A Barack Obama presidency would be historic in many ways—it would also require a historic, unprecedented security detail. Two credible threats against Obama have yeilded arrests—one just yesterday in Tennessee, one during the summer– and it makes me wonder how we would protect him and his family if he became president. I wonder if his wife and children could enjoy the same type of exposure as the Carter Clan, who famously put his family out front—I doubt it. But yet and still, we don’t a president living in fear and paranoia, but we have to concede that not everyone is excited about the prospect of having a Black president. It’s been a common conversation in barbershops and beauty salons all across Black America, and we all shudder at the thought.

It’s true that America has changed and our view of race and racism has changed, but in a lot of ways it hasn’t. There are still pockets of prejudice and ignorance in this country. Barack would need to be a president of the people, as that is largely how he has branded his campaign. So we don’t want his security detail to impede his range of motion, but we do what the government to be aware that the run-on-the-mill Secret Service security is not going to cut it. If Obama becomes president, he will require round the clock, armed security. Everywhere.

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The economy, the war, abortion – these are all big issues in the upcoming election. But one we’re sort of leaving out is the one you and I feel the most — the Black Generation Gap. It’s the big differences between the Lil Wayne generation and the Frankie Beverly generation that make ALL the difference. And you, and whoever ends up president, will have to deal with that in one way or another. How so?

As we well know, not only do all Black people not want the same thing, but young people and older people of every stripe have different needs.  Let’s take education for instance. Old heads and young heads see the issue of higher education differently because they have different needs. But no one can deny that the rate of college enrollment among Blacks is up but still not enough to keep pace with other minorities, specifically Hispanics. I think one of the obstacles to a lot of Blacks getting a college education is the cost.  Hopefully, the new head cheese will put some better grants in place or create a better savings bond program so parents can afford to send their kids to school and not be saddled with a lot of debt. But that’s not the biggest issue separating the two generations.

Young heads simply don’t have a torch to carry because they weren’t given one to pass on. They don’t have a political agenda in the way their parents and grandparents did. Since Blacks can attain the same financial successes as White folks, to many youngsters, that means that the struggle for equality is over. Old heads agree that while Black folks have certainly come a long way there seems a long way to go. Old heads see it and preach it, but the youngsters don’t get it. I think the Black Generation Gap is fueled by a lack of accountability from generations past who didn’t pass the baton in a way designed to keep the fight alive. What do you think?

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