A BLACKMAN’S PRAYER ---POETRY OF RESISTANCE

 

Don’t judge me
By my ebony Black skin
Telling me I am black as sin.
Don’t judge me
By my rough
Coarse Black hands 
By my dirty-white shirt stain
Or heartfelt Black pain 
That rush from my heart

From year to year
I am sitting here
‘Pon this hot tar roof
My pants on fire
I am your striking goose
Being cook in a tar oven
Burnt crispy Black.

Look! Take a good Look!
What do you see?
Do you see a man?
Do you see a leper?
To be scorned?
And yet, despite
My strange mother tongue
My foren voice
That you use to judge me
You eat what I cook
You drink the coffee I make.

My wife sings a lullaby to your baby
My sister gently nurses your infirm mom
Cleaning bruised bedsores
Turning her, from nite-to-nite
Changing a nappy, you scorn
Ingrate, reckless ingrate you ---
Scorn your birth mom!
Yes! Here I am,
A Caribbean Blackman
A strapping Black Jamaican
Getting lustful glance
From your wife
Behind your foolish back ---
She sweats as she
Brings lemonade
To the hot tar roof....

The sun beats down! O!
I am a iceberg
Torn from its’ berth.
I am sitting on your roof
Good God! It’s so hot!
Yet I hear you cussing me;
You say I steal your jobs?
Come now! Be a big man!
Get upon this striking hot root!
Come take this lousy job
You begrudge me
Ungrateful ingrate.
Did you see my brother
Fighting crocodiles
Running for his darn life
In the Everglades?

Life’s wretched.
Did you see Miguel
My Mexican cousin
Afraid of snakes;
It’s not a sweet life
Cutting cane
In Okeechobee.
I on bruised knee---
I kneel and pray to God
The Almighty hears me
Trying to escape this
Wretched life ...
Dear God --- 
Hear my humble prayer!
Help me to have a contrite heart
Help me to have inner strength
Hear this prayer O Lord!  Yes! 
It’s mi di same one! 
Di Jamaican Black man, from di sweet Caribbean!


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The Myth of the Black Ancestral Curse: Religion, Race, and the Psychological Legacy of Slavery! Essay In Honor of Professor Sheldon 'Uwezo' McDonald 
by Norris R McDonald, DIJ 

For centuries, Black people have been told that their suffering is divine punishment—ordained by God and passed down through a mythical “ancestral curse.”

In this powerful, eye-opening work, Norris R. McDonald, DIJ, dismantles one of the most enduring and damaging lies in Christian history: the so-called Curse of Ham. From the hymnals of colonial churches to the halls of modern academia, this myth has been used to justify slavery, colonization, and systemic racism.

With clarity, historical depth, and spiritual conviction, McDonald traces how scripture was distorted, how Black history was erased, and how liberation must begin with truth.

Drawing from the Bible, classical history, and Black theological thought, this short but impactful book challenges readers to confront religious indoctrination, reclaim their dignity, and break spiritual chains that have lasted for generations.
Whether you're a student of theology, an activist for racial justice, or a seeker of historical truth—The Myth of the Ancestral Curse will inspire, inform, and empower you.

The Myth of the Black Ancestral Curse is a bold and revelatory work that exposes how colonial powers distorted Christian doctrine to justify the enslavement of Black people. From the Curse of Ham to papal decrees that sanctioned genocide, Norris R. McDonald, DIJ dismantles centuries of theological manipulation and calls for spiritual truth, historical clarity, and psychological healing.

This book is a journey—from ancient African greatness to colonial oppression, from religious lies to liberation theology. A must-read for seekers of justice, students of history, and defenders of faith rooted in freedom.

We are not cursed. We are called.
The Myth of the Black Ancestral Curse is a bold and revelatory work that exposes how colonial powers distorted Christian doctrine to justify the enslavement of Black people. From the Curse of Ham to papal decrees that sanctioned genocide, Norris R. McDonald, DIJ dismantles centuries of theological manipulation and calls for spiritual truth, historical clarity, and psychological healing.

This book is a journey—from ancient African greatness to colonial oppression, from religious lies to liberation theology. A must-read for seekers of justice, students of history, and defenders of faith rooted in freedom.
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