03/23/2026
I am beyond concerned about some people in the younger Black generation.
I had a conversation with a young person about some business.
I casually mentioned that travel to the Middle East (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, etc) is not really an option right now.
They said, “Why not?”
Before I could stop myself, I said, “Excuse me? What do you mean, ‘Why not?’”
“I don’t understand.”
“The WAR?!”
“What war?”
I literally had do a deep breathing exercise.
These are the same “kids” in their 20s and 30s who “don’t care about politics” and “I’m not really interested in that kind of stuff.”
But will itch and moan about groceries, gas and gorilla glue for their lace fronts being sky high.
This “child” had no idea there was an election last week. Let less that people expired prematurely due to violence so that they have the right to vote.
And what’s crazy?
These same “kids” will be fit to be tied if the SAVE ACT is passed and somebody tells them they can’t vote.
And you know who I fault?
US. The now elders, in our 50s and 60s, who didn’t take seriously the sacrifices Medgar, Malcolm, & Martin made. We didn’t teach them about Fred, Huey, Bobbie and Assata. We pushed Fannie, Diane & Angela to the peripherals of our conscience.
Why?
Because we were babies when they were in their prime?
Because each of them represented someone the same age as our parents, who made us go to church, school and work (and we “wasn’t gone make our kids do that like our folk did)?
Or.
Was it.
Because everyone I mentioned above was harassed, reviled, surveilled, terrorized, brutalized, incarcerated, and, some, unalived for the sake of uplifting their people.
Because we were too scared, lazy, indifferent ourselves to instill the fight.
So we chose the flight.
Our lack of respect for the work our ancestors did has led to our very next generation not understanding the sacrifices made for them to sit around and play XBox all day or scroll on Instagram all night.
This is where we are. A whole generation of Black people who don’t care. At. All. About what is happening in this country.
We are at WAR. Both externally and internally.
Maybe they will get it if bombs start hitting their favorite food spot.
Or, they can’t purchase a bundle of hair in the detention center…