M.I.A. In Memphis; Barak where are you???

He has done it once again!  Sen. Obama chose to go to Indiana rather than appear with a bunch of Black folk in Memphis, TN.  Al Sharpton has organized Keeping the Dream Alive commemorating the 40th anniversary of the assisination of Rev. Dr. Martin L. King Jr.  With all the star power present including John (Mr. Morton cause he's always salty-coined by The Field Negro) McCain and Hillary Clinton, there was no Barak Obama.  How the hell can black people be so blinded by his overt playing to white, while at the same time snubbing us?  The Obamaholics give all their excuses for him like, "he doesn't have to be there" , "he's not running for President of Black America!"  All the while, you give him your all ,he gives you nothing.  He won't even show his face on this most important day, for Dr. King whom he so often quotes.  Shame on you Barak Obama! 

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[focusedpurpose]

hi there! i have decided that black people are now immune to being spit on, disregarded, and disrespected. we, collectively, seem to have acquired a taste for maltreatment and abuse. so much so that we cannot hear, see, or resist it in its most obvious forms. especially if it looks like us.

i won't feel too bad. in great part because i know that i have done the unpopular, blasphemous (that's how black folks act:-) task of telling the truth. to no avail, only attacks and accusations of being a hater. i am in good company though and this fact gives me peace.

each day i strive to be like Christ. He did not get all to hear Him either. it is what it is...

thank you for the eyes of the rainbow suggestion. it blessed me when i needed it most. these words don't convey the extent of my appreciation. thank you.

thank you for caring enough to carry Dunbar Village updates as well. it does my heart and soul good:-)

blessings in abundance,
focusedpurpose

[[Victor Amenta]]

FP, Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it. I carry the Dunbar Villiage updates because as a Black man I feel its my duty step in and do what I can for the protection of Black women, and for Black people. The assault on this woman and child was an assault on Black people. This woman is Haitian, and I believe firmly that we Black people in the Western hemisphere owe so much to Haiti, more than we owe to Africa at this point in our history. The Assault on her could open a riff between Black people in the U.S. and Black people in the Caribbean our closest neighbors, and this is not what we need. We should keep in mind that its the Caribbean that has opened its arms and kept our Queen Assata safe. Its an absolute shame, an out right embarrasment that the NAACP has not stepped up and even offered an increase in the reward for the capture of these beings and. But, most of all Black men have not spoken up enough in this case and this sickens my heart. I go over the the various blogs run by Black men and very few have been a voice crying out on this crime. Actually, I have only seen Aaron of A Political Season and myself consistantly posting about this horror, and if there are other brothas visiting my site and you are in this fight forgive me not mentioning you. There are many that talk revolutionary but when it comes to the defense of our most precious asset, our women and girls they are silent.

[Hagar's Daughter]

I've had just about all I'm willing to take. This is so disrespectful until it is sickening - come on senator. WTF?
Obama is leaning on my last nerve. Okay enough with my ranting. Sorry I didn't have anything "intellectual" to add, but I'm really at my wit's end.

Shame on us, especially Obama supporters, if we don't call him on it. I'm sending his campaign an email demanding an explanation. This is really insane, Ensayn. Really WTF?

[rawdawgbuffalo]

yea, im from memphis and expected him to be there, nice blog hope u dont mind me stopn through, i followed focused purpose, chk meout one day, and if u like what u read feel free to add me to yourblog roll and i willb back

[Hagar's Daughter]

Consider it done.

As I was leaving the office on Sunday morning (yes, social workers work all because child abusers work all night abusing kids), a coworker and I had an interesting discussion about the junior senator. I was able to calm down a little, but I'm posting about the junior sentor on 4/7.

I like you site and I'll be back.

[[Victor Amenta]]

Welcome Hagar's Daughter & Rawdawg, I appreciate you coming thru. I was fortunate enough to see through Sen. Obama early in the race, but I really didn't expect him not to show up in Memphis. Obama is treating Black people like a user. He wants our vote, but recipricates nothing. I to hope see both of you back again and thanks for passing through.

Respect.

[Khadija]

Thank you for posting about the Dunbar Village situation. Thank you for being a sho'nuff Black man! It's appreciated & treasured.

I've never cared for him in the past, but Hypnobama sickens me at this point.

Peace.

[[Victor Amenta]]

Khadija, I thank you for coming thru. I am passionate about the Dunbar Villiage case. I think it impacts us in total as a race of people. But, it presents an opportunity for us to come together for a focused purpose (FP it fits sorry). As someone once told me that we Black people will never come together unless the Black man and Black woman can settle our differences and work as one.

[focusedpurpose]

Ensayn1-

no need to apologize:-) this is one of the reasons for the name.

our people need to get united with focused purpose. i cannot agree more! blessings brother. i appreciate you more than these words convey. our differences are our strength. i truly believe that. together we have balance.

you have blessed me more than you know!

blessings in abundance,
focusedpurpose

[[Victor Amenta]]

Nuff Respect FoucsedPurpose. The power in names for sure, and thank you without this balance we will tumble as we have been doing. I do believe we are on the verge of correcting that imbalance.

[Heber Brown, III]

Victor - great post! I've just about fully digested the symbolic significance of Sen. Obama. I'm in search of substance and not just any type of substance, but the flavor of substance that speaks to interest of our Beloved African (or Black)Community. This is awkward and unsettling ground for me because Brother Malcolm warned us in his "Ballet or Bullet" speech that if we have differences let us differ in the closet. Can I admit that I feel a little bad about pressing Brother Barack in such a way? If only Barack would give evidence that he's a "Brother" - then I imagine many in our community would lay off and give him the benefit of the doubt. But when you divorce yourself from a man who you previously said in your Philly race speech was "like family to you" and that you could no more disown him than you could the Black community - what are we supposed to think! I don't know what Family Barack is from, but we don't roll like that in my Family.

[[Victor Amenta]]

Heber, Thanks for stopping by. I could read through him long ago. Barack is too willing to cut off his arm for the white voting public. This should sadden any self thinking person.