Nappy Headed Black Child

Does Anyone remember that one person in the neighborhood that always looked out for you, snitched on you, was always up at the school, guided you when u needed?

Well folks we need more of those type of people.

We have to be collective parents. We have to stand in the gap to provide for those children who have less than stellar parents, parents who cant be there like they want, or just that child that think anything their parents say is dumb until someone else they respect say it. Honestly, there is not a child in the world that wants to grow up risking their lives, selling poison, and hurting people if they know there is a better way. And if there is its because were negligent in our duties to showing them a better way. Until we become responsible for our entire community and start owning our failures as well as we like to claim our successes in our communities...progress if any at all will be slow.

I know it makes sense but the biggest barrier to this is that the people most in the position to make a difference and be those collective parents, are afraid. They have allowed their affluence and success to separate themselves and act like all these kids need to do is work hard and ignore the whole host of issues that are present in the lives our our young brothers and sisters that produce this negativity. A lot of us are too busy being self absorbed and shirking our responsibility. To many of us look down through our noses at our own.

Is it dangerous yes, some of these youths are involved in some very serious very heavy activities and is that to an extent their responsibility..But when your perception that being a thug is your only choice, We are the only chance they have because this world is set against.

So with that said go mentor, go organize, go coach something, go tell that kid that you are there for them. Get in these streets and be active consistent examples of positivity. Go be a Parent to these kids that need them.