After reading Juan Williams' opinion article in today's Washington Post, I decided to send the following letter to the opinion page editors.
In reading Juan Williams' opinion piece, "Banish the Bling," I wonder why Juan Williams mentioned lack of marches, which in my opinion do not accomplish anything, but does not mention the people who are addressing the issues that he mentioned.
For example, in Washington, D.C, Concerned Black Men (http://www.cbmdc.org/) has an "adopt-a-school" program where members "serve as positive role models by working with the students in the classroom."
In Washington, D.C., 100 Black Men (http://www.100blackmen.org/) has the "Saturday Leadership Academy" whose purpose "is to enhance school performance and to be a vehicle for African-American youth" or the "Each One Teach One Program" which is a one-to-one mentoring program.
More groups are listed at Black Self Help Information (http://www.blackselfhelp.info), are these not examples for young black people?
Why does Williams ignore the every day black people who are working for change? Why does Bill Cosby ignore these people? Why does the media ignore these people?
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