Lord knows folks need independence from the Democratic Party

Independence Day Is For Black People Too

by WALTERM on JULY 4, 2011 – Originally posted on Scientia Media

Special thanks to my good friend Holly Williamson, who turned me on to a recent article penned by Dr. Boyce Watkins, a professor at Syracuse University. The title of Mr. Watkins article is No Independence Day for Black People, and is as telling about the attitude of many highly successful black people as it is a sad commentary on how narrow minded many in the black community have become. It so pains me to say this, but this article is typical black group think, which is the very thing holding our people down these days, since we tend to externalize our problems and refuse to internalize the responsibility we have for our own free will actions. Consider that from the outset, Watkins talks about his biological father who abandoned him at birth. Now whose fault was that, and what does that have to do with July 4, or the price of rice in China, for that matter? I hardly know. He then lists six points decrying the fact that even though “slavery ended long ago, the descendants of our historical oppressors still control nearly every dimension of our lives.” So in essence, blacks continue to be oppressed to this day in virtually every dimension, says a black professor who holds a PhD. Oh, the irony.
Here are his six points, and my response to each point.