February is designated Black History month in the United States. As we commemorate Africa’s rich history throughout the Americas, let us not forget that many of the things we use today and take for granted were created by black inventors.
As we document some of those inventions, let us remind ourselves that many more were created by our ancestors but were misappropriated and plain old stolen and credited to others.
We cannot claim the future unless we reconnect with the past, with who we are, not what some would tell us we are.
There are those occupying high political office who would sooner erase African-American contributions from our minds, from American history books. They have banned and burned books, removed African studies courses, and maligned the teaching of African-American studies in colleges and high schools.
One such degenerate even said African-American history has no educational value.
Unfortunately for that dunce, the United States has no history of its own except, of course, Native-American history. All other aspects of American history have been borrowed from other parts of the world, with a tremendous amount of it borrowed and stolen from Africa.
Currently, far too many black folks in the United States writ large are still lacking in self-awareness, choosing instead to be invested in entertainment and lasciviousness.
Your enemy will define you if you do not know who you are.
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Mike Beckles is a former Police Detective, businessman, freelance writer, black achiever honoree, and creator of the blog mikebeckles.com.