What Truly Classifies One As An "African American"
Faith Thomas
Posted in: BLOGS on 2/14/08 at 1:36 PM PST
kids either. All that to pose this question "What Truly Defines Race,"
are we so limited that we have to be discriminatory towards people who
don't look like us. I can't say that African Americans have had it the
hardest because, the Jews had the Holocaust, Iranians had Genocide,
and Mexicans had the Mexican-American War. We always look to the
dictionary to define who we are, but if all the rules were broken and the
"dictionary" didn't exist would we still be happy with what defines us, you
tell me.
Los Angeles Harbor College is getting ready to celebrate "Black
History Month" in the course of two weeks when the whole month is
twenty-nine days of which all activities will take place from 11-1 p.m. The
"Reflections of Our Heritage" celebration at the school starts on Monday,
February 4th and on Wednesday, February Twenty-seventh. The first
event is a jazz festival called "Chocolate Sundae featuring Sheree and
Sophisticated Soul" which will be held on the quad area. The next day on
February the 5th at the exact same time in the cafeteria, there will be a
quilting presentation by the African-American Quilters of Los Angeles
called "Quilting Our Past Into The Present." On Wednesday, February 6th,
there will be a Market and Style Expo showcasing afrocentric gifts and a
fashion show. Then after four days of rest (the 7th-11th) starting at
11-12:30 p.m. on Monday the celebration with Fables, Folklore's and
Historical Tales from Yvette Brandy. On Tuesday, February twelfth at 11-12 p.m.
the Seahawk Center will host an Avery Clayton Event showing an
unannounced (at least at press time) Oscar Micheaux film. On Wednesday the
13th there is going to be dance instruction by Vanessa Bailey
pertaining to the cultural enrichment of the African-American. On Valentine's
Day February 14th from 11-1 p.m. there is going to be a Black
Knowledge Jeopardy Tournament to see how much all students know about Black
America, if they truly wanted to do this then they'd watch the DVD
written and produced by Paul Mooney, the guy that wrote for Richard Pryor
"Jesus Was Black, So Was Cleopatra: Know Your History", it's both
funny and informational. Finally, on Wednesday, February
27th in the Cafeteria from 11-1 p.m. there will be a open market event on
campus called "Adorned in Africa" where Kissima Drammeh presents African
baskets and other treasures and this event will take place in the
Cafeteria from 11-1 p.m. Hopefully, all of us will take something back after
these next few days of information to further reinvent the annals of our
history.
are we so limited that we have to be discriminatory towards people who
don't look like us. I can't say that African Americans have had it the
hardest because, the Jews had the Holocaust, Iranians had Genocide,
and Mexicans had the Mexican-American War. We always look to the
dictionary to define who we are, but if all the rules were broken and the
"dictionary" didn't exist would we still be happy with what defines us, you
tell me.
Los Angeles Harbor College is getting ready to celebrate "Black
History Month" in the course of two weeks when the whole month is
twenty-nine days of which all activities will take place from 11-1 p.m. The
"Reflections of Our Heritage" celebration at the school starts on Monday,
February 4th and on Wednesday, February Twenty-seventh. The first
event is a jazz festival called "Chocolate Sundae featuring Sheree and
Sophisticated Soul" which will be held on the quad area. The next day on
February the 5th at the exact same time in the cafeteria, there will be a
quilting presentation by the African-American Quilters of Los Angeles
called "Quilting Our Past Into The Present." On Wednesday, February 6th,
there will be a Market and Style Expo showcasing afrocentric gifts and a
fashion show. Then after four days of rest (the 7th-11th) starting at
11-12:30 p.m. on Monday the celebration with Fables, Folklore's and
Historical Tales from Yvette Brandy. On Tuesday, February twelfth at 11-12 p.m.
the Seahawk Center will host an Avery Clayton Event showing an
unannounced (at least at press time) Oscar Micheaux film. On Wednesday the
13th there is going to be dance instruction by Vanessa Bailey
pertaining to the cultural enrichment of the African-American. On Valentine's
Day February 14th from 11-1 p.m. there is going to be a Black
Knowledge Jeopardy Tournament to see how much all students know about Black
America, if they truly wanted to do this then they'd watch the DVD
written and produced by Paul Mooney, the guy that wrote for Richard Pryor
"Jesus Was Black, So Was Cleopatra: Know Your History", it's both
funny and informational. Finally, on Wednesday, February
27th in the Cafeteria from 11-1 p.m. there will be a open market event on
campus called "Adorned in Africa" where Kissima Drammeh presents African
baskets and other treasures and this event will take place in the
Cafeteria from 11-1 p.m. Hopefully, all of us will take something back after
these next few days of information to further reinvent the annals of our
history.
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