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Old 05-22-2008, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by JavaBlack View Post
It's not so much an issue of forgiving as of setting things right.
For the most part no one is expecting that white people owe an apology. The concern is that years of foul treatment has left their communities in shambles.

If you don't recognize that motivation, you will get nowhere.
Simplifying it down to "forgiveness" will only come off as insulting.
I disagree! It is an issue of forgiving! Too many are blaming all the ills of their lives on something that happened decades ago. White abuse of blacks contributed to their communities deteriorating, but in recent decades, they have a lot of blame to accept themselves.

In the end, nobody can help you if you will not help yourself!

I have been too broad and general here and I realize that. There are many sucess stories in black America, but the common thread between all of them is personal effort!!!
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