IT’S ABOUT RACE

July Caribbean Memo 2013

Date: 01-July-2013

From: News Center Publications

Dear Friends:

Unfortunately, it is about RACE. Here are two examples.

One, riots and protests came after George Zimmerman defined largely as white was recently declared innocent by a Sanford, Florida, jury. He had been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, a black teen-ager.

Al Sharpton and his National Action Network called for protests at federal buildings in 100 cities. The idea, according to Sharpton, is to pressure the federal government to charge Zimmerman with civil rights violations.

The NAACP—on it’s Website—also announced it wanted: “Justice for Trayvon Martin.”

Two, Sharpton and the NAACP have remained quiet, however, about perhaps an even more explosive issue related to President Barack Obama. They have not even called for an investigation to determine the correctness or incorrectness of a book entitled: “Barack Obama and Larry Sinclair.”

We have no idea if the book is good, bad or indifferent, but it should be investigated. Other examples like this one undoubtedly exist and are being kept QUIET for the same reason: RACE.

In conclusion, we believe the COVER-UP of the book example has as much to do with race as the Trayvon Martin case.

Now we have to ask an obvious question and that question is WHY?

In our opinion at least, the inability to look at both examples correctly has to do with a general unawareness of black-slave history. Most don’t want to go there for a simple reason: old stereotypes might have to be reexamined. 

Such a history can be found in our recent novel about Islam.   

These events and opinions are voiced because we're interested in telling a story about the Caribbean, Latin America and even the United States.

We think we've done that in six historical-political novels. They can be viewed on our WebSite: natcarnes.com. We're currently working on a seventh.

A Memo collection can also be found on our Website: natcarnes.com. Once there, click News Center Publications and then Caribbean Memo.

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The Editors