so i watched the black in america documentary last night, it was mad interesting, had my attention for hours straight, i somewhat had a idea that so many race issues would be capturing the nation's attention, I think that there's an interest in conversation about race in this country, that has spurred people to speak more straightforward about these issues, in good ways and some in bad ways, what was the most surprising, heartening, happy, sad, encouraging thing i found, was there something or an interview that really struck an emotional chord with me, while watching it, it was like a reality check, shit was deep yo, the single father, he was a father of two, living in poverty, that touched me, i just enjoyed the whole documentary, then they went back, with the Rands, motivational people, whole family successful, granddaddy was a white man, but was married to a white woman, but had a black mistress, so its two sides of Rands, blacks and whites, because he had 13 kids in all, 7 with the white woman, 6 with the black, they met, it was heartwarming, but what does being black in America really mean? for some, it means a heavy burden and the continued discrimination, though very subtle in most instances,for others, it means the culmination of dreams, many blacks have transcended race and today we stand on the threshold of greatness, Barack Obama, the first african american to be a serious contender for the presidency, we have made great strides towards equality for all, but we are still a long way off, for many of us, being black in america means living in with the burden of mistrust by many, inferior health care, rundown neighborhoods, high crime rates, high school drop out rates and being automatically suspected of crimes and even being falsely imprisoned for crimes we did not commit, but not all blacks live like that, its a high ratio of blacks that are successful, but from a historical context, being black in america was living hell for so many of our ancestors, my grams told me about her past, growing up in all, she working in the cotton field, couldnt go to school, quit in the 6th grade, man i was teary yo, cause she came so far man, looking at my grams, looking at the shit she has accomplished, i wouldna never knew, and she's my motivation, man just watch it, its airing tonight at 9, be proud of who you are, and what you came from, to get to this very moment, and i'm gone.
