Manly Men of Color

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Comment by Kissofcuba on September 1, 2009 at 7:09am

I truly feel that all men are created equal, some have had advantages that others lacked. men of color have always been a focal point of the worlds development. I believe although men of color have a few obstacles to overcome, we will continue to participate create and excel in things as well as all of our male brothers of all races.

Comment by AJ on August 30, 2009 at 10:27am

I agree, as a Mature Man of Color, I am a statistic in contrast
From a single parent home.
Yes we are in dire circumstances, however like all wars they are won in skirmishes, small battles, and we are winning in many ways.
Our college numbers are up, our small business number are rising.
Yes, the media and the entertainiment industry wants you to beleive otherwise.
I went to America I AM and let me tell you that was a sobering experience, I went through so many mood swings it was ridiculous.
But came out proud, I think that we need to invest in ourselves, build strong families, give our children, our prodigee some roots.
I could say more..........but what say you ??

Comment by D. Salandy on August 30, 2009 at 6:49am

Commenting on: "Men of color are in dire circumstances..."
It has been my observation that men of color in countries where European slavery had once been a part of the historical make up of that country, have an identity problem. The mentality of the newly freed and sometimes confined slave persists even to this generation. And that mentality is still personal survival by any means necessary. The problem with that kind of thinking is that it is to often canabalistic and doesn't take communal or familial responsibility into account. It also destroys and warps the definition of manhood for to many of our boys and young teens coming up. I think It is our responsibility to pass on through words, deeds, examples and stories what it truely is to be a true man in our communities. As men of color, the responsibility of passing on true manhood to our children is of greater importance because of all that is within and with out our communities working against us. We need to step up in force and show the next generation that violence, jewlery, expensive means of transportation, large houses, and the general disrespect and objectification of women does not by any means and in any way have anything to do with true manhood. We need to teach that manhood is a multi-dimentioned and oft times heavy responsibility. That we're not just responsible to ourselves but to our families, our community and to the world. For the world IS indeed watching and judging. Not just by the trappings of our lives, but by our assumed responsibilities, and how we execute them.

Comment by MR_Johnson on June 23, 2009 at 7:58am

I couldn't agree more. I think thats one thing all men should work on, I know that even though Im an understanding man sometimes I have to catch myself making assumptions about peoples character based on clothing or what have you. Theres absolutely no difference here, this group I think is more to solve problems that im finding only in our community, problems that long need a solution, but dont let that stop anyone from any color to join.

Comment by Michael J. Austin on June 22, 2009 at 11:37pm

I have always believed that we all have the same color hearts and that's what we should be judged on, not our skin color.

Comment by Marc Applewhite on June 22, 2009 at 1:43pm

Hello to my fellow manly men of color! I look forward to building with ya'll