February is Black History Month

While we do not bow to the current fashions in historical studies, we will use this opportunity to note several items of interest.


Morgan Freeman gets it Right
Morgan Freeman blasted the concept of a month dedicated to black history, calling it "ridiculous."
"You're going to relegate my history to a month?" the 68-year-old actor says in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes". "I don't want a black history month. Black history is American history."
Freeman further noted there is no "white history month."
The actor says he believes the labels "black" and "white" are an obstacle to beating racism.
"I am going to stop calling you a white man and I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man," Freeman says. Perhaps he realizes that we are, simply, Americans.
(in a humorous, though telling warning, online commenters noted "Freeman better be careful -- if he keeps rocking the PC boat they will pull a Cosby on him" and "If he keeps this up, he may get a taste of the Bill Cosby treatment from the so-called black leaders.")

So, I guess we'd like to also thank Mr. Cosby for his honesty in the last couple of years. Pity that those who need to hear him and learn from his words the most, won't. Thank the current cadre of conniving black leaders, of the Jesse Jackson variety, truth and realism will fall while racism and robbery continue.

editor note: while we sympathize with Mr. Freeman's position, we find ourselves, in a broad national context, unable to remove "black" from titles. It is only a matter of practicality when dealing with a media oversaturated by white and black. Thus the below uses of "black."

Black Leaders who are leading (sorry Jesse Jackson)
http://www.nationalreview.com/lopez/lopez200602150839.asp

Renewal starts with the family. Leadership begins in the home, by the father. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan was famously attacked for his insistence upon the role of the family, in fighting poverty and crime, and providing for stability and advancement. And by family, he meant a father and mother engaged in rearing their children. And he was speaking of the inner-city black community. But it is a truth and lesson for all, race matters not at all. The family must survive intact or society will fracture.
The Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson agrees. Character matters. To learn more about Peterson's work, visit http://www.bondinfo.org/