By:  Lynn Green

   It’s sad that young black men have been hoodwinked and that too many of them are not doing what they need to be doing as far as intellect and books are concerned.

When I say hoodwinked, I’m referring to:

a. Dropping out of school with the insane belief that you are “acting white” if you excel academically

b. Dealing drugs, knowing that drug dealers are destroying the black community while at the same time shortening their own lives

c. Becoming drug addicted

d. Turning to “rap” or sports as the only way to get rich

e. Treating women with disrespect

f.  Embracing a life of crime

Well God is answering some prayers. HE has set up Barack Obama—the Harvard educated black man who loves his wife and family, as a great role mode for black males.

In addition, He is bringing up some younger black men to serve as role models. Look at Florida State safety, Myron Rolle. He is the ultimate “Rolle” model! He is expected to be a first round draft pick into the NFL

BUT…check this out! Brother-man has just won a Rhodes Scholarship to study at England’s Oxford University.

This brilliant young black man graduated college ahead of schedule (two years ahead, I believe) and is planning to become a medical doctor.

Go on GOD! Show off! This is where black males need to be elevated to and I’m holding out hope that we will see more and more of the same.

It’s in the charter of the Rhodes Scholarship that candidates should have a “fondness for and success in manly outdoor sports.” Still, a major college football player winning one of the United States’ 32 prizes to study at England’s Oxford University is rare.

Florida State safety Myron Rolle is that once-in-a-generation player. He interviewed for the award Saturday in Birmingham, Ala., won it, then hopped a plane to Maryland for the second half of his team’s victory.

Rolle, who aspires to be a neurosurgeon and build clinics in his parents’ native Bahamas, is also a potential first-round NFL draft pick. He said Sunday that he’ll decide with his family whether to delay football. GO HERE to read remainder of article

And the following is from the Rhodes website:

Myron L. Rolle, Princeton, New Jersey, is in his final year at Florida State University where he is a pre-medical student. He has won an award for his research on the metabolic profile of stem and cancer cells and studied last summer in London. Myron developed a program on diet and exercise for children at a Seminole Tribe reservation in Florida, serves on many university committees and has won myriad athletic and student-athlete awards as one of the top Division I football defensive players in the country. At Oxford, Myron intends to do the M.Sc. in medical anthropology.