The next few Imani Files will show how Imani seems to be smarter than the adults around her. First up, she's smarter than me.
Here goes:
I like to have fun and play around. I love asking silly questions to elicit responses. Sometimes it gets thrown back in my face. Like the Sunday we drove down to South Carolina. All week long Imani told anybody that would listen, "I'm going to Myrtle Beach". It was pretty funny watching her say that and talk about how she's going into the water and all.
So anyway, we're all packed, ready to go, and Imani asks me, "Daddy you drivin' to Myrtle Beach"?
I said, "No Imani, can you drive there"?
Imani replied with a big grin, "Yeah...can you fit in the car seat"?
Quick wit will get you far my dear!
Reverse the Charges
Outsmarted : Imani Files #16
by Roland Laird
Dec 10, 2009
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About this blog:
POSRO isn't a household word in American culture, but it has been featured in publications as varied as The Source magazine and The New York Times.
For those of you that know--and those of you that don't--the name is a play on the word NEGRO. We took away the NEG-ative prefix and replaced it with a POS-itive one. We "Reversed The Charges" so to speak.
Reversing the negative charges in the thought processes that go into the coverage Black people receive in the media, even in the age of Obama, is what this blog is all about.
The subject matter will vary as the mood hits me One day I may be talking sports. The next day local news in Trenton, NJ. But no matter what I talk about, I promise to be honest, respectful and entertaining. I hope you enjoy reading in the days, weeks, months and years to come.
