Each February, "African-Americans" and their counterparts "white-Americans", force feed Blacks facts and information about what we have accomplished in American history. For the next month, watch the white-owned Black sites and pacified Black sites pay homage to a politically correct past.

The true Black America is not the Civil Rights crowd; it is the nationalist crowd. The crowd that has been silenced in the media and discouraged from following. The crowd that believes in justice, freedom, and charging our oppressors to pay (in deed and other) for the crimes against our people: The crowd that rejects pacifism, mockery, and apathy.

However, among the passive, there will be grand stagings and marches, erections of memorials, unveiling of statutes and paintings, programs for the little Black children in the public school system, memorable writings and commentaries in Black (and white) magazines, newspapers and websites, events around the nation about past and present Black leaders and what they have contributed to America in the "credit to their race" mentality: In essence, a grand mockery of Black people.

What have we acquired in this country other than the strength to survive? We have no wealth. We have no fortunes and but a little fame and that in entertainment and sports. Most will say, "we've come a long way," with a faint white voice heard from behind them in agreement. "Look at the great strides we've made with Civil Rights legislation and Affirmative Action and all."

This is all listless contempt in its most pink form. Are we rewarded for our efforts and accomplishments? No, we are simply remembered as a dead people would be, and the memories fade the next month and once again, reality sets in.

Is racism cut down another degree in America? No, it seems intensified each year because each year it seems more people, (whites) are resentful of Blacks having a month for recognition.

So, what exactly does Black History Month do for the image, economic, and social progress of Blacks in America? Nothing, it is a mere pacifier in the mouths of complaining Negroes who want what the white man has, the status, power, money, and respect they give to that very same white man.

More pathetic, are Black people who find any consolation in this negrorized month. No offense to the brothers and sisters who truly believe in its meaning and who take part in its ritual, but think about it, logically. It is a time for the rest of the resentful white America to reconsider how they feel about Blacks and for the deluded Blacks to rejoice in what they think is accomplishment.

There is history in Black America, however it is a grim history. Do whites remember that? Do Blacks? No, they would all rather forget about it and call it even. This is the honorable thing to do if peace is the goal. Nevertheless, no one person or race can escape the reality of reaping what they have sown, just like Iraq, some day soon, America will pay for disturbing that country and the people's lives.

White America will suffer for the crimes against the African slaves and their children and their grand children and every generation afterward. This crime against humanity is not wiped away from history no more than the good deeds Blacks have done and all the contributions they have given to this country without reward, except for being robbed of their genius in innovations.

Blacks help to build this country and we are rewarded with a mere month of remembrance. The problem with this is there are too many blacks in America who would suggest the writer of this article tone it down, forget about it, let it slide, move on with their life, get over it. In another time, that would be the right thing to do if the writer received what was truly due him and his children.

© 2005 By CR Hamilton