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Bligotry - Black-on-Black Racism. It's Real!

by Wattree 1/23/2013 - 9:06 am

Beneath the Spin*Eric L. Wattree [Read more]

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A QUESTION FOR BOTH TAVIS SMILEY AND CORNEL WEST

by Wattree 1/20/2013 - 6:52 am

Beneath the Spin*Eric L. Wattree

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Black Kids Have Heard Enough Whining - It's Time To Inspire Them To Reach For Their Full Potential

by Wattree 1/17/2013 - 4:39 am

Beneath the Spin * Eric L.

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WHY I LOVE BEING BLACK

by Wattree 1/10/2013 - 3:21 pm

During the sixties we used to say, “I’m Black and I’m proud,” but we never said why. I’d like to correct that.

I absolutely LOVE being Black - and I'm not just saying that because it's expected of me. While I have the ultimate respect for the unique character of every race and ethnicity, if I'm reincarnated a thousand times, I want to come back Black each and every one of them.

Being Black in America gives one an education and perspective on life that you can't get anywhere else. That's not widely recognized, because public attention is often focused on the most dysfunctional in the Black community. But contrary to popular belief, that might not be an altogether bad thing, because it allows the excellence within the Black community time to incubate, untainted by the public eye. That's what allowed Barack Obama to explode upon the world stage as a fully developed powerhouse, and there are hordes of others just like him who are currently incubating in Black cocoons in suburbs and inner cities all over America. [Read more]

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America's Biggest Problem - A Greedy, Self-serving, and Unpatriotic Congress

by Wattree 12/17/2012 - 2:08 am

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree [Read more]

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Black Critics Need to Recognize That There Are Some Things That Obama Just Can’t Do - or is That Really the Problem?

by Wattree 12/10/2012 - 5:40 pm

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree

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An Open Letter to Cornel West

by Wattree 12/8/2012 - 10:23 am

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree

 

An Open Letter to Cornel West

 

"Brother" West,
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These Hands, And This Face, Are Worth Fighting For

by Wattree 12/4/2012 - 8:46 am

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree

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Cornel West's Attack on Jay-Z: A Prime Example of Black-on-Black Racism

by Wattree 12/4/2012 - 8:00 am

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree

 

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What Has Obama Done for the Poor and Middle Class?

by Wattree 11/19/2012 - 8:34 am

Beneath the Spin * Eric L.

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