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by Dr. Boyce Watkins
Stereotypes are usually not a good thing, but for some, they can make life easier. Jews are often stereotyped as being good with money and wealth-building. Asians are stereotyped for being math geniuses. Even Latin Americans can be stereotyped as being hard-working.
If someone were to ask you to name one positive stereotype about black people, would you be able to do so?
If you’re like most people, you probably can’t. We do get some stereotypes thrust upon us, like being able to run fast and jump high (someone even said that we are well-endowed, as if that’s some kind of meaningful talent that you can put on a resume), but those are not stereotypes that typically lead to wealth building, at least not for most of us. If anything, athletic ability can sometimes cause men and women to waste their brain power and educational opportunities chasing hoop dreams or some obscure chance of getting into the NFL.
The Janks Morton film, “Hoodwinked” explores some of these issues. I encourage you to take a look at the trailer. I was very impressed with the film and appreciate that Roland Martin and Tom Joyner supported the effort by featuring the film on their shows. The premieres have sold out thus far, and we’re excited to be able to make this intellectual contribution to the African American community. I am in the film, along with four other outstanding scholars who care about the self-images of black men: Marc Lamont Hill, Steve Perry, Ivory Toldson and Jawanza Kunjufu.
The film is starting to take off, and I’m excited. Once black men begin learning how great we can be, then this will surely bust the lid of opportunity wide open. The scariest black man in America is not the thug on the corner. Actually, it’s the highly-educated, conscientious black man who knows no fear.
You can check out the trailer for the film by clicking here.
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Mariah- MUST READ
May 12, 2013 at 4:50 pm
You know f**k all of you.
While you sit here and say oh Im not racist, Im so kind and nice, basically how f*****g good of a person you are; in your next breathe comes out some of the most racist things I’ve heard in my life. Which to me is pretty ironic.
Yea guess what EVERYONE’S racial backgrounds have BAD PASTS. Whites owned blacks for a while, but blacks sold their black people to white people. Which btw, being an EDUCATED person, there were also white slaves to white people. Asians kill their babies, Chinese people and Japanese people used to kill each other like nobodies business. Spainards killed Mexicans. French killed the Native Americans before any Englanders came and for the most part the “murders” were actually diseases indians weren’t used to. Nazis killed everyone including white people (Jews and gypsies, and people that refused to join Hitler and retarded persons). And that’s just a few IN THE PAST.
I’m not saying racism doesn’t exist. Clearly, you people have defined it with ignorance and misconstrued pride.
There are stereotypes, no matter how it’s put it’s negative. They are going to exist. It’s called humanity, it’s called life, it’s called ignorant people. Like all of you and especially Derrick.
For those of you by now, being like,”This white b***h over here-” No. I’m mostly Mexican, the rest is actually white and native american, grew up in the ghetto, raised by black AND white people. My mexican side actually had no part in my life.
You wanna know what respect is? And what acceptance is? LIVE IT. Quit pulling race cards. Guess what, I didn’t own any black slaves, or white slaves, or anyone. No one in my family has owned slaves, infact in many causes my family was so dirt poor they did work like slaves did. So why treat me and others like we did. I didn’t cause it, I didn’t choose it, I wasn’t like,”Oh f**k yea Im in favor, sign me up for a slave.” So why are you blaming the people of TODAY. Today is today, Im not saying let’s all ignore what happened in America or Germany or anywhere else. But do you have to dwell on it like YOU PERSONALLY lived through it? No, and I bet if your ancestors could see you all being racist and CONTINUING it and being stupid above it all, they would turn in their graves.
How can you get over racism and expect things to be better when you hold onto racism and call people racist? How can you be mad at other people when YOU’RE the one on here WHINING like a pathetic b***h.
Racism exists because you LET IT. Because YOU all are the EPITOMY of it. If you want to be teated fairly, be respectable. If you’re not treated respectfully, either yea they are racist, or you deserved it, or someones having a bad day. But for God’s sake MOVE THE f**k ON. ITS LIFE. s**t SUCKS.
Here’s a clue. I, a Mexican, married a white guy, who’s step mother was an Asian. I, not being a racist, combined myself into these cultures. When I wanted to make enchiladas for dinner, I made f*****g enchiladas, and my husband ate them and was happy like a kid in a toy store. When we listened to music we listened to country, hiphop, whatever the f**k was on, when I wanted to speak spanish, I spoke it. When we visited his step mother, d**n straight I ate her food and I took off my shoes in her house, and I helped her cook, whatever she wanted because it was important to her and IT RESPECTED HER CULTURE. I went to whatever “typical” white event my husband wanted to do, and I went to something called Cambodian New Year, and I respected their culture and their ways. Because THATS how you create a better future, thats how you stop racism and stereotypes. YOU BECOME PART OF THE CULTURE. You don’t become some negative a*****e, saying “is that black enough for you?” Because guess what DERRICK just reconfirmed why there is black stereotypes. Derrick just reconfirmed he’s more racist than any person I’ve seen commenting on here or in my life for that matter.
Yea, go ahead let’s follow the most racist person in this chat. See where that takes us. Slow clap to all of you continuing racial discrimination.
And if you got nothing from this message or even have a single comment to argue with me then just know you’re racist and your head is up your own a*s. Because that just shows you your own ignorance and youre racist. Don’t bother ever saying you’re not racist because you would just be one of the many people to show that racism exists and you’re letting it and you’re MAKING it exist.
Again slow clap to all of you for continuing racial discrimination.
Peace out.
I’m not comming back.
Fight me on here.
Have a joy ride.
You’ll get nothing from me.
Again, you want racism to stop? You need to respect and take part of people’s cultures. Because the longer you think someone owes you some s**t you’re wrong.
MICHELE
November 30, 2012 at 8:46 pm
we love fried chicken(who doesn’t)
we love watermelons(who doesn’t?)
we are overly sensitive(who wouldn’t be?)
we love our mommas(who doesn’)
we dance well(of course)we did invent american music or moden music genres.
we are reallllly black(i wish/history wise)
we all have nappy-hair(so what i am not my hair)
we don’t commit suicide(it’s a wonder)
brotherscoe
September 21, 2012 at 4:28 pm
Right on DErrick! plus we got good white teeth.
Mee
September 21, 2012 at 12:03 pm
I agree with Derrick on a few points but I agree mainly with him on Dr. Boyce not posting enough positive stories. If he did maybe we wouldn’t be sterotyped as we are.
Edward Smikle
September 17, 2012 at 11:51 am
THE ONLY TIME WE WILL WAKE UP IS WHEN WE REJECT THE JUDIO CHRISTIAN INDOCTRINATION. IT IS WHAT BROUGHT US INTO SLAVERY, IT IS WHAT IMPRISIN US, IT IS WHAT TEACHES US TO HATE AND KILL EACH OTHER WHILE PROVIDING US WITH THE MEAN TO DESTROY EACH OTHER. WHIT TELLING US TO LOVE OUR ENEMY, AND TO FORGIVE THEIR TRANSGRESSIONS AGAINST SEVENTY TIMES SEVENTY.
WE FOLLOW THOSE RULES BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE, EXCEPT WHEN IT COME TO THEY WAY WE TREAT PEOPLE OF OUR OWN RACE.
OPRAH, IS DOING A FINE JOB TEACHING AND HELPING US TO LEARN TO LOVE OURSELVES AND PROVIDING OPPERTUNITIES FOR US TO HELP EACH OTHERS. BUT WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE HER.
WE NEED TO QUESTION EVERYTHING WE READ IN THE BIBLE, FOR EXAMPLE WE READ THAT JESUS DIED FOR OUR SIN, WHAT SIN, WE CAME INTO THIS WORLD INNOCENT INFANT, SO WHY DID JESUS HAVE TO DIE FOR MY SINS , WHEN I CAME AS AN INNOCENT CHILD.
MOSES, AND HIS DESIPLES, WER MURDERERS, THEY KILL PEOPLE AND TEACHER HATE. THE TEN COMMANDEMENT WERE TAKEN FROM THE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD. READ IT.
THE EUROPEANS THAT REWRITE THE BIBLE ARE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO TOOK US AS SLAVES. THEY ARE THE PEOPLE WHO PROMOTE JESUS AS OUR SAVOUR, YET STILL THEY ARE THE PEOPLE WHO KILLED HIM AND PACKAGE HIM LIKE A LOAF OF BREAD AND SELL HIM TO US.
WE MUST REMEMBER THAT MOSES, CLAIMED THAT THE EGYPTIANS HAS INSLAVED HIM AND HIS PEOPLE, WELL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT MOSES, LAWS IS BASED ON AN EYE FOR AN EYE, WHICH IS PLAINAND SIMPLE EVIL. AND SINCE HE SAID THAT THE AFRICAN PEOPLE HAD INSLAVED HIS PEOPLE. WELL ASKE YOURSELF WHO WERE THE EGYPTAIN PEOPLE THEY WERE AFRICAN, AND IF THEY WERE AFRICAN AND SINCE MOSES, CLAIMED THAT THEY HAD INSLAVED HIM. THEN HIS HATE TOWARD THE EGYPTIANS IS A PART OF HIS BELIEF SYSTEM. THEREFORE THE BIBLE IS A BOOK ABOUT VINDETTA IS IT NOT?.THIS MY TAKE ON THE BOOK.\, ALSO THE BIBLE SPEAK ABOUT PEACE AND LOVE YET THESE PEOPLE HAVE THE MIGHTYIST ARMIES IN THE WORLD TO USE TO MONINATE OTHERS.WE THE ORIGINAL PEOPLE THE BLACK RACE, HAVE BEEN THE OBSESSION OF THE EUROPEAN FOR 2000 YEARS TO KEEP IN CHECK AND ABUSED. READ YOUR BIBLE BUT BEWARE OF WHAT YOU READ. QUESTION EVERYWOD IN IT. CHECK WHO WROTE AND WHO CLAIM TO BE YOUR FRIEND. REMEMBER MOSES SAID THAT THE EGYPTAIN HAD PUT HIS PEOPLE INTO SLAVERY, AND SINCE HIS WORDS IS AN EYE FOR AN EYE, THEREFORE HIS PUNISHMENT IS TO KEEP AFRICANS IN BONDAGE. THINK ON THESE THINGS. BECAREFUL WHAT YOU READ AND BELIEVE.
ST
September 11, 2012 at 5:42 pm
A STEREOTYPE is a general statement or view about a particular group. This view does not have to be true. Example: All black people are good dancers and singers is a stereotype. Some might consider that a positive Black stereotype. Nevertheless, it’s not true.
A FACT is something that can be proven. It exists or has existed
Examples of Black history facts:
Sarah Boone invented the ironing board
Jan E. Matzelinger invented the shoe lacing machine
Walter Sammnon invented the comb
Lydia O. Newman invented the brush
Lloyd P. Ray invented the dust pan
Thomas W. Stewart invented the mop
Geroge T. Sampson invented the clothes dryer
John Love invented the pencil sharpener
William Purvis invented the fountain pen
Lee Burridge invented the type writing machine
W. A. Lavalehe invented the advance printing press
John Burr invented the lawn mower
Richard Spikes invented the automatic gear shift
Joseph Gammel invented the supercharger system for internal combustion engines
Garrett A. Morgan invented the traffic light
John Standard invented the refrigerator
Alice Parker invented the heating furnace
Frederick Jones invented the air conditioner
Elbert R. Robinson invented the elecric trolley
Alexander Miles invented the elevator
Phillip Dowing invented the letter drop mailbox
William Barry invented the postmarking and canceling machine.
Lewis Howard Latimer invented the filament within the light bulb
Charles Drew started the first blood bank
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed the first open heart surgery
Bill Pickett, a Black cowboy invented the rodeo are of bulldogging
Isaiah Dorman was an interpreter for General Custer
The first m an to ever stand at the North pole was Matthew Henson.
Thirty blace men were with Balboa when the Pacific Ocean was discovered
York, a black scout helped guide the Lewis and Clark Expedition
There was at least one Black man with Columbus when he reached America
Hyram S. Thoman invented potato chips
Augustus Jackson invented American ice cream
Norbert Rillieux invented the surgar-refining process
George Washington Carver created more than 300 systhetic materials from the peanut alone
Dr. Percy Julian developed drugs to relieve inflammatory arthritis, rheumatic fever and glaucoma
It’s a fact that all the aboved named are/were Black.
It’s also a fact that in ancient time white people were thought to be genetically inferior to blacks. Early records reflect that Europeans were considered the mutant, albino offspring of the original blacks of Africa.
While black babies in various parts of the world appear to be more advanced than others, those who have been studied in Africa were found to be the most precocious. Extensive work on the physiological development of young children was done by Marcelle Geber and R. F. Dean in Kenya and Uganda in the 1950s and was updated in the 70s by Mary Ainsworth in South Africa and West Africa, of Gerber’s discoveries author Joseph C. Pearce states, “She found the most precocious, brilliant and advanced infants and children ever observed anywhere in Uganda.
Wonder why blacks seem to excel in sports? Look at body development and coordination between black and white babies.
Studies in the 1960s found:
Babies drawn to a sitting position, able to hold their heads up: Black 9 hours old – White 6 weeks old
holding himself upright: black 5 months old
white 9 months old
Taking the round block out of its hole in the form board: black child 5 months – white 22 months
Standing against the mirror – Black child 5 months – White 9 months
Climbing the steps alone: Black child 11 months – white 15 months
The mean age the child knew his own name: Black 81/2 months – white 14 months
the mean age at which child could use three or more words appropriately: Black child 101/2 months – white 12 months
This came from Amos N. Wilson’s book “The Developmental Psychology of The Black Child.
So if you’re looking to create some positive stereotypes, consider the above.
wil-lie
September 10, 2012 at 11:53 pm
One Positive Stereotype About Black People…..we are black….all the rest can be fix and it will…we should put together a real black men task force for these fool in chi town…bullet proof down…five people per and go get them….it all ways just a few scaring the rest into this….
ZhengJa
September 10, 2012 at 3:20 pm
@Derrick n MZ. are you on fb? if so let’s connect.
Mz
September 13, 2012 at 6:01 pm
No FB-I’m sorry.
Derrick
September 15, 2012 at 8:28 am
@ZhengJa:
No FB
KG
September 10, 2012 at 2:55 pm
We as black folks (collectively) need to start using our God-given sense and not internalize these stereotypes. There is no logic in calling slaves ‘lazy’. Laziness is irrelevant to the argument- the choice was either work or die. Period. And back in tha day many of our people died for refusing to work for free. I have even heard business owners comparing black workers to latino workers, making comparisons that the latinos “take less breaks and work harder”. I have seen at the migrant clinic just how much harder latinos work- they are being worked to death.
The oppressor would want nothing more than to go back to the ‘good ole days’ when people of color worked for free. The oppressor wants to keep you with a slave mentality to continue being dependent on his goods and services, but COMPLAINS when you add to the tax burden. That is why it’s important to develop positive self-image separate from the oppressor in order to see yourself as a child of GOD.
vanester vereen
September 10, 2012 at 1:29 pm
I know there is nothing positive about derrick, you are one black person that needs help. Seek the true and living God he is your only help.
raheem
September 11, 2012 at 9:23 am
derrick, keep doing your “thang”! two fingas!
DLC
September 10, 2012 at 12:20 pm
@Derrick, Well said & done Sir. You have facts & a site for others to research for themselves tooo…Go head brother & keep on keeping on. One thing though, don’t let folk get to you by making you cuss. You are too intelligent for that. Dust your boots off & keep doing what you do. Amen!!!!
DLC
September 10, 2012 at 12:20 pm
@Derrick, Well said & done Sir. You have facts & a site for others to research for themselves tooo…Go head brother & keep on keeping on. One thing though, don’t let folk get to you by making you cuss. You are too intelligent for that. Dust your boots off & keep doing what you do. Amen!!!!
John H Hill
September 10, 2012 at 8:38 am
Needless to say, I am not goog at throwing bsrbs. I don’t know what the positive s****l stereotype is for black people but I would like for someone to answer THIS question: We have great s*x. Why aren’t we happy? I believe that question is being pondered by many. There must be an answer somewhere. Since I am not an expert at anything, I can only recommend those who have that question to seek advice from someone expert in the field of relationships.
I can say from my own observances that trying to make a relationship work on the basis of s*x can be futile. Yes, You can probably have great s*x with someone You would not enjoy a movie date with. Why? I don’t know. I suppose some people are sexually attracted, aroused and satisfied by a partner for which there is few if any other attractions.
This is something I think should be looked at by anyone seeking a serious relationship. They might be running in circles trying to make a relationship work based on s*x.
Derrick
September 10, 2012 at 9:48 am
What the fvck are you talking about?
Mz
September 9, 2012 at 8:35 pm
A positive stereotype?
We are a POWERFUL people.
Own it, live it-love it-Believe it.
Derrick
September 10, 2012 at 6:05 am
@Mz:
WORD!
Procelain
September 9, 2012 at 8:06 pm
Like, the most copied race if people. Most race of people are threaten. Smart, intelligent, trailblazers and so much more.
Derrick
September 9, 2012 at 5:22 pm
@Joe:
POSITIVE STEREOTYPING AND MULTICULTURAL AWARENESS: [According to caucasoids]
BLACK POSITIVE: sociable, friendly, athletic, active, music, rhythmic, happy, sports
NEGATIVE: poor, disobedient, aggressive, criminal, oppressive, hostile, troubled,
low achieving
ASIAN POSITIVE: industrious, intelligent, reliable, courteous, academic success, moral,
math, sophisticated
NEGATIVE: compliant, introverted, shy, passive, isolated, obedient, quiet, timid
wHITE POSITIVE: sociable, friendly, industrious, intelligent, athletic, active, success,
ambitious
NEGATIVE: arrogant, lazy, morally loose, violence, selfish, disobedient, compliant,
Privileged
Personally, I don’t give a d**n what these caucasoids or anybody else think about me. As long as I’m respected; I will return the favor, but if somebody dis-respects me; then the favor is also returned.
It’s amazing how these caucasoids come up with their LIBERTY and JUSTICE for ALL bullshyt, and amerikkka IS THE MELTING POT OF THE WORLD bullshyt, but they have the nerve to STEREOTYPE somebody, with their lying a***s, and their dirty deeds of slavery!!!
Let me add this: when I see caucasoids I don’t see SHYT positive about those bastards!!!
I HOPE THIS IS BLACK ENOUGH FOR YA!
Joe
September 9, 2012 at 4:09 pm
I think some of you have misunderstood…he didn’t say “can you find something positive to say about black people” or “can you name good things that blacks have done”. He asked can you name one positive STEREOTYPE about black people…meaning what is the perception of us by other people…are we known for anything positive other than sports and entertainment. He even gave examples when he said that Hispanics are known for working hard…Jews are known for being good with money, etc. So what positive ATTRIBUTES are we KNOWN for to other people…which is a valid question. Even Jesus asked his disciples “who do men say that I the son of man am?”…in other words, what is the word on the street about me? Perception is important because perception can be reality.
Warnock
September 9, 2012 at 5:02 pm
Amen, Joe!
raheem
September 10, 2012 at 9:17 am
positive stereotypes;
religious, we have the best services
funny, we have the funniest comedians
dress, we are the best dressed
cook, we are the best cookers
sing, we are the best singers
dance, we are the best dancers
athletic, we are the best athletes
speakers, we are the best public speakers
resilient, we can make a dollar out of fifteen cents
forgiving, we didn’t kill these crackers for what they did to our ancestors and continue to do now
Celeste
September 9, 2012 at 3:39 pm
“How can they claim we were/are lazy?” The gatekeepers can because they own the channels and the bandwidth. We consume, not produce the messages. When we do not produce the content or own the channel(s) we become part of the problem.
CT
September 9, 2012 at 2:02 pm
Black people go to Big Mama’s house for Sunday dinner.
Black women have curvy builds and love their body types more than other ethnicities.
Black people can dance and have great rhythm ( me excluded!)
Black people are boisterous and full of laughter and happiness.
Black families build villages and use them to raise children as a collective unit.
Black is beautiful.
BJ
September 9, 2012 at 12:28 pm
First person to enslave blacks was John lok who took five slaves from Guinea not Hawkins. Hawkins did it on a larger scale.
Celeste
September 9, 2012 at 12:21 pm
I think most of the commenters are misunderstanding what stereotype means. A stereotype is a widely held belief that is often a fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person, i.e. black people are lazy. Often, a positive attribute is turned into a negative stereotype. For example, the strength and endurance that enabled slaves to survive slavery was twisted into: ‘black people are brutes (animal like). If a black person is educated he or she is “uppity” or doesn’t know his/her place. Doing something positive is twisted into a negative stereotype or a positive stereotype masks racist intentions, ex. black people are sociable, friendly, athletic, active, music, rhythmic, happy, etc. For example, the image of the happy, contented slave who did not want freedom.
In order to twist these so-called positive (negatively intended) stereotypes we have to get into semiotics and dig deep into verbal and visual language. For example, what is the message that Michelle Obama is making by wearing blouses and dresses with no sleeves, highlighting her toned arms (her “guns”)? Perhaps she is intentionally signaling and signifying her power.
Derrick
September 9, 2012 at 2:05 pm
@Celeste:
The bottom line is that yankees beLIEve we ain’t shyt! Quit bullshyting with the code language and call it like it is!
Although, what they say is a LIE, but that’s the way THEY think about the mighty Black man and Woman, and our children.
These caucasoids use ALL kinds of CHARACTER ASSINATION techniques with their coded words and language. When they say ‘stero type’ they are covering ALL areas of Black behavior…bottom line.
How can they claim we were/are lazy when the Black enslaved brothers and sisters WORKED FOR FREE, while they sat on THEIR LAZY a***s, and watched us worked from sun-up until sun-down?
The word ‘uppity’ was used by these heathens during our forced enslavement. They called an “unruly slave”, UPPITY, when he/she SPOKE UP to them. Henceforth; UPpity!!!
The First Lady is stating that she has CONFIDENCE, CLASS AND STYLE. She’s showing caucasoids, she is in GOOD SHAPE, HEALTH and is a LOVING Mother and Wife. She’s letting them know in a subtle way, she is a BLACK GODDESS AND WAS FIRST ON THIS PLANET. This is what the word FIRST really means. But, the caucasoid fe-male THINKS she was the FIRST LADY on the planet, but it was A BLACK AFRIKAN GODDESS!!!
The animalistic people, were/are the caucasoid enslavers, who were the BRUTES, WRETCHES, AND WICKED demon/devils; not the Afrikan Blacks.
CAUCASOIDS ARE THE MOST SHIFTLESS, LAZY, SHRIVLING, MURDERERS, THIEVES, USURPERS AND MILITANTS ON THE PLANET!!!
Warnock
September 9, 2012 at 4:59 pm
Thank you, Celeste, for clarifying what Dr. Boyce is asking for. Clearly, from many of the posts here, folks do not understand what a stereotype is.
tawanda
September 10, 2012 at 9:45 am
highly informative and very well-put. there are lots of well-read posters on this site! that’s why i always enjoy coming and reading the posts. you learn a h**l of a lot.
Nedrea
September 9, 2012 at 11:48 am
Several positive Stereotypes I can think of regarding black people are the following:
1. There are a lot of Educated Black Women more than ever before.
2. There are a lot of liberated Black Women who are single and doing a wonderful job raising Children.
3. There are a few inventions by black people such Edison, Carver and Bethune-Cookman.
4. Black Women have become the backbone of society and they are voices of reason.
5. There are now some great black men in Ivy League Positions such as Harvard, Yale and Princeton and Georgetown.
6. We have some great black men in Leadership such as Mr. President Barack H. Obama, Major General Colin Powell, Dr. and Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.
7. There are programs designed to teach blacks about budgeting and finance, by those who see an ailing community of non-self stability.
8. A lot of black people are starting to own stock, and 401k’s, as well as houses, and cars.
9. A lot of black people are beginning to realize their potential and they are re-tooling themselves and re-aligning themselves to be in a better position of living economically, physically, mentally, socially and intellectually. And
10. Black people are getting out and exercising their political voices by voting for the causes they believe in, whether it be republican, democrat or independent, or non-bipartisan, they are using the rights so many fought for them to have.
Mz
September 10, 2012 at 2:17 pm
Thanks N E D D A Y-
LMAO
elrancho2
September 9, 2012 at 11:11 am
Here’s a quick list off the top of my head:
Black people are the most fastidious people.
Black people are the most beautiful race.
Black people are the strongest race.
Black people possess the capacity for love and forgiveness – more than any other people.
Black people are the wisest people.
Black people can achieve anything if given a fair chance.
(and I’m white)
Nedrea
September 9, 2012 at 11:59 am
Well you may be white, but I have white family members and friends, and I am African Irish Native American and I am from a diverse and blended family background so I thank you for the wonderful comment that you gave black people. Now it’s your turn to receive a compliment of truth:
White people are wonderful people
White people are very festive during holidays
White people are very giving and generous
Not all White people are racists
White people are good people when given a fair chance
White people are adventurous and love to do fun stuff: Hiking, bike riding, camping trips, amusement parks, festivals, dinners, malls, theaters, you name it, they love to do these things.
White people are the first to believe in equal treatment for everyone.
elrancho2
September 9, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Nedrea: I don’t want to appear ungrateful for your compliments but I was not looking for any such response – as well-meaning as yours obviously is.
I can however, agree that “not all white people are racists” and there are “some wonderful white people”. My love and loyalty will always be directed towards good people, whoever they are and in my experience, generally-speaking, I’ve found more evidence of “good” in black people, whether it be in Africa, Europe or America.
Derrick
September 9, 2012 at 5:47 pm
@neddy:
caucasoids are people, who love to LIE, CHEAT, KILL AND STEAL!
This should’ve been FIRST on your list of lies!
Mz
September 9, 2012 at 8:30 pm
Funny, funny, funny!!! I love it-she is an a*s kisser that got dissed. Go away N e d d y-LOL!
Nedrea
September 9, 2012 at 11:52 pm
To both Derrick and Mz, my name is NOT neddy. Be respectful, my name is Nedrea and number two I did not kiss anyone’s backsides, that was an irresponsible comment on both your parts. Plus I am African Irish Native American who is from a blended family background of both black and white, so white people are not murderers and they are not to be called out of their names. Derrick you are very racists and so is Mz.
tawanda
September 10, 2012 at 9:39 am
“White people are the first to believe in equal treatment for everyone” are you serious right now? if that were the case, why did we have to have a Civil Rights era? why did we have to fight for voting rights? (and still to this day we are fighting for our voting rights). why did we have to fight for fair housing? why did we have to fight for equal opportunity employment (Affirmative Action). if white people were the first to believe in equal treatment, how come centuries after Emancipation from slavery, we are still struggling for rights, equality, and against police brutalities? If whites were the first to believe in equal treatment for everyone, why are they the ones who have raped & stolen from every nation on earth: case in point: South Africa. Phillipines, etc.
Mz
September 10, 2012 at 2:12 pm
“I am African Irish Native American who is from a blended family background of both black and white…”
You’re blended alright-with denial and stupidity-there is no African Irish Native box!! Take you’re self loathing, wanna sound deep behind somewhere and sit it down! We run into the “I’m mixed” broken records like you everyday.
(African Irish) LMAO!!! All that equals is light-skinned(maybe) NEGRO-
raheem
September 11, 2012 at 9:16 am
thank you, well said. a confused light skin negro at best. if she has a little color in her skin, in the south she is a black a*s n#$@#r! some us have to find this out the hard way, but the man has a way of letting these confounded negroes know they are black. she will find out that afro, irish bullcrap doesn’t mean a thing when that job promotions goes to unqualified lilly white girl ove her. lol
Nedrea
September 25, 2012 at 11:33 am
Actually the only ones blended with stupidity is you. I normally don’t respond to ignorance, but you I had to say something to, because you are the epitome of ignorance. I am from a blended background and proud of it…….you’re uneducated air head……….
elaine clemons
September 9, 2012 at 11:07 am
You’re the best, Derrick.
Warnock
September 9, 2012 at 4:54 pm
These are facts,Derrick, not positive stereotypes as Dr. Boyce queried about. There is a distinct difference between the two.
GEORGEJANSEN
September 9, 2012 at 10:49 am
ONE POSITIVE BLACK STEREOTYPE…THAT’S SO EASY..ALL THE BLACKMEN HAVE BIG,THICK OR LONG Dxxx. TAH DAH…THERE YOU GO
Derrick
September 9, 2012 at 7:48 am
CAN YOU NAME ONE POSITIVE STEREOTYPES ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE?”
I can name thousands of positive stereotypes about Black people, but these are just a FEW!
CHECK:
Philip Emeagwal: Invented the world’s fastest computer
Dr. Philip Emeagwali, often called the “Bill Gates of Africa,” was born in Nigeria in 1957. He escaped his war-torn, poverty-ridden homeland and became one of the most famous black inventors by studying hard and receiving a scholarship to Oregon State University at the age of 17.
After completing his undergraduate work in mathematics, Dr. Emeagwali went on to earn a Ph.D. in Scientific Computing from the University of Michigan, as well as two Masters degrees from George Washington University.
In 1989, Dr. Emeagwali used 65,000 processors to create the world’s fastest computer. The computer performs computations at 3.1 billion calculations per second. Currently, Dr. Emeagwali’s computers are being used to forecast the weather and to predict the likelihood and effects of future global warming.
Lee Burridge & Marshman: Invented the typewriter
(Apr. 7, 1885)
Lee Burridge was an inventive genius and manufacturer, but still maybe the least known of typewriter inventors. He was born in Paris, France on September 22, 1861, the son of Levi Spear, a noted dentist, and Emma Frances (Ogden) Burridge.
Dr. Mark Dean: Invented the PC [Personal Computer]
By the time he graduated high school, computer whiz and African American inventor Mark Dean had already built his own computer, radio and amplifier. He then studied electrical engineering in college and eventually went on to obtain a Ph.D.
In 1980, Dean began working at IBM, where he was instrumental in the development of the “Personal Computer” (PC), thereby solidifying his place among the most accomplished black inventors.
He currently holds three of IBM’s original nine PC patents and more than 20 patents overall.
One of his most recent achievements has been leading the team that helped produce the 1-Gigahertz chip, which contains one million transistors.
Dr. Shirley Jackson: Invented ‘call waiting’
Like many other famous African American inventors, theoretical physicist Dr. Shirley Jackson first developed an interest in science and math during her childhood. Her interest led her to MIT, where she received bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees, all in the field of physics. In doing so, she became the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. from MIT.
Jackson’s knowledge made many advances in telecommunications while working for Bell Laboratories. These advances include developments in the portable fax, touch tone telephone, solar cell and the fiber optic cables used to provide clarity in overseas phone calls. In addition, this black inventor also contributed to the invention of Caller ID and Call Waiting.
Kenneth Dunkley: Invented 3D
Kenneth Dunkley earned a significant place in the history of black inventors by creating Three Dimensional Viewing Glasses (3-DVG). This patented invention displays 3-D effects from regular 2-D photos without any type of lenses, mirrors or optical elements.
By studying human vision, Dunkley discovered that blocking two points in a person’s peripheral vision will cause an ordinary picture to appear 3-Dimensional. His 3-DVG was developed to block out these points.
Dunkley now conducts visual effects workshops at the Museum of Scientific Discovery in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This noted African American inventor is also a leader in the field of holography.
Henry T. Sampson: Invented the Cell Phone
Dr. Boyce: Perhaps if you would start posting POSITIVE articles about our inventions and contributions to the world; you would not have show these lost negroid males with their pants hanging down their a***s!!!
EVERYTHANG WE TOUCH WAS INVENTED BY BLACK PEOPLE!!!
Go to this site and see just a few of the inventions Black men & women invented http://www.ancient-knowledge-breakthrough.net/id29.html
sybil
September 9, 2012 at 11:55 am
Thank you Derrick they got/get everything from us.
shouldofpickyourowncotton
September 9, 2012 at 2:50 pm
we black people are inventors:elevator,automatic gearshift,traffic signal light,street sweeper,printing press,pencil sharpener,fountain pen,lawn sprinkler,lawnmower,air conditioner,heating furnace and many more.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR SAID”AMERICANS depend on the inventions from the mind of blacks.WE blacks build america for free so whose lazy.WE are more intelligent,more hardworking,more athletic,GOD’S first race solomon chapter 1:5.WE are better singers,dancers and actors.WE BLACK PEOPLE ARE THE WORLD’S GREATEST SURVIVORS.TOO bad some BLACKS DON’T BELIEVE THIS MENTALLY ENSLAVED!!!!!!!!!!!
Derrick
September 9, 2012 at 7:30 am
The euoPEEans were roped off by Black Afrikans during the ‘Dark’ ages when the ‘Dark” Black man ruled the world! The very first man to reach the North Pole was a Black man name Matthew Henson!
The first Eskimos were Black! And lest not forget about the Asiatic Black Man, who ruled Asia, during the Xang Dynasty.
Everything the caucasian does today was already done BEFORE he was born! When he forced the religion of xtianity on our people, he stole our language, our heritage, our spirituality and our minds with white washed xianity.
The first enslaver was a white boy by the name of John Hawkins, who was a xtian from England. He forced Black Afrikans into slavery with xtianity. He also picked up thousands of free Afrikans and put them on the slave ship called, ‘The Good Ship Jesus’ and made us love ANOTHER (white folks) instead of ONE ANOTHER (EACH OTHER)! This is where the biblical verse ‘love your enemies’ comes from!!!
This why we are still ‘blind’ to our glorious past of being Kings and Queens, Rulers and Leaders, Inventors and Scientist, Mathematicians and Astrologers, because we don’t know our TRUE past.
God is TRUTH and TRUTH is God! There is no higher TRUTH than God, and the Black man IS GOD!
John 10:34 reads: Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law; “I have said YOU ARE GODS”?]]]
The biblical verse which states: ‘I was blind, but now I see,’ is true: BUT, negroids are still ‘blind’ and can’t ‘see’ through the racism, that caucasoids project to us EVERYDAY, with their media outlets.
The past always reflects the future. You NEVER hear ashkenazi jews (european khazars) telling their children to ‘forget about their past.’ They teach it to them!!! Only negroids talk this garbage about ‘forgetting our past’ just to please the caucasoids. And y’all still ain’t respected!
If we are not taught the TRUTH about our GLORIUS past; then our future is DESTROYED. If we look at our Black youth today; they are destroying themselves because they feel, they are worthless. This white racist educational system has DUMBED down the minds of our children to make them feel, they are worthless. And this is why they kill each other because in their minds; they are nothing!
If they were taught that “We Are the World,” like Michael Jackson tried to tell us; we would be a proud and prosperous people. Black people are all over the world and we are the Black Messiah’s children.
The Black Messiah even said WE are his children: “I said, Ye are gods…and ALL of you are CHILDREN of the Most High? [Psalms 82;6]. The word; ‘ye’ means ‘we,’ and WE are the true Black children of the Black Messiah God.
You have caucasians who don’t want this Truth revealed because he wants to keep you in your slave-like state of mind. You also have boot licking negroids, who think like them, such as; these negroid screachas!
Caucasians worship the devil (satan) and this is why the Black Muslims call them devils because they are devil worshippers, which now have negroids in this evil state of mind, today!
How come the word ‘satan’ and ‘lucifer’ are capitalized in the bible? They (caucasians) worship their gods of satan, lucifer and the devil, which are translated as; money, power and wickedness!!! IN GOD WE TRUST is even on their currency! god = devil
They love satan claus (santa claus) because he is their MYTHICAL devil god! Everything associated with xmess (christ mess) is white, such as, white snow, white angels, white elves, white snowmen (they even call snow a man), white xmess trees, white wise men…you get picture.
The Black Nazarites were the ORIGINAL wisemen, and they were fishermen of the sea. “Give a man a fish and he won’t starve for a day. Teach a man how to fish and he won’t starve for his entire life.” Afrikans used the land and water to feed their people for a lifetime!!!
Dumb negroids will be running to caucasoid’s stores this ‘Black Friday’ [negroids will help caucasoids stay "in the black"], and they will keep caucasoids in business, until next year. Negro people will be consuming their goods, and go broke while, caucasoids will remain rich, and run to the banks this helladay season!
In case y’all didn’ know what “in the black” means; it means caucasoids will be in the POSITIVE, not negative when they total up their earnings; thanks to negroids!!!
The color white represents evil, wickedness and the devil. If I am lying, just look how they act toward Black people: Evil, Mean and Wicked! The same way, they treated us during our enslavement, but negroids still love to give them their hard earned money!!!
The color white was also, used to represent the devil, evil and death, while the color Black, represented HOLINESS, and the image of God! These caucasoids reversed this truth, and this is why we have these chicken-hearted negro screachas running around here telling us to “love our enemies”. They want us to die and go to ‘heaven,’ while they go to the bank and reap their rewards from the poor and needy!
Wake up Black people…the Last Poets said, “Time Is Running Out.”
Harvey
September 10, 2012 at 7:24 am
Derrick you are an idiot
tawanda
September 10, 2012 at 8:31 am
you bring up some great points. but unfortunately your grasp of history concerning the Bible seems to be off skew. first of all, i’m tired of people saying the Bible was written by whites. when in actuality, the King James Bible is nothing but an English translation of the original Hebrew scriptures! Both the Old Testament and the New Testament were written by jewish, not white men. Apostle Paul and the other apostles were actually jewish men, not white nor greek. thus, the myth that the ‘white man’ wrote the Bible is inaccurate. Instead, they misused the Bible to justify their evils towards black & brown people. (slavery). We know that slavery is an ancient custom. Egyptians enslaved hebrews, Assyrians enslaved jews, etc etc. but American slavery was the worst system of slavery ever! all other forms of slavery resulted from war: the conqueror would take the captives into war. well, with American slavery, they didn’t war with the nations of Africa to receive slaves- they kidnapped us and stole us mostly. other times they used deception & trickery to buy us from African kings. the amount of brutalities afflicted upon African slaves was obviously inhumane and probably unprecedented: starvation, 12-20hr labor, rape of girls,women, separation of families, etc etc
tawanda
September 10, 2012 at 8:35 am
and also, our slavery still continues although we aren’t enslaved. why: because racism, institutionalized racism, unjust laws, prejudices, high black prison & poverty rate,police brutalities and murder of blacks, and the TEa Party still exist.