A People, A Professor, A Police Officer, A President
July 23rd, 2009
America is such a strange place for Black People and in particular, the Blackman. It seems that we have come to a place in this society, that for a majority of us is a living hell, and yet few others can make of it a venerable paradise for our families. Is their opportunity in America, I say “God helps those who help themselves.” As a people we have everything that is needed in the social order, yet we remain far behind on so many levels of this society.
As a group of people, we encompass men and woman who have pushed their personal accomplishments to levels that seemed unreachable in the eyes of our grandparents. As you know there are wealthy, educated, business minded, scientists, teachers, doctors, professors, judges, lawyers, law enforcement personnel, clergy, AA’s, BA’s, MA’s, PhD’s who are black. Not to mention those of us in the entertainment and sports fields great and small. Today there is even a Blackman recognized as President of The United States of America. And as a result of these accomplishments, we may sometimes see some illumination, or glimmer of hope at the end of what has been a long and dark tunnel. But Caucasians as a people have a unique way of plunging us back into the dark abyss called citizenship.
As we watch “Black In America 2”, we find that the headlines on the morning news questioning President Obama and his response to a question about Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., and his arrest. Here, a Blackman, Professor Gates, who is renowned for being a man that wants to bridge gaps not fight to cause them to become a chasm. He lives next to someone who cannot recognize him from the back or side views of him. Police respond to a call and find Professor Gates inside his home with the proper identification but arrest him for disorderly conduct not breaking and entering. Not an alleged robbery crime, but for disorderly conduct. Do not ask me questions, Blackman, I am a Police Officer. Do not raise your voice to me, Blackman, I am a Police Officer.
I do not for one minute think that a Police Officer’s job is simple or easy to effectively complete. But if at any time the Christian principle of turn the other cheek could have been judicially applied, I believe that then was as good a time as any.
As President Obama has stated, “Ours is an imperfect union, and while perfect justice may always elude us, we can and must do better.’’
It seems to me that in this imperfect union the perfect justice ALWAYS eludes the Blackman and Woman, and we are chided that as a people we can and must do better by the very ones who have perpetuated an injustice against us.
Thank You For Reading These Words.
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