The Corner
Obama Wins...Now What?
Submitted by Preach on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 20:28It's the morning of November 4th, 2008 and my phone texting is working overtime. It seems like every five minutes someone is encouraging me to vote or wondering if I'm in line or not. It's funny because a mere four years ago, no one even bothered asking me these questions on Election Day. Not to say that, four years ago, democracy wasn't as important, but Kerry hadn't sparked the younger generation as Senator Obama has. Beyond Obama being an African-American, his biggest achievement is inspiring young voters. Being a part of the hip-hop community, a community that generally ignores politics (and feeling that our demographic is mutually ignored by politicians), we've seen an unimaginable change of heart. You see young voters believing in someone, and actually being enthusiastic about the democratic process.
My Black Thoughts
Submitted by Hopiho on Fri, 11/03/2006 - 21:39It’s no secret: it’s hard to walk in a black man’s shoes. So hard sometimes that being black is like carrying a heavy load. The melanin excess can be such a burden, likely to waste a whole life.
The colored suffers. Not physically anymore (long gone are the days of slavery), but morally, As if sustaining all kinds of pressures from his family, his entourage, whites and women wasn’t enough, he also suffers from prejudice that runs deep in our society. And frankly I’ve had enough of the unfair stereotypes that stick to us like white on rice.
My Black Thoughts
Submitted by Hopiho on Sun, 05/02/2004 - 09:35It’s no secret: it’s hard to walk in a black man’s shoes. So hard sometimes that being black is like constantly carrying a heavy load. The melanin excess can be such a burden, likely to waste a whole life.
The colored suffers. Not physically anymore (long gone are the days of slavery), but morally, As if sustaining all kinds of pressures from his family, his entourage, whites and women wasn’t enough, he also suffers from prejudice that runs deep in our society. And frankly I’ve had enough of the unfair stereotypes that stick to us like white on rice.
