Comment made by Huxley:
What are you proud of?
I see what you are saying but you need to look at this again; through the eyes of a person or race that have been and still are discriminated. No one would say, "im Black and I'm proud", if being black wasnt ever an issue. To say, "i'm Black and I'm proud" is to say,
I am not going to apologize for my skin color. I acknowledge my accomplishments and acknowledge that I am Black. I acknowledge that I dont look like you and its just Great! This is how God made me and I am not ashame. I walk with dignity with my head up; high and my chest out.

President Obama is is mixed with Nigerian and Caucasian. You all act like you walking around with you eyes closed. But the real problem is that he is BLACK. I know that whites voted for him. If they didnt, he will not be in office just on the Black votes. Obama is an walking example of many accomplishments. Accomplishments of a Black man. Black men are so torn down. Blacks are treated as the lowest on the Totem pole . No one wants to be black. People are trying to bleach their skin. The lighter the better. I dont care what you are saying people still see BLACK. Did you notice that most, if not all, of the protestors against him speaking to children about staying in school and achieving, were whites. Over the years, many presidents talk to the kids. Parents are told the schools not to air that. Its disgraceful! You would have thought he was promoting drugs or living a "thug life". Did you see when he gave his address about the Healthcare reform, how disrespectful the "white"congressman was. He was a republican and it had nothing to do with being republicans;fully. Because you had many that was seated in the same room. We had Republican presidents and Democratic presidents giving speeches for years. You dont have to agree with nothing that came out of their mouths, but they were respected. There was never an outburst. That's a sign of disrespect. And its all because of RACE. The, the congressman goes on CNN OR FOX and apologize to the white house. NO! HELL NO! (excuse me). HE should apologize to the President; President Obama.
So Huxley, you need to look at this again. We should be proud of our accomplishments, just because we did accomplish something. But we are living in a world; a REAL world that judges the appearance. Think about it.

In response to Magz comments:
Go ahead and throw us all in the same category. There are 50+ states in "America", and the 50 million or so Black people who come from these 50+ states lack values and culture.

What a way to generalize.

I'm not understanding your comment. Are you saying that we have no values or are you being sarcastic, repeating someone's statement?

If you are saying this, then its really bad. Do you know any blacks. Or are you one of those one that sit on the sideline or peak from behind a bush and critque us. Have you made it your mission to get to know us? If you did, are you just hanging around those who are not bettering themselves and then concluding that Black folks are so ignorant; they dont want anything out of life. Or, have you gone around blacks that are educated or those who arent as much, but are productive citizens. With that comment, I DONT THINK SO! I dont know who you are or what race or where you came from;that should not matter, but you truely lack knowledge and education and are unaware. I dont blame you perse because its the media that portray us as gang banging, drug dealing, no class, hoochie, lazy,baby mamas. We're much more than that. We're much more than teenagers having babies ( although every race deal with this issue).
Again the media portray this and air it around the world. Foreigners think that's what we're all about. But we have entrepreneurs who came from nothing and are heads of one of the Fortune 500 companies.Do they air that? NO! Or What about a woman who is married,raising children who became successful and she now see the fruits of her labor. Or just what about airing a black man, who works very hard and took a moment out of his day to be a Good Samaritan? OH NO, THAT TOO MUCH LIKE DOING RIGHT! Lets stop all of this "I'm better than you" crap. Get to know people instead of judging behind the tree; all of us. You will be suprise to know we have a lot in common. And what we do not; its okay. It doesn't always mean were wrong. Its different. You may learn something. God is the CHIEF craftsman; he envision and create array of colors and cultures. That's what make the world go around. And what we do lack; you that are so "better", so "cultured";teach us. Are you willing to or are you the coward that critique from a distance. Lets stop being prejudice. Let embrace one another. If something is wrong, lets pray that GOD change the wrongs into rights.

Magz, if this is not what you meant, than you really need to explain your comment. I really did not understand. But people take this and learn. Love you all!

I AM African American. I DO NOT apologize for it. Let me tell you. You have a sense of culture because you have a place you can go back to where what you are, what you believe and how you practice was not dictacted like us at one time. You werent robbed of that. So the comparison is not fair. And for the record we do have culture and values. They may not measure up to what you all think but its there. If we Americans are so bad, why come here. Stay at home. If I was to go by just what some of you Africans appear to be, i would not see any difference. Because just by appearances alone, some of you are self fish; you marry a person you dont even love and you are not happy. Just marrying out of convience. Or marrying because your parents told you to.Believe or not you have to answer to God about the marriage choice you made. Some of you are not friendly, especially you women. You stay amongst yourselves instead of getting to know others. How can you judge something you dont know. Yes we do have uneducated people that dont go to school and is not thinking about getting educated but look, SO DO YOU! we have whores, hoochies but SO DO YOU! Our black men leave the home: but so do yours and they cheat too. But look what we do have in common. We believe in God. We as African Americans have religious values. We also believe in family. Maybe its not like yours. But dont critcize us. IF you see that we are lacking,TEACH US. Because when it all comes down to it, WE ARE ALL BLACK.

I want to respond to all of this. I am a African American woman. Born in American. I cant apologize for that because some how God made it to be. We have lost a great deal of our culture (African) because of slavery. But some things we held on to. Our ancestors, taught us how to be a woman; How to keep house, cook, clean, whatever. But through suffering, discrimination and even our men leaving the house, we woman do everything. This is not to slight any of our African American men. However, the truth is the truth. Pretty much about 40% or more of African American house holds are headed by woman. We have to teach the girls to be girls and men to be men. Because some of our men left for whatever reason. So when women have to do everthing, something is going to lack. When a family is broken and out of place; things are not in order as they should be. But with Gods help out woman have risen up. Let me say this also. Some of you talk about Nigerian women going through with their men through thick and thin. African American women for years stick with their men; through infidelity, abuse, financial woes, whatever. But however, we are not going to take the abuse that our ancestors and family have went through. We have a voice. We have a right to be happy and have someone love us RIGHT!!! We dont have to take being mistreated just to say we have a man or a husband. One more thing. I was raised to not discriminate. My people have been through so much. Yes I have out own ideas about different race but its nit because I hate them. Look around we alll are different. I dated a Nigerian man but it ended in devastation. If I was a hateful person, I would say that all Nigerian men are no good; but I will not say that. I just encounter a no good man that happen to be Nigerian, or so I will say. This guy according to american standards is not that great looking. He was also shorter thatn I. The outward appearance do make you take a second look, but the guys I date dont all the time look that great. Its about the inside. This guy was very nice to me, he educated and had his own. I didnt have to help him with his
citizenship. He handled that on his own. But waht happen to me. Is that he string me along knowing full well he was going to marry an Nigerian woman. I dated him for two years. There was nothing bad I aould have said about the relationship. I realized that I was in love with him. We took walks, we talked, we even argued. I was myself with him the whole time I was dating I didnt
need to be someone else I felt comfortable. the only thing is that I didnt cook as much for him. It wasnt because I did not know how to cook. Its just that I have been in a previous relationship with a man for six years; I cooked, clean, wash his clothes, everything but he did not want to marry me. I made up my mind that I am not going to be used. If im going to act like a wife, then i'm going to be a wife. I told him that. I cooked sometimes but we ate out. He did most of the pitching in but I worked also and I am not a user, so I paid for some dinners. Sometimes, if he ran out of toliet tissue.i would buy it. I did not live with him, either. So I was willing to do my part. I dated this man. He told me that he loves me. I thought we were working on our relationship, when all the while, he was talking to a Nigerian girl on the phone, who he never saw and they were planning the
engagement and the wedding. He,a Nigerian did not come out and tell me until he got back for Nigeria that he was married. He then told me that before he came to American his family sat him down and told him not to marry an American girl because they
will not let you return to Nigeria: which is not true. My ex would tell me before aall of this that I dont understand Nigerian culture but he still did not tell me that he had someone else and is getting married. HE STRINGED ME ALONG!. Just telling me that I dont understand Nigerian culture does not say a thing to me. He then had these ideas as do some of you that we woman get married and divorce quickly. we dont stay in marriage. That isnt true not for some of us. I was so devastated by this incident that I
cried for days; I couldnt eat or sleep. Im doing better now but there are times when I cry. I even asked him was I in this relationship by myself. He told me no; we had a relationship. I cant understand to this day why he would lead me on knowing he
was not going to marry me. Anyway: I wanted to say to you Nigerians. If America is so bad, we dont have any values; then why come here. Stay in your country. OR better, Since you all have the answers and values. then teach us. Dont come here and put us down. All you see is what someone told you and what you have heard. What I have notice with some Nigerian women, whenyou come here you dont get to know some of oor African American woman. Yes we have hoochies here but so do you all.
But we all are not hoochies. Some of us are educated, goal oriented, loyal and trust worthy and make great wife. We are not perfect; But let me tell you; NEITHER ARE YOU! What I am saying dont put us down as African American. Get to know us, You all stay amongst yourself and judge on the sidelines instead of meeting us. Believe me once you get to know us you will see we have a lot in common. And those things we dont have in common we can learn from each other. As for you men, dont come here using us woman. We, as African American woman have gone through enough for you to emotionally scar us with you lies and betrayals. Believe it or not once you come here you will see that we are all Black. So now iam waiting for your comments.