February 1, 2000 at 12:00 am #29671
A–Brown
Participant
I’m a black male and I don’t know that I necessarily consider Colin Powell an “Uncle Tom.” The problem that I have with Colin though is that I resent the media, which is predominately white, trying to tell me who my black leaders should be. A black man with Colin Powell’s credentials also could be doing more for the black community. Instead, he chooses to sit on the sidelines while men like Jesse Jackson are in the game working to try to make things better. That’s why Jesse still gets my respect. At least he tries.