We examined the definition of being Black in Canada and found that the
majority of the issues and factors tended to be negative. We also
understood that we as a people accepted this definition as normal
within the Black community. We've accepted this negative limiting
label but never asked ourselves why?
I told you that many if not most of us suffered from an unconscious,
slave mentality. We then defined that term as having value in the
following areas:
1) Athletics (being a good slave meant being a physically strong one)
2) Being able to make babies (free slaves for the master)
3) An entertaining slave (you had value if you could entertain the master)
Below were ways that you weren't valued:
1) Being able to read
2) Being able to write
3) Being able to do math
4) Being able to run a business
The real question for us today is. . . Do we value ourselves in the
same way?
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