Greg Thrasher at State Capitol rally April 13, 2011
By Greg Thrasher, VOD Contributing Editor
Director PLANE IDEAS
http://planeideas.blogspot.com
Right here..Right now…For many Black people living in America from the gritty urban venues of neighborhoods like Detroit to the contours of cul de sacs of suburbia these are perilous times even in the post racial era of a Black Man in the White House. The velocity of negativity is at web speed from the media accounts of entire industries collapsing and people being laid off into forever to tales of young children body parts being tortured and burned in shabby 3rd world urban shacks. Life in America is perilous; the revolution is being televised and it is on every channel with surround sound and 3D pictures.
Right here..Right now..This is a moment for the community to step away from the insanity and madness and the aura of hopelessness and decadence and confusion and reach out and hold on to each other from family to friends to associates and maybe even strangers. People are under enormous stress and duress all manner of thoughts, excuses, plots are in the heads of even normal responsible people. The dreams people have now are nightmares full of nothingness.
Harlem Blues by Romare Bearden
Right here..Right now.The Black community more than any other aggregate of people in this nation must get a grip and stop the descent into raw insanity. Our pastors, uncles, aunts, cousins, sons and daughters must reach into their collective souls and memories to create a place where a safe refuge exists, not just a real place but a sphere where the unspoken word is supreme and positive thoughts are cultivated and rewarded and embraced .
The Black community needs a life altering transfusion of humanity and hope. This force must be new and novel and life altering . It must be more than prayers, testimonies and tired sound bites. We have to create a harvest of love even in the dirt of concrete streets and alleys. We must carve out a new real time miracle that enters in our homes and our minds. We need a sound, a noise, a creation of powerful bond that elevates us from the present day insanities. We are in perilous moments 24/7 everywhere in America.
Navigating through hopelessness
Right here..Right now…The Black community must regroup and create a safe haven where love, honesty, civility, decency, trust, sharing, all the ingredients of civility and love must break though. We are in a dark era where fear, anger, frustration, pain, and evil is becoming an accepted norm and custom. Our values and purpose are floundering. We are shaky and unreliable for each other.
Right here..Right now.. Across this great nation in every enclave, backyard, front porch, pew, gym, office, basement, church, temple, playground, bedroom, kitchen our community needs a cultural reset and return to the genius of basic truths and straight forward truth. Our community must step up and correct all the wrongs which have us at the end of cliff.
Right here..Right now….We must save ourselves from each other ….This is where our lives must change ..Right where YOU are when YOU read this…Reach Out and help our community navigate to a new promise land..Right Here..Right Now:
Navigating through Hopelessness- Together
