Fast Food: The New “Crack”
I was driving along Memorial Blvd in Atlanta, and I couldn’t help noticing the number of fast food places I passed; Churches Chicken, Wendy’s, Burger King and of course the granddaddy of ‘crack burgers’ McDonalds. This same pattern was repeated from coast to coast. In Oregon, Washington, California, New York, New Jersey, etc. It is an American phenomenon, and while the level of restaurant will differ as the neighborhood becomes wealthier by replacing the usual burger and chicken joints with food places that at least sound like they might be better for you like the occasional Olive Garden and Red Lobster, none of it is really good food. I am particularly concerned with how much of this stuff African-Americans are consuming and more specifically, black...
Moving Forward in a “Post-Racial America”
Isn’t it interesting how people tend to come together during a tragedy? Even enemies will relax their grievances and render assistance in times of trouble. I remember when the events of 9/11 occurred my neighbors suddenly introduced themselves to me because on that day we were all “Americans.” They were no longer pulling their curious children away from the unwelcomed Black family that bought the house on the corner. One tragedy had somehow forged a bond albeit ‘temporary’ that somehow changed our status from stranger to “frienemy.” It would seem that the most intelligent creatures on earth would realize the essential need to at some point come together for the over-all greater good. The truth is we seem to be getting farther away from such a...
