Starting with Plain Talk

It is an obvious fact and state of existence that people, society and governments have accepted, encouraged and relied on the black family being at the lower tier, being the 'fill-in' the strugglers, the scapegoat for the one (family) who isn't making it; being that entity in society they think belongs there. Of course, that statement is a generalization - don't get all 'up in arms' about it. I didn't make it to make us feel bad about ourselves - this is just plain talk. By that statement, and statements of that nature, I'm never referring to those parents and families who have been able to 'paddle their own canoes to safety'. Many black parents occupy higher tiers when it comes to a successful family life. As long as they have done no harm to their children, I applaud them; we need to look out there and be reminded that it has been done and can be done. My concern is those who haven't yet figured out how to get it done and helping them to do so.

Working as a collective within the domain of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has placed the spotlight on the systemic inequalities that those in governance think black families deserve. We hear the words, but we follow the actions and the money. We know the history of the work the collective has done demanding equality and justice for the black family in all spheres across the diaspora.

However, there are corrections to the state of the black family that only the black family can address. I speak of corrections really as a rebalancing and this rebalancing is inside work that only the family members can fix. They can be guided, assisted and supported by those who understand the rebalancing that needs to take place and how it should be done.

For a long time, mainstream voices shut down the concern that the impact of transatlantic slavery, enslavement and European invasion and colonization have truly extended into present generations and maintains a deep unholy grip on the visible and invisible parts of the Afrikan personhood. (Afrikan personhood is...) It is unfathomable that this lasting grip of colonialization on black families spread across the Caribbean islands has never been purposefully intentionally knowingly addressed by Caribbean governments. With the exception of the dedicated and concerted work of the Barbados' governmental agency the Commission for Pan African Affairs. The work of the NGOs and CSOs which includes the Pan Afrikan Movements represent the everlasting light that refused to go out. Work heralded by returned ancestors who stand guard by the black family investing resources in the best way their evolved selves would allow. Spirit has persisted. And yet, when I think of the political matrix, it is not unfathomable at all. In spite of it all, spirit persist and one cannot deny a thing whose time has come.

The black family in the North American diaspora has also been held up by their Ancestors in the NGO and CSO spaces. They have demonstrated .... resilience, tenacity, tact and courage in their work to rebalance the scales in the face of the white inferiority complex that continues to rear its head.

Assessing governmental and institutional actions vs agendas is a reminder to us that the same minds that stand in opposition to us are the ones who form the 'personality' of these spaces. The moral personality of the institution is established based on the moral compass of the individuals who run the institution. That is now clearer than ever before.

In spite of it all, the world, or to be more specific, life on this earth is changing. Earth's people are becoming more conscious of their thoughts, words and actions towards self and others. In this upgrade of consciousness children are to be released and relieved from the compassion-less authoritarian ignorance of parents who were never adequately prepared for their role. Children are entering this life more prepared to get on with their purpose like never before and parents are not even aware. Many parents have been euthanized by the dominant pariah energies in the cultural cycles of tradition that their eyes are dull to the gifts they are given and their resonance so low that they do not recognize who children are. The awakening of black parents is the rebalancing of the black family.