At what age did you gain knowledge of self?

[damn_ese]

im mexican, in 2nd grade i was reading these ancient civilization books at school, the inca, the aztecs, the mali empire.

in school i was usually put in the back of the room (and given busy work, the teacher would maybe interact with me once a day) every year because i did poorly in school
so from an early age I felt that "me vs them" atmosphere primarily against white teachers. I read primarily history books since 2nd grade, watched Malcom X, read about the KKK
and anti Mexican sentiments.

i remember my kindergarten teacher a black lady, in the late 80s. one of the best! i wouldnt have teachers like that until high school.
little by little i realized my peoples history was amazing and proud of it

as i read more and more about history and popular culture i realized goddamn, black people was at the forefront of everything that is "American Culture" and south america also

 

[yardman]

26.

Damn...what was your understanding prior to getting put up on game? Like your mindset.

 

[GrindtooFilthy]

Never got tried like that in HS but I was so semi aware when I touched down in college that's when it became a wrap

 

[BlackStarLine]

24...life has progressed since then

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

After Obama got elected and the white backlash afterwards. I realized quickly that not every place is NYC and not every school has the same feelings as mine. I started realizing white folks are angry as fukk and us black people need each other if we are going to succeed.


* I started being more woke after the Trayvon martin case. It was then I realized not only are cacs angry, they're demonic as well.

 

[Marlostanfield.]

Last year. True of knowledge of self deals with the soul because thats your true essence but when it comes to Black history I knew about it but didn't get too deep into and reading books until last year as well

 

[BlackAchilles]

It's a lifelong journey

 

[Tflasha]

i knew who the fukk i was before i came out the womb

 

[Lo-Co]

Since last year I'm gaining more sense of self. But I have a long way to go.

 

[Poitier]

It's a lifelong journey

basically

 

[BmoreGorilla]

I was raised with it. My mother was a free spirit/bohemian type who dabbled in Islam and the Black Panthers back in the day. She also was a teacher so she made sure I grew up reading a lot. She'd smoke some weed and take us to museums and shyt. Had me read the Autobiography of Malcolm X at 10 and write a book report on it. Got some family who are Sunni, NOI, and 5%. I basically just grew up around a lot of socially conscious people and im blessed for that. It was prolly in my late teens going to an HBCU that had me wanting to seek knowledge on my own and it just went from there. Its something that continues to this day becuz you can never gain to much knowledge about yourself

 

[TransJenner]

I always knew about God growing up , I've always had a Christ conscious, whenever I did something bad I knew in back of my head it wasn't right , kinda hard to explain

 

[Bobby Lashleys eyebrows]

After Obama got elected and the white backlash afterwards. I realized quickly that not every place is NYC, and not every school has the same feelings as mine. I started realizing white folks are angry as fukk, and us black people need each other if we are going to succeed.


* I started being more woke after the Trayvon martin case. It was then I realized not only are cacs angry, they're demonic as well.

This^

I grew up in NY only faintly aware of racism but black culture was everywhere and racist ppl tell you up front who they are. Moved down south and my eyes were so open, southern hospitality is just a front, racist ppl are usually your white best friends. Ppl down here really do hate black ppl with any kind of authoritative role, whether it is Obama or working at any job. They will find any way to undermine you. The racism down here is down right disgusting to where I just don't see how black ppl would waste time turning on each other but they do and a lot of them are c00ns that support bigotry and even post on this forum so I actually see where slow idiots like b_low brown come from and with their limited education it's sad. They are taking slavery out of school textbooks down south and these c00ns are too stupid to see it and support guys like trump. Some of the Mexicans down here disgust me too because they are even more dumb and racist than whites. We support them as blacks and they hate us and call themselves white so fukk em. I learn how to play the background while maintaining leadership, keep talk small with some Mexicans because they are sneaky and most whites are racist and just keep it strictly professional. Your voice is power from God and demonic beings hate it. So as a black man, I try to find ways to regulate it in a responsible and humble way. I also pick and choose who to allow in my inner circle.

 

[Giselle]

It usually starts when people are tweens and grows from there.

 

[Mojo Jojo Morpheus]

I would say my first bit of consciousness was when I was in 2nd grade when I was 7 years old.
It was 1997 in Miami and I was attending a public elementary.
Some boys started clowning this girl in our class.
Telling her she was ugly because she was dark and had a gap-tooth.
In that moment, I flashed to my momma who is dark-skinned and has a gap in her front teeth.
I snapped on them boys telling them they were losers and I thought ol' girl was very pretty.
From that moment on, I was sensitive to c00n shyt but even that wasn't a full awakening.
Consciousness is a growing process, and I just took another level last year when I discovered Dr. Amos Wilson & Dr. Claud Anderson