You've Got To Be Kidding!!!!

Hey I get it, I love Jesus just like the next good Christian, but I really think Jesus would do more than take a Black man to church on Easter Sunday, he would be in these streets demanding jobs for all people!!!

I don't understand why these connections are not being made more adamantly.  The reason there is violence is because there are NO JOBS.  The reason there is poverty is because there are NO JOBS.  The reason we comprise 70% of the prison population is because there are NO JOBS!!!

What does going to church have to do with this?  Its a repeat of the 1995 attempt for atonement.  Yes we got issues, hell, who does not have issues.  But we also have little to no economic means for protecting and providing for our families and communities.  In 1995 like today we were experiencing a financial downturn.  We were in the middle of welfare reform, failing schools, omnibus crime bills, deregulation of industries, and international conflicts...no different than today.

But it is different today, because right now, its worst.  We are in the middle of one of the worst legislative governing bodies we have ever seen, the highest prison population in the world, massive cuts to the social safety net, increased long term unemployment, record breaking foreclosures, and a dismantling of public education never experienced before in the history of our country.

What will taking a Black man to church do to at minimum address these global atrocities.  Nothing in my opinion.  Absolutely nothing.

It is a farce, an embarrassment to the name of Jesus, that at the time of this great struggle for humanity we are encouraging Black males to go to church on Easter!!!  For What!!!???

Don't get me wrong I believe in the institutional relevance of the Black Church.  Its importance to the fabric of the black experience.  The liberation theology that once rang out strong and committed to freedom for all, but that's not what I've been observing for the last 20 years.

I'm overwhelmingly disappointed. There are no words for me right now, and so I will put my head down and stay low on the grind.  Diligent on the path towards organizing and writing, and strategically aligning with resources that are going to facilitate the shifts we are experiencing and will continue to experience until we move from the age of Europe to the age of Humanity.

Peace and love!