Conley Literary Circle: Author Tommie Lindsey to visit Conley

Monday, November 10, 2008

Author Tommie Lindsey to visit Conley

The dynamic and motivating forensics teacher and writer Tommie Lindsey will be visiting Conley on Thursday November 13th.

• In 2002, Lindsey was featured in the PBS documentary Accidental Hero, a story about students from a multi-racial high school gaining life- changing inspiration from their coach — Lindsey — through the art of public speaking and debate.

• In 2003, Lindsey was awarded Oprah Winfrey's Angel Award, and was among the recipients of One Hundred Black Men Excellence in Education Awards. He received one of 23 Genius Grants from the MacArthur Foundation in 2004. The prestigious grant is given for an individual's creativity and contribution to society.

• Lindsey co-authored the book It Doesn't Take A Genius: Five Truths to Inspire Success in Every Student.

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Time to De-Colonize your Mind by Maria E. Ramirez

It's time to De-Colonize your mind

We've been Mis-Educated for so long

Many of our youth think going to college is wrong

If they're proud of being bright

They get accused of "Acting White"

It's time to re-focus all this energy

In order to fulfill the 6th Sun Prophecy

So if you are a seeker of knowledge

Then one way is completing college

It's not a "White" Thing

It's the "Right" Thing

Now some of the kids don't want to hear that I know

But I'm here to tell you, you really should go

In ancient times upon this land

Our indigenous ancestors had an Education Plan

"Respect for all People and the Natural World"

Were parental instructions for each boy and girl

Self-Discipline and Self-Knowledge was the key

To fulfilling each individual's destiny

Education for every child was free

In fact, it was compulsory

That is, up until the 16th Century

That's when the Conquistadors came from Spain

Causing destruction, upheaval and pain

Enslaving our bodies and our minds

Re-writing our history

Leaving us with a "colonized mentality"

Today you can see the results of these lies

Our precious youth are dropping out of school like flies

The achievements of so-called darker nations have all been denied

In order to foster a form of white pride

But truth shall set us all free

Bottom line, it's a necessity

The science of Mathematics, Logic, and Astronomy

Of Philosophy, Physics, and Chemistry

Were all discovered by non-white people, you see

The art of letters, music and poetry

Drama, painting and sculpture too,

Discovered by people of color - it's true!

The use of metals, principles of mechanics, even Architecture

Discovered or invented by people now called "inferior"

The ideals of American freedom and democracy

Thank the foremothers and forefathers of the Iroquois Confederacy

So whether you're Black, Brown, Yellow, Red or White

A good education is a human right

Getting back on track is no big mystery

You start by re-claiming your true history

De-colonize your mind

Let the light shine from within

Seeking wisdom is where you begin