African Americans don't read!

 

 

by De Andre' Hudson

March 4, 2002

 

This is a response to the email article called "Blacks don't read."

 

Heavvvvvvvy is a great description of this article. It reminds me of the basketball games in High school, when losing all the European Americans would chant: "That's alright, that's okay, 'cause you'll work for me some day".

 

I must admit that they were right on the money, though. No matter how inflammatory of a statement this seems, to be true, I'll go one further that they didn't mention. The new form of slavery is athletics. Some would say "You're crazy; athletics, how?" Simple, we dominate in almost every sport, including golf now with Tiger Woods, no matter what he says, he is considered an African American, Fuzzy Zeller made that quite clear. We get paid millions of dollars doing our "jobs". Most of our inner-city children see Athletics or The Entertainment Industry as the "way out". What they don't see is that the person writing the check, out of their bank account is of European descent.

 

The team owner(s) are European American. How many African American owners are there in the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, etc? You don't have to surf the 'Net, look at ESPN, listen to the best Radio Sports Station, or ask the resident Guru.

 

I'll tell you . . . none. In any language, slang or proper vernacular, however you want to say it our representation in the area of ownership is nonexistent. They pay us to make their accounts and assets greater and when we can no longer produce or there is someone younger, less seasoned, or just more productive they "TRADE" us (SLAVE TRADES OF THE 21st Century).

 

They measure how fast we can run, how high we can jump, how much we can lift, how far we can throw, how often we can catch, how accurate we can hit/shoot, etc.

 

All of these are physical attributes that have nothing to do with our true examples of humanity. Sure, it appears as though we are compensated well for our troubles but what we make is only a small portion, in comparison, of what the team owner makes. Remember that what we make is limited to a contract, or more plainly, a short time frame and retirement is only a fraction of what we made in the time we competed.

 

Most of the time we blow it on any and everything we want - cars, houses, jewelry, drugs, and alcohol. What is worst is that most of us have no real concept of investing. Some of the sports are even detrimental to the body. Isn't it odd how there are more ex- European Americans -players who are sports casters/announcers than ex-African-Americans-players? Who's preparing for their future, and who is just living for the moment?

 

Our kids see and IDENTIFY with the athlete and aspire to be so while forsaking education.

European American kids see and IDENTIFY with the owners and pursue and education to learn how to own their own team or some kind of business to interact with the team owner(s) and make perpetual money. This is all at the professional level.

 

College is even worse because most of the athletes are not compensated financially just through gifts. How many "STAR" college athletes never even make it to the professional level or make it and fizzle out, never reaching their full athletic potential? Now they are in a situation of NO DEGREE, NO REAL KNOWLEDGE, AND NO SKILLS.

 

Don't get me wrong, I am not bashing athletics as a whole. I am an ex-scholarship recipient. I think that there is a lot of good in athletics in its pure form. That pure form is mostly found in the neighborhoods and small towns of America. What I did not see is, that when through the means of what is deemed athletics someone is given the means to control your very existence, what you drive/wear, where you live, what/how you eat, and what you buy, there is something wrong.

 

That is scary . . . for real, man. This is a touchy and tough subject for me after teaching in the inner city for five (5) years and still teaching in a somewhat urban environment. Thanks for the heads up and I appreciate all of the love through email - even if I don't hit you up that often. I'm glad I went to that High school to become educated about THEM as well as to receive and education.

 

Please feel free to spread this, my response, abroad if for no other reason to show that we READ and
WRITE!!!"

by De Andre' Hudson

 

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