Longstanding black discontent with the character and content of BET,
MTV and much of commercial black radio is giving way to open protest.
African American protesters are regularly showing up outside the homes
of corporate execs, including the black ones who have made billions
beaming degraded and degrading images of African into black homes and
around the planet, demanding something better. Will they abandon the
old C. Delores Tucker stance of blaming artists and consumers for an
approach that questions corporate decision making power over the media
universe? BAR talks to Rev. Delman Coates of the Enough is Enough
Campaign.
Our Community
Free The Jena Six: And A New Generation Of Activists Are Engaged In The Jim Crow Struggle
This week, thousands
of people will descend on the small Louisiana town of Jena to
take a stand against Jim Crow justice. No small town has gotten
as much attention for its racial politics since Forsythe County,
Georgia in the late-1980s. That, of course, was an extension
of Birmingham and Selma and other small towns that became the
focal points of racial injustice after local issues became national
protest movements. Being under a national microscope ain’t easy
when justice is being twisted. And it’s obvious justice has
been twisted. Even the state of Louisiana Third Circuit Court
of Appeals is saying so.
Knowing the Difference Between a Conscious Black, A Negro and A Ni**a. Our Progress Depends On It.
As the politics of progressivism becomes more an examination of social engineering whereby segments of society seek to establish a social pecking order based on achievement of the collective, the progress of Black America still represents the most suspect proposition. While there are more examples of black achievement on an individual basis, there is a decline in wages, jobs and wealth among African Americans in the collective.
Inactivism with Comfort
In responding to one of my recent columns, someone suggested that Black people can never be of one accord because we are far too diverse.
It's an interesting concept, but one that spits in the face of our actual history and one that ignores the fact that some of us who were born in comfort have little concern for those who were not.
It is part of the American way to blame the poor and the oppressed for their condition.
Getting Black Boys To Read Books: Hip-Hop Enters The Fray (and that might not be a good thing)
In a materialistic world, what is the most valuable thing you can give your young boys? Nope, it's not money-they'll spend it on rims and shoes. Nope, it's not "bling"- they'll only create a false illusion of wealth that, in the end, they'll pawn. Nope, not video games - it only makes them fat and lazy (but they'll have strong thumbs). How about a book? Yes, a book.
Each Day Allowed Wake Up And Kiss Excellence As You Strive For Excellence
Saturday afternoon in Tampa maybe some clouds moving and
making way for another wonderful day of sunshine upon God's earth. I
can't help but to stop and think about the babies who are lying in a
nursery and have no idea what type of family they will go into. Will
that baby have ties into a well to do family that will love him/her and
guide them with a skillful hand? Will the picture be twisted
where that same infant will find him/herself in a family where they
will be abused and treated as a refugee? I will admit I have a heart in
this situation because I am a product of the latter.
I Don't Love It, But I Won't Leave
Last week, when I wrote a piece about the Fourth of July, some morons came with what they know as the end all and be all of arguments: "Love it or leave it."
That even fell from the filthy lips of some confused Negroes.
That argument is old, tired and stupid.