Message to My People!

This morning during my meditation, a lot of concerns washed over me.  I started to think of all of the things going on in this country , and it hit me that the biggest problems facing the black community are not the ones in the media eye.  But the ones that no one (not even Blacks) want to address.  So today I would like to take a moment to speak on these issues as I see them.

  We as a people need to stand up and start taking responsibility for the things in our communities that are not right or below the standard of which is acceptable.  Just because I live in the projects does not mean that my neighborhood has to be dilapidated.  Nor does this mean that I have to accept a lesser standard of life, or accept an impoverished mentality.  We need to stop letting our surroundings dictate who and what we are.

  We need to take charge of our families again and start to instill those values that our grand-parents and great grand-parents tried to instill into us.  We need to accept the fact and embody the belief that more money will not make us any better or even make us equal to whites.  We need to understand and set the example for our children, that hard work and a sense of accomplishment in itself is a reward. Knowing that you have done something outside of yourself for others does not mean that you have been played, or that you are a sucker.  Reaffirming the belief that our community  is and will always be our greatest asset.  Just think back to the Harlem renaissance.  Harlem thrived because the people worked  as a whole to make their community work and we benefited  from this growth.

  But more than anything else we need to become financially aware and learn that all that glitters is not  gold.  The example that  television and we set for our children is abhorrible.  I see children walking around with polished metal jewelery on trying to impersonate the ballers, and we as parents, aunts, uncles, and grand-parents accept it and allow it.  Just think when was the last time you saw a picture of Bill Gates wearing a 80 ct. diamond ring. ( The rich stay rich by not spending what they have.)  We need to teach our children that these status symbols do nothing more than hold us back.  We work and work in order to run out and blow the check on the latest must have accessory.  Whether it be a diamond encrusted watch, chain, or ring. The hottest or most popular car.  We are killing ourselves and driving ourselves into situations where all the industry has to do is to get their latest item on some popular black person and we make them rich for the rest of their life. 

   We need to learn to control our wealth and to empower our communities and once this is done then our voices will be heard and people will start to fear us politically and respect us as a people.

Love, Peace, and Nappiness