"BEING BLACK IN THE WORK PLACE"
*This email was sent my way and I know/have testimony of the facts presented here. Not all people believe this about Black People but enough do. Of course the MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT does not help, if not positive for world views, the world majority is against us as a people. Ever been overseas or have You been to a convenience store and certain foreign people exhibit a certain view of You?
I plan to blog on a fight I had years ago at the age of 19 or 20 with a Turkish guy while in Germany... Most view our music, entertainment etc. and formulate since they don't hang with us personally. Only the dumb, naive, narrow-minded, uncle toms'/tomettes, etc. believe this not*
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They take my kindness for weakness.
They take my silence for speechlessness.
They consider my uniqueness strange
They call my language slang.
They see my confidence as conceit.
They see my mistakes as defeat.
They! consider my success accidental.
They minimize my intelligence to "potential".
My questions mean "I'm unaware".
My advancement is somehow unfair.
Any praise is preferential treatment.
To voice concern is discontentment.
If I stand up for myself, I'm too defensive.
If I don't trust them, I'm too apprehensive. I'm defiant if I separate.
I'm fake if I assimilate!.
Yet I'm constantly faced with workplace hate.
My character is constantly under attack.
Pride for my race makes me, "TOO BLACK".
Yet, I can only be me. And who am I you might ask?
I am that Strong Black Person.
Who stands on the backs of my ancestor's achievements with erect spine
Pointing to the stars with pride, dignity and respect...who lets
The workplace in America know
That I not only possess the ability to play by the rules, but I can
Make them as well! Black History 365
Author Unknown.
*4 the 2cents worth, I hated the "MARTIN" show. Let me see Pam was over s*xed, Gina had to settle for a Man with no job, Tommy had no job, the other guy can't remember his name played the dumb fool, the guy that only ate food well.... America loved this as they did those Black face Minstrel Shows..............
I could not see anyone here that are striving, seeking, aspiring, fighting and endeavoring here for knowledge and wisdom for the better as aspects of that show, think about it and there are a lot of people at this site.
Maybe some Men fit into that show, maybe some women, but I have met too many white folk that felt that show represented us as a people. Maybe I will blog on a conversation I had with a white female from Idaho and how she felt about us as a Black people i.e. overs*xed etc. She was not being mean by the way, she really felt and thought that way. She married a black male from Africa by the way and majored in Religion (Bachelors). As a matter of fact, she was a major encourager of the book I write during that conversation.*
I plan to blog on a fight I had years ago at the age of 19 or 20 with a Turkish guy while in Germany... Most view our music, entertainment etc. and formulate since they don't hang with us personally. Only the dumb, naive, narrow-minded, uncle toms'/tomettes, etc. believe this not*
Email:
They take my kindness for weakness.
They take my silence for speechlessness.
They consider my uniqueness strange
They call my language slang.
They see my confidence as conceit.
They see my mistakes as defeat.
They! consider my success accidental.
They minimize my intelligence to "potential".
My questions mean "I'm unaware".
My advancement is somehow unfair.
Any praise is preferential treatment.
To voice concern is discontentment.
If I stand up for myself, I'm too defensive.
If I don't trust them, I'm too apprehensive. I'm defiant if I separate.
I'm fake if I assimilate!.
Yet I'm constantly faced with workplace hate.
My character is constantly under attack.
Pride for my race makes me, "TOO BLACK".
Yet, I can only be me. And who am I you might ask?
I am that Strong Black Person.
Who stands on the backs of my ancestor's achievements with erect spine
Pointing to the stars with pride, dignity and respect...who lets
The workplace in America know
That I not only possess the ability to play by the rules, but I can
Make them as well! Black History 365
Author Unknown.
*4 the 2cents worth, I hated the "MARTIN" show. Let me see Pam was over s*xed, Gina had to settle for a Man with no job, Tommy had no job, the other guy can't remember his name played the dumb fool, the guy that only ate food well.... America loved this as they did those Black face Minstrel Shows..............
I could not see anyone here that are striving, seeking, aspiring, fighting and endeavoring here for knowledge and wisdom for the better as aspects of that show, think about it and there are a lot of people at this site.
Maybe some Men fit into that show, maybe some women, but I have met too many white folk that felt that show represented us as a people. Maybe I will blog on a conversation I had with a white female from Idaho and how she felt about us as a Black people i.e. overs*xed etc. She was not being mean by the way, she really felt and thought that way. She married a black male from Africa by the way and majored in Religion (Bachelors). As a matter of fact, she was a major encourager of the book I write during that conversation.*
