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Everything
good can become bad if misused or used in excess. It is always good to
encourage all people, including women, to aspire to their highest and fullest,
and must be given a fair and equal opportunity in all things. As far as I am
concerned, Black feminism has gotten to a point where we now celebrate single
mothers and fatherless homes, not fighting enough against Black male oppression
in terms of the law and employment, and the contentment of seeing Black males at
the bottom to satisfy their feeling of superiority.
Not only
do we celebrate single mothers more than married mothers on Mothers’ Day, many
young girls today truly feel in their deepest souls that it is more prestigious
to be an educated single mother than to have a father for their children as her
husband in America. Despite the fact that the White governed systems of
America allow Black women to excel more than Black men in most places of work
and even to management positions, Black women are known to hire and watch out
for themselves than give their qualified brothers a fair chance. They are
even known to make statements that let you see that there are more Black women
hired here or that there are more Black women in powerful position there.
This is true, but what are they doing with the opportunity and power to make
sure that their sons have someone economically stable to look up to and that
their daughters have someone responsible to call their fathers or husbands?
The latest
incident that I must address is the bad treatment of Barack Obama by Black
American women. We already know that a huge percentage of Black men do not have
the right to vote because of past legal issue they had in their young age. So,
those who have the power to vote for change in Black America are mostly Black
women. It is a sad fact to know that one of the major reasons why Hillary
Clinton is beating Barack Obama, the only Black Presidential Candidate, by an
increasing margin is because Black women voters feel that women need to stick
together. Barack Obama is a Black man married to a Black woman with Black
children, and he worships in a Black church. If I am correct, I believe he also
lives in a predominately Black community. This means that he is in touch with
Black American needs and interests. Are Black women or the Black feminist
willing to tell me that having any woman in office is better than having any
Black man in office? Is having a woman in office of more importance than
fighting for the future of your grand children?
Many
people have said that Obama was silent on Black issues until Black radio hosts
like Warren Ballentine, Michael Baisden, and Rev. Al Sharpton challenged him to
speak out. This is true, but so was Hillary Clinton. She too did not speak
soon enough about Jena 6, Hurricane Katrina, and the White power nooses showing
up everywhere. Many feel that voting for Obama is a wasted vote because he will
not beat Hillary Clinton, and even if he does, he will not beat any of the White
Republicans for the White House. Many also feel a vote for Obama may give
another Democrat, who might not be “Black friendly” a chance. Even if this is
true, how then and when are we going to give a Black man a chance in America?
It seems we all feel okay when the Black man is down or up to nothing good, but
when he stands up to say that he will lead and bring positive change, we turn
the other cheek.
Does this truly mean
that Black women are so selfish that their progress as women has become more
important than that of their children? Will Hillary Clinton truly fight and
encourage the passing of strict laws against police brutality and racial
profiling, against hate words and deeds, against unequal employment, layoff, and
firing, against racial laws in all cities that need to be removed, and against
obstructions hindering African reparation that will allow us to compete fairly
in economic and political terms? |
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The Political & Spiritual Purpose of the
Holy Land
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