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By: Karen Cecile Wallace, J.D.
I do not blame President Obama at all. He is a politician and as someone famously said, “He does what politicians do.” The problem is that it appears that the majority of African Americans continue to hold the belief that the Obama administration is sacrosanct and that placing any demands or making any requests of it is somehow sacrilege. When the president came out in favor of gay marriage, this clearly demonstrated that the squeaky wheel gets noticed. The LGBT community let their voices be collectively heard.
When any African American exercises his or her right as a citizen to make requests, place demands or lodge critique upon this President, he or she faces stern rebuke from the Black community. Individuals who have devoted their entire life’s work to the eradication of racial and social injustice, when in the continuation of their missions they have dared to pose questions, make challenges and raise concerns, have become piranhas in the same communities they’ve spent decades uplifting. These reactions tend to be knee-jerk with little to no substance. They are often rage filled and irrational. Only a people who devalues itself will hold the belief that their government owes them nothing and that they should remain silent on issues that are of grave concern to their survival as a people.
Racial inequalities are structurally based and were directly introduced through government action. Although there has been much progress, these inequalities have not been eradicated. African American suffering is high and addressing it is a priority. I consider this a societal problem—one which our nation must continue to address if we are to be a truly great. When we are passive in addressing such critical matters under the pretext that to do so will somehow harm the Obama presidency, we are engaging in a harmful analysis that will result in perhaps irreparable damage to our progress as a people. Self-esteem and awareness of self value within the African American community is challenged due to centuries of subjugation, but value yourselves enough to consider what will be your legacy. What kind of nation will you leave for those who come behind you? Will you be complicit in its potential demise or will you play a role in its greatness? The choice is yours.
©Karen C. Wallace, Esq.
Karen C. Wallace is a Chicago attorney, legal consultant, adjunct professor and youth mentor.
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Living Peaceful
June 1, 2012 at 2:03 pm
I don’t think my life will improve with either…it’s not about the Dems or Rebs it about the masses or a alternative to the two parties or really one party pretending to be two. It will be a slow process but if more ppl begin to vote for a third party or began to understand that the only change is going to come from the masses getting more involve and not leaving everything to the existing bull that we have now. The occupy movements are baby steps… and we need to take more of them.
Sherrie Parrie
June 1, 2012 at 2:00 pm
did you people forget, they all work for the same people,The rOTHCHILDS,THEMONEY CHANGERS. the President dosen’t have a voice, just to repeate the lies to us ,the people.We need them all out of office. off the earth.
Altha Cutright
June 1, 2012 at 12:14 pm
I will ask this question of ALL blacks on this fb panel,” DO YOU FEEL IN YOUR HEARTS” if you vote for Mitt Romney, your lives will improve?.
Living Peaceful
June 1, 2012 at 11:02 am
*correction* on typo error…..this man is full of s**t!!!
Living Peaceful
June 1, 2012 at 10:34 am
I agree with Winkie Woo concerning the “hoodwink deal” we got with Obama which comprise of everyone who voted for him, Whites as well as Blacks, but I see protest against his administration amongst Whites like the occupy groups, which includes some Blacks too. But for the most part Obama still has a very faithful Black voting block and this is a shame. Black folks must look beyond Obama race,the fashionable wife and the cute children and see that this man if full of s**t!
Winkie Woo
June 1, 2012 at 8:28 am
STOP blaming black folks. Most of the folks that voted for him – white women, young white college kids are disappointed. Not because he’s black, but because he ran as a progressive and governed like a moderate republican. When he had the numbers on his side in congress he squandered the opportunity to make real change and now he wants to blame the repub. congress. Get the f** out of here. He is not a good leader and is just following the orders of his benefactors. Mitt Romney vs Barack Obama – The same c**p with a different face!
Angela Julien
June 1, 2012 at 7:38 am
Somebody has to say these things. The “Black” community has now gone and lost their minds. If previous so-called “Black” representatives had made no demands on previous White presidents then we could speculate that African people would probably still be in chains to date.