They have never given a hoot about The Black Church. Rev Wright has been on the South side of Chicago doing a great work. Were was the media? most likely in the suburbs doing what they do and not even thinking about a Rev. Wright. White America don’t care about what we believe and who we believe in.

Think about like this, if The Black Church help shape a man to become president you and I both no that White America want it shut down. The Church has been a empowering tool for Black America for a long time and for us to believe that it’s no longer needed is stupid. Were else will we get the truth weather we like it or not.

If you want to know what a Black Church is look at the church body if it look like the head that is a black church weather we want to admit it or not.

I’ve even considered the fact that people will disagree with the black community being strong. A lot of people are much more satisfied with the idea of the black community staying a disorganized group until we all can come together and agree on a single issue. By then it will be much too late. I may disagree with you. Does that mean I shouldn’t support your input to be a part of this discussion? Reverend Wright is not my problem. The racial disparity he speaks of is a much larger issue for the black community.

Peace

He is a liberation theologists and not all black churches espouse liberation theology. Just because he is angry and perhaps even righteous indignant on some levels does not make him worthy of my support.

and thats why Barrack Obama will not be President.
blacks are living in the past and too full of “you owe me” to have a President in 2008.
When blacks are willing to dump the “attitude” and participate as equals in country, than a black President will be truly welcomed and loved.
Right now, if Obama were elected he would be one of 2 things.
Either an “Uncle Tom” for not handing out enough or a man with a “black agenda” for handing out too much.

If blacks feel that what Rev. Wright said about this country is the truth than Black Americans with that blatant hatred and mistrust need not apply. (for anything)

Rev.Wright wants an audience; the bigger the better. If Jesse can get $10,000 for a speech, Wright figures he should too. Our mistake as black people is to keep looking to find our political leaders in pulpits. Anyone who claims God personally told him or her to become a minister has got to feel that whatever they do or say is divinely inspired, even if its nonsense. Which, by the way is mostly what Wright puts out there.

Saludos.

Saludos.

Those who “disagree with” or repudiate Rev Wright are letting the lying spin artists control perspective and perception. Rev Wright has said nothing false, hollow, or factually wrong. His hypothesis on the origin of AIDS is not an accusation, but rather, a statement that given the US Govt’s history of treating people in various lethal and injurious experiments, it wouldn’t be surprising to learn that the AIDS virus was intentionally spread. That’s a whole lot different from making the accusation bluntly and without factual support.

The truth is that given the Agent Orange use in Vietnam, the Tuskegee Experiments, Project MK Ultra, and other similar situations, the US Govt has time and again demonstrated that if someone can make money on a gambit, it doesn’t matter how many innocent Americans need to be injured or killed in the process. Profit trumps all.

And in the case of Obama, it has trumped his prior integrity, and that’s why he had to turn his back on, and repudiate, the truth-telling Rev Jeremiah Wright. Because really, Rev Wright’s truths threaten the powerful Wall Street players, the big corporate fat cats, the wealthy Americans who all feel fat, well-fed and comfortable these days. If Rev Wright’s teachings should reach more ears and minds, more people would see that Obama is a fraud, that the American Dream is unattainable, and that the “news” media have been lying to us for decades.

But it’s easier to simply believe that Barack Obama is an agent of “change.” Even if no such agency is shown.

I do disagree with your belief that Black people are not standing behind Rev. Wright. When the debacle hit the fan most folks didn’t really care. We are used to hearing sermons along the same vein. Churchgoers and infrequent churchgoers already know the deal. I think the lack of public commentary is attributed to fear. After witnessing the public (white folks) outcry many Black people realized that this issue had the ability to jeopardize Obama’s nomination. [Ironically enough, even though many people say they don't care or are voicing their removed bitterness they still have a little shred of hope and would love to see a Black man simply run for president.] Instead of fanning the flames by talking about it most people just want the brotha (Wright) to shut up so people can forget, thereby dismissing any negativity associated with voting for Obama.

I think the hush you hear from Black folk is disappointment is disappointment. Most Black folk are thinking, “NOW IS NOT THE TIME, Rev.” Is it necessary to stir up all of this negativity and scare potential white voters now? No. Reverend Wright knows the deal. He knows that the white owned media is going to take buzz words from his speech and make a sound bite rap song. He knows it’s going to be repeated over and over again. He also knows he will forever be known as Obama’s pastor. I’m pretty sure if he stopped for a moment he would understand and agree with Obama’s position.

Racial drama is always going to be with us. Always. The opportunity for a man of color to run for president of the United States may not come for awhile. We should all focus on winning this battle of getting a man of color in teh position to be RUN for President and then focus on fighting the next one.

Unlike separatist forms of black nationalism such as those voiced by Marcus Garvey and Malcolm X, the dominant black jeremiad tradition conceives of blacks as a chosen people within a chosen people. The African American jeremiad tradition, then, characteristically addresses two American chosen peoples – black and white – whose millennial destinies, while distinct, are also inextricably entwined. – Link

I figure then that perhaps some are still figuring out how to sort out that impasse in the sense that Rev. Wright told the truth but he kinda slammed the door at the same time in the face of those to whom those truths were addressed.

On the other hand, there is also the possibility of a strategic move by Rev. Wright. I found this essay of particular interest: The sacrifice of Jeremiah Wright. In such a case, perhaps the next move does belong to Rev. Wright himself. And so we wait.

Still, some are taking steps to keep the conversation going, albeit in tentative fashion. This may be the best way yet, rather than a full confrontation.

Many of the more vocal civil rights era black leaders have succumb to old age, poor vision and bad health.

Intellectual rights have replaced civil rights and the sun has set on their activism.

They high profile black leaders you speak of abdicated freedom and independence in exchange for promises, special privileges and civil rights.

The Voting Rights Act was one of the civil rights our forefathers, grandfathers and fathers marched, fought, or were imprisoned and died for.

The last official act of the civil right era black leaders was to live and fight long enough to see The European players symbolically extended the Voting Rights Act before the N.A.A.C.P in 2006.

21ST CENTURY
The current condition and situation we are in at this very moment can’t be blamed on the remaining living black leadership from that era.

The remaining living black leadership from the civil rights era has retained your privilege to vote for over 25 years.

They did their part.Let them rest in peace.

TAKE YOUR TURN
Take your turn because cowards die many deaths.Young educated African American readers, writers and producers stop hiding from your responsibilities.

Step up to the plate. Take your turn. Stop looking for the senior citizens to save the day.

I pray that you young, strong, educated African American leaders won’t be like the coward black men of Rosewood that would hide in the forest until Obama wins and then run out of the forest looking to have your say and to ride on the presidential freedom train.

GATHER YOUR INTELLIGENCE AND COURAGE.
It is incumbent you to collectively gather your intelligence to establish an industry, technology or infrastructure to replace the symbolic voting rights gesture and the dead civil rights agenda.

In the 21st century when the Voting Rights Act is taken away with nothing to take its place, it shall be the failed legacy of 21st century black leadership. The young black leadership of the 21st century has the sole responsibility to create and establish for us a new legacy of inclusion.

The 21st century black leadership consists of young black educated African American readers, writers and producers. The young black educated African American readers, writers and producers are the ones with the responsibility to create for us a new legacy of 21st century inclusion.

Young educated African Americans should not be attempting to build on what the black civil rights leadership negotiated 25 years ago. The civil rights agenda was right for their time in history. The civil rights agenda is their victory and legacy.

DEFINED INTELLIGENCE
Defined intelligence suggests that the N.A.A.C.P. should be renamed and become “in fact” the B.R.S.C.C. (Black Race Strategic Command Center For Defined Intelligence.) for the 21st century.

UNDERCOVER SMART
Young black African American writers and producers stop accusing the European players of not aiding and abetting our survival because without intent, that is exactly what they are doing.

Undefined intelligence prevents you from seeing that the European players without intent are helping us by challenging the Arab players in Iraq.

The European players are challenging the Arab players that otherwise would be insurgents in Sudan.

Young bright educated African Americans should be grateful for the assistance from the European players.

In technological terms the European players without intent dropped us off on high tech ground.

African Americans are the most advanced Africans on the game board. Thanks to the European players’ technology, infrastructure, and industry you have a unbridled opportunity to compete in the 21st century.

Instead of complaining about white America you should thanking them for bringing us this far.

Enoch Mubarak
Mubarak Inter-prizes

Politics and Truth – Wright, Obama and the Media, which pretty much says the same thing as you. There was also a Yahoo news article stating that there were a few people from the black community that stood up for Wright, but I cannot find the article anymore.

There has not been enough said of the issue, and not enough support for the truth.

It is apparent that any discussion that makes some in “White” America, which you call “mainstream American” uncomfortable with our country’s history is off the table. The issues Reverend Wright discussed in his sermon are serious and not marginal. Perhaps if there was a real dialogue in this country people would be proud of the results that came from the suffering faced by the descendants of African Slaves. This experience molded a significant portion of our nation’s history, culture, and economy.

The 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution provided an untold amount of rights that millions of European immigrants enjoyed, while African Americans had to wait a hundred years to be welcomed as full fledge citizens. In addition the Civil Rights Acts of the 60s provided rights to all subsequent Americans, not just African Americans. Women of European descent gained significant social gains in our economy. Also, slave trade provided the United States economy with a significant competitive advantage economically provided to the economic elite to invest in the Industrial Revolution. So I would hardly call the opinions of African Americans “marginal”, “radical”, or “divisive”.

I would like to recommend two articles for further research on the Reverend Wright “issue”:

“Uh-Obama: Racism, White Voters and the Myth of Color-Blindness”-By Tim Wise: http://www.lipmagazine.org/~timwise/Obama.html
“The Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright and the Audacity of Truth” By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/032208F.shtml