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I told my husband that corny little welcome line reminded me of his jokes; he conceded a may-be but added, “it sounds more like the ‘Beverly Hillbillies,” Second time today I’ve heard about hillbillies; some of my favorite folks, including me, have hillbilly tendencies. Ya’ll know, since this campaign the instances of serious race conversation have multiplied exponentially, and that’s a good thing. Some of the dialog is really disturbing though. Is Barack black or white? My hand is scarred from the day a little black girl dug her nails in and pulled. Why? She wanted to know, “do you bleed black or white?” My black mother loved the Grand Ole Opry and insisted I attend an exclusive girl’s prep school. My white father took me to the hood, introduced me to Little Milton and Bobby Blue Bland. He bought me “Soul on Ice” and “For Black Girls…” So, does that make me black or white? We still have deep rooted racism issues amongst ourselves; that house and field thing is alive, well and still dividing us. Whoopi told Michelle Obama, that morning on The View, how happy she was to see an articulate, well-dressed, dark-skinned sister, with all her teeth, in the limelight. What does that say about the way we relate to each other and the face in the mirror. BTW: Herman (my husband) had a collection issue with one of his customers lately; the man threatened him. None of the black men in our circle were “available” to get his back; it was a Tennessee redneck, I lovingly call Hillbilly, that, without hesitation, stood with him. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” What were we just celebrating? Just Sayin
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Wednesday morning, September 3rd, God called Robin Gooden’s momma home. She asked us to, “Please pray for all who are heavy-hearted at this time.”
Let our sister know you are praying for and with her. Shout Outs
First off, I’m so excited ya’ll my beautiful baby girl has joined the network. She posted her picture and it brought tears to my eyes. When she came into my life, she didn’t have that beaming smile; she was too bound to even look up. Lesley has so much to give, and I guess you can tell I’m proud of her.
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Posted By: Michelle Diane
Saturday, September 6th 2008 at 6:33PM
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