Big Ken
12-10-2007, 12:42 PM
Pass This on to Our Youth, Our Parents, Our Black Men and Women
Letter from a college student:
The other day, a friend of mine visited me in the lobby of my dorm just
to chat while her laundry was drying. As we were chatting, two young
freshmen came by. One of the boys wanted to "talk" to my friend (as in
date). She asked him how old they were, and both of the boys replied 18.
My friend and I both laughed hysterically because we are both 22 years
old. After my friend left, the young men were still hanging around and one wanted to know how he could gain her interest.
The first thing I told him to do was to pull up his pants! He asked why,
then said he like saggin' his pants. I told him to come over to my computer and spell the word saggin'. Then I told him to write the word
saggin' backwards.
S-A-G-G-I-N
N-I-G- G-A-S
I told him the origin of that look was from prison. Men in prison wore
their pants low when they were spoken for. The other reason their pants
looked like that was they were not allowed to have belts because
prisoners were likely to try to commit suicide. And, saggin' pants
prevents you from running.
We as young Black people have to be the ones to effect change. We are
dying. The media has made a mockery of the Black American. Even our
brothers and sisters from Africa don't take us seriously. Something as
simple as pulling up your pants and standing with your head high could
make the biggest difference in the world's perception of us. It is time
to do right by ourselves. We need to love and e mbr ace each other. No
one is going to do that for us.
It all comes down to perception. What people perceive is what is reality
to them. We have to change not only the media's perception of us, but we
need to change our perception of ourselves. Remember all eyes are on you
Black Man. All eyes are on you Black Woman. All eyes are on you Black
Child. People point the finger at us and expect us to engage in negative
and illegal activities, to manifest loud, boisterous behavior, to spend
our hard earned money in their stores, buying goods we don't need, or
really want. We have allowed not only the media, but the government and
the world to portray us as a "sub-culture." They have stripped our
culture down to the point where the image of Black people is perpetuated
as rappers, athletes, drug users, consumers of junk food, expensive
tennis shoes , expensive cars, expensive TVs, cell phones and not
investing in homes for our families.
We are so much more!!!!!!!
To all our Black Men:
Its time to stand up. There are billions of Black Women who want to do
nothing more than worship the ground that you walk on. We are so in lve
with your potential. We want to have your back, we want to love, support
and cherish every ounce of your being. But with that you have to show
that you are willing to be the head of our households. You have to prove
yourselves worthy of our submission. We need you to be hard
working...Not a hustler. We need you to seek higher education, to seek
spirituality. We need you to stand! And trust us, we will have your
back. We know that it gets hard. We know you get weary. Trust and
believe that there is nothing that a Black Man and a Black Woman can't
handle with GOD on their side.
To all our Black Women:
It is also time for you to stand up. It is time for you to stop using
our bodies as our primary form of communication. It is time to be that
virtuous woman that Proverbs spoke of. You cannot sit by the wayside
while our men are dying by the masses. You are the epitome of Black
Love. It starts within you. You need to speak with conviction to let not
only our Black Men know, but the world, that you are the Mothers of this
world. You are so powerful. You are so beautiful. You need to love and
embrace every blessing God has given us physically, emotionally and
spiritually.
For all our Black Children:
We need to love them. We need to teach them. We need to stand up for
them. We need to protect them. We need to show them that there are no
"get rich quick" schemes. We need to tell them that they WILL die trying
if they submit to a life of crime and deceit. We need to teach our
children that no one will love them the way we can. And being a
basketball player, a rapper, or a drug dealer is not reality. It's not
realistic and only a small percentage of people ever make it as a rapper
or professional athlete. We need to teach our children that we can be
more than rappers and athletes. We can be the owners of these sports
teams. We can be the CEO's of OUR fortune 500 companies. We need to
believe in literacy. I am almost certain if we were to look back to the
1930's and 40's, the literacy rates for Black American Children are
probably still the same.
Letter from a college student:
The other day, a friend of mine visited me in the lobby of my dorm just
to chat while her laundry was drying. As we were chatting, two young
freshmen came by. One of the boys wanted to "talk" to my friend (as in
date). She asked him how old they were, and both of the boys replied 18.
My friend and I both laughed hysterically because we are both 22 years
old. After my friend left, the young men were still hanging around and one wanted to know how he could gain her interest.
The first thing I told him to do was to pull up his pants! He asked why,
then said he like saggin' his pants. I told him to come over to my computer and spell the word saggin'. Then I told him to write the word
saggin' backwards.
S-A-G-G-I-N
N-I-G- G-A-S
I told him the origin of that look was from prison. Men in prison wore
their pants low when they were spoken for. The other reason their pants
looked like that was they were not allowed to have belts because
prisoners were likely to try to commit suicide. And, saggin' pants
prevents you from running.
We as young Black people have to be the ones to effect change. We are
dying. The media has made a mockery of the Black American. Even our
brothers and sisters from Africa don't take us seriously. Something as
simple as pulling up your pants and standing with your head high could
make the biggest difference in the world's perception of us. It is time
to do right by ourselves. We need to love and e mbr ace each other. No
one is going to do that for us.
It all comes down to perception. What people perceive is what is reality
to them. We have to change not only the media's perception of us, but we
need to change our perception of ourselves. Remember all eyes are on you
Black Man. All eyes are on you Black Woman. All eyes are on you Black
Child. People point the finger at us and expect us to engage in negative
and illegal activities, to manifest loud, boisterous behavior, to spend
our hard earned money in their stores, buying goods we don't need, or
really want. We have allowed not only the media, but the government and
the world to portray us as a "sub-culture." They have stripped our
culture down to the point where the image of Black people is perpetuated
as rappers, athletes, drug users, consumers of junk food, expensive
tennis shoes , expensive cars, expensive TVs, cell phones and not
investing in homes for our families.
We are so much more!!!!!!!
To all our Black Men:
Its time to stand up. There are billions of Black Women who want to do
nothing more than worship the ground that you walk on. We are so in lve
with your potential. We want to have your back, we want to love, support
and cherish every ounce of your being. But with that you have to show
that you are willing to be the head of our households. You have to prove
yourselves worthy of our submission. We need you to be hard
working...Not a hustler. We need you to seek higher education, to seek
spirituality. We need you to stand! And trust us, we will have your
back. We know that it gets hard. We know you get weary. Trust and
believe that there is nothing that a Black Man and a Black Woman can't
handle with GOD on their side.
To all our Black Women:
It is also time for you to stand up. It is time for you to stop using
our bodies as our primary form of communication. It is time to be that
virtuous woman that Proverbs spoke of. You cannot sit by the wayside
while our men are dying by the masses. You are the epitome of Black
Love. It starts within you. You need to speak with conviction to let not
only our Black Men know, but the world, that you are the Mothers of this
world. You are so powerful. You are so beautiful. You need to love and
embrace every blessing God has given us physically, emotionally and
spiritually.
For all our Black Children:
We need to love them. We need to teach them. We need to stand up for
them. We need to protect them. We need to show them that there are no
"get rich quick" schemes. We need to tell them that they WILL die trying
if they submit to a life of crime and deceit. We need to teach our
children that no one will love them the way we can. And being a
basketball player, a rapper, or a drug dealer is not reality. It's not
realistic and only a small percentage of people ever make it as a rapper
or professional athlete. We need to teach our children that we can be
more than rappers and athletes. We can be the owners of these sports
teams. We can be the CEO's of OUR fortune 500 companies. We need to
believe in literacy. I am almost certain if we were to look back to the
1930's and 40's, the literacy rates for Black American Children are
probably still the same.