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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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Continuing Wishes for Black AmericaDear 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 for the coming new year I would like to share it, 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 flying insects that go from flower to flower trying to see how many blossoms they 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 for why blacks cannot make the grades. I wish high achievers were not labeled as "acting white." I wish America would stop patronizing non-achieving black Americans and start treating them like misbehaving children. I wish degrading music that sexualizes women, fosters racism and extols violence would be 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 gone 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 people 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 America would realize there is a diversity of thinking among blacks, and all blacks do not support the thinking of the Reverends Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. I wish the media would stop creating so-called black leaders who are on the fringes and give more publicity to individuals who are stable and who advocate workable solutions. I wish black people would realize no one owes them anything except equal treatment under the law and the best hand up is at the end of their own arm. I wish all white Americans would stop feeling guilty for the sins of their forefathers. Finally, I wish everyone, regardless of race, would love their neighbors and improve their neighborhoods. May God continue to bless us all and keep us free, so we might have the best yet New Year ever. To find out more about Larry Meeks, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDICATE INC.
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