Growing up in the black community was a daunting task. As I
grew older there were a number of things in which I realized then, that I was
too blind to see during my years underneath the veil within my community.
Like any other
community, the black community is perceived the way it is perceived secondary
to the actions that occur within its setting. In order to understand and arrive
at a conclusion that is not only justified but truthful concerning the black
community, one must admit to what they know to exist and then reform by way of
teaching and educating.
As the same black
man today than I was yesteryear but with a bit more wisdom, when I read
different articles concerning the black community I ask myself several
questions. One of those questions are: Who are they that commit violence within
the community? Secondly, why does police seem to patrol black communities more
so than other communities within my district?
Well, as I
thought about this, my mind reflected back upon the days in which I grew up
within my own community. My community consisted of hustlers, gamblers, pimps,
drug dealers, two-bit robbers, and peddlers trying to sell everything they
could sell. Having knowing that, one may
ask, why not call the police, right? Yes, but no. You see, within the black
community, the real problem are the (black) men that are in search of trying to
become something they’ve never learned how to become…, Men of Standards. So, many find themselves
committing crimes (selling drugs, robbery, etc.) against each other in order to
get ahead.
Furthermore, I blame black men because it is
black men that are considered to be the foundation of the family. At least that
is what many proclaim to be (I’m a Man!).
Not only are we
considered the foundation of the family, but when things go wrong within our
surrounding communities, 9 times out of 10, the problem starts with the men,
right? So, by knowing this, if the
problem starts with men, then why not start with trying to create better men
within the community? It’s never about getting officers to respect black men, but
it’s all about the individual (black men) showing respect for himself and his
neighbor at all times. I repeat, all times.
Onward, it’s
impossible for better men to be created, if unmade
men are selling drugs, fighting, shooting, robbing and doing everything wrong
within their communities, without someone holding them responsible. Having said
that, this is why the presence of police officers are within black communities
so much. This is a fact, and if one denies this, then, they’ve never lived
within an inner city community.
Finally, my point
is this. A community is only good as the people that lives within it, no matter
what race, or ethnicity they are. However, if the people within the community
continue to accept or make purchases of stolen items, withhold information to
protect the wrong, or refuse to educate and better equip the children within the
community with better morals and better character, then, how does one remove
the noose from around the neck of the community, that could possibly be suffering
from years of asphyxiation?
By Author Christopher
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