Presidential Remarks on The Zimmerman Verdict

          I am not a fan of Barrack Obama but it has nothing to do with his race.  

          It has to do with his policies which I think are doing damage to us and 

          our country.  It has to do with his public statements which some times 

          are contradictory and other times apparently untrue.

          However, I think that in his recent speech in response to the George 

          Zimmerman trial verdict, he raised a valid point.  That point being: 

          Young black men are looked upon with fear and suspicion.  

          As I have stated, I feel that is a correct observation.  

          I hope that he really recognizes that is a problem and was not just 

          something ginned-up by his speech writers to make political points.  

          If this is a truly held conviction of his, I pray that he is seeking ways to 

          alleviate those fears and suspicions, but he can not do it alone.  

          To resolve this fear and suspicion engendered by young black men and 

          maybe even by blacks in general will need the help of all of us.  To that 

          end, I would like to make some suggestion to get us started.

                    To: President Barrack Obama

          Stop the blame game, don’t automatically assume that all actions 

          taken by individuals, businesses, and organizations are racially 

          motivated but may very well be based on observed behavior of the 

          offended party.

          Seriously consider the cause of that fear and suspension.  Could it 

          be because of observed actions or past experience with that group.

         Direct your energy and speeches to encouraging changes to the actions 

          that cause fear and suspension in others.

                    To: Civil Rights Professionals  

         See above suggestions to the President.

                    To: News Media

         Do some real investigative reporting.  Find out what is really going on; 

          find out what really happened.  Then report it accurately without political 
          or social bias.  You might just turn up some facts about something that 

          could be used to help solve the problems.

                    To: Black Celebrities and Professionals: 

         Whether you are involved in Sports, Music, Movies, Television, 

          Science, Medicine, Politics, or Industry, use your influence to redirect 

          the minds of the young away from the Thug Mentality and toward 

          Responsibility and Civility. 

         When someone like Bill Cosby or Dr. Allen West steps forward and 

          offers some advice, do not criticize and belittle them, but get behind 

          them and lend your support to their efforts.

                    To: Black Young Men (and Women)   

         Lose the thug actions and attitudes and join the mainline society.

                    To: The White Community:   

         Evaluate your own attitudes and actions.  Are you sending some subtle 

          hints to the black community that you consider them less of a human 

          being than you? 

          Get involved is your communities, schools, and local relief organizations.  
          You might just make some friends from a differ culture.

I am sure there is much more to be said, but this should do to get some discussion started.

Your comments are welcomed.