Listen folks, I am convinced that if the majority of these so-called successful African American were in Africa in the 1800s - they would be selling slave! The African American community has to get beyond this belief that just because someone from our community attains fame or wealth, that they’re somehow intellectually superior, a role model and someone to be admired. The same can be said for Russell Simmons with his Rush Card, Blood Diamond, and Harriet Tubman controversies. And Kanye West, who often laments about racism but strives to uphold the same materialistic values that help drive economic disparities. Do you really expect any of them to be deeply invested in activism against a classist system from which they benefit? Terri-Ann N RichardsKurt CollierChris ToneyAdrian PatrickAdrian Charles HenryMyrtle M-BoogieLeslie MarantDwana SmallwoodCourtney ToliverDawn Williams ThompsonStephany LynnStephanie Poole-ByrdRacquel FarquharsonCharles HaywardReginald GreeneMichael Smi RobinsonTim ToneyJared ToneyOddball Ra-Ra HilliardNasir SmithRaul Antonio SerranoNadia SmalleyKahlil SmallDarryl Cobb Jr.Linda AHehee WellsMatt Yano
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 03:01:10 +0000
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