Black Men and the Army !
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Posted By: Eboni Jackson on June 24, 2005 Why on gods green earth would a black man want to join the U.S armed forces? America has a history of betraying all who they encounter, at the same time blacks have been fighting for the U.S. since before the revolutionary war... because of (false promises). its the year 2005. . No Reparations . Welfare Reform . Police Brutality . Drugs in your Community . Super Expensive Health Care . and Fewer Jobs And when your dismissed from duty.. your put right back in the same environment as before! (No Improvement) and your whole state of mind has changed for the bad! Why risk your life for a change that Benifits you in NO WAY ! If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Eboni Jackson
From Oakland, CA Johnson C. Smith University class of 2009 Member Since April 2005 |
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smh @ that response.... alot of people never EVER... get those job options or the benifits......and most of the homeless people u see in the streets are VETERANZ... and ur point is ?
Friday, June 24th 2005 at 11:02PM |
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