On Blacks

When Barak Obama was elected president in 2008, most of us knew little of him except that he was Black. He was elected with wide support of the White community and America was justly proud of itself. It had thrown off the yoke of Black denial and exclusion. Maybe we were a bit naïve. Although the Black community has come a long way, many achieving the highest levels in government, in business, in the media and in academia, many are still left behind.

But on whom falls the responsibility to rectify this? Much can be done by organizational reforms, improved educational opportunities, etc.but the Blacks cannot wait for the government to do all of the heavy lifting. Many Black leaders have admonished their own people to rise up, not in demonstrations and protests, but in creating an in-house environment conducive for broad advancement.They point to the extremely high number of…