Democracy Is About Criticism.

It's Also Important For Those Who Promote Those Issues Within The White Community - The Somewhat Privileged Community - To Talk About Issues Affecting People Of Color.

President Obama Is A Man Who Had Certain Advantages Because Of The Civil Rights Movement. He Had The Opportunity To Go To Some Of The Best Schools In This Country - Schools That Train You How To Run The Political Paradigm, Not Challenge It. The Leaders Of The Black Power Movement Were Challenging That Paradigm.

It Is The Most Painful Thing To See How Young Children Become Collateral Damage Of Wars, But When Peace Treaties Are Signed Landmines Do Not Respect Any Of These Accords. And As Long As These Silent Killers Linger After Wars, Children Will Never Know Peace

Since 1957, Black People Have Experienced Double-digit Unemployment - In Good Times And Bad Times. Look At The Population Of African Americans In Prison. They Represent More Than Half The Population Of Prisoners In The Country, 55 Percent Of Those On Death Row

I Remember When Langston Hughes Used To Write A Column In Black Newspapers Around This Character Jesse B. Semple. He Always Used That As A Voice, Sometimes In Comic Ways, Of Having Everyday People's Voice Come Through This Common Folk Hero, Who Was An Ordinary Working Guy. He Would Talk About Anything From Police Brutality To The Korean War. Those Kinds Of Expression And Identification Are No Longer Prevalent In Our Popular Culture.