Words of wisdom from a friend. Enjoy. Saul. > > < THE TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR BLACK FOLKS> > > > 1. Don't quit your job in anger. (In fact, don't quit your job unless >you've got another one lined up. The last > > > thing we need is more Black folks standing in the unemployment line.) > > > > > > 2. Stop believing that white people all work together and we don't. >(We're always saying that Black folk just > > > can't do nothing together. While we have a lot of work to do in our >community, we have to arrest > > > this psychosis which has us believing and repeating the worst of >everything ever said about us.) > > > > > > 3. Don't believe all white folk are racist. (Sometimes they're just >ignorant, sometimes > > > they're just wrong, and sometimes they just get caught up in all the >afflictions that can strike the best of > > us, even Black folk. > > > 4. Don't take everything personally. > > > 5. Understand that the hair extensions have to come out sometime. >And > > > by the way, if you can sit on them, they're too long anyway! > > > 6. If you own a Black business, and you have one of those posters on >the wall that says > > > "Black is beautiful, but business is business," recognize that it's a >two-way street. Nobody > > > wants to wait an hour to be seated, a half hour for a glass of water, >or >have their food come > > > out piecemeal, and then threaten to walk out before they get the >check. > > > Respect the Black consumer, and the Black consumer will respect your >business. > > > 7. Learn how to disagree without being disagreeable. > > > 8. Buy more books for your kids. (Isn't it shameful that so many >Black >parents will spend more money on sneakers for > > > their kids than they will on books? So, Junebug is fly and no doubt >thinks he can fly, but can he read?) > > > > > > 9. If your children don't have summer jobs, how about having them >volunteer some time, > > > somewhere? As we were taught, an idle mind is the devil's workshop. > > > > > > 10.Know that race isn't everything, and everything isn't race. > > > 11.Stop quoting the Bible if you are not living your life accordingly. >Don't nobody > > > want to hear that! STOP pretending to love Jesus and at the same time >disrespecting black > > > folks daily with a show of nasty attitudes. > > > JESUS SAID, "HOW CAN YOU LOVE ME WHOM > > > YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN AND DISRESPECT YOUR BROTHER & SISTER DAILY? > > > This is a huge problem in the black community, > > > it's called hypocrisy. > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------