There are historical records that point out how ‘great’ the black man was once. These records trace the race back to the days of the Tower of Babel, where the ancestor of the black race, Nimrod, orchestrated and monitored the building of the tower that would make men have access to God.
These records also point out how the black man once ruled the world from Egypt, all the way to sub-Sahara Africa. However, those days came to an end, as the black man lost all that glory, his land plundered, and he was sold into slavery. The big question is: “What happened”?
Matthew Ashimolow, the senior pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre in London, in his book titled “What is wrong with being black?” explained that the black man’s ‘fall from grace’ was as a result of his worship of false gods, hence, he was “cursed by God”. This statement, alongside other materials and statements that point to the same notion of a cursed race, are the reasons behind this post.
We can argue that other races have experienced their own form of slavery and ‘fall from grace’ so what makes that of the black man a curse? Here’s a quick answer to that: The black man believes (arguably) that since he is cursed, there is nothing else to worry about, so “why don’t I just keep being the failure that comes with my ‘curse’?”
That is it! We end up acting as though we are really cursed. Every form of crime has been associated with a black person, ranging from violence in the U.S; to fraud and corruption in Africa. A black man’s presence inspires fear, with little or no motivation for good.
A black man feels the quest for knowledge and the need for education is a waste of time. Most black people feel it is OK to run wide and wreak havoc as a result of all the acts of slavery, colonization, and extortion which they have suffered at the hands of the white man, forgetting that once upon a time when black people ruled the world, we also engaged in similar practices.
These set of black people feel entitled because of the above predicaments, hence, settling for mediocrity and whatever scrubs that fall from the table.
Owing to this, it is my opinion that the curse of the black man is believing that he is cursed in the first place. You are a cursed black man if you believe in using firearms to cause death and injuries to others with violent intentions. You are cursed as a black man if you think that you deserve whatever the white man has without working for it because your ancestors were once slaves.
You are cursed as a black man if your only idea of a mode of survival is trying to defraud people of their livelihood. You are a cursed black man if you feel you are entitled to the riches or wealth of another black man, without having worked for it. Above all, as we stated earlier, you are a cursed black man if you believe you are cursed.
The black man has to rise up for himself. In the days of great oppression, we have seen heroes rise up to fight for the rights of the black man, like Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Kwame Nkrumah, Chinua Achebe, and a host of others. Their bravery has helped change the way the black man should be seen. They fought the good fight and earned us all our place in the world. Right now, the torch has been passed on, not to a single individual, but to every black person anywhere in the world. Try to stand out.
There is no greater time to be a better black person than this twenty-first century, as there are laws that protect and preserve the rights of black people. Take advantage of the various institutions and resources at your disposal and leave your own, positive mark in this world of us. We are privileged to have survived the stormy days, let us now grow ourselves to becoming a formidable race.
Let us talk to ourselves and see reasons why we must give up all these vices that are associated with black people, as well as all other vices. We owe it to our ancestors, who fought the fight for our freedom, and to our children yet to come, to make a world where black people will have a say, as a result of their accomplishments, in the way and manner by which things are done.
