[Maroon Hawk]

As I listen to 3 6 Mafia (Dis bleep, Dat bleep), read what my friend is typing me about the degradation of black youth by today's commercial urban music, and read this forum, I can only shake my head.


I'm not that old, but I think:

- The black community has gotten comfortable. We came this far, and we can sacrifice and keep gambling, but why? To help some family that's less off? The parents of that family should be doing more that way their children can do better. I (I don't really mean that I think this) shouldn't have to push harder for them. I need to worry about me and mines. Sure, when tragedy strikes, we're all up in arms about how our people are getting the worst end of the stick. However, at other times, majority of people do not care (not to say everyone). We've turned into a bunch of hypocrites.


example: I went to the SGA and Student Activities during the summer to ask if we could work towards getting buses to bus students to the Millions More event. The SGA president was more concerned about saving funds for the annual six flags trip.

On college students:

- I wish we had more students who could at least talk good game. I don't know that many. Majority (who are actually the minority on a college campus) are involved in student organizations. Outside of members of different orgs, the rest of my campus are just passing through. They're trying to get paid, but could care less about expanding their horizons. Yes, I am one of those students who is probably considered a good game talker. I long to help out this jacked up community and will talk til tomorrow about it, but it's hard to figure out how on the grand scale (and thinkin small seems just that...thinkin small). We're a misguided group...student leaders of today. We're running on fumes from the former leaders of the 50s and 60s because it feels like our parents' generation got skipped over but they raised us. We're stuck between being like every one else and being bold & different. I think Spike Lee was in the right place and not preaching to the choir. He was preaching to those who would probably benefit the most. Black college students of today have made it far...in a time where you're either a comfy exec or struggling & poor, they still have a choice. The fire in them can still be lit. When? Sadly, I can't tell you.