Jim Herron Zamora's San Francisco Chronicle article "'They all wonder if they're next'" is sobering.
And speaking of the dead, there's another reason to like George Curry, seen in James Barron's New York Times article "Respect and Regrets at Memorial for Times Editor," is how Curry sticks up for his friend Gerald Boyd and the way his "career was characterized in obituaries about him. 'By any measure, Gerald had an extremely successful career, and we as his friends should not allow those in our field to sully his reputation now that he can no longer speak for himself. It is unfair to act like Blair, that serial liar, was an appendage of Gerald Boyd.'”
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Here is the problem with black america today.
Culture
black american culture is holding us back, and holding us on the bottom wrung of society.
I started a blog today to discuss this problem and find a solution.
holdingusback.wordpress.com
This article made my heart cry. We MUST pledge to touch the life of a child in 2007 and beyond. The cycle of violence has to be addressed.
My city just surpassed its own all time homicide rate of 81 with the death of this 16 year old black young man.
http://wcpo.com/news/2006/local/12/19/fight.html
I cannot even imagine what it is like to try and raise a young black man in 2006. I truly believe that we need to make a silent pledge within to reach out, mentor, and touch the life of a young black male or female. If more than one, fine, but at LEAST one. Imagine the impact.
I pray for them.
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