A picture is worth 1000 words. What does this picture say? It just does not look like a lovefest. Smiley and some of the notables that took part in his discussion in Chicago look defeated, but why? Yes, things are not good in Black America. We have the largest percent of unemployed workers and there are no jobs to be had in our community, but what can be done to change this situation? This is not a situation that we got into overnight and it can not just be solved by the president. Yes, our issues are important but the president is president to all the people, and whether Smiley accepts it or not there is not going to be a black agenda in this current administration. Smiley said “We love Barack Obama. We want him to be a great president. We believe he can be a great president, but great presidents aren’t born, they are made. They have to be pushed into their greatness. They are pushed into their greatness when we hold them accountable.” I agree with Smiley on this point but we must all be accountable including Smiley.
By musesofamom
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Posted in Ebony Mom Politics
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Also tagged African American, African Americans, Barack Obama, black america, black men, Black People, CNN, Current Events, entertainment, Jesse jackson, Michael Eric Dyson, Morning Joe, MSNBC, politics, President Barack Obama, President Obama, race, racism, Rev. jesse Jackson, steve harvey, Tavis Smiley, Today Show, Tom Joyner Morning Show
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As I write this Tavis Smiley is conducting his Black Agenda gathering in Chicago. You can watch in on C-Span not the television channel but on the website: www.cspan.org . Smiley contends that we have given the president a free pass because we are all so happy to have a black president. Smiley has made it his mission to hold the president “accountable”. So he has assembled a group of like minds to talk about the problems the community now faces. Some of the panelist include Cornell West, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Dorothy Tillman and Ron Waters. When I tuned in Smiley was stressing that they do this in “love”, but what kind of love are we dealing with here? Is it crazy love? This might make for great television and an interesting discussion but they are on the outside looking in. Smiley’s influence as a voice of change has been diminished by his zeal to bash the president. He can call it love if he wants, but if this is love I don’t want to see hate.
By musesofamom
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Posted in Ebony Mom Politics
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Also tagged African American, African Americans, Barack Obama, black america, black men, Black People, Black women, CNN, Current Events, Fox News, MSNBC, nbc, politics, Tavis Smiley, Tom Joyner, Tom Joyner Morning Show
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