Friday, March 20, 2015

The Black Community...Paralyzed From Within...

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 Ty

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