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Why Black Folks are Angry Why I am Angry

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  • Nov 25, 2014
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I am a Christian Minister, a husband , a Father, and I'm a Black man; and I am angry!!! The Ferguson decession has angered me. NO! I'm not going to riot and tear stuff up. But what further angers me are the responses from "some" white people, not all; particularly some Christian whites as I was listening to the radio today."He should have obeyed the law and none of this would be happening" was her quote. To say the least I thought her response was very insensitive and errorneous. LAW has never had anything to do with Black men's deaths and now every generation of Blacks have suffered the trauma and humiliation of such lynchings. I am mad because of the injustice and insensitivity of those of us who suffered continued violence from generation to generation all they way back to slavery. I know, I've heard some say, "Get over it and let's move on!" But how can we move on if there are still things in the present that painfully remind us of the past? EVERY GENERATION HAS EXPERIENCED THE PAIN!!! It has not stopped!!! I am not mad at every white person. I truly believe that some are very hurt and sincere about recent events a well. But please understand my anger.Going back to the Dred Scott desession in 1850 (?) Supreme Court Chief Justice Taney said, "A black man has no rights a white man is bound to respect" Is that still true???From 1890 -1910 over 1800 blacks were lynched in the South usually for the offense being UPPITY or looking at a a white girl. In 1919 known as the RED SUMMER a  black boy was killed and drown in Lake Michigan by a white man who threw a brick and hit him in the face because he crossed the "White Line" while swimming. Many Black serviceman, returning from WW I who incidently did not fight under the American flag, but the French flag because their own countrymen did not want to fight along side Negroes with guns. Upon returning to the states where they fought gallantly and were decorated by the French army because of their bravery, were lynch in their uniforms. This I know because I had grand uncles who fought in WW I. Then the next generation saw the lynching of a young 14 year old boy Emmit Till for whistling at a white woman. Skip ahead to my generation, the assasination of Medgar Evers who was shot down in front of his own house. Or the assasination of Martin Luther King. Further, the disrespect of Barack Obama is obvious racism and ridiculas!!! Should I go on? Recently I as talking to a group of Black youth, telling them importance of respect and presenting yourself respectable. My favorite Line, "People will respond to you the way you present yourself to them " to which someone took me to Task, "What about Barack and MIchelle Obama. they are smart. intelligent, articulent, well educated and white folks still don't respect them!" What could I say??? Are there 2 sets of rules??? the idea of him "violating the Constituion is ridiculas. This man is a college Constitutional Professor!!! which make him more qualified on Constitutional matter than  the idiot Boerner!! Or the Congressman in Colorado who called for a mutiny by the military generals, telling them to Boycott President ObamaA during thjios c rucial time of War. Another woman called into this Christian talk show and said the POTUS is "Controlled by demons". One famous TV preacher has called him the "Anti-Christ" And you want to know why I am ANGRY???!!! This generation has experience Trayvon Martin and now Mike Brown. EVERY GENERATION!!! so how is it that you want me to "Get over it" when  it keeps happening and has continues to happen from generation to generation!!!??? If you don't understand my pain and anger OK. You will never know a man's pain if you don't walk in his shoe. But don't tell  me "Get over it! Pray for our young Black men Many are in Jail, on drugs or becoming homosexual!! These are praying times. I've said my piece

 
 
 

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