What are African-Americans tired of explaining?
What are African-Americans tired of explaining?How throwing Black on Black crime in our face doesn't silence us from talking about police brutalityBlindly siding with the police everytime a Black person is killed is intellectually lazy at best and… at worst, racistWhy Blackface is wrongThat I don't have to have your skin color to be sexy, respectable or smartThat micro-aggressions against minorities actually exist.That the act of ‘talking about racism’ does not make you racistThat not all Black people are poor, ghetto and violentThe definition of racism (some White people seem to want to redefine the word)No… you're right, “I don't know what in his heart”… but I do know he's racistThat White people have a head start over others. That was the point of slavery, headright programs and Jim Crow segregation.The concept of reparations is not and should not be based on how much money the perpetrator of the crime has or the fact that slavery ended a long time ago.Jim Crow ended very recently and housing discrimination along with the draconian drugs laws we Blacks were faced with, ended even more recently… many people are still dealing with it today.Telling me that you're a poor White person doesn't mitigate my life experiences with systematic racism.Explaining to people that a few incidences of racism from Blacks is bad… but not the same as systemic racism, for which there is no escape.The whole, “what about Asians”, question.Explaining why it's OK to protest against injustice (you would think this would be common sense, as this was the basis of the formation of America).
How would Martin Luther King Jr. feel about how things are today in 2019?
Another great question Tom!….. Each side of the political isle tries to claim MLK as having been on their side so-to-speak. But the truth is that Dr King was very “Pro-Life” and very concerned about the civil rights of the unborn. Dr King would have been marginalized by the Left-Democratic-socialist of today, with their litness-test on Roe V Waide. He always tried to be non-political, but he did not see Life & Death as a “political Opinion”. He stayed focused on freedom and Civil rights for all mankind. Quite frankly, I believe Dr King would be horrified as to the “scorched earth” ideas of the “left-wing”. He would have distanced himself from people like Barack Obama and his racism. MLK did NOT want handouts for Blacks and Minorities, he wanted equality. He did not buy into the ideas of reparations, he wanted only the same advantages given to all Americans throughout American history. Land in the West, for example, could be homesteaded, but after the civil war no option was given for former slaves to obtain land. Again, MLK simply wanted equality! Dr King supported a form of Affirmative Action for economic advancement of Blacks, but he did not see it as a long time crutch. To get a sense of what Dr King feelings and ideals in today's world would look like, look at Brilliant Black Americans like Kenneth Blackwell, Dr Ben Carson, The Honorable Clarence Thomas, Sheriff David A Clark, Colin Powell and so many Confident and Principled Men who happen to be Black. Yes, we have come a long way since Dr King, but we certainly have a ways to go. A Key signal of real progress will be when more Blacks and minorities start, owning and running businesses (small and large)… As long as any minority class of people stays hooked on handouts they will never be truly free…..
Black people ruin america?
dont get me wrong there are plenty of respectable african americans. But how can you deny the fact that African americans have single handedly RUINED this country? Any neighborhood consisting of a black majority immediately depreciates in value everywhere. Most rappers are african americans that promote/encourage violence and disrespect. Most crimes in america are committed by african americans. African americans basically decided the 2012 presidential election to elect Obama again which is economically ruining America by the day. The first thing people research in an area is the amount of african americans an area has. They still feel entitled to free "stuff" from the government which cripples the economy. Now can anyone argue that they arent the reason the country is in trouble?
Will any of the presidential candidate's apologize for slavery done to Black people in America?
Because Black people in America never even got an apology for 400 years of FREE labor, hangings, body mutilation, rapping the woman, the most brutal treatment any human being has ever suffered in the history of people. The worst Holocaust in the world is the Holocaust that happen to Black people in America for 400 years. When God told Abraham his seed would be in a strange land in servitude for 400 years he didn't expect they would get what's owed to them for "slavery." God knew they would not that is why he said he would judge them. And he is, right now with rain, hell, snow and earthquakes. "6 And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years." (Acts 7:6 The King James Version) "7 And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place. " (Acts 7:6 The King James Version)
What do you think of the Black Lives Matter movement?
I think it began because people were fed up. I think it lives because people are fed up. I think the #AllLivesMatter movement is a way to belittle the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Everyone knows "All lives matter" - no ones arguing that silly people. People forget all too soon (and or twist the facts) on how the Black Panther Party began. I wasn't alive for it. But my uncle was. And a participating member at that. It began because of ruthlessness here in the Bay Area (Oakland specifically). People were FED UP. Racism was much more prominent, aggressive and open in the 60's and 70's. It's gotten much better here in the Bay, but everywhere else seems to be moving at a slower pace. Police need to be Policed. Police need better training. Police need to be held to the same standards as those people they are shooting: is it self-defense when you shot and killed that boy? If not, be tried for murder. There should be no other option. The other issue I find is when people protect and stand behind the police: "That girl should have learned to shut her mouth and behave and maybe that police officer wouldn't have beaten her down". WHAT? In what world is a sass-mouthed teenager beaten to a pulp in front of peers and other adults ok? A helpless foster child with a bad attitude. It's called "ABUSE OF POWER" and it's not ok. Had that young black girl been a "Blonde Beauty" with a sassy mouth, she wouldn't have been beat - and if she was, they'd hang that cop to dry. (example: Ben Fields, South Carolina Deputy, Fired Over Student Arrest)This is the exact reason (example) why #BlackLivesMatter happened. Because the police (and some other members of the judicial branch) have indicated that Black Lives Don't Matter. As someone else mentioned that whites should take a back seat to the movement and let black people drive it home. I don't care if I take a front or back seat to this movement, but I'm along for the ride. I support the movement, it's meaning and I believe Black Lives Matter. I don't need to say anything else.