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Comparing Blacks in Africa to Blacks in America on this basis is not fair or a valuable exercise. First, there are just so many more Blacks on the continent of Africa than there are here; you will find more geniuses, great athletes, and beautiful people than you will find here -- simply because of the larger talent pool in Africa. Of course much of that talent will never be realized because of poverty, but this is true here as well. Second, the African you find here are a biased sample. These are often the most wealthy, educated, and privileged. Even if they come here improvised -- they are still exceptional because they are highly motivated and passed muster with US immigration. What do ya'll think?

I heard about the venture with Jay Z and Puffy. I mentioned Reggie Lewis because he was a successful deal maker. Who was cool with Michael Milliken. The biggest Wall Street deal maker in the 80's So I was curious about different perspective on each. In terms of the their target market or audience and who they partnered with to access capital. Spike Lee is a genius Marketer. He has turned a characterisation into a branding tool. That makes money across colour line without being considered a sell out. Doing sneaker commercials with fellow Brooklyn native Michael Jordan. I agree Wise fool.

@Delano As a loner, I spend an inordinate amount of time studying people ... I could ‘t include Reginald Lewis because he died 25 years ago and wasn’t under my microscope. I did learn about him when I was researching black wealth. He was a Kappa - ( Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.) So this aspect of his profile fits into my theory ... and Spike Lee graduated from Morehouse College, As you know an HBCU for men! Spike Lee didn’t pledge but frats and sororities were featured prominently in School Daze .. Aside: Spike Lee didn’t have to sell out because he featured the middle class black slice of life in his films. A novelty in Hollywood in the late 80s Early 90s but perfect timing for the Cosby Show, “A different world” Even the “Da Sweet blood of Jesus” showed upscale blacks ... And remember he also featured Public Enemy on the soundtrack of “Do the right thing” and the promotion too! I agree he’s a marketing genius. He filmed DTRT in my old neighborhood. but I digress. I think you’ve raised another issue about black men networks: how they get their money for these ventures isn’t common knowledge. Do a search on how Jay Z paid for Tidal or Sean paid for Revolt network and see what comes up. I did spy how Fiddy got money for his film production company - but that took a lot of sleuthing. Thank You for this! I hadn’t really noticed the connection between black men networks and success. Hmm, Maybe that’s why white men won’t let white women in their clubs

Chev A CHILD SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO HAVE SEX WITH A GROWN ASS MAN! Hey, I agree 100% And if any man is found to have forced himself on a child sexually he should be punished.