The problems in the black community are overly discussed. All of the same issues are analyzed on panels and in books. My own understanding at the end of it all is that communities that do well have a great standard that anchors them. Black people did not have a standard, or so I thought. It became clear to me that black people have embraced a standard after all. It is called the “bills to pay” standard.
The “bills to pay” standard is simple. We are supposed to do whatever it takes to earn enough money necessary to pay our bills. Rent, car notes, clothing costs, etc. take top priority in our lives. Every other principle or activity is secondary to our bills.
This is liberating. I have always been one to fight for the larger principles like justice, freedom, equality of opportunity, and wisdom. With our new standard we do not have to protest when a police officer shoots an innocent person. That officer has bills to pay. We do not have to criticize prejudice employers. Those employers have bills to pay. We do not even have to be angry with Wall Street bankers who indulge in criminal activities. They too have their bills. With this new standard no action is off limits. We have finally arrived at the moment where it’s all good.
The new “bills to pay” standard is a savior. We have now been set free. We can sit back, throw our worries outside of ourselves, and watch as our humanity disappears.
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Friday, February 5, 2010
What Would King Think?
At a recent economic summit hosted by the Rainbow Push Coalition, a fatigued Jesse Jackson hobbled toward the door of a room where a panel discussion was about to take place. He stopped to look at finely dressed black men rubbing elbows. A slight look of disgust flashed across his face. It makes one wonder, what would Martin Luther King Jr. think about our country today?
What would King think about spending money to rent the 53rd Street Sheraton for the purpose of discussing how poor the majority of our citizens are?
What would King think about the fact that there are more social programs for former inmates of prisons than there are for children?
What would King think about President Obama’s concept of just wars?
What would King think about a memorial being built in his honor at the same time that the homeless are living in tent cities?
What would King think about New York City having a 28% illiteracy rate?
What would King think about a 40% unemployment rate among black men?
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What would King think about spending money to rent the 53rd Street Sheraton for the purpose of discussing how poor the majority of our citizens are?
What would King think about the fact that there are more social programs for former inmates of prisons than there are for children?
What would King think about President Obama’s concept of just wars?
What would King think about a memorial being built in his honor at the same time that the homeless are living in tent cities?
What would King think about New York City having a 28% illiteracy rate?
What would King think about a 40% unemployment rate among black men?
Jc Computers Inc. (718)360-5618
Computer Repair & Website Design Services
Dr. Oliver Psy. D (718)771-8314
Counseling for Individuals, Families, Groups
FW & Rose Decorations (718)318-0536
www.fwroz@aol.com
Flower Arrangements & Gift baskets for all Occasions
http://mtypencenter.com/ (718)986-0774
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