Saturday, May 22, 2010

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It is imperative we consistently challenge the ways we inject messages that devalue blackness. We can never learn to love ourselves in the midst of a society that seeks to create a culture that covets bourgeoisie values. We are taught to abandon the cultural lens that we see American through for the more sanitized version of dominant society. Critique of America is never possible when voices that dissent are simply categorized as those who have failed. We have been trained to see those who question the status quo as radicals who are out of touch with reality. Therefore, alternatives to this way of life are never taken seriously because we believe anyone who does not pursue the cultural rewards society has to offer are the crazy ones. Change begins when we begin to question the structures and mechanisms in place that keep us complacent. Let's Get Free!

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