Whaddup family. Let's talk about success baby(singing salt and pepper melody) let us talk about all the good thing that may be let talk about success. What is success to you ladies and gentlemen? Is it materialism; how much paper u got or the whips u push? Or is it the job u finally obtained after years in skool? I guess it depends but success is synonymous with achievement of some goal that an individual has. I was reading a fellow bloggers(acting white-see bloggers I follow) umm well blog and it prompted me to write bout specifically our black youth(if ur non-black and reading this youth regardless of color are our future).
The blogger was talking about how many youths that he/she encountered where basically stuck. They felt like they had no future after high school. There are a few that go to college but overall many do. In this century in my opinion college is not an option it is a requirement. I have a lil gurl and i drill her on the advantages of education. Being a college graduate myself i understand the need for a college education and shyt now that aint even good enuff.
There are numerous reasons we can throw around about y black youth are not getting it. Success occurs at various points in my opinion. If ur goal is to graduate high school Bam! success!!! but y stop there create another goal and go get it. I think many of our youth think if their not making millions by age 25 then their a failure.
Parenting is at the top of the list for me as far as motivating our kids. Yeah im biased cuz i am a father but really "it takes a village...."you know the rest. We all need to be paragons for the youth to see that they is a future for black people. Especially if your young it would have more affect because of the age gap difference(less) they may feel like they can relate. I know everyone isnt built for college(i.e. don't wanna go,etc) but teach ur kids(and not just ur biological ones either) the value of education. Nah they don't have to go to college but damn get some post high school degree if just to enrich ur knowledge; feed the brain god.
Lastly i think we put up with too much crap from media and our own people. Pick ur battles though cuz u aint gonna win them all. For instance hell nah i don't let my daughter lissen to Beyonce not when she talking about upgrade u-what message is that for her? Things like dat u gotta be conscience of. Mi hija (daughter) was cheering in dowtown (?) NC and the music they were playing was not appropriate for lil gurls. Me and my Chica told them to change it. Some might say it is just music of the time maybe so but does that make it okay??? Hell 2 the nahhhh....!!!!
Look people wake yo azz up fuk smelling the coffee bust ur kids upside the head with a math book or instead of letting the watch their favorite show like Fairly Oddparents (shyt is hilarious by the way) take them to the museum and if u cant afford that do something for free that enriches their mind.
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