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		<title>By: Tyrone</title>
		<link>http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/09/being-black-in-america/comment-page-4/#comment-240671</link>
		<dc:creator>Tyrone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Where is the Fairness?


White men are murdering white women at record numbers . And to date the white leadership nor John McCain has not address that fact.Serial killers that are mostly white have never been address by the white leadership nor John McCain.  One hypothesis is that all serial killers suffer from some form of Antisocial Personality Disorder. They are usually not psychotic, and thus may appear to be quite normal and often even charming, a state of adaptation which Hervey Cleckley calls the &quot;mask of sanity.&quot; There is sometimes a sexual element to the murders. The murders may have been completed/attempted in a similar fashion and the victims may have had something in common, for example occupation, race, or sex. There are many many famous white serial killers . This looks like the way white America and the white leadership treats negetives in there community! ( DOING NOTHING TO STOP THE NEGETIVE) or glorifying the situation . Like in the case of HBO: The Sopranos. Where white gangs are glorify and made to look like they are the good bad people and non-white gangs are evil!   Where was the white leadership and John Mccain ?Why hasn&#039;t McCain spoke to the white community. Incest and child molesting has been for years a problem in the white community and there churches. ( CATHOLIC) &amp; ( LADDER DAY) etc...  Why have McCain  not address these issue in the white church or the many town meetings!</description>
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<p>White men are murdering white women at record numbers . And to date the white leadership nor John McCain has not address that fact.Serial killers that are mostly white have never been address by the white leadership nor John McCain.  One hypothesis is that all serial killers suffer from some form of Antisocial Personality Disorder. They are usually not psychotic, and thus may appear to be quite normal and often even charming, a state of adaptation which Hervey Cleckley calls the &#034;mask of sanity.&#034; There is sometimes a sexual element to the murders. The murders may have been completed/attempted in a similar fashion and the victims may have had something in common, for example occupation, race, or sex. There are many many famous white serial killers . This looks like the way white America and the white leadership treats negetives in there community! ( DOING NOTHING TO STOP THE NEGETIVE) or glorifying the situation . Like in the case of HBO: The Sopranos. Where white gangs are glorify and made to look like they are the good bad people and non-white gangs are evil!   Where was the white leadership and John Mccain ?Why hasn&#039;t McCain spoke to the white community. Incest and child molesting has been for years a problem in the white community and there churches. ( CATHOLIC) &amp; ( LADDER DAY) etc...  Why have McCain  not address these issue in the white church or the many town meetings!</p>
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		<title>By: Tyrone</title>
		<link>http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/09/being-black-in-america/comment-page-4/#comment-240668</link>
		<dc:creator>Tyrone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Discourtesy insulted disrespected, these are some of the feeling that I had looking at Blacks in America&quot;. Number one to tell the story of Blacks in America. And not tell that coming in two weeks . Whites in America or Hispanic in America etc.... Is a insult! THERE IS NO BLACK AMERICA!!! Blacks are not a science project nor are we from another planet. Blacks are American citizen with a special history of discrimination and disrespect!  Slavery , Jim Crow , Segregation ,Discrimination, White police officers shooting of black police officers! Pure Hatred! Police Shooting of unarmed black men women and children rangeing from 5 years old to 92 years old.  UNARM &amp;SOMETIMES INNOCENT! Now when other races can say that they deal with the same. Then and only then can you compare races! Can blacks do better for thereself ? YES YES YES!  But so could many others! The worse of all insults is the story of black people told over and over by white people! So I challenge Anderson Cooper &amp; Soledad O&#039;Brien to Whites in America or Hispanic in America etc.. Be fair &amp; balance! Stop the one sided story of a group of Americans! Be honest tell the truth when you do a show on other races! There should not be another program on being Black in America until there is a show on being White in America!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Discourtesy insulted disrespected, these are some of the feeling that I had looking at Blacks in America&#034;. Number one to tell the story of Blacks in America. And not tell that coming in two weeks . Whites in America or Hispanic in America etc.... Is a insult! THERE IS NO BLACK AMERICA!!! Blacks are not a science project nor are we from another planet. Blacks are American citizen with a special history of discrimination and disrespect!  Slavery , Jim Crow , Segregation ,Discrimination, White police officers shooting of black police officers! Pure Hatred! Police Shooting of unarmed black men women and children rangeing from 5 years old to 92 years old.  UNARM &amp;SOMETIMES INNOCENT! Now when other races can say that they deal with the same. Then and only then can you compare races! Can blacks do better for thereself ? YES YES YES!  But so could many others! The worse of all insults is the story of black people told over and over by white people! So I challenge Anderson Cooper &amp; Soledad O&#039;Brien to Whites in America or Hispanic in America etc.. Be fair &amp; balance! Stop the one sided story of a group of Americans! Be honest tell the truth when you do a show on other races! There should not be another program on being Black in America until there is a show on being White in America!</p>
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		<title>By: Tyrone</title>
		<link>http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/09/being-black-in-america/comment-page-4/#comment-240667</link>
		<dc:creator>Tyrone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why is it that Obama speaks at a church that happen to be mostly black in attendence………….And the white pundits reports that Obama visit a black church. But McCain can visit a all white church no non-whites in attendence….The white pundits report that McCain visit a church in AZ……………WHY?  Why is it that Rev. Wright is deam evil  and Rev. Hagee and Pastor Rod Parsley&#039;  both have said racist and anti American rants But as I delved deeper into Parsley, I found another insidious story to tell about the culture warrior who fancies his Center for Moral Clarity a successor to Jerry Falwell&#039;s Moral Majority.The media need to stop causing division in this great country. I have been around the world, and there is no country as diversed as the United States, and we need to appreciate the diversity that exists here. Just like beautiful flowers, with different petals, various shades of color, and lovely smelling fragrances, diversity is a good thing and we all have something to contribute, if man would stop being selfish and greedy, we could get something done. We need to appreciate and not separate. Peace to all humankind! Black people are all the same in the eyes of some white people. Pastor Wright makes a statement and all Black pastors must answer for his words.....One black church and all black churches have to answer. This is a DOUBLE STANDARD  That is wrong wrong wrong!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why is it that Obama speaks at a church that happen to be mostly black in attendence………….And the white pundits reports that Obama visit a black church. But McCain can visit a all white church no non-whites in attendence….The white pundits report that McCain visit a church in AZ……………WHY?  Why is it that Rev. Wright is deam evil  and Rev. Hagee and Pastor Rod Parsley&#039;  both have said racist and anti American rants But as I delved deeper into Parsley, I found another insidious story to tell about the culture warrior who fancies his Center for Moral Clarity a successor to Jerry Falwell&#039;s Moral Majority.The media need to stop causing division in this great country. I have been around the world, and there is no country as diversed as the United States, and we need to appreciate the diversity that exists here. Just like beautiful flowers, with different petals, various shades of color, and lovely smelling fragrances, diversity is a good thing and we all have something to contribute, if man would stop being selfish and greedy, we could get something done. We need to appreciate and not separate. Peace to all humankind! Black people are all the same in the eyes of some white people. Pastor Wright makes a statement and all Black pastors must answer for his words.....One black church and all black churches have to answer. This is a DOUBLE STANDARD  That is wrong wrong wrong!</p>
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		<title>By: ML</title>
		<link>http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/09/being-black-in-america/comment-page-4/#comment-240666</link>
		<dc:creator>ML</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Everyone in the neighborhood held their breath . . .? Well pat yourself on the back now that you are so enlightened that you can exhale with one of us &quot;down the way.&quot; Thank goodness he is a &quot;mild, quiet one.&quot; You are so obliviously ignorant.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everyone in the neighborhood held their breath . . .? Well pat yourself on the back now that you are so enlightened that you can exhale with one of us &#034;down the way.&#034; Thank goodness he is a &#034;mild, quiet one.&#034; You are so obliviously ignorant.</p>
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		<title>By: Ryan</title>
		<link>http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/09/being-black-in-america/comment-page-4/#comment-240658</link>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am not black, but I have been reading this series online lately.  I have read some of these comments and some are good, however I guess I just don&#039;t understand.

I am half white and half filipino.  So I haven&#039;t experienced quite what blacks have experienced, but I have experienced racial profiling and such from both sides of my ethinicity.  Needless to say, this doesn&#039;t break me...this makes me.

I just don&#039;t get some of the comments I guess, for instance one from Teles: 

&quot;They are both white and black. It doesn’t work and will contuine to cost us. How many white people have abandoned their culture to become black? Even rap music that is hugely bought by white kids, that is where its ends. it doesn’t become part of them. It is just music and they just see it as such.&quot;

I just think that America is mixed with different cultures that will eventually learn from each other and ideally build up from that.  Yes, we do have times where races clash, but why can&#039;t we learn from that and just live as one.  Be different, but not because of the color of your skin, but because of you, how you grew up, and how you learned from the mistakes of the past.

I guess a lot of this is naive and idealistic.  When you as an individual complain about the separation of races and how unfair it is, yet say that you are part of a separate culture that only has to do with the color of your skin.  What does that say about you?  To me, that is hypocritical.  But I guess I grew up a little different and colorblind.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am not black, but I have been reading this series online lately.  I have read some of these comments and some are good, however I guess I just don&#039;t understand.</p>
<p>I am half white and half filipino.  So I haven&#039;t experienced quite what blacks have experienced, but I have experienced racial profiling and such from both sides of my ethinicity.  Needless to say, this doesn&#039;t break me...this makes me.</p>
<p>I just don&#039;t get some of the comments I guess, for instance one from Teles: </p>
<p>&#034;They are both white and black. It doesn’t work and will contuine to cost us. How many white people have abandoned their culture to become black? Even rap music that is hugely bought by white kids, that is where its ends. it doesn’t become part of them. It is just music and they just see it as such.&#034;</p>
<p>I just think that America is mixed with different cultures that will eventually learn from each other and ideally build up from that.  Yes, we do have times where races clash, but why can&#039;t we learn from that and just live as one.  Be different, but not because of the color of your skin, but because of you, how you grew up, and how you learned from the mistakes of the past.</p>
<p>I guess a lot of this is naive and idealistic.  When you as an individual complain about the separation of races and how unfair it is, yet say that you are part of a separate culture that only has to do with the color of your skin.  What does that say about you?  To me, that is hypocritical.  But I guess I grew up a little different and colorblind.</p>
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		<title>By: amuhaya pius lubega</title>
		<link>http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/09/being-black-in-america/comment-page-3/#comment-240657</link>
		<dc:creator>amuhaya pius lubega</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>being kenyan i have this to say to my brothers; go to school andd get results and do that for your daughters and sons, because you wont go wrong</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>being kenyan i have this to say to my brothers; go to school andd get results and do that for your daughters and sons, because you wont go wrong</p>
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		<title>By: james  Milton</title>
		<link>http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/09/being-black-in-america/comment-page-3/#comment-240646</link>
		<dc:creator>james  Milton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Something else that needs to get attention is how the black children that ACTUALLY grow up in a nice home with a nice family, seem to want to be &quot;hood&quot; or &quot;gangsta&quot; when they are not. Black children who are born into a good family seem to regress into wanting to be either Rappers(on the male side) and Models(on the female side). For some insight i am a 22 year old black male attending an HBCU. So i see this mindset everyday on campus. One would think that most students want to graduate collge and get a degree; and don&#039;t get me wrong a lot of them do, but for the most part; growing up in a nice home and also with a nice family is looked down upon most of the time when we leave school and see our friends who didn&#039;t attend college; they have so many excuses but their are none when you come out of a nice home. I know this was overlooked but i witness this on a daily basis. If CNN ever gets a chance to talk to some black college students about this i would appreciate it; because to be honest every black male that has lost their way in this life, haven&#039;t been raised in a bad home, they just lose their motivation and focus in life; so in turn they turn to the streets because trust me, running the streets is a lot easier than going to college or working hard to get a job, its really easy to do wrong in this life, but why does america make it so hard to live right??</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Something else that needs to get attention is how the black children that ACTUALLY grow up in a nice home with a nice family, seem to want to be &#034;hood&#034; or &#034;gangsta&#034; when they are not. Black children who are born into a good family seem to regress into wanting to be either Rappers(on the male side) and Models(on the female side). For some insight i am a 22 year old black male attending an HBCU. So i see this mindset everyday on campus. One would think that most students want to graduate collge and get a degree; and don&#039;t get me wrong a lot of them do, but for the most part; growing up in a nice home and also with a nice family is looked down upon most of the time when we leave school and see our friends who didn&#039;t attend college; they have so many excuses but their are none when you come out of a nice home. I know this was overlooked but i witness this on a daily basis. If CNN ever gets a chance to talk to some black college students about this i would appreciate it; because to be honest every black male that has lost their way in this life, haven&#039;t been raised in a bad home, they just lose their motivation and focus in life; so in turn they turn to the streets because trust me, running the streets is a lot easier than going to college or working hard to get a job, its really easy to do wrong in this life, but why does america make it so hard to live right??</p>
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		<title>By: John Lane</title>
		<link>http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/09/being-black-in-america/comment-page-3/#comment-240645</link>
		<dc:creator>John Lane</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Larry, Barack Obama was a brilliant young man. This was noticed by people all along his path. His success at Harvard was due to his strong mind, and not to affirmative action. Read up on him some.
Is it surprising that Obama is brilliant? Both of his parents held doctorates. His mother did everything she could to further his intellectual development. Also, have you heard of &quot;hybrid vigor&quot;?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Larry, Barack Obama was a brilliant young man. This was noticed by people all along his path. His success at Harvard was due to his strong mind, and not to affirmative action. Read up on him some.<br />
Is it surprising that Obama is brilliant? Both of his parents held doctorates. His mother did everything she could to further his intellectual development. Also, have you heard of &#034;hybrid vigor&#034;?</p>
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		<title>By: mike biscan</title>
		<link>http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/09/being-black-in-america/comment-page-3/#comment-240644</link>
		<dc:creator>mike biscan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>quit whining. Your group has so many advantges that are simply unfair. affirimitive action is a thorn that simply cannot be justified. It&#039;s hard to   believe that you&#039;re only 12% of the population...you people are everywhere!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>quit whining. Your group has so many advantges that are simply unfair. affirimitive action is a thorn that simply cannot be justified. It&#039;s hard to   believe that you&#039;re only 12% of the population...you people are everywhere!</p>
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		<title>By: Carol H.</title>
		<link>http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/09/being-black-in-america/comment-page-3/#comment-240643</link>
		<dc:creator>Carol H.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Talk, talk, talk.  When is anyone going to do something besides talk?  I consider myself to be a very well-informed and self-educated woman, but yet, I haven&#039;t heard or read about one educated and intelligent black person who will address the real issue that lies at the bottom of the whole topic.  A person has to WANT to be educated, CRAVE the freedom and  prosperity that only true knowledge and hard work can bring to that person.  Whether he/she is black, red, brown, yellow or even white, they must truly want that freedom, and be willing to work for it. 

Yes, I know that black people were brought over to this country over 400 years ago as slaves. It was a horrible and wicked thing to do, and was done by people who were themselves, desparate and  even uneducated.  But, the majority of the blacks living in this country today don&#039;t even know or care about that history.  They use that horrible fact, as an excuse to continually mask their real problems.  Hello, that was 400 years ago, you were not alive then, I was not alive then.  This is now, that was then. 

Stop using that ugly fact of history and start making your own today.  Get a job, any job.  Start out at the bottom if you have to.  Start by wanting to work for what you want to achieve and not get it handed to you through welfare, affirmative action programs or any other government program that is just a crutch or excuse for laziness.. I have seen and met black  people who have achieved that American dream.  How did they do it?  They worked for it!  They wanted it, craved it and went out and worked for and achieved it! Stop whining and making excuses.  Just DO IT!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Talk, talk, talk.  When is anyone going to do something besides talk?  I consider myself to be a very well-informed and self-educated woman, but yet, I haven&#039;t heard or read about one educated and intelligent black person who will address the real issue that lies at the bottom of the whole topic.  A person has to WANT to be educated, CRAVE the freedom and  prosperity that only true knowledge and hard work can bring to that person.  Whether he/she is black, red, brown, yellow or even white, they must truly want that freedom, and be willing to work for it. </p>
<p>Yes, I know that black people were brought over to this country over 400 years ago as slaves. It was a horrible and wicked thing to do, and was done by people who were themselves, desparate and  even uneducated.  But, the majority of the blacks living in this country today don&#039;t even know or care about that history.  They use that horrible fact, as an excuse to continually mask their real problems.  Hello, that was 400 years ago, you were not alive then, I was not alive then.  This is now, that was then. </p>
<p>Stop using that ugly fact of history and start making your own today.  Get a job, any job.  Start out at the bottom if you have to.  Start by wanting to work for what you want to achieve and not get it handed to you through welfare, affirmative action programs or any other government program that is just a crutch or excuse for laziness.. I have seen and met black  people who have achieved that American dream.  How did they do it?  They worked for it!  They wanted it, craved it and went out and worked for and achieved it! Stop whining and making excuses.  Just DO IT!</p>
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		<title>By: Laura</title>
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		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think black people are just people like all people. White, Chinese, Indian, Persian, Greek, Italian, Mexican, Irish, Polish you name it. All of us with a lot in commom except for some of our cultures, traditions, and religion may be different. We are all of Gods children though and equally love our families and want the best for them and ourselves. As an American eachother also. We also enjoy some of the same music, and eat the same food. We all work hard to take care of our families. Love Jesus and thank him for our blessings and all the beauty in the world. Including all different kinds of people like all different kinds of flowers and animals. Each emiting it&#039;s own beauty and light.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think black people are just people like all people. White, Chinese, Indian, Persian, Greek, Italian, Mexican, Irish, Polish you name it. All of us with a lot in commom except for some of our cultures, traditions, and religion may be different. We are all of Gods children though and equally love our families and want the best for them and ourselves. As an American eachother also. We also enjoy some of the same music, and eat the same food. We all work hard to take care of our families. Love Jesus and thank him for our blessings and all the beauty in the world. Including all different kinds of people like all different kinds of flowers and animals. Each emiting it&#039;s own beauty and light.</p>
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		<title>By: Steve</title>
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		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There is very little shame or honor in a huge segment of the black community.  The same holds true for the white community (if there is such a thing), but not remotely in comparison to the black community.  It should be shameful to have a child out of wedlock. It&#039;s something that can be dealt with, but it&#039;s shameful, nor normal.  That said, it should be especially shameful to have multiple kids out of wedlock. Conversely, it&#039;s honorable to make sacrifices in order to take care of your family. However, the series (and later black CNN commentator) correctly pointed out that the sense of shame and honor with many blacks simply isn&#039;t there. (Street honor OG style doesn&#039;t count.) Until many of the blacks (not all) shown in the series get their moral compasses straight, they are lost and no combination of government programs can save them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is very little shame or honor in a huge segment of the black community.  The same holds true for the white community (if there is such a thing), but not remotely in comparison to the black community.  It should be shameful to have a child out of wedlock. It&#039;s something that can be dealt with, but it&#039;s shameful, nor normal.  That said, it should be especially shameful to have multiple kids out of wedlock. Conversely, it&#039;s honorable to make sacrifices in order to take care of your family. However, the series (and later black CNN commentator) correctly pointed out that the sense of shame and honor with many blacks simply isn&#039;t there. (Street honor OG style doesn&#039;t count.) Until many of the blacks (not all) shown in the series get their moral compasses straight, they are lost and no combination of government programs can save them.</p>
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		<title>By: peter</title>
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		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am a black American married to a white American. I am from Virginia, and I understand what this is all about. However I don&#039;t think we are going to make any progress until we understand that everyone is valuable in God&#039;s eyes, and that what was done in the past is the pass. And though I support Obama he is just a man with clay feet and will make as many mistakes as any other. It will be an encourage ment to some, but a discouragement to others. I have taught many and from what I have experienced most people are just looking for a free ride. Everyone would love to hit the lottery, or have a generous millionaire relative. 

   We as a majority are looking for the get rich quick scheme, which have resulted  in a lot of our problems. If Obama wins it will be a little like South Africa. He will in principle be in charge of the government, but finances is what really turns the world. He can say all he wants, but even now he couldn&#039;t be where he is without without big sponsors.( Call them what you will.) The course is set and he is another pawn in the game.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am a black American married to a white American. I am from Virginia, and I understand what this is all about. However I don&#039;t think we are going to make any progress until we understand that everyone is valuable in God&#039;s eyes, and that what was done in the past is the pass. And though I support Obama he is just a man with clay feet and will make as many mistakes as any other. It will be an encourage ment to some, but a discouragement to others. I have taught many and from what I have experienced most people are just looking for a free ride. Everyone would love to hit the lottery, or have a generous millionaire relative. </p>
<p>   We as a majority are looking for the get rich quick scheme, which have resulted  in a lot of our problems. If Obama wins it will be a little like South Africa. He will in principle be in charge of the government, but finances is what really turns the world. He can say all he wants, but even now he couldn&#039;t be where he is without without big sponsors.( Call them what you will.) The course is set and he is another pawn in the game.</p>
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		<title>By: Julie L</title>
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		<dc:creator>Julie L</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Dorothy L Brooks....&quot;We bought into white America’s lie that we should abort our babies, love whoever we wanted, smoke what we wanted. &quot;

Nice.  You want equality and you want others to treat you with respect.  A good way to go about it is to complain about why they don&#039;t treat you well and then make ridiculous statements like the one above.  I am pretty sure those aren&#039;t the values of ANY race, but keep telling yourself it is if that makes you feel better.  You have to give respect in order to get it.  I guess all whites/blacks/hispanics are the same and grouping them together just gives others someone to blame for their problems.

Racism does exist.  However there are some people...yes, even white Americans that want to be able to live in a society that doesn&#039;t judge people by the color of their skin.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Dorothy L Brooks....&#034;We bought into white America’s lie that we should abort our babies, love whoever we wanted, smoke what we wanted. &#034;</p>
<p>Nice.  You want equality and you want others to treat you with respect.  A good way to go about it is to complain about why they don&#039;t treat you well and then make ridiculous statements like the one above.  I am pretty sure those aren&#039;t the values of ANY race, but keep telling yourself it is if that makes you feel better.  You have to give respect in order to get it.  I guess all whites/blacks/hispanics are the same and grouping them together just gives others someone to blame for their problems.</p>
<p>Racism does exist.  However there are some people...yes, even white Americans that want to be able to live in a society that doesn&#039;t judge people by the color of their skin.</p>
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		<title>By: Robert</title>
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		<dc:creator>Robert</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There is too much emphasis put on being black or white or the differences between the 2 and how we should teach and interact socially to appease everyone.  There will always be boundries as long as we always continue to point them out.  We are all people, things have happened historically to what one considers whites, just as they have to blacks, slaves have been in all colors throughout history. 

But because we dwell on this and use it in politics and so many other aspects of society it will always be the same, never change, the differences are in the people not their color, we all have a choice how we act, how we interact, how we choose to be and raise our children.  But because it is such an issue, the press is always pointing it out , people looking for sympathy are always pointing it out,  so we will always have boundries drawn between races.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is too much emphasis put on being black or white or the differences between the 2 and how we should teach and interact socially to appease everyone.  There will always be boundries as long as we always continue to point them out.  We are all people, things have happened historically to what one considers whites, just as they have to blacks, slaves have been in all colors throughout history. </p>
<p>But because we dwell on this and use it in politics and so many other aspects of society it will always be the same, never change, the differences are in the people not their color, we all have a choice how we act, how we interact, how we choose to be and raise our children.  But because it is such an issue, the press is always pointing it out , people looking for sympathy are always pointing it out,  so we will always have boundries drawn between races.</p>
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		<title>By: Milton - San Antonio</title>
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		<dc:creator>Milton - San Antonio</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As an older white male raised in South Texas, most of my intersocialization has been with Hispanics except for 8 of the 11 years that I coached football in San Antonio where I had my first experience with Black ( I hate to make that distinction as we are all Red Blooded Americans ) players and students of which I found to have two completely different attitudes.  One group, mostly kids whose parents were in the U S Air Force, were much more studious, hard working, outgoing, motivated and popular among a prodominately white student body and then there was the other group who were from, evidently, the &quot;typical&quot; black family as depicted on CNN&#039;s Black in America.  My eyes were opened and things became much clearer to me after the &quot;Rev.&quot; Wright exposure and it was repeatedly told, &quot;Oh, most all Black churches are like that!!&quot;  If so, then that explains everything about the second group I observed.  In the last 40 years, what Black person in America has been obsturcted from achieving what they really wanted??  Many comments I read preceeding mine are from those who evidently attend a Wright-like church.  I spent last September in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.  If some Black Americans feel they have an attachment there, I wish they could go take a look.  They would not need a month of observation before they would come HOME with a different attitude and ready to get themselves educated and go to work like the rest of us Black, Brown and White Americans who take responsibilty for ourselves, our families and our God Given Nation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As an older white male raised in South Texas, most of my intersocialization has been with Hispanics except for 8 of the 11 years that I coached football in San Antonio where I had my first experience with Black ( I hate to make that distinction as we are all Red Blooded Americans ) players and students of which I found to have two completely different attitudes.  One group, mostly kids whose parents were in the U S Air Force, were much more studious, hard working, outgoing, motivated and popular among a prodominately white student body and then there was the other group who were from, evidently, the &#034;typical&#034; black family as depicted on CNN&#039;s Black in America.  My eyes were opened and things became much clearer to me after the &#034;Rev.&#034; Wright exposure and it was repeatedly told, &#034;Oh, most all Black churches are like that!!&#034;  If so, then that explains everything about the second group I observed.  In the last 40 years, what Black person in America has been obsturcted from achieving what they really wanted??  Many comments I read preceeding mine are from those who evidently attend a Wright-like church.  I spent last September in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.  If some Black Americans feel they have an attachment there, I wish they could go take a look.  They would not need a month of observation before they would come HOME with a different attitude and ready to get themselves educated and go to work like the rest of us Black, Brown and White Americans who take responsibilty for ourselves, our families and our God Given Nation.</p>
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		<title>By: Yvette</title>
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		<dc:creator>Yvette</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I would like to commend Soledad O&#039;Brien for taking on the monumental task of attempting to share with America a slice of what it means to be &quot;Black in America&quot;.  I am quite sure that it took courage to embark on this journey.  Ms. O&#039;Brien took on the task of attempting to summarize in four hours hundreds of years of history of the &quot;Black Experience&quot; in America.  This of course is no easy task; however I congratulate her on initiating the discussion about this topic in the medium that she did.  By the supportive and critical responses that the documentary has illicited, I conclude that she has been successful.  I make this bold statement because I would suggest that as a result of this documentary conversations about its topic have begun in some homes, have continued in others, and maybe taken a different direction in others.  I do not view this documentary as the end of the depiction of what it means to be &quot;Black in America&quot; since  it would be impossible to cover every aspect of this topic in four hours.  Instead we can use it to further our discussions on its topic.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would like to commend Soledad O&#039;Brien for taking on the monumental task of attempting to share with America a slice of what it means to be &#034;Black in America&#034;.  I am quite sure that it took courage to embark on this journey.  Ms. O&#039;Brien took on the task of attempting to summarize in four hours hundreds of years of history of the &#034;Black Experience&#034; in America.  This of course is no easy task; however I congratulate her on initiating the discussion about this topic in the medium that she did.  By the supportive and critical responses that the documentary has illicited, I conclude that she has been successful.  I make this bold statement because I would suggest that as a result of this documentary conversations about its topic have begun in some homes, have continued in others, and maybe taken a different direction in others.  I do not view this documentary as the end of the depiction of what it means to be &#034;Black in America&#034; since  it would be impossible to cover every aspect of this topic in four hours.  Instead we can use it to further our discussions on its topic.</p>
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		<title>By: Patricia</title>
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		<dc:creator>Patricia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I forgot, here&#039;s more:

Stay away from drug and alchohol abuse
No gambling
Stay out of debt
Embrace your WHOLE self, no matter what hue you are and don&#039;t try to fit yourself into something you are not
Apostle Paul&#039;s admonition:  If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, seek after them.   Follow good examples from all walks of life, regardless of race.
Know your value.  As a child of God, there are no obstacles placed before you that you cannot overcome</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I forgot, here&#039;s more:</p>
<p>Stay away from drug and alchohol abuse<br />
No gambling<br />
Stay out of debt<br />
Embrace your WHOLE self, no matter what hue you are and don&#039;t try to fit yourself into something you are not<br />
Apostle Paul&#039;s admonition:  If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, seek after them.   Follow good examples from all walks of life, regardless of race.<br />
Know your value.  As a child of God, there are no obstacles placed before you that you cannot overcome</p>
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		<title>By: Ricky</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ricky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>solutions....

Solutions are what we need.  It&#039;s time to discuss how we can turn many negatives of being black in america, to positives.  As an African American living in Chicago, I see all types of roles of my black brothers in the inner city and am very sensitive to thei plights we face and hope that what I offer is not meant to be miscontrued as an overall solution but one such thought as to how we can begin to turn an uglyy situation to a positive outcome.....

Prisons.......
1)  Remove all privatization from the prison system.  Remove the capitalization of and corporate greed from the scenario and shutdown the new prison slavery system. Convert more prisons into boot camps that teach discipline, morals and character.
2) Require all inmate  to enroll in state funded schools which is part ot the $21,000 funding that most states pay for each inmate.
3) Require all inmates to receive testing for aids before entering and exiting the prison to prevent spreading the disease to our uninfected sisters. Upon exiting the prison system, all inmates must report immediately to job training i.e.  (for Green construction demolition).
4) Require all inmates to attend 100 hours of mandatory training in basic book keeping and finance.  
5) Hold parole officers more accountable; i.e. reporting in times,  random visits to parolees home. 
6) Provide training to family members of parolees that have immediate interaction with the parolee on do&#039;s and don&#039;ts and how to avoid recidivism. 
7) All non-violent offenders required to buddy up with another non-violent offender for support

This could help some of  our problems as Americans.
God help us all and let freedom ring!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>solutions....</p>
<p>Solutions are what we need.  It&#039;s time to discuss how we can turn many negatives of being black in america, to positives.  As an African American living in Chicago, I see all types of roles of my black brothers in the inner city and am very sensitive to thei plights we face and hope that what I offer is not meant to be miscontrued as an overall solution but one such thought as to how we can begin to turn an uglyy situation to a positive outcome.....</p>
<p>Prisons.......<br />
1)  Remove all privatization from the prison system.  Remove the capitalization of and corporate greed from the scenario and shutdown the new prison slavery system. Convert more prisons into boot camps that teach discipline, morals and character.<br />
2) Require all inmate  to enroll in state funded schools which is part ot the $21,000 funding that most states pay for each inmate.<br />
3) Require all inmates to receive testing for aids before entering and exiting the prison to prevent spreading the disease to our uninfected sisters. Upon exiting the prison system, all inmates must report immediately to job training i.e.  (for Green construction demolition).<br />
4) Require all inmates to attend 100 hours of mandatory training in basic book keeping and finance.<br />
5) Hold parole officers more accountable; i.e. reporting in times,  random visits to parolees home.<br />
6) Provide training to family members of parolees that have immediate interaction with the parolee on do&#039;s and don&#039;ts and how to avoid recidivism.<br />
7) All non-violent offenders required to buddy up with another non-violent offender for support</p>
<p>This could help some of  our problems as Americans.<br />
God help us all and let freedom ring!</p>
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		<title>By: Donna from Illinois</title>
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		<dc:creator>Donna from Illinois</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>CNN, Essence and Soledad owes all of Black America an apology for only half-doing this series; unfairly perpetuating stereotypes and myths that have long surrounded the Black community.  What she has done has made life more difficult for all of us.  White Americans watching, with no prior inside knowledge of Black Americans are most assuredly left with a negative view of us.  You are right, Soledad only addressed the second of three very important questions and that is inexcusable since CNN is big and powerful enough to have sufficiently covered all three. Anything less is irresponsible journalism and unfortunately this has been done at a great cost  to African Americans.
Shame on you CNN, Soledad, Essence, McDonald&#039;s and everyone else who approved this BIA  program.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CNN, Essence and Soledad owes all of Black America an apology for only half-doing this series; unfairly perpetuating stereotypes and myths that have long surrounded the Black community.  What she has done has made life more difficult for all of us.  White Americans watching, with no prior inside knowledge of Black Americans are most assuredly left with a negative view of us.  You are right, Soledad only addressed the second of three very important questions and that is inexcusable since CNN is big and powerful enough to have sufficiently covered all three. Anything less is irresponsible journalism and unfortunately this has been done at a great cost  to African Americans.<br />
Shame on you CNN, Soledad, Essence, McDonald&#039;s and everyone else who approved this BIA  program.</p>
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