Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Hey, man we counting on you brother!

I was coming out of the supermarket monday.

I gently patted this old man on the back of his shoulder because i saw him getting a cart for a young lady there.

I just said, "good job brother" trying to encourage people as i normally do.

After that the old man just said "thank you young brother."

Then he said the words that kind of shook me up for a minute.

He said, "Hey man, we counting on you brother!"

And when he said that he looked me right dead in my eyes and kind of held his chin up as if i was a soldier about to go off to war or something.

I just stared back for a few seconds knowing exactly what he implied.

See the black middle class in the country really dont give a shit about the black poor and homeless in america.

They dont talk about how we can develop power to protect ourselves from other groups who want to exploit us and use us.

They dont care, and it really hurts that they dont.

The dont care until they get layed off or until somebody close to them gets effected by the ills that we suffer from in the streets.

The black middle class is like no other animal on this earth.

They are weird indeed.

But they are what they have been trained to be by white propaganda.

Thankfully God gave me the ability to see through all of the fog that is pervasive in this society.

He blessed me with knowledge of self and it is my responsiblilty (and those like me) to be at the vanguad of making long lasting social, institutional, political and economic changes ion the black community.

We can do it.

But we cant depend on the majority of the black bousouisie to help.

I will take up the call and dedicate my life to the liberation of Afrikan people the world over.

We will win because God is on our side.

4 comments:

LovePaprika said...

1st haha

LovePaprika said...

wow what nice post! inspiring! you seem real honest & determined

bumight said...

we are counting on the few good black men out there.

first time here...

Strongblkwmn said...

I agree that we are counting on our brothers. I know so many, like you, who have been and will continue to do all they can for the preservation and education of our people. It makes me proud.