April's Editor's Note
I Have A Dream Too!...
By Cashana
Obama’s speech is our generations “I Have A Dream” speech. I, too, have a dream.
I dream of the time when race will not matter and we can live together black, white, brown, red, blue and whatever other colors out there in harmony.
I dream of a time when being a black woman doesn’t mean I have to be superwoman. I want to not do twice as much as my white female counterparts or work longer and harder than them to only get a pat on the back. I don’t want to be a single mother. (Ain’t gonna happen.)
I dream of a time when teenagers will stop having children while they are children themselves.
I dream of a time when a woman will put her children above any relationship she may have. I dream of a time when a man will put his children above any relationship he may have.
I dream of a time when my paycheck will last longer than the last bill being paid.
I dream of a time when folks learn to love themselves above all, so they can find the real love that is destined for them.
I dream of a time when a man can like a female and she doesn’t like him back and it is okay, because she knows she can do better.
I dream of a time when the names of the clothing on your back are not more important than the fact you have clothes on your back.
I dream of a time when black folks stop living as though they are the house n..as and start acting like they built the house, because right now the mentality forgets they own nothing in the house and with the flick of a whip they could be right back outside in fields with the rest of us.
I dream of a time when men will respect women and women respect each other.
I dream of a time when we do not judge others and others stop feeling like someone is always judging them.
I dream of a time when folks don’t worry about folks talking about them, because if they talked about Jesus Christ, what makes you think you can’t be talked about? Who cares? Let it go and dream of better things.
I have big dreams huh?...Imani!