My man, Al Jolson: The month's half over and it was brought to my attention that it's Black History Month. So, what about us? I'm still waiting for White History Month. We celebrate Martin Luther King's birthday but can't bring ourselves to have a Washington or Lincoln birthday anymore. It's now Presidents Day. Our two greatest presidents have to share a day. Bummer! This brings up another subject. How come we don't have white people with the name of Washington or Lincoln? That seems sort of strange to me.
There's a Black Miss America but blacks are allowed to enter the 'real' Miss America pageant. That's double dippin'. What would happen if a white woman entered the Miss Black America contest? If I'm not mistaken Puerto Ricans can enter the 'real' Miss America contest along with Asians and even lasses from Ireland.
I read something the great Negro league baseball player, Buck Leonard said, "We were better than the white boys back in the Forties and early Fifties". So, all of a sudden Jackie Robinson shows up and now the white guys can't hold a candle to fellas like Satchel Paige and Larry Doby. Sometimes, life just ain't fair.
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