"Black People What Y'all Gon' Do?"

Back in the day there was a pre-rap group (known in some circles as the grandfathers of rap) called The Last Poets and one of their songs was titled “"Black People What Y'all Gon' Do" They talked about moving forward and being positive in this negative world. And that same question is still valid today.

We cried out racism when Imus called the Rutgers women’s basketball team “nappy headed hoes”, but we say nothing when you hear that and worst coming from the mouths of rappers. "Black People What Y'all Gon' Do?"

We called President George W. Bush every thing from dudya to idiot but when somebody says things about President Barack Obama we get highly offended. We called him Bu$h but when people say Obama, we say he is President Obama.

You get mad when White or any other color people say nigger but it cool when Black people say it. And you try to justify it by saying we have made it our own or we say “nigga”. "Black People What Y'all Gon' Do?"

It cool for Black men to have a White woman, but when you see a Black woman walking with a White man you jaws get clinched.

AIDS/HIV has become an epidemic in the Black community and very few Black “leaders” are talking about it. "Black People What Y'all Gon' Do?"

Every Black person in America was so proud on January 20, and rightfully so. Now we are waiting for change to come. The president can’t bring change to your life. The only person who can bring change to you is that man or woman in the mirror. And no, Jesus can not bring change to you if you are not willing to act. Black people what are you going to do?

We will never be respected when we don’t respect ourselves. People have to earn respect and you earn respect by how you carry yourself. Always respect the office and position of someone, and not necessarily the person. We have to stop using four letter words with every few words out of our mouths; stop walking around with “do” rags out in public; stop walking around with our pants sagging below our butts; stop having children with multiple partners. Sure everyone needs a helping hand at times, but we need to always be about the business of moving forward.

One thing that President Obama did when he became president was take away any excuses. Right or wrong, people will look at you and think, it he did it… And really that is true. Barack Obama could have just settled at so many points in his life, with all the obstacles he faced, but he decided to move forward. He started off with a funny name; he had a single mother; he was raised by his grandparents; he was caught between to coutures. But he worked hard in school and earned a scholarship, so how you start does not make a difference, it is where you end up that count. And as long as you are breathing, it is never too late.

I laughed when he messed up the Oath of Office. It showed me that President Obama is a man just like all of us. He puts his pants on one leg at time, just like we all do. All people are the same; no one on this planet is more powerful than you. We all have different circumstances and come from different environments, but with God’s help you can do anything you set your mind to. We are all unique, unrepeatable miracles of God with their own individual talents and gifts that can benefit everybody. Black people what are you going to do?

Bloom where you are.