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Despite all the attempts by the predominately white police
department at Ferguson, Missouri and conservative reporters and commentators –
– both black and white – – to obfuscate the issue, it remains that you had an
18-year-old Black man who was murdered in cold blood by a white policeman.
Black Men Murdered Across the Country
Black men being murdered by police is common in this country. It is rare to talk with a Black
man who views their local police department as being an agency that exists to
"serve and protect" them. Rather, they see
the police department as an agency to fear and avoid. Police misconduct, abuse, and neglect is typical
in the inner cities in this country. Historically,
Black life in this country has not been valued.
We have had to constantly protect ourselves from vicious white racists as well
as the police who are supposed to protect us.
Although many Black conservative commentators have sound economic positions. those who are married to white people, such as Jason Riley and Deneen Borelli, who often
appear on the Fox News Channel, have long both psychologically, physically, and
socially separated themselves from the Black community and should be ignored as
spokespeople for the Black experience.
Any Black person don’t understand that racism continue to be pervasive in this country is delusional and need to be evaluated by a mental
health professional.
Unarmed Black Man Murdered
Again, you have an 18-year-old unarmed black man who was
murdered in cold blood by a white policeman who is supposed to be serving and
protecting the community to which he is assigned. Any distracting comments or videos regarding
Michael Brown’s character or whether Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton should be on
the scene are irrelevant.
Both Sharpton and Jackson are usually invited by those whose
family members were murdered because they need a spokesman for an incident that
would otherwise be ignored. Sharpton was
in Chicago earlier this year. However,
the mayhem and murders continue to rule the day. The solution to the problem is
deep and multifaceted. But there is a
solution and I will expand on in upcoming posts.
Control the Politics in Our Community
Meanwhile, black people need to take control of the politics
in their communities, look inwards to their institutions such as their
families, their churches, their private schools, and their community
organizations to make sure they are teaching the value of Black life; to
respect the life and property of others; to be prepared to defend themselves
and their families; and to take advantage of opportunities to develop
their minds and realize their true God-given potential.
And finally, in controlling the politics of our communities,
we have to develop an agenda to present to the politicians we are considering for
our vote. We should then elect those politicians who support our agenda and
hold them accountable. They would then
be in position to change how the police are hired, trained, and held
accountable for their actions.