* The last line reads..........."the only way to get out of a bad dream is to wake up!".......
* *How true!! or like m7 told us Ugandans....... "If you are stupid you deserve to be enslaved". Wise words indeed. * On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Herrn Edward Mulindwa <mulin...@look.ca>wrote: > *Obama has Blacks Marching Backward* > > kyle August 14, 2013 Op-Ed > <http://www.blackpressusa.com/category/op-ed/>Comments Off > **** > > [image: Description: Raynard Jackson]**** > > By Raynard Jackson > NNPA Columnist**** > > As the country and the world begin to focus on the upcoming 50thanniversary > of the historic March on Washington, this is a good time to > revisit the real goals of the March. Of course, it is most remembered for > Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech. Official, it > was the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.”**** > > As a result of this march and the Selma-to-Montgomery March two years > later, we now have 42 members the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and our > first Black president. The march, without question, lead to the passage of > the Civil Rights Act of 1963, Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Fair > Housing Act of 1968.**** > > But when you look at the congressional districts represented by these > members of the CBC, you find the dreamed has turned into a nightmare. > Examples of this pathology are: Los Angeles, Cleveland, New York City, and > Detroit, to name a few. Unemployment rates in these cities are above the > national average for Blacks (7.3), teenage pregnancy is off the charts, > crime is up, high school dropout rates are climbing.**** > > These issues have more to do with ideology more than race. These members > of Congress are looking for the government to solve these problems, as > opposed to realizing that it has more to do with a lack of opportunity > (job, education, etc.).**** > > On the national level, President Obama has done even worse. Early in his > administration, he made it perfectly clear that, “I’m not the president of > Black America. I’m the president of the United States of America.” With > that statement, I knew we were in trouble.**** > > Black unemployment was 12.7 percent in January 2009 when Obama took > office. The rate peaked at 16.7 percent in August 2011. Although it fell to > 12.6 percent in July, its lowest level since 2009, it was still double the > White rate of 6.6 percent.**** > > During George W. Bush’s presidency, Black unemployment peaked at 12.1 > percent in December 2008. No longer can Obama and Democrats blame all the > negative pathologies facing the Black community on George W. Bush and the > Republicans. Remember, the Democrats controlled the White House, Senate, > and the House during Obama’s first two years in office.**** > > In January of 2010, a Pew poll showed that the percentage of Blacks who > thought they were better off than they were five years prior had almost > doubled since 2007. This same poll showed that Blacks also believed that > the standard of living gap between Whites and Blacks was shrinking.**** > > The only problem with this assessment was that it was not true. Blacks are > worse off under Obama than any time since WWII. The gap between White and > Black wealth and income has widened under Obama.**** > > Under Obama, White America has 22 times more wealth than Blacks and the > education gap between White and Black has grown steadily.**** > > The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom led to specific legislation > that any objective observer can point to and measure tangible, positive > results for the Black community. The march was emotional, but with tangible > goals in mind.**** > > We have the first Black president of the U.S., but yet the Black community > is far worse off now than under the previous president. Yes, it feels good > to have a Black president, but it would feel even better if that president > addressed the unique issues affecting the Black community.**** > > I find it really troublesome that the first Black president is presiding > over the steepest decline in key Black economic indicators since World War > II.**** > > No one can argue against the notion that Blacks have been blinded by their > emotions when it comes to the diminished quality of life for Blacks under > Obama.**** > > So, in two weeks, as the old line civil rights groups gather to > commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and > Freedom; please be mindful of what the speakers have to say. They will > blame the current plight of Blacks on George W. Bush, Whites, and > Republicans.**** > > They will not blame the president who has presided over the worse economy > for Blacks in a generation simply because he makes them feel good; and with > liberalism, intent is always more important than fact. This year’s march > will turn out to be more like a nightmare; and the only way to get out of a > bad dream is to wake up!**** > > *Raynard Jackson is president & CEO of Raynard Jackson & Associates, > LLC., a Washington, D.C.-based public relations/government affairs firm. He > can be reached through his Web site, www.raynardjackson.com. You can also > follow him on Twitter at raynard1223*.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Thé Mulindwas Communication Group > "With Yoweri Museveni and Dr. Kiiza Besigye Uganda is in anarchy" > Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi > "Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni na Dk. Kiiza Besigye Uganda ni katika machafuko" > **** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > Ugandanet mailing list > Ugandanet@kym.net > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet > > UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at > http://www.mail-archive.com/ugandanet@kym.net/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > >
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