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tam wrote:

"The question that I have for you jj is do you think that black america will EXPECT Obama to be our Moses and help the black community with its struggle, i.e. black on black crime, single parent home, fatherless children, etc?"

jase blogging...

this is a great question that i have debated with friends many times and my short answer is yes, i think that black america will definitely expect President Obama to completely rehab the black community. its interesting that you mentioned Moses because i also feel as though that if he does anything short of perorming a miracle in terms of fixing the problems of the black community, american society will be extremely critical and judge him harshly. if the high school drop out rate, unemployment rate, and gas prices dont drop dramatically within in months of him being elected, i think that people will not only question the competency and motives of Obama, but they will also question the leadership ability of blacks in general.

i think that black america has made positive strides in many fields and that america has moved in a positive direction as far as embracing equality, but i still think that blacks are judege more harshly and have to overachieve before their achievements are recognized.

thanks for the question. i started this blog because i wanted to start a dialouge so feel free to hit me up anytime and i will do my best to post a response in a timely manner.