Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Al Sharpton and Tavis Smiley Slug It Out
This is why there is no unified agenda for Black America. Too many egos.
Tavis is pissed off because no one is paying attention to his book now that we have a Black President. He has no political or social base to rally and is becoming irrelevant.
Sharpton is the supreme ego maniac. He over reacts to the slightest criticism by loud talking and talking over his opponent, like O'Reiley and Beck. He takes great offense to any criticism whatsoever from the Black community. How dare you challenge the king!
In this case both are right. Sharpton was correct to advise the President not to "ballyhoo" a Black agenda, and Tavis was right to call him on it. Al could have simply clarified his response and reviewed the timeline with Tavis in a calm and respectful manner without getting ghetto.
Neither addressed the central question. What is the Black agenda? They were both so caught up on the who said what, that the central question was lost. Who gives a fuck about when invitations were sent out and who called whom? These are petty arguments which distract from the major issues.
Throughout our history, Black leaders from Booker T Washington to WEB DuBois to Martin Luther King to Malcolm X have respectfully disagreed on the Black agenda and how best to achieve our goals. Egos were always a factor, but, never to this extent. White folks are having a field day watching these two ego maniacs go toe to toe.
Both are too full of themselves to apologize, meet privately to discuss differences, and present a unified front.
The time for new leadership is now.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Police Coverup Murder of Katrina Victims
As police scrambled to protect White property from the victims of the greatest natural disaster to befall this nation in 100 years, they murdered two African Americans seeking shelter from rising waters, and shot four others. All in an attempt to keep Blacks across the river from white neighborhoods and businesses.
As these victims frantically searched for food, water, and shelter from the rising flood, police and National Guard troops were directed to shoot any Black people they saw approaching the dry, predominately white areas of Metarie, Kenner, and the Central Business District. The police then covered up the shootings with lies. Indicating that starving, thirsty, drowning people were roaming the streets with guns shooting at anything that moved. Lying assholes!
Then the police department investigated itself, declared the shooters heroes, then patted themselves on the back for a job well done.
This pattern of police brutality is nothing new. From Philadelphia to Boston. From New York to Oakland, the pattern is the same. The murderers of Sean Bell were recently acquitted in New York after a police cover up.
In each case a few protesters come out and march around. The Mayor promises a full investigation. Jesse and Al make an appearance. The police are acquitted. The family sues for a few bucks. The whole thing is forgotten until the next time. Arthur McDuffie, Amadou Diallo, Sean Bell and so on and so on until one day the victim is your son or YOU! It is open season on Black men. The police can arrest or shoot us with impunity all across America.
Yet, we still fight to defend this country. We shed blood for a country that sells us drugs, guns, prostitutes, and death. Our leaders are turncoats and sellouts. They make fine speeches and collect big fees but never achieve anything. The Black Panthers looked good on parade, but, they couldn't even defend themselves let alone the community. Murderers are never brought to justice, unless a white person is killed by mistake.
Eventually, more and more police officers will be shot and killed by angry friends and relatives of the murdered victims. There are more guns on the streets than there have every been in the history of mankind, and the number grows every day. Instead of shooting each other on the streets for chump change, respect, or just plain stupidity, police will become the victims of drive bys, home invasions, and donut shop massacres.
The entire New Orleans Police Department has been corrupt since it's inception. They are racist, murdering,drug dealing thugs with badges. I have personally seen them harass, degrade, and even spit on Black people in the city. Richard Arrington, a highly decorated Black Police Commissioner, was run out of town when he tried to fight corruption in the police department.
This is why I never shed tears when Police are shot. In most cases, justice is finally served.
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