It would not take long.

Al Sharpton has found a new stage for his so called plight of the African American people. In NYC 3 police officer's where found not guilty in the death of an unarmed black man. The officers where cleared of manslaughter and reckless endangerment charges. 

The case has generated outrage in the black community because....Well I'm not sure why, because two of the officers where black, so I know racism can't be what the outrage is for. Al Sharpton has jumped on the band wagon and called for one whole weekend of protest and civil disobedience. I don't think at this point the community needs to become disobedient. This is a time for reflection and mourning. Stirring up more violence and discontent isn't the answer, but that is what Sharpton wants.

When will we stop looking at the death of a black man by police officers as a tragedy. Police Officers have a difficult job, in protecting the community, and protecting themselves from us.  The community has to take responsibility for its actions. Sean Bell and his friends should have been more responsible for their actions as well. The bottom line is there are no winners in this case, everyone lost something or somebody. We should continue to follow this story, I will because I want to know where Sharpton is gonna try to take this.

Pulpit politics

Earlier  this week Pastor James David Manning gave a sermon to his congregation, calling Barrack Obama trash. The Rev. James David Manning is quoted with saying " Obama is a Mac Daddy. Obama pimps white women and black women. He got started, you didn't notice him until he brought out those big-chested white women with their tight t-shirts and their short pants. That's what a pimp does. Oh, come on. You don't get your campaign started with a big-chested white woman. She must be a 54D, double D. I haven't trashed him. I haven't trashed Obama."

He continued with this," His African in heat father went a-whoring after white women. He was born trash, I said he was born trash. I didn't trash him. I'm speaking the truth about him. Now, once again, I'm a diplomat, I'm not a compromiser. I've got the word in my mouth. I said I've got the word of god in my mouth, and God's not afraid of Obama or anybody else."

When and where does it stop. I'm not voting for Obama, but I wouldn't go as far to say "he was born of trash." The Pastor Manning is wrong for this sermon. As a Black man that is multiracial, I don't like Manning's comments. I don't feel as if my biological father went whoring, and after a trashy white woman. For a matter of fact I'm proud of my multi racial heritage.

In my opinion Manning is just another so called Black leader looking for a way to get his media time, and he found it. With this new media attention how much money is he going to make from it? I hope none. I'm not sure how anyone could have sat and listened to this sermon and believed it. Manning has the right to his opinion but his words of hatred are no better the Wright's words of hatred against America. We as American have to ask ourselves when is it enough. Pulpit politics, has to end.  

I did some research and went to Manning's website Atlah.org. He has a section that is  called " The report on false prophets." It's a list of pastors and Evangelist that Pastor Manning deems as False Prophets. Check it out.

Payday Loans

While doing some research I came across a article about payday loans. A payday loan is basically a loan given to you, before you get paid, once you get paid you pay it back, with interest of course. Well a few states are saying "No" to these loans centers. Some of the loan centers have charged up to 500% interest. The D.C. Council is trying to pass a law that would reduce this to 24% across the board, which is more like what banks charge.

So why would I write about this issue, if it even is an issue. Well some are claiming that the loan centers prey on economically deprived neighborhoods, and that they are heavily staged in Black communities. These loan centers are a business. They give loans, to make a profit. The people that use these centers have a choice to use their service or not. One reason I can see for the large amount of loan centers and check cashing services is because a large portion of the Black community doesn't have a checking or saving account, which is our own fault. We can't contniue to blame others for our finacial situation. No one is forcing a person to take out a $500 loan at 20% interest. We have to educate ourselves and our children, so they can understand the value of a dollar.

Another problem people have, is what they spend their money on. We buy things we don't need and place ourselves deeper in debt. The difference between wealthy and poor people is the wealthy person understand the value of a dollar, and the wealthy person has to justify a purchase; for example Warren Buffet rents G5 jets, even though he can purchase one for around $30million dollars, but Warren Buffet can't justify the expenditure. Thats our problem, we will purchase a $50,000 SUV, and live in a apartment. Thats the wrong answer, but we dont seem to understand that.