please family all right this is the ism of race so when I was young my family
of race so when I was young my family
of race so when I was young my family moved around a lot and after spending
moved around a lot and after spending
moved around a lot and after spending most of my childhood in Puerto Rico we
most of my childhood in Puerto Rico we
most of my childhood in Puerto Rico we ended up moving to the state of Maryland
ended up moving to the state of Maryland
ended up moving to the state of Maryland where I was the only proto Rican in my
where I was the only proto Rican in my
where I was the only proto Rican in my middle school but I was able to make a
middle school but I was able to make a
middle school but I was able to make a best friend Travis we were cool hung on
best friend Travis we were cool hung on
best friend Travis we were cool hung on each other’s houses play video games
each other’s houses play video games
each other’s houses play video games he’d help each other out with homework
he’d help each other out with homework
he’d help each other out with homework Travis was white months down the line
Travis was white months down the line
Travis was white months down the line I’ll show up to school one day and I see
I’ll show up to school one day and I see
I’ll show up to school one day and I see Travis and I go to shake his hand was up
Travis and I go to shake his hand was up
Travis and I go to shake his hand was up Travis but you wouldn’t look at me or
Travis but you wouldn’t look at me or
Travis but you wouldn’t look at me or give me his hand so I said what’s the
give me his hand so I said what’s the
give me his hand so I said what’s the matter and he says I’m not allowed to
matter and he says I’m not allowed to
matter and he says I’m not allowed to speak to you anymore
speak to you anymore
speak to you anymore and I say why not he said you got to
and I say why not he said you got to
and I say why not he said you got to understand my parents are racist I’m
understand my parents are racist I’m
understand my parents are racist I’m sorry oh I was so hurt and I just lost
sorry oh I was so hurt and I just lost
sorry oh I was so hurt and I just lost my best friend and I didn’t understand
my best friend and I didn’t understand
my best friend and I didn’t understand why and I thought to myself racist what
why and I thought to myself racist what
why and I thought to myself racist what the hell is that
the hell is that
the hell is that I neither heard the word before I was
I neither heard the word before I was
I neither heard the word before I was never exposed to it growing up my family
never exposed to it growing up my family
never exposed to it growing up my family ended up moving around a whole lot more
ended up moving around a whole lot more
ended up moving around a whole lot more and the concept of racism was still
and the concept of racism was still
and the concept of racism was still inescapable because I ended up having
inescapable because I ended up having
inescapable because I ended up having many more negative experiences with it I
many more negative experiences with it I
many more negative experiences with it I got to college in 2000 President Bill
got to college in 2000 President Bill
got to college in 2000 President Bill Clinton holds a press conference and
Clinton holds a press conference and
Clinton holds a press conference and announces to the world that the human
announces to the world that the human
announces to the world that the human genome mapping have finally been
genome mapping have finally been
genome mapping have finally been completed and he was also excited to
completed and he was also excited to
completed and he was also excited to announce that all human beings
announce that all human beings
announce that all human beings regardless of race for more than 99.9%
regardless of race for more than 99.9%
regardless of race for more than 99.9% the same I cheered racism is over
the same I cheered racism is over
the same I cheered racism is over racists are gonna have to stop being
racists are gonna have to stop being
racists are gonna have to stop being racist now there’s no more argument for
racist now there’s no more argument for
racist now there’s no more argument for it but then 9/11 happened and racism is
it but then 9/11 happened and racism is
it but then 9/11 happened and racism is xenophobia we’re at an all-time high
xenophobia we’re at an all-time high
xenophobia we’re at an all-time high kind of how it’s like today right and I
kind of how it’s like today right and I
kind of how it’s like today right and I felt for people experiencing racism
felt for people experiencing racism
felt for people experiencing racism because I was all too familiar with it
because I was all too familiar with it
because I was all too familiar with it so invested a lot of my study into my
so invested a lot of my study into my
so invested a lot of my study into my culture and it’s in my history and it
culture and it’s in my history and it
culture and it’s in my history and it search for my identity I wanted to know
search for my identity I wanted to know
search for my identity I wanted to know more and the deeper that I dug the more
more and the deeper that I dug the more
more and the deeper that I dug the more I found that as a human being and as an
I found that as a human being and as an
I found that as a human being and as an American how interconnected I was to the
American how interconnected I was to the
American how interconnected I was to the whole world I found that the whole world
whole world I found that the whole world
whole world I found that the whole world was within me and in my study I also
was within me and in my study I also
was within me and in my study I also learned to love and appreciate words
learned to love and appreciate words
learned to love and appreciate words because I found that by taking a closer
because I found that by taking a closer
because I found that by taking a closer look at them what could find deeper
look at them what could find deeper
look at them what could find deeper meaning and I found that the solution to
meaning and I found that the solution to
meaning and I found that the solution to the problem of racism lies in the roots
the problem of racism lies in the roots
the problem of racism lies in the roots of the language created by the people
of the language created by the people
of the language created by the people who created this pseudo and disproved
who created this pseudo and disproved
who created this pseudo and disproved science racism is propagated in our
science racism is propagated in our
science racism is propagated in our language so as an example is use the
language so as an example is use the
language so as an example is use the word racism right we have the race and
word racism right we have the race and
word racism right we have the race and the Islam an ism is a practice a system
the Islam an ism is a practice a system
the Islam an ism is a practice a system of philosophy a science to sort of speak
of philosophy a science to sort of speak
of philosophy a science to sort of speak of races original meaning was a group of
of races original meaning was a group of
of races original meaning was a group of people of common descent and it wasn’t
people of common descent and it wasn’t
people of common descent and it wasn’t until the 18th century that we began to
until the 18th century that we began to
until the 18th century that we began to associate it to the color of our skin so
associate it to the color of our skin so
associate it to the color of our skin so as to justify genocide and slavery and
as to justify genocide and slavery and
as to justify genocide and slavery and our mortuous history combined you have
our mortuous history combined you have
our mortuous history combined you have racism a science develop so as to create
racism a science develop so as to create
racism a science develop so as to create a perfect logical loophole a
a perfect logical loophole a
a perfect logical loophole a justification for the inhumane ability
justification for the inhumane ability
justification for the inhumane ability to dehumanized others and tournaments of
to dehumanized others and tournaments of
to dehumanized others and tournaments of property in the eyes of the law now as
property in the eyes of the law now as
property in the eyes of the law now as for the races these were created by
for the races these were created by
for the races these were created by naturalist by the names of
naturalist by the names of
naturalist by the names of Christoph – and Johan blumenbach
Christoph – and Johan blumenbach
Christoph – and Johan blumenbach blumenbach based his on skull structure
blumenbach based his on skull structure
blumenbach based his on skull structure and divided human beings into five
and divided human beings into five
and divided human beings into five categorizations Caucasians white
categorizations Caucasians white
categorizations Caucasians white Mongolians yellow Americans red Malays
Mongolians yellow Americans red Malays
Mongolians yellow Americans red Malays Brown and Ethiopians black he plays
Brown and Ethiopians black he plays
Brown and Ethiopians black he plays Caucasian at the top of the structure
Caucasian at the top of the structure
Caucasian at the top of the structure where he found himself of course
where he found himself of course
where he found himself of course and the rest of the race is degraded
and the rest of the race is degraded
and the rest of the race is degraded downwards according to the mellon
downwards according to the mellon
downwards according to the mellon ization of their skin light at the top
ization of their skin light at the top
ization of their skin light at the top dark at the bottom he actually suggested
dark at the bottom he actually suggested
dark at the bottom he actually suggested that if black people worked hard enough
that if black people worked hard enough
that if black people worked hard enough it could regress towards their original
it could regress towards their original
it could regress towards their original state a white person so to either use
state a white person so to either use
state a white person so to either use racial vocabulary or to fully invest the
racial vocabulary or to fully invest the
racial vocabulary or to fully invest the belief of self into a racial
belief of self into a racial
belief of self into a racial categorization makes one a practitioner
categorization makes one a practitioner
categorization makes one a practitioner of the science of race a racist now this
of the science of race a racist now this
of the science of race a racist now this this science was written in 1776 and
this science was written in 1776 and
this science was written in 1776 and even though I was written 240 years ago
even though I was written 240 years ago
even though I was written 240 years ago it still has a powerful grip on the
it still has a powerful grip on the
it still has a powerful grip on the construct of being an American because
construct of being an American because
construct of being an American because the founders themselves subscribe to
the founders themselves subscribe to
the founders themselves subscribe to these ideologies and embedded them into
these ideologies and embedded them into
these ideologies and embedded them into America’s foundation see they themselves
America’s foundation see they themselves
America’s foundation see they themselves under the guise of racism dehumanized
under the guise of racism dehumanized
under the guise of racism dehumanized others and turn them into property in
others and turn them into property in
others and turn them into property in the eyes of the law racism the science
the eyes of the law racism the science
the eyes of the law racism the science and economics of our skin and we’re not
and economics of our skin and we’re not
and economics of our skin and we’re not talking biology an action
talking biology an action
talking biology an action science has a systemic logical process
science has a systemic logical process
science has a systemic logical process if we were talking biology we’d
if we were talking biology we’d
if we were talking biology we’d understand that there’s dozens of skin
understand that there’s dozens of skin
understand that there’s dozens of skin variations and that these come from the
variations and that these come from the
variations and that these come from the presence of tiny little crystals in
presence of tiny little crystals in
presence of tiny little crystals in ourselves now gave our bodies the
ourselves now gave our bodies the
ourselves now gave our bodies the ability to either absorb or reflect
ability to either absorb or reflect
ability to either absorb or reflect sunlight our skin color does not
sunlight our skin color does not
sunlight our skin color does not determine our humanity our skin color is
determine our humanity our skin color is
determine our humanity our skin color is our body’s relationship to the Sun see
our body’s relationship to the Sun see
our body’s relationship to the Sun see our body is beautiful and intelligent
our body is beautiful and intelligent
our body is beautiful and intelligent that way it will modify and adapt itself
that way it will modify and adapt itself
that way it will modify and adapt itself to any environment
to any environment
to any environment now deserving of it being attached to a
now deserving of it being attached to a
now deserving of it being attached to a social construct or to negative
social construct or to negative
social construct or to negative associations of being or to be used to
associations of being or to be used to
associations of being or to be used to be humanized others in this particular
be humanized others in this particular
be humanized others in this particular mental agreement we were declared for as
mental agreement we were declared for as
mental agreement we were declared for as human beings we forgot that we declare
human beings we forgot that we declare
human beings we forgot that we declare ourselves so if we could change our
ourselves so if we could change our
ourselves so if we could change our vocabulary our language and our
vocabulary our language and our
vocabulary our language and our affirmation of being that we can affirm
affirmation of being that we can affirm
affirmation of being that we can affirm ourselves from a position of empowerment
ourselves from a position of empowerment
ourselves from a position of empowerment instead of a position of inferiority
instead of a position of inferiority
instead of a position of inferiority thus affecting the aid our subconscious
thus affecting the aid our subconscious
thus affecting the aid our subconscious in our identity
in our identity
in our identity now take this applet karmic application
now take this applet karmic application
now take this applet karmic application question as an example right most of us
question as an example right most of us
question as an example right most of us think about how many times you’ve been
think about how many times you’ve been
think about how many times you’ve been asked to check one of these boxes think
asked to check one of these boxes think
asked to check one of these boxes think of which one you usually checked how
of which one you usually checked how
of which one you usually checked how many times you’ve been asked to do so
many times you’ve been asked to do so
many times you’ve been asked to do so over the course of your life do you
over the course of your life do you
over the course of your life do you really understand what these words mean
really understand what these words mean
really understand what these words mean now les uses an example being that we
now les uses an example being that we
now les uses an example being that we live in America and that most of our
live in America and that most of our
live in America and that most of our these identities are hyphenated with
these identities are hyphenated with
these identities are hyphenated with American we’ll start there if you affirm
American we’ll start there if you affirm
American we’ll start there if you affirm yourself to be an American please raise
yourself to be an American please raise
yourself to be an American please raise your hand all right and out of everybody
your hand all right and out of everybody
your hand all right and out of everybody that raised their hand if you understand
that raised their hand if you understand
that raised their hand if you understand what the word America itself means and
what the word America itself means and
what the word America itself means and where it comes from not the idea behind
where it comes from not the idea behind
where it comes from not the idea behind it not freedom and justice I mean the
it not freedom and justice I mean the
it not freedom and justice I mean the actual word itself please raise your
actual word itself please raise your
actual word itself please raise your hand I’ve done this all around the
hand I’ve done this all around the
hand I’ve done this all around the country most places I go people do not
country most places I go people do not
country most places I go people do not understand the meaning of these words
understand the meaning of these words
understand the meaning of these words and kind of applies to the rest of these
and kind of applies to the rest of these
and kind of applies to the rest of these so let’s keep moving and to make it a
so let’s keep moving and to make it a
so let’s keep moving and to make it a little bit clearer let’s attach these
little bit clearer let’s attach these
little bit clearer let’s attach these two bloomin box race model American is
two bloomin box race model American is
two bloomin box race model American is red blumenbach refer to the Native
red blumenbach refer to the Native
red blumenbach refer to the Native American as did the father of American
American as did the father of American
American as did the father of American scholarship and education
scholarship and education
scholarship and education mr. Webster himself in his 1828 first
mr. Webster himself in his 1828 first
mr. Webster himself in his 1828 first edition Dictionary defining American
edition Dictionary defining American
edition Dictionary defining American originally as coppered color people but
originally as coppered color people but
originally as coppered color people but today to be from the United States of
today to be from the United States of
today to be from the United States of America makes one
America makes one
America makes one American but we forget that America
American but we forget that America
American but we forget that America grows all the way up from Greenland and
grows all the way up from Greenland and
grows all the way up from Greenland and Alaska all the way down Sat yet another
Alaska all the way down Sat yet another
Alaska all the way down Sat yet another fuego in Argentina
fuego in Argentina
fuego in Argentina thus North and South America this is all
thus North and South America this is all
thus North and South America this is all America and we are all Americans however
America and we are all Americans however
America and we are all Americans however nobody stops our ass if credit is given
nobody stops our ass if credit is given
nobody stops our ass if credit is given to discoverers of land and water then
to discoverers of land and water then
to discoverers of land and water then how come we don’t call ourselves
how come we don’t call ourselves
how come we don’t call ourselves Colombians after Christopher Columbus
Colombians after Christopher Columbus
Colombians after Christopher Columbus who discovered America I mean I’m pretty
who discovered America I mean I’m pretty
who discovered America I mean I’m pretty sure we used to this is why we call our
sure we used to this is why we call our
sure we used to this is why we call our nation’s capital the Washington District
nation’s capital the Washington District
nation’s capital the Washington District of Columbia but for some reason we moved
of Columbia but for some reason we moved
of Columbia but for some reason we moved over to be an American well this was
over to be an American well this was
over to be an American well this was because Christopher Columbus died
because Christopher Columbus died
because Christopher Columbus died believing he was in India it was the
believing he was in India it was the
believing he was in India it was the cartographer America Vespucci who
cartographer America Vespucci who
cartographer America Vespucci who discovered that Christopher Columbus did
discovered that Christopher Columbus did
discovered that Christopher Columbus did not discover another route to India but
not discover another route to India but
not discover another route to India but a whole new continent altogether so
a whole new continent altogether so
a whole new continent altogether so credit was given to him of the naming on
credit was given to him of the naming on
credit was given to him of the naming on the land on the map America so when you
the land on the map America so when you
the land on the map America so when you affirm yourself to be an American you’re
affirm yourself to be an American you’re
affirm yourself to be an American you’re calling yourself by the name of a man
calling yourself by the name of a man
calling yourself by the name of a man that discovered that a man made a
that discovered that a man made a
that discovered that a man made a mistake in his discoveries an Italian
mistake in his discoveries an Italian
mistake in his discoveries an Italian man from Florence Italy
man from Florence Italy
man from Florence Italy you call yourself by an Italian man’s
you call yourself by an Italian man’s
you call yourself by an Italian man’s name and when a Native American is
name and when a Native American is
name and when a Native American is affirmed as such there’s still now true
affirmed as such there’s still now true
affirmed as such there’s still now true to who they are what their name really
to who they are what their name really
to who they are what their name really is I mean they’re calling themselves by
is I mean they’re calling themselves by
is I mean they’re calling themselves by an Italian man’s name and as Indians
an Italian man’s name and as Indians
an Italian man’s name and as Indians their firm in themselves by our culture
their firm in themselves by our culture
their firm in themselves by our culture and the people from the country of India
and the people from the country of India
and the people from the country of India halfway across the world they have no
halfway across the world they have no
halfway across the world they have no direct relationship to they affirm
direct relationship to they affirm
direct relationship to they affirm themselves as a mistake and being that
themselves as a mistake and being that
themselves as a mistake and being that there’s thousands of cultures in the
there’s thousands of cultures in the
there’s thousands of cultures in the Americas whose skin colors ranged from
Americas whose skin colors ranged from
Americas whose skin colors ranged from the lightest skin to the darkest of
the lightest skin to the darkest of
the lightest skin to the darkest of skinned Native American is not a race
skinned Native American is not a race
skinned Native American is not a race today some believe Americans to be
today some believe Americans to be
today some believe Americans to be synonymous with cork Asian the Caucasian
synonymous with cork Asian the Caucasian
synonymous with cork Asian the Caucasian comes from the Caucasus Mountains a
comes from the Caucasus Mountains a
comes from the Caucasus Mountains a mountain range divides Europe in Asia
mountain range divides Europe in Asia
mountain range divides Europe in Asia today the present-day countries of
today the present-day countries of
today the present-day countries of Georgia Azerbaijan and Armenia a true
Georgia Azerbaijan and Armenia a true
Georgia Azerbaijan and Armenia a true Caucasian is a resident of this region
Caucasian is a resident of this region
Caucasian is a resident of this region the word caucus itself means Mountain
the word caucus itself means Mountain
the word caucus itself means Mountain however you have millions of people in
however you have millions of people in
however you have millions of people in the Americas who call themselves by the
the Americas who call themselves by the
the Americas who call themselves by the name of the land and the people halfway
name of the land and the people halfway
name of the land and the people halfway across the world they have no direct
across the world they have no direct
across the world they have no direct relationship to nor have they ever lived
relationship to nor have they ever lived
relationship to nor have they ever lived on a mountain blumenbach himself
on a mountain blumenbach himself
on a mountain blumenbach himself included Arabs and people of Indian
included Arabs and people of Indian
included Arabs and people of Indian descent into this categorization
descent into this categorization
descent into this categorization of their skull structure therefore a
of their skull structure therefore a
of their skull structure therefore a quark Asian skin color can range from
quark Asian skin color can range from
quark Asian skin color can range from the lightest of skin to the darkest of
the lightest of skin to the darkest of
the lightest of skin to the darkest of skin Caucasian is not a race then we
skin Caucasian is not a race then we
skin Caucasian is not a race then we have Asian most of us associate Asian to
have Asian most of us associate Asian to
have Asian most of us associate Asian to slant that I people but we forget that
slant that I people but we forget that
slant that I people but we forget that Asia encompasses two-thirds of the
Asia encompasses two-thirds of the
Asia encompasses two-thirds of the world’s population one third of the
world’s population one third of the
world’s population one third of the Earth’s landmass speaks over 2,000
Earth’s landmass speaks over 2,000
Earth’s landmass speaks over 2,000 dialects it has 48 countries ranging
dialects it has 48 countries ranging
dialects it has 48 countries ranging from Russia to Japan to Iraq to
from Russia to Japan to Iraq to
from Russia to Japan to Iraq to Afghanistan Asia from the word a surah
Afghanistan Asia from the word a surah
Afghanistan Asia from the word a surah which is present-day western Turkey
which is present-day western Turkey
which is present-day western Turkey whose name was spread as far as the Far
whose name was spread as far as the Far
whose name was spread as far as the Far East due to Alexander the Great’s
East due to Alexander the Great’s
East due to Alexander the Great’s conquest so when a Chinese person
conquest so when a Chinese person
conquest so when a Chinese person affirms themselves as an Asian they’re
affirms themselves as an Asian they’re
affirms themselves as an Asian they’re calling themselves by the name of a land
calling themselves by the name of a land
calling themselves by the name of a land and a people they have no relationship
and a people they have no relationship
and a people they have no relationship to and an Asian skin color can range
to and an Asian skin color can range
to and an Asian skin color can range from the lightest of skin to the darkest
from the lightest of skin to the darkest
from the lightest of skin to the darkest of skin Asian is not a race African
of skin Asian is not a race African
of skin Asian is not a race African comes from Scipio africanus the great
comes from Scipio africanus the great
comes from Scipio africanus the great Roman military general who conquered
Roman military general who conquered
Roman military general who conquered northern Africa during the famed Battle
northern Africa during the famed Battle
northern Africa during the famed Battle of Carthage and whose credit was given
of Carthage and whose credit was given
of Carthage and whose credit was given during on the naming of the land on the
during on the naming of the land on the
during on the naming of the land on the map Africa so when an african-american
map Africa so when an african-american
map Africa so when an african-american is affirmed as such they’re calling
is affirmed as such they’re calling
is affirmed as such they’re calling ourselves by the names of two white
ourselves by the names of two white
ourselves by the names of two white Italian men both African and American
Italian men both African and American
Italian men both African and American alluding to the grouping of thousands of
alluding to the grouping of thousands of
alluding to the grouping of thousands of cultures from around the world whose
cultures from around the world whose
cultures from around the world whose skin colors range from the lightest of
skin colors range from the lightest of
skin colors range from the lightest of skin to the darkest of skin
skin to the darkest of skin
skin to the darkest of skin african-american is not a race Latino
african-american is not a race Latino
african-american is not a race Latino and Hispanic are identities on the based
and Hispanic are identities on the based
and Hispanic are identities on the based on the premise of language Hispanic
on the premise of language Hispanic
on the premise of language Hispanic comes from Hispania which is a Latin
comes from Hispania which is a Latin
comes from Hispania which is a Latin term for Iberia the present-day
term for Iberia the present-day
term for Iberia the present-day countries of Spain and Portugal formed
countries of Spain and Portugal formed
countries of Spain and Portugal formed during the census in 1980s this
during the census in 1980s this
during the census in 1980s this categorization attempts to group
categorization attempts to group
categorization attempts to group thousands of American cultures under the
thousands of American cultures under the
thousands of American cultures under the banner of speaking Castellanos which is
banner of speaking Castellanos which is
banner of speaking Castellanos which is a dialect with n Iberia not a language
a dialect with n Iberia not a language
a dialect with n Iberia not a language that everybody on the Americas speaks so
that everybody on the Americas speaks so
that everybody on the Americas speaks so in its essence it is exclusive right the
in its essence it is exclusive right the
in its essence it is exclusive right the Hispanic skin color range from the
Hispanic skin color range from the
Hispanic skin color range from the lightest of skin to the darkest of skin
lightest of skin to the darkest of skin
lightest of skin to the darkest of skin Hispanic is not a race Latino comes from
Hispanic is not a race Latino comes from
Hispanic is not a race Latino comes from latinus or Latium the geographic area of
latinus or Latium the geographic area of
latinus or Latium the geographic area of the Rome before the establishment of the
the Rome before the establishment of the
the Rome before the establishment of the Roman
Roman
Roman and it’s people were called the Latins
and it’s people were called the Latins
and it’s people were called the Latins so here again millions of people from
so here again millions of people from
so here again millions of people from the Western Hemisphere calling
the Western Hemisphere calling
the Western Hemisphere calling themselves by the name of Al and and a
themselves by the name of Al and and a
themselves by the name of Al and and a coach and the people halfway across the
coach and the people halfway across the
coach and the people halfway across the world they have no direct relationship
world they have no direct relationship
world they have no direct relationship sue and probably didn’t know existed
sue and probably didn’t know existed
sue and probably didn’t know existed whose skin colors range from the
whose skin colors range from the
whose skin colors range from the lightest of skin to the darkest of skin
lightest of skin to the darkest of skin
lightest of skin to the darkest of skin Latino is not a race none of them are
Latino is not a race none of them are
Latino is not a race none of them are real nor do they carry any concrete
real nor do they carry any concrete
real nor do they carry any concrete meaning just assumed associations and
meaning just assumed associations and
meaning just assumed associations and these words don’t have any power on
these words don’t have any power on
these words don’t have any power on their own we give them power tools for
their own we give them power tools for
their own we give them power tools for social navigation and when we get to
social navigation and when we get to
social navigation and when we get to realize that we’re the ones that give
realize that we’re the ones that give
realize that we’re the ones that give them power meaning then we become
them power meaning then we become
them power meaning then we become responsible for our words and our
responsible for our words and our
responsible for our words and our actions if we are enormous educated in
actions if we are enormous educated in
actions if we are enormous educated in any way about the truth of our human
any way about the truth of our human
any way about the truth of our human story with all its faults and all its
story with all its faults and all its
story with all its faults and all its glories and somehow end up internalizing
glories and somehow end up internalizing
glories and somehow end up internalizing that we’re inferior our chances of
that we’re inferior our chances of
that we’re inferior our chances of living into our potential decrease in
living into our potential decrease in
living into our potential decrease in probability because affirming yourself
probability because affirming yourself
probability because affirming yourself without understanding can impede who you
without understanding can impede who you
without understanding can impede who you are now to make this practical and
are now to make this practical and
are now to make this practical and personal take this study done by Malcolm
personal take this study done by Malcolm
personal take this study done by Malcolm Gladwell his book blink two groups of
Gladwell his book blink two groups of
Gladwell his book blink two groups of African Americans same academic
African Americans same academic
African Americans same academic qualification given the same test and
qualification given the same test and
qualification given the same test and while Group one scored at an average
while Group one scored at an average
while Group one scored at an average that could be determined the second
that could be determined the second
that could be determined the second group was given a prep questionnaire
group was given a prep questionnaire
group was given a prep questionnaire where they were asked are you black yes
where they were asked are you black yes
where they were asked are you black yes or no and as this group Sir Paul circled
or no and as this group Sir Paul circled
or no and as this group Sir Paul circled yes they scored 50% lower than their
yes they scored 50% lower than their
yes they scored 50% lower than their counterparts in this case asserting
counterparts in this case asserting
counterparts in this case asserting blackness as a racial construct came
blackness as a racial construct came
blackness as a racial construct came attached with a position of inferiority
attached with a position of inferiority
attached with a position of inferiority in this case race affected performance
in this case race affected performance
in this case race affected performance the test takers self-sabotage I mean
the test takers self-sabotage I mean
the test takers self-sabotage I mean they believe that black is on the bottom
they believe that black is on the bottom
they believe that black is on the bottom of the ladder well when I read this I
of the ladder well when I read this I
of the ladder well when I read this I thought to myself what if that second
thought to myself what if that second
thought to myself what if that second group was pre-prepped
group was pre-prepped
group was pre-prepped to understanding the truth and the
to understanding the truth and the
to understanding the truth and the beauty and the power behind the story of
beauty and the power behind the story of
beauty and the power behind the story of million native people in the world would
million native people in the world would
million native people in the world would they have performed better what if
they have performed better what if
they have performed better what if people who were never exposed to the
people who were never exposed to the
people who were never exposed to the knowledge of their cultural history were
knowledge of their cultural history were
knowledge of their cultural history were exposed to it would they perform better
exposed to it would they perform better
exposed to it would they perform better so I took it on I’d collected as much
so I took it on I’d collected as much
so I took it on I’d collected as much information about history and coaching
information about history and coaching
information about history and coaching the americas traveled around the world
the americas traveled around the world
the americas traveled around the world to experience it and
to experience it and
to experience it and to educate as many as I could and as
to educate as many as I could and as
to educate as many as I could and as I’ve educated thousands across the
I’ve educated thousands across the
I’ve educated thousands across the country I’ve generally gotten the same
country I’ve generally gotten the same
country I’ve generally gotten the same response people expressing their
response people expressing their
response people expressing their gratitude for feeling free to declare
gratitude for feeling free to declare
gratitude for feeling free to declare who they are a declaration that does not
who they are a declaration that does not
who they are a declaration that does not have to be associated to the concept of
have to be associated to the concept of
have to be associated to the concept of race then I thought to myself how could
race then I thought to myself how could
race then I thought to myself how could I take this to a larger scale
I take this to a larger scale
I take this to a larger scale so now just through study but personal
so now just through study but personal
so now just through study but personal experience have I realized the power
experience have I realized the power
experience have I realized the power between the relationship of our frame of
between the relationship of our frame of
between the relationship of our frame of thought and what manifests in our
thought and what manifests in our
thought and what manifests in our physical reality and being that many of
physical reality and being that many of
physical reality and being that many of us are mentally imprisoned by a
us are mentally imprisoned by a
us are mentally imprisoned by a justification or light Oh for a
justification or light Oh for a
justification or light Oh for a justification who better to work with
justification who better to work with
justification who better to work with them people who manifested prison in
them people who manifested prison in
them people who manifested prison in their lives another justification who
their lives another justification who
their lives another justification who better to work with them with prisoners
better to work with them with prisoners
better to work with them with prisoners in this county blacks and Latinos make
in this county blacks and Latinos make
in this county blacks and Latinos make up 40% of the population yet find
up 40% of the population yet find
up 40% of the population yet find themselves at the 80th percentile inside
themselves at the 80th percentile inside
themselves at the 80th percentile inside of our county facility dumbfounded by
of our county facility dumbfounded by
of our county facility dumbfounded by this statistic I wrote and proposed a
this statistic I wrote and proposed a
this statistic I wrote and proposed a curriculum to the Department of
curriculum to the Department of
curriculum to the Department of Corrections to teach inmates what I
Corrections to teach inmates what I
Corrections to teach inmates what I called cultural and social consciousness
called cultural and social consciousness
called cultural and social consciousness education under the premise of community
education under the premise of community
education under the premise of community reintegration and the Second Chance Act
reintegration and the Second Chance Act
reintegration and the Second Chance Act so for the past three years I’ve been
so for the past three years I’ve been
so for the past three years I’ve been working with the self-medicated
working with the self-medicated
working with the self-medicated drug-addicted population men and women
drug-addicted population men and women
drug-addicted population men and women many of them suffering I hypothesize
many of them suffering I hypothesize
many of them suffering I hypothesize because they forgot their greatness a
because they forgot their greatness a
because they forgot their greatness a population whose recidivism rates
population whose recidivism rates
population whose recidivism rates dropped drastically due to this
dropped drastically due to this
dropped drastically due to this remembrance and newfound self-awareness
remembrance and newfound self-awareness
remembrance and newfound self-awareness through cultural and social
through cultural and social
through cultural and social consciousness education I run this
consciousness education I run this
consciousness education I run this education on the actual tears just me
education on the actual tears just me
education on the actual tears just me and them and so many times I’ve had have
and them and so many times I’ve had have
and them and so many times I’ve had have them stand up with this realized look in
them stand up with this realized look in
them stand up with this realized look in their face proclaim their humanity and
their face proclaim their humanity and
their face proclaim their humanity and denounce racism even though they
denounce racism even though they
denounce racism even though they themselves are racist their whole lives
themselves are racist their whole lives
themselves are racist their whole lives to the point where it created a sense of
to the point where it created a sense of
to the point where it created a sense of unity amongst the inmates to the point
unity amongst the inmates to the point
unity amongst the inmates to the point where you could walk into a jail setting
where you could walk into a jail setting
where you could walk into a jail setting and if you could imagine positive energy
and if you could imagine positive energy
and if you could imagine positive energy emanating from that room a Turkish
emanating from that room a Turkish
emanating from that room a Turkish education or carried it to the staff of
education or carried it to the staff of
education or carried it to the staff of correctional facilities and began to
correctional facilities and began to
correctional facilities and began to work with juveniles at juvenile
work with juveniles at juvenile
work with juveniles at juvenile detention centers helping them educating
detention centers helping them educating
detention centers helping them educating them and mentoring them and had many
them and mentoring them and had many
them and mentoring them and had many successful outcomes one of my best cases
successful outcomes one of my best cases
successful outcomes one of my best cases was that I was referred an eighteen year
was that I was referred an eighteen year
was that I was referred an eighteen year old who was in the tenth grade no
old who was in the tenth grade no
old who was in the tenth grade no motivation no drive to wanna move for
motivation no drive to wanna move for
motivation no drive to wanna move for and within a few weeks of the education
and within a few weeks of the education
and within a few weeks of the education he went from being a sophomore in high
he went from being a sophomore in high
he went from being a sophomore in high school to a freshman in college he just
school to a freshman in college he just
school to a freshman in college he just finished his first semester and as of
finished his first semester and as of
finished his first semester and as of this year culture and social
this year culture and social
this year culture and social consciousness education will be
consciousness education will be
consciousness education will be implemented throughout the Jersey City
implemented throughout the Jersey City
implemented throughout the Jersey City School District so we’re much success so
School District so we’re much success so
School District so we’re much success so the success with much success behind
the success with much success behind
the success with much success behind this education I understood it was
this education I understood it was
this education I understood it was because people found a foundation within
because people found a foundation within
because people found a foundation within themselves knowledge of self knowledge
themselves knowledge of self knowledge
themselves knowledge of self knowledge of their culture and the history and
of their culture and the history and
of their culture and the history and knowledge of their ability to have an
knowledge of their ability to have an
knowledge of their ability to have an impact on the world maybe there can a
impact on the world maybe there can a
impact on the world maybe there can a youth with no motivation or Drive wants
youth with no motivation or Drive wants
youth with no motivation or Drive wants to move forward so this is a call to
to move forward so this is a call to
to move forward so this is a call to action that may we realize the
action that may we realize the
action that may we realize the importance of learning our own culture
importance of learning our own culture
importance of learning our own culture and the culture of others and embed that
and the culture of others and embed that
and the culture of others and embed that into our education it’s our employment
into our education it’s our employment
into our education it’s our employment and our institutions and guarantee
and our institutions and guarantee
and our institutions and guarantee racism won’t know how to rear its ugly
racism won’t know how to rear its ugly
racism won’t know how to rear its ugly head ever again and instead of feeling
head ever again and instead of feeling
head ever again and instead of feeling inferior and undeserving when it comes
inferior and undeserving when it comes
inferior and undeserving when it comes time to answer one of the most important
time to answer one of the most important
time to answer one of the most important questions in life what am i that may we
questions in life what am i that may we
questions in life what am i that may we understand that however we answer
understand that however we answer
understand that however we answer affirms who we are in the present moment
affirms who we are in the present moment
affirms who we are in the present moment and that that affirmation of being is
and that that affirmation of being is
and that that affirmation of being is tied to all the beauty and all the
tied to all the beauty and all the
tied to all the beauty and all the struggle of our ancestry allowing us to
struggle of our ancestry allowing us to
struggle of our ancestry allowing us to be filled with love and move and freedom
be filled with love and move and freedom
be filled with love and move and freedom and allow others to do so as well
and allow others to do so as well
and allow others to do so as well regardless of their bodies relationship
regardless of their bodies relationship
regardless of their bodies relationship to the Sun as human beings with all the
to the Sun as human beings with all the
to the Sun as human beings with all the rights that they deserve by declaring
rights that they deserve by declaring
rights that they deserve by declaring such and even more so that as a father
such and even more so that as a father
such and even more so that as a father of five beautiful children that we learn
of five beautiful children that we learn
of five beautiful children that we learn to create a world that communicates
to create a world that communicates
to create a world that communicates unity so that maybe one day they won’t
unity so that maybe one day they won’t
unity so that maybe one day they won’t have to come home sad and confused
have to come home sad and confused
have to come home sad and confused because their friends won’t talk to them
because their friends won’t talk to them
because their friends won’t talk to them because of their race so I’ll leave you
because of their race so I’ll leave you
because of their race so I’ll leave you all with this in order to be empowered
all with this in order to be empowered
all with this in order to be empowered one must understand the power and the
one must understand the power and the
one must understand the power and the right behind self declaration where my
right behind self declaration where my
right behind self declaration where my humans act
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