Poor Blacks Succeed if they know Black American History

NOTE: This article was written as a comment to Juan Williams’ recent article “Say It Loudly: Poor Blacks Can Succeed” The entire text can be found at Steve Franks “California Political News and Views“

By Jeffers M. Dodge December 28, 2006

I am a tall white fair-haired male political activist who ran for State Assembly in the 47th District. I lost to incumbent Karen Bass a black woman. I ran on a platform of “Sound Fiscal Policy.”

The neighborhood in my district that needs the most help is the area surrounding Leimert Park, the epicenter of Black American arts and culture and is considered part of South Central Los Angeles. This district is the responsibility of Karen Bass our allegedly great Democratic Black Assemblywoman. She has failed to buck the liberal set of values that keep the Black Americans in 21st Century slavery.

Gangs are growing, Crime is up, Drugs are flowing, to many abortions. There is “Wage Degradation” high unemployment, bad, very bad schools, and what does Karen Bass do while she is up there in Sacramento? She hangs out with known felons. People who have broken the law to get themselves and their friends elected.

I would frequently attend lectures and forums and give speeches and press conferences in the neighborhood. The most striking comment that was expressed to me as a candidate is one that I have heard as long as I remember. “There Isn’t Enough Money.”

My response is there are billions spent in this neighborhood over the past decade, probably more than any other neighborhood on the west cost. My question is where does all this money go? It is supposed to go to community centers for lock-key kids, drug rehab centers gang prevention, homelessness, etc, etc., etc., but most importantly it is supposed to go to the schools in this neighborhood.

How did Karen Bass raise almost three quarters of a million dollars just for her campaign and more importantly what happened to that money? It did not go into the District, I can tell you that.

As a candidate my message is as follows, “There are few social issues that sound economic policy, premised on incentives and competition, cannot solve. Those social issues that cannot be dealt with in economic terms should be left to the providence of the people not the legislature.” This would include dealing with the problem of illegal immigration and a complete modernization of the public k-12 school system and our pension system. We have the tools to make the working poor rich and I intend to introduce them as soon as I am elected.

There is no room in the 21st Century for bigotry. We all have our issues that we have to live with. I have said this many times, “Get off drugs, go back to school, stay married, love your children, go to church, get a job and take responsibilities for your actions.”

Together we built America and made it the most tolerant country in the world. A new and insidious enemy, Islamo Fascism, is threatening all of us equally and we need to stick together to defend it. Get rid of the old African American leaders that highlight and emphasize victimhood and embrace the new crop of Black American Leaders such as the Reverend Jesse Lee Peterson, Ted Hayes, Star Parker, Shelby Steel, and Alveda King.

Learn about Black American History – about who voted for the 13th Amendment to end slavery. Who wrote and voted for the 15th Amendment concerning civil rights, who started the KKK and why. If all Black Americans cannot answer these question they deserve to still live on the plantation.

Get some answers by watching this 10-minute video on “Black America” I distributed during my campaign. http://votedodge.com/blackamericans.html