All Fuss and NO Fight!

Following the Oscar Grant case and much debate surrounding President Obama..I felt the need to address: what are YOU doing?

So many people are upset with verdict and the sentencing of the Oscar Grant case. As you should be! But just getting mad isn't enough! Going out to the rally in support isn't enough! Calling my phone and asking me what I think, isn't enough! So I pose the questions: What are YOU doing? We as a community (however you want to define that word) must take these emotions into strategics actions.

So many people are not satisfied with President Obama? As you should be! Because President Obama didn't get into the White House by himself. If you thought he was going to get into office and change the institution of AMERICA!! Then you thought wrong, and sorry to disappoint. So yelling in class "Obama hasn't done anything" (without any facts as too why you are saying that) isn't enough? Being mad at Fox News for nothing but negative coverage of Obama, isn't enough? In an uproar because the "Right" has taken over the house (especially not knowing what that means? or how it will affect you) isn't enough! Calling my phone and asking me what I think of Obama, isn't enough! So I pose the question: What are YOU doing?

Do I believe in an EQUAL United States Gov't/ Legal system (considering that Black people were not even in discussion @ the table when the Constitution was written)...No! Do I believe in "World Peace"...No!! But what I do believe in is "everyone doing their part." I believe that we have to be apart of the these systems in order to make incremental changes in dismantling them. So when I ask: What are YOU doing? I am really asking how are you becoming apart of the system in order to make the changes that you see fit!!

I'm Just Sayin

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