Apathy is our most tragic disease–while I reject the idea that the majority of Black people blindly support our Black leaders from an uninformed stance, I, too, have suffered inertia, particularly when it comes to our convoluted political process, which rewards lack of progress and heinous conduct on the part of some and condemns the educated, idealistic and well-intentioned.

When most brothers and sisters are informed of the anti-Black legislation and policies of this President and his Administration, they are outraged and puzzled just as you are. There is no deep and great discovery to made here as to why Blacks behave the way they do. It is COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION, and COMMUNICATION!!! They just don’t know. The only communication outlets which are doing any up close and critical analysis of this President’s performance and how it affects the Black community are web sites like this one which are largely not even known in the Black community. We who are informed have to keep making the case that this President needs to deal with our issues. There is something else we need to do too; we need to unite around a common remedy. While it is alright to complain, we need to offer solutions at the same time, that the Black community can support and say forthrightly to this President and the now disenchanted members of the House of Representatives who parted ways with the President over the Tax Holiday Plan, this the path we should follow.

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“Within that troubled relationship, the heroes and villains of most African American political folklore are often mayors, governors, judges, city councilmen, and a host of other actors that often have more of an impact on the day-to-day lives of black folks than the President”.

When we add our congressmen to that list of politicians, we have a group that is more dependent on our vote to get and stay into office. A block of like minded voters, would have more power when lobbying a Congressman or Mayor to work for things that affect our everyday lives.