b'THE VAULTExcerpts from the Vault - May 2003, The Black Experience By Khalid Al-Mansour, Ph.D. factthatchildcarecostsmorethanlearnedinprison.AlthoughClinton\'sThereisatwo-partysystemin whattheunskilledworkingwomenpolicieshavebeencontinuedunderAmericaandAfricanAmericanshave receive.theBushAdministration,Clintontraditionally been only involved in one. T heeconomyistankinganditisWelfare Reform is a function of jobs.doesnotdeservetobecalledtheAfterLincolnwassupposedtohave important to evaluate the dilemmaIn this, if there are no jobs, you cannot"SOULBROTHER"orthe"FIRSTfreed the slaves according to the 14th oftheAfricanAmericancommunityreceivewelfareafteralimitedperiodBLACKPRESIDENT"forthatmatter,AmendmentoftheConstitution,he andtheproposedtaxcutsondivi- oftime.YourfamilyisnowatriskitbecomesaninsulttotheAfricansigned an Emancipation Proclamation, dends.HowareAfricanAmericansofbeingforcedintothestreetsoraAmerican community.whichfreedtheslaves helpedwithtaxcutsondividendscrowdedhomeofanextendedfamilyIrealizeandamcog- whowereinrebellion when such a large portion of our com- member.nizantthathewasaagainst the Union ONLY! munity does not have any stocks andpartoftheDemocraticMeaning,Confederate bonds investments? How do we benefitThe impact of our economy on wel- Partyandtraditionally,states that were in rebel-whenjobsarebeinglostandneverfareplacestheAfricanAmericancwithoutgainingproperlion that he had no juris-regained? How do we benefit when theommunity at a dead end and now weknowledgeofcandi- dictionover,hefreed. penitentiaries are full and the indexedwillbegintowitnessanincreaseindates, African AmericansThatgestureislikeme crime rate continues to escalate?crime,druguse,alcoholabuseandgenerallysupporttheissuingaproclama-Unfortunately.Thesearetheonlydomestic violence because people areDemocratic Party. Thus,tionfreeingallChinese measuresbywhichwecanhonest- attempting to forget their misery whichthe only ones who affirmmen in jail in Mainland, lyevaluatetheconditionofBlackthey have succumbed to. Our commu- that he is the first BlackChina-itsimplyholds America. In respect to former Presidentnities are plagued with an uprising inPresidentareBlacknovalue.Haveyou BillClintonbeingreferredtoastheAIDS because of no medical or phar- Democraticleaderseverstoppedtoques-"firstBlackPresidentoftheUnitedmaceutical care.and supporters. Here isKhalid Al-Mansour tion why Lincoln did not States of America" by our DemocraticAffirmativeActionbytheformerachallengetoaskthefreeUnionstates,who African American leaders, as it relatesClinton Administration has not reallyBlacksupporterstopointoutwhathad slaves under his authority in the to the social and economic welfare ofbeen addressed, rather he left it to thehehasdonefirmlyinfavoroftheNorth? our community. After careful researchcourts to decide the fate of our com- African American community withoutThe Emancipation Proclamation had and evaluation, the conditions beforemunitiesprograms.ThePovertyratethe extra rhetoric.NOPOWERtofreetheConfederate andafterwereeitherthesameorunder this bill increased in the BlackSurprisingly,youwillnothearofstateslaves.Asamatteroffact, worsened.communitydramatically.Further,histriptoAfricawerehestoodandLincoln was dead before the 13th, 14th IcometothisconclusionviatheCongress approved documents provid- refusedtoapologizeforslaveryafterand 15th Amendment was written and facts,whichareofpublicrecordining books, physical training, educationbeingasked.Surprisingly,youwillpassed! Blacks voted Republican from 2003.Undertheadministrationofandremedialprogramsforinmates;notbeawarethat,althoughthisisthe time of Lincoln until the Depression Clintona"WelfareReformBill,andhowever,itwasnowandwasthenpublic record, it was never highlight- when Roosevelt was in office and the Senator Joe Biden 1994 crime bill werethatAfricanAmericaninmateswereedintheBlackPressbecausetheyadministrationthereof,capturedthe signed. Both of which were to estab- givencontractworkformanufactur- wanted to remain "supportive" to theAfrican American vote of those regis-lish "rehabilitation" for Black America.ing clothes for private enterprises andbeloved Democratic Party. You will betered in the South. After Blacks simply Bycontrast,theWelfareEnactmentwas condemned for being placed underamazedthatthemajorityofAfricansaidthattheywouldvoteDemocrat stated that if you do not work, being"inmate labor.Americans have difficulty distinguish- becausetheywereseeminglyhelping arecipientofwelfarewasoutoftheUndertheClintonadministra- ing between the Democratic Party andus achieve Civil Rights, the Republican question. 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