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Farewell
Dear Larry: You are the sanest man in America! I look forward to your columns because I ALWAYS agree with your answers. Great work! Thanks for speaking the simple truth about all issues — racial, political, parental, common sense, etc.
I often …Read more.
Hate Groups
Dear Larry: I want to forget for a moment that it is their constitutional right, because I detest the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis and all other groups that preach hate. A long time ago, they came into cities across America without any protest. Now …Read more.
Troubles With Raising Teenage Son
Dear Larry: I am African-American and a single mother with three children, ages 15, 10 and 8. All of them are boys. I am having a lot of problems with them, especially the eldest.
He argues with me about almost everything. He thinks he is the man/…Read more.
How To Get Race Relations Back on Track
Dear Larry: So many of my friends are upset with the way things are going, especially race relations. They are not saying anything openly, but among themselves there is constant complaining and fear. There is something simmering and brewing that …Read more.
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ETHNICALLY SPEAKINGDear Readers: Very early in this column's history, as a New Year's resolution, I wrote "My Wish for Black America." Since that time, it has been my most requested column for repeats and copies. In celebration of the new year, I would like to continue my tradition, along with a few updates:
MY WISH FOR BLACK AMERICA I wish black fathers would assume responsibility for the children they create and stop acting like some flying insect that goes from flower to flower trying to see how many blossoms it can fertilize. I wish education, not sports, were considered the top priority for schools. I wish the school systems would demand appropriate behavior and stop making excuses as to why blacks cannot make the grade. I wish high-achieving black students were not labeled as acting white. I wish America would stop patronizing non-achieving black Americans and treating them like misbehaving children. I wish degrading music that sexualizes women, fosters racism and extols violence were eliminated. I wish blacks would not make race the first consideration when there is a situation. I wish blacks would realize that institutionalized racism is over and the path for success is open. I wish minorities would stop stereotyping and saying all whites are alike. I wish black leaders would stop trying to exploit their followers by trying to make them believe the world is against them and their only path to success is keeping them in power. I wish blacks would realize they are being politically taken for granted and know that being loyal to one party makes them irrelevant.
I wish black people would realize that no one owes them anything except equal treatment under the law and that the best hand up is at the end of their own arm. I wish white America would stop feeling guilty for the sins of their forefathers, because that guilt prevents whites from treating blacks as equals. I wish our new president would use his race to unite the nation and speak out extolling the values that made us a great nation. I pray he will advocate those values, which make us come together, rather than allow the nation to break into separate groups. I wish everyone, regardless of race, would love one another and work together to make this an even better country. Finally, I wish God's blessings upon us so we may remain free and continue to have happy years. To find out more about Larry G. Meeks and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2009 CREATORS.COM
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