President Obama has reached his promise by his election to the highest office in the land. However this does not mean that the struggle of people of african descent is over in America. There is much work to be done, and we are the ones to do it. We have a very big challenge in front of us. Too many of us feel the struggle is over due to Pres. Obama’s election. What do you think?
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I agree Darrell. It’s not the fault of white Americans when black families move in and run a neighborhood down. How can African-Americans possibly blame neighborhood declines when “our” boys are hanging on the corners with their pants half way down? Is the government pouring money into our inner cities to help poor blacks? If they are, why isn’t it working?
There is some positive notations —- Across the country, residents of black neighborhoods are taking charge of their own destiny. For example, in Baltimore and other cities, black residents risk their lives by forming community associations to deal with the “thuggery” in their community.
As a people we are struggling against segregation, civilization, misinformation and mis-representation of us. Recognizing this we must, as you said, stand up against all the ghetto thuggery in our communities. If we don’t then the efforts of the Civil Rights Movement would be in vain and we will continue to be enslaved.
I’ll tell you struggle……to know what strides we’ve made and then see the ghetto culture remain so predominant – and accepted! The anti-snitch culture that puts the color of the skin of the thug before cleaning up our communities. “Post Racial America” will come when ALL races clean up their act. We need to clean up our communities and stop ruining what were once nice neighborhoods with acceptance of ghetto thuggery, all it does is run whites away and make them fear the stereotype they see playing out in their own neighborhood! If that’s the life some here want – move to Zimbabwe and enjoy the real thing. TOO MUCH PROGRESS to keep whining about what a “struggle” it is. (Actually, it IS a struggle, but we need to recognize that we need to struggle against our own kind and do it before they sink ALL our biggest cities into looking like Detroit and Newark). Wake-up, brothers and sisters! Take care of our own and just say NO to gansta, thug culture. It’s everything we DON’T want our children to aspire to!
When we can stand up to the young black males who in large numbers accept the thuggy lifestyle (and are defining what it is to be black in America) – then we’ve reached a milestone. THAT’S a “promise,” we should make.
The reality is the struggle is not over!!!! Yes there was a huge increase in voter registration and voting in the presidential election and President Obama is now in office. Despite this progress, Americans have yet to achieve full equality in our democracy. Real democracy is educational empowerment, measures to amend reform that will strengthen our rural roots, movements for social and economic justice, healthcare and other services for our people and closing the racial divide that still exist from the White House to the poor house.
Forty years ago we were at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Forty years later we can look around and see that we are gaining some ground. But, we still have a long way to go. Economic equality is still shaky and it is crucial for us to recognize that the PROMISE of equal opportunity and diversity extends not only to jobs but also to procurement opportunities for urban enterprises and the boardroom. The real test is when we can achieve wealth and equity in homeownership, and see a decline (or closure) in the wage gap.
We have to start with operating as a UNIT. Supporting and contributing to initiatives that are geared towards helping us achieve equality not just here but across the globe.
Here’s what I think!!! TOO many of us believe in the hoax called “POST RACIAL AMERICA” and have become complacent to the extent that we’re not voting in the same numbers as during Pres. Obama’s landslide victory. I believe the stuggle continues and we should remain on guard as his presidency means MORE stuggle for people of african descent not less.