obama issue widd blakk men?

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do obama ave issues widd blakk men?

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[RichD]

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blu beck?

[blugiant]

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The Natural Edges Salon in Dallas, Texas, is a rowdy barbershop where black men gather to loudly talk smack, politics and sports.

But on one wintry November morning last year, the men suddenly stopped talking. Someone turned the radio off, and the barbers' clippers stopping humming. A man had just challenged the customers' manhood.

The man was President-elect Obama. He was giving a televised speech challenging men to get involved in their communities.

The men had heard the message before, but this time they could relate to the messenger. Obama had shared their struggles -- raised by a single mom, never really knowing his father -- but had never used his struggles as an excuse.

Nor could they anymore, some of the men decided. Seven joined Big Brothers Big Sisters of America that morning, barber Michael Johnson says. One of them was Johnson, who says he grew up without his father but was saved by the friendship of an older man. iReporter: 'Obama has helped me as a father'

"I just said, 'You know what, I can do this today instead of tomorrow,' " Johnson said. '' 'Tomorrow may be too late. I can save a young man's life today.' "

As the nation approaches the first anniversary of Obama's election, the glow of Obama's ascendancy may be fading. But it's still burning bright for some black men. Inspired by Obama, a growing number of black men across the nation have decided to become mentors and pledged to become better fathers, community leaders say. iReporter: 'I'm a good baby daddy'

"I've never seen anything like it," said David Miller, co-founder of the Urban Leadership Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, a group that works with other civic groups to mentor black and Latino boys.

"I have seen a renewed sense of hope and optimism that's unprecedented," Miller said. "I was at the point where I was starting to give up."

How black men are stepping up their game

It could be easy to overstate Obama's impact on black men. Some say they see no change in black men's conduct since Obama was elected. And few would say that a black man sitting in the Oval Office is going to wipe out the challenges black men have faced for generations.

But black leaders say something across the nation seems to be stirring.

Three of the nation's largest black fraternities have formed a partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. The fraternities -- Omega Psi Phi, Alpha Phi Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi -- are holding a summit in Atlanta, Georgia, in December to decide how to recruit more black men as mentors.

The number of black men volunteering at Big Brothers Big Sisters has increased. About 800 more African-American men have become big brothers since Obama's election, compared with the same time last year, a group spokeswoman says.

Although they didn't reach their goal, a record number of black men -- 650,000 -- participated this year in an annual Million Father March. The nationwide march was organized by the Black Star Project, a nonprofit group based in Chicago, Illinois.

A foundation headed by billionaire George Soros, an Obama supporter, is investing $15 million in a three-year campaign to help black men. Soros' Open Society Institute designed the Campaign for Black Male Achievement to improve the lives of black men and boys by offering grants to groups across the country.

Numbers tell some of the story, but Obama's biggest impact on black men might be psychological, Miller says.

"I use Obama as a sort of an unofficial national spokesman when I talk to men about responsible fatherhood," Miller said. "I show black men multiple images of Obama with his children and his wife. Even with the criminals and the thugs, they get excited."

Black men still need to step up, say some who work closer to the issue. iReporter: 'Obama a testament to evolving white America'

At the Atlanta chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters, Rita Owens, the vice president of development, says she hasn't seen any more black men volunteer since Obama was elected.

"We can't see any influx of black men volunteers," she said. "We do not have enough black men stepping up. We have more Caucasian men stepping up."

And Karen Mathis, president and CEO of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America, says the need for black men is still urgent. She says that about 40 percent of the boys waiting to be matched in the program are black. But only 15 percent of the mentors are black men, she says.

A legacy of mentoring for three generations

Perhaps Obama's effect on black men can't ultimately be measured by numbers but by mentoring relationships that often take years to nurture.

When Johnson, the Dallas barber, decided after hearing Obama's speech that he wanted to be a big brother, someone was there to sign him up. The Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity had dispatched volunteers to Johnson's barbershop to sign up black men as big brothers that day.

But Johnson also had an example from his own life to inspire him. He was mentored since he was 9 years old by one of the men responsible for forging the partnership between black fraternities and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

That man is Dale H. Long, national chairman for Alpha's partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Partnership. Johnson made Long the best man at his wedding when his own father declined to attend.

"I wanted to give back just like Dale took time out of his life to give back," Johnson said. "[Long] had a family, but he chose to be a big brother to me."

Long said, "Obama can't do it by himself." He decided to "step up my game" even more after Obama was elected.

"In order to be a man, our boys have to see men," Long said.

And be encouraged by men as well. When Long learned that his former little brother, Johnson, had decided to be a big brother, he drove to Dallas to make sure he was at Johnson's side when he signed up.

"I was just thrilled beyond belief," Long said. "That let me know that I was of some kind of value to him."

Now Johnson is passing it on. He spends each week with Kedrick Howt, an 11-year-old Dallas boy. They go to movies, play basketball and talk about growing up without his father.

"I can almost picture myself when I was his age, going through what he's going through," Johnson said. "It's like, some days, I'm looking in the mirror."

Kedrick's mother, Laura Howt, says her son felt abandoned by the men in his life. Howt divorced Kedrick's father.

"My son shut down," she said. "He stopped caring. He didn't want to talk to anybody."

Johnson says her son has changed. He made all A's and one B on his latest report card. He seems happy, and he no longer talks back.

"He's made an incredible difference," Howt says of her son's big brother. "I had given up all hope of him being a good black man. He's made my job easier."

Kedrick sounds giddy when he talks about his big brother.

"He taught me how to be respectful. He taught me how to be a man," Kedrick said. "I listen to him because he's part of my family."

When asked about Obama, Kedrick didn't have much to say. Big issues like the Obama effect on black men are off of his adolescent radar for now.

So is the prospect of growing up without an older man to guide him into manhood.

When asked what his life would be like without his new big brother, Kedrick paused.

"I don't even like to think about it," he finally said. "I like to think on the bright side."

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[blugiant]

Re: obama issue widd blakk men?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">blu beck? </div></div>




beck iss wan racist oyinbo.

mii wass readinn dat racist artikkle bout iff obama iss inspirinn blakk men. dat y mii add fii give da qwestian a blakk spinn ann pint out imm issues widd blakk men.

blakk peeps affii bunn likkle fiyah fii mekk sure imm doan figgit oww imm got elected ann wii waan fii bee politrixx campensated

wat as obama dunn fii blakk men since imm gitt elected

[blugiant]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">blu beck? </div></div>


A coalition of black radicals and their allies gathered in Washington DC to assert the continued need for the Black Nationalist and anti-war agendas in the era of Barack Obama.

After a marathon rally in Malcolm X Park lasting over 5 hours, the Black Is Back Coalition led a march to the White House.

Speaker after speaker lambasted Barack Obama (as well as other members of the black political elite) as nothing more than a new black face on the same old white capitalist imperialism.

“Sure Obama is better than George Bush,” anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan said. “The corn on my big toe is better than George W. Bush. That doesn’t mean we should elect him president.” “The amount of money Obama is giving to the banks is reaching Alice in Wonderland numbers,” journalist Glenn Ford maintained. Pam Africa of the Move Coalition was harshest of all, referring to Obama as a “punk”.

A number of issues were addressed in addition to the Obama administration. The connection between attacks on Muslim immigrants and racism against African Americans was a constant theme, and a poster of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah was in prominent display at the front of the rally. Speakers stressed the continued need for reparations for slavery as well as for solidarity with the Palestinians against the Israeli State. Obama’s refusal to support Durban II was mentioned briefly as well as gentrification, the sub-prime housing crisis and the difficulty of mobilizing anti-war forces in the age of Obama.


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[Andrewnaqi]

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wat as obama dunn fii blakk men since imm gitt elected

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what has he done for black people, what has he done for Africa aside from contempt?
White man dipped in chocolate, white people should love this guy the way he moves, he's all for them and about them.

[Amberal37]

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Much as I acknowledge that certain stances need to be challenged.
I fear....that...we (black people) have not learnt a lesson about divide and rule...dirty laundry...whatever. What about knowing when to show solidarity.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Do black people only know how to HATE each other?</span>

He has done no more wrong - than his white predecessors have done before - he is STILL at a plus.

Then we laud others for standing together - watching each others' back.

<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 11pt">Is Obama the nemesis, or are we our own worst enemy?</span></span>

[Gen]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Andrewnaqi</div><div class="ubbcode-body">[quote=blakkgiant


wat as obama dunn fii blakk men since imm gitt elected

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<span style="font-weight: bold">what has he done for black people</span>, what has he done for Africa aside from contempt?
White man dipped in chocolate, white people should love this guy the way he moves, he's all for them and about them. [/quote]

[Dr.Dudd]

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At least he may have reason to out of experience,and hearsay.

Since he was brought up in a white home.

What experience they had with black men to teach him other than the usual?

But what about him hating white people??

[blugiant]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Andrewnaqi</div><div class="ubbcode-body">[quote=blakkgiant


wat as obama dunn fii blakk men since imm gitt elected

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what has he done for black people, what has he done for Africa aside from contempt?
White man dipped in chocolate, white people should love this guy the way he moves, he's all for them and about them. [/quote]

africa cyaan vote onlee afrikkan citizens aff merikka. wat didd dem xxpekk imm fii doo wen meerikka inna financial crisis

[blugiant]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: amberal37</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Much as I acknowledge that certain stances need to be challenged.
I fear....that...we (black people) have not learnt a lesson about divide and rule...dirty laundry...whatever. What about knowing when to show solidarity.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Do black people only know how to HATE each other?</span>

He has done no more wrong - than his white predecessors have done before - he is STILL at a plus.

Then we laud others for standing together - watching each others' back.

<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 11pt">Is Obama the nemesis, or are we our own worst enemy?</span></span> </div></div>

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fii sey imm ave natt dunn more wrang dan oyinbo iss weak cah blakk wen doo same ting wey mzungu doo too da detreement aff blakk iss wurst

wii bunn imm cah wii xxpekk bettah fram imm

[halfwaytree]

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I think he is trying his hardest to push through a health care bill so <span style="font-weight: bold">ALL</span> Americans can get affordable medical care, surely this will help many Americans, including a large percentage of African Americans. If he can manage to see this one single effort through to the end, history will no doubt record that Barack Obama was one of America's great presidents.

He's not even a quarter of the way in yet, give the guy a break for God's sake!

[Blackstar*]

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FACT: Obama's father (a &quot;blakk man&quot was not around to raise him.

OPINION: Due to the above fact, one could surmise that Obama -justifiably - has &quot;daddy issues&quot; which are transposed to all &quot;blakk men&quot; - justifiably or not.

[jah_yout]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BlackStar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">FACT: Obama's father (a &quot;blakk man&quot was not around to raise him.

OPINION: Due to the above fact, one could surmise that Obama -justifiably - has &quot;daddy issues&quot; which are transposed to all &quot;blakk men&quot; - justifiably or not. </div></div>

[Wendy]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Curmudgeon_Milo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I think he is trying his hardest to push through a health care bill so <span style="font-weight: bold">ALL</span> Americans can get affordable medical care, surely this will help many Americans, including a large percentage of African Americans. If he can manage to see this one single effort through to the end, history will no doubt record that Barack Obama was one of America's great presidents.

He's not even a quarter of the way in yet, give the guy a break for God's sake!
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