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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 25 • THE MAROON TIGER • PAGE 12
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Open Letter to a Brother
By A. Konneh with T. Giovanni
With respectful acknowledgement of your Manhood and Right to
individual Choice, we your Black Kinsmen in history, if not in the
present moment, would like to extend our Hands in the Spirit of
Brotherhood...
In the hopes of your Acceptance of us, as we would accept you, we
would Welcome you into our Brethren in order that we all might
better Move forward together rather than allowing our differences
to diffuse our Strength, as those who would oppress us have always
hoped...
Understanding that there are many differences among all of us, we
would not seek to Chastise or Isolate any one,we seek to Create a
Unity, not by denying the individual, but through the mutual support
of All Individuals within the group so that those differences can be
used to Create a Stronger and more Diverse Group...
Believing that an oppressed people or Brotherhood cannot afford
the hypocritical Luxury of looking down upon any of our own, we
would welcome you into the folds of our Group, not to smother or
change you, but in order to truly Communicate with you; to further
all of our Understandings about all of our Selves...
Realizing that isolation is a way to Punish the transgressor, but
that isolation in no way is of any Benefit to the transgressor or the
jailers, we would accept you as one of our Black Brothers if you
would accept us as a part of you...
Knowing that our offer might be refused at this moment in time, we
Humbly extend this offer , and our Hands, into Infinity...
Believing that Toleration and Love for one another will take us
farther than petty disagreements about Superficialities, we your
Black Brothers would like to call you Michael Jackson, our Brother...
This letter is not only for M.J., but for any Brother who feels
Isolated because of the way he looks, thinks, or feels. Only through
Love and Communication can we All become Stronger. Those who
exclude also deny the possibility of the Brotherhood they claim to
seek...We can do better.
Think About It
The hope for success
in promoting the
whole truth about
our race lies with the
open-minded school
administrators.
Carter G. Woodson
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