Brooklynite examines stereotypes ‘pushed
on Black people’ in master’s thesis
By Nelson A. King
A Brooklyn-born, Miramar,
Fl. resident, whose parents are
natives of St. Vincent and the
Grenadines, has written a master’s
thesis for her architectural
degree about the watermelon
and how it represents the stereotypes
“pushed onto Black people.”
“The truth of its cultural
existence is difficult to digest
without an understanding of the
methods to distort the truth,”
said Kamani Ann Samuel, who
was born in East New York,
Brooklyn to Annie Glasgow and
Dexter Samuel, about her thesis.
“As we unravel the history
and stereotype created from
racial views of the watermelon,
we are continuously unraveling
the truth about things that are
revealed to us,” added Samuel,
who graduated from the University
of South Florida, in Tampa,
in the spring. “The goals are to
unravel the mystery and discover
the value of every move we
make as human beings.
“Acknowledge that installation
of fear in people to be
against each other: The end
result is to find your truth,” she
added.
In seeking to unravel
the truth, Samuel said she
researched the “Hidden History
Architecture & Spiritual Teachings
of Kemet.”
From those findings, she told
Caribbean Life that she started
to create abstract drawings and
models to explain her results.
Samuel said the connection
between technology and the
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Egyptian teachings became her
connection through the ancient
pyramids.
“The idea is to always remember
that technology is mimicking
humanity,” she said. “Nothing
that technology is doing is
outside of humanity. Be careful
that we are not just reproducing
our own oppression through
technology. Step away from
becoming more enslaved by the
technology.”
Samuel said she chose this
thesis “because it belongs to my
ancestors,” stating that it helped
her to understand “who I am
and where I am going.
“Thinking outside the box is
part of my personality,” she said.
“I am fearless and hardworking.
“My goal for this thesis to
open the minds of the masses
and allow them to research
information about themselves
— to look within themselves
and connect to their spiritual
journey,” she added.
Samuel said her innate future
plans are to join a company to
get more exposure to architecture
and understand the cultural
environment, “which will give
me the cutting edge to become
A design by Kamani Ann Samuel. Kamani Ann Samuel
an entrepreneur.”
“With over four years of my
master’s education experience,
as an architecture designer,
under my belt, I’ve analyzed the
Kemetic Civilization and structure
on how to take back the
development of the motherland
on this earth,” she said.
Stating that rebuilding Africa
is a process, Samuel said she is
determined to help produce and
build structures for communities
that are yet to be heard of.
Kamani Ann Samuel. Courtesy
Kamani Ann Samuel
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