George Zimmerman meant well but we must be careful in our zeal to protect our communities. Trayvon Martin was a better young man than most but sorting good kids from the bad ones has become difficult because most of them –Black, White and Brown- seems to admire the thug/hard element. I didn’t add “Yellow” to the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘African Americans’
Psalms 71:18: Zimmerman and Old Men
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Bible, Blacks, community, crime, jobs, senior citizens, Trayvon, Unemployment, youth, Zimmerman on April 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Presidential Elections: Elian Gonzalez = Trayvon Martin
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Cuba, Elian Gonzalez, hoodie, military, Trayvon on March 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Is anyone else thinking that the Trayvon Martin situation might be to the 2012 presidential election what the Elian Gonzalez matter was to the 2000 presidential election? We remember the young Cuban boy who was in the middle of a Florida battle. After the Clinton administration sent him back to that island nation, Al Gore narrowly [...]
March Madness and the Khan Academy: Rethink Everything
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, austin scott, Blacks, Conservatives, education, GOP, hip hop, March Madness, Mitt Romney, NCAA, politics on March 15, 2012 | 3 Comments »
It’s madness to do the same things year after year and expect difference results. So, I decide to acknowledge the brilliance of the guy who started the Khan Academy to reform education. But first, I would like to invite anyone to join our ESPN NCAA basketball groups for the men and women tournaments. The group [...]
Mitt Romney, Malcolm X and Ozzie Davis: Do the Right Thing
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Mitt Romney, newt, Santorum, vote on March 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »
When thinking about presidential politics, I keep hearing Georgian Ozzie Davis line from Georgia-educated Spike Lee’s movie “Always do the right thing.” Well, “the Mayor” clearly was too fond of Albany, Georgia-produced Miller High Life beer but that simply statement speaks volumes. The Georgia primary is tomorrow and I have been thinking hard about what [...]
PBS’s Slavery By Another Name
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, black history, Blacks, PBS on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The PBS documentary “Slavery By Another Name” will seen chills through in freedom-loving person. While slavery in America technically ended shortly after the Civil War, southerners know bondage continued in one form or another until the 1960s. This documentary tells the story of Blacks and some Whites who were put in jail or prison for [...]
Clarence Thomas: Good Brother
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Clarence Thomas, Conservatives, Georgia, Obama, sanford bishop, savannah, Sowell on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I just finished reading Clarence Thomas: My Grandfather’s Son and now feel that Justice Thomas could be the most misunderstood brother in America. Grandfather Myers Anderson’s story could have been the story of any southern striving Black man before 1970 and reading the parts of this book about him was like reading about my father’s [...]
Obama vs. Cain, the Black Women with White Men List and Other Insults
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Bill Clinton, Black college, Black women, Blacks, Congress, Fox News, Georgia, GOP, Herman Cain, hip hop, Michelle Obama, Obama, youth on November 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
People get and give insults in the South all day every day. If you have thin skin, you should move. These insults come to mind. The Michael Basiden Show’s list “8 Reasons Black Women Should Date White Men: First, Black Women should date whoever makes them happy and treats them well. But, the list from Basiden’s [...]
Brainwashed: Herman Cain And Me (Luke 6:42)
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, CNN, Conservatives, democrats, Fox News, Herman Cain, msnbc on October 1, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Herman Cain said Black Democrats are brainwashed and he is right. Also, he is brainwashed and I am brainwashed. Hell, everyone I know is brainwashed to a certain degree by someone or something—some negative and some positive. My dictionary tells me that brainwashing is an intensive indoctrination, usually political, aimed at changing a person’s basic [...]
Uncle Sam and Rev. Wright
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Conservatives, Herman Cain, Michelle Obama, Obama, youth on September 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
For me, being an uncle is an important role and we should all know our roles. Avuncular is an adjective that means “of or pertaining to an uncle.” Uncles and aunts serve as part-time parents like the Parents Reserves—one weekend a month and two weeks per year. A kid may hangout with good old uncle [...]
The Entitlement Mentality: Unlikely Allies Project
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, hip hop, Newt Gingrich, youth on September 1, 2011 | 4 Comments »
An entertainer called Chapter recently released the satirical video “It’s Free, Swipe Yo EBT.” I was ticked off until I realized the song was a poor attempt at parody. But, the bigger questions are the social responsibility of so-called artists and the direct effect they have on the entitlement mentality. Warning: strong language If you [...]
Crystal Ball: Georgia Reapportionment and 2012 Elections
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, austin scott, democrats, Macon, Michael Steele, Obama, republicans, sanford bishop on August 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
If crystal balls were real, I would look into one and tell Georgia what will happen with congress reapportionment and the 2012 elections (no need to state the obvious in safe seats.) Georgia 2nd District: Macon, Columbus and Albany will again be in this district and it will be Dem for the next ten years. [...]
Spike Lee vs. Tyler Perry/Thug Life vs. Conservatism: A House Divided
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, politics, spike lee, Tyler Perry on April 25, 2011 | 3 Comments »
During a Q and A forum at the Albany, GA Black Expo, I asked actor Allen Payne to speak about the ongoing drama between Spike Lee and Tyler Perry. Spike feels that his work is positive art that uplifts the community while Perry’s productions are modern-day buffoonery to some degree. Tyler recently recommended a fiery [...]
Black Elite: HistoryMakers and Who’s Next
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Boehner, Michelle Obama, Newt Gingrich, sanford bishop, zell on March 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The HistoryMakers oral history videos on Rep. Sanford Bishop and Howard University Medical School professor Dr. LaSalle Leffall reminded me of the road Black America has travelled. This history series, which chronicles the “struggle,” provides useful insight on those shoulders we are standing. A young person watching these stories should feel guilt-ridden if they aren’t striving for [...]
Recruiting Options for Black Male Teachers
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Arne Duncan, Blacks, crime, education, Georgia, spike lee, youth on February 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In Georgia, we spend too much money on criminal justice after spending cash for 12 years to education whose who would become criminals. New Governor and former congressman Nathan Deal was alarmed by the crime-related items in the state budget. To me, it’s like that old Fram oil filter commercial: “You can pay me now [...]
Clever: Egypt, Conservatism, Obama and Reagan
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Conservatives, Egypt, Obama, oil, Reagan on February 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, please help me understand the word clever. Does it have a negative connotation? I think the positive side of being clever involves using one’s noggin to find logical solutions to pressing matters. It’s not rocket science to think that people in an oil-producing region want leadership that market and handle natural resources to the [...]
President Obama, Hill Harper and Bill Cosby On Family and Full Grown Men
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, family, Michelle Obama, Obama, parenting, youth on January 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Solving the pressing family crisis in our community could start with some simple solutions. President Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope, Hill Harper’s books “Letters to a Young Brother” and “Letters to a Young Sister,” and Bill Cosby and Alvin Poussaint’s “Come On People” all contain a central theme on the family. To me, the theme [...]
Better Days: FLOTUS Michelle Obama and Essence Magazine
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Essence, Michelle Obama, Obama on December 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The last few weeks of a year are times for reflection and preparation. I am personally battle-weary from politics and yearning for a 2011 that focuses more on positive public policy and better leadership. Our southern heritage should push us toward a mindset based on personal choices, decisions and consequences rather than waiting for the [...]
Blacks and the 72% Unwed Mothers Rate
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Congress, Obama on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the article that I first saw in the Albany Herald that everyone is reading and discussing. Frankly, addressing this subject should be priority one for the CBC. Much governmental money is spent dealing with drama that is rooted in this article. As the Chuck D said, “When there is a man in the house, the [...]
Vote or We are Toast
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, blue dogs, Congress, democrats, Georgia, Michelle Obama, Obama on September 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Grown folks knew what is happening was going to happen when we elected President Obama. They said that the same people who cheered and jumped up and down would be the same people who did vote in the midterm elections. I can see it in the First Lady’s face; a face that looks like mine. She [...]
George C. Fraser: Economic Empowerment over Political Power
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Congress, Conservatives, politics, youth on September 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In his book “Success Runs In Our Race,” George Fraser convinced me that networking was vital to professional and social success. On Tavis Smiley’s Covenant With Black America, Fraser asserted that African-Americans were the only Americans who sought political power before economic power upon arriving in this country or what would become this country. [...]
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