Bingo!

Posted at July 7, 2008 12:35 AM in response to Partners in Crime, Democrats and Republicans

1849
No. I do not see how leadership or the lack of it, enters into the direct debate of Dr. King's assassination. However, leadership along with inspiration and hope are some of the qualities he provided to a black people that knew the scales of justice and equality were engineered to be out of their favor. My point is there has not been, on a national level, anyone to pick up that torch since Dr. King. Every cause must have direction, strength and enduring conviction at the top. Otherwise, all that is accomplished is bitterness and an overwhelming sense of betrayal that begets it's own set of consequences. This leadership is not apparent today. It must come from black people for black people.
No, I am not asking if you are afraid of black people. But in today's world, it is mandatory to keep one's eyes open.

Posted at June 24, 2008 3:24 AM in response to What, America is Rascist?

Indiex,
Progress, I suppose, is relative in this instance. Emancipation occurred in 1863. The Civil Rights Act was signed in 1964. More than a hundred years to grant God-given rights. I guess that's progress. Here we are in 2008. Black children are going hungry. Too many are fatherless. There are far too many women with children facing the dead end of welfare and other assistance, with little hope of ever breaking free and becoming independent and stable. If, and that's a big if, a black person is afforded an unfettered education they must then contend with a skeptical and suspicious white oriented business establishment. And then by virtue of race alone are unlikely to share in the same advancement opportunities as other races. These obstacles are embedded in American society and at the rate we are going, it may well be another 100 years before tragedies such as the lower Mississippi delta and New Orleans are not allowed to develop and occur. To me, discernible progress would have made for completely different outcomes. This has to change. Until it does, we will remain a fragmented and unfulfilled society.
Thanks for your comment.

Posted at June 24, 2008 2:56 AM in response to What, America is Rascist?

Absolutely! And these guys (and girls, sometimes) are generally viewed as people utterly out of their element and representative of having needs that don't fit the context. It's kinda like a non-American Indian parading around in a head-dress and thinking no one notices. It doesn't work. Thanks for your comment.

Posted at June 24, 2008 2:22 AM in response to What, America is Rascist?

1849
"Why do you think the African American community needs to break down the "walls?""

Without going into a long preface to justify what I am about to say, I will attempt to explain. What I am referring to when I say "Walls" is the self inflicted wounds and the unnecessary barriers many black people create and perpetuate for themselves by absolutely refusing to stop intimidating and causing fear in the "rest" of society. This is achieved by wearing stereotypical attire, i.e. gang uniforms, pants that drag down around their thighs, excessive jewelry (To indicate quick wealth), a variety of mis-worn head wear. Blue or red bandannas, universally recognized gang indicators. Etc., etc. And I know that most of these people at least attended schools that taught them how to speak in a language and dialect that the rest of the country uses and can understand. Now, get a mental picture of what I have described above. Now picture yourself walking alone at night, BLACK OR WHITE, what's going to cross your mind if a couple of guys dressed and carrying themselves in a manner that I have described. Would you hire this person if you were a prospective employer? It is a look that is emulated by black youth everywhere. This, I find is a self-placed wall to acceptance and advancement. If I offended you, I apologize. It was not my intention. If you do not think that black people place some obstacles in their own way by the aforementioned behavior and should at any and all costs "be themselves" then this is the unstoppable force and immovable object I referred to in my post. Every group of people of different ethic backgrounds have realized the logic and practicality of blending in with the rest of American society and culture. To me, it is just common sense and a natural course of action.

Posted at June 24, 2008 12:44 AM in response to What, America is Rascist?