Welcome to the World

We Are Family! Nosotros somos familia!

The global maps we grew up with are inaccurate two dimensional representations of three dimensional geographical realities.

The way we see the world is often shaped by the way we were raised. Indeed, our maps point to the influences of Modernity with its reign of Eurocentrism and Colonialism.

Recently, Hajime Narukawa developed the map above: AuthaGraph. Just look at Africa and how big it is. Well, this represents a more accurate way to see the world.

World Re-Vision as a Way of Re-seeing the World

Reading is a way to re-map the world. Indeed, one way to map out the world more accurately is to read, research, and rethink more.

As you read this semester, re-think, re-search, and re-see the world in a more accurate way. Allow the voices, the visions, and the vistas of the people of the world to finally speak for themselves.

Reading is a form of hearing. Listen!

This was originally written for my World Literature course I taught at a university. Remember we are all Africans, DNA proves this, for we are all brothers and sisters.

Whites and Asian are mutants whose skin became like albino.

We Are Family! Nosotros somos familia!

We Are Family! Nosotros somos familia!

I am crying writing this, remembering the pain of childhood. Fighting, fighting, fighting. Hunting down bullies and beating them up.

Love more, hate less. Love everyone.

My father served 20 years in the military. He hated wars and said he would break my legs if I joined. We do not love Jesus. We love satan, the world calls use mutants and calls our wars: American Wars.

Ironically, my father suffered from PTSD and beat me daily in the nude. He prepared me for the real world of pain.

I have many black belts and have never lost a fight.

Thank you. Crying. . . Crying. . . Crying. . .

I grew up in Oklahoma. I only had Black friends, because whites treated us, the minority like shit.

One day in school, I noticed at lunch, only Asians, Latinos and Blacks ate together, my table.

I am mixed: Asian, Latino and African. . . .

I loved the Gap Band, Oklahoma's own. I went to Dance clubs to dance. I am a salsa dance contest winner.