What is "Being Black"?
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Continue to be who you are. Please don't feed into any of the stereotypes that are overwhelming Black people.
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slavery, freedom to vote, freedom to decide for them selves, opertunities in education and employment, housing, freedom of religion freedom to love and marry whom they choose. taking a stand is not just a black thing, they're are predjidouses against all people, the poor, the over weight, the mentally slow, people of different religions, ugly people and yes even the rich and beautiful.\nthis world is made up of predjidouses, without it, it would be a perfect world, and we all know that there is no such thing as perfect.
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take on personas and interview everyone.  there is a book, "black like me" where a white guy colored himself black, shaved his head, etc. and just walked around as a black guy.  kind of interesting.  or just use every different race friend you can beg borrow or buy, to go around and ask the same questions of the population.
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I believe it's black.
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I see your view! But it is mighty funny how we see every other race trying to be like us. It seems as if almost everybody wants to be black so bad but yet they put us down. But I know why it's because we are unique we have our own style that some will never understand. Don't trip off of what others think about us just be proud that we have so many haters. We must keep on doing things to make them hate on us and continue to move on. But I also see the points of others some black people give off that vibe and make that reputation for us. But I don't because I know that I am not the stereotypical black person I am aobve others expectations of  what black people are.
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That you are a beautiful woman \nDime =10 cents (Scale from 1 thru 10 ,10 being the best)\nPiece =Is just a word us "Black Guys" add on, meaning person.\nTake it as a compliment
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I believe there is someone for everyone as a person, why do you find it necessary to say, I'M Black. I don't say when I put pen to paper or talk I'M WHITE. Either your a lovely person and thats all that counts, or you're not. Think of being a lovely person then others will think the same. Hope you get what you want have a lovely life.
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black is a color not a person.
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'being'\n\ni dont know why but it can mean many things\nbeing yourself\nhuman being\netcetera...
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People who say there is no difference are naive or being way too politically correct. There is a difference, but it usually has more to do with environment than race. \n\nPeople think of being "black" as being poor; uneducated or educated but still speaking incorrectly/improper English and pronunciation; liking rap and R&B music; walking a certain way; doing your hands a certain way, especially when music comes on; loving to dance and sing--for black men in particular it's having tattoos everywhere, weird hairdos like braids and cornrows or wearing their pants down below their butts; for black women in particular it's having an attitude, being loud, having weird hairdos like the ones mentioned above and tacky hair pieces, having tons of kids at an early age without being married, having big butts. Almost none of these things are, in actuality, exclusive to black people, though...but if someone says you "act black" they probably mean some of these things. \n\nAs a black person, I know a lot of us stereotype people being white, in all honesty, as talking proper or enunciating everything clearly; using the word "fuck" and variations of it excessively as well as words like "dude," "awesome," "totally" and "like" too much; worrying about weight and looks too much; liking pop, rock or country music; dressing preppy, skater, goth or with clothes that fit perfectly; naive about the way the world really is; do all kinds of crazy things. Many think of white men as arrogant, conceited, thinking they know everything and feeling like they're entitled to everything in the world, and think of white women as less sexually inhibited as other races and going overboard on the importance of "sexuality" and being "sexy." Again, there are many black people who fit some of these, as well.
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Black nationalism is an ethnic nationalism, a political and social movement arising in the 1960s and early '70s mostly among African Americans in the United States. The movement can be traced back to Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association of the 1920s. The UNIA seeks to acquire economic power and to infuse among blacks, "at home and abroad", a sense of community and group feeling. While many adherents to Black nationalism assumed the eventual creation of a separate black nation by African Americans, others see the future of Africa as being more central to their ambitions.\n\nAs an alternative to being assimilated by the American nation, Black nationalists sought to maintain and promote their separate identity as a people of Black ancestry. With such slogans as "Black power" and "black is beautiful," they also sought to inculcate a sense of pride among blacks. Black nationalism is a complex set of beliefs emphasizing the need for the cultural, political, and economic independence of African Americans. On the other hand, nationalist assumptions inform the daily actions and choices of many diaspora Africans.
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Acting black, acting white...what does it all mean?  In my opinion, not a darn thing.   To people who feed upon stereotypes, however, it means alot more than it should!   Let people be who they are and move on please!  Sheeesh!
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if its somebody elses' truth does it apply to you??? its mostly circumstantial and relative. but i guess there is always the truth that there must be black to be white, up to be down, here to be there, unless your nowhere.
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What it is. Black hair. There is such a thing as black hair.
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The blacker the girl/he the better they look.\n\nBasically black skin is beautiful...that's the point of this quote.
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It's basically saying "I can but you can't". If you make separate rules for yourself than you are playing the hypocrite. It's the same as when black people use the N word.
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being part of a group, identity, something "higher" than just self indulgence. \n\nSecurity, feeling needed. Being mentored, mentoring...