The Miseducation Of The Negro: A Reflection On 5 Thoughts Still Relevant Today

September 8th, 2011 - By TheEditor

We are instilled with a self-hatred through education
This idea is built upon the previous statement of having a lack of Black history in the classroom for African-Americans. Because we are taught early on to admire the likes of the Greeks, Romans, and the British, we have become conditioned to believe the works of blacks are of a lower quality or of a lower intellect. This mindset is a contributing factor as why black businesses aren’t able to grow and thrive. Black businesses aren’t usually openly received by the community it aims to serve. The book cites a study of black workers who questioned the authority of a black manager compared to their submissive attitudes towards a white manager. For many African-Americans, we need to have a refocus on empowering our own people, because usually African-Americans associate an inferior quality when it comes to the output of our own people compared to other ethnic groups.

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  • Berdell

    My beloved mother had a first edition copy and my sister and I were required to read and study it. He was such a visionary and we should go over this with our children and grands. People know your history.

  • Dee

    There needs to be parents giving birth to children that are doing it for more than a CHECK!! There needs to be care and concern, morals taught and a desire to raise these kids for the good and furtherance of Our Country!! Then we will see CHANGE! The government wants dumb people that rely on the government for existence that way they have CONTROL; including Obama!!

    • Traceu

      How often does this really happen? With welfare reform and budget cuts everywhere that check is starting to be worth less than the paper t is printed on.

  • CriticXtreme

    Good post but how many black folks can put down a cell to read and appreciate it. The Miseducation continues. Most Ninjas would take advice from the streets before a person whose degreed. Tom Joyner used to do a very good thing on his radio show. Black folks are so misinformed that it insane and every year, the race gets dumbed down even more to right back being slaves.

  • lively09

    I've read this book several times, and always telling people to read it. This book is real relevant to what is going on today. Real change happens at the state level, but people are so misinformed about how politics work. A president of the United States does things on a United States level, so he cannot solve our problems. We have to use our education to uplift our communities to get ahead, but that has been forgotten. I see Korean businesses going up all around my area, and they are helping each other. There is only a handful of black businesses, and I can count them on one hand that resides in my area. We have to do better, and wakeup.

  • http://www.msstonejewlry.com Champagne

    This article is so true, we have to start somewhere and stand up. Start patronizing our businesses and start treating each other with respect and try liking each other that hating when we don't know each other. I'm 56 years old and when I was growing up we did have respect for each other and concerns. We have detached ourselves from compasion for each other. What a sad situation we are in.

  • nikki

    This is extremely saddening and breaks my heart. I am definitely mis-educated and didnt even know it especially what Woodson stated about not seeing the relevance to STEM or even valuing our own businesses :(

  • Steelcitychick

    Wow…great post.. I bet I’ll be the only one giving an oppinion…none the less…I under stand where this is going, but I must say…though these poilical climents where given to us from the onset. Their is a time when we as people need to take a stand, not only for us as individuals, but as a group, and take a stand….but we are incapable of doing that! Since the 50′s and 60′s we’ve lost that feeling of unity.
    Some blacks have gone to taking an internship with companies that give them the experience they need and want, rather then taking a job within their own communities…I don’t blame them for that!…As long as the tax dollars aren’t allocated towards thd black community, it’s a lost cause! The writer of this book has a valid point, but it doesn’t fit into our current situation!

    • nicholas

      @Steelcitychick-you lose, payup! lol! Your reply, at least in the first paragraph, did contain a ring of truth. This is the time to stand on a few simple principles. #1.Seek out black owned and operated businesses when possible, and spend your money with them. We all know that will only be a very small percentage. # 2. In the absense of black owned businesses. Find ones that employ blacks on a commision basis or in responsible positions. These are the blacks you speak about with the experience gained with their internships. Blacks spend $500Billion yearly and it should be circulated within our community as many times as posible, before it goes out of to other businesses. This will encourage us to go into business with the knowledge that as long as we are honest and work hard, we will get payed according to our effort and skill. We don,t need tax allocations and we are not a lost cause. The book will fit, needing only very minor and doable alterations.

      • JGunner

        I agree with you. In technical terms it's called "Vertical Integration". There is a great read by Dr. Claud Anderson called "PowerNomics" explaining a plan for the national empowering of Black America. I think you might like it. He goes into great detail about many of your points. Check it out.

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