racial identity in the 21st century: barack obama is black because he says he is

WEDNESDAY

wow, odetta is gone, bummer

also a bummer is the election of chamblis down in georgia

with that low turnout we could have pulled that out the hat if blackfolk

had turned out but i guess it was much too optimistic to think that blackfolk

had been transformed somehow into a dependable voting block by election of obama

truth be told i didnt expect them to turn out though i hoped to be surprised

ive been invited to the jaipur literary festival in january, bonnie say what about the terrorists

surely out of billions of people the terrorists wont find me

there is no way im not going to india, ive never been and its high on my list of things to do

i remember when i was invited to kenya by sls back in 2001 i think, the week we were leaving

for mombassa terrorists bombed something and tried to shoot down a jet with a rocket

all the writers scheduled bailed out but one - yours truly, there was no way

i was not going to kenya, i feel the same way about india, good lord

willing and the crick dont rise i will be there

odetta - safe journey, job well done

rdoc

MONDAY

hello world

there was this washpost article recently by marie arana entitled hes not black

marie say he multicultural biracial etc and should not be considered the 1st black president

marie say hispanics are all multicultural and the future of race and basically that the multicultis claim obama as theirs -

well thats cool, i aint gon argue with that, but i do argue with her hes not black premise
he gon have to be multiculti too, but he identify black, thats deep within the black experience in america

that choice

you know whats deep is how many folk trying to claim obama, was reading this weekly standard

piece say hes tilting to the right because of his cabinet and was working hard to shape him in their image

and then i note how the black moderates try to claim him and

me ima radical i guess on the rreal side, ima a cosmopolitan radical and ive leared how to work in the system but between you and me i want fundamental change in the human condition

and im confident barack still that oldschool community organizer trying to take his game to higher ground

just like all us old hands have tried to do, make it work in the system

but when i see game coming down on us i got to countergame

this hes not black piece was raw positioning

the agenda she lay out makes us a contracting race instead of an expanding one positioning

for the 21st century

i always hate to go too deep on you, i prefer to stay in the illuminated one world zone but

note dear regulators, the nature of the game

the name of the game in the 21st century will be which cultures survive and thrive

which ones decline and wither

we have to make sure black identity is valued

this was my commentary on the hes not black piece:

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barack obama is black because he chooses to be black

in america race is a social construct and black america has always been a bastard race

why on earth would we give up the one drop rule when its working in our favor and

positioning us for growth in the multiculti 21st century

expanded our genetic pool and made us an expanding race instead of a contracting one

this article is raw positioning

as for those who choose to be biracial, cablinasian or whatever passing is called these days, thats their prerogative - i dont blame them, nobody wants to be identified with apparent losers

let them hang out with clarence thomas

rest of us will strive to make being black something to be proud of

as blackfolk grow in power and respect, black identity will be valued

in the meantime barack obama is black because he says he is

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a luta continua

rdoc

Comments

[BuffaloSoldier]

HE WAS THE HARD RIDING HERO OF THE TENTH CALVERY. BuffaloSoldier salutes
BlackMusic. FINALLY. Finally, Rickydoc. I think in both emails I've
sent to you and at least one posted comment, I mentioned Barack was being
claimed by everyone and everyone says they're responsible for his victory.
LatinAmericans have said they placed stock in him because he's an immigrant's son and has an aunt facing deportation. Their issue. How many times has the BuffaloSoldier pointed out he looks Dominican. But
do Dominions look Dominions? Remember, before the English defeated the
Spainards, who was running the slave trade here. Where did words like
mulatto come from? As for BlackLatinos running from their blackness,
don't tell that to Felipe Luciano, or Mongo Santamaria, or Celia Cruz.
Outside of this country, Blacks make up to %40 of Columbia, for example.
BlackBrazilians actually outnumber BlackAmerican. As for Barack being
Black because that's his choice. He has a choice? He could pass? For
what? He may look Dominican, but he couldn't pass for one. He doesn't
know the language or the culture. He threw his lot in with BlackAmericans
because that was his closest fit. Remember the Dominican kid that was
on the Steve Harvey Show? He was killed by his teenage girlfriend.
I worked alongside of Latins, particularly Dominicans and they didn't
have a clue to who he was. Early on, on the Cosby Show he'd thrown his lot
in with BlackAmericans. As for Multicul. That's always been a laugh for
the BuffaloSoldier. Folks, on earth there are only three major groups.
Causcasoid, Negroid and Mongoloid. Everybody is a mixture of them.
No one else is here. No one else has ever been here. And no one else
is coming. BlackFolks would be well advised to guard their identity.
I saw BlackAmericans practically will darkskin out of existence. but the
multicul. has always been here. There's just more publicity now.

[BuffaloSoldier]

YOU KNOW MANY OTHER SOLDIERS WANTED TO DESERT BuffaloSoldier salutes Odetta and Makeda. Go 'head on to India, bro. SAFE JOURNEY. One look at
you and they'll marvel at how we roll here. It's come to the BuffaloSoldier's attention that people think I'll be critical of the Obama
Presidency. I was at my cousin's 65th over the holiday and a heated
discussion broke out. So everyone waited on what ole opinionated me had
to say. NOTHING. I don't comment on Presidencys. Only on George Bush.
Why? He wasn't an elected president. So he became fair game. The others,
I say, becareful of what you wish, because you just might GET IT. My
folks were disappointed that he didn't appoint more bloods to his
cabinet. What were they expecting? Putney's Swope? That was a movie, folks. I'm BuffaloSoldier and I approve this message.

[BuffaloSoldier]

THEY WERE TIRED OF THE HATRED. BuffaloSoldier salutes Ernest Gaines.
The Soldier is a little under the weather today. So this won't be long.
My uncle Thomas is very slick. Yes, the frivilous case about Obama's
citizenship goes through committee. But my uncle is aware of what goes
through committee and what's left out. About a year ago, Obama was being
interviewed about past choices for the Supreme Court. He said he wouldn't
have appointed my uncle. Believe that BlackAmerica's favorite uncle
never forgot it. I'm BuffaloSoldier and I approve this message.