All issues deemed to be "Black Issues" do not really qualify to don the moniker. More often than not, what we call "Black Issues" are really educational and economic issues. Any community that faces the lack of education and wealth that we do will face certain issues, so they aren't "Black". Some will try and argue that our previous disenfranchisement in this country is what caused the educational and economic deficiencies in the first place, but in 2008, such an argument is VERY weak. With the Civil Rights Movement 40 years behind us, we are now living in a generation that does not know the horrors of Jim Crow, and cannot conceive living in a segregated society. Although Black Americans are not accepted in every socioeconomic circle, the fact of the matter is that for the most part, we have equal access to information and resources that can free us from the ignorance and poverty that we experience at large.
Well, if we've got all this access, what's the hold up, then?
We are. Our modern culture, our outdated philosophies, our broken homes. Our hatred for White America, our laziness, our low self-esteem, our warped sense of entitlement, and most of all, our lack of critical thinking skills contribute to our problems. We deny our instinct to be independent in order to rest in the vices of victimhood. We're still tuckered out from marching and protesting, so there's no energy left to rebuild our families and communities. We want the best that life has to offer for the least amount of effort because we think that someone owes us something.
The issues I just mentioned are the REAL Black Issues - most other things are just ignorance and poverty. Get a clue and a job or a hustle if unemployment is high. I know it's not that easy, but it is that simple.
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