{"id":986,"date":"2007-06-12T14:50:11","date_gmt":"2007-06-12T14:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godspolitics\/2007\/06\/suzan-johnson-cook-the-respons.html"},"modified":"2007-06-12T14:50:11","modified_gmt":"2007-06-12T14:50:11","slug":"suzan-johnson-cook-the-respons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/2007\/06\/suzan-johnson-cook-the-respons.html","title":{"rendered":"Suzan Johnson Cook: What’s the Responsibility of Black Leadership?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following last week’s candidates forum, we asked the religious leaders on our panel if there were any other questions they wish they could have asked any of the candidates. Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook<\/a>, a senior pastor at the Bronx Christian Fellowship, had this question for Barack Obama:<\/em>
\nOprah Winfrey and Bill Cosby have been criticized for speaking out about the culpability of the Black community. If elected president of the United States, what do you believe Black leaders should do to re-instill\/restore traditional faith, morals, and educational values within our community?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following last week’s candidates forum, we asked the religious leaders on our panel if there were any other questions they wish they could have asked any of the candidates. 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