On Sunday, May 19, President Obama delivered the 129th commencement speech at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. President Obama gave a rousing speech, that deemed a gateway of knowledge to the black community's educated that needs to be spread from every rooftop in black communities all over: Stop making excuses. Obama himself even admitted of falling victim to the very excuse pitfall of many black men stating "wrote off my own failings as just another example of the world trying to keep a black man down." The president also spoke to the 500 men of having to work "twice as hard" and that "nobody cares of you had a tough upbringing or suffered some discrimination" . He also urged the graduates to step up in their professional lives, give back to their less fortunate community and become better fathers and husbands. Whew, P.O.T.U.S., tell it plain. For those who always criticized the president for not taking a bigger stance on the issues of black America, I think he took the proper stance of speaking to some the very future leaders of black America. And quite frankly, there wasn't an elaborate plan and tips to be black and successful in America. It's what we as black Americans have always known but not all of us choose to exercise, especially with the past and future presence of discrimination. Yes, it is alive and well. But in 2013, with a two-term black president, I don't care how much you think THEY may being trying to hold you back, step your game up and anything can become possible.
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