[linkinpunk]

Good read.

And I am impressed Leonord Pitts can write a whole article without blaming Bush for the plight of blacks.

[.cnI redruM]

The smartest news you'll find in print this month...

"Get educated.

Seek a career, not a job.

Don’t make children you can’t support.

Understand that support means more than money.

Marry the woman.

Model manhood for your children.

Save some money.

Buy a home.

Build a life. "

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

more than 65 percent of our children are still born out of wedlock.

THE most telling statistic, and one that is kind of tough to blame on White Racism.

[PGalt]

Good post. From "Get educated" to "Build a life"...words of wisdom for every individual.

[R.W.Ratikal]

What has changed since the "Million" man march on Washington?

Minister Farakahn has been taken up to the Mother-Wheel-In-The-Sky for further instructions. Stand by.

[tkathy]

Leadership that exploits and demagogues victimhood and always blame others syndrome is not real leadership.

[sport]

Bump

[Nathan Zachary]

Ten years later, more than 65 percent of our children are still born out of wedlock. Ten years later, we are still five times more likely to die of homicide.

Stay off crack, stay out of gangs, don't shoot each other, failing that-Blame Whitey

Ten years later, still fewer than half of us own our homes.

Stay off crack, stay out of gangs, go to school get an education, get a job, failing that-

Ten years later, we still marry less, go to jail more and die sooner.

Stay off crack, stay out of gangs, go to school,Go to church, learn to respect women, not call them your whores, keep it zipped, don't do crime. Failing that- Blame Whitey

Ten years later, the promises we made that crisp Monday in October lie fallow and unredeemed.

Quit listening to Democrats, they want to keep you on the plantation, and Blaming Whitey Be all you can be, get a job and become a Republican.

[NRA1995]

Bush's fault, of course.....

[Brilliant]

What's changed? Well for one thing, Farrakhan's muslim brothers destroyed the WTC and murdered 3000 Americans.

[Neoliberalnot]

Corrupt leadership and poor planning always translates to poor results.

[Hoodlum91]

What's changed? The Park Service no longers gives crowd estimates. Direct result of the 100,000 man march.

[pabianice]

Ten years later, and a a white person in the US is still seven times more likely to be assaulted or killed by a black man than a white man, and a black man is 17 times as likely to be assaulted or killed by a black man than a white man. And no, it is not the result of "white racism." It is black society's refusal to take responsibility for itself and join American society.

[Steve_Seattle]

To assess the value of the MMM, wouldn't you have to analyze the lives of the men who participated, and not men in general, or black men in general? Presumably the event benefited only men who participated, not other men.

[reallygone]

This sounds too much like Bill Cosby!
This guy must be an Oreo! An Uncle Tom! It can't be the blacks fault!

African Americans celebrate Web Du Bois, but never followed what he wrote. He said they could do it on their own, together by relying on one another. They had to because "the whites won't ever help blacks".

Blacks are killing blacks. Blacks are impregnating black teens. Blacks are stealing from other blacks. Black men won't support their black children. Black women pick "gangstas" to father their children. Survey says that 90% of black parents think their child will succeed by being a professional athelete.

Is there any mystery here? Is there going to be any change? When? Motivated by what? The "Millions More" March will turn into a call for "reparations", not a call for dedication and self-sacrifice.

[GladesGuru]

When Pitts drops the race based trash he usually writes for rags like the Miami Herald, he can become one of the better writers wielding a pen. If you liked this Pitts' article, try to google up "Tripping Through the Hagen Daz".

Alas, I only know of these two articles by Pitts which rise to this level. What a waste, being able to see and write and then choosing to do so sooooo rarely.

[John O]

And yes, I know about cops and courts, about the loan officer at the bank and the hiring man downtown and I know about the lies too many white people tell themselves, including the one that goes, “liberty and justice for all.” I know about the truths some people won’t, can’t, face because to do so is to cut too close to their most cherished conceits and necessary self-deceptions.

Ah yes, the obligatory race card paragraph.

Lets look at this honestly. Are white people racist? You bet. Every last one of us. We all would prefer to be with people just like us. Are black people racist? Yep. Asians? yep. Hispanics? Yep. So we are all on a level playing field. Everyone's racist against everyone else. (Note that there's nothing right or wrong with this, it's just the way people are)

So. Look for a moment at Asians. They are exposed to the same racism yet they seem to be almost uniformly successful. Why? They work hard, maintain a strong family, don't expect free gifts from anyone, and keep themselves out of trouble. What an astonishing concept. It actually works!

I can similarly point out successful blacks, hispanics, indians, aboriginal Americans, and whites. All have the same things in common. Hard work, strong family, self reliance and self control.

Any one who blames racism for their problems is self-identifying as a lazy loser

[newgeezer]

Ping.

This would have been a good article for your input (if you weren't suspended).