvious about the research revealed in this study is that black babies develop faster than white babies showing the possession of natural genius. Now, isn’t this something wonderful to hear? I think this is great news … but wait! Black people are natural geniuses, and we compare ourselves to our white counterparts for evaluation. Why do we compare ourselves to people who are naturally inferior?
Examining yourself on a scale that’s beneath your full potential places you on a scale for failure. We shouldn’t compare our intelligence to that of others because their best is less than what our best could be. We need to develop standards that do not include or compare to white people. If not, we’ll always fall short .
Last note: If we’re natural geniuses, you must wonder how do we fall behind as children. The study revealed that black babies can do many things before white babies, but black children fall short because the genius isn’t stimulated. I know you’ve heard relatives talk about their babies saying “they’re too grown” or “they’re too fast.” The truth is that they’re too smart. Too smart because they’re little geniuses.
The little black geniuses fall short at about age three (3). This age is when language becomes important. Many blacks don’t speak standard American English well, and they pass this on to their children. I’m not saying to let go of e-bonics and other dialects that are prominent in our culture, but if black children are to compete for survival in this country, this is something to think about.
Lastly, if you’re a black adult, it’s not too late to stimulate your genius either. Read a book!
Until next time.
Peace, Love & Transcendence.
~ Kemi Lotus
.::Lost In Time...Lost In History::.
"...A haunting 150-year-old photo found in a North Carolina attic shows a young, black child named John, barefoot and wearing ragged clothes, perched on a barrel next to another unidentified young boy. In April, the photo was found at a moving sale in Charlotte, accompanied by a document detailing the sale of John for $1,150..."
This is a part of our history that so many try to trivialize, try to write away and say "Oh, you should just get over that! Forget about that. Time to move on."
But how can we? How can we move on when our ancestors blood, sweat and tears have been poured into this land... Yet they receive no recognition. They receive no honor. We, their children, do not honor them.
Look at the faces of these two, little boys. A tragic scene of two black children, frozen in this moment forever. When I look at the boy on the right, I see a dull look in his eye that a child should NEVER have. I see child ready to burst into tears.
On the little boy on the left, I see pain. I see anger. I see a face already aging and hardening...
These children are unknown and shall forever remain so. They could be brothers... But we will never know. One of us could be the descendant of one of these beautiful, black children... But we will never know.
Their story--our story--goes untold, unwritten... And we have those who attempt to "water-down" the truth of what our ancestors went through. Those who want to wipe out history... More than they already have. They would remove ALL signs of these two, black children and all signs of what they went through.
We read about the horrors of the slavery and we live the psychological effects of it... But these two children LIVED the horrors we read about. We don't know how they died, if they lived long, if they loved... This is the only record of their existence. A photograph and a slave name. "John."
So much of our history is gone. Millions of stories like this that will never be told...
Slaves weren't important. They weren't human. Records of their births, their names, their marriages, etc, etc wasn't important enough to keep up with or even record.
We were stripped of our history, our heritage, names, our spirituality, our childhoods, our mothers, our fathers, our brothers, our sisters... Our very humanity was taken from us.
And they debt has yet to be repaid.
So don't you dare tell me to "just forget about it" or to "let it go." Until the sounds of my ancestors cries are heard by everyone and not just me, I cannot let it go. Until my ancestors have been honored... Until my people are TRULY free... I cannot, I will not let it go...
And I shall never, ever forget.
Written by: Genesis/Queen Tiye
The Sky Isn't The Limit ... The Limit Is Where You Set It
Recently, a group of friends and I went skydiving. Yes ... you read that sentence right. We went skydiving! Skydiving is an extreme and highly dangerous activity, but this did not phase us. We refused to let fear limit us, so we didn’t think twice. Had we given it extra thought our minds might’ve talked us out of doing it. Just like the many minds of our peers who called us crazy for doing it, and even worse, we were told that skydiving was not “acting Black.”
Hmmm ... “skydiving is not acting Black.” There’s something wrong with this statement. This statement says that there are limitations to being Black; it says that we shouldn’t delve into activities that aren’t dominated by us. American society has barricaded our minds. As a people, we don’t engage in certain things because we’re conditioned to believe that certain heights aren’t for us to reach.
Living in America alone is enough reason to believe that anything is possible. So much has been accomplished in this country by Black people, and so much has been given to the world by Black people. The world wouldn’t have the advancements it has today if it were not for Black people laying the foundation during Ancient times, yet we limit ourselves by saying that doing certain things aren’t “acting black.”
We need to do a better job of what we allow in our heads, and a better job of what we let manifest in our minds. Society is repeatedly sending messages to us that says you can’t do this and you can’t do that, but you can be a rapper, you can be a football player, you can be a comedian, you can be a basketball player, etc. Yes we can be those things and what’s better than this is that we could BE and DO MUCH MORE ... like skydiving. : )
Skydiving was a great experience, and I recommend it for everyone! I am a different person since my landing, and doing it was just another reminder that I and my people can do anything that we choose to do because life comes with infinite possibilities.
** Kemi Lotus
If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.
Henry Ford