Because He is Black!

A word of encouragement can make the difference between giving up and going on....

Because He's Black

This older white guy asked his older black friend, 'Are you voting for Barack Obama just because he's black'? So the older black guy fires back and says, 'Are you not voting for him because he's black? Why can't I vote for him just cause he's black? Hell in this country men are pulled over everyday just cause they are black, passed over for promotions just cause they are black, considered to be criminals just cause they are black, but you don't seem to have a problem with that. This country was built with the sweat and whip off the slaves back, and now a descendent of those same slaves has a chance to lead the same country where we wasn't even considered to be people, Where we weren't allowed to be educated, drink from the same water fountains, eat in the same restaurants, or even vote, so you damn right I'm going to vote for him!

Not just because he's black, But because he is hope, he is change, and he now allows me to understand when my grandson says he wants to be president when he grows up, it is not a fairy tale but a short term goal, Because he sees, understand, and knows, he can achieve, withstand, and do anything just because he's black!

And pass it on..... JUST BECAUSE

Watumwa

Wadau, ukienda Bagamoyo kutalii lazima utaonyeshwa 'Fort' amabako watumwa walipelekwa kabla ya kusafirishwa kwenda Zanzibar kabla ya kwenda Arabuni. Huko waliambiwa "bwaga moyo".

Nimeona hi picha ya watumwa na baadhi ya waarabu waliokuwa wanawauza.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/9chapter3.shtml

Familia ya watumwa Marekani - 1862

Familia ya watumwa South Carolina, 1862.

(Picha iko kwenye maktaba ya Library of Congress)

Kuna kitu ambacho nalalamika sana hapa Marekani. Ni kwamba wengi wa waMarekani weusi wamesahau au hawataki kutambua asili yao ya Afrika. Ninfanya utafiti kwa ajili ya screenplay ambayo naandika. Nikaona hii picha iliyopigwa 1862, yaani miaka 146 iliyopita.

Ukitazama vizuri unaweza kusema ni waafrika kabisa. Naona hao walikuwa bado hwajachanganya damu na wazungu. WaMarekani weusi wengi ni weupe weupe shauri ya kuchanganya damu na wazungu. Leo utasikia waMarekani weusi wanatania, "She/He black like coal" Yaani mweusi kama mkaa. Na hao weusi tii wanadhauruliwa ile mbaya.

Kwa nini waMarekani weusi wengi wamechanganya damu? Wazungu walitembea sana na wanawake weusi na kuzaa nao enzi za utumwa. Enzi hizo uliweza kukuta Mzungu (Master) ana familia ya watoto wa kizungu na mke wake, na hapo kwenye backyard kazaa watoto kibao mashombe na mtumwa/watumwa wake. Wengine walitunza hao watoto vizuri kidogo kwa kuwapa nguo na chakula zaidi ya wengine. Master wengine waliona hao watoto sawa na watumwa wengine na kuwauza na kuwapiga na kuwatesa.

Si siri kuwa wazungu walitumia wanawake weusi kwa ajili ya raha zao za ngono na pia kujifunzia habari za ngono. Wanawake weusi wengine waliona sifa kuzaa na wazungu kuliko mweusi mwenzake maana alidhani mtoto atakuwa na maisha bora. Master wengine walisema kuwa wataua wanawake ambao hawazai watoto waliochanganya damu. Kweli ilikuwa balaa enzi hizo.