Give them up. Give up all the old concepts/images of black people. It is 2026, time to move on and understand that the African American is here to stay. You can’t pour new wine into old skins, so why expect new people to have the same characteristics of old ones? Move forward American people. Understand the fact that the African American that you see in 2026, is the one here to stay.
Many people of all races still cling to aspects from the past. For instance, people constantly compare the youth of today to the youth of ages past. Stop. This is a futile gesture that leads to misery and frustration. The youth of today will soon be the grown ups of the future. What you see is what you are going to get. Stop expecting the youth of today to be able to read cursive writing, or be mentally strong, when they have never been expected to do/be either. Move on. Accept the fact that if society doesn’t move into the world of cyberspace, the USA may have some interesting years coming up.
We have freed the youth from the burden of trying to live up to the youth of the past. It is time to free the 2026 African American from the burden of being compared to the black people they are related to.
African Americans, of both sexes, complain about the level of quality the race has fallen to in 2026. These complaints revolve around dating, marriage and often looks. Many African American females are upset/disgusted because they feel the African American male has sold them out. Dating/marrying women of other races is the act African American females are referring to. The ironic part is I hear similar complaints from African American males in reference to African American females dating other races. Stop. Move on African American people. Date who you will, and as much as you will. Enjoy being American. After all, you are African Americans, not black people.
I laugh when I hear African Americans compare the characteristics of the 2026 African American to the black people of the past. Many African American females complain the 2026 version of the professional African American male is too soft, too feminine. I thought as long as an African American man had a job with “the benefits” he was A-okay. Many of these professional African American males are mentally neutered by the process they went through to get the high profile position. You can’t blame white society for this brainwashing. White men can’t have black men walking around oozing machismo in the office or boardroom. White men can have mentally neutered African American males, who comply with white directive, manning the ship.
African American females who go for the hood African American male often have similar complaints. Many African American females switch to the so called “thug” and get similar results. The only difference is the African American female who gets the pro African American male has health insurance. African American females who seek the ghetto African American male should not complain. Didn’t you want a man with jeans tighter than yours? Didn’t you want a man who wears his hair in a bun and gets his eyebrows cleaned out? This is what many 2026 African American males offer. Accept this fact and move on.
Many African American males have issues with the 2026 African America female. One complaint is over the obesity rate in African American females that seems to be science fiction it is so high. The fake hair, lashes, even mentality of many African American females draws ire from these African American males. News flash. The way African American females look in 2026 will be around for decades. The mentality, manliness and lack of feminine virtues African American males accuse the African American female of, is standard for the 2026 and up models. Accept this and move on.
The good old days of black people in America is over. Move on. The African American is here to stay. It’s integration Baby.
Frank James IV © 2026
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The opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the writer and not of the Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper or HT Group, LLC, its staff or management. “Being Frank” is a bi-weekly column exclusive to the Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper.
