When Life and Death Divides

If ever there was a time to be pissed beyond words. Today is that day. When I got on my computer this morning I was devastated by what I read. Jeniffer Hudson, a costar of the recently released movie"The Secret Life of Bees," Academy Award winner and former contestant on American Idol had had just lost her mother and 27-year-old brother. Both were found shot to death in their Chicago home last Friday and her 7-year-old nephew was missing up until a few moments ago. They just announced that he was found in an SUV. I can't imagine the type of pain that she's feeling right now. No one, whether celebrity or not deserves this. Yet, in the wake of such a horrific tragedy the remnants of racism are louder than ever. When Barack Obama and his wife Michelle heard about this they sent their deepest sympathies to her and her family. How anyone in their right mind could ever question this as being some sort of a publicity stunt is beyond me. Wake up America Mr Obama is ahead in the polls not because he has to use publicity stunts like this but because the American people are sick and tired of business as usual. For those of us who follow any news, Jennifer sang at the Democratic National Convention therefore it would be safe to say that Barack would be concerned about her. I couldn't believe my eyes when I read some of the comments people wrote criticizing him for wanting to reach out and be supportive. It didn't just stop there, these same ignorant men and women had the nerve to say that black people were animals and that this was a "democratic crime." They also asked why Obama wasn't organizing the streets of Chicago to end black on black crime. Insults! Shame! What a disgrace! This is 2008 people and it's time to start offering prayer and sympathy to others rather than let race divide us. Perhaps in dew season we'll finally be able to see beyond color, race or gender and support each other by speaking kind words. Just a thought.....