A Look At Bill Cosby's Place in the African American Community

This analysis of Bill Cosby's activism, written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, left me with more questions than answers. There is much that I agree with in the article; at the same time, I'm at complete odds with some aspects of Coates' point of view. First off, I just want to say that I believe that Cosby's message to the black community needs to be heard. I'd even go further to say that our country, all of us, need to take Cosby's message to heart. There does need to be more focus on education, responsibility, and productivity. Father's need to take a more active role in raising their children. That said, I believe that we as a society need to ensure that the rights of fathers are protected.

Within the article, Coates stops just short of praising Cosby's efforts, and in my opinion, that's unfortunate. I have yet to find fault with Cosby's message. Coates, on the other hand, doesn't seem all that concerned with anyone outside of the African American community. That's unfortunate. Until we get rid of labels, we are never going to truly come together. The article is extremely long, especially for Internet writing, but it is a good read.

This Is How We Lost to the White Man

Lindsey

A Powerful Letter to Senator Barack Obama

I make it a habit to check out Pajamas Media and Real Clear Politics on a daily basis. One can find real news there, not just what the Main Stream Media wants you to hear. Sometimes certain articles there hit a person right between the eyes. That was the case today. An Open Letter to Senator Obama by Lionel Chetwynd eloquently gets to the heart of what is lacking in Senator Obama's understanding and defense of Reverend Wright's hate speech. We'd all be better off if we had a better understanding of the issues raised in Mr. Chetwynd's letter. The comments on the letter are very much worth a read too.

Lindsey

Great Minds Think Alike

Yesterday one of my oldest online friends wrote an article discussing the same Anchoress post I did on March 20th. You can read DADvocate's post here. The original Anchoress post that sparked all of this discussion can be found here.

The whole thing reminds me that I need to bang my own gong (a reference to the Bob Younce article on The Writing Journey).

I hope that everyone is having a wonderful Easter weekend. I haven't been feeling well, but I am getting better (finally).

Lindsey

Old Man River

The Anchoress once again concisely sums up what is wrong with politics and society today. Read her piece on Old Man River. As far as I'm concerned, her views on the current state of race relations in this country is right on the mark.

We are so close and yet so far apart.

Lindsey