#Black Families Matter

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Why Fathers Are Crucial for the Black Community: A Garveyite Perspective on Leadership, Nation-Building, and Black Empowerment

From a Garveyite perspective, the role of the Black father is essential for the survival, stability, and success of the Black community. Marcus Garvey emphasized discipline, self-reliance, economic independence, and leadership—all of which are deeply tied to strong Black fatherhood.

In today’s world, the system has worked to weaken, remove, and demonize Black fathers, leaving many Black families and communities without proper leadership, economic foundation, or protection. This is no accident—it is a direct attack on Black power.

Throughout history, strong Black men led revolutions, built civilizations, and protected their families and communities. When Black Fathers are absent, the Black family unit weakens, and the community suffers.

This analysis will explore:

Why fatherhood is the backbone of strong Black families and communities.

How colonialism, slavery, and systemic racism targeted Black fathers to weaken the Black race.

The consequences of fatherlessness in the Black community.

Why does the modern system work to remove Black fathers from the household.

How Garveyism provides the only real solution to restoring Black fatherhood and rebuilding the Black community.

1. Why Fatherhood Is the Backbone of Strong Black Families and Communities

A strong father is not just a provider—he is a leader, teacher, protector, and example. In Garvey’s vision for Black empowerment, the Black man is responsible for building and defending the family and community.

A. Fathers Provide Leadership and Stability

A strong father guides his children and household, ensuring discipline, structure, and vision.

He teaches self-reliance and independence, ensuring his children do not grow up dependent on white-controlled systems.

A father’s presence in the home provides emotional stability, reducing the chances of children growing up angry, insecure, or lost.

Example: African cultures traditionally had strong father figures who led the family and the village, ensuring generational success.

B. Fathers Instill Discipline and Self-Determination

Marcus Garvey believed that Black men must be strong, self-disciplined, and responsible—traits passed down from father to son.

When fathers are absent, many young Black boys lack discipline and direction, making them more likely to fall into crime, gang culture, or the prison system.

A father teaches his children to be warriors, leaders, and thinkers, preparing them to defend their family and their people.

Example: In traditional African societies, fathers trained their sons in warfare, leadership, and economics, preparing them to lead their communities.

Key Takeaway: Without strong fathers, young Black men grow up without guidance, making them more vulnerable to the traps of white supremacy.

2. How Slavery, Colonialism, and Systemic Racism Targeted Black Fathers to Weaken the Race

The attack on Black fatherhood is not new—it was strategically designed by white supremacy to weaken the Black family structure and make Black people easier to control.

A. Enslavement of Black Men and the Destruction of the Family Unit

During slavery, Black men were separated from their families, preventing them from fulfilling their role as fathers.

Enslaved Black men were forced to watch their wives and children be abused, stripping them of their ability to protect their families.

The psychological impact of slavery created a long-lasting trauma, making many Black men feel powerless in the face of systemic oppression.

Example: Enslaved African fathers who tried to defend their families were often beaten, sold away, or executed, ensuring the next generation grew up without father figures.

B. Mass Incarceration and Economic Sabotage After Slavery

After slavery, white governments used segregation, mass incarceration, and economic oppression to keep Black men from leading their families.

The War on Drugs (1970 - 1990) disproportionately targeted Black men, sending millions of fathers to prison, leaving children without male role models.

Black men were systematically denied jobs and economic opportunities, making it harder for them to provide for their families.

Example: The prison-industrial complex profits from locking up Black men, ensuring that Black children grow up without fathers while white corporations make money from prison labour.

Key Takeaway: The system fears strong Black fathers because they create strong Black families, which lead to strong Black communities.

3. The Consequences of Fatherlessness in the Black Community

When Black fathers are absent, the Black community suffers in every possible way—from crime rates to poverty to mental health struggles.

A. Increased Crime and Gang Activity

Young Black men without fathers are more likely to turn to gangs, crime, and violence as a replacement for the guidance and leadership they lack at home.

The absence of discipline and mentorship leads many young Black men to seek validation from street culture.

Example: Cities with high rates of fatherlessness (like Chicago and Baltimore) also have some of the highest rates of Black-on-Black violence.

B. Higher Poverty Rates and Economic Instability

When fathers are absent, single mothers are often forced to struggle financially, leading to higher poverty rates in Black communities.

Children raised in single-parent households are more likely to lack financial stability and educational opportunities.

Example: Studies show that Black children from two-parent households have higher incomes and better educational outcomes than those from single-parent households.

C. Psychological and Emotional Damage

Young Black men without fathers struggle with identity, confidence, and emotional stability.

Many seek father figures in destructive ways—whether through gang leaders, rappers, or athletes who do not actually care about them.

Young Black women without fathers often struggle with self-worth, leading to unhealthy relationships.

Example: Many Black boys grow up angry or lost, leading them to act out in destructive ways—while young Black girls often struggle with trust and self-esteem issues due to the absence of their fathers.

Key Takeaway: The destruction of the Black family begins with the removal of Black Fathers.

4. Why the Modern System Works to Remove Black Fathers from the Household

White supremacy has created incentives for Black fathers to be absent—because they know that a strong Black family means a strong Black nation.

A. The Welfare System and Government Dependency

Government policies reward single-mother households by providing welfare benefits ONLY if the father is absent.

Many Black families are forced to choose between financial assistance and keeping the father in the home.

Example: The 1965 “Great Society” welfare policies encouraged Black women to raise children alone, leading to a rise in single-mother households.

Key Takeaway: When Black families depend on the government instead of Black men, the Black community loses its independence.

5. How Garveyism Provides the Only Real Solution to Restoring Black Fatherhood and Rebuilding the Black Community

Marcus Garvey’s teachings offer the blueprint for rebuilding strong Black families and restoring fatherhood as the foundation of the community.

A. Black Men Must Take Responsibility for Leadership

Garveyism teaches that Black men must embrace leadership, discipline, and responsibility.

Instead of waiting for the system to change, Black fathers must reclaim their families and set the standard for future generations.

Example: Garvey’s UNIA trained Black men to be warriors, providers, and protectors, ensuring that the Black community had strong male leadership.

B. Black Families Must Reject Government Dependency

Black households must reject welfare policies that discourage fatherhood and focus on economic independence.

Building Black businesses, Black schools, and Black-owned communities ensures that Black fathers can provide for their families.

Example: Instead of depending on welfare, Black men must create businesses and industries that sustain their families and communities.

Key Takeaway: A race without strong fathers is a race that will always be controlled by outsiders.

Conclusion: Black Fatherhood Is the Foundation of Black Liberation

Without strong Black fathers, the Black community will continue to struggle.

Without leadership, discipline, and guidance, Black youth will remain lost.

Without Black families, there is no Black nation.

Strong fathers create strong families.

Strong families create strong communities.

Strong communities create a strong Black world.

It's time to build.

[obsidianandblacksatin]

These AI generated images didn't make the cut for my project, but they're still beautiful, and worthy of sharing.

[realjaysumlin]

FBI Warning Parents In Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi: Be Aware Of Doxing and Swatting

Source: ESPN Quad Cities

FBI Warning Parents In Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi: Be Aware Of Doxing and Swatting

Source: ESPN Quad Cities

https://share.newsbreak.com/8qrfzyjp

Please take care and protect yourselves and our beautiful Black Indigenous Children. We live in a very sick and wicked world.

[sharkylad]

Thinking about the fact that Mabel and Dipper didn't know they had two great uncles.

Yeah they are 12 and at 12 I had a shotty understanding of my family tree- But really? Nobody brought up their great uncle? Stanley? Especially since they'll be staying with his twin brother, Stanford?

Shermie never went to Stan's fake funeral, which to me means the twos relationship was strained on some level. If Shermie is older that means his view of Stan was poisoned in some way, that even as kids they weren't close. If the Shermie is younger then he never even got to meet Stan and all he knew about him was how he failed his family. Hell, people probably barely mentioned Stanley TO Shermie.

The fact that Stan had become a black stain upon the Pines family name makes me so vividly upset. Stanley faked his death and the family just- seemingly decided to strike him from the record. To pretend he didn't existed to spare themselves the sadness and shame.

Stanford and Shermie Pines. The only children worth mentioning of Filbrick and Caryn Pines.

It was never Stanford that was lost to the world. It was Stanley, ever since he had to leave New Jersy- it was always him that had to be struck from the record. Change his name, change his state, change his affiliations, destroy the remains of ghost that was Stanley Pines. Kill him so the family doesn't bring him up, doesn't ask questions, stops asking "Stanford" about his twin.

I just keep thinking about the fact that since the day he made one single mistake all the way up until Ford walks out of that machine- Stanley Pines was killed and did not exist. And Stan himself had no one to blame, he had to play the part in his own demise- He is the only one who ever knew Stanley was alive and has been for decades.

He lives in the multitudes of every personality he's ever taken, all in the hope that he himself can stop being Stanley Pines.

[originalhaffigaza]

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[dreadfuldevotee]

Popular IWTV cosplayer(s) currently getting put on blast for posting about going on haunted plantation tours and taking photos of their (white) LDPDL funko pop out front like its a cute little photo op. And ykw I won't pretend to be surprised because non-Black people, American and Non-American, think of slavery as a foot note in their antebellum fantasy or, at best, a gotcha card when they decide they wanna be morally superior. Its not an IWTV specific issue because regular degular people romp through these plantations for weddings or to talk about everything but the black people who maintained this estate so that willfully ignorant tourists could gloss over their very existence. But a racist source material breeds racist fans and TVC is ripe with both so who is to sit here and gasp and clutch their pearls like we haven't been seeing the very thought patterns that lead to this kind of bullshit

[blackisdivine]

Beautiful family ❤

[thechanelmuse]

Kendrick, Drake, and Ethnic/Cultural Identity

One of the most discussed topics during this exchange between the two is if Drake is a culture vulture. In short, yes. He's always been. It boils down to inherited cultural identity and respected history, not the upholding of a social construct of “race.” 

Race is a goofy non-biological caste system that operates in various countries and it’s a dumbass global push to get people to embrace a superior to inferior hierarchy in classifying the globe into 5 broad groups solely based on perceived skull sizes, hues of skin color, and perceived traits and phenotypic features via the teachings of François Bernier, Johann Blumenbach, Carl Linnaeus, and them other hoes. Get race tf outta here.

I’m gonna make this concise as possible, but fleshed out a bit for full understanding.

Kendrick Lamar is Black American on both sides with his roots most likely coming out of Mississippi and/or Alabama to Chicago to Cali by way of the Great Migration. (He may even descend from Duckworths from Louisiana). I haven’t done his genealogy, but now I may out of curiosity.

Black American is a double ethnicity. We’re citizens of America (nationality = US Citizen), and our ethnic group (Black) was created & descends from this land (ethnicity = American) through ethnogensis. It has nothing to do with one’s brown skin color or how the cops see us 🙃, but everything to do with the lineage of one’s parents and their parents, etc. (For info on lineage tracing, refer to my post here.) 

Black Americans are an ethnic group (the largest from this land and largest in this country after Germans), while “white Americans” are a self-identification race to remove ethnic identity and conflate numbers. I can break this down further in another post if y’all want since American history is complex and will explain why Black Americans have been reclassified seven times by the US government 🙃. 

Now.

Culture is largely passed down through your mother, and her mother, and her mother, and so forth for Black Americans (and I’m sure other ethnic groups). No matter if it’s a two-parent or single-parent household, she’s your ultimate teacher in setting the foundation of your cultural upbringing. It’s the same if one is raised by their grandparents. It largely stems from the grandmother. If one’s father is their main parent, that’s a different case of course. 

Drake falls in line with this as someone from a single-parent household. He is half Ashkenazi of Latvian and Russian descent (ethnicity) through his mother and of half Black American descent (ethnicity) through his father. He is a dual citizen of Canada and America (nationality), who was raised in Canada with his Ashkenazi Jewish mother and Ashkenazi relatives with an Ashkenazi upbringing. He went to a Jewish day school and was engulfed in all aspects at home. 

Kendrick is ethnically and culturally Black American. Drake is ethnically and culturally Ashkenazi. He is also ethnically Black American (through lineage), but not culturally Black American. Does that make Drake a culture vulture? No. He just didn’t have the cultural upbringing but could always immerse himself in learning, appreciating, and respecting the other half of his history and culture.

What makes him one is how he operates as an outsider. He participates in an aspect of Black American culture (Hip-Hop) for his monetary gain, adopts a manufactured image for his perception of believability, and disrespects the people of this culture. “…run to America to imitate culture.” It’s like a jacket to him. He takes it off to try on another (like a Jamaican accent) and swaps for another, etc. 

A few examples that’s been touched on: He blackened his face to depict blackface while wearing a Jim Crow t-shirt… That’s specific disrespect towards Black Americans, mocking our history and our ancestors. “Whipped and chained you like American slaves.” That’s specific disrespect towards Black Americans, mocking our history and our ancestors. “[You] always rappin' like you 'bout to get the slaves freed.” Do I even need to explain this? Hopefully it’s understood.

The muthafucka is not like us.

[hoodlander]

You know what gets me sometimes?

That Black Noir was the only one who truly loved Homelander.

For all that he was. The good, the bad, the ugly; Noir knew it all.

And he loved him. Just as he was. Unconditionally.

[thashining]

My mother was diagnosed with cancer when I was the district attorney of San Francisco. I remember cooking meals for her and taking her to her appointments. I did what I could to make her comfortable. I figured out which clothes were soft enough that they wouldn't irritate her, and told her stories to try and make her laugh.

Caregiving is about dignity—not just for the patient, but also for the caregiver. We must lower the costs and ease the burdens faced by our caregivers to make it easier for them to provide care while pursuing their aspirations.

Today, I am announcing a new historic Medicare at Home benefit as part of my plan to help families with caregiving needs and strengthen Medicare for the long-term. Over 67 million people are covered by Medicare, yet many Americans don’t realize that Medicare does not cover long-term services and assistance like home health aides.

As a result, many American families face challenging and sometimes impossible choices.

My plan will strengthen Medicare to cover home care services and support for seniors. This will include providing care workers with better wages, improving the quality of care for seniors and those with disabilities, and treating our seniors with the dignity they deserve.

Kamala Harris

[crepes-suzette-373]

(read the comic left to right for once)

More random chill/fun AU.

I'm not entirely sure what I was gonna do with this, honestly... I was reading a typical isekai manga with nature spirits, and I randomly thought of this. Japanese folklore does have tree spirits too.

Some artistic liberties taken, obviously, so some of the stuff I say here has nothing to do with folklore.

The tree spirits can wander around freely, they're not attached to the physical tree. They just prefer having the tree nearby because if anything happens to it, they lose their human manifestation. They can get it back by finding a new host tree, but it's not that easy to do.

Those with strong enough spiritual power can pull out the tree and move it around freely too.

The more I drew the more I regretted making all those flowers and leaves on their heads. It was a super cool design, but a pain to draw like 10 times over.

Ichiji and Niji are wearing leaf masks, they don't grow leaves on their faces.

Also random flower trivia (nothing to do with the characters, honestly).

Tree/plants assignment for the other characters pending (especially because I don't know what to do with this AU yet). Nami is easy because she's obviously a mikan tree.

[junkobato]

BEST KDRAMA 2024 ✨ pt2

We have been blessed with so many good stories!! Which one did you enjoy the most? ☺️☺️🌈

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