Black Men We Must Overcome Our Weaknesses

 “Black men our internal weaknesses and character flaws are factors in our ‘failures’, our weaknesses are not permanent and do not have to define who we are. If we honestly admit to our weaknesses; confront, criticize, and correct them they can be made 'right' into strengths. Yes, our strengths grows out of our weaknesses; we can’t fight the racism in this country and improve the messed up ‘unjust’ things in the world if our internal state is in a weak mess.” - CNK 

Black Men Our Sense of Over Self-Importance is 'Ego-Tripping'

 by KenRaySun

Becoming ‘wiser’ as a Black man over the years I had to confront my ‘ego’ sense of over self-importance.

 
I remember decades ago having a mature ‘grown man’ self-reflection scenario moment of 'humility' where my mind said to me peep this: you’re married with several children under 5 years old and you die. 

The wife you had will remarry and your children will eventually call her new husband ‘daddy’.

Let’s say he moved in the house you invested in and the cars you left’ - he’ll sleep and have sex in your bed and drive your vehicles. If he’s the same size as you he can wear all of the nice coats, clothes, suits, and shoes you left.

I realized coming out of that self-reflection moment I can be ‘replaced’ by death or divorce; and what you think you 'own' you ultimately don't!

 
I can also lose material things because of being fired or laid-off. I remember when I was a teenager a wise street Brother told me don’t ever say you’re out of work ‘unemployed’, because he said it’s always plenty of 'self-improvement' work to be done on yourself; he also told me to learn to live with self-worth from the 'inside out'.

 
Yes, out of that self-reflection moment I had a mindset ‘Black manhood priority’ self-development focus; a purposeful dedication shift of inner work of conscious raising, character development, cultural reclamation, and self-determination.

Black Men Are We Afraid To Pick Up The Self-Leadership Crown And Place It On Our Heads That Our Forefathers Already Paid For Through Their Tears, Sweat, Sacrifices, And Blood? The Honorable Marcus Garvey Boldly Wore The Plumed Crown Of Self-Determination For Us To See And Duplicate

 "So few of us can understand what it takes to make a man—the man who will never say die; the man who will never give up; the man who will never depend upon others to do for him what he ought to do for himself.; the man who will not blame God, who will not blame Nature, who will not blame Fate for his condition; but the man who will go out and make conditions to suit himself." - Marcus Garvey 

On Black Manhood

"Black men in our daily survival in racist America are we overcoming our fears or succumbing to our fears? Are we fighting for our 'Manhood', or are we in the fratricide, flight, or freeze mode?" - CNK