When discussing the movement of Black Consciousness or African Consciousness one has to identify as Black or African which are defined differently depending on a person’s individual understanding of black history. Many people say, “knowing your history doesn’t matter”, and “history should be forgotten, if it is something that continuously evokes painful emotions”. However, others believe that it is vital to know and love one’s self and one’s culture. It is believed that this is important not only for historical purposes, but also to allow one to be consciously aware of the social barriers and microaggressions performed daily. Moreover, for this reason, an individual can refer to their history and comprehend the reason on which Black people are of marginalized communities.
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Consciousness contributes to identity and aids with the resistance against oppression of black people. Those who retain knowledge will not limit themselves if they are wise on the situation and will view themselves as proud and appreciative of their culture. Another factor of Black conscious is correlation. It is important to interpret events in relation to another particularly an events of one 's’ own experience. This way certain truths become more readily available to the observer.
The ideology of self-love is the factor of people acting self-destructively due to an absence of self-worth. Until an individual can learn to love themselves, they will continue to damage both themselves and others. One of the main aspirations behind the Black Consciousness movement is to unite the black community but most importantly to be equipped with the knowledge of their antiquity. Lecturer and Curriculum writer, Dr. Booker T. Coleman speaks about the importance of knowing yourself. He states, “If you know yourself, you wouldn’t find yourself doing the things you do to you and yours”, (Hidden Colors 3: The Rules of Racism(2014) ) many of times you see slander and stereotypes about
Consciousness contributes to identity and aids with the resistance against oppression of black people. Those who retain knowledge will not limit themselves if they are wise on the situation and will view themselves as proud and appreciative of their culture. Another factor of Black conscious is correlation. It is important to interpret events in relation to another particularly an events of one 's’ own experience. This way certain truths become more readily available to the observer.
The ideology of self-love is the factor of people acting self-destructively due to an absence of self-worth. Until an individual can learn to love themselves, they will continue to damage both themselves and others. One of the main aspirations behind the Black Consciousness movement is to unite the black community but most importantly to be equipped with the knowledge of their antiquity. Lecturer and Curriculum writer, Dr. Booker T. Coleman speaks about the importance of knowing yourself. He states, “If you know yourself, you wouldn’t find yourself doing the things you do to you and yours”, (Hidden Colors 3: The Rules of Racism(2014) ) many of times you see slander and stereotypes about