Here in the year 2015, it is unconscionable that such a blatant act of racism and white supremacy should still rear its ugly head as what occurred two days ago at a South Carolina church meeting.  We lived through the 60's and witnessed, albeit from afar, the murders of several civil rights activists, famous and not so well-known for the very same reasons as those given a couple of days ago.

More than at any other time, we need to become better informed about our own history that did not begin with slavery.  We raise up ourselves and honor those that have gone before us through accurate knowledge intended to enlighten us away from the mental conditioning of subjugation.  We become empowered through the courageous sacrifices to bring about change, and the diligent efforts of scholars and activists to bring enlightenment to a misinformed populace that continues to believe in the delusion of white supremacy whether overtly or in more subtle ways.

Yet, even more importantly we bring enlightenment to ourselves through carefully researched, well documented, and scholarly contributions over several disciplines about our true identity, which often we unwarily and even sometimes apathetically think we already know.

Knowledge, indeed, is power, and we need to know just why we are such a hated people on the face of the Earth.

I leave you with a link to a comprehensive, well researched, and prodigious website in order to seriously take the time in studying and knowing our own history.

I do not condone any of the pejorative terms used to describe others, but the comprehensive accuracy of historical documentation cannot be denied.

http://realhistoryww.com/world_history/ancient/Misc/Crests/History_of_the_Holy_Roman_Empire.htm