Abasa Aziz ibn Horace
Bio
Through his art, Harrell strives to dismantle the stereotypes that white North American media has placed on the Black individual and instead highlight Black culture and identity through Black people’s perspectives.
Stories (6/0)
"Black" history
No place in America shows as many cultural differences as in the religious services of a “Black” church and a “white” church. In America, the church is actually two different things because one of those buildings is filled with a bunch of Muslims and they don’t even know it. Very little is known about Africa from the descendants of Africa in America and it is easy to be ashamed of everything African. America had three television networks that were all programmed by white men, as was every magazine and any other source of information, from history books to movies. The parts that showed Africa was like watching a documentary that was filmed by someone who hated the subject. It was years before I realized that I saw the world through “white men’s eyes” that programmed everything I saw and it affected the way I thought about Africa and the part of me that is African.
By Abasa Aziz ibn Horace3 years ago in The Swamp
Strongest Ever
I love to read but I hated school. At the time, I also hated order, supervision, and being told what to do. I found more joy in leaving school because I already had my career path as a brick mason laid out. I loved working with my hands and my family and friends. It was a steady routine. Bricks and mortar come on a pallet. Break them down. Use them, then toss the pallet to the side. Repeat the process. There’s freedom in a job like that. You know what to do, no need for supervision. You are left alone all day, but there are just as many restrictions to that drone mentality. You realize you work in a plantation-style setting, where the people you work for will never acknowledge you – even while in close range – and the very idea of you using any of their facilities will be unheard of. It’s never more evident than the day the owner of one house you’re working on looks your way and says “Honey, come on in here! You know its too hot for you out there.”
By Abasa Aziz ibn Horace3 years ago in Humans
