What are some practices that are easy to do and effective that you think would slowly but surely put UNITY back into our community?
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let's start by kickin you owt
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Quote from: Herbie on February 20, 2016, 07:57:48 PM
What are some practices that are easy to do and effective that you think would slowly but surely put UNITY back into our community?
:dead: I don't think it's possible, at least not easy, because we only stick together and genuinely support each other when we want to send a positive message to people outside of our race. Our mentality toward each other is we don't wanna associate with each other IF he/she is:
Black as shit, hair is nappy as shit, acts White, talks white, ghetto, fake, think their all that, on welfare, live in the hood, not from the hood,smokes weed, gay, not black enoughI mean the list goes on....
Quote from: Ides of March on February 20, 2016, 08:34:09 PM
Quote from: Herbie on February 20, 2016, 07:57:48 PM
What are some practices that are easy to do and effective that you think would slowly but surely put UNITY back into our community?
:dead: I don't think it's possible, at least not easy, because we only stick together and genuinely support each other when we want to send a positive message to people outside of our race. Our mentality toward each other is we don't wanna associate with each other IF he/she is: Black as shit, hair is nappy as shit, acts White, talks white, ghetto, fake, think their all that, on welfare, live in the hood, not from the hood,smokes weed, gay, not black enough
I mean the list goes on....
:usureuok:
I see what you mean, well one thing we can do is stop judging each other based on appearance, and seeing each other as family. If we see one of our own who needs help, lend it to them, without looking down on them -- or throwing it in their face when its convenient.
I don't think we should promote unity because white people don't promote unity. They just follow the laws of the land (respect the laws and the people within the land and get an education to prosper) and build their families individually. There will never be unity because to act and think as one means a whole lot of blacks would have to rooted out (The Fettty Waps and all the other USELESS niggers and niggettes that aren't trying to advance and will forever have a ghetto mentality) just to get the wheels running. So i think we should all focus on building stronger black families individually instead of collectively. Ultimately that would make us look better and do better as a whole...
Quote from: Bulldagger on February 20, 2016, 08:46:24 PM
I don't think we should promote unity because white people don't promote unity. They just follow the laws of the land (respect the laws and the people within in the nation and get an education to prosper) and build their families individually. There will never be unity because to act and think as one means a whole lot of blacks would have to rooted out (The Fettty Waps and all the other USELESS niggers and niggettes that aren't tried to advance and will forever have a ghetto mentality) just to get the wheels running. So i think we should all focus on building stronger black families individually and instead of collectively. Ultimately that would make us look better and do better as a whole...
wai.
bull' this is ur best post :ohwow:
LOL
im white
not really sure what y'all should do lmao!! good luck tho
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how about we start by redefining the meaning of what it means to be black and make it more inclusive? :howfestive:
identifying the resources available/provided in their communities for one...
everyone sitting down and watching the "Formation" video :ohwow:
Quote from: Baphomet. on February 20, 2016, 10:34:14 PM
everyone sitting down and watching the "Formation" video :ohwow:
wow.
i like this.
u lookin sexy in that dress btw
Listening more to Raven Symone and her opinions because she means well.
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Quote from: Bulldagger on February 20, 2016, 08:46:24 PM
I don't think we should promote unity because white people don't promote unity. They just follow the laws of the land (respect the laws and the people within the land and get an education to prosper) and build their families individually. There will never be unity because to act and think as one means a whole lot of blacks would have to rooted out (The Fettty Waps and all the other USELESS niggers and niggettes that aren't trying to advance and will forever have a ghetto mentality) just to get the wheels running. So i think we should all focus on building stronger black families individually instead of collectively. Ultimately that would make us look better and do better as a whole...
So in all these cases where cops senslessly shot blacks the white juryies judges and other cops werent in unity?
Or when white senators cast their electoral college votes to elect white presidents they werent promoting unity?
Or when the academy awards crew decides that no one of color was deserving of an oscar..they didnt unite for that?
They just follow the laws of the land? Are u fucking retarded? They break the laws of the land and do unconstitutional acts every day all day 247
And create unjust and unequal paradigms for others all the time
Scoot
So glad I'm 2% white and 1.5% Cherokee tbqfh
Quote from: TheNextLew on February 21, 2016, 01:02:37 AM
Quote from: Bulldagger on February 20, 2016, 08:46:24 PM
I don't think we should promote unity because white people don't promote unity. They just follow the laws of the land (respect the laws and the people within the land and get an education to prosper) and build their families individually. There will never be unity because to act and think as one means a whole lot of blacks would have to rooted out (The Fettty Waps and all the other USELESS niggers and niggettes that aren't trying to advance and will forever have a ghetto mentality) just to get the wheels running. So i think we should all focus on building stronger black families individually instead of collectively. Ultimately that would make us look better and do better as a whole...
So in all these cases where cops senslessly shot blacks the white juryies judges and other cops werent in unity?
Or when white senators cast their electoral college votes to elect white presidents they werent promoting unity?
Or when the academy awards crew decides that no one of color was deserving of an oscar..they didnt unite for that?
They just follow the laws of the land? Are u fucking retarded? They break the laws of the land and do unconstitutional acts every day all day 247
And create unjust and unequal paradigms for others all the time
Scoot
He's fucking stupid
Whites showed plenty of unity by raising hundreds of thousands for George Zimmerman and those crooked ass cops.
Look how they're banding together for Kesha
And let's not even get started on their camaraderie in the workplace.
Quote from: kelela stan on February 21, 2016, 01:21:38 AM
So glad I'm 2% white and 1.5% Cherokee tbqfh
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Quote from: Herbie on February 21, 2016, 01:29:55 AM
Quote from: kelela stan on February 21, 2016, 01:21:38 AM
So glad I'm 2% white and 1.5% Cherokee tbqfh
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:wub: hi bby, luv u
Quote from: kelela stan on February 21, 2016, 01:34:20 AM
Quote from: Herbie on February 21, 2016, 01:29:55 AM
Quote from: kelela stan on February 21, 2016, 01:21:38 AM
So glad I'm 2% white and 1.5% Cherokee tbqfh
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:wub: hi bby, luv u
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never gonna happen, keep dreaming bbvy. I think the generation born in 2030 will be able to experience unity and a society where races isn't an issue.
Quote from: zeytoven on February 21, 2016, 01:35:46 AM
never gonna happen, keep dreaming bbvy. I think the generation born in 2030 will be able to experience unity and a society where races isn't an issue.
b
1 question, 1 point:
Q: Why 2030? :plzstop:
P: 2030 isn't so far away bvy :ohwow:
Xoxo
Quote from: Herbie on February 20, 2016, 10:34:48 PM
Quote from: Baphomet. on February 20, 2016, 10:34:14 PM
everyone sitting down and watching the "Formation" video :ohwow:
wow.
i like this.
u lookin sexy in that dress btw
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lets start by elimatin hom'phobia n self hate within our mess
Quote from: Blues trans clue on February 21, 2016, 01:41:57 AM
Quote from: Herbie on February 20, 2016, 10:34:48 PM
Quote from: Baphomet. on February 20, 2016, 10:34:14 PM
everyone sitting down and watching the "Formation" video :ohwow:
wow.
i like this.
u lookin sexy in that dress btw
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Please. White people supporting a cause together isn't a community. It's individuals coming together for their own intentions whatever that is. Not all white people think and act the same just like not all black people think and act the same. Just because a few black people come together to overthrow something doesn't make it a community because I might not agree as a black person. At the end of the day, white people have the luxury of being individuals. I don't think they see themselves as a community as much as we do. They raise their families individually and they know that regardless of what they're child is raised to believe education and law is key in this land. Black people don't think like this. We're steady holding on to the notion of a community and coming up with bullshit tags like black don't do this and that, like this fucking video on Youtube by some black group saying Black people aren't atheist as if all blacks are all the same . If that's the community's way of thinking, I'd rather make my own. I'm not saying lets not have each other's backs, I'm saying, if we're to unite as one and fight social justices as one, we have a whole lot of people we're gonna have to cut loose. That includes the new blacks who only wanna date and marry whites and give whites a pass for racism and the ignorant fucks like Fetty Wap who are only good for making babies and cooning. And that's a whole lot of black bodies to turn loose. If we work from the inside out individually it will make us stronger in the end because i cannot raise your family from where I sit. You cannot raise my family from were you sit. We might not even have the same floor plan. That's all I'm saying.
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lets start by refraining from calling each other soot and nappy headed and mess
our roots are in fucking Africa. there's a lot of "soot" "nappy headed" ppl over there :omgwatshappening:
btw, there were plenty of blacks and other poc who supported George Zimmerman and the guy who killed Mike Brown. I heard countless black people saying they all could have avoided their demise and so can other blacks in future situations and events. Of course that's not my opinion, but it was said.
hun..shutup
Quote from: Herbie on February 21, 2016, 02:01:30 AM
lets start by refraining from calling each other soot and nappy headed and mess
our roots are in fucking Africa. there's a lot of "soot" "nappy headed" ppl over there :omgwatshappening:
When I say stuff like that, I'm just kidding. I don't have hatred in my heart for any black person. I do think that we need to let go of the ghetto mentality that has over taken so many of us. Look at how many of us engross ourselves in ghetto dramas on a daily basis. What educated, well to do black people is engrossed with Black Chyna, Amber Rose, Love and Hip-Hop and The Real housewives? Shit that make us look bad! Then we get mad when the white man perceive us as those stereotypes.
Quote from: Bulldagger on February 21, 2016, 02:12:44 AM
Quote from: Herbie on February 21, 2016, 02:01:30 AM
lets start by refraining from calling each other soot and nappy headed and mess
our roots are in fucking Africa. there's a lot of "soot" "nappy headed" ppl over there :omgwatshappening:
When I say stuff like that, I'm just kidding. I don't have hatred in my heart for any black person. I do think that we need to let go of the ghetto mentality that has over taken so many of us. Look at how many of us engross ourselves in ghetto dramas on a daily basis. What educated, well to do black people is engrossed with Black Chyna, Amber Rose, Love and Hip-Hop and The Real housewives? Shit that make us look bad! Then we get mad when the white man perceive us as those stereotypes.
Personally I could careless how the white man perceives me. If they're truly racist and prejudice, all their judgements will be based solely off the color of my skin, not on a show that airs on Bravo. :dead: but I see what you mean.
Quote from: Glenda on February 21, 2016, 01:37:04 AM
Quote from: zeytoven on February 21, 2016, 01:35:46 AM
never gonna happen, keep dreaming bbvy. I think the generation born in 2030 will be able to experience unity and a society where races isn't an issue.
b
1 question, 1 point:
Q: Why 2030? :plzstop:
P: 2030 isn't so far away bvy :ohwow:
Xoxo
yeah your right maybe 2060. Idk just randomly picked a few decades back. But yeah it may even take til 3000 until race isn't an issue and everyone is seen as equal
This is a very interesting topic...it got some ideas flowing in me....black people have a very unique history, especially in the US. As a minority population, we have our own thoughts, ideas, etc as somewhat of a counterculture, and subgroups underneath.
Black uniformity is an impossible ideal, unity is something more tangible, even if not universal. Unfortunately, I don't think black people are allowed the privilege of being as individualistic as other groups. It's been said that blacks aren't a monolith, but if you're black and hold views that run the risk of being deemed "anti black" (think of the stacey dashes, raven-symones, etc) you run the risk of humiliation, alienation, and having your "blackness" questioned...so idk...what the solution would or could be....pardon my rambling...
Quote from: Bulldagger on February 20, 2016, 08:46:24 PM
I don't think we should promote unity because white people don't promote unity. They just follow the laws of the land (respect the laws and the people within the land and get an education to prosper) and build their families individually.
So you live your life based off how the white man conducts his
got it (http://i.imgur.com/JpZXzi9.jpg)
A lot of us have .... swirly backgrounds which makes it even harder to unite because we discriminate EACH OTHER based on skin color, hair and other features :plzstop: "oh he got GOOD HAIR he must think he better than everybody" :dead: :uhh:
We need to promote the message that ALL black is beautiful and not just CERTAIN black. :ohwow: :ohwow:
Quote from: Glenda on February 21, 2016, 12:17:10 PM
A lot of us have .... swirly backgrounds which makes it even harder to unite because we discriminate EACH OTHER based on skin color, hair and other features :plzstop: "oh he got GOOD HAIR he must think he better than everybody" :dead: :uhh:
We need to promote the message that ALL black is beautiful and not just CERTAIN black. :ohwow: :ohwow:
speak awn it. (https://media.giphy.com/media/YyKYx1vUPQqIw/giphy.gif)
I cringe every time these females at work encourage the black men to keep their hair cut. "It's time to shave that sponge down", etc. the things I've heard. I swear I want to BOOK them a bit because it lowkey makes me angry....who are you to tell him he needs to cut his hair? how do u know he's not trying to grow it?
and the same women will turn around and pull out their phones and show me pictures of their hair from years ago... "see, look my hair is curly too!"...when it clearly was heat/perm damage ...not curls :dead: :dead: it makes me feel so uncomfortable. u don't have to prove to me that ur hair is like mine. and it leads to me believe that there is jealousy somewhere in their spirit. thats kinda hurtful cuz I am just being me and I love them.
so i find myself going out of my way to make sure I compliment them and remind them how beautiful they are. cuz they really are some gorgeous women :uhh: :uhh: :uhh: especially the one I was telling yall about who I got something for VDay. :wub: :wub: shes gorgeous.
sorry to rant but u got me started.
Quote from: jtwoeleven on February 21, 2016, 03:00:25 AM
This is a very interesting topic...it got some ideas flowing in me....black people have a very unique history, especially in the US. As a minority population, we have our own thoughts, ideas, etc as somewhat of a counterculture, and subgroups underneath.
Black uniformity is an impossible ideal, unity is something more tangible, even if not universal. Unfortunately, I don't think black people are allowed the privilege of being as individualistic as other groups. It's been said that blacks aren't a monolith, but if you're black and hold views that run the risk of being deemed "anti black" (think of the stacey dashes, raven-symones, etc) you run the risk of humiliation, alienation, and having your "blackness" questioned...so idk...what the solution would or could be....pardon my rambling...
well book then :omgwatshappening:
Quote from: Herbie on February 21, 2016, 12:25:13 PM
Quote from: Glenda on February 21, 2016, 12:17:10 PM
A lot of us have .... swirly backgrounds which makes it even harder to unite because we discriminate EACH OTHER based on skin color, hair and other features :plzstop: "oh he got GOOD HAIR he must think he better than everybody" :dead: :uhh:
We need to promote the message that ALL black is beautiful and not just CERTAIN black. :ohwow: :ohwow:
speak awn it. (https://media.giphy.com/media/YyKYx1vUPQqIw/giphy.gif)
I cringe every time these females at work encourage the black men to keep their hair cut. "It's time to shave that sponge down", etc. the things I've heard. I swear I want to BOOK them a bit because it lowkey makes me angry....who are you to tell him he needs to cut his hair? how do u know he's not trying to grow it?
and the same women will turn around and pull out their phones and show me pictures of their hair from years ago... "see, look my hair is curly too!"...when it clearly was heat/perm damage ...not curls :dead: :dead: it makes me feel so uncomfortable. u don't have to prove to me that ur hair is like mine. and it leads to me believe that there is jealousy somewhere in their spirit. thats kinda hurtful cuz I am just being me and I love them.
so i find myself going out of my way to make sure I compliment them and remind them how beautiful they are. cuz they really are some gorgeous women :uhh: :uhh: :uhh: especially the one I was telling yall about who I got something for VDay. :wub: :wub: shes gorgeous.
sorry to rant but u got me started.
No I get it. The hair thing is weird. I get so annoyed by it. My hair is in dreads right now tho but I always hear sideline comments about them, mostly for the good. Either way, good or bad, my hair shouldn't garner any comments. Like bitch leave me alone, it's just how MY fucking hair grows. :plzstop: Prolly the Cherokee and Navajo in me. :raycharles2urmess:
Quote from: Glenda on February 21, 2016, 12:56:55 PM
Quote from: Herbie on February 21, 2016, 12:25:13 PM
Quote from: Glenda on February 21, 2016, 12:17:10 PM
A lot of us have .... swirly backgrounds which makes it even harder to unite because we discriminate EACH OTHER based on skin color, hair and other features :plzstop: "oh he got GOOD HAIR he must think he better than everybody" :dead: :uhh:
We need to promote the message that ALL black is beautiful and not just CERTAIN black. :ohwow: :ohwow:
speak awn it. (https://media.giphy.com/media/YyKYx1vUPQqIw/giphy.gif)
I cringe every time these females at work encourage the black men to keep their hair cut. "It's time to shave that sponge down", etc. the things I've heard. I swear I want to BOOK them a bit because it lowkey makes me angry....who are you to tell him he needs to cut his hair? how do u know he's not trying to grow it?
and the same women will turn around and pull out their phones and show me pictures of their hair from years ago... "see, look my hair is curly too!"...when it clearly was heat/perm damage ...not curls :dead: :dead: it makes me feel so uncomfortable. u don't have to prove to me that ur hair is like mine. and it leads to me believe that there is jealousy somewhere in their spirit. thats kinda hurtful cuz I am just being me and I love them.
so i find myself going out of my way to make sure I compliment them and remind them how beautiful they are. cuz they really are some gorgeous women :uhh: :uhh: :uhh: especially the one I was telling yall about who I got something for VDay. :wub: :wub: shes gorgeous.
sorry to rant but u got me started.
No I get it. The hair thing is weird. I get so annoyed by it. My hair is in dreads right now tho but I always hear sideline comments about them, mostly for the good. Either way, good or bad, my hair shouldn't garner any comments. Like bitch leave me alone, it's just how MY fucking hair grows. :plzstop: Prolly the Cherokee and Navajo in me. :raycharles2urmess:
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its people like this that caused me to look deeper into my familys background. being from NYC, i never heard mess like I hear down here in the south. :uhh: :uhh: i've worn my hair natural before when I was younger and it was never a big deal.
i think its cuz NY is such a melting pot. we could careless who has curly or "good" hair....its such a mixture of different cultures and ethnicities up there. down here, the ballgame is totally different. i started growing my hair down here and its like a huge deal....ppl questioning ur background, where ur from, what u do to ur hair, is it a perm :uhh: :uhh: etc. etc.
it makes u begin to question what
makes u "different". and what are people seeing that you aren't. Me and my sisters have always seen ourselves as Black. We knew about my grandmothers mother Chief, but she'd more so tell us stories about how Chief raised her. Not about her ancestry, tribe, siblings....My grandmother was more concerned with a Bible than her roots. :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: She knew her mother was Native, but she never made a big deal about it. So we didn't either.
But then u get people questioning you as you get older. THIS is what made me dig into my ancestry.
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Quote from: Herbie on February 21, 2016, 01:21:46 PM
Quote from: Glenda on February 21, 2016, 12:56:55 PM
Quote from: Herbie on February 21, 2016, 12:25:13 PM
Quote from: Glenda on February 21, 2016, 12:17:10 PM
A lot of us have .... swirly backgrounds which makes it even harder to unite because we discriminate EACH OTHER based on skin color, hair and other features :plzstop: "oh he got GOOD HAIR he must think he better than everybody" :dead: :uhh:
We need to promote the message that ALL black is beautiful and not just CERTAIN black. :ohwow: :ohwow:
speak awn it. (https://media.giphy.com/media/YyKYx1vUPQqIw/giphy.gif)
I cringe every time these females at work encourage the black men to keep their hair cut. "It's time to shave that sponge down", etc. the things I've heard. I swear I want to BOOK them a bit because it lowkey makes me angry....who are you to tell him he needs to cut his hair? how do u know he's not trying to grow it?
and the same women will turn around and pull out their phones and show me pictures of their hair from years ago... "see, look my hair is curly too!"...when it clearly was heat/perm damage ...not curls :dead: :dead: it makes me feel so uncomfortable. u don't have to prove to me that ur hair is like mine. and it leads to me believe that there is jealousy somewhere in their spirit. thats kinda hurtful cuz I am just being me and I love them.
so i find myself going out of my way to make sure I compliment them and remind them how beautiful they are. cuz they really are some gorgeous women :uhh: :uhh: :uhh: especially the one I was telling yall about who I got something for VDay. :wub: :wub: shes gorgeous.
sorry to rant but u got me started.
No I get it. The hair thing is weird. I get so annoyed by it. My hair is in dreads right now tho but I always hear sideline comments about them, mostly for the good. Either way, good or bad, my hair shouldn't garner any comments. Like bitch leave me alone, it's just how MY fucking hair grows. :plzstop: Prolly the Cherokee and Navajo in me. :raycharles2urmess:
snsdsnddsn
its people like this that caused me to look deeper into my familys background. being from NYC, i never heard mess like I hear down here in the south. :uhh: :uhh: i've worn my hair natural before when I was younger and it was never a big deal.
i think its cuz NY is such a melting pot. we could careless who has curly or "good" hair....its such a mixture of different cultures and ethnicities up there. down here, the ballgame is totally different. i started growing my hair down here and its like a huge deal....ppl questioning ur background, where ur from, what u do to ur hair, is it a perm :uhh: :uhh: etc. etc.
it makes u begin to question what makes u "different". and what are people seeing that you aren't. Me and my sisters have always seen ourselves as Black. We knew about my grandmothers mother Chief, but she'd more so tell us stories about how Chief raised her. Not about her ancestry, tribe, siblings....My grandmother was more concerned with a Bible than her roots. :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: She knew her mother was Native, but she never made a big deal about it. So we didn't either.
But then u get people questioning you as you get older. THIS is what made me dig into my ancestry.
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!!!! Fro we are so alike :ohwow: :ohwow:
My grandmother just RECENTLY told me about my Native American background :plzstop: I never knew my grandfather on my dad's side growing up. Apparently he was part Native American. His mother was full Cherokee native and his dad was part Navajo and black. I wish I knew more about my grandfather so I could delve more into that part of my background. :ohwow:
But yes I've gotten the "is it a perm? is it real? is it ALL really yours? :ohwow:" before :plzstop: it's so weird. I've always seen myself as black. But any HINT of swirlyness will cause other blacks to paint you as an "other". "oh he ain't really full black he got somethin' in him" :plzstop:
GORL I am black and proud
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Once I finished my research, I asked my grandmother why she never talked much about what I found, because she didn't seem surprised by anything, she knew Chief's brothers and sisters, etc. she knew Parker Leach, her great grandfather, I'm like :omgwatshappening: So u knew all this mess already? :dead:
She said she never talks much about it because she didn't want other people to feel a certain way. Maybe as if she was bragging about her heritage. But that's the thing, we shouldn't feel like we need to hide things, or only embrace Black to make people feel comfortable. White people happily do their genealogy and claim their full identity. Long as you're not delusional walking around thinking you're a full blooded Indian, and you know the FACTS, there's no problem in embracing who your roots. I'm not hiding my grandma Chief for anyone.
Just as I proudly talk about my great grandfather on dad's side Willie, a strong, generous, black man who owned tons of land that I get to visit every year. I am PROUD of every line of my family that I descend from.
Love my Grandmother, but I just couldn't clap for that. (http://i.imgur.com/yP9yPGk.gif)
BUt I see where she's coming from. And I understand it.
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And I know you want to learn more about your family, I suggest you do traditional genealogy while you still have your grandparents around to help. Get the names of their parents/grandparents, look through records, confirm the areas where they lived, etc.
Because honestly a lot of Black families -- we have stories of Native Americans. It sounds like you really want to know for yourself though. The research is not very difficult if the Native heritage is close enough, your great grandmother is only 2 generations back. So you should be able to find evidence to support the stories easily.
See what area she lived in, if she was full blooded or close to full blooded she should definitely have been in an area/county where a lot of Natives lived. They always stuck together. And you can easily verify if a tribe was in that area or not by simply looking up the history of the tribe.
Names can also be evidence. First and last. Go by maiden names for the women -- Natives usually had unique first and last names. Sometimes they could seem "regular" though. So just because your great grandmother's maiden name was Betty Jones doesn't mean she wasn't Native. Just find other evidence.
I know you wish you knew more , but you have an opportunity and the technology to know more. Go for it!
!!!! I'll definitely look into it. I don't want to be naive and take her word for it, but my brother and sister and I agree that we all have some bit of swirlyness in us. :plzstop: Thanks Fro!
We have to change our mentalities
It's a long process for sure but we have to be desensitized first.
We also need to overcome mental slavery.
We are not free lol; not equal yet to everyone.
We need to keep that in mind and utilize that to fuel us to want to do/and BE better.
We need to stick together
We need to uplift eachother
We need to support eachother
We need to give opportunity to one another
There's strength in numbers ; but we have to be willing to hold ourselves accountable now for certain things . We have to take some responsibility for certain things and collectively make a come up.
Less Crab in a barrel mentality and more of an Ant mentality.
We need to Work together to do the impossible.
But that will take all of us to do
Quote from: Glenda on February 21, 2016, 02:19:37 PM
!!!! I'll definitely look into it. I don't want to be naive and take her word for it, but my brother and sister and I agree that we all have some bit of swirlyness in us. :plzstop: Thanks Fro!
!!!
That's the thing, anytime we see something different in our family or family tree we automatically point to Native, when it could be something else. You never know. Get your peace of mind thru exploration. There's nothing like knowing for sure. Love u. Foine self :ohwow: :wub:
Quote from: Herbie on February 21, 2016, 02:22:16 PM
Quote from: Glenda on February 21, 2016, 02:19:37 PM
!!!! I'll definitely look into it. I don't want to be naive and take her word for it, but my brother and sister and I agree that we all have some bit of swirlyness in us. :plzstop: Thanks Fro!
!!!
That's the thing, anytime we see something different in our family or family tree we automatically point to Native, when it could be something else. You never know. Get your peace of mind thru exploration. There's nothing like knowing for sure. Love u. Foine self :ohwow: :wub:
:wub: :wub:
Quote from: Young on February 21, 2016, 02:20:11 PM
We have to change our mentalities
It's a long process for sure but we have to be desensitized first.
We also need to overcome mental slavery.
We are not free lol; not equal yet to everyone.
We need to keep that in mind and utilize that to fuel us to want to do/and BE better.
We need to stick together
We need to uplift eachother
We need to support eachother
We need to give opportunity to one another
There's strength in numbers ; but we have to be willing to hold ourselves accountable now for certain things . We have to take some responsibility for certain things and collectively make a come up.
Less Crab in a barrel mentality and more of an Ant mentality.
We need to Work together to do the impossible.
But that will take all of us to do
book :omgwatshappening:
I find that most black people who only have roots in America (and not in the Caribbean islands, Europe, etc.) automatically call out Native American. I believe the tool Afro used is beneficial, because there's more that can be explored.
Quote from: R. on February 21, 2016, 02:32:12 PM
I find that most black people who only have roots in America (and not in the Caribbean islands, Europe, etc.) automatically call out Native American. I believe the tool Afro used is beneficial, because there's more that can be explored.
!!!
It's pretty easy to confirm it, just look through official Census records and see where your family lived, what their names were.
No need for us to live in mystery anymore.
I have a feeling that FaceBook will be apart of ancestor's tools in year 2200+ for our descendants.
:dead:
i mean, we don't have the luxury to see our ancestors perched on the web from 1816.
but future generations will.
Quote from: Young on February 21, 2016, 02:20:11 PM
We have to change our mentalities
It's a long process for sure but we have to be desensitized first.
We also need to overcome mental slavery.
We are not free lol; not equal yet to everyone.
We need to keep that in mind and utilize that to fuel us to want to do/and BE better.
We need to stick together
We need to uplift eachother
We need to support eachother
We need to give opportunity to one another
There's strength in numbers ; but we have to be willing to hold ourselves accountable now for certain things . We have to take some responsibility for certain things and collectively make a come up.
Less Crab in a barrel mentality and more of an Ant mentality.
We need to Work together to do the impossible.
But that will take all of us to do
Definitely!!!
Quote from: Young on February 21, 2016, 02:20:11 PM
We have to change our mentalities
It's a long process for sure but we have to be desensitized first.
We also need to overcome mental slavery.
We are not free lol; not equal yet to everyone.
We need to keep that in mind and utilize that to fuel us to want to do/and BE better.
We need to stick together
We need to uplift eachother
We need to support eachother
We need to give opportunity to one another
There's strength in numbers ; but we have to be willing to hold ourselves accountable now for certain things . We have to take some responsibility for certain things and collectively make a come up.
Less Crab in a barrel mentality and more of an Ant mentality.
We need to Work together to do the impossible.
But that will take all of us to do
That's cute but you called Sevyn "soot flop" just last week...
omfg :omgwatshappening:
don't attack me for this
but i would like to see more african americans in the medical field.
aside from entertainment,
HEALTH is something we all have in common.
and i think seeing more black people in that field will help to change the perception of what black people can bring and deliver to society.
i want it to be the norm to see a black doctor walking in to check my vitals, like it is the norm to see a black male on a basketball court.
so yes, the work field is highly important to conditioning society.
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on February 21, 2016, 02:50:50 PM
Quote from: Young on February 21, 2016, 02:20:11 PM
We have to change our mentalities
It's a long process for sure but we have to be desensitized first.
We also need to overcome mental slavery.
We are not free lol; not equal yet to everyone.
We need to keep that in mind and utilize that to fuel us to want to do/and BE better.
We need to stick together
We need to uplift eachother
We need to support eachother
We need to give opportunity to one another
There's strength in numbers ; but we have to be willing to hold ourselves accountable now for certain things . We have to take some responsibility for certain things and collectively make a come up.
Less Crab in a barrel mentality and more of an Ant mentality.
We need to Work together to do the impossible.
But that will take all of us to do
That's cute but you called Sevyn "soot flop" just last week...
SBDBDBDBDBDBDBDBDDBDBDBDBDBDBDBDBDBDBDBDBFB
Wtf man :omgwatshappening:
I support her music. But she ain't cute and she IS a flop
I got her back tho; ugly self ❤️
godrian ur so kind :stressed:
and foine lolz
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on February 21, 2016, 02:50:50 PM
Quote from: Young on February 21, 2016, 02:20:11 PM
We have to change our mentalities
It's a long process for sure but we have to be desensitized first.
We also need to overcome mental slavery.
We are not free lol; not equal yet to everyone.
We need to keep that in mind and utilize that to fuel us to want to do/and BE better.
We need to stick together
We need to uplift eachother
We need to support eachother
We need to give opportunity to one another
There's strength in numbers ; but we have to be willing to hold ourselves accountable now for certain things . We have to take some responsibility for certain things and collectively make a come up.
Less Crab in a barrel mentality and more of an Ant mentality.
We need to Work together to do the impossible.
But that will take all of us to do
That's cute but you called Sevyn "soot flop" just last week...
:plzstop:
that "wtf man and :omgwatshappening: "
is sending me
:kii:
Quote from: Herbie on February 21, 2016, 02:58:23 PM
godrian ur so kind :stressed:
and foine lolz
Love u King
Beautiful , inspiring self :wub:
Quote from: Young on February 21, 2016, 02:59:57 PM
Quote from: Herbie on February 21, 2016, 02:58:23 PM
godrian ur so kind :stressed:
and foine lolz
Love u King
Beautiful , inspiring self :wub:
:traciandchelle: :traciandchelle:
Quote from: Young on February 21, 2016, 02:20:11 PMIt's a long process for sure but we have to be desensitized first.
We also need to overcome mental slavery.
We are not free lol; not equal yet to everyone.
We need to keep that in mind and utilize that to fuel us to want to do/and BE better.
We need to stick together
We need to uplift eachother
We need to support eachother
We need to give opportunity to one another
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