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19915, I'm currently strugling with this, Posted by guest, Sun Dec-17-00 09:40 AM
I'm struggling with the notion of "Black is Black." (I read what Koala wrote, and I don't really see a problem with that perspective). I still have not fully come to grips with what being "Black" implies. I could say, "well, it's the diaspora of Afrikan people." But, still,.......just how Black must you be to be Black. If Black is soul food (collard greens and fried chicken), then I guess that's me. If Black is "sustaining the afro look", then that's me. If Black is "a hunger for the consciousness of our ancestors and ancient civilization before the Euro-centicism", then that's me too. However, on the flip-side, I don't eat pork (can't stand swine), I can't really dance, I don't have a good jump-shot, I don't go to "the Black church", and I sometimes prefer to listen to musicians who are of the Causcasiod kind.
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