Obama- The truth about suspending the "Gas Tax"
from youtube: spookytom
As I lay in bed early this morning I contemplated what Barack as president, an African-American male would mean to African-American youth, thanks to White America. These are the thoughts that came to me:
1) African-Americans could no longer pull the race card as an immediate defense.
2) I believe we would start to see a decline in the gang-banging mentality among African-American youth, females included.
3) Single moms (black and white) would have a role model for their African-American children to look up to.
4) African-American youth would be inspired to finish at least high school, if not college.
5) African-American males would be challenged to consummate their manhood in a monogamous relationship as opposed to being someone's "baby's daddy".
6) African-American youth would be challenged to end and lower the rates of teenage pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, under and unemployment, poverty, crime, drug, alcohol and sexual abuse, and racism towards ourselves and whites.
7) African-American youth would be challenged to think and work with non-blacks on ways we can creatively find solutions to global warming, use our natural resources more responsibly to harness energy, lower gas emissions and use technology to produce more efficient crops, cars and jobs for all Americans.
I want to personally thank the thousands, if not millions of White Americans that voted for and will vote for Barack. I want to thank those who put aside Barack's race and saw as Dr. King insisted that we must do, the content of Barack's character, his judgement when faced with opposition and his hope for America.
Change does come from the bottom up and the annals of history will record that your judgement was right in choosing not a African-American or a man, but a person of character that wants to bring about a positive change for all Americans and the world. I truly believe we can all be Winners at life when we lay aside our differences and embrace what makes us stronger as a nation.
Stay Blessed!
Joyce
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2 comments:
Great suggestions - albeit idealistic. But I work with young people and they don't get the connection on how Barack can help them...their attitude is that "he got over" "he made it through the system" Not that he worked hard.
Sad, but true.
Saideh Browne
Saideh,
Thanks for your comment. Call me an eternal optimist, but I believe that there are enouth young people that do get it. Others will get it with time. I see change in the eyes of kids I work with, thirsting for someone to believe in and affirm them. Don't despair, you will be surprised how many young people you have already impacted. Sometimes kids won't tell you immediately, but with time they will look back and remember that teacher or neighbor that spoke a word of kindness or affirmation to them. I choose to see the glass as half full.
Stay Blessed!
Joyce
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