ONLY IN AMERICA...for those(and you know who you are) who continue to call me 'old'
When I saw pictures of those nooses hanging in that school yard in Jena, La. It made me feel good...I WAS ELATED BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT ONE DEAD B-L-A-C-K BODY ON THE ENDS OF THOSE ROPES!!!!!!!!
When I heard about James Bain's getting out of prison after 35 years, because DNA had proved him to be innocent, I felt good...I FELT GOOD AS MAY BE THIS WILL GO FAR TO HELP US AS A PEOPLE, AFRICAN-AMERICANS must learn more about our own (unique) history in order to make our present better so that our children and their children will have EQUAL JUSTICE!!!!!!!!
examples in specific, (relates to the "Is the BIA community better off today than yesterday" blog of Mr.Weston's)...THIS BLOG CONTAINED SOME STATISTICS OF OUR BLACK MEN IN PRISON TODAY...and here is some of my comment on this blog.
HOw many people by color have been proven innocent 20-30-4 years after being in prison:
A. no defense in court as required by the Constitution
B. because of skin color
C. because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time, and all Blacks look a like
Here are two comments addressed to me over my comment...
1. This is probably why the African-American community is the way it is today. I don't expect you to not hold resent over historical events your from the civil rights era. America succeeded it's goals in ligislation of intergration ethnicity into common place, with equal opportunity. That part is over, Irma.
2. You'll defend any African-American just because they are black is the premise I've concluded.
Mom and Derek, this is just what Minister Dr. Ava Muhammad meant in her video lecture "Slavery Still Exists"! Before you judge another black person Brother, I'd advice you know the history and not use it against them. I'm sorry for being sarcastic but the ignorance, labeling Irma "OLD", is astounding coming from you. I wish many more of our people would grab a book instead of grabbing a joint.