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Originally Posted by Princess keke  Wow I never said that I directed that to white people. You pulled the race card not me. I was directing that to one person I was saying in general. I believe it takes everyone to change the world and communities not just one person. I feel just like we can't stay in these places forever and help because we have work and families so do famous people. They do what they can when they can (well some of them). |
And I'm just verbally offering things I think could help some of the kids dying in the streets, which is what my life is reduced to for the present by circumstances I can't control. And frankly, even my ideas are limited these day - I'll admit it. But it is s a time for dialogue and for the races to come together to try to find ways to help those given up for lost and forgotten by so many. We'd better face as a society that young black men cannot readily get a decent job! Few will hire them. How are we going to change that? How do we give them hope and inspiration? How can we keep them in school? If you think are leaders and celebs are doing enough, is that it?
If the very influential and powerful will give more of themselves and not just toss money at the problem, I think they can give hope and influence for good. The Lord knows their money is needed but far more me time could do wonders for hopeless kids with few fatherly types around showing another way to maybe get out of the lifestyle.
Next, if everyday citizens will show up to mentor and help, take a kid out for dinner, a talk and a visit to their work, it will help. And keep going back and back and back and helping a kid one on one. Everyday citizens can't hire security guards and cameramen to help keep them safe in the worst areas as the very wealthy and celebrity figure can but can still go many, many places. Showing up to fix up their schools and volunteer. Invite them to your home for dinner, take them to a game. Talk to your friends and see if you can arrange a job. Take a kid to church or temple or synagogue. Teach a teenager to read.
Some can't give any more money to the cause of black children than I'm presently giving without skipping on my bills or physically do anything now so all we can do is blab and wish those that could influence by their very presence would do more face to face. They could if they would. I hope this time of pain over the death of that one poor child will enlarge discourse to make people that can give more money, the famous help more by inciting less violence through entertainment, everyday people volunteer more and show up on the scenes of hopelessness in our communities to involve themselves personally or, if nothing really changes, all we'll ever have is more mistrust or death.
How do you think we can help less black children die every day, Princess keke, if our abilities and funds now are limited?