The Talented, not so talented

Over the past week, the media has continued to perpetuate reports of Chris Brown and Robyn "Rihanna" Fenty alleged physical altercation that occurred Sunday,hours before the Grammy's were to air. For the past year Rihanna and Chris Brown have been rumored to be in an exclusive relationship. They were the so called epitome of young black love. We have watch them grow in to the young music moguls that we see today. But are they really as successful as we claim them to be? perhaps not. Black love is one of the worst states that the African American society has ever seen. We are sacrificing the time and nurture necessary to create adult individuals to love themselves as wells as their counterparts. All this is at stake because of money and the "progression" it provides. As we continue to preach that money is the answer. . .the black community continues to lose to components necessary for the strong Man or Woman to lead in example. Since post-slavery the black family has been broken-up and/or modified in hopes of achieving a financial gain that could benefit themselves as well as their families.Mothers would work three jobs to support her children,Fathers travel far from their homes to find jobs to enable stability for their wives and children. Boys are taught from early to be providers by any means necessary,to learn what he can and use that skill to get money. Because families are money driven,mothers and fathers are not teaching their children to value intelligence,knowledge of the world around them,its presence,and its past,and sympathy(DuBoisan idea). The components that I feel are necessary for creating a intellectually inclined,responsible,adult who is capable of making sound decisions apart for the influence of financial gain are lacking in our generation. . .its is especially relevant in music. Its all about getting this money. People are failing to realize that just because you have money doesn't make you a Man. You can not buy the rights to be called a man. . .yes being able to provide for your family is important but if you are acting in accordance with the dollar,the dollar is raising the family,not you. One can never equate money to sucess If the price is right,we are able to see black women compromise the morality that blacks held for themselves. We idolize those with the dollars and not those who exemplify truly the meaning of the Talented Tenth. As African Americans we should encourage our children to want more out of living than financial gain and teach them that in order to be truly successful among the upper echelons in society they must posses the ability to act freely. We also must be able to support each other in positive endeavors,meaning promote ourselves in situations that will up lift our society regardless of the material gain. We also must not allow ourselves to chase money and miss out of the independance and knowledge that the world around us contains because in fact this is all where your true success lies. Its all in our hands really,its just a matter of what we are willing to do with it.