White People Cannot Yet Draw From The Strength of Black Ancestorhood

Black ancestorhood gives us the strength to live and love without wanting to be our oppressors.

Hal H. Harris

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A picture from Little Rock’s Mosaic Templars Cultural Center. It’s from 1942 and showcases a New Year’s gathering of the 21 Night Hawks, a Little Rock male society club. Every Black person will immediately identify the troublemaker.

On June 10th, a white person tried to lay claim to the Black concept of ancestorhood. The user has since protected her page, but not before Black Twitter put her on the SummerJam screen:

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Hal H. Harris

Black on Both Sides. Medium Writers Challenge Winner. The founder of Established in 1865. I Tweet @Established1865. E-mail is hal.harris@est1865.com.