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We are the change we seek.
-Barack Hussein Obama
Across the past twenty years, during which the American people have been subjected to the “Chicago Hustle,” aka “Barack Obama Live,” it is safe to say that he and his little missus have emerged as the sole beneficiaries from that performance. (more…)
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That’s the good thing about being president, I can do whatever I want.
-Barack Obama
Is it a coincidence or by design that black history month is also the shortest month? Have I stumbled across a micro-aggression? (more…)
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History has become an increasingly politicized affair. In the case of black history, centuries of erasure and marginalization have led to efforts to embellish the contributions of African Americans and the African diaspora. Unfortunately, the ritual of rehearsing mythical black inventions is now a daily fixture on the internet. Impressionable minds are misled into believing the most incredible stories about black history solely for the purpose of inflating the egos of insecure personalities. (more…)
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The thrill is gone
It’s gone away from me …
Although, I’ll still live on
But so lonely I’ll be.
–B. B. King, “The Thrill is Gone” (more…)
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In the United States, Black History Month — formerly known as “February” — is, unfortunately, not just about history. It is also an occasion for lies and propaganda to stoke black pride over spurious achievements and white guilt over spurious crimes. (more…)
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Editor’s Note:
After a hiatus when it was only accessible via the Internet Archive, the Black Invention Myths website is now hosted by Counter-Currents.
Black Invention Myths
Perhaps you’ve heard the claims: Were it not for the genius and energy of African-American inventors, (more…)
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Reni Eddo-Lodge is a journalist and commentator about race and feminism. She – I hope I’m not assuming gender here – is of Nigerian ancestry and resides in Britain. The cover of her book seems like a promise. At first one might see “Why I’m No Longer Talking About Race” and shout, Al Hamd’ulIlah! Maybe underneath the cover it’s an empty notebook for doodling or journal entries, huh? On closer examination, one sees that there are also some nearly-invisible letters, and the full title actually is “Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race.” Hey, I’m at peace with that too; haven’t we already heard more than enough skintellectuals sullenly speechifying? (more…)
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Reduced, then, to teaching and preaching, the Negroes will have no outlet but to go down a blind alley, if the sort of education which they are now receiving is to enable them to find the way out of their present difficulties.
Carter Godwin Woodson, The Mis-Education of the Negro (1933)
Hey white boy,
What you doin’ uptown?
Lou Reed, Waiting for the Man (more…)
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In news reports, the word “teen” has become a dog whistle that racist reporters use to identify young, black criminal suspects. Due to misguided propriety, it’s considered racist merely to call them black, even though everyone knows that when you identify anyone in a news story as a “teen,” that’s shorthand for “young black malefactor.” (more…)
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Editor’s Note: The Black Invention Myths website is now hosted by Counter-Currents.
Black Invention Myths
Perhaps you’ve heard the claims: Were it not for the genius and energy of African-American inventors, we might find ourselves in a world without traffic lights, peanut butter, blood banks, light bulb filaments, and a vast number of other things we now take for granted but could hardly imagine life without. (more…)
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In the United States, Black History Month — formerly known as “February” — is, unfortunately, not just about history. It is also an occasion for lies and propaganda to stoke black pride over spurious achievements and white guilt over spurious crimes. (more…)
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In the United States, Black History Month — formerly known as “February” — is, unfortunately, not just about history. It is also an occasion for lies and propaganda to stoke black pride over spurious achievements and white guilt over spurious crimes. To combat this propaganda, we have assembled the following articles. Please link and repost these pieces far and wide. (more…)
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Editor’s Note:
After a hiatus when it was only accessible via the Internet Archive, the Black Invention Myths website is now hosted by Counter-Currents.
Black Invention Myths
Perhaps you’ve heard the claims: Were it not for the genius and energy of African-American inventors, (more…)