Black is not a color - Black is a state of mind

I was never able to find out who coined this slogan which is often cited in black essays and discussions on black boards. Does somebody here know who came up with it?

What are you thoughts when you hear it?
What's the meaning of this slogan in your opinion/interpretation?
Do you agree/disagree?

 

Of course it's a state of mind.
In the end, we are all human and race has so little to do with us as living beings.

HOWEVER, we place race on the forefront of society and culture so much to the point that it becomes what we use to define how we see others and ourselves. How we treat each other....

The true importance of race is only based in the relevance we give it. Not as individuals but as a society.

Race is used by us to control us.....

 

BLACK IS a color, but RACE is a state of mind.

 

Hear, hear.

 

100% agreed.

 

You should write books brother, excellent observation.

 

Black is a state of mind.
Black people come in many colors but most still identify themselves as black.
I'm sure many white people fall into this as well

Even some of the people on the interracial site for black men and white women will fall into this as well.

In an attempt to add something to this thread, Silver, I don't know where that saying came from.
I'm sure someone here knows.

 

ahh so you're a genius then Genie

where did you read that from?

 

I didn't read it. I stated it on my own.

 

Good observation. This and the neutral God one.

 

What 'neutral God' one?

 

hee hee :lol: i remember what you say better than you lol

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suggestions for signature

"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.' - Charles R. Swindoll
"Love isn't finding a perfect person. It's seeing an imperfect person perfectly." - Sam Keen
"The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible." - David Viscott
"The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life." - Albert Einstein
"The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles." - Mahatma Gandhi
We must be willing to fail and to appreciate the truth that often -Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived." - M. Scott Peck
"Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship." - Lord Byron
"There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills." - Buddha
"The difference between friendship and love is how much you can hurt each other." - Ashleigh Brilliant
well......whatever

 

I think all of those have been used already by a few of our popular posters.