Yesterday, Bill Cosby revived his mission to get some African-Americans to take more responsibility for themselves and their communities.
The thing that gets me is the blacks that act as if they are “offended” by what Cosby is saying, then turn right around and say the same things behind closed doors. Many upper-class and middle-class blacks feel that “lower-class” blacks are not doing all that they can to make black America better–and it’s the truth. But, in my opinion, the responsibility of bringing lower-class blacks up the socio-economic ladder lies with the black upper and middle classes.
So, in my opinion, we blacks that have made it should blame ourselves. We’re comfortable now, and we are letting our people fall apart. We’re not doing enough to make change.
Like our white counterparts, the black upper and middle classes have fled the inner-city for the safety and sanctity of the white suburbs, leaving lower class blacks to flounder in poverty and moral deprivation. Gone are the days when the local doctor lived next door to the garbage man; and with the death of heavy industry and good union jobs, the black community has split into two divergent groups: one climbing the social ladder; one sliding further into the depths of despair and hopelessness.
I applaud Bill Cosby for speaking out; I wish more of us would. What ever happened to black family values??
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