The Black Power Movement Of The 1960s And 1970s

It is a dream for the Black race to be found; more specifically, unified and powerful. There once was a time when this was true. There once was a time when people were proud of being black. “The Black Power Movement of the 1960s and 1970s was a political and social movement whose advocates believed in racial pride, self-sufficiency, and equality for all people of Black and African descent.” Though it was an effort to create positives images to overshadow the negative images of the black community, a celebration such as Kwanzaa even called for Blacks to embrace their blackness and be happy with who they are. People held their fists high, began wearing dashikis, sporting afros, ceasing attempts to bleach their skin, and other fads that took away

Education is the key to success for African-Americans. I once read a quote that said, “ You guys don't hate him because he's Black. You hate him because he's smart ... and Black.”
Back in the early 90's there was a short lived fashion trend when Black youth, like the ones wearing “Scarface” T-shirts today, were proudly sporting' shirts with slogans such as “Knowledge is Power,” “The Blacker the College, the Sweeter the Knowledge” and my all time favorite, “Warning: Educated Black Man.”
Voting is also a way to help close the gaps within the Black race. Martin Luther King and other civil rights activists did not march in Selma, for today's generation to decide not to vote. His tireless advocacy for civil rights, equal protection under the law, labor rights, is taught today in every school in America. Dr. King believed so strongly in these values. He knew that in the face of injustice no moral man or woman can stay silent -- and he paid for it with his

What happened to kids taking a stand for what's right? The 1963 Children's March tells the story of how the young people as young as seven years old protested, risking arrest in Birmingham, Alabama. They were attacked with fire hoses and police dogs. In 1960, four African American college students sat down at a lunch counter at Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina, and politely asked for service. They were met with violence and hate, but the mark that the protest left on the nation showed that as a race we were tired of being treated unfairly and the arrest of Martin Luther King Jr. was