Charity and optimism

I am pleased to write about a more cheerful aspect to black men then I would normally choose to address. In conducting my daily research on various topics I was happy to come across something that made a smile to my face. Something kind of small but really very big. A nice change of quick reading that this angry black man needed to read. It was this. After reading this I made a decision right on the spot that this would be a charity that I would love to give back to. Now I am normally skeptical about mainstream charities and giving tithes to the largest institution for black people. THE BLACK CHURCH. However the was a certain feeling that came over me when reading this article. I would like to take this time to give much appreciation to the the black police officers that took it upon themselves to give back to their community while simultaneously patrolling the streets and risking their lives in the name of fighting crime. Although I am normally harsh on police officers ESPECIALLY BLACK POLICE OFFICERS, I must tip my hat to these gentlemen because starting an organization to help our youth in this way is very noble.

Concerned Black Men, Inc. (CBM) was founded in 1975, when five (5)African-American police officers organized enrichment activities forPhiladelphia area youth. Today, the National Organization of Concerned Blackman, Inc. conducts "best-practice" youth prevention programs in the Nation'sCapital. Additionally, its 24 chapters offer a variety of projects andactivities such as oratory contests, spelling bees, youth conferences, collegetours and other opportunities for youth throughout the country. During thelast school year, approximately 10,000 children and youth were touched by CBM programs and activities nationally.

CONTACT: Nate Pope, +1-202-263-4608, for the National Organization ofConcerned Black Men, Inc.

Pricing and waging us out of existence!

Be sure to check out the upcoming statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Of course I was prompted to refer to the Bureau of Labor Statistics after reading a very distressing article. What it says in a nutshell is that black men need to have a serious ECONOMIC AGENDA. And no this agenda should not solely depend on a COLLEGE DEGREE, RAPPING, SINGING, DANCING OR ENTERTAINMENT. In the most recent report, the unemployment rate among black teens stood at 37 percent - more than double the rate for white teens. The percent of the black teen population employed was just 20 percent agenda. For a real outlook of the amount of ass kicking that the black man is taking please feast your eyes on this alarming article. Stunned! Well don't be. What this article reflects is the result of what happens when a collective of people don't realize that they are a collective of people. That's right folks WE ARE A NATION. And all nations have a strong sense of identity and plenty to offer the world. Unfortunately black people especially black men are operating like a colony.

Now one main thing that seriously frightened me while reading this article was the fact that upward mobility amongst black women seems to be increasing while such mobility is drastically decreasing amongst black men. An example of this is given the article.
"Low employment among young black men is very costly – to themselves, to their families and children, and to the nation as a whole. For instance, low employment among men is strongly associated with crime, and at the national level, crime and prisons cost the nation hundreds of billions of dollars each year". Just reading this is infuriating enough, so infuriating that I don't need to mention that %30 of all black men in the country has been to prison at some point. ECONOMICS, ECONOMICS, ECONOMICS, SELF IDENTITY. These are issues that will continously be addressed by this writer in full detail, stay tuned.