It's a major problem for Black folks all over the world. Even more pronounced in Africa....

How often have we treated substandard service by people who look like us as an expectation? How often do we assume “dey Black?” How many times have we accepted that too many of us are lazy? Criminal? No good? Why is it that whenever an event hosted by a Black person is late, the reason is because the event is on “Black time?” Sleepy after a meal? Most Black people accept the explanation as the “itis.”

Cosigning on White Supremacy — Assigning Inferiority to Ourselves

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Dr. Cynthia Alease Smith