“THE ILLITERATE OF THE 21ST CENTURY WILL NOT BE THOSE WHO CANNOT READ AND WRITE, BUT THOSE WHO CANNOT LEARN, UNLEARN, AND RELEARN.-ALVIN TOFFLER
I REFUSE TO FAULT OUR CHILDREN, THE ADULTS ARE AT FAULT!
HAVE WE REALLY BEEN REDUCED TO THIS?
HAVE WE REALLY ALLOWED OURSELVES TO BE DIMINISHED LIKE THIS?
TODAY, WE ARE IN THE PHASE OF RELEARNING
WE HAVE TO RELEARN WHAT OUR ANCESTORS DID WITH NOTHING AND DENIED WHAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED TODAY
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THEIR METHODS OF DELIVERY, YA KNOW IN WHICH THE MANNER THEY DID IT
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THE DISRESPECT, INSOLENCE, RUDENESS AND ENTITLEMENT TOWARDS OUT ELDERS, SENIORS AND WISE ONES,
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THIS ERRONEOUS NARRATIVE, TRUTH AND BELIEF THAT WE KNOW MORE THAN OUT ELDERS, SENIORS AND THOSE WHO HAVE LIVED LONGER THAN WE HAVE
WE HAVE TO LEARN TO EMBODY WHO THEY WERE, WHAT THEY DID, THEIR VISION, THEIR WORK ETHICS, THIER MAD SKILLS, GIFTS AND TALENTS AND MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER AND SWIFTLY
THEY DIDN’T DO ALL THEY DID WITH ABSOLUTELY NOTHING FOR US TO HAVE ACCESS, OPPORTUNTIES, A SENSE OF FREEDOM UNMANAGEABLE TO THEM TO GIVE UP, TIRE QUICKLY, FEEL DEFEATED, SECOND GUESS WHAT’S IN US OF WHICH IS THEM
OUR ANCESTORS WERE ALL ABOUT UNITY, COMMUNITY AND THE FUTURE
OUR ANCESTORS WERE ABOUT EMPOWERING US
OUR ANCESTORS WERE NOT ABOUT THE MONEY BUT REVOLUTIONARY
OUR ANCESTORS HAD A MISSION, IT WAS EQUIPPING THEIR FUTURE WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEEDED IN A VICIOUS, RACIST, MALICIOUS COUNTRY
OUR ANCESTORS GAVE US THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO BE MENTALLY, PSYCHOLOGICALLY, PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY STRONG
I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW WE ARE TIRED OF BEING STRONG AND WANT TO BE FRAGILE BUT HAVE YOUR COUNTRY CHANGED FROM WHAT OUR ANCESTORS WERE FIGHTING AND FACING?
OUR ANCESTORS KNEW WHAT WE NEEDED AND NOT WANTED
WE HAVE REDUCED TO LISTENING TO THOSE OUR ANCESTORS EDUCATED, CODDLED, PROTECTED, SERVED, TAUGHT, SHOWED HOW TO BE HUMANE, CONSIDERATE, EMOTIONAL, LOVING, AND COMPASSIONATE TO ONLY LISTEN TO THIS GENERATION: DENY THEM, REJECT THEM, FEEL THAT THEY WERE TOXIC, IMMORAL, ILLEGAL, UNCARING AND UNLOVING?
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE OUR CHILDREN TODAY EXECUTING THIS NEW FOUND FREEDOM TO SPEAK, ACT AND SHOW UP TO ONLY BE IMPRISONED, TARGETED, DEMONIZED, CRIMINALIZED AND VICTIMIZED. WE ARE BURYING OUR FUTURE QUICKER THAN WE ARE SENDING THEM OFF TO COLLEGE
WE WERE TRYING TO GET THIS TYPE OF FREEDOM? FREE TO SPEAK OUR MINDS, FREE TO SOUND IGNORANT? FREE TO SHOW UP ANY KIND OF WAY? FREE TO NOT STUDY? FREE TO NOT BE PREPARED INSIDE THE SCHOOLS? FREE TO NOT HAVE STANDARDS, MORALS, EXPECTATIONS, VISIONS, GOALS, PRINCIPLES, AND VALUES FOR OUR PEOPLE?
O THIS IS NEW TO US! WHY?
IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ALL ABOUT US, COLLECTIVELY
YET, OUR CHILDREN TODAY HAVE NOT LEARNED THAT BECAUSE THE ENEMY IS WITHIN THEIR GATES (EAR, EYE, HEART, SPIRIT, SOUL) DAILY
THE ENEMY HAS INFILTRATED OUR SCHOOLS
OUR BLACK CHILDREN HAVE TO UNLEARN WHAT THESE PEOPLE HAVE PUT IN THEIR GATES, WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN TAUGHT BECAUSE WHAT WE HEAR, SEE, FEEL HOW THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES AND EXPERIENCE IS NOT WHO WE ARE AND IT IS UNFAMILIAR TO US AND THE ENEMY KNOWS THIS
THIS IS NOT OUR CULTURE
OUR CULTURE WAS STRIPPED, ROBBED, AND TAKEN FROM OUR CHILDREN
THIS IS NOT IN THEIR DNA
WE HAVE TO LEARN THAT WE ARE FEARED
WE HAVE TO LEARN THAT WE ARE POWERFUL
WE HAVE TO LEARN THE POWER OF DOLLAR
WE HAVE TO LEARN ALL OF THESE THINGS
WE HAVE TO LEARN ABOUT WHOSE BANK ACCOUNTS WE MAKE FAT
WE HAVE TO LEARN THE POWER OF US PURCHASING
WE HAVE TO LEARN THAT WE ARE STUDIED, COVETED AND NEEDED AND SOCIAL MEDIA MAKES IT EASY TO PREY UPON US WITHOUT MAKING A SWEAT
WE HAVE TO LEARN THAT SLAVE LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IS STILL GOING ON ALONG WITH IMMORAL AND DEHUMANIZING
WE HAVE TO LEARN JUST HOW MUCH OF A ROLE WE PLAY IN OUR OWN DEMISE BY “BUYING WHAT WE WANT”
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THAT BUYING HIGH PRICED THIS, THAT OR THE OTHER IS STATUS
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THAT IF WE SHOP HERE OR THERE DICTATES WHO WE THINK WE ARE
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THAT WHITE SUPREMACY LIE AND CALL IT WHAT IT IS, INFERIORITY, IGNORANCE, AND INCOMPETENCE
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THAT WHITE WOMAN PEDESTAL THEORY OF WHICH HAS BEEN CAUSE FOR PREMATURE DEMISE OF OUR LOVED ONES AND IMPRISONMENT OVER THEIR LIES
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THAT MATERIAL GAIN MATTERS BUT COMMUNITY, RELATIONSHIP AND LOVE DOESN’T OR ISN’T IMPORTANT
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THAT JUST BECAUSE WE PAY FOR SOMETHING WITH A LOT OF MONEY IT IS THE BEST QUALITY
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THAT AUTONOMY MENTALITY AND ALL OF THIS OTHER STUFF WE ARE SPEWING THAT’S ANTI BLACKNESS AND ALWAYS HAVE BEEN WHITENESS.
WE HAVE TO LEARN WHOSE FACE IS BEHIND THE NAME BRANDS.
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN OUR HELPLESSNESS
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN OUR INEFFECTIVENESS
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THIS DISREGARD
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THIS DISENGAGEMENT
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THIS DISORDER
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THIS DISMEMBERING
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THIS DISLIKE
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THIS DISSATISFACTION
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THIS DISARTICULATION
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THIS DISCONTINUATION
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THIS DISCOMBOBULATION
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THIS DISLOYALTY
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THIS IGNORANCE
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN OUR INCOMPETENCE
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THAT WE CAN’T
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THAT COLLEGE IS THE WAY
WE HAVE TO UNLEARN THAT WE ARE NOT ENOUGH
WE HAVE TO RELEARN WHO WE ARE
WE HAVE TO RELEARN OUR ABILITIES
WE HAVE TO RELEARN HOW TO USE OUR HANDS, HEADS AND HEARTS TOGETHER
WE HAVE TO RELEARN OUR ANCESTORS CONTRIBUTIONS
WE HAVE TO RELEARN OUR ANCESTORS BRILLIANCE
WE HAVE TO RELEARN OUR ANCESTORS EXCELLENCE
WE HAVE TO RELEARN OUR ANCESTORS MAGICAL WAYS
WE HAVE TO RELEARN OUR ANCESTORS CREATIVITY
WE HAVE TO RELEARN OUR ANCESTORS CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
WE HAVE TO RELEARN THE DIFFERERNCE BETWEEN CRITICISM AND CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM
WE HAVE TO RELEARN WHAT GOT US FROM 1619 TO 2022 BECAUSE IT SURE WASN’T ACTING LIKE, TALKING LIKE, BEING LIKE THE OPPRESSORS FOR DAMN SURE
WE HAVE TO RELEARN TO MIX, MATCH AND PRODUCE EXCELLENCE
WE HAVE TO RELEARN WHAT OUR ANCESTORS DID IN SHACKLES
WE HAVE TO RELEARN WHAT OUR ANCESTORS DID IN CHAINS
WE HAVE TO RELEARN WHAT OUR ANCESTORS DID WHILE BEING THREATENED WITH DEATH IF CAUGHT READING AND WRITING
WE HAVE TO RELEARN WHO WE ARE BECAUSE THE ENEMY JOB IS TO GET US BACK TO THOSE WHITES ONLY SIGNS, MAKE US ILLITERATE AND UNABLE TO READ, WRITE OR COUNT.
WHO THEY ARE, YOU ARE
WHAT THEY DID, YOU CAN TOO
WHO THEY ARE, YOU ARE TOO
UNLEARN NAME CALLING
UNLEARN NOT SEEING YOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS AS YOUR STRENGTH
UNLEARN NOT SEEING YOUR COMMUNITY AS WORTH FIGHTING FOR
UNLEARN THIS DIVISION
UNLEARN THIS MALTREATMENT
UNLEARN THIS VICIOUSNESS TOWARDS YOUR BLACK SISTERS AND BROTHERS
UNLEARN ALL THINGS ANTI BLACKNESS AND LET’S UNIFY AND CHANGE THIS COUNTRY INTO WHAT WE STARTED IT
LET’S GET IT YOUNG PEOPLE
THE GREATEST TOOL THE ENEMY USED TO GET US HERE WAS DIVISION, OMISSION, REJECTION AND ERRONEOUS NARRATIVES
AT ONE POINT, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE GREAT REPLACEMENT THEORY CONCERNING WHITE FOLKS…….Tuh
THE BABY FORMULA SHORTAGE
ABORTION ISSUE
WHITE INFERIORITY ON STEROIDS
BLACK COLLEGE BOMB THREATS
STUDENT LOAN DEBT SCHEME
DEBTS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
MASS SHOOTINGS OF BLACK CITIZENS
WHITE RAGE AND STUPIDITY BECAUSE OF ENTITLEMENT
THROUGH STROKES, WEILDING, POLICIES, LEGISLATION, CODES, MANDATES, LAWS AND OTHER CRAP MADE UP BY INFERIOR WHITE BOYS:
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK NAMES
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK CULTURE
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK INNATENESS
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK EDUCATION
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK DOMINANCE AMONG THE ELDERS
THEY REPLACED WHAT CAME NATURAL TO BLACK PEOPLE
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK DIGNITY
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK ENERGY
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK BUSINESSES
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK MORALITY
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK CHARACTER
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK JOURNEY
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK SELF RESPECT
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK UNITY
THEY REPLACED OUR RESPECT OF OUR BLACK ELDERS
THEY REPLACED OUR HONOR OF OUR BLACK ELDERS
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK VALUE SYSTEM
THEY REPLACED OUR OPULENT BLACK COMMUNITIES
THEY REPLACED OUR TRUST IN OUR BLACK SISTERS AND BROTHERS, FATHERS AND MOTHERS
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK BELIEF IN EACH OTHER
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK PRIDE
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK HIGH SELF ESTEEM
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK CONFIDENCE
THEY REPLACED OUR AUTHENTIC BLACK HISTORY
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK CONTRIBUTIONS IN THIS THANKLESS AND UNGRATEFUL
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK STRONG WORK ETHICS
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS OUR OWN
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK EDUCATORS
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK INNOVATIVE MENTALITY
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK INNATE SKILLS
THEY REPLACED OUR INNATE BLACK TALENTS
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK JUST MENTALITY
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK CODE OF ETHICS
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK COMPASSION
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK SELF WORTH
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK INTEGRITY
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK INVESTMENTS IN EACH OTHER
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK COLLECTIVISM
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK EXCELLENCE
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK SCHOLARLY WAYS
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK VISION OF OUR FUTURE
THEY REPLACED OUR BLACK VILLAGE CONCEPT
THEY REPLACED ALL OF THESE THINGS IN THE GUISE OF TOXICITY, OUT DATED WAYS, AND PROGRESSION.
THEY REPLACED OUR ALL BLACK THRIVING AND SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITIES.
YET, ARE WE COMMITTING CRIMES AT THIS LEVEL?
YET, ARE WE GUNNING DOWN WHITES?
YET, ARE WE DOING WHAT THEY ARE DOING?
THEY CALL US BLACK EXTREMISTS ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO:
HAVE OUR OWN
BUILD OUR OWN
LIVE AMONGST OUR OWN
INVEST IN OUR OWN
EDUCATE OUR OWN
HIRE OUR OWN
EMPOWER OUR OWN
GROW OUR OWN
ELEVATE OUR OWN……
THEY ARE WELL AWARE THAT WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY NEED OF THEM.
Every word of this truth needs to be heard.