Barack Obama Owes The Black Community And “Something Must Be Delivered”
By Dr. Boyce Watkins
www.BoyceWatkins.com
I couldn’t help but notice that while many of us have been carried away by the
Barack Obama train, some have refused to buy a ticket. I understand completely, because I am the last person to buy anyone’s hype. Healthy skepticism is a good thing, and we should all keep it in our pocket.
But haterology is a serious science and diagnosing it can be an art.
My latest patient is Mr. Tavis Smiley. I like Tavis as a person and respect him a great deal.
Simultaneously, Tavis Smiley must work through the demons within him that have always christened himself as the next Barack Obama. Shit, I’m sure Tavis Smiley thought he would be Barack Obama before Barack Obama thought he would be Barack Obama. So, it must be incredibly confusing for Smiley to watch Obama go from “just some guy” to the next JFK. Tavis Smiley, Al Sharpton and others have, quite honestly, been humbled. Brothers like Tavis Smiley and Al Sharpton don’t like being humbled.
Obama owes no one, he has a new team and he refuses to be beholden to the Civil Rights Movement. He is like Al Capone coming to Chicago to run the liquor business “the right way”. Such boldness makes the haters come out of the wood work. That’s a fact.
BUT…….
Obama is benefiting from a landslide of black support, built on social credit being extended on campaign promises. The Black Community is like the loving, committed spouse, willing to ignore immediate needs so their partner can conquer the world. But at the end of the day, something must be delivered.
Tavis Smiley, State of the Black Union: Dr. Boyce Watkins
