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What is Black Royalty?
Alright, so first things first because we know you are wondering about the name. We ask that you respectfully follow along because this really means a lot to us.
Black and White are colors. Not Races. However, in America, we have taken to using these terms as descriptions and a means of categorizing people. The distinction of ‘White’ erased cultural individuality and came with the privilege of an elevated status and power within the greater community.
Similarly, ‘Black’ also erased cultural individuality. However, instead of granting access, it was used as a means of denial and an excuse to justify the mass slaughter of a dehumanized people. With every drop and compromise, the label of White became more exclusive and the group used their perceived privilege to ignore cultural distinctions and categorize a wide diaspora of people of color as ‘Black’. In this way, ‘Black’ has always been an inclusive term.
Black Royalty makes specific reference to that inclusion to represent a collective of Royalty of Color.
When we refer to Royalty, we refer to a specific distinction among people. That distinction is a commitment to education. It is the standard to which we hold ourselves. Thus, our status as Royal is directly related to our ability to build, share, and cultivate that love for education throughout our lives.
In unapologetic love,
Black Royalty
The Elephant
Have you ever seen an elephant in a circus act? Did you ask yourself how it got there?
When an elephant is young the Circus trainers chain it to a post that the baby elephant is too weak to move. The baby elephant accepts that it is not strong enough to break the chain and so they stop trying. The elephant eventually grows and does become strong enough to move the post but it never even tries.
While an elephant's memory is key to its survival in the wild and one of its greatest strengths in captivity it becomes their greatest weakness. In the case of the Circus Elephant their ability to remember struggle and pain causes them to give up trying.
As Black Educators in this country, the weight of our past is enough to cripple us and keep us mentally chained to weak posts. America’s system of education was designed to cripple communities of color. In spite of the obstacles in our path we persevere and fight to give our students a better experience.
Strength, Wisdom, and Perseverance make the Elephant the perfect logo for Black Royalty.
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