Facts and Feelings on the Black Community
What is "black culture" if not a tradition of greed, thuggery, and violence?
God brought me into the world through a community of smart, beautiful, and talented people…who appear to be losing all sense of value and self-worth. I’m more than qualified to say what I’m about to say. Nevertheless, for those who need a disclaimer:
I am a Christian. I am an American. I am a woman. I am black.
In that order.
Not all black people are the same. Statistically speaking, my dad was not absent. I never sold drugs, and local law enforcement never knew my name. I graduated from high school with no criminal record and no baby daddies. I know black people with a similar (dysfunctional but normal) upbringing. Regardless, these stereotypes and profiles are a reality that must be addressed.
Why are black men so violent?
The controversy surrounding the death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at the hands of 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony is not complicated. No one takes a knife to a track meet, instigates a fight, and stabs an unarmed person in the heart unless they’re out for blood. This was not self-defense. This is first-degree murder. This was not a “one-off” incident. This is a pattern of hell-raising that plagues black men in every generation.
Black Americans account for roughly 14% of the total US population. (Note: This genocidal statistic reveals that black women are killing their unborn children at the highest and fastest rate.) This can be interpreted to mean black men make up a mere 7% of American society. An even smaller segment is responsible for the majority of murders and robberies, causing black people to encounter law enforcement more than any other ethnic group. False narratives claim systemic racism is the reason “innocent,” unarmed black men are dying disproportionately at the hands of white cops. If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you.
In 2022, the black homicide rate was nearly four times higher than the overall homicide rate. For all that rage, for all that generational trauma and fatherlessness (topic for another blog), black activists want Americans to believe “the white man” is responsible. We’re supposed to attribute all the tribalism and carnage to an institution that was abolished 160 years ago. What is a free, 21st-century black man to do? How can he get society to acknowledge his situation, pacify his ego, and alleviate his pain? What is this lawlessness at work in the black community?
Modern-day “black culture” is lethal
I grew up (half urban, half suburban) watching hood films like Menace II Society, Boyz n the Hood, Juice, Set it Off, New Jack City, and Tales from the Hood (on repeat). I listened to gangsta rappers and Hip Hop artists like Dr. Dre, Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Master P, Too Short, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. For the longest time, my favorite colors were blue and white (Crip gang colors). I had a bona fide chip on my shoulder…or so I thought. I avoided physical altercations, but I definitely knew how to draw blood with my tongue.
In light of all this—running the streets of Wyandotte and Jackson counties with a permanent address in Johnson County, KS—I did not fit in with the typical fast-tail, big-mouthed, weave-wearing, black female. No matter how loud my music or erratic my behavior, my speech always gave me away. That infamous N-word (with an ‘a,’ not an ‘er’) was glaringly absent from my vernacular. “You talk like a white girl,” they said. “I can’t help it if I’m smart,” I shrugged. “Your skin is lighter than everybody,” they said. “What difference does it make? We’re all black,” I clapped back. Apparently, I wasn’t hood enough for my people. So, I started hanging with those who weren't constantly turning everything into a competition. As a result, my ratio of white friends to black is 20:1.
Although many successful, coherent thought leaders have emerged from my community (e.g., Thomas Sowell, Carol Swain, Ben Carson), they are an exception. They don’t promote the ideas, beliefs, and practices of popular black culture. As for me, the movies, the music, the recklessness, materialism, and cliquish ways always felt…off. I escaped the black culture mindset when I realized God created me to think like an individual, not a group. Thereby, I never voted Democrat, I never hated white people, and I never became a statistic. The same cannot be said of many young boys like Karmelo Anthony.
Slavery and the enduring curse
Did you know the Transatlantic Slave Trade was largely perpetrated by Africans? Did you know one of the first Americans to own a slave was a freed black man named Anthony Johnson? Did you know a handful of Confederate Soldiers and Klansmen were black? Were you aware that black people held high government positions before the Civil War? Despite the brutality African Americans endured at the hands of white, southern, slave owners, did you know they had free black counterparts who excelled at all things in other parts of the country? Can you believe child sex trafficking—a multi-national, multi-billion dollar, rape, sodomy, porn industry—is worse than chattel slavery?
What’s my point? Truth, perspective, perception. Truth is objective. Perspective is a collective knowledge and understanding of facts. When new facts are introduced, your perspective will shift but truth typically remains the same. Perception is your lived experiences and responses to truth/facts. Perception is reality. No black American alive today has ever been bought or sold. So, the truth is, there’s no reparation to pay. It’s entirely possible to grasp the hypocritical, cutthroat, barbaric history of the United States (truth, perspective) while, at the same time, harboring no offense toward white people (perception). Yes, America was systemically racist at one point (truth, perspective). Yet, no other nation has done more than America to liberate black people (truth, perception).
I propose that the breakdown in the black community is moral and spiritual. There is a curse on a people who shed the most innocent blood in the womb and slay in the streets. They are enemies of God who idolize thuggery and savagely demand “respect” in exchange for human life. There is no hope for those who refuse to submit to authority, obey the law, and receive correction. Furthermore, any good in the black community is swallowed up by mainstream media, BLM Incorporated, and useful idiots like Maxine Waters, Michael Dyson, and Al Sharpton (who’s eerily quiet right now). Black liberals—the absolute dumbest societal faction—are conniving and thriving on racial tension.
For those asking the petty question, “What about white people?”
Every ethnic group is plagued by scum. Bigotry, hatred and violence are not inherently restricted to any melanin level (truth, perspective, perception). We all know large segments of the white population are also demonized. Young white males are chiefly responsible for leveling schools, shopping malls, and open-air events with automatic weapons. Society deems this a “mental health crisis.” When it comes to rape, aggravated assault, and burglary, statistics reveal white men are doing the most.
Do racist white people, including some cops, exist in America? Most definitely (truth, perspective). But in reality, white supremacy—that oppressive, cross-burning, lynching spirit of the 17th to mid-20th century—is dead (truth, perception). Today, racial discrimination is almost solely perpetuated by black activists. It’s not “reverse racism” or “anti-white racism,” it’s just racism (truth, whether we admit it or not).
Like Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and George Floyd, Karmelo Anthony is a product of black culture. They’re all race war mascots, cash cows, patsies. Because Anthony is black and his victim was white, he was released from jail to await trial in the comfort of his home. If you are wondering what black supremacy looks like in society, I would say, this is that.
From the riots of Ferguson, to the fires of Minneapolis, to the Give Send Go fundraiser of Frisco—black culture has driven America to its lowest point of degradation. Black culture paints murals for thieves, erects monuments for thugs, and holds press conferences to rally support for murderers. In Anthony’s case, black activists hope at least one BLM operative will make it on that jury and set him free to potentially kill again.
Black culture is an anti-Christ manifestation of revenge and lawlessness that has caused irreparable damage to the souls and reputations of black people. Black culture must be rejected at all costs. Pray for the black community. Pray for every community in America.