CNN's Black In America: The Black Man

I have just finished visiting half the site for CNN's Black In America. The half I have just finished was Black In America: The Black Man. I have to say, it is quite disturbing. I have visited the site because I did not know about Black In America until yesterday. Records show that 68% of black children grow up without a father in their lives. That is extremely disturbing. But what I think most shocks me is that every father who leaves their child was also left by theirs. What I have to say about that is, if YOU didn't like it when YOUR father left you, why do you do it to your son or daughter? And this 68% is the chunk of black American children that will most likely end up behind bars or in a gang or selling drugs. This is because they don't have the father influence in their life growing up, and they don't know right from wrong without their father most times. Another thing I saw was the unemployment level for black men. 28% of black men are unemployed. It also said that a black man with a record clear of prison records or tickets will have the same chance of being employed as a white man just released from jail. Even the well-educated black men have a hard time getting a job sometimes. Employers say the reason for this is because they are afraid that black men will not dress appropriately for the job, or become violent, or will act in ways that do not portray the company as a good place to work at. Now, let me just say this: that is an example of ridiculous stupidity. Only 20% of black men fit the description of gangsters and 'ballers'. When you go for a job interview, you wear a suit and tie, and act appropriately. Another thing is hip-hop and rap. Hip-hop, when it was created in the 19th century was all about messages to the people. But hip-hop and rap has taken another form. Now, the songs and music videos are all about 'ice'(diamonds), money, girls, cars, violence, and whatever else you want to name. Rapper Lupe Fiasco is the reflection of hip-hop in its good days, when hip-hop was not about this. His new song, 'Dumb It Down', is all about the hip-hop executives pressuring the artists to rap about money, cars, ice, girls, violence, and drugs, which Lupe Fiasco does not believe in, and he is not following the gangster image because he was once one, and did not sell well. But black executive Russell Simmons says this is the voice of black frustration from being locked up in the ghetto. I personally think that this is the voice of relief from these rappers from being locked up in the ghetto, and now are getting a little too cocky with what they have, and are content with flaunting what they have in every song they record. Another problem is black men choosing incorrect paths in life. Michael and Everard, whose surnames I cannot recall, are two brothers who are COMPLETELY different in the paths they have chosen. Michael has written over 16 books, and is a Princeton graduate and a preacher, his success beginning at 12 years old. Everard, however, began as a normal 12 year old, then went into the army, and was back on the same streets he grew up, selling 'dope', a kind of drug. A man once came out staggering, near death, then said his name, Everard, and with this dying statement, the police concluded that Everard was the murderer, and with that, was sentenced to life in prison. Then, comedian D.L. Hughley had to teach his son how to talk to a police officer, because he believed that black men were most targeted by police, his son having once been accosted in a jewelry store. These are the important points I wanted to share with you. I will have information on CNN Black In America: The Black Woman and Her Family ASAP.
-This is The Hidden Voice, departing

The Hidden Voice

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