“I urge Black professionals to take up the banner and take up the War of Redefinition. That as long as we operate within the definitions of Europeans we will be the subject to their determination of our behavior. I have talked often about Europeans constants. That is certain European programs that have not changed since we first met the Europeans and which are not intended to change. That the superficial changes that we are now experiencing are only brought into to being to maintain constancies. That we must develop the ability to look beyond the superficial changes and see the constancies being maintained by those changes. We are getting ready to elect an Afrikan mayor of this city but beware this change is still another version of neo-colonialism. Its intention is ultimately to put a Black face on White power. You must recognize the intention of the European is not to give up his power. He may even force integration upon his people. He may even elect our people to offices and so forth because in the good old neo-colonialist fashion these people elected to offices are means by which the ultimate economic, political, social and other controls are maintained. So we must not see these changes as substantial and basic changes.” [Mhenga Amos N. Wilson]
Posted on: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 08:07:58 +0000
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