Comments on: If MLK Were Alive, He Would Have Shot Himself

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:40:33 +0000

BTW – there was a record crowd at Symphony on the Prarie last night. White people, black people, asian people, etc. No guns, no violence, bring your own food and booze. I walked from the parking lot to my seat and NOBODY asked me for spare change.

A city destructs.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:34:37 +0000

A city destructs.

By: Lamont

Lamont — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:26:41 +0000

Abdul, this is Lamont. You are sooo right in your thoughts. It’s only getting worse. As much as I love hip-hop music, it is partially to blame. In our generation, you had 2 types of musicians. Some were intellectuals, while others spoke of life on the street from their eyes. NOW…it’s absolutely ridiculous! The large majority of musicians speak about the craziest stuff…then when someone wants to speak of intellectual subjects…he’s labeled as soft. It’s wild for our children’s generation….and sad to say…it’s only getting worse.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:36:53 +0000

I think the Black Expo offers so much for members of the African American communities. It is the antics of the young people on Friday and Saturday night that ruin it.

The health screenings, the job fair, the great artists performing – wonderful things for a city to offer.

Sounds like the kids who were on the streets should have been at the church service in the Dome on Sunday morning.

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:20:30 +0000

Bill Cosby and Juan Williams share your thoughts. Maybe the Black Expo will be brave enough to honor them next year with keynote speeches and awards. Bill Cosby- Cheese Cake Speech at NAACP' on the 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/billcosbypoundcakespeech.htm Juan Williams - Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America -- and What We Can Do About It. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5618023

By: Wilson46201

Wilson46201 — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:19:36 +0000

Mark: just remember that there are no stupid answers, just stupid questions. You’ve been told that all your life so it’s just as well you didn’t ask…

By: Joh Padgett

Joh Padgett — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:18:23 +0000

I used to work Downtown in various nightclubs years ago and still have friends and family in the service industry Downtown who all dread this weekend. The experience on the streets of Indy Saturday night are a mere drop in the bucket of what goes on behind the doors of the clubs. It’s been out of control down there for years, its just finally spilled onto the pavement out front.

This is a being a considerate human in public issue. But it is also a common issue in cities that hold large events the world over. New Orleans has Mardi Gras, South Padre Island has Spring Break, Miami’s South Beach district is host to gatherings like this all the time.

Black Expo is Indy’s big party event every year, we should be proud to be known for partying well. The scene you described did not sound like what you would find at Mardi Gras, Spring Break or South Beach. It was a mess. I’m distressed to hear about the pink leotard lady and the baby mama hitting on you. This sounds like a freak show.

This annual event always has a lot of scrutiny and therefore a lot of criticism. The organizers do a great job of presenting their events with class and professionalism. It is a shame that their event gets marred by unacceptable behavior by event celebrants.

By: mark

mark — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:07:54 +0000

Wilson………oh nevermind I am not saying a word to you……you would just come back with some stupid answer

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:44:44 +0000

Thank you Abdul for your well written thoughts, and saying what only an African American can say on the current culture. Be warned though, Bill Cosby spoke his mind and was called many a name. I guess there is worse company to be associated with in this world than Bill Cosby though.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 21:30:59 +0000

Actually you don’t have to go to bars to see the knuckleheads, they just walk laps around the block or drive in circles in the public streets. Point of fact some bars would probably be safer than the streets. All of the shootings last year happened on sidewalks/streets. From what I was told there was only one incident where somebody was shot at last night that was reported (which is much better than last year), and that happened out in the open as well.