I know my Somali tribe and abtirsi. But as i said in section 3.0 [Somali tribal order: the six systems] of my series: if the world is operating under a racial world order, then it doesn't make sense that we as Somalis are still focused on our tribal order. The racial world order takes the priority, because it is the order through which resources are allocated and people are managed. Focusing on our tribal order, instead of the racial order, is nothing more than a form of distraction. Its a way for us to focus on what we already know, because we feel powerless in the face of the white nations that are keeping us down. It is still a white v.s black, colonizer v.s colonized world that were in; but we've been kawalled into believing that we moved forward in time, when we've actually been still all along.
On the other hand, Black is much more than an identity.
To a large degree, I ascribe to Steve Biko's definition of what Black means.
In his book, i write what i like, steve biko said:
- Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude.
- Merely by describing yourself as black you have started on a road towards emancipation, you have committed yourself to fight against all forces that seek to use your blackness as a stamp that marks you out as a subservient being
For more info read this:
http://www.sahistory.org.za/archive...bantu-stephen-biko-december-1971-south-africa