tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276072416212541005.post2167599739633430901..comments2024-02-15T04:24:25.144-05:00Comments on Brown Man Thinking Hard: We Are Finally Connecting The DotsBrown Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02544490126803327515noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276072416212541005.post-53437058321676657762008-11-26T11:20:00.000-05:002008-11-26T11:20:00.000-05:00Brown Man, sorry to do this to you, but you've bee...Brown Man, sorry to do this to you, but <A HREF="http://www.rumproast.com/index.php/site/comments/ive_been_tagged_six_random_things_about_me/" REL="nofollow">you've been tagged</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276072416212541005.post-1268253996441811402008-11-25T19:21:00.000-05:002008-11-25T19:21:00.000-05:00it's more than just the one school in hempstead, l...it's more than just the one school in hempstead, long island -- it's becoming a measurable trend!<BR/><BR/>http://fromlaurelstreet.wordpress.com/2008/11/25/spontaneous-outbursts-of-pride-joy/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276072416212541005.post-83745464850193621222008-11-25T18:13:00.000-05:002008-11-25T18:13:00.000-05:00Lew Scannon, I agree Obama should be a role model ...Lew Scannon, I agree Obama should be a role model for all kids, as well as being a source of inspiration. I expect that to a much greater degree than we've seen from a president in a long time he will be.<BR/><BR/>But I especially think it's important for kids from some of the poorest black neighborhoods, rural areas, too — places where it can be so easy to feel you've got two strikes against you from the start, so what's the use?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276072416212541005.post-33374324835597771522008-11-24T22:49:00.000-05:002008-11-24T22:49:00.000-05:00Awww man the image you left in my head with that l...Awww man the image you left in my head with that last line was powerful.<BR/><BR/>I understand and I too am encouraged. But there's a part of me that sees us older folks getting complacent and as a result losing an opportunity to bridge the gap, or at least help in doing so with our kids.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I'd like to do more work with our youth, and its something I'm looking into here in the city of Memphis.RiPPahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876723972974044402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276072416212541005.post-17794591567283232572008-11-24T22:14:00.000-05:002008-11-24T22:14:00.000-05:00Barack should be a role model for all children (I ...Barack should be a role model for <I>all</I> children (I know my kids like him) that anything is attainable.Lew Scannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12788033661013005904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276072416212541005.post-39240882273081678242008-11-24T21:29:00.000-05:002008-11-24T21:29:00.000-05:00This is a wonderful post. I am feeling everything ...This is a wonderful post. I am feeling everything that you say here -which is the simple truth.rikyrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982657053583534299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276072416212541005.post-31937198645155561662008-11-24T13:39:00.000-05:002008-11-24T13:39:00.000-05:00Tragically, there are neighborhoods where the drug...Tragically, there are neighborhoods where the drug dealer with a big gold chain and maybe even a car of his own is the closest thing to a successful person, in a material sense, that kids who live there ever meet.<BR/><BR/>I hope Obama's success and efforts to govern will cause those kids to look up and out, beyond street dealers and gangs, to see what learning, working, fitting in and getting along can bring people who look like them. I hope this new president, his wife, family and African Americans on his team will help to validate some of the hopes and dreams of kids in troubled black neighborhoods.<BR/><BR/>African Americans breaking barriers and achieving success is hardly new. Jackie Robinson, Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., Muhammed Ali and many others blazed their own trails. But not everyone has the talent to be a star athlete or entertainer. People who can succeed in law, engineering, education, medicine, business and so on have their trails to blaze, too.<BR/><BR/>If Obama's success can help lots of kids from poorer black neighborhoods connect the dots between where they are and where they can get to if they dream and work to make their dream come true, his contribution to those kids and to our country will be up there with those of the most successful presidents we've ever had.<BR/><BR/>(Have a fine Thanksgiving.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276072416212541005.post-73279458478309942622008-11-24T13:06:00.000-05:002008-11-24T13:06:00.000-05:00Great post. I had heard about this school, but I a...Great post. I had heard about this school, but I appreciate the call to action that you bring to the news. This is the best way to learn from our past - to make sure we don't repeat the same mistakes.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16067322036695571575noreply@blogger.com