Hello and welcome back for Episode 3 of my 5-part series, Africa To America , which I call "Hatred Of Self" (if you're new to the party, I strongly suggest you go back to the beginning of my blog series - "Africa To America [Pt. 1]: More Than Just A Slave Journey" ). This week I want to share a few thoughts on the troubling concept of self-hatred in the black community. This, as always, is for ALL to hear and I hope that everyone takes something away from this. Warning: I'm not pulling any punches and this will be raw, so there will be no apologies for what I have to say. One of my favorite movies is Spike Lee's "School Daze" (1988). It gives us a closer look at fraternity/sorority pledging, divided friendship, intra-racism and other issues that are believed to occur at HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). Set at the fictional Mission College, the film became quite popular by touching on a subject that you don't n...
I say the kinds of things that kept me out of the really GOOD colleges. Welcome to my madness. Hope you stay awhile...