This was my last Facebook post in its entirety, it read:
“Now the verdict is in and Black People have once Again been reminded that they are considered 3/4 of human being. (Read the constitution) now what? What yall going to do? I learned in Church today that reality overcomes emotion any day. So if u don’t have à realistic solution to the problems then it would be wise to stop all these emotional ass “why us” post and “I’m so shocked”. Because in reality ain’t nobody about to do shit but run they mouth.”
I posted that around 1:30 am and at around 2am my friend called my phone with some questions regarding my post. She stated, “Jarrod, I think you should be more considerate towards people emotions, I mean what if that was your son, or brother? That’s a fair question, but I rejected the notion that I was inconsiderate towards people’s emotions and disagreed with the suggestion that I should put something “more uplifting” on my page, I responded that we should use this process to come up with logical solutions instead of ‘boo-hooing’ over our computers.
“Well” she said, “It seems like, that while you telling everybody to shut they mouth; you ain’t doing nothing but running your mouth. What are your solutions for people to do; because they may not know what to do?” Also a fair question, so I gave her my list of solutions and then she asked me “was I going to post it on Facebook?” I told her I might share those thoughts on Facebook, but I didn’t feel obligated, which led her to respond with a hint of attitude and a touch of sarcasm; “oh you might” is what she repeated before concluding our conversation.
Well that’s the short version of the story, but I wanted to follow through on that dialouge because I felt it necessary to list the solutions I mentioned while talking to my friend. I believe there was some truth in one Facebook post I read from someone who mentioned that “this could be the catalyst for a movement.” Although I have reservations regarding the true motives of people, I feel this situation, if nothing else can serve as a springboard for something positive for black folks. I would list my suggested solutions here in this entry, but I wanted to use this article to thank my friend for that phone call, because although I still do stand by my statements, and feel that on my Facebook page I can say what I want, that dialogue inspired me to write down something tangible that people can use to help each other. I guess that is the power of social media. Make sure you read my next article called “Solutions for the next Trayvon”
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