August 31, 2005
I know that this isn't B-school related, but...
...but I just had to make a post about this topic.
Please check out the picture located at http://photos23.flickr.com/38725768_16c66eb58b.jpg (it is the same photo as above, but I thought the above version was cooler). It was forwarded to me in an email this morning and served as another "Marquis, yo are a black dude living in America" moment. If the picture doesn't load up, here's a description: it's an AP photo of two scenes from New Orleans, one of a black woman and one of a white couple, both wading through water with groceries. The big difference between the two is that the caption on the photo of the white folks says that they "found" the food and the caption for the black woman's photo says that she "looted" to get the groceries.
Damn, this sort of thing pisses me off...not even the Associated press looks at the world from a colorblind eye. I can't wait for the day when i end up on the cover of "Fortune" magazine with the caption saying "Marquis Parker: a success that wasn't made from playing ball, rapping, or selling drugs...who would have thought that a Black man could do that???" Oh yeah and I know what would especially set it off...I'll make sure I wear a hoodie, baggy jeans, and Timberland boots and be taking a bottle of grey Goose vodka to the head in the photo with all of my diplomas posed around me just to add to the surprise of it all. *shaking my head...damn, what kind of world do we live in?*
**Finally, i would like to send my prayers out to everyone who was either directly or indirectly affected by Hurricane Katrina. I have several friends who grew up in that area and it is likely that their homes have been destroyed. I just hope that people all over the country will support those affected and help them get through this trying time.
Posted by marquis930 at August 31, 2005 08:23 PM