In this lecture, Dr. Carr enlightened us on our deep rooted history. He not only was an effective speaker, but he also made me want to know more about my African origins. Our African origins started in Egypt. He discussed how our memory has been buried due to our relocation from our origins, and that education is key to not only remembering but "re-membering" our history.
Dr. Carr spoke of the many pathways, such as Djehuty: which represents Memory and Inscription and is the principle of intelligence, memory, writing, learning, and wisdom, the Pathway of Seshat: which represents Numeracy, and accepts accuracy, reliability and preservation of knowledge, and the Pathway of Ma'at: representing order, balance, truth, justice, and reciprocity. Dr. Carr also went on to explain that in Egypt, beauty was not based on outer appearance, it was based off of how well an individual spoke and carried themselves, and that education meant to translate life.
I appreciated this lecture because it taught me more about our history as a people and it goes deeper than I could have ever imagined. There was a quote from Langston Hughes in the power point that stood out to me: "Justice is a blind goddess, Is a thing to which we Blacks are wise: Her bandage hides two festering sores, That once perhaps were eyes." What I have learned from this lecture is that knowledge is not only the key to success, but also the key to ourselves because it opens our eyes to who we truly are and where we came from.
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