Human Excellence

Before Dr.Carr started his lecture I didn't know  what to expect. I assumed that we would be discussing Africa in a broad aspect. I was completely blown away with this lecture. I learned many different things that altered my way of thinking. Dr. Carr pointed out one very important point during his lecture that really stuck. he said, " Barack Obama is a Black leader but he is not our FIRST black leader. I felt that this was very important because we often lose sight of the black people that made it possible for President Obama to be president. Another great point Dr.Carr made was the true creators of mathematics and the alphabet. When reading textbooks, we never read about the ancient Africans that were the true inventors of some of the most important innovations in the history of this world. Djehuty and Seshat have been covered up but the idea of the Greeks and Mayans being the "inventors" of aspects such as mathematics, the alphabet, and many other things. As a people we have yet to free ourselves of the negative mindset that society has beat into us since the slave trade. Knowledge and wisdom are the only  ways to better ourselves and our brothers and sisters. Leaving Dr.Carr's lecture i felt empowered.