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Originally posted by Yo Brotha from anotha Motha:
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Yo Brotha from anotha Motha:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by stupid people suck:
I'm sick of hearing that the white people owe black people because african people was used as slaves by white people.I have never owned a slave and the black's that are saying this crap has never been a slave.What's with this?.Not much to worry about. All you here about is how the black kids don't have any adult males to look up yo. One must conclude that they won't have anyway of proving who their ancestors were
Please dont hijack this thread with bigotry, thats a bunch of crap. That attitude adds to the problem.
No bigotry ROV, just stating the facts. Wake up and smell the coffee.
I take exception to the "know who your daddy is" implications, but this is for real
As a white liberal running in a majority African American district, Tennessee Democrat Stephen I. Cohen made a novel pledge on the campaign trail last year: If elected, he would seek to become the first white member of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Now that he's a freshman in Congress, Cohen has changed his plans. He said he has dropped his bid after several current and former caucus members made it clear to him that whites need not apply.
"I think they're real happy I'm not going to join," said Cohen, who succeeded Rep. Harold Ford, D-Tenn., in the Memphis district. "It's their caucus and they do things their way. You don't force your way in. You need to be invited."
Cohen said he became convinced that joining the caucus would be "a social faux pas" after seeing news reports that former Rep. William Lacy Clay Sr., D-Mo., a co-founder of the caucus, had circulated a memo telling members it was "critical" that the group remain "exclusively African-American."
Other members, including the new chairwoman, Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, D-Mich., and Clay's son, Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo., agreed.
"Mr. Cohen asked for admission, and he got his answer. ... It's time to move on," the younger Clay said. "It's an unwritten rule. It's understood. It's clear."
The bylaws of the caucus do not make race a prerequisite for membership, a House aide said