{"id":3882,"date":"2015-03-31T13:24:31","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T13:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maischna.de\/?p=3882"},"modified":"2015-04-02T12:18:10","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T12:18:10","slug":"my-black-is-human-my-black-is-strong-my-black-is-valid-by-lyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafritude.de\/?p=3882","title":{"rendered":"‘My Black Is Human, My Black Is Strong, My Black Is Valid By LYON"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My Black Is Valid<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Henry<\/a>

Henry Lyonga<\/p><\/div>\n

I am strongly convinced,<\/p>\n

That my black was there since the beginning of time,<\/p>\n

When the world was created and even before civilization became mainstream.<\/p>\n

My black was even there before the term black (Negro) was coined, during the 1800s.<\/p>\n

Even before the exploration of Sub-Saharan Africa in the 15th century during the age of Discovery, my black was there.<\/p>\n

My black is no longer 15th century, it is in fact 21st century.<\/p>\n

My black is progressive.<\/p>\n

My black was never stronger than it is now and I won\u2019t break no matter how hard they try to stump on me, hoping that at some point, they would break me, if they relentlessly continue oppress me.<\/p>\n

They will not succeed, indeed they shall not.<\/p>\n

My black is god given and me, thus my black is unapologetic.<\/p>\n

My black is strong<\/p>\n

My black is multi-dimensional, complicated and many different things beyond the colour of my skin or the nature of my kinky hair. It is more than just my ethnicity or race.<\/p>\n

My black is human, it is compassionate.<\/p>\n

My black gives me the power, to step into my own peculiar trajectory and destiny.<\/p>\n

I do not blame them, for not being able to understand my black, because it took me a long time, to fully comprehend, accept and step into the power of my blackness.<\/p>\n

Now that I do, I am unashamed and proud of who and what I am in my blackness.<\/p>\n

They may try to enslave and keep me in darkness and bondage but like a phoenix from the ashes, my black shall rise and prevail.<\/p>\n

My voice will be heard.<\/p>\n

They may shoot me, spite me and even dismiss me all they want.<\/p>\n

But still, they will never kill my black,<\/p>\n

Because even in despair, my black comforts me.<\/p>\n

My black is too strong to be broken and so is yours.<\/p>\n

And thus, like mine, your black is valid<\/p>\n

By Henry Lyonga (Lyon H. Hardeson)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

An English American Cultures\/Sociology student at the University of Kassel Germany<\/div>\n
Freelance Writer<\/div>\n
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