Europe is Not Racist! Who Lied to You?

Have you all been following the Oprah story? She was in Switzerland for the wedding of Tina Turner. She was in a store and was checking out a bag. A sales representative then came up to her and said “You cannot afford that bag.” I guess Oprah realized yes, you may be a famous, powerful black women in America. However, outside of this country everyone will view as black women. That means that you will be treated with the same disrespect and discrimination the color of our skin brings.

Tina Turner wed to Erwin Bach in Switzerland.

I cannot stand when people say that Europe is not racist. Yes, they are. Who colonized people in Africa and brought slaves to America? Europeans did. Who first robbed Africa of its natural resources? It was Europe first. Now, America and Asia have joined in on the raping of the African continent. Where do white people in America come from, Europe. White supremacy and racism is a global epidemic. Everywhere in this world black people are discriminated against.

This is not a message of hate or resentment. No this is a message of truth. This is a message of reality. We need to take of the fog filled glasses and look clearly at our situation. Europe created the systematic racism America followed during slavery. They are not exempt from racism and oppression. They created it. American whites adopted the model and tweaked it where, necessary.

I know that Oprah got a reality check. No matter how rich, powerful, or influential she may be, she is still black and that will still contribute to her mistreatment.

Yes, it is a somber reality, but we have to remember that until we demand, rally, gain economic power, unify and build we will not get more and there will be little progress. We have to realize our power, intelligence and worth and truly rally towards change. –M. Millie

Family, what are your thoughts on Oprah Winfrey‘s discrimination claims?

The Portrayal

Remember, media is controlled by those who want certain images to be portrayed and certain beliefs to be spread and accepted. Look beyond, local news and find your own news. Yes, they want us to be viewed a certain way. Yes, negativity about us is disseminated more than the positive. However, we know the truth. We know who we are. We know what we are capable of. We know what we have done. We know what we continue to do.

Thessalonika Arzu-Embry is not an ordinary 14-year-old. She is getting ready to graduate from Chicago State University with a B.A. in Psychology. Read more about this amazing young lady here http://newsone.com/2635319/thessalonika-arzu-embry-graduates-college-at-14-video/

Understand that our portrayal is controlled by those who want us to continue to be deemed as inferior, violent, ignorant etc. However, we do not have to accept this portrayal. Use your life, accomplishments and struggle as a rebellion against the portrayal. Use your education as a vessel to others that the portrayal is false and that there are many positive stories of the greatness we do and are.

16 year old Temar Boggs saved five-year old Jocelyn Rojas from an abductor. Find this heroic but, not widely spread story here. http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/07/20/meet-temar-boggs-rescuer-of-a-kidnapped-little-girl/

Educate yourself, because we are not what they view us. We are what we make of ourselves. We are cloaked in strength and armed with the passion to succeed. We are implanted with resilience and determination. Do not let the neglect of the beauty of who we are and the negative portrayal of us negate who YOU are and WHAT you do. They do not define you, YOU DO! -M. Millie

 

Disgusting! But, I am not surprised!

Disgusting! Yet, I am not surprised.

NYC Principal Minerva Zanca of Pan American International High School is reported to have described two black high school teachers as nappy headed. big lipped gorillas, before firing them.

Principal Minerva Zanca

This is a sad story. As, you all know I am a NYC teacher. However, I teach preschool in a private school. I do not encounter the same dynamics that others may encounter in public schools. I am also fortunate enough to work for a Black Owned Business.

Family, for every Paula Deen there are 50,000 other just like her. Racism is not over. Racism is subdued. Racism is hidden behind political correctness, but it is still alive. After years of slavery, jim crow, protests, etc. there is a popular belief that we black people are inferior and lesser than. We are called animals. our hair and facial features are degraded.

I truly believe that we should not adopt a separatist attitude, but a togetherness attitude. However, before we do that we have to rid ourselves of the self hate we have for ourselves. We have to love our blackness. We have to love each other. We have to support black owned business,and own more within our communities. We have to go out and vote and actively participate in the running of our communities and government. We have to learn our history and teach our children, so they can learn the truth about who they are, thus allowing them to deny the lies of who they are from oppressing them. We will also let the shackles of self doubt and self hatred die as well.

Yes. we have all heard this before. We have all heard this constant talk of love, togetherness, economic power etc. However, how many of you have actually taken steps to help establish better conditions for yourself and our race in general?

How many of you have went out and voted, supported black owned businesses, let go of the slave mentality etc? Many of us say what we NEED to do in the community. Many of us think it? MANY of us write it, many of us talk about it. However, many of us do not act. Many of us do not live it.

Yes, many of our people are not enlightened. Yes, many of our people do not understand and are lost. However, for each one of us that is enlightened, that understands, we have the power to change and create so much.

Do not stay idle and watch our people stay in redundancy. Live and create change. Your efforts create a chain of influence that will eventually reach all of us and stimulate progress. ~Know Your Worth~ -M. Millie

Read the article here http://breakingbrown.com/2013/07/principal-allegedly-called-black-teachers-nappy-headed-big-lipped-and-gorillas-before-firing-them/

UPDATE!!!! There is a petition on change.org to get this racist principal fired. You can find it below. Please sign it and share it http://www.change.org/petitions/nyc-chancellor-dennis-walcott-help-us-terminate-principal-minerva-zanca-of-pan-american-international-high-school -M. Millie