Status Updates From The Persistence of the Colo...

In the introduction, the many times the author says "blacks this and blacks that" just does not sit right with me. I guess I'd prefer him to say "black people" or "African-American" over saying "the blacks". I don't like it

These last two chapters are tough, tough on the heart, tough on the soul, tough on the brain...

"One of the things I loved about my mother was not only did she not feel rejected by me defining myself as African American, but she recognized that I was a black man .... and my experiences were going to be different than hers. "

Well the statistics and facts regarding AA elected representatives at any level of American governance is most certainly depressing, especially when presented in one chapter, but also reminds me again of the emotional and historical power of Obama's election and the inauguration itself.

Was really excited about this but I'm kind of having a tough time getting into it.