From Philly On Line:
DEAR BLACK PEOPLE:
I'm writing you because I am worried. Around the country, our people
are dying at a disturbing rate. Last weekend in Chicago, nine people
were killed and 37 injured in an unconscionable but not uncommon bout of
violence. Here in Philadelphia, the numbers aren't much better. Nearly
every night, we witness acts of violence in our most vulnerable
communities.
But it's not just violence. Every year, we receive reports that our
children are dropping out of school at alarming rates. On top of that,
suicide, HIV infection, drug addiction, joblessness and homelessness
continue to undermine our life chances.
It's time we take responsibility.
Relax, I'm not becoming a Republican. In fact, that type of thinking
is part of the problem. No political party, but especially not the
Republican Party, has the market cornered on taking responsibility. And
we certainly don't have to buy into right-wing notions of
responsibility, which require us to take full blame for the hell we've
caught in America. That's not what I'm talking about.
Responsibility is not the same as blame.
Despite the dominant narratives of our people, most of us aren't
lazy, irresponsible or bad people. Most of us are simply trying to
respond to a variety of factors that create social misery, like
unchecked capitalism, structural racism, deeply ingrained sexism and a
national culture of violence. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marc_lamont_hill/20120829_Marc_Lamont_Hill__Black_America_needs_to_take_responsibility.html?cmpid=124488469
I don't agree with every thing he says but he is right, black and not just blacks, but Hispanics, whtes asians and others need to take responsibility.
Meanwhile, there are too many murders in the black community and the no snitching rule is still in effect. In Las Vegas, there is still an unsolved murder case, Betty Pinkney, that people who know who killed her, are still refusing to talk to the cops about the case.
So, maybe those in the community, in all communities, take responsibility for their actions.
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