Major Symposium on The Future for African American Men

View a major symposium on the State of African American Men.

The event was held recently in Washington DC.

This is a continuation of the great debate sparked by Bill Cosby, and expanded on by others such as Juan Williams. At the heart of this debate is the failure of parents, and black leadership to identify the problems and to embrace the right solutions. Those solutions that have been lacking include such things as encouraging education, self pride, personal responsibility, rejecting the degenerate culture of thuggery, criminality & low expectations, and establishing the programs and institutions that have been needed to support young African Americans (men in particular). It ultimately centers on the need for African Americans to embrace personal responsibility, to solve their own problems rather than relying on the government, and on re-establishing the Black family and the idea of "Fatherhood".

This event includes a who's who of African American figures, including both Liberal and more Conservative voices, young and old. There are too many people to list, you will just have to watch the video to find out :).

Excellent event with a lot of interesting viewpoints. No shortage of frankness & plain speech either.

Watch video of the event.

The video of the event will probably be available for streaming only for a limited time. After that, it may be available as a DVD/Tape from C-span. Check the C-span website or contact C-span for availability.

If you have problems with the video stream, leave a message in the comments area to let me know.


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Previous blog entries on this subject

An Exlusive Interview with Juan Williams

Juan Williams and Michael Eric Dyson in Debate on State of Black America

Is Cosby Wrong?

Black Men in Crisis