Random thoughts of a free Black mind, v. 154

FDLE’s FAMU ‘findings’ – Somebody dropped a dime on the Marching ‘100’ in the immediate aftermath of drum major Robert Champion’s death. They told Florida’s version of the FBI, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, that the 100’s leadership was corrupt. After expending hundreds of investigative hours and thousands of Florida taxpayer dollars, what did Florida’s FBI produce and find? A four-page report that says a few non-band members hitched a ride on the band bus, one person padded their expenses by less than $2,000 and the band director improperly kept cash lying around that was subsequently stolen. In short, sloppiness, but no major crime.

FAMU’s got problems in the wake of the Champion death; I’ve been tough on them in this column. But let’s keep things in proportion. The school is far from being the dysfunctional hellhole its haters, many of whom want to merge FAMU with Florida State or control FAMU via puppet trustees, portray it to be…

HBCU grants – Always good to see our Black schools get some money. But check the record; HBCUs have been in the federal budget at least since Dubya’s administration, and many HBCUs were actually getting more federal money from that Republican administration than they’ve gotten since Bro. Prez was inaugurated. Still, Bro. Prez’s campaign will have us think that funding HBCUs was his idea…

Bro. Prez disrespected again – Used to be that a president was like British royalty – untouchable, other than a brief handshake. How is it that a weight-lifting, swole-up White man can grab this Black president of the United States, pick him up bodily, and not get an immediate beatdown by the Secret Service? Look closely at the video, and Obama himself looked shocked. Is it just me, or is it that folks just don’t respect the presidency, at least while he’s in office? Could you imagine one of the Bushes, Reagan, or even Clinton going to a soul food joint in South Florida and getting grabbed and squeezed by an enthusiastic brother? We’d be visiting him in the cemetery…

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