ONCE AGAIN IT'S TIME FOR BLACKS IN ALABAMA TO LEAD THE WAY

The state of Alabama is the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement.  Decades of bigotry, discrimination, and segregation became the catalyst in the 1950’s for Black Alabamians to stand up collectively and say it was time for the government of Alabama to do what was right.

And now in the year 2017, the eyes of America are once again on the state of Alabama as its citizens go to the polls to determine who will be their next U. S. Senator.  The story of the Republican candidate has been well documented.  Most right-minded people would see the Republican candidate as not fit, nor deserving to serve as a U. S. Senator, yet there are many who prefer him over his Democratic opponent.

What that means is that, once again, Black Alabamians must make their collective voices heard loud and clear and make sure the Republican candidate is not elected.  Understand that how Black Alabamians respond to this election will have a profound influence on all elections for the next four years.  It will show that the vote is one of the greatest weapons in the war against bigotry.

So I encourage all Black Alabamians to vote on December 12^th and remind America that the people of Alabama have a history of understanding what is right and what isn’t.

SAM

A NEW SLAVE MASTER

When a person evokes the term “slave mentality”, it generally refers to a situation where a black person believes they can’t make a decision without the approval of a white person.  It is where black folks don’t trust their own decision-making abilities and prefer to defer to a white societal expectation.

Well there is a new type of “slave mentality” permeating American society today.  It is the “slave master mentality”.    It is the condition where rich white men believe they are the masters of black men.  They believe their wealth and stature give them the authority to tell black men how they should behave.  And it matters not that many of those black men are also wealthy and have stature in their communities, the new white masters believe they have a right to dictate what is appropriate behavior.

Take the Dallas Cowboys.  The white owner has told the team which is dominated by young black men, that if a player chooses to protest during the national anthem, that the player will be benched.

The first point that needs to be made here is that the protest has nothing to do with the national anthem or the United States flag.  People need to do research before discrediting the protest by players.

Slavery has long been outlawed in the United States, yet it appears the new slave masters still believe black men need to be subservient.  What needs to be understood is that the relationship between team owner and team players is a partnership, not a dictatorship.  Imagine the problems an owner would have if black players chose not to play because they weren’t being treated as partners.

Those who harbor this new “slave master mentality” need to check themselves.  This is 2017, not 1817.