tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post3383823363491878401..comments2023-10-23T12:23:54.134-05:00Comments on Larry James' Urban Daily: South Dallas: Bexar Street Theatre, 1949Larry Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1669796786482527992007-02-21T14:16:00.000-06:002007-02-21T14:16:00.000-06:00Thanks, Randy, for your post. I value you as a fa...Thanks, Randy, for your post. I value you as a fast friend and a partner for the whole journey.Larry Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-25801953046731622892007-02-21T08:58:00.000-06:002007-02-21T08:58:00.000-06:00Larry,The legacy of discrimination and mistreatmen...Larry,<BR/><BR/>The legacy of discrimination and mistreatment, which came/comes in many forms, hangs over so many of the people in such neighborhoods. Yes, there are people who rise above the "baggage" of the past, but many were so beaten down, and are still beaten down, that "down" is the place they live.<BR/><BR/>Therapists spend their lives trying to help people rise above the early difficulties of familes that did not quite work. We all know that a "bad" beginning in a human life has life-long, and multi-generational, implications. We like to point to those who rise above such beginnings, and there is always the not so subtle implication that anyone who can't rise above such circumstances is somehow deficient. "If 'he' can rise above such circumstances, why can't everyone?" But, sadly, many simply can't.<BR/><BR/>"Reclamation" is a powerful word, and a challenging mission. The reclamation needed requires money, civic mission, and a pretty massive infusion of something more -- hope. And, genuine patience and similar hope from those offering help as well as those needing help. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for constantly reminding us of the work that stands before us all.<BR/><BR/>Randy Mayeux<BR/>DallasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com