Black Voices, White Minds

Conversations overheard reveal that many and more Black intellectuals, activist, and gatekeepers - for small fees and/or cherished media attention - are promoting the agendas and ideologies of white America's conservative think tanks, mainstream interest groups, and liberal feminist movements to the detriment and at the expense of the masses of Black America.

The excuses, in fact, appear logical if listened to without much mental deliberation, but if contemplated with an acute sense of "what the hell is wrong with Black America", one would realize that it is they - sellout Black intellectuals - who are the problem.

Tongue biting, back stepping, flip-flopping and whatever else that resist challenges from the grassroots mindset is being practiced by these so-called "leaders" to their own self-centered show of hypocrisy. It is almost embarrassing to listen to and read the excuses of selloutism of these people.

For instance, one brilliant mind on national radio claims that the white conservative movement does not pay him to speak statistics about Blacks in America but even if they do pay him, if the stats say this, then we should believe that. Nevermind that any and all stats about Black America are always negatives ones. These Black hocks have yet to discover the difference between scientific theory and common reality where it pertains to Black America.

Reality being, white America's destine to discredit Blacks around the world by any means necessary even if those means are by one of Blacks' own disgruntled people. It is a fact that Blacks who speak hard against and down on other Blacks in open media have no knowledge of who and where the problem originates.

However, speaking in defense of those who cannot defend themselves against those who have the cherished attention of mainstream media truly levels the field. It is easy to speak down about people when that people have no recourse, and when one has the support and money of those considered the enemy by the people, because all it takes is a coward seeking attention to do so.

© April 2006 By CR Hamilton

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