Jackson, Sharpton And Co. Are At It Again - The Post Chronicle

Why are white people afraid/relunctant to confront racism and white supremacy in America? The majority of Africans in America are very well aware of issues of race. We feel the effects of racism everyday. All we have to do is look at the currency in our pockets, the dollar bill. There is not a single black person on the U.S. currency. There has never been an openly acknowledged black president in the United States. History books in this country tell little of black contributions to US culture and society. The most famous people in black culture are the ones who make money for white men and women. Black have always been exploited in these divided United States. If blacks aren't speaking the words that are easily digested by whites that the speaker and the listener are discredited. Yes, a few have made "it" materially, but the majority of them sold their souls, their people and their culture. It was once against the law for blacks to read. The 3/5 compromise said that the black persons vote in America was 3/5's of a white persons vote. History informs us that race is America's issue. Why is that? Please, Linda Chavez, Don't talk about others being "at it again" in reference to racial inequality until the question of why racial inequality exists is honestly answered and dealt with.
Jackson, Sharpton And Co. Are At It Again - The Post Chronicle: "The race men are at it again, turning the tragedy of New Orleans into a morality tale about racism in America. Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Rep. Maxine Waters (who qualifies, despite her gender), rapper Kanye West, and a host of lesser-known black leaders and spokesmen were quick to see racism in the agonizingly slow evacuation of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Jackson compared the situation at the infamous Superdome to 'the hull of a slave ship.' West ranted that 'George Bush doesn't care about black people.' Even Sen. Barack Obama, who initially said that class was the biggest factor in why many New Orleans residents failed to make it out of the city before disaster struck, seemed to blame the president for racial insensitivity. 'I mean, it's puzzling, given his immediate response during 9/11, that he did not feel a greater sense of empathy towards the folks that were experiencing this enormous disaster,' Obama said on ABC's 'This Week' on Sunday."