Monday, February 1, 2010

Lee to black youth: 'Wake up'

By JOE FERGUSON

"We have young black kids and some Hispanic kids -- smart kids -- who fail class on purpose or who act dumb on purpose. In their misguided minds, if you speak correct English ... you are acting white, you are a sell-out, you are an Oreo," Lee said. "But if you are on the corner, smoking a joint and drinking a 40 with you pants below your ass holding your privates -- you a gangster."

He contended that an entire generation has seemingly forgotten that slaves were either whipped, castrated or hanged for secretly learning how to read and teaching other slaves.  Read more...




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