You can love the President without disparaging African Americans. You can love the President, without distorting the history of slavery and the 13Th Amendment. And you can afford to be colorblind, without distorting the impacts of welfare on people of colour.
If you must speak about welfare, you must first take a tutorial from your friend in the White House about corporate welfare, why he champions tax breaks for the rich, and why he thinks not releasing his tax returns is smart, as he told Americans during the Republicans Presidential Primary debate.
Read, brother, read. It makes the man more than money.
I will recommend two books for you. One, "Up From Slavery: The Autobiography of Booker T Washington." And two, "The Autobiography. Of Malcolm X."
Somewhere in his book, Malcolm X alluded to the fact that he didn't realise how deficient he was in vocabulary until he was confronted with English composition in prison. And he devoted his prison life to studying and learning, with the help of Honourable Elijah Mohammed.
He came out a better man, richer in wisdom, changing lives at home and abroad.
Booker T Washington didn't know about education or School until he was about fifteen years old. He was working at a Coal Mine with his stepfather when he accidentally eavesdropped on two white men discussing an institution far away from where you could learn how to read and write. He made up his mind to go. But first, he must save.
He worked and saved for one year, using his stepfather as his bank. When the time came to proceed to the unknown, his stepfather couldn't give an account of one year's savings. Young Booker persevered. And saved for another year.
And up from slavery, Booker started a journey to the unknown. Halfway, he exhausted his savings on transportation and feeding. He didn't go back home. Once again, he persevered.
He got a job at a dockyard and continued working and saving until he was able to raise a sufficient amount of money for the completion of the journey to the Whiteman's world.
He arrived and was admitted after a practical interview, having to do with cleaning. They also offered him a job. And the rest is history.
He built the Tuskegee Institute in 1881, an institution devoted to the training of Black men. And he became the First Presidential Adviser of colour, working with President Teddy Roosevelt.
His search for wisdom and love for books was not in vain. He didn't demonise people of colour to secure the confidence of Roosevelt. He was a man of honour, principles, and uncommon wisdom.
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