"Read a book, read a book, read a mutha****ing book!!!!!"

USA: Blacks don't read: They are still our slaves

I came across this article and it got my blood boiling! In it a caucasian man is explaining why, mentally, black people are still slaves. WHAT!!!!! But as much as I hate to admit it, he does raise some serious questions. I, for one, don't know too many brothas and sistas who read for their own mental enrichment. The ones who do, including myself, can be ridiculed for it sometimes. Especially black men, such as myself, who read. But reading has introduced me to beliefs, concepts, cultures, philosophies, etc. that I would probably never be exposed to otherwise. A good book can help you mentally escape a bad situation. A good book can take you anywhere you can imagine or give you a deeper overstanding of the environment you're living in. Books can be a powerful tool in helping you to develop yourself in every way but brothas shouldn't have to be locked up in prison before we realize it.