My Comments to Others

To Gabby:

I would just like to say, right on. Malcolm X is so hypocritical. Well I guess he doesn't see that he thinks about being a Black too. Not only does he preach about Racism, but he blames every other religion/ethnic group for the blacks being poor. He claims that Jews only think about themselves and make money off the slums in Harlem. But there is no reason what so ever that he should blame us for keeping them poor. We never deliberately made sure they stayed that way, they could have just as easily found ways to get out of that slum. OK sorry, I just got a little overboard with my Jewish pride, but it feels good finally take it out. (exhale).

To Alyssa:

I love how you related horseback riding with Malcolm X. Not only horseback riding, but the fear of horseback riding that relates to his beliefs of the white man. The ideas are so unrelated that it simultaneously relates to each other. I also thought that Malcolm changed his views too quickly. It makes me wonder if he really got over his racist white beliefs. I also think that the site you provided was very useful. I am also afraid of getting back on the horse and maybe this may help me in the future. Overall, keep writing! I love your stuff.

To Ashley:

Ashley, I loved your blog and about the article about the tree of hope. I love how the gentleman who showed us the apollo theater let us touch the tree of hope, which so many people were privileged to touch. After reading your article, I finally realized that he let us touch a part of the African American History. I feel privileged to say "I touched the tree of hope".

To Ellen:

Ellen, First of all, I never knew you were a SECOND DEGREE black belt! So, Congratulations! Ok, second, I love how you relate the competition of a sport, to the competition of different companies, all the way back to the competition of Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X. I would have never even thought of combining those two ideas. It makes sense that Elijah would feel threatened by Malcolm as a better public speaker.

At first, I was surprised that Elijah would, behind Malcolm's back, try to portray him as a bad guy. But, now that I think about it, It's absolutely human nature. Also, since Elijah did that, it showed how human Mr. Muhammad really is. It pushed him off his pedestal and into the pool of humans that once thought he was greater.