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Talk, talk, talk and more talk. That's all we ever get from these so-called Black leaders/spokespersons, while our daily lives simply dissipate between their every syllabic utterance. Nothing ever changes for Blacks as a result of all these talks, conferences, forums and shows. SAD!

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There shouldn't be anything abt black unemployment. It's just unemployment in general. Everyone needs help in this critical time. All we hear is help "black america"...we need to help other races too! Blacks aren't the only ppl that need help. Where's the help for everyone else?!

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I support 100% President Obama. The old mentality of Rev. Jesse Jackson and even Rev. Al Sharpton that we need a black agenda it is very dangerous for President Obama, because he is dealing with all
kind of people and the fact that we have today racism in America, the fact that we have intelectual prejudice in America, the fact that still some white people in America they are not open to believe in what it mean integration, the fact that some Afro American people they are
embracing racism, for me as Latino, that it is totally wrong.

I don't care what kind of tools some white people racists are ussing every day to force me to believe that racism it is ok. For me Racism, and Prejudice, it is not OK.
I never going to use the same tools that the racists people were ussing here in the past, present or future. I think that it is the legacy of
Rev. Martin Luther King and President Obama. Live believing today that we can open another University in California for the Afro American people because some white people there they are racists, it is go back to the mentality that racism is wining again in our society when what we need to do it is fight back with dialoge and keep strong position that we are not racists, and we never going to support racism against white people or other racial group even if the minority people become majority in America. The African American community in the past for me they were the champions in that position, even today, but also look like the Afro Americans civil leaders they are not happy, with the sucess of many Afro American people Mayors, County Officials,polices officers, state employers or with the first year of President Obama as President.
For that reason President Obama hate to talk about that agenda for the black communitty and I understand why, because for him integration it is much more important that a black agenda.

I like to know what the Afro American leaders are doing helping new refugees from all over the world. I like to know what the Afro American community it is doing helping the Latino and Hispanic speaking people in America think rigth about illegal immigration as politician.
For me it is nothing wrong help the Latino people, political leaders, think right about illegal immigration, if the illegal workers they are taking the job of the Afro American people not educated or Latino people legal here that they do not speak english yet, as many people first generation legal here.

I like to know why the president can not address the issue of illegal immigration in the right way, keeping the focus in the job that many leaders
of Labor and Industry at the State Government they are suppose to be doing in each State. Why they are not open to make a contract for the illegal workers. You going to found that the problem it is that many government agencies and states representatives at the state level in USA they are supporting slavery. They do not like any right for the workers, all the rights it is for the employers.
So, can you imagen a company doing a contract for illegal people?
Well, why not? Hershey Chocolate is doing that since long time ago. They bring people here from many different countries to work here legal and seasonal. I don't know why a Restaurant or any other company in USA can not do that.

We need to work together as nation and if some people are forcing racism in the black community as tool to fix the present, for me it is a serious mistake. The most serious issue here today in America it is not racial, it is push together the political system with the city government,county officials to follow up what the president it is doing in the White Houses, because, could be a yoke, but even President Bush was sending the message to the white community working in the government and to each government agencies, that he it was not supporting racism when General Collin Power was secretary of State and Condolice Rice close friend of president Bush with very good quimio for both be husband and wife. So, I like to know more what Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharton are doing about, Integration. That can make real change in America even when the State of Pennsylvania we know they live today in 1950 and this it is the state that I am living today. Very complicated state. We have some conservative now that they are trying to become Hero saving the nation of a Liberal president Afro, when they are Germany descendents. Idiots, socialists, traitors of USA in WWII and that is the second generation still in power today in Pennsylvania but frankly I don't like to be like those people, being me poor or rich. NEVER! NEVER!

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The President is a fine citizen, one of the nicest persons in the world for change. I cannot find my Obama for President pin, I wanted to wear it to show my support, when the Health Care Bill was passed. I still nwear my cap, despite the stares I receive in Oklahoma.

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SHARPTON VS. Tavis Smiley Over
President's Handling of Black Agenda.
Only One Problem:
WHAT Black Agenda ?

By: Greg Jones
National Director
Blacks4Barack

Recently, a major riff occurred on national radio between Rev. Al Sharpton and Tavis Smiley after Tavis basically accused The Rev. of not enticing The President to address The Black Agenda while in a meeting at The White House recently. They argued back and forth on-air for nearly 20 minutes over how each of them feel President Obama should respond to The Black Agenda. Although the back and forth made for interesting radio, both sides of the argument are absolutely mute for one simple reason: there is no Black Agenda !

Don't get me wrong. We all know there is a long list of issues and needs of Black America that have gone unaddressed for far too long, from unemployment, education discrimination, criminal injustice and much more. But before any of these important issues can truly generate the attention necessary to solve these problems, it is of vital importance that we first realize that a list of needs is not the same as an AGENDA, which is defined as a specific set of goals or a plan.

Fact: Despite The President being bi-racial, he, our lovely First Lady and their two beautiful daughters have always, and will always be Black, which means there is no way The President is not aware of the needs and issues of Black America. Some of my brothers and sisters feel that since he is Black and knows our problems, that on day one he should have just run into The White House and created a bunch of new laws which answered all our Black needs or at least most. NEWSFLASH ! It doesn't work that way. And the constant cries that Obama should be doing this or Obama should be doing that for Black People simply exemplifies the fact that since we have never been in a position of truly having a listening ear in The White House, we don't know how to use it.

ALL true change is accomplished through the same method...the legislative process. We can march, we can cry out, we can shout, demand, complain, hold C-SPAN forums and march some more, as we have for the past 40 plus years. And at times all of that has had it's place and can actually be effective. But those tactics simply draw attention to the needs; it takes a well orchestrated, outlined and organized AGENDA or PLAN to actually get results through legislation....to SOLVE the needs by law.

Now that we have a true ear, in my opinion for the first time ever, it is time to literally write out The Black Agenda. Although we would love to see all of our problems solved instantly we can't just hand The President a list of a bunch of our needs . First, we MUST bring together our Black Scholars like Charles Ogletree, Cornell West, Rev. Al, Lani Guinier, Marc Morial, Julianne Malveaux, Ben Jealous and others. I intentionally did not say Black Leaders since we're the only group in America brain-washed to believe that we can only achieve if we are lead like lost sheep, a tactic designed to keep us waiting complacently for the 'chosen one'. Then there should be a PRIVATE forum-a think tank-in which the minds unite to create a priority list of Black needs, literally numbered first, second, third and so on. Next, on the same piece of paper, each need should be accompanied with a proposed solution, i.e. what we want. Next step, a strategic 'political game plan' should be devised to present each issue in concrete, outlined form to The President beginning with issue #1. It is at this time that Black media would then coordinate and focus attention on that specific issue to create a rally cry amongst We The People for the necessary Change.

In many cases, it will be necessary to recruit a member(s) of the Congressional Black Caucus or some other political figure(s) to physically write-out/draft and propose the legislation designed to address the particular issue, which will then be followed by the necessary steps to get the 'need' to The President's desk for his consideration. THAT'S AN AGENDA that The President can actually address. THIS is the process by which many other groups achieve the Change that they fight for. From women's rights, labor laws, gay rights, even civil rights...they were all accomplished through the legislative process.

And if our scholars are not certain of exactly how to package our Agenda in the proper form for true legislative consideration, then I recommend that we include in the meeting people from the various groups who have successfully achieved legislative change to ask them simply...how did you do it ? It's time to truly get ORGANIZED. Our needs must be presented in a form that can be placed on The President's desk. THAT'S an actual Agenda !

Lastly, we must stop thinking that since we have a Black President that now he can do all of these wonderful things just for us Black Folks. That's just as silly sounding as it would be if Bush had said he's going to start doing certain things just for Whites. Can you imagine ? So as our scholars formulate The Black Agenda they must package the proposed remedy in a strategic enough manner that would allow The President to sign-on in agreement, while not appearing to exclude others. (and yes I'm aware that certain issues are exclusive to Black America but the point is they must be presented or packaged in a very strategic manner)

So instead of The Rev. and Tavis arguing over whether or not The President is addressing The Black Agenda-which actually doesn't even exist-it's time to take a pause for the causes, compile the list of participating scholars, create the think-tank to formulate the strategy, put it in concrete, outlined, prioritized, legislative form...then work in Unity toward, not just voicing the needs but presenting the
TRUE Black Agenda.

And by the way...Yes We Can...
if we do it right.

Also: Read an excellent article by Angela Glover Blackwell which discusses the multitude of policies President Obama has implemented in his first 14 months which DO, as she states "From where I sit–with more than three decades of experience working to make public policies more fair and inclusive of all people–the past year has seen tremendous investment in the African-American community right along the lines we laid out four years ago."
Click Here to Read:
" A Black Agenda Some Choose NOT To See "

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