HANGING
There is a
saying white men were fond of telling each other in those days. "A man
ain't a man 'til he's had a nigger." What they meant was sodomy. White men
used to gang rape Black men before hanging and during torture. Today Americans
like to pretend, and lying to oneself is applauded. There is a great deal of
pressure and enormous criticism of Black American's attitude towards
homosexuality. Given the history between whites and blacks colored by creative
rapes upon men and women and children, and the way whites killed and tormented
Native Americans, who were so much a part of many Negro families, the feigned alarm
of gay activists disturbs the memories and scars of recent times in countless
Black American families who’ve also lost men to the prison system.
There are words
spoken by an Elder today that fits: "Start being honest with yourself
about everything. Be honest about what’s right, as well as what needs to be
changed. Be honest about what you want to achieve and who you want to become.
Be honest with every aspect of your life, always. Because you are the one
person you can forever count on. Search your soul, for the truth, so that you
truly know who you are. Once you do, you’ll have a better understanding of
where you are now and how you got here, and you’ll be better equipped to
identify where you want to go and how to get there." - Juanita Ramos Corum
My father is
right slavery is recent, and we are too close to those times to be flippant
about the outcomes of those days. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories (July 6, 2012)
No comments:
Post a Comment