Psychological Blocks to Personal and Ethnic Family Growth
1. Fear of the "WHITE MAN!"
2. Fear of "The White Conspiracy," which will thwart every initiative!
3. Fear of being displaced as THE TOP AND ONLY African American authority on all issues.
4. Fear of being fired from the job if a reasonable and sound position is taken on issues (fear of being tossed into the streets)!
5. Fear of being ridiculed -- called a fool (laughing stock)!
6. Fear of an African American conspiracy to plot one's downfall.
7. Fear of rejection -- lack of affirmation from birth.
8. Fear of the invisible "THEY" (great and invisible negative forces)!
9. Fear of being homeless!
10. Fear of supporting one's own mind and its conclusions.
11. Fear of the "I" -- writing and speaking on issues in the first person!
12. Fear of the "them against me" illusion!
13. Fear of not having an equal voice in matters!
14. Fear of being subordinate to an African American Authority.
15. Fear of not having the prime spot on the stage!
16. Fear of not being heard -- not having a voice in substantial matters (not being accounted for, not being important)!
17. Fear of asking questions -- fear of exposure or being uninformed or ignorant about an issue.
18. Fear of loss or intimate companionship -- jealously, rivalry, illusionary parity!
* Future America Basic Research Institute, March 15, 1995
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