“For years people have been defining who we are.” - Dr. Booker T. Coleman. All around the world black people are depicted as inferior. For centuries, black people have been depreciated and devalued, stemming from feelings of hate and the idea of white supremacy. After a while, being constantly targeted and attacked will take a heavy toll. They have been told that they are less than what they are, and will never be capable of becoming great. Educator Dr. Booker T. Coleman states that “people have no power over you”, which is true. Coleman talks about how we are living in an illusion, a magician's world. The reason why the majority of black people are in the positions they are in today, is because of a lack of knowledge of their past history. …show more content…
Coleman further states that the two areas black people have to conquer are social studies and language, the areas that they are trying to keep us out of. The problem is African culture is not being taught enough, due to the fact that the history behind Africa has been hidden and changed over time. Most people are not aware that Africa was the culture of the world and was the culture that brought civilization which included advanced forms of education to the rest of the world. Archaeologist, Stanley Poole puts into words that European historians argued that Europe gave civilization to Africa, which is a complete inversion of the truth. His book, The Story of the Moors in Spain, is an important read and is of beloved worth to anyone who needs to know more about their history. It can serve as proof that history for black people did not start off as being slaves, but as advanced leaders of the world who spread wisdom to …show more content…
Another factor that is keeping people from learning about themselves and creating a change is ignorance. Further explaining what Coleman and Poole said, cultural historian, Tony Browder mentions that people are controlled by fear and ignorance. That is why it is important to address and correct it, creating more of an open mind that will benefit oneself and others. As Browder said “The reasons we abuse ourselves is because we hate ourselves and we hate ourselves because we don’t know ourselves.” “One of the reasons we are how we are are because of false narratives”. Knowing more about the past, will bring forth not only the answers to why everything is structured the way it is today, but also brings the answers to internal problems and where it is stemmed from. “Once we know our history and culture we can relate them back to Africa and interpret them from a correct historical and cultural perspective (Browder).” Newfound knowledge of the past gives people the chance to create their future along with new solutions to past