Comments for Justin Dawkins http://www.justindawkins.com Life and a little bit more! Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:00:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 Comment on Whoa!!! It’s been way to long! by Akuba http://www.justindawkins.com/2008/09/whoa-its-been-way-to-long/#comment-749 Akuba Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:10:47 +0000 http://www.justindawkins.com/?p=114#comment-749 Good. Good.

]]> Comment on Welcome Tyler Alexander Walker by Akuba http://www.justindawkins.com/2008/06/welcome-tyler-alexander-walker/#comment-382 Akuba Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:09:30 +0000 http://www.justindawkins.com/?p=106#comment-382 Awww! He such a cutie already =) Welcome to the world Tyler! Awww!

He such a cutie already =) Welcome to the world Tyler!

]]> Comment on Welcome Tyler Alexander Walker by EJ http://www.justindawkins.com/2008/06/welcome-tyler-alexander-walker/#comment-344 EJ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:19:43 +0000 http://www.justindawkins.com/?p=106#comment-344 Very nice! I'm sure your friend and his wife are very proud! Very nice! I’m sure your friend and his wife are very proud!

]]> Comment on My Christmas wish list by Olena http://www.justindawkins.com/2007/12/my-2007-christmas-wishlist/#comment-274 Olena Thu, 22 May 2008 13:49:34 +0000 http://www.justindawkins.com/2007/12/my-2007-christmas-wishlist/#comment-274 Hey, just checked out your web site from our Wiki. This is fun!:-) Just wondered if you got all you wanted for Christmas, it's a good list! Hey, just checked out your web site from our Wiki. This is fun!:-) Just wondered if you got all you wanted for Christmas, it’s a good list!

]]> Comment on Black People Don’t Read! - Sad but true? :-( by Rev. Rontavis Shamar http://www.justindawkins.com/2007/10/black-people-dont-read-sad-but-true/#comment-141 Rev. Rontavis Shamar Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:45:56 +0000 http://www.justindawkins.com/2007/black-people-dont-read-sad-but-true/#comment-141 If anyone knows that black people don't read, it's a black writer. It amazes me everyday as a writer that most people only acknowledge the forms of media that deteriorate the mind while allowing the mind stimulating avenues of media to perish due to the lack of subscriptions, interest and purchases. Bring the written word back to the forefront and let it live in infamy! Much love and God Bless, Rev. Rontavis Shamar Walker www.Rshamar.com If anyone knows that black people don’t read, it’s a black writer. It amazes me everyday as a writer that most people only acknowledge the forms of media that deteriorate the mind while allowing the mind stimulating avenues of media to perish due to the lack of subscriptions, interest and purchases. Bring the written word back to the forefront and let it live in infamy!

Much love and God Bless,

Rev. Rontavis Shamar Walker
http://www.Rshamar.com

]]> Comment on Black People Don’t Read! - Sad but true? :-( by sandra http://www.justindawkins.com/2007/10/black-people-dont-read-sad-but-true/#comment-100 sandra Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:41:36 +0000 http://www.justindawkins.com/2007/black-people-dont-read-sad-but-true/#comment-100 this is crazy..i told my friends about this and they had nothing much to say because it is sad but yet so true.... this is crazy..i told my friends about this and they had nothing much to say because it is sad but yet so true….

]]> Comment on My Promise to Black History Month by Akuba T. http://www.justindawkins.com/2008/02/my-promise-to-black-history-month/#comment-92 Akuba T. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:31:30 +0000 http://www.justindawkins.com/2008/02/my-promise-vow-to-black-history-month/#comment-92 Wow! What a wonderful gesture to a month that should be held to higher regards than it is. This was a great idea. Everyone should re-dedicate themselves to this month. I will start mine today =) Wow! What a wonderful gesture to a month that should be held to higher regards than it is. This was a great idea. Everyone should re-dedicate themselves to this month. I will start mine today =)

]]> Comment on Black People Don’t Read! - Sad but true? :-( by Angel Johnson http://www.justindawkins.com/2007/10/black-people-dont-read-sad-but-true/#comment-72 Angel Johnson Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:08:13 +0000 http://www.justindawkins.com/2007/black-people-dont-read-sad-but-true/#comment-72 I feel as if this article is very untrue. For one, they are stereotyping all blacks in this whole article. All blacks are not the same. Some of us, like myself do read and enjoy reading. I feel as though this article was very racist in some points also, but at the same time, it did speak the truth about some things. Yes, we do spend our money on things that we really don’t need and some of us are living off of each pay check we recieve, but at the same time, some of us are actually trying to come up from the bottom and make something out of ourselves. Some of us are saving our money for things like college. I also agree with the ones who said that to change this opinion on blacks is left up to the younger generation. We are still able to be influenced by some things but we can’t do it on our on. We need the support of our parents and our teachers who sometimes insult us on our intelligence. Also, articles like this hinder our encouragement to do better. We don’t’ need the media to be tearing us down. We need the media to be uplifting us. That’s the only way we will want to strive to be better instead of proving the message in this article right. I feel as if this article is very untrue. For one, they are stereotyping all blacks in this whole article. All blacks are not the same. Some of us, like myself do read and enjoy reading. I feel as though this article was very racist in some points also, but at the same time, it did speak the truth about some things. Yes, we do spend our money on things that we really don’t need and some of us are living off of each pay check we recieve, but at the same time, some of us are actually trying to come up from the bottom and make something out of ourselves. Some of us are saving our money for things like college. I also agree with the ones who said that to change this opinion on blacks is left up to the younger generation. We are still able to be influenced by some things but we can’t do it on our on. We need the support of our parents and our teachers who sometimes insult us on our intelligence. Also, articles like this hinder our encouragement to do better. We don’t’ need the media to be tearing us down. We need the media to be uplifting us. That’s the only way we will want to strive to be better instead of proving the message in this article right.

]]> Comment on Black People Don’t Read! - Sad but true? :-( by Lp http://www.justindawkins.com/2007/10/black-people-dont-read-sad-but-true/#comment-71 Lp Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:11:31 +0000 http://www.justindawkins.com/2007/black-people-dont-read-sad-but-true/#comment-71 A prayer for the Black Community! Jesus Christ, You are the creator of life and all people. My Lord, my prayer is that my people will repent and turn back to you, the God we cried out to not more than 40 years ago to deliver us from an oppressive and segregated nation. You have been faithful to bring us out and have granted us freedom from that oppression. Now lord I pray you deliver my people from the invisible oppression that exist in our minds, our hearts, our homes, and our communities. We have been delivered from the bondage of slavery, the bondage of segregation, only to be bound through economic and social slavery. Lord, I pray you reveal the roots that have sown this on the black community so that we can take it captive and once again be free the way you intended your people to be free ! truley free in you. Amen My dear brothers and sisters: It hurts me that someone could write such a vicious article but, the truth is this is the advantage we give them! We have be delivered from two different forms of bondage from the caucasian community only to be delievered into a new more invisible form that is not easily seen but, Thank God someone wrote this article! Now we can see what bondage they try to keep us enslaved to! Let's repent and seek they God all of our ancestors cried out to! Let's ask him to be the Lord of our people again! and we will see the rising of a people like never before! A prayer for the Black Community!

Jesus Christ,

You are the creator of life and all people.
My Lord, my prayer is that my people will repent and turn back to you, the God we cried out to not more than 40 years ago to deliver us from an oppressive and segregated nation. You have been faithful to bring us out and have granted us freedom from that oppression. Now lord I pray you deliver my people from the invisible oppression that exist in our minds, our hearts, our homes, and our communities. We have been delivered from the bondage of slavery, the bondage of segregation, only to be bound through economic and social slavery. Lord, I pray you reveal the roots that have sown this on the black community so that we can take it captive and once again be free the way you intended your people to be free ! truley free in you. Amen

My dear brothers and sisters:
It hurts me that someone could write such a vicious article but, the truth is this is the advantage we give them! We have be delivered from two different forms of bondage from the caucasian community only to be delievered into a new more invisible form that is not easily seen but, Thank God someone wrote this article! Now we can see what bondage they try to keep us enslaved to! Let’s repent and seek they God all of our ancestors cried out to! Let’s ask him to be the Lord of our people again! and we will see the rising of a people like never before!

]]> Comment on Black People Don’t Read! - Sad but true? :-( by Justin http://www.justindawkins.com/2007/10/black-people-dont-read-sad-but-true/#comment-69 Justin Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:50:26 +0000 http://www.justindawkins.com/2007/black-people-dont-read-sad-but-true/#comment-69 DJ - I agree with you wholeheartedly. We should all encourage our neighbors to read more. I think the one of the biggest problems is that we, as black people, aren't expressing the importance and benefits of reading, at a young age. Shelly - I remember growing up and remember my parents and teachers constantly pointing out just how important reading is. Today, things are very different. Today's generation is a very visual and they have tons of distraction. I have seen teenagers flip through a magazine in 10 minutes and they have looked at every picture, but didn't take 3 more minutes to even read the feature article. With an attention span of less than 3 minutes it is so difficult to get through to them. I say these things, because I don't think we should solely blame ourselves. We are descendants of kings and queens but the problem is we don’t embrace that truth, even when it’s most important. The generation gaps influence our youth, the institution of family has deteriorated and our culture has evolved and reading, unfortunately, isn't a big part of that. I feel like there is a responsibility that has been orphaned by some parents and communities and that's why it is so difficult to turn this problem around. I know that this article was about black people in general, but when I look for solutions, I often look at young people because I believe that is where change will occur if any. It is very difficult to get adults to change their habits unless they want to. Children and teenagers/young adults are still at the age of influence, so if change is going to happen, it will likely happen there. Well I am obviously going off on a tangent, but thank you all for your insight. I wish there was a better medium to discuss these things. I’ll see what I can do. DJ - I agree with you wholeheartedly. We should all encourage our neighbors to read more. I think the one of the biggest problems is that we, as black people, aren’t expressing the importance and benefits of reading, at a young age.

Shelly - I remember growing up and remember my parents and teachers constantly pointing out just how important reading is. Today, things are very different. Today’s generation is a very visual and they have tons of distraction. I have seen teenagers flip through a magazine in 10 minutes and they have looked at every picture, but didn’t take 3 more minutes to even read the feature article. With an attention span of less than 3 minutes it is so difficult to get through to them. I say these things, because I don’t think we should solely blame ourselves. We are descendants of kings and queens but the problem is we don’t embrace that truth, even when it’s most important. The generation gaps influence our youth, the institution of family has deteriorated and our culture has evolved and reading, unfortunately, isn’t a big part of that. I feel like there is a responsibility that has been orphaned by some parents and communities and that’s why it is so difficult to turn this problem around.

I know that this article was about black people in general, but when I look for solutions, I often look at young people because I believe that is where change will occur if any. It is very difficult to get adults to change their habits unless they want to. Children and teenagers/young adults are still at the age of influence, so if change is going to happen, it will likely happen there.

Well I am obviously going off on a tangent, but thank you all for your insight. I wish there was a better medium to discuss these things. I’ll see what I can do.

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