Blacks, Education and the 21st Century

I recently experienced a fantastic piece of journalism from Soledad O'brien of CNN on her presentation of the state of the black community in America today. Many topics of high importance were covered and what stood out to me among other things was the state of education in black America.

I have made extensive policy prescriptions and advocated for a greater re-emphasis of education in minority communities hardest hit by the shortfalls of public education. The graduation rate for Hispanics and blacks hover around the low 50s for blacks and the high 50s for Hispanics. However given the fact that blacks have been in America longer than the Hispanics it is fair to claim a lack of fast moving progress in education of black children.

I have voiced my grave fear and worry, at outside forums and gatherings about the increasing effects of globalization in the 21st century. American students in Detroit or Springfield Massachusetts will now be competing in this century, with students in Bangalore and Tokyo for the same job. In this globalized 21st century the playing field will broaden from the boundaries of the united states to the boundaries of the world. What I fear from all this is a devastation in the black community from joblessness and hopelessness, due to the lack of skill sets for a global world, which could only be achieved through a rigorous education process.

The black community will cease to be relevant if blacks don't begin to value education. There seems to have been over the years, a sense of dismissal when it comes to the pursuit of an education as a path to financial success. This maybe due to the still prevalent but subtle barriers placed in front of not just blacks but ethnic minorities in the work place. However this defeatist attitude must give way to sense of urgency, which I sense is not being recognized by the black community.

In this new and global world, a high school education will probably get you a job of little worth if any at all, and a college degree may make you somewhat more competitive. However to gain an upper hand on "Chong Sin" in Beijing, Graduate programs must be aggressively pursued.

I know I may be guilty of sounding overtly optimistic and maybe ridiculous. The point is not to have everyone with graduate degrees, some are just not in the economic circumstances to accomplish that. The point however is to create a sense of urgency in the black community, for the need for education in order to compete in the 21st century. More black leaders, preachers, those in positions of influence must focus exclusively on this major issue and encourage parents to step up their responsibilities and not place overwhelming burdens on teachers who have to cater for other children in increasingly overcrowded schools in minority communities. There is only so much others can do, but the real work begins with the parents. Black parents must brainwash their children into knowing that education is the golden key to unlock the door into the 21st century.

Iran

Let me first start out by saying unequivocally. IRAN MUST NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. Period end of story, no second guessing. This impending national security crisis that has the potential to descend into full scale conflict must be dealt with and handled with logical reasoning and reasonable modification of preconditons.

Recently I saw a far left group called CODEPINK, campaigning for no sanctions against Iran. This made me wonder who these fanatics are. I am not a war advocate, but I understand that in grave circumstances, war is necessary. The security of free societies depend on the stability of key allies such as Israel and other NATO allies. Iran's development of a nuclear weapon will not only jeapordize the security of our allies, but it will also effect a nuclear arms race in the middle east, the likes of which we have never seen.

Iran is a government run by extremist apocalyptic ayatohlas and a fanatic president. The Iranian people are a peace loving people and have no interest in large scale conflict, however their leaders seem to be on different wavelengths with their own people. It seems to me that the way one can stop Iran's nuclear wepons ambitions is to combine multiple incentives and ultimatums.

It is also imperative that we do not reach a stalemate over political positioning and arcane international negotiations. The objective must be constructed and planned for, and that is the complete disarmament of Iran's nuclear program, and any such plans of action must include aggresive diplomatic engagement as well as military alternatives.

On the diplomatic front, Tehran must be offered carrots and sticks, with a lot more of the latter. Any such packages must include a service to the Iranian people, who have grown increasingly anti-american ever since the unfortunate invasion of Iraq. The United States, The EU and Israel must get the Iranian people on the side of reason and let the Iranian people decide for themselves which path their leaders will take.

Currently there are smart negotiations taking place. However when negotiating with fundamentalists and fanatics such as those who seem to be governing in Tehran, grandstanding should be limited and hard-lining sustained. We must not give in to these fanatics the way Neville Chamberlain gave into Hitler.

IRAN MUST NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. If diplomacy fails, then war is inevitable.

TEAR DOWN THIS WALL

http://obamain30seconds.org/vote/?v=view-1344-yJDofC

FREE SOCIETIES

Free Societies


We live in a free society deeply rooted in the rule of law. I know for as long as I live I will utter many words, but none of them could relate to the magnitude of Ammendment 1: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." I am now in the process of producing my own ammendments/proposals for consideration to whom it may concern.


PROPOSAL 1
In a free society, there should be no room for the presence or formation of a secret society nor should such societies bear influence on the national debate, lest they impair the security of the union. If such societies choose to engage in secretive methodologies, the rule of law must constrict its power, lest the union subject itself to anarchy.


PROPOSAL 2
In a free society, the freedom of the press must be protected and the security of the public must be protected from the press. The press may be subject to legal actions by the people if unequal promotions of ideologies are conceptualized and continuosuly reaffirmed.


PROPOSAL 3
In a free society, media conglomerates may be subject to public legal actions if promotions of singular ideologies infringe the public debate.


PROPOSAL 4
In a free society, the press must be held accountable on its immunity. Ideological representation of such members of the press must withold itself from political campaigns and remain objective. If found to be outlets for ideologies, the people reserve a legal right to seek legal actions against such members of the press.


PROPOSAL 5
In a free society, The federal Government must never withold an individual right of its citizens to choose.

Denounce Media Character Assassination

This is an outrage. Words taken out of context. There really needs to be a concerted effort by the FCC to quelch such outrageous character assasination from the media that sensationalizes controversy for ratings and engaging in defamation.


This is the September 11 speech by Rev. Wright IN CONTEXT!


If this is unpatriotic then one has a problem. A problem of delusion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOdlnzkeoyQ


Call the tv stations and demand honest and fair journalism. If not, your character could also be assasinated.


THAT IS WHAT I AM BOILING ON!

Courage Under Fire

"We the people, in order to form a more perfect union."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWe7wTVbLUU


I wrote about something similar on this blog on March 8, see below. Was Senator Obama referring to my post?...hmmmm


THAT IS WHAT AM BOILING ON!

Guilt By Association

This is politics. It is what it is, it can't be what it ain't. In this day and age of you tube, cable tv and text messaging, politics has elevated into something quite frightening. It is like a dark cloud, over a treacherous road that few people dare walk.

Politics in America has become a dirty word, a curse word, a hateful word, a word that is no longer seen as a call to public service, but rather as a call to public division. As I watched the MSM question United States Senator, Barack Obama because of his association with a minister who has uttered fire and brimstone comments as well as hateful rants I couldn't help but perceive an almost maniacal attempt of the media to box the Senator and paint him in the picture they are most comfortable with, "the angry black man."

This is the politics of guilt by association. The same politics that was used on JFK and his catholicism in a time of intense hate towards that group. A politics that was used against John McCain in 2000, and on John Kerry in 2004. The one thing that is alarming in this entire fiasco is America's willingness to respond to this negativity. We complain about our leaders being inept and yet we destroy those who want to do something about it. We complain about the cost of living in America, yet we respond to guilt by association allegations on politicians who want to change it. I have publicly and privately made the assertion that we live in a very hypocritical society. We say we don't support divisive things such as these, however we respond to it. WE RESPOND to the same division that has put us on the brink of economic collapse and foreign policy disaster.

Today I had to pay $3.70 for a gallon of gas today, I got home expecting someone to tell me why I was paying this amount of gas, but instead I heard guilt by association allegations against Senator Obama. I hoped I would hear someone explain how my mom could keep her house, but instead I heard guilt by association allegations. I hoped someone would tell me why the DOW keeps plunging day after day, but instead I hear these other distractions.

Guilt by association against John McCain, Hillary Clinton and now Senator Obama. However no one has ever come out with any documented evidence that these politicians think the way their questionable associations do. Senator Obama has written 2 books of which I received no hint of an angry black man. I have scoured through his 11 year record, and nowhere do I see an angry black man's record. Same goes for Senators McCain and Clinton.

We must remember the words of Ghandi through these periods. In the case of Senator Obama and Senator McCain this following statement couldn't be more true. "FIRST THEY IGNORE YOU, THEN THEY LAUGH AT YOU, THEN THEY FIGHT YOU, THEN YOU WIN" Senator Obama is currently being fought, but lets hope he wins against the politics of guilt by association.

THAT IS WHAT I AM BOILING ON!