Who's to blame when murders committed by black youth have soared by as much as 34 percent since the millennium?
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That staggering statistic comes courtesy of a Northeastern University report released today and reported on widely. Unfortunately, most folks that this report concerns the most were probably pre-occupied with the absurd insult of that "Barack the Magic Negro" blip that Chip Saltsman released earlier this year, to the delight of our President-elect's detractors.
Note to the RNC's Mr. Ken Blackwell: Quit clownin'! You too, Larry Elder; if your words held any weight you would't have to bug your eyes, wave your arms and squawk.
Forget that distraction. What matters is that 1,142 black boys aged 14 to 17 committed murder last year. I'm no math whiz, but doesn't that equate to more than 200 kids killing kids (in most cases) per state in 2007?
Who's going to step up and help stop this madness?
One expert, conservative Carnegie Mellon criminologist Dr. Alfred Blumstein, told the times that the breakdown of the black family is chiefly to blame.
"In the inner city, you have large numbers of kids with no future, hanging out together with a great emphasis on their street credibility."
As gun laws loosen, the economy falters, peer pressures tighten and households dissolve, what hope is there in beating back that phantom "Mr. Big" who keeps crime scenes appearing?
Monday, December 29, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Obama: 'Say My Name!'
The winds of change don't smell so great these days.
Thank goodness for another whiff of President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama's spunk in today's headlines.
Obama spoke plainly to a reporter, saying that, of course, his middle name would be stated out loud when he takes the Oath of Office. He's joked before about the middle name's baggage, but how better to show the world the weight of his authentic convictions?
VIDEO: YOUTUBE
(FUNNY!!! AS I'M WRITING THIS WOLFE BLITZER POINTS OUT THAT THE MIDDLE NAME OF OBAMA'S CHIEF OF STAFF IS....GET THIS...ISRAEL.)
Anyway...whether the given names we bear are honored or not, notorious or not, changed or not, mispronounced or not, embraced personally or not, they're OUR NAMES!
The point of this existence is to make them mean something. Not, selfishly for you. Dummy. For those who will or won't claim being named after you based on how well you held it in the road and cleared a wider, clearer path for them.
Right?
Thank goodness for another whiff of President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama's spunk in today's headlines.
Obama spoke plainly to a reporter, saying that, of course, his middle name would be stated out loud when he takes the Oath of Office. He's joked before about the middle name's baggage, but how better to show the world the weight of his authentic convictions?
VIDEO: YOUTUBE
(FUNNY!!! AS I'M WRITING THIS WOLFE BLITZER POINTS OUT THAT THE MIDDLE NAME OF OBAMA'S CHIEF OF STAFF IS....GET THIS...ISRAEL.)
Anyway...whether the given names we bear are honored or not, notorious or not, changed or not, mispronounced or not, embraced personally or not, they're OUR NAMES!
The point of this existence is to make them mean something. Not, selfishly for you. Dummy. For those who will or won't claim being named after you based on how well you held it in the road and cleared a wider, clearer path for them.
Right?
Monday, December 1, 2008
Hail To The Grief (And Obama's Rhythm)
They're saying today that President-Elect Barack Obama has just assembled the greatest national security team in modern history.
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Better still, he locked down the greatest domestic security leader possible in his wife, Michelle Obama, years ago.
He's going to need her.
The challenges he's facing are no joke. Obama's in a position untold millions of American males stare down daily with doubt: stuck between jobs; ready and willing to lead, and wondering who'll truly follow.
In times like these, a fella needs a pillar of a woman at his side.
Looks like he's got one.
Moreover, he's got the daughters _ Sasha (7) and Malia (10) _ to think of. That makes three females he's got to try and keep happy while he endeavors to "salvage America's reputation around the world". Tough sledding.
And I wonder how much tough it might be if there was a First Son going to the White House. Would Obama have to posture more stridently if there were more Y chromosomes floating around the residence?
It's refreshing to read the recent Associated Press report detailing how the Obamas have already agreed that puppy poop-scooping and bed-making will be among their daughters' chores during their tenure.
Some boundaries and duties should never be compromised.
(VIDEO: YOUTUBE)
Better still, he locked down the greatest domestic security leader possible in his wife, Michelle Obama, years ago.
He's going to need her.
The challenges he's facing are no joke. Obama's in a position untold millions of American males stare down daily with doubt: stuck between jobs; ready and willing to lead, and wondering who'll truly follow.
In times like these, a fella needs a pillar of a woman at his side.
Looks like he's got one.
Moreover, he's got the daughters _ Sasha (7) and Malia (10) _ to think of. That makes three females he's got to try and keep happy while he endeavors to "salvage America's reputation around the world". Tough sledding.
And I wonder how much tough it might be if there was a First Son going to the White House. Would Obama have to posture more stridently if there were more Y chromosomes floating around the residence?
It's refreshing to read the recent Associated Press report detailing how the Obamas have already agreed that puppy poop-scooping and bed-making will be among their daughters' chores during their tenure.
Some boundaries and duties should never be compromised.
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