I Think That Jesus-dependency Has Taken Over

My Daddy Wanted Me To Be A Farmer; Feel The Smoothness Of Alabama Clay And Become One Of The First Blacks In My Town To Own Land. But, I Was Worried About My History Being Caked With That Southern Clay, And I Subscribed To A Different Kind Of Teaching And Learning In My Bones And In My Spirit.

I Saw No African People In The Printed And Illustrated Sunday School Lessons. I Began To Suspect At This Early Age That Someone Had Distorted The Image Of My People. My Long Search For The True History Of African People The World Over Began.

Attending Church Is One Thing, Belonging Is Another.

History Is A Compass That You Locate Yourself On The Map Of Human Geography, Politically, Culturally, Financially.

If You Don't Like The Situation, If You Are Afraid And Can't Deal With It, Nothing Wrong With Your Legs, Get Out Of There.