{"id":3437,"date":"2014-02-27T21:15:44","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T21:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/?p=3437"},"modified":"2014-02-27T21:15:44","modified_gmt":"2014-02-27T21:15:44","slug":"ten-little-known-reasons-to-embrace-being-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/2014\/02\/27\/ten-little-known-reasons-to-embrace-being-black\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten little known reasons to embrace being black"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Compiled by Avi\u2019Yam Jordan<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>MC Practicum Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3438\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash2025\/files\/2014\/02\/13798_lgBW-300x279.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> \u00a0 Martial arts in Asia have more Black influence than many of us know.\u00a0 A Japanese proverb says,\u00a0 \u201cFor a samurai to be brave, he must have a bit of black blood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Northern African countries civilized much of Europe, introducing astronomy, chemistry, physics, mathematics and geography.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong>\u00a0 Libraries were non-existent in Christian Europe until the African presence appeared. Ninety-nine percent of Europe was illiterate with only two universities until Africans created seventeen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong>\u00a0 Africans influenced the medieval times in Europe. In 711-1492 the African Moors conquered all of Spain, creating medieval castles and mosques.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong>\u00a0 Blues, country, hip-hop, jazz, R&amp;B and rock &amp; roll all have African-American origins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.\u00a0<\/strong> The traffic signal, portable refrigeration system, ice cream scoop and 3-D glasses were created by African-Americans<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.<\/strong>\u00a0 Black hair is the most versatile.\u00a0 Anyone can straighten their hair, but not everyone can rock an Afro or dreadlocks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.\u00a0<\/strong> People of African ancestry are the mothers and fathers of civilization.\u00a0 The oldest skeletons to mankind were found in eastern Africa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9.<\/strong>\u00a0 Blacks reap the fountain of youth! Due to the melanin in the skin of Blacks, they age gracefully.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10.\u00a0<\/strong> The Black race is full of perseverance.\u00a0 Blacks have endured many forms of oppression, such as slavery, Jim Crow and modern day racial discrimination and still rise.<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.thehistorymakers.com<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hKbsS7kFOR\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorystudies.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; &#8212; Black History Studies\" src=\"https:\/\/blackhistorystudies.com\/embed\/#?secret=BEP9LlkyCG#?secret=hKbsS7kFOR\" data-secret=\"hKbsS7kFOR\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compiled by Avi\u2019Yam Jordan MC Practicum Student 1. \u00a0 Martial arts in Asia have more Black influence than many of us know.\u00a0 A Japanese proverb says,\u00a0 \u201cFor a samurai to be brave, he must have a bit of black blood.\u201d 2. Northern African countries civilized much of Europe, introducing astronomy, chemistry, physics, mathematics and geography. 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