By: TrayvonGeorge
Tracy Martin Speaks around 13:00
My thoughts:
I watched the First Congressional Black Caucus on Men and Boys and I was a bit taken back. I listened to all the speeches on how Black Men and Boys have such a difficult time because of the color of their skin. Then I looked around in the room, looking at all the speakers, including women and wondered, "how the hell did they all get as far as they did in their professional life, if the color of their skin, was a block in the road of their life?"
They spoke about showing love, protection and being valued in the world. Isn't that what every parent wants for their child in this world? We want our children to be loved, we want to protect them, and most of all value their life.
I listened to young black boys being trapped in girl's loins as the black teens logic goes out the window. This one threw me for a loop, because we all know, whether the skin is black, brown, white, purple or green, when teens get together, and their hormones sore, logic goes out the window. This is clearly not a black issues, but all race issue and has been forever, and will continue that way.
There was a lot of discussion about how black children are not prepared for kindergarten. Well, it is the parent's responsibility to prepare their children for kindergarten. Parents are suppose to teach their children right from wrong, learn their name, even spell it, and the basics of getting along with other children, manners, and so much more before the child goes to kindergarten.
Children that are not prepared for kindergarten is not a black issues, but just plain ole lazy parents who do not take the time to help their children, but let them sit in front of the TV or game boxes to let them pass the time of day. How can any child be prepared for kindergarten sitting in front of the TV.
Black children in school not being able to read or write up to the level they should be and let's blame the school. There are many children of all races not working to their level of school. The child is not motivated, just doesn't care, parents don't care, teachers try but you can't make a child work in class, or even do their homework.
They spoke about black children being in day care for 35 to 40 hours a week so mothers, or fathers can work 35 to 40 hours a week. Well damn, my child was in daycare also for 40 hours a week so I could work as a single parent to provide a roof over our heads, as his deadbeat father didn't pay child support.
What really stood out to me was one professional man, I think a Congressman, spoke about if he didn't have his member's pin on, that people would think "why is he here, or should he be here?" I'm assuming perhaps in a Congressional Building somewhere in Washington, DC.
I have to say, white people just don't think that way. I'm beginning to think that black people are thinking way to much of what white people might be thinking, when white people are really not thinking anything at all. White people also voted for a black President.
We can't coddle black children or brown or white children. We need to teach them life, and how difficult it can be as we become adults. We need to teach them that fighting, bullying, stealing, killing, drugs are wrong and not the road to take to get things in life.
We can't rely on big companies like Pepsico or Wal-Mart to dig deeper into their pockets to help black children as there are also white and brown children that need help too! There are inner-city white and brown families that are suffering also, as well as all races of the elderly.
Do we look at black children/teens when they walk in a store and perhaps watch them as they walk through the isles? Yup, it happens, but it happens when any child/teen walks into a store and starts looking around. Children will steal, adults of all races steal. If someone wants something, the thrill of stealing is their fix in life. I have seen black women, white woman stuffing things in their purses as I look at them and they have no reaction.
Many children of all races, do not have a father in their lives. My son didn't have his father in his life either, and I made sure that I instilled in him "right from wrong." I will agree that the best way to a young male is through another older adult male, and this goes for all races in life, not just within the black race.
Trayvon Martin was not the perfect teen, and to have this First Congressional Black Caucus on Men and Boys indicate that Trayvon is a martyr, was just over the top. Clearly this was not the case at all and this Caucus totally missed the point on what happened between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin.
Tracy Martin received a "standing ovation" basically as a good parent etc., etc. Well Tracy had no clue why his son was suspended from school three times, and the other bad choices his son made in life. Tracy Martin needs to own that and not focus on a 9 year old child pulling him out of the apartment when he left oil on the stove.
