Tools to build Confidence and Self-Reliance (Pt 2)

One Book at a time! Dr. John Henrik Clarke taught us that "history should tell people who they are, what they have been, what their full potential is, what they still must be, where they come from, where they are, and where they still must go!

- Khabyr Hadas

"A library is the center of the world - a point transcending time in which the past, present, and future converge in a flash of light." Eldridge Cleaver

(2) Black History and Culture Library

If it fails to do so, it is useless." Sisters and brothers, it also must be understood that African culture is the totality of thought and practice by which Black people create themselves, celebrate themselves, sustain and develop themselves, and introduce themselves to history and humanity.

The sooner we start building libraries at home, the sooner our children can begin to walk on a path of confidence, pride, and independent thinking.

The earlier our children read, the stronger the possibility of Black Greatness! My parents were readers, and that daily behavior (in itself) encouraged me to read and explore the pages of books and encyclopedias. Children have the tendency to mimic their parent's behaviors and patterns within the household. Today there are countless books written by Black authors who have become authorities on certain topics for our development and survival. Also, there are thousands of books authored by Black people that have captured the imagination and images of a fictional world that our children would be attracted to if properly introduced and presented.