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What does it mean to the rest of the JJP fam?
We know what happens to kids who grow up feeling like they're never good enough. A black kid may overcome that in their family only to face in from an entire society.
Which is why I take exception to Kos calling me out on the lack of diversity at his damned conference. Like I was the only one commenting on that fact, when his own white brethren were complaining about the same damned thing.
You may only speak out if you are a kiss ass black conservative speaking in favor of conservatism and blaming blacks for everything that ails them.
I think Gina Cooper took what we told her, put some major spin on it and went whining to Markos about the complaints that nearly 90% of bloggers I talked to at NN had - THE LACK OF DIVERSITY. Those caucuses don't count because the way they were scheduled, got the intended result - SEPARATION of every ethnicity and gender.
Markos may come from privilage, but Bill O' Reilly lets him know every day on that ragtag show of his that he considers Markos a dirty ethnic blogger - just like the rest of us. It's not our fault that Markos hasn't got the message yet, and wants to be ethnic when convenient, like his buddy, the Dark Sith. He's Black when convenient and goes privilege when there's something on the agenda he wants.
No this is not "groundbreaking" but I do apprechiate that those that are sharing their stories. They may not be sweet and upbeat enough for all of us but it is a reality. They exist too. Though they deserve a better edited documentary than this.
Why did they not balance the the with a segment where they walk through someone's house and point out all of the things that were invented by black people. They could have gone into a segment that explained how important education was to former enslaved people that they built colleges all through the south, midwest and the east coast.
They could have shown all of the successful black communities and entrepenuers. There is so much good that people don't see or discuss.
It could have been more balanced.
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Wouldn't that have been too much like right.
And LaShawn Barber's certifiable...
Apparently that runs in his family though..ugh....
well, you draw your own conclusions.
I don't think it fits, but maybe that's the producer's fault in not giving more guidance.
THE ANGRY BLACK MAN!
http://narconews.com/Issue54/article3169.html
Don't throw away those tin foil hats just yet, snakes are still on the prowl.
Damn, I feel SO much better!
there words..
will inspire us to become involved and active in the areas which concern
us.
I got it from my mama.
These groups are attempting to come up with solutions for implementation.
thats ignorance on the part of your piers . As someone in a worforce thats majority white, I can assure you that there's no denying my race at my job.
The achievement gap for Black men is a complex problem that requires much effort from many people.
Please say that again. Hip-hop did not "create anything". Does some hip-hop GLORIFY negative sub-cultures?... Yes. But so does the rest of hollywood.
More importantly, if 80% of hip-hop music is consumed by whites then would not all of these negative situations be reversed? I mean hip-hop is so powerful right? It is the cause of destruction in the black community. So why does it not have the same effect in Japan, middle america, Duke Univ, or anywhere else where it is mass consummed?
Again, you said best, hip-hop is a reflection. Perfect.
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wtf
I personally believe a child is better off with two loving parents who want to be that child's parent.
The company I work for has 400 employees worldwide, and only 4 black people work for us. Specifically at my job, theres only 3 blacks, and 20 whites.
it felt like a Klan Meeting. It was like being at a scavenger hunt looking for people of color.
I am hoping that after seeing the completed edited version, someone, ANYONE, will let Soledad have it.
Uh oh, Lupe is on. I wub him.
They also didn't say anything about Black racial identity development, like how people feel about being Black, when they realized they were Black and the barriers that would come with it, their thoughts about Africa, or anything about activism or civil rights groups. I think that coving those issues would actually tell the world a lot more about what its like to be Black in Black people's minds. Those issues would be more about the "essence" of being Black. They did a better job but I think the issues I mentioned are so important and they would be totally different from anything White people experience. It might be groundbreaking to White people but definitely not for me.
Anyways, Much more pleased tonight, but still a lot of things that could have been done better.
The title "Black in America" in my mind, suggests that that is exactly what they were going to do - they failed.
For what?
Addiction?
Now THAT would be interesting
Thanks for your verbage! :>)
Oh, and CO-SIGN on the NV piece too. Ever notice how many "others" are wearing FUBU? :>) :>)
I still didn't watch BIA. And from the tone of the posts last night, I didn't miss much. I'll say it again; the only reason that CNN--or any other mainstream media outlet--would spotlight Black people, is because there's a perception and expectation of dysfunction. And we all know that dysfunction outsells ordinary achievment ...
every day of the week.
The school superintendent and his sons annoyed me because they seemed to buy into that White is right mentality. He wanted a family like the ones he saw on The Andy Griffith Show and My Three Sons? What, did he never see any Black families in real life that he could have emulated?
I too was irritated by the Superintendent. Many blacks believe they have to exclude themselves from other blacks to be respected for their achievements. But as I said upthread, we will always be suspect. There are a lot of blacks who are pretending for we are all but a generation or two (and sometimes not at all) removed from the problems deemed specific to blacks.
I never had any notions that Black In America was going to provide much in the way of in depth discussion nor solutions. And while they didn't, I still think the effort was worth it , even while noting that the doc was mostly a summer ratings grab.
If you disagree, look at it this way: At least it wasn't "We Got to Do Better".
had no desire
My problem is that Our America aint black or white – it’s green besides I don’t listen to talking heads, folk here don’t get down like that I say work hard and don’t complain
Thanks Mike.
Poverty is a factor in literacy rates. So that link can be made.
That is how it is predicted that 1 in 3 black males will wind up
in prison.
Fatherlessness
Illiteracy
No other common denominator comes close to these two factors.