When I see Judge Sotomayor I see my neighbors, my professors and mentors , my elders and all my heroes. She is among those who have fought for access on behalf of the poor, and I’m proud of her nomination to the Supreme court. As a NYC native and currently a Bronx resident, she inspires me because she represents my values and my community.
Nonetheless Leslie Sanchez, a Republican strategist has attempted to cast a shadow of suspicion over Judge Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court by raising a specter of doubt as to whether or not she ‘empathizes with Hispanic Values’. In fact, Ms. Sanchez stated the following in her recent column …
Posted by Saabir on
January 23, 2009 – 12:41 pm
Stanley Crouch, a writer whose pragmatism I usually appreciate, wrote the following:
“…Malcolm X was one of the naysayers to American possibility whose vision was permanently crushed beneath the heel of Obama’s victory on Nov. 4″
I say “wrong Stan”. If Blacks do not improve their condition while having an African-American as President of the United States then Malcolm X (and by extension Elijah Muhammad) will be vindicated, because it will prove that having a Black face in a high place means very little for the masses of Black people.
Mr Crouch also wrote:
“The real hero …
Posted by Saabir on
November 6, 2008 – 5:05 pm
The HNIC (Head Ni**er In Charge) has received a pink slip today. If there are future leaders who will choose to work specifically for the advancement of Black people, they will have to be as sophisticated and accountable as the best that this country has to offer. Sing-talking bootleg preachers will no longer suffice.
Today is the end of the “first black” to do this or that…nobody will care anymore.
Yesterday morning when I went to vote, I was struck by the hope and joy in the faces of black people. I saw people that I haven’t seen in years, folks …
My wife told me this morning that this was the “first time she wanted to wave an American flag,” and I feel her. An extraordinary event occurred on November 4th, 2008 - an event that I and many Americans of African descent never thought we would ever see - the election of the United States of America’s first Black President, Barack Obama.
Last night was whirlwind of emotions, and travel distance, as I went from spending to time with my wife and son, driving to my cousin’s house to “build with …
Did any of you happen to watch Barack Obama’s 30-minute infomercial on most of the major TV networks last night? Two words come to mind - emotionally brilliant. Whatever criticisms some contributors at Phiscal Matters have with the Senator, all of us recognize Mr. Obama’s brilliance, his sound intellect and measured candor - qualities befitting of any Presidential candidate - which was on display throughout the commercial.
There were times I wanted to cry, especially during scenes that profiled Americans in some of those key battleground states in the Midwest and their personal financial crises. There were times that I looked at myself as a failure, given that I never finished …
