Popular culture is ever so reluctant to let Tupac Shakur go despite the
death of the entertainer a short time ago. Is there any correlation
between his death and the working towards the demise of other leaders?
Are Black male leaders being purged from American society, making way
for an ideal or premise that coincides with white supremacy?
During the time of Jesus, a ruler by the name of Herod engaged in what was described as infanticide of male hebrews. Ron Brown (Fmr. Secretary of Commerce), Tupac Shakur, Mickey Leland, El Hajj Malik Shabazz, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Marcus Garvey and Huey Newton are a number of Black men silenced for whatever reason.
During the time of Jesus, a ruler by the name of Herod engaged in what was described as infanticide of male hebrews. Ron Brown (Fmr. Secretary of Commerce), Tupac Shakur, Mickey Leland, El Hajj Malik Shabazz, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Marcus Garvey and Huey Newton are a number of Black men silenced for whatever reason.
What
will this become, yet another conspiracy theory? Or will society come
to grips with this disturbing trend? Another variable within this
equation revolves around the high incarceration and death rate of Black
men. How can a scholar or African leader live with the destruction of
hope? There also remains the short list of Black men hemmed up over
trumped up charges and imprisoned because of it. If only we could see into
the past, maybe the future. What would we do? Maybe adjust flaws of
character, and bring back Moses? Are any of these acts or actions
related? What measures will some take to keep power out of the hands of
Africans? Geo-political destabilization of Africa and America may
benefit a white supremacist ideal; our old friend divide and conquer
rears its ugly head. The aforementioned issues suggest fault--I ask
candidly, who is to blame? There is a belief that certain elements
within American society are administering policies which seek to destroy
or destabilize the American Black male.Young Blackmen are not being nurtured to hold power. So similar are the tactics of Herod, attuned with the shadowy enemy of a would-be messiah. Is there a direct correlation between a male leader of African descent, and an effort to work towards his demise? In college, some taught the varying aspects of logic, be it deductive or inductive. Why not borrow from this concept, and begin to look further in what has been suggested. Maybe it's a coincidence that so many Black male leaders have been assualted. W.E. B. Dubois spent his mature years in Accra, Ghana. Dubois may have washed his hands of society's treatment of individuals of African descent. Hopefuly life for young Black men can be productive and prosperous so long as King Herod doesn't get a hold of them. Our current leaders have yet to devise a plan which embraces the young Black male, in an apprentice like posture, preparing them for leadership. So many questions, so few answers--our faith shall respond to all.
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