i have lots of black men that i respect and some
black women too. i respect the black men who lived
with their families on both sides of us for many of
the years that i was at home. those men worked hard
side by side with my dad. they don't have to be
famous, but, they earned respect.

--- Michael Collis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Gary,
> The only way to get respect is to earn it.  I
> haven't seen anything from
>   Jackson deserving of respect in a long time.  I
> respect African
> American men, Malcolm X, Michael Jordan, Eddie
> Murphy, George Washington
> Carver, Booker T. Wadhington, Martin L.King, Morgan
> Freeman  Denzel
> Washington, Wesley Snipes, Colin Powell, and Douglas
> Wilder are all
> examples of men, African American men, I respect.
>
> I expect most Americans have the same feelings about
> Scott Peterson as
> they do for Michael Jackson, and he is Caucasian
> American.  Why is it
> that 65% of prisoners in the penal sysatem are
> African American? I can
> give some hints, but you aren't going to like them.
> Lack of role
> models, lack of a father, lack of history, and lack
> of a sense of
> responsibility have all contributed to this.  Why is
> it that you are not
> behind bars?  Most crime on African Americans are
> caused by African
> Americans. Why?  I think there's more to this than
> simple prejudice.
> That doesn't mean I'm letting Caucasians off the
> hook, but think there's
> much more to it than that.
>
> Gary Norris Gray wrote:
> > thank you deri
> > thats what i'm talking about
> > and americans have always put a bull eyes on many
> african american men
> > why is that 65 % residence of the american penial
> system are african american  men
> > that is not by coinsidense....
> > micheal jackson maybe guilty but most of america
> has him tried and convicted already.
> > guilty until tried..


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