“Man” up America..Black America

NY Times Article: Obama Speaks at N.A.A.C.P. Celebration

Regardless of your race, parents need to be responsible for their own children.  If they do not want to take responsibility, then they should not be producing children.  Parents should be attentive to the kids, but not please them every time they want a video game or snack.  Parents and children should cherish the time they have with each other.  Time passes quickly and I wish I could have spent more time with my parents.

Families of President Barack Obama + Judge Sonia Sotomayor = hard workers.  I don’t believe they spent countless hours playing video games.

An wonderful excerpt from his speech as usual:

“They might think they’ve got a pretty jump shot or a pretty good flow,” Mr. Obama said, “but our kids can’t all aspire to be LeBron or Lil Wayne. I want them aspiring to be scientists and engineers, doctors and teachers, not just ballers and rappers. I want them aspiring to be a Supreme Court justice. I want them aspiring to be president of the United States of America.”

My advice is to go out on outdoor activities like hiking, (mountain) bike riding, or even playing frisbee in the front yard, or teach your kid what you are good at whether that would be fixing a car, or cooking.  Parents must be teachers.

Conversation about Race

MSNBC recently had a televised discussion, “Conversation About Race”
hosted at Howard University.

MSNBC Race & Ethnicity Front page

MSNBC Video clip of Doll test

Please look over this video!

Do not assume it was just about black and white. The main point I got
out of watching it last week was that you can’t entirely blame the
guilty criminals. Their foundation, family, was torn either because of
a single parent working long hours, purposefully neglectful parent(s),
and other reasons. It’s not just because of the economy. It is the
family building block. Of course it would be helpful if parents were
able to have only one stable job but that’s where the government must
step in and provide programs and initiatives to curb criminal, drug,
and gang activity.

This is also along the lines of VASCON4’s Advocacy Campaign and S. 456: Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007
Check it yo! What are your thoughts?