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Roland and the panel discuss President Obama’s focus on Black America. Seems the Congressional Black Caucus isn’t happy with the president’s lack of specific plans for the African American community, but he says he’s working to help everyone.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MasterShahidNY/ MasterShahidNY

    It is true that it would be the end of a majority approval rating for President Obama if he were to get technical over America’s African slave decendency. Technically, nations, groups, and/or tribes were traded and enslaved in every aspect of abject enslavement/servitude. Let me wisper a word from our own “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” P.69
    “I had not long been a reader of the ‘Liberator,’ before I got a pretty correct idea of the principles, measures and spirit of the anti-slavery reform. I took right hold of the cause. I could do but little; but what I could, I did with a joyful heart, and never felt happier than when in an anti-slavery meeting. I seldom had much to say at the meetings, because what I wanted to say was said so much better by others.”

    Let’s say, ‘one of our progeny’ has arrived at a point of no return! He’s like “Venus and Serena”, he’s like “Muhammad Ali”, he’s like King, Little, and Muhammad wrapped in Thurgood Marshal’s robes and Frederick’s tenacity. Question is what the do we want to do and when do we plan to do it (African American people)? African Americans, being consequential partisans of the American agenda, have indefinite issues with all policies, both foreign and domestic.

    The fact that America’s job market is becoming increasingly ‘foreign’ and America’s Anglo-Saxon/Protestant/other white markets are anti ‘black American,’ a new ‘re-construction’ is at hand for the lot of them.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Jahz_Lynx1/ Jahz_Lynx1

    All past policies, programs and legislation created to address African American issues positively impacted the entire country. He’s given no indication that he’ll give any thought to the idea? I’m wondering if emotions like resentment or animosity fueled his response. I’m unsure if we’re not connecting or it’s a towering disconnect. If there are underlying emotions, then I surmise it’s about Obama’s upbringings.

    Kids bond to their mother’s group mentality. A mixed child of a white mother bonds to black community differently from those w/black mothers. Both float between cultures and settle where they fit in. Maybe the Dems were right and he is not Black Like Me.

    Obama’s focus on black goes to Africa, this is commendable. http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/countries/kenya/index.html

    We’re increasing foreign aid during a recession. Is it for economics or Christian values? CBC needs to cut into that pie; one percent across diverted to under served U.S. communities to strengthen America’s infrastructure. If Obama gave some thought to stabilizing the bottom, it might stabilize other aspects of the economy. Even something like reparations would stimulate economic growth. The Native Indian Settlement Acts proved that even amending economic inequities benefit the entire country.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BreBuffalo/ BreBuffalo

    Obama is president of The United States of America.
    He ,like any president,is president for all people.
    What polices are for one are for all.
    Black Americans are concerned about the War,Terriorism,HealthCare,Taxes,the Economy,the Stock Market.
    What else is there to be concerned with?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/doing_me74/ doing_me74

    well they telling the truth he the president time to do for self like it shows in the 50th law because real hustlers understand that dependence can be your down fall

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dreskilove1/ dreskilove1

    When black peole focus on helping black people then look for the president to start helping black people we have PLENTY of work to without counting on ANYBODY to help us out.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/KING8X/ KING8X

    Maybe President Obama doesnt understand the urgancy n problem with the fact that hes the first black President. But then again he is biracial and iam not sure if he ever can say he understands or has experienced the plite n pains of the Black community. Its kind of ignorant to me also that media gives the impression that health care is the only issue hes working on, or is he ? who knows the government is so wack with the way they work n deceive the common man that Iam thinking its been a trick all along. The air we breath is polluted, green house gasses threaten our exsistence, Wars will never end n Conspiracy theorys seem to make more sense then anything any of yall talking about since your so shallow about what your talking about in the first place, yet all these problems are bringing no solutions to the forfront.

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