This is a time where we Blacks need to uplift each other higher. There was a time, a Black Man would be beaten into a stupor or even death, if it was thought he even glanced at a white woman. Now one such woman may be a vice president to the new president, who happens to be a Black Man.
At a time where this 2008 election makes history daily, without a sign saying: "Coloreds Only" blocking the way. Just a few decades ago, you sought the Democratic nomination to be President of our United States. What would your reaction be if someone said you spoke down to folks? Wait a minute--didn't you have to apologize to the Jewish population because of something you said, that you thought occurred in private--just like you these currents remarks were said in private--oh yea, with a microphone on? My question to you is, how did/does Barack Obama speak down to our people? Especially after you uttered a slur that degraded a population?
Yes, you marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. You witnessed history. You made history. You planted seeds so Barack Obama, along with any other girl or boy, of any color can rise to be leader of the strongest land on Earth. Now with your remarks, it just stirs the pot of what Black really want.
For that, I'm tired of this race to the White House. For that, I wish it were years into the future after our United States experienced several presidents of either gender of any ethnicity, so this question of how every cough, pant suit, or gesture would not need to be scrutinized.
However, we're not at that point, Jesse Jackson. For you, I'm sorry this isn't 1984 or 1988, with you receiving the kind of recognition that Barack Obama garners. When you ran for president, yes, it was thrilling. Yet it wasn't your time. Or our time. Maybe now it is. Embrace Barack Obama, for without you he may not even be at this point.
You are not the voice of all Black America. You are not my voice. The Voice of Black America comes from those who speak on their own. Give folks enough credit to understand what they hear and speak what they know. Especially on November 4, 2008, the voice may be the loudest its ever been, with spirits of our ancestors engulfing us.
Languish in the harvest you started, Jesse Jackson, not chop it down.
Shame on you.
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