'White' NFL MVP Quarterback Aaron Rogers decides to be a Black Hero (since apparently we have none).

During homecoming week 2013 at the University of Wisconsin, students gathered at Memorial Union hall. Although the Univ. of Wisconsin has a Big Ten rivalry with Northwestern & were set to face off in the coming days, the crowd of students numbering at least 2,000, came to see Green Bay Packers MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Aaron Rodgers was in the house, to talk about Congo!

NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers speaks at the Raise Hope For Congo event in Madison, Wisconsin.CREDIT: CHARLIE POSNER/THINKPROGRESS

To see the full 3-min clip click here.












Of all the black athletes prevalent, newsworthy and influential in the 2013-2014 season, thank God there is one, albeit a different skin tone, who is not so preoccupied with endor$ement deal$ that he spoke out anyway.
The enough project, is an initiative that was started in order to campaign for the people of the Congo (DRC).
These minerals harvested by hand out of the earth, that TAOH first posted earlier this month, do not only go into Americans’ favorite products; Their sale also finance a decades-long Congolese war in which rape and genocide are weapons and children are often soldiers.

Since war broke out in the mid 1990's (2Pac was still alive) over 5.4 million dead. Over 2 million displaced. Congo is home to the deadliest conflict since World War II.

WHAT CAN I DO? I thought that you would never ask. 

• If you are political you can start with House Resolution 131 and contacting your representative about helping to pass the resolution. View the Resolution and how to send it by clicking here.. 
• If you are religious you can start with the Congo Faith Initiative. To get your faith based organization involved, click HERE.
• You can also make your City or Campus conflict free with a click.

As you can see it is not impossible. Your College would not be the first or the last.

To read the statements that individual schools have adopted in conjunction with this initiative click here

When i first read about the Aaron Rodgers story in Oct. 2013 there were over 150 College Campuses that signed up to be conflict free. THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO!! Even 2pac said, "the power is in the people."

“I’ve been given a platform based on the success that we’ve had as a team and that I’ve had individually.” “What am I going to do? I have a voice, I have an opportunity to tell people what I care about. And I care about this deeply, I care about making an impact in this world.” - Aaron Rodgers

TAOH Salutes Aaron Rodgers, A real Black Hero!

-Knowledge is the Key-

P.s. by the way, the Enough Project has a list of initiatives that our black heroes need to check out. So if you know any send them this post, and/or this link! I would give them a pass on black children in Africa if they consistently spoke out about black children in America, but since they don't...