President Obama has changed the mindset & given hope to an entire nation. He has risen the standard of what you can accomplish as an African American male in america.. in some eyes.. To others hes just another political pawn with no power & is just following protocol. But in the middle their lies an unspoken truth in reference to our president. Its starts & ends with the color of his skin.
There are stats that prove unemployment in the back community has risen since President Obama's term, while he has passed laws that have assisted in other communities. Unemployment among African Americans is 16.7 % which is the highest its been since 1984(Reagan era/crack epidemic). Many wonder why this is & i believe there is a reason for the unintentional neglect.
There where many speculations that President Obama was anti-black because he didn't "fix" our/black america's problems. Honestly that's something he cannot do. We felt an entitlement to him because of his skin color. Reality is he is THE PRESIDENT.. not the representative for black america. Sadly to say.. he had to remove that stigmata in order to have success.
Which brings me to my next point.President Obama unintentionally had to ignore the groans of Black America to not come off as "A Black President". He couldn't allow all the pressure of his skin color to deter him from his overall agenda. As a result the black community suffered by committee. He couldn't allow his skin color to put him in a position to where he had to prove his "Blackness" as we so often attempt to force people to do. Many found this Disappointing, but the reality is.. it was hanging around his neck.
In conclusion, as of late President Obama stated that he was passing a law to create more jobs in metro cities & also different bills for small businesses. This has nothing to do with his color.. but the fact that he sees the disparity of the people & how unemployment affects the country. Do i feel President Obama has been a failure... NO...Has he been a success.. Yes.. He has been handed a laundry list of issues from the previous presidency.. its going to take more than 4 years to correct. With the last election being so controversial & celebrated., it has also caused Black America to pay attention to politics. With the black community making up 1/5 th of votes that got President Obama in office.. How will the Obama Effect.. Affect Obama
Great perspective, KC. "He couldn't allow his skin color to put him in a position to where he had to prove his "Blackness" as we so often attempt to force people to do." That truth alone should inspire Black America to stop using their skin color as an excuse not to accomplish their goals and dreams. It's going to take change in every individual "Black American" to change "Black America." If people will exit the victim mentality, regardless of the hardships they have face (and WILL face), and find the inspiration to produce more than they consume, we will have a good foundation upon which to build a greater Black America. I'm glad Obama caused much of our nation to come together and take a unified stand on some things. It will certainly take members of the Black community to take a unified stand amongst themselves to solve the problems that much of Black America's everyday practices cultivate.
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