I think CNN exploring race does have to do with Barack Obama running for president as a Black Man. I think that some Americans outside of the African American race want to understand us, our culture, our reasons for doing what we do and sometimes acting how we act. Unfortuantly CNN didn't tell us anything that we didn't already know. I don't feel that because Black women cant find a good compatible black man they jump the fence and go get a white men. Sometimes it is about love and who you fall in love with should have no color, but the realization that the world we live in is not only "color sensitive but also ignorant. I feel they could have gotten a black reporter that somewhat understands the trials we go thru being black in America. I feel they should do a special on the other races also but I was disappointed in the special but pleased to see the willingness to TRY to help America understand us from our point of view. sort of...
Soledad O'brien is black.
Thursday, July 24th 2008 at 10:48AM
Lillian Okumu
I was startled by how pessimistic and helpless some of the people in the program came across. I didn't hear any kind of hope or plan from the single father or mother. I have had difiicult times in my life and I remember clearly thinking how can I get out of or improve my situation. If it meant moving to another state so be it. If it meant going back to school then I did that. I just think that sometimes we can't see the forest for the trees. We sometimes get bogged down in our situations instead of thinking how can we get out or improve out plight.
I had to step away from the topic so that I could really see what was going on, especially with my own thoughts about the program. I still don't know why Soledad committed so much ime to the project if it wasn't going to be as multi dimensional as we obviously are. If the thought that the network chopped it up, then again why do it? Why seek prime time to show it? Beyond all of that, my first reaction is what can I do? Which is why I planned the podcast after each showing. Today my reaction after thinking it over and over, is still what can I do? I live in a world of celebration for who I an and from who I came. I have the armor which is my knowledge of self and my capacity to combat what comes at me for the color of my skin and lawd knows the decisions of me and my folk. True to some degree, we are at a point of self destruction to the point where any one against us can almost just sit back and watch. But they are not just sitting back and watching. Racism and prejudice still in place, there are some decision we could make not to ever cross paths with R&P. The real problem comes when we lose such kinship that we don't mind if somebody else that looks like us runs into R&P. We're not so overwhelmingly concerned about each other today. That I feels is what has made us weaker. Our bond, family, and kinship is estrange. Unless we come back together to some degree, we can't combat the destruction.
Sunday, July 27th 2008 at 8:22PM
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