I was delighted to take part in a studio debate about Black History Month on the Pan-African TV network Vox Africa.
Please find the links below to watch the Hotseat show with presenter Akintayo.
My fellow guests were businessman Romeo Effs, solicitor Bridgette York and Simon Woolley from Operation Black Vote.
The show is divided into three videos, part one, part two and part three.
My thanks to Vox Africa for staging this debate, and especially to producer George Tah.
I have also uploaded the videos onto my YouTube here:
Lester Holloway @brolezholloway
Black history is very important. You have to realise that with out black history we would not have the future we know now.
It has to important for the truth to been hidden like hannibal being an African. Britain and Rome being run by decendents of a africa.
There a lot more to know the truth must be better than living lie.
The thing is most people and the media are for black history for the politically correct aspect part of it.
I support, kneel on my knees and simply greatly bow to all the strong leaders , advocates that have died, worked effortlessly to pave ways and freedom for us.WOW WOW to them!!!
But without fear of being politically incorrect and in such a sensitive topic and sensitive world .. i think it is irrelevant in today’s world to be celebrate black history month.
I think history is to be recorded so our children can read ,learn..and appreciate where we are coming from.
But to celebrate and articulate horror over and over again is not really a smart move mostly if we want to move on and better our selves as a black community. ,
I also happen not to see the point in black people defining our self with events that lives a bad taste in our mouth and making us even more angry
I mean there is no denying the injustice that we black people have went through to be where we are today….. but…
when will the healing begin if we keep on bring sad memories over and over again? Even psychology taught by very well learned people encourages people to learn from bad events and move on.
Most of all events celebrations like this are what divides us as people living in one world.
Are we saying white people don’t have history AND are we saying a white man has never suffered injustice at the hands of a black man?
Just asking…???