I don't want anyone to get confused since Obama is the president into thinking that now everything is going to be alright.
We have alot of work to do, now more than ever. The racism and biasness has and will become more prevalent. I just went through an ordeal yesterday continuing to fight for our voting rights and for some strange reason even though alot of us ex-felons voted, contributed and participated in gaining this monumental victory we are still not treated or seated in a state of equality. I'm truly becoming convinced that our moral ethics and values have taken a dive in the wrong direction. We have no regards for fellow human beings and their rights. It's amazing to me how we embrace a system that should've been set up to protect us and yet it has become our worst enemy. So I question you today what have we become and where do we go from here?
Whenever we can just take human life and call it the death penalty, but yet do not use all of our modern technology to prove without a shadow of a doubt that the person is guilty, what have we become? and don't you dare point the finger at someone else because we accept it as the norm, so what about us?
When we are supposedly moving in the right direction and don't open the doors for those who God has given the same rights as you and yet you still treat them as if they're not your equal, what have we become?
When we have these progressive organizations that fight for hauman rights, ex-felons, and etc. but yet there's not one of us who you supposedly represent on your board to help in the decision making. Oh you will hire us and give us a position but not an equal seat at the table.
When you have the funds to get alot of this progressive work done and know the groups and organizations out there who can get the job done and will not help or support them in order to enhance the process, I ask you again, what have we become?
When we allow those who we have put in office to tell us what we can get instead of telling them what we need and want, what have we become?
Have we gotten to the point where we have become co-conspiritors of our own oppression or are we really ready to do what needs to be done!
If you are, then look at your own reservations and apprehensions when it comes to others. Look at your organizations or groups and see are you really diverse. Look at your war chess and ask yourself have your really contributed all that you can to the issues you claim you're fighting. Have you given all you can give to society and humanity. And most of all have you been all that you can be in society, and allowed or given opportunity to others as much as you can so they can do the same?
Because then and only then have you truly become a HUMANE BEING!!!
Friday, November 14, 2008
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Published: November 19, 2008I don’t want anyone to get confused into thinking that since Barack Obama is the president-elect, everything is going to be all right. We have a lot of work to do, now more than ever. The racism and bias has and will become more prevalent. I just went through an ordeal yesterday continuing to fight for our voting rights. For some strange reason, even though a lot of us ex-felons voted, contributed and participated in gaining this monumental victory, we are still not treated or seated in a state of equality. I’m truly becoming convinced that our moral ethics and values have taken a dive in the wrong direction. We have no regard for fellow human beings and their rights. It’s amazing to me how we embrace a system that should’ve been set up to protect us and yet it has become our worst enemy. What have we become, and where do we go from here? Where are we when we have these progressive organizations that fight for human rights and ex-felons, but yet there’s not one of us who they supposedly represent on their boards to help in the decision making? They will hire us and give us a position, but not an equal seat at the table. Have we gotten to the point where we have become co-conspirators of our own oppression, or are we really ready to do what needs to be done? If so, then look at your own reservations and apprehensions when it comes to others. Look at your organizations or groups and see if they are really diverse. Look at your war chest and ask yourself have you really contributed all that you can to the issues you claim you’re fighting. Have you given all you can give to society and humanity? Most of all, have you been all that you can be in society, and allowed or given opportunity to others as much as you can so they can do the same? Because then and only then have you truly become a “humane being.” Kenneth Glasgow
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