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Have we been in this country for more than 400 years?
Survived slavery, segregation, Jim Crow and other
Atrocities to put our own race out of business by
making men invisible and women educated?
I don't think so!
Now, let me say up front that I am not against my
sisters getting impressive credentials. However, the
reason why God opened the academic and financial doors
to many women of color is to be helpers to men of
color so we can all be blessed as a people and a
nation!
Not just a chosen few.
I don't know where you are today, brothers, but I have
noticed that many of our politicians, black and
white, liberal and conservative-quickly pointing out
the number of up-coming young women they have on their
staffs-but few young men of color.
I have noticed, even in the Black community, that when a Black
company does make it, you see a whole lot of young
women, but few if any, young men in the photos of
celebration.
Go to any African American businessman or
businesswoman and ask them how many young men of color
are working for them and they give you the same
refrain that we heard from other cultures: "We can't
find any!"
However, as those individuals go to work, head to
school, or out to shop, there are dozens of young men
of color who go overlooked, under encouraged and
under appreciated by their own people.
Society cannot preach that education is a needed doctrine
only to our young women without teaching them how to
cook, clean, or sew. We proudly state that our
daughters know more about financial portfolios than
how to use an oven, make their own clothes, or shop at
a grocery store for other than something that can be
made in microwave.
A young woman full of education,
but void of common sense in how to carry herself is
nothing more than a well-groomed Delilah waiting to
clip your son, Samson. And, we all know what happened
to that brother! It's recorded in the Book of Judges.
On our bookshelf this month; "Faith of the Fatherless"
by Paul C. Vitz (1999, Spence Publishing, 174 pages).
If you want to know how to turn a young man either
towards God, or away from Him, read some of these
historical stories about a host of men and what
happened to them with and without having a father
around to make a difference.
Next, we have, "Going For The Max", by Max Cleland (1999, Broadman & Holman Publishing, 144 pages). Vietnam veteran, former State
and U.S. Senator Max Cleland lays down 12 important
points that helped him turn his life around, and will
make a difference if we want to experience life to the
fullest.
Lastly, a golden oldie by Carlton Pearson,
"Is There A Man in The House?" (1996, Destiny/Image
Publishing, 172 pages). If you are finally becoming
aware of the problems of manhood in America, this is a
good primer book. Pearson's give-and-take examples on
marriage alone should open more than a few eyes of
both sexes.
"Brothers, if you want your wife to act like a
thoroughbred, don't treat her like a nag! - Tony
Evans
Mike Ramey
Ramey is a syndicated columnist, minister and
journalist and his monthly column has nearly 2 million
readers across the US, Canada, and the Bahamas.
Letters Welcome from friend or foe alike. Drop a line
to The Manhood Line, c/o Mike Ramey, PO Box 20131,
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46220 or email
manhoodline@yahoo.com
http://mypages.netopia.com/manhoodline. Copyright
2000 Barnstorm Communications (11)
December 2000
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