It is understandable that we people who are of African descent look to the past for an identity, considering the denigration, and defacement done to that identity since our enslavement, and colonization by the White West. This is important to our self-esteem, and to instill self-confidence in ourselves, and our people. However, we can't live in that past. We must now strive for excellence in science, technology, and economics, because it is these three fields above all others that have given the White West their vast advantage over us, and has allow them to dominate us so thoroughly. We should be seeking to not only equal the White West in these fields, but to excel them, such that we eventually become the leaders in all these aspects.