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Strange Fruit

In her hit song Strange Fruit,  the late Billy Holiday described how thousands of innocent black men were lynched in the rural South for decades on trumped-up charges.  She said their bodies dangled from the poplar tree while their eyes bulged from their heads in the hot sun.  Lynching continues today, as evidenced by stand-your-ground laws and racial profiling of minorities, like the Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis murder trials in Florida. For instance, when the perpetrator is white and the victim black, stand-your-ground is often entered as a defense, with the accused getting off scot-free or with a slap on the wrist even if the evidence is stacked against them.  The U.S. Justice Department, headed by a black man,  and the right-wing United States Supreme Court need to take immediate action to strike down such unfair statutes or racial codes by upholding the Constitution.  If not,  we will soon witness urban riots on a scale not seen since the 1960s.

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The U.S. Injustice Department

For the first time in history,  a black man,  Eric Holder,   heads the United States Justice Department with the ability to do great things on behalf of disadvantaged Americans. 

However,  the opposite appears to be the case.

The number of  U.S. citizens,  especially minorities,  incarcerated in this country has skyrocketed during the Obama Administration or Eric Holder's tenure as attorney general.  The spike occurred even though sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine have been reduced.  The administration's failure to double down in its opposition to racial profiling and other crooked law enforcement practices has likely perpetuated the crisis.

Moreover,  the number of undocumented aliens being deported back to Mexico and other countries has jumped dramatically since Obama took office despite the White House's support of the Dream Act and amnesty for undocumented workers.  Critics blame the increase on a vain attempt by liberals to appease independent voters and poor whites, who have likely been hit the hardest by the influx of immigrants from south of the border and elsewhere in recent years.

In addition,  Holder has failed to address stand-your-ground laws in use across the country.  Such unjust statutes hammer home the fears of race-baiters in an ever-growing society of African Americans and other ethnic groups,  particularly in the South, which has recently led to the death of scores of law-abiding Americans of all races.

Similarly,  the Justice Department under Obama has dragged its feet in responding to Stop and Frisk in New York City. The law was drafted primarily to get guns off the streets of America's biggest city.  In most instances, however,  the controversial statute has violated the Civil Rights of everyday citizens by stopping mostly residents of Hispanic or African American descent without probable cause. According to legal experts, it netted a small number of unregistered firearms or illegal drugs before being curtailed by a federal judge.

But above all,  the current director of the Federal Justice Department has not diligently pursued or reopened Civil Rights cold cases from the past.  For instance,  the murder of Clifton Walker,  who many believe was ambushed by the Ku Klux Klan while on his way home from work in Natchez,  Mississippi 1964,  has never been solved despite mounting evidence for a conviction.  The same can be said for countless other victims of the era who cry out for justice from the grave.

The dismal legal state of scores of minorities and less fortunate whites didn't start with the Obama justice department and may not end when the president's term in office is over.  Unfortunately,  Americans,  especially those of color, view Eric Holder and the president as saviors of human rights due to a shared history of social injustice.

Black Cable Stations

A growing number of black cable stations exist in the United States today. They range from regional to national in scope. Despite their presence,  most do not meet the needs of African Americans by relying heavily on frivolous entertainment or lackluster television shows.

BET,  the oldest of the so-called black cable stations, leads the way with programming that doesn't benefit its target audience.  The network relies exclusively on outdated sitcoms like Martin or Good Times rather than an AM or PM public affairs program the way it did years ago that could employ hundreds of out-of-work journalists of color.  In addition,  BET wastes valuable air time on B-list movies in heavy rotation like Two Can Play That Game instead of offering cutting-edge documentaries on the black experience that would expand the networks' sagging viewership among older, better-educated blacks.  The station could even kick-start its fall line-up by showcasing historically black college football since most major sports networks won't carry the games.

Aside from BET,  OWN,  or the Oprah Winfrey Network, typically target whites with limited storylines for black viewers.  The station often rehashes shows from its parent company,  Discovery,  instead of redeveloping them with African American themes.  For example,  Oprah could air weekly segments on the thousands of citizens of color in this country that go missing each year. When it does offer material designed for the black community,  it usually consists of halfhearted attempts similar to Love Thy Neighbor,  For Better or For Worse, or Houston Beauty, which likely doesn't inspire the network's followers.  Otherwise,  OWN  seems to shy away from anything of stature that deals exclusively with African Americans, except for the popular reality show Sweetie Pies, which depicts a successful black-owned restaurant chain based in the inner city of St. Louis,  Missouri.

Compared to other African American networks,  TV One, launched in 2004,  deserves high marks for content tailored specifically for the black community.  The network offers a range of highly acclaimed documentaries from an African American perspective.  They included the following:  Unsung;  Celebrity Crime Files;  Life After;  Parole Diaries;  Save My Son;  Fatal Attraction; Deceived, and Find Our Missing,  a must-see piece dedicated to the scores of African Americans who have disappeared in the United States in recent years.  TV One even devoted countless hours to the 2012 Democratic Convention that renominated Barack Obama president to cement its place among top-shelf television stations.

Besides TV One,  only one black cable channel stands out when serving the African American Community.  Bounce,  which is based in Atlanta,  Ga.,  often rewards its African American audience with timeless classics from the past like Nothing But a Man,  Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? and the unforgettable Shaft, which has a cult following in the 'hood.  The station also airs black college sports to highlight the success of these historic institutions.  But the network falls short concerning powerful documentaries or real-life stories featured on TV One.

South Fulton County Blacks seek Autonomy

African Americans in unincorporated South Fulton County, Georgia, want to create their own city like their white counterparts have done in other metro Atlanta areas.  They are seeking better services such as fire,  trash pick-up, and police protection in an area that's often the target of crime.  Also, by forming a separate city,  these proud citizens could one day break with the less-than-stellar Fulton County or Atlanta public schools by creating their own school system.  But most importantly,  they seek self-autonomy to avoid being annexed by Atlanta.  Kudos to these aspiring residents of Fulton County,  Georgia!