BMWK’s Words of Wisdom
Your favorite website Black and Married With Kids is a part of a great promotion sponsored by Alltell. They’ve joined together with Dr. Maya Angelou to give out (10) ten thousand dollar scholarships to students of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. In order to participate the students must submit an essay on the following topic:
“The foundation has been laid. And as a people, we’ve shown what we can do when called upon for change. How are you being called to build upon this new spirit of change?”
TheMom and I (TheDad) started thinking about how we are being called upon to build our portion of the new spirit of change and here is what we came up with.
Over the years the black family unit has been under attack from inside and outside of the black community. Certain ideas and concepts have been perpetuated through various mediums that support ideas such as:
Black people don’t get married.
All black women are single mothers.
Black men don’t stay in the home as fathers.
These are just a few of the things I hear on a constant basis and the sad part is that some people inside and outside of the black community are beginning to believe it.
Our purpose is to usher in a spirit of change in the thinking of men and women across this country and throughout the world as it relates to the black family. Even though we may not be shown on the television or on magazine covers there are millions of happily married black couples in the United States.
Recently a report came out that showed the number of black children being raised by two parent households is on the rise and at the highest that it’s been during this generation. This report went out without fanfare or much recognition. A week later a report about a rise in murders among black teens was trumpeted from every newspaper and evening newscast. Our purpose is to be that equalizer. Your source for information that counters what you do hear and shares what you won’t hear.
Within the next week we’ll be announcing a nationwide initiative that we’re launching that is designed to bring attention to the millions of successful black marriages and families across our nation. No longer will we allow people to think that our beloved President and First Lady are the first examples of a loving black husband and wife since Bill Cosby played Cliff Huxtable on a TV show in the 80s. We’re going to make it cool to be married again because we realize that the family is the foundation of the community.
We ask that you assist us with changing perceptions, breaking stereotypes and destroying myths about our culture and our community. This is how we plan to build upon this new spirit of change.
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