Thought of the Day...

I'm tired of statistics comparing Blacks and Whites for purposes of illustrating issues in the Black community. I'm not saying they aren't valid and don't have their place, but the United States does not consist solely of Blacks and Whites. Blacks aren't even second in terms of population anymore, we're third. I think that constantly comparing Blacks to Whites subconsciously feeds into White supremacy, because it assumes that "White" is the norm.

For example, (using fabricated statistics) if Blacks have a 50% high school graduation rate compared to Whites having 70%, the implied idea is that Blacks have to catch up to Whites- White, of course, as the standard. However, if we look at Blacks having a 50% high school graduation rate, Latinos 49%, Asians 75%, Whites 70%, Native Americans 55%, etc. we get a spectrum. If we focus on any particular group we should not compare it to another group to determine our goals, we should look to 100%.

Basically what I'm trying to say is that due to our miseducation, we as Blacks in America look at White/Western society as the standard to measure ourselves by, and if we continue to do that we will always be "behind." We we still be the slave seeking to have what the master has.

We need to create an economic base to fuel our own candidates. I LOVE me some Howard Dean, but no benevolent White man is going to be able to address our needs as effectively as someone from our communities, be it upper- middle- or lower-class, urbran or rural, slave descendent or recent immigrant. As long as we don't fund our own candidates, we won't truly have any candidates advancing our best interests.