"We" and "The Struggle" and Immobilizing Words Represent Our Resistance
I am wondering who's the "we" when some of us speak about Black Americans and what's "the struggle" "we" are engaged in now - assuming that the "we" is different from the "we" of the 1960’s and the "struggle" is different from the struggle for Civil Rights.
In saying "we" Blacks are in "the struggle" here in the United States, are we talking about those Blacks who get up in the morning or evening to arrive at low-paying jobs and who know on Monday that Friday's check is already accounted to pay the utilities or to add to last Friday's check in order to pay the rent?
Getting Black Boys To Read Books: Hip-Hop Enters The Fray (and that might not be a good thing)
Each Day Allowed Wake Up And Kiss Excellence As You Strive For Excellence
Comfort
I Don't Love It, But I Won't Leave
That even fell from the filthy lips of some confused Negroes.
That argument is old, tired and stupid.
All Bets Are Off
As a people, Blacks may have come to the point where all bets are off.
We've reached a point where everyone knows that they don't really have to care about us. There is no incentive to do right by us on any level because we haven't done what we need to do to control our communications, our economy or anything that we actually could have controlled.
Scared
To those of you facing a major project, or end of the month goals, or a nefarious manager, or starting a new job, or the loss of a client, or non-supportive spouse, or a number of other situations ... remain active, alert and available to your potential. By all means remain.