FIRST BLACK?

When you say that this is the ‘first Black’ person to do something novel, brilliant, great or outstanding, that classification is likely or usually from the mentality of the history of deprivation rooted in slavery and racism.

Why is it a shocker for a so-called ‘Black’, as they call it, to excel? 

Especially if given the right or similar opportunities  and conditions? You see?

Why should it be a surprise or shocker if all humanity is equal in essence before God?

Don’t you see there’s something retrogressive there?

Would you say the same of other ethnic origins?

Do we say the ‘first White’ to go to the moon? 

Or do we rather just say the ‘first man’?

Like the first man to discover River Niger, right?

Looks like there is the man, then there is the black man. Or am I missing something here?

Perhaps I am but allow me to lay these pointers.

Just thinking out loud, and sharing few thoughts.

The post-deprivation excitement or thrill is quite understandable but that should not define us ultimately and going forward if we want to achieve self-actualization and our true potential.

Unless we have agreed that is part of our purpose to play second fiddle to our ‘big brother’, whoever we have identified him or them to be.

But if not, then we must realize that this is indeed a conditioned reality and mentality of low self-worth which has eroded and undermined the average or typical African mind and even cause us to hate on and distrust each other and to self-sabotage our own society, our very nationality and overall identity as bonafide humanity.

Watch and play!