Obamas Sister Souljah Moment

Nathan McAll an African American Democrat wrote an honest, transparent, article regarding Presidents Obama "Sister Souljah" moment at the Congressional Black Caucus Dinner. The Article article had solid facts on what took place athe CBC dinner. With solid facts, and a strong opinion from a valuable source Congresswomen (Maxine Waters)  McAll wrote an article that has now gained national attention. This article wrote as an opinion in the Washington Post is now being used against President Obama by Presidential Republican nominees.

McAll was profound in providing Congresswomen Waters as a source. She openly spoke out about an issue, and is a voice in the African American community that stands out and has a tremendous impact.

 McAll’s background shows that he knows both sides of the system to be against it and to be for it, often referred to as the black man who rent from jail to writing for national newspapers, and soon to be national radio personality. McAll is known for being transparent, controversial, and brutally honest in his opinion and editorial articles.

It is said that every president has a Sister Souljah moment and I agree with the statement and I agree with the Nathan McAll and his points made throughout this article. It is plain and clear that President Obama was wrong for trying to a have a “Sister Souljah movement”, he was wrong for using the three words "complaining, grumbling, and crying". Some say he felt a stronger connection with some of the worlds wealthiest, and educated African Americans however those three simple words have raised many eyes from his followers.

McAll’s article was informative, diplomatic, and simple making it an easy read. The only problem I can point is the lack of other sources. Congresswomen Maxine Waters was a valid great choice for a source and opinion however;  many African American individual’s that attended the dinner have a crucial voice in their perspective fields and communities their views and opinions should’ve have been voiced.

President Obama decided to you use the race card, but did not decide on his choice of words carefully. Words are powerful, and every word has a meaning. You can say a word with a positive connotation but if said in the wrong setting or context it can be taken and twisted to have negative connotation. Sad to say but this is what happened for President Obama. Hopefully next time he learns to cross his t’s and dots his eyes perfectly.

McAll must understand although his article was nicely written and had one valuable source. From the outside looking it is another African American trying to put President Obama in a negative light. Black on Black crime? It sounds extreme to say but for many this is what it is caused. Another black man putting another black man down, a black man turning a blacks away from the first black president. Not only causes uproar within the African American community, it makes it harder for individuals who are not of color to respect a writer of color who openly supported the presidential candidate.

As I stated before words are powerful like President Obama Nathan McAll could have chosen his words more carefully towards the end of the article. “The topic of the speech was forgotten. That one phrase made headlines nationwide.” His article topic will be forgotten but the words in the article will remain with republicans, democrats, and those in-between forever.

A general lesson can be learned from both President Obama and Nathan McAll. Words are powerful, words have meaning, always make sure you mean what you say, and say exactly what you mean.

Justice For All. #FreeTroyDavis

Flooded on my twitter timeline was the Troy Davis story and the hash tag #SaveTroyDavis on  every other tweet I was reading from my followers. As of tonight it has reached National News and gained the attention of President Barak Obama via the. So, I decided to dig deeper into the Troy Davis story and find out why it was such a trending topic.  Immediately After reading the CNN Article about Troy Davis, I eagerly encouraged my followers to promote, support, and spread the Troy Davis story and sign the petition.

It is a must read story not just for the African American population but for every individual no matter what your ethnicity is. I find it mind boggling Troy Davis an African American man now 42 has spent the last 20 years of his life locked behind bars for a crime that the police have no physical evidence for. According to the Huffington Post Article this is his fourth time facing execution, and his affected his family in ways never imagined the very first execution was given for July 17, 2007.

Troy accused of murdering Caucasian Savannah police officer Mark MacPahil on Aug 19, 1989 case has unraveled and faced many appeals. This time it marks national news, and supporters of all ethnicity's and socioeconomic backgrounds stand in agreement to free Troy Davis. Davis has gained support of Rev Al Sharpton, Pope Arnold , Archbishop Desmond TuTu,  Former United States President Jimmy Carter, NAACP, ACLU, and a host of many other individuals.

“There is no physical evidence linking Troy to the crime. The murder weapon was never recovered. Yet, he was sentenced to death. He has been on death row for 20 years, despite the fact that the case against him has completely unraveled. In fact, seven of the nine non-police witnesses later recanted or changed their testimonies, many stating that police coercion and intimidation led to their initial implication of my brother. Several new witnesses have come forward and implicated Sylvester Coles as the shooter the man who called the police on Troy as the real shooter.”

Still to this date the state of Georgia has given Troy an execution date of September 21, 2011.