Why does the President have to speak up on this and issues like it when that argument could have been taken up by the myriad of rich to wealthy Black and brown entertainers? Where are the eloquent ones with something to say, who can think for themselves, and are not worried about taking a financial hit? Right now the world is hearing from jack asses like Charles Barkley who thinks this about racial profiling, "sometimes it is wrong and sometimes it's right." Charles isn't smart enough to realize racial profiling is ALWAYS wrong no matter if someone gets caught red handed with weapons of mass destruction or nothing but lint in their pockets.
There's this guy I was just made aware of named Alfonzo Rachel, a Black republican who had said some truly repugnant words about Mike Brown Jr. and yet, no push back from ANYONE! Pharrell "Happy" Williams also chimed in about Mike Brown being a bully or exhibiting bully-ish behavior, forgetting for a second that Michael was just 18. Forgetting that at 18 we've all done something to cause us to hang our heads in shame. Thankfully he's walked his words back after the push back on social media, but where were his peers?
Where are the voices that can speak intelligently to this and other matters like it? Why is the Black (financially) elite so silent? Afraid of losing a check? Afraid of white people pulling their support from you and your future projects? Where is Oprah on this? Where is Tyler Perry? Where are all those actors, actresses, singers, dancers, and athletes? Why is the wide receiving corps of the St. Louis Rams football team the only ones willing to make a silent show of solidarity with the protesters?
I'm sure no one honestly expected an indictment of the murderer Darren Wilson but to say absolutely nothing is appalling on damn near ever level that the rage in me has subsided and has given way to shock. I am shocked at you cowards. Shocked and ashamed.
