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Originally posted by Frank W
http://www.nationalcenter.org/P21NVG...ations501.html
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"We, as black Americans, owe reparations for slavery. We must succeed so that our ancestors will not have died in vain. Their presence in this country has given us an opportunity unique in comparison to any other black community on the planet. There is no excuse for the things many of us have done to squander what those before us died to provide.
Illegitimacy and illiteracy are now the worst enemies of black America. There is no excuse for black leaders to ignore these problems while focusing on the irrelevant and mundane. Those of us who abandoned our children should be ashamed that we sentenced them to the hardships our ancestors hoped to eliminate with their sweat and blood."
The Government cannot legislate morality nor success for a whole class of people. If anything, it gets in the way.
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A sensible article.
I blame well known black "leaders" (the likes of Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Farakan, etc.) for mis-leading their people. These people are in it for their own gains and egos and play their people.
Having said that, I blame the press, big time for giving said "leaders" the prominence that they enjoy.
I basically watch news shows, the talking head shows, C-Span etc. 24/7 (other than when I am sleeping).
From time to time I have seen some excellent black spokesmen who would rise to the top of the black leadership if the media would give them the same attention that they give the "shit stirrer leaders".
As you are aware the media is all about ratings, so it is the "shit stirrers" that get the attention of the press.
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