I'm over the "S" Word

The House of Representatives issued an apology for doing nothing to stop slavery.

Okay, happy Nationalists? We aren't getting any money/repa
rations like the Japanese and Jews, but somebody in government said "Oops! Sorry about that whole stripping you of your name, culture, language and religion thing. ...My bad."

As late and half-assed as it was, I'm glad it happened and it's enough for me. For now. Maybe somebody down the line will address the horrors of slavery in detail, but if this is the last word I can live with it. Time to go back to the business of now. The world we find ourselves in not just dealing with white folks but EVERYONE for EVERYTHING! Indians, Chinese, Pakistanis!

I'm over slavery. It's time for Black folks to take care of our own families and ourselves. I don't mean stop teaching it. I say "Never forget!" just like The Holocaust. But I think if Obama gets in it'll really be time to slam the door shut on using slavery as an excuse. White folks will say, "Okay, there you go... Anybody can make it in America... What's your excuse?" And they'll be right for the most part.

But we can't use slavery as an excuse on how we as Black people get down as a race today. Take care of your kids. Get an education (a BA is the new high school degree!) and make it happen in the greatest country in the world warts and all. Sorry for the rant, but damnit that's why I started this blog.