Wednesday, June 10, 2009
How Soon We Forget
Recently we had a State Senate race run off (District 7) here in Huntsville. We had two candidates one white and one African American. The white candidate was a individual that no one had heard of and the African American candidate was a pillar of the black community that had taught and been very active for over thirty years. It was a wonderful opportunity to continue having an individual of color representing the Democratic party in predominately white state. The problem is that we as African Americans did not show up and vote to support this candidate. We forgot that in order for us as a people to continue to move forward we have to remain active in the political process. Just because we have an African American President does not give us the comfort zone to relax and feel as if we have arrived. We have to continue to stick together, get involved in changing the balance of politics and policies as it is related in our very own community. Our job is not done by any means we must not forget that we have to remain active in the political process. Pleas continue to vote.
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Man I loathe politics. I teach it, but I loathe it. I will continue to say this on the mountain top: if you want to see racism in its ugliest form, check the major institutions in America. Anything dealing with politics, sports, education, and religion, you are bound to see pure seperation. I vote out of respect for those that risked everything for equality. I rarely like discussing politics because people will not take responsibility for the shape of the black community. When our forefathers were in Africa, working, studying, being educated, performing surgery, and creating inventions, someone came along and called them uncivilized. Africa was changed forever through imperialism, and blacks have had a distorted view of belonging and success since then.
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