February 27, 2005

Why AIDS matters and Black State of the Unions Don't

Two questions.

What are the top five leading causes of death among African American women aged 25-49?

What are the top five leading causes of death among African American men aged 25-49?

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I remember when Chavis took over the NAACP in the early nineties, and was blasted for trying to convene a secret meeting of black nationalists, radicals, and integrationists. Given Chavis' inability to keep his pants up (notice he's no longer down with the Nation either...some say for the same reasons) this was a bad move from the beginning. But I thought there was hope. When he held a number of public summits involving Min. Louis Farrakhan I had even more hope. Wow. Rev. Jackson and Min. Farrakhan AND Kweisi Mfume ALL ON THE SAME STAGE!

We're REALLY cooking now.

I ALMOST caught myself in making the same mistake as civil rights leaders did after Brown v. Board "We predict that segregation in all of its forms will be gone by 1963."

"Man," I thought. "If we get all these people together and on the same accord imagine what we could do?"

Now as I approach middle age? You've got to be kidding me. It's probably better to have them than NOT have them--emphasis on probably. But if I want edutainment I'll revisit The Matrix.

Posted by at February 27, 2005 03:31 PM | TrackBack

I'm trying hard to find something in this CSpan broadcast worth commenting about. So far it's a load of crap.

Posted by: Cobb at February 28, 2005 08:32 PM

I feel you on that LKS. It doesn't matter if they agree or not because none of them are holding a lever...Black folks don't have time for "leaders" without a lever. Can your constituents buy blocks at a time? Can your constituents elect someone, in their best interests, that the Democrats oppose? Can your constituents organize a multi-billion dollar donor drive for Africa or the Caribbean after a man-made or natural disaster? Can your constituents get the word out across the nation if you are under attack by DOJ or some other entity? I don't know which leader can answer these questions affirmatively, but I do know that my measuring stick for power and leadership encompass much more than it did ten years ago - as does yours. Are we really approaching middle age? Watch your mouth!!

Posted by: Temple3 at March 3, 2005 12:57 PM