This is fantastic - I mean, what does a black pastor who lives the reality of the mean streets every day know compared to a bunch of white Ivy League elites? But, they must reject the realities he points out or admit that the solutions they have been implementing for the past 60 years not only did not work, they created many of the worst problems that now exist.
I appreciate that the soul is front and center here: material resources alone can’t fix someone spiritually wounded by the society around him and his own sins.
In a time when social conversation tends to go from shrill to shrieking, Pastor Brooks transitions from a weary kindliness in the previous article to downright tenderness this time around. Brilliant. How best to get people thinking than to introduce us to a real young man trying his best to follow his conscience in an environment full of bad choices. Now we're not talking about theories anymore, or power struggles, races, voting blocks, or nebulous grievances--just how do we help each other to do better as human beings. And on that level we don't need to find scapegoats, just shared humanity. This doesn't get traction in political circles because it doesn't help you to harness a voting block the way grievance does. But it is much more inspiring, and I am sure that Pastor Brooks has many more such stories to tell as his work proceeds. Let's all do our best to help him to it.
“All men are created equal...” and opportunity for success is a strength (not necessarily flawless) for those who want to grab it. Mentoring those who need to learn how to grab it is an important key. Congratulations to both Pastor Brooks and the Steele family for all your work. I’m with you.
I donated to Project Hood again, at year’s end. I couldn’t afford much, and I don’t live in his state, but his message and mission addresses what is needed, and how to fix it.
Project Hood should be nation wide!
Unfortunately, I don’t believe that the powers that be want this and enjoy the benefits of this disfunction happening in our precious inner cities today.
Very simply America needs more men such as Pastor Corey Brooks. He and men and women like him are the few who might yet save America from the grip of the woke progressive left.
DEI needs to be dismantled. It has turned our education system into cesspool It has polluted our society into false beliefs. It has elevated terrorists, rapists, and murders into victims and hero’s. I believe in equality, not equity. I believe in meritocracy!
I always thought DEI was a crock of you-know-what and now (about two weeks ago) President Biden signed an order that mandates it somehow must go into every AI gizmo manufactured in the United States.
I hardly think an AI robot will care if the correct bolt is screwed into a new car. Correct size...yes, but diversified with equity and inclusion?
No. Also a lot of Fortune 500 companies are dropping DEI altogether. The programs are a waste of time and money. What the disadvantaged need in America is the gradual phasing out of food stamps and other welfare benefits and the phasing in of jobs. There is a nationwide shortage of skilled tradesmen. Manufacturers could set up factories in the South Side and offer on-the-job training, along with the chance for advancement up and out of poverty.
My guess would be, per voting demographics, that one-in-five black Americans are as enlightened as the pastor as demonstrated by his letter. Never have I thought another human to be lesser than me, of not having bodhicitta.
This is fantastic - I mean, what does a black pastor who lives the reality of the mean streets every day know compared to a bunch of white Ivy League elites? But, they must reject the realities he points out or admit that the solutions they have been implementing for the past 60 years not only did not work, they created many of the worst problems that now exist.
I appreciate that the soul is front and center here: material resources alone can’t fix someone spiritually wounded by the society around him and his own sins.
Excellent & enlightening. Thanks for sharing this story of hope & progress.
In a time when social conversation tends to go from shrill to shrieking, Pastor Brooks transitions from a weary kindliness in the previous article to downright tenderness this time around. Brilliant. How best to get people thinking than to introduce us to a real young man trying his best to follow his conscience in an environment full of bad choices. Now we're not talking about theories anymore, or power struggles, races, voting blocks, or nebulous grievances--just how do we help each other to do better as human beings. And on that level we don't need to find scapegoats, just shared humanity. This doesn't get traction in political circles because it doesn't help you to harness a voting block the way grievance does. But it is much more inspiring, and I am sure that Pastor Brooks has many more such stories to tell as his work proceeds. Let's all do our best to help him to it.
“All men are created equal...” and opportunity for success is a strength (not necessarily flawless) for those who want to grab it. Mentoring those who need to learn how to grab it is an important key. Congratulations to both Pastor Brooks and the Steele family for all your work. I’m with you.
I donated to Project Hood again, at year’s end. I couldn’t afford much, and I don’t live in his state, but his message and mission addresses what is needed, and how to fix it.
Project Hood should be nation wide!
Unfortunately, I don’t believe that the powers that be want this and enjoy the benefits of this disfunction happening in our precious inner cities today.
Godspeed pastor!
Astoundingly powerful, written with a righteous moral clarity. I’m reading the full piece and reposting this all over.
Pastor Booker is one of my heroes! Thank you for posting his messages!
Very simply America needs more men such as Pastor Corey Brooks. He and men and women like him are the few who might yet save America from the grip of the woke progressive left.
DEI needs to be dismantled. It has turned our education system into cesspool It has polluted our society into false beliefs. It has elevated terrorists, rapists, and murders into victims and hero’s. I believe in equality, not equity. I believe in meritocracy!
I always thought DEI was a crock of you-know-what and now (about two weeks ago) President Biden signed an order that mandates it somehow must go into every AI gizmo manufactured in the United States.
I hardly think an AI robot will care if the correct bolt is screwed into a new car. Correct size...yes, but diversified with equity and inclusion?
No. Also a lot of Fortune 500 companies are dropping DEI altogether. The programs are a waste of time and money. What the disadvantaged need in America is the gradual phasing out of food stamps and other welfare benefits and the phasing in of jobs. There is a nationwide shortage of skilled tradesmen. Manufacturers could set up factories in the South Side and offer on-the-job training, along with the chance for advancement up and out of poverty.
My guess would be, per voting demographics, that one-in-five black Americans are as enlightened as the pastor as demonstrated by his letter. Never have I thought another human to be lesser than me, of not having bodhicitta.