Why are people racist?

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There is clannishness everywhere in the Animal kingdom. Even among animals you would have seen how animals from other tribes are repelled by other tribes. Clannishness is a biological tendency of animal kind. In human beings, this tends to be a serious problem. Clannishness is not the domain of the sophisticated human being. Yet it still exists. We don’t know why.

Human beings are fundamentally the same. It’s just that they are presented differently to the world. A race can have a very strong influence on a person. If you are a black, you are expected to be big, strong, and athletic. If you are Nordic, you are expected to be rugged, sophisticated, and charming. If you are Asia, you are expected to be accommodating, good-natured, and hard-working.

A race does tend to carry a psychological and physiological attributes. A person in a race tends to behave the same way as others of the same race. So you can say that the behavior of a person in a race is in no way connected to the race. We can safely segregate behavior from racial characteristics.

A race is a beautiful concept. But has gone terribly wrong. A race actually brings a lot of variety to the world. Unfortunately, some races have fallen back on certain things, while others have advanced with certain things. If Africans were born in Europe, you would have seen Africans dying on parched Earth. You would have seen them enjoying themselves amongst beautiful meadows, and green plains.

The race concept might be a divine concept. But somehow we have placed hierarchies on it and classified it.

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Black Cultural Archives

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Black Cultural Archives is an initiative to preserve cultural remnants of black history. Black people have made numerous contributions in various capacities to the world. Most of these might be even during times when black people bore the brunt of blatant racism. This archive library will focus more on how the blacks made an impact to the heritage and culture of the United Kingdom.

BCA will have historical artifacts that will be an eye-opener for people. Some of these historical heritage remnants of blacks may have been hidden from racist propagandists. But now all these things are in the open for people to feel and realize the atrocities of racism, and how the spirit of humanity still created contributions from black people at those times.

A certain section of people still can’t reconcile to the fact, that a large part of the cultural backdrop of blacks was created in Britain. Most people would like to believe that black heritage and history was created in places like Africa, and so on. But this is not true. And the Black Cultural Archives will do just that. Reveal the truth. Even if it is not palatable for certain people.

The attempt is to trace the experience of people of African descent in Britain. By displaying facets of history, a bygone era of racism and hate crimes are uncovered again. What can be said as opening a can of worms that is not suitable for today’s times, the initiative will yet strive to make people understand the qualities of egalitarianism.

What started off as an attempt to create a black museum eventually carried forward into an archive gallery. The archives will show people rare and authentic manuscripts. Historical incidences, plans, and propaganda will be evident from these manuscripts. Even oral versions of historical events are recorded, along with rare photographs. All these materials run back at least 5 centuries backwards. Indeed, BCA will in itself be a landmark in black heritage.

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A Cure for Youth Influence

Being influential in any culture doesn’t mean that you have to have a big name behind you. As a matter of fact, you don’t even need to be in the spotlight. Being an inspiration should start at home.

It’s no secret that crime with our youth, especially in the African American community, is on the rise. This possibly could come from many homes not having the foundation to nurture our youth, by having a role model. One thing that is voiced by broken teens especially is that they never had a father figure to love them. Now by know means is this to say that women don’t play a major role in the home, but when African American men step up and take charge, there is a bigger impression that is place in the child.

African American men play an important part to teach, lead and to bring correction when needed. It is so imported that black men fill the gap because of all the hidden dangers that plague our youth. Drugs, crime, and school dropouts, being at the top of the list, children need that voice to put them on the correct path. It gives children a sense of pride and feeling as though they are protected. Most important children are lead by example as well! You have to look at youth as being a blank canvas; the picture that is painted inside of them is what they will display.

Not being a father doesn’t rule black men out of being a leader. There are other ways to lead the youth, such as volunteering at clubs, mentorship programs, or organizing events to bring youth together to empower them. If our children don’t get influenced by men in their own race, then how can they know about their identity? It was once said that if you don’t know where you have been, then how will you know where you are going?

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