Black Nationalism Summary

Black Nationalism and Black Common Sense
In this essay, Black Nationalism, and Black Common Sense, Lubiano describes the problems resulting from racial discriminations as well as virtues that multiculturalism can give birth to in a society referred to as Black Nationalism possibilities. Besides, it also describes the relationship between the Black Nationalism and the state and it issues warning on the dangers of accepted narratives which according to the author, are the states most active medium by which they dominate particular groups in ways they might not recognize.
The article begins by giving the definitions of terms. For instance, ideology is referred as anything that seems natural. Subsequently, common sense according to the article is an ideology that is lived and articulated in a day-to-day understanding of the world together with one’s place in it. However, Lubiano asserts that, in defining Black Nationalism, one has to consider its roles. For instance, some of its functions include, serving as a narrative of political history, as articulation, as well as helping in showing what is good and beautiful as well as

For instance, the author asserts that it not only a source of conventional wisdom for the black American but also the source of their cultural logic as it encompasses both their historical self-consciousness. The author also states that the Black Nationalism is characterized by political realities coupled with numerous possibilities such as demystifying white racial domination and an activation of a platform to international political awareness. The author states that the impacts of the nationalism are often evidenced when repeated calls are made on the side of some black Americans to put an end to black-on-black violence, which is a manifestation of its historical awareness and its efforts to eliminate suicidal behaviors witnessed within the