Vision Circle

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am a Black man with a wife, and a child going to college. In the past, I have taken part in a program that tutored students in Washington, D.C. I have donated money to different groups with the Black community who are addressing problems within the Black community. I have aided family members to do better in their lives. I am a life member of the NAACP. I joined in my first year of college. I know of groups within Black churches that are addressing problems within the Black community. I am tired of hearing about conservatives of any color. I want to hear what people within the Black community ARE doing! It is always easy to point out the negative, now, let’s point out the positive.

In that vein, I request that you do something that will help the Black community continue to help itself. I would like for you to use your resources to find out the organizations within the Black community, in major urban areas, who are doing positive things to address the problems in the Black community. After you find out about those groups, I would like for you to publish the names and contact information of these groups in Black print media. I request that names of all organizations found are printed, not just organizations lead by people whose political beliefs with which you agree. In other words, do not just publish the names of groups like BOND or CURE, but also The Tom Joyner Foundation.

I request that you use the Black media for this effort because I believe it stands a better chance of being seen by Blacks: Ebony, Jet, Black Enterprise, the Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper, the Washington Afro-American Newspaper, Upscale, BET, Black America Web, etc.