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– underscores importance of addressing challengesBy Sharmain GraingerThe fact that there is a limited quota of upstanding role models in the ‘Black Community’ could be the root cause of many disheartening dilemmas in some sections of the country. This assertion was unequivocally alluded to by African Rights Activist, Dr. David Hinds, during a recent interview with this publication.African Rights Activist, Dr. David HindsAccording to Dr. Hinds, who also holds the position of Executive Member within the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), there is a dire need for “black men” as role models in the African communities across Guyana. This is essential, Dr. Hinds said, since the women have been the ones taking up the responsibility for the communities, as many of the male figures are no longer there.“When you go into (some) of these communities now, all you see are women and children,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, and the women are the ones trying to hold the communities together; the men are gone – they have gone into the bush (interior), they have gone to the islands, and even when they are there (in the communities), they are still not there, because for the most part they are marginalised,” a passionate Dr. Hinds emphasised.Marginalisation, he explained, is the resulting state of affairs, because some men are unable to find meaningful employment, which therefore leads to them becoming emasculated.As such, he opined that the situation that a number of African communities find themselves in is one of “social crisis”.“The communities are not able to reproduce themselves…It is for this reason that the drug dealers, the ‘don man’, the ‘sweet man’ and all others can go into these villages as they like and become the role models, because there are no others.”“And that is very serious because, you see, a community has to reproduce itself.”Dr. Hinds said that for subjective or objective reasons, some people are unable to live in their communities of origin. He however emphasised that the reality is that “it has hurt us.”And since it is evident that “the black community is in bad shape,” Dr. Hinds said that there is need firstly for villagers to recognise the problem through community-wide conversations.“As communities we need to sit down and face some hard facts,” said the African Rights Activist, who highlighted that even education is no longer the premium in the black communities.“Our children are not doing well at the exams because they are not doing well at school; they mean well, but they are simply not doing well. Our teachers also mean well, but when a teacher goes to school and has to worry about ‘where am I going to get the things that my children need’ or ‘how can I make an extra dollar’ they are less inclined to give our children real attention,” Dr. Hinds said.He said that with education in an alarming state, good jobs are certainly lacking. He pointed to the Region 10 community of Linden, even as he alluded to a startling unemployment rate of 70 per cent. According to him, with seven out of every 10 individuals being unemployed in Linden it creates a disturbing situation.“That is the enormity of the situation – lack of education, lack of jobs,” Dr. Hinds stressed as he turned his attention to the fact that there are many young individuals in the ‘black community’ who are even desirous of creating their own businesses, but are yet unable to do so.“Where are they going to get the loans from? If you go to the bank, the bank asks you for collateral, and if you don’t have collateral you can’t get the loan…” the WPA Executive explained.But plotting a responsible way forward will include creating a database which details life in the black communities, Dr. Hinds said.“We say things are bad in the black communities…but do we know to what extent? So we have to pool all of our experiences…Let’s hear from the women, the children, the young men, and let’s even hear from the farmers who are still trying to work in the backlands. Let’s hear what the problems are that they are encountering.”Calling to mind his upbringing in the East Coast Demerara community of Buxton, Dr. Hinds said that there were many professionals who young individuals were only too anxious to emulate. Among these, he said, were uniformed policemen and nurses, various Government workers; teachers and politicians who were ideal role models for the young children of the community.