Black Leadership
I haven't blogged for some time since I have two other sites where I blog. I ran into this article and I just could not help but give my two cents on the issue.Every time I get into some discussion with my liberal friends about"black leaders", I have always been of the opinion that as blacks, we do not need "leaders" to speak for us, we can do that our selves (thank you) and even if we needed some one to represent us, people like Condi and Gen Powell would beat down Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton any day any time. of course they always disagree. However, I feel this article has vindicated me.
Although Jesse Jackson was seen as the "most important black leader" (which I do not agree with), it is suprising to me that Obama beat Al Sharpton on this one. (Honestly, I am not suprised at all, I think blacks are fed up with the likes of Al Sharpton.) Mark my word, Jesse will soon fall to the bottom of the list.
When blacks were asked to come up with the person they considered "the most important black leader," 15 percent chose Jackson, a civil rights activist who ran for president in the 1980s, while 11 percent picked Secretary of State Rice, 8 percent chose former Secretary of State Powell, and 6 percent named Obama, a freshman Democratic senator from Illinois.
I wonder what percentage any of the NAACP leaders got in this poll?hmmmm.
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