i'm not talking about mundane shit like the pledge of idiocy.

i'll say that consciousness is the practice of critical understanding your own existence as it is relative to society AND working for a desireable change for both individuals and the collective. pretty basic.

no to claim to Black and conscious, IMHO you must be willing to be sure the your are working in the interests of Black people. so back to the analogy, if you run away from the fire (the fire being the urgent state Black folk are in) you are not working in the interest of Black folk. which in turns means you are not conscious but purport to be. in turn meaning you have fucked up politics and you're trifling.

peace.