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"Insanely Jealous" I'm not sure which Black men said what to prompt this conclusion. When people point out that Obama, who has a white mother, is not a descendant of enslaved Africans, was raised quite differently than most Black people and simply is very different than most Black Americans. Acknowledging that difference is not jealousy. Similarly, when people point out that Obama bailed out the crooks in the banking industry, his financial backers, while millions lost homes without getting any relief; that is not jealousy it is calling out inequity that has contributed to accelerating the wealth gap in the country. @frankster The New York Times has a paywall so I read this article regarding the achievement gap Obama closed after his inauguration. To me to give Obama that much credit seems extreme. The study admittedly used a small sample set and has not been peer-reviewed. What are the long-term effects since the study was conducted? Presumably, Black people do not get immediately smarter after Obama was sworn into office. Are we to believe that Obama's election had the immediate effect of reducing test-taking anxiety because of Black people's increased sense of competence among African-Americans after Obama was sworn in -- immediately and completely eliminated differences in test scores? As far as Obama's impact on reducing violence in the Black community, to attribute any declines to one man, even President Obama, is a stretch -- on it's face. Violent crime was on a decline nationwide before Obama was elected. It is like Giuliani taking credit for a decline in crime in NYC because of his "broken windows" policy. Changes in crime are complex and usually not attributable solely to one person. That is like blaming the increase in violent crime, in Chicago, on Lightfoot. Obama is clearly a person who can "think rationally," is great "at public speaking" and, can galvanize "others to be inspired by him." These are fine qualities but there are many Black people with these characteristics, Obama will always be great as he was the first Black president. Now some might be a little jealous of the privilege, riches, and other benefits that come from this 😉 In fact that is probably normal... But "Insane" jealousy against Obama, as demonstrated by what anyone has written here, is hyperbolic.

Many Black men, and I suspect this of some in this forum, remain insanely jealous of Barack Obama. His ability to think rationally is far superior to them His superiority at public speaking diminishes them His calmness galvanizes others to be inspired by him Unlike the grandstanding phonies among us, Obama does not seek to isolate Black people. But welcomes all who agree with our progress. The ones who claim Obama did little for Black people miss the entire point of his campaign and time as POTUS. So, one more time for the clueless: Barack Obama was not elected President of Black America. He was elected President of the United States. And he was great at that job. He was not able to embark on a grand Marshall Plan for Black Americans. There remained so much hatred, angst and uncertainly immediately after his 2008 election, many Blacks held their breath when it came to his well-being. I guess so many of forgot (or didn't even know about) the Tea Party, "We want our country back!" and the thousands of threats that poured in daily after the Obamas moved into the White House. And I imagine you also neglect to recall the kindness and welcoming sentiment of the Bush Twins toward Malia and Sasha. Know how Obama triumphed? He built a multi-ethnic political coalition. It was not all Black. Obama recognized he could not with Black votes alone. The same with Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia. He appealed to all constituencies and Asians went for Warnock in a big way, according to exit polls. This is why I ignore those on this forum who call themselves "writers" but cannot author a coherent paragraph. They are often mistaken on their claims about history or how Slavery ended. Some act as if we Blacks alone triumphed over Southern Racists. Bull. The Union Army, thousands of Abolitionists and scores of sympathizers, including Britain's Royal Navy, Mexicans, Native Americans and some Canadians all aided our struggle. Often for years and if caught, were punished severely. As a reporter, I was tasked with interviewing the late C. Everett Koop, at the time, the U.S. Surgeon General under Ronald Reagan. Koop's grandfather was part of the Underground Railroad. He spent time rowing escaped Slaves who made their way North into Staten Island across the Narrows into Brooklyn. I betcha ya'll didn't know that chit. Just one example of how some sympathetic Whites helped us. This does not mean Blacks did not achieve anything. We have a bevy of inventors, explorers and luminaries in art, science and literature. But when it comes to politics, the only way forward for Black America is through political coalition, alliances and cooperation. The Obama Coalition comprised African-Americans, Latinos, women, independents, millennials and those with a college education. Obama recognized coalitions work and win. Why can't you?

Well Thanks....is here a study done by a Harvard Professor seems to say different.... The inspiring role model that Mr. Obama projected helped blacks overcome anxieties about racial stereotypes that had been shown, in earlier research, to lower the test-taking proficiency of African-Americans, the researchers conclude in a report summarizing their results......Ronald F. Ferguson, a Harvard professor who studies the factors that have affected the achievement gap between white and nonwhite students, which shows up on nearly every standardized test. “There is a certainly a theoretical foundation and some empirical support for the proposition that Obama’s election could increase the sense of competence among African-Americans, and it could reduce the anxiety associated with taking difficult test questions.” https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/education/23gap.html#:~:text=The inspiring role model that,a report summarizing their results. stereotype-defying success is having a positive impact on African-American students academic performance. A quasi-experiment performed last year by researchers at Vanderbilt University found that Obama had a profound effect on the exam performance of a sample of black test-takers, effectively eliminating the black-white test score gap in the days following Obamas victory in November. Researchers theorized that Obama serves as a salient role-model for students, helping to close the gap between white and black students achievement by disconfirming the widespread image of blacks as unintelligent. https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2009/may/widespread_obama_effect.html It accelerated the decline of crime in black communities. according to the latest numbers from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program, but they appear to have accelerated in some cities. In the first half of 2009, homicides plummeted an astounding 67 percent over 2008 in Minneapolis, 47 percent in Seattle, 39 percent in Charlotte, 31 percent in New York, and 17 percent in Los Angeles. As surprisingly, these declines occurred in black communities, which suffer disproportionately from unemployment and stagnating wages and from crime (about half of all violent crimes in the United States involve blacks)—even as the growth in the prison population, also disproportionately black, has halted. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2011/10/the-obama-effect-a-surprising-new-theory-for-the-continuing-crime-decline-among-black-americans.html Self Esteem is confidence in Oneself and One's abilities to succeed in a given task. Moral Worth has to do with One's adherence to a Moral code of Ethics...Dignity and self Respect is the feelings and accolades One receives - Honor and Noble One Rebel against that which is despicable.....Rebellion is one of the signs of defiance in which change is demanded. Civil rights Leader and Congressman John Lewis says instead of "Bad" ... "Good Trouble" Protest is a voice crying about Injustice. Civil disobedience is action take to disrupt the normalization of continued Injustice. Insurrection is a Rising Dissatisfaction with Injustice Rebellion is a Willingness to confront Injustice. Revolt is Confrontation with the Forces of Injustice and a Demand for Change. Revolution is the Change Moral and Ethics as well as Good and Evil are Perspectives.....and changes depending on Time Place and Culture. Beneficial as in Life and Well being Promoting changes a lot less. Most Things in Nature is diverse.... Diversity and Variety is a Natural adaptation and survival skill....it is not a weakness but a strength. Do Not Confuse Unity with Conformity. Conformity cannot be maintain without force and subterfuge. Instead seek Harmony by finding Common ground and Beneficial sausion

Agreed. Unfortunately, it's complicated because the murder was committed in Mexico. Mexican authorities have to investigate and/or cooperate with the US in order solve this case. All things considered, I wonder how much effort and resources will be expended to bring justice. 😎

🙋🏽‍♀️ Here! Hi lovely! Nope! I have no patience for gender issues. I’ve grown tired of some men trying to dictate a woman’s partnership choices. It’s a waste of time. If those men were so concerned. They would simply show up be present and stay put. Anything less, is lip-service, bitchin’ and moanin’.

AND, you are wrong about your understanding of Toussaint Loverture. His name would not be so well known if he had not played a major role in the organization of the revolution. No, @Pioneer1 The Revolution did not occur before him but after he began to better organize the maroon groups. smh. And as far as the religious aspect, you need to read what @Stefan wrote. Your understanding about this subject is so flawed.

Very few strong and righteous Black men are willing to give up living their best lives in order to corral and discipline dysfunctional n8gglets. It's a tall order to impose on someone else to lead especially when n8gglets are being dragged up instead of raised by parents who may be dysfunctional themselves repeating a cycle. There is strength in numbers. It's definitely going to take a coalition of AfroAmerican men to make it work. Not that it has to be led by a religious figure but I still contend that the AfroAmerican community needa a sustainable Million Man March to Jumpstart codification and enforcement of our agenda in all areas of human activity. 😎

Sad situation. I saw the actual video of the fight she had with another woman in her hotel room before her homicide. At least one and possibly two men were in the room recording these women fight (or Shanquella being beat up rather) and did nothing to break it up but actually ENCOURAGED it. I HATE seeing Black women physically fight each other. It's disgusting. I suppose some men watch it hoping they rip each other's clothes off, but I'm convinced most who DO watch it do it out of sheer savagery and blood lust. How sexy is an ass or pair of titties covered in blood or slobber or with the skin ripped? I'm not sure when it became popular or mainstream for so many Black men to encourage this and do nothing to break it up, but by the early 90s you could catch sistaz outside of school or outside of clubs scrapping with each other like racoons over a cob of corn and a bunch of stupid Black dudes standing around encouraging them and cheering them on. And now it's to the point that some men who DO try to break them up end up getting beat up or killed by the other men who ENCOURAGE them to fight, so most men have learned to just mind their own business and leave it alone. ((shakes head)) Say what you want about Africans but I don't see African women acting like this. And I don't see African men encouraging it either. That's some nigga shit. And some of our people want to sit up and get mad at the Africans because they want to have little to do with our people? At some point RIGHTEOUS Black men are going to have to step up and put a positive period behind this nonsense. Dealing not only with the violent behavior of our girls and women but the ignorant and savage brothers in our community who encourage this madness. If I were near that hotel room and had about 5 good brothers with me Shanquella would probably be alive right now because I would have shut that shit down QUICK. The men with those women might have lost some of their teeth in the process but our sister would be alive and PROBABLY on the arms of one of US instead of the sorry niggas she was with on that vacation.