Life isn't like TV :) after watching shows like The Cosby Show, Girlfriends, The Game, Soul Food, The Wood, Best Man, Love Jones etc you can really get that misconstrued notion that life for minorities have really elevated. All of these shows visualize money, power, love, family and friendship~ but does anyone know how to make "life imitate art" { ;-)}. We all want that 7 figure bank account, with that spouse that everyone drools over when they see you together. You want those girlfriends that will be with you to the very end no matter if times are good or bad, that family that is forever embracing
~ the question is how do we achieve this instead of can we achieve this~.

We've come so far (our generation). A lot of us are 1st generation college graduates, home buyers and someone this current generation looks up to. We have so much, but yet we have so little. Everyone is trying to out live the Jones' trying to step on others on our way up to that 'glass ceiling' How can you be rewarded with that great spouse when you can't be a great person to ourselves. Friendship can be built on something true that's platonic and heart felt at the same time. How can we become wealthy when we forget and never want to be reminded of the place where we came from. We have multi millionaires in our generation more then ever before. But, yet there are still no community based programs for the 'lost'/ there are still young girls giving their prize processions for a Gucci or Coach bag. No AIDS education, black on black crime etc. No one is being held accountable~ unlike the 60s when we had organizations that brought us to the forefront of our problems~ that doesn't exist for us at this time contiousness.  Tyler Perry can not save the entire American Black Nation. We can't look to him to do certain things and then not hold JayZ and Beyonce to the same standards. We can not expect President Obama and the 1st Lady to pave the way with black marriage when The Dream and Christina Milan have made mockeries of marriage. We can't disrespect Oprah and Gail's friendship when what we call friendship is "what have you done for me lately.

All I'm saying is, we can do and have it all for our generation and generations to follow. We have to stop with the transformation of materialistic things and bragging on social networks as well as to one another. We have to start to reach out to one another and do an *ol fashion* "I'm just calling or dropping by to say I'm thinking about you". Help those in hard times, listen give advise when warranted. Who's knows when tables will turn. Appreciate what you have at the same time not brow beating others for what they do not have. Elevate yourself and help someone else along the way " don't look down on a person if your not willing to help them up". Lets get to the next level~ lets imitate the Jefferson's theme song and "move on up" not as individuals but as people with a common goal for a better society, community people over all.

I'm getting off my soap box now, but any intelligent feedback is always welcome ~Peace good people~