Exercise Your Right to Read

It's one thing to be registered to vote and black. Mainly because people died, were bitten by dogs, and sprayed by water hoses to get and keep that right. Many times we forget about the right to read, not just to read, but the right of education and being aware.

We get too caught up in getting out the vote, instead of knowing the reasons why we are voting. Are you voting Democrat because that's been the move of the black majority since The New Deal? Or you not voting for Romney because after party realignments the Republican Party has been allegedly associated with discrimination against the poor, disfranchisement of the black vote, or you think Willard will take away your food stamps and your 24 inch wet & wavy weave?

In the words of Waka Flocka "Voting Cool," but what's even cooler is having an understanding of where each candidate stands on the issues and how it will affect you, your family, your community, your nation and more importantly the world.

So your voting for Obama because his believes that investing in teachers and education can to improve our economy, (so that we can hire more talent from here) he wants to focus on more reusable energy to cut down on foreign oil dependence, and he visually promotes a well knit black family, which many sadly are lacking.

I get on my FB or twitter account and people that I'm 99% sure cant tell you about any local election candidates have the audacity to get political for 3 months out of 48 month period and preach about the importance of voting. If your comfortable with 9 bucks an hr, being single with 2 kids, and having a 2pm showing of Maury being the highlight of your day (so you can make side bets on DNA test) what can either candidate do for you? Nothing!

Motivate yourself to be more, than educate yourself on what they can do for you. Too many blacks have been beaten, raped, and lynched for people not to exercise their right to read, know, and obtain knowledge. Voting means nothing if you're doing just so you can tweet about it!