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@richardmurray, thanks for posting this thread. If I can emphasize a salient point here... white American private schools, colleges and universities are the epicenter of networking to maintain white supremacy. There is a reason that piece of paper from an Ivy League school carries so much weight. It has little or nothing to do with brain power and everything to do with connections. H8ll, George Bush went to Yale. 😁 Black folks should be using their institutions of higher learning in a similar manner. Network and make strategic alliances. Not just to get a piece of paper and have to beg a dumb white supremacist for a job.😎

Facts. In addition to the folks onscreen there were a whole lot of Black folks behind the scenes earning a living too....music, lights, cameras, caterers, wardrobe, drivers, make-up artists, beauticians, barbers, etc. Look at the end credits of any movie to get an idea. 😎

I do have a band. No links. Contrary to my presence on this site, I'm not a social media guy. 😁😎

@Chevdove, nothing wrong with taking the thread in another direction. I was joking that we could start a new topic based on that subject.😁😎

Hopefully, it will encourage more Blacks to attend HBCUs and increase investments in those institutions.😎

Sanger's vision backfired as many whites have taken advantage of the program which has negatively affected their population growth. The whole idea of overturning Roe v Wade isn't about saving non-white lives. White folks are trying to stop killing their future. 😎

IMO, a Russian invasion of Ukraine will not adversely affect blacks in that region or anywhere else. Russian President Vlady Putin is gangster. He doesn't want the US building strategic alliances in that region. Too close for comfort. That’s why he invaded Crimea in 2014. Putin sees the US as weak. Troop build up around Ukraine is his way of saber rattling. He's hedging bets that Russia might face sanctions if it invades Ukraine but the US nor its allies wants any real smoke.😎

Great news on the hire. Both the Mayor and Police Commissioner have the huge challenge of coming up with initiatives to reduce crime in NYC. Across the board, we need to figure out why people are senselessly killing each other in the first place. I don't believe it's all because of video games. 😎

I thought this thread was about film censorship within the black community at large. Otherwise, it is a given that parents should censor/monitor consumption of movies, TV, music, internet, etc. when it comes to their children. Unfortunately, too many parents are using entertainment to babysit and raise their children. But, that's a different thread topic.😁😎

Politics are fueled by greed and corruption. Different teams playing the same games. 😎

Absolutely. That person should still be considered a racist/white supremacist or a race suspect. 😎

They have been allowed to either hold a position and/or have material wealth but no power. As long as the system of white supremacy exists, no singular person of color has real power. However, if we were a unified group, black folks would be the most powerful force on the planet. 😎

White supremacy cannot be ignored. It is a constant threat to peace, prosperity and the existence of non-white people.😎

Replace white supremacy with a system of justice. Fair and equal balance between all people. 😎

Music. The opiate of my life. 😎

Eugenics has been thrown around for several hundred years in the pursuit of genetically superior human beings. America slaveowners practiced a crude form of eugenics in breeding slaves. Hitler was on a quest to build the master race only to be defeated during WWII. China had a one child policy for 35 years which essentially slowed down population growth by a generation. India has local laws that impose penalties for having more than two children. Between morality and bioethics considerations, eugenicists have resorted to other measures of genetic selection and population control. That leads me to wonder if a pandemic and everything that follows it could be ancillary to eugenics.😎

Black voters running from one pimp, er, party to another one will not make their lives better. It would be more prudent for black folks to define their interests to which elected folks can be held accountable. 😎

@Troy, whether it is art or entertainment or food, the junk usually makes more money. I go back to the McDonalds analogy. Junk food filled with high fructose corn syrup, fats and salt far outsells that which is more nutritous. Art or culturally important entertainment is no different in that regard. Whether it's movies, TV, music, books, etc., the junk food equivalent will outsell the higher quality content. Folks producing culturally important entertainment are analogous to traditional Jazz musicians. The struggle to make money is real. Still, there's room for both low and high quality art and entertainment. Owning outlets for production and distribution insuring control is important. Ultimately, we still have a choice in the art or entertainment we choose to consume.😎

That's inconsistent with current voting rights legislation in the senate. There's a reason Stacey Abrams has to crisscross the state of Georgia insuring that AfroAmericans have access to the ballot box. The state of Texas wasted no time after the last election introducing legislation making it harder for minorities to vote. Race based obstacles are the reason for voting rights legislation. 😎

The entertainment industry dictates everything from Hattie McDaniel in "Gone with the Wind" to blackploitation films, 1970s sitcoms, gangster rap, black reality shows, etc. AfroAmericans have to own studios, distribution companies, movie theaters, TV channels, radio stations, etc., in order to control the art they produce and narrative. As long as AfroAmericans are signing contracts and taking out loans to produce art, they're at the mercy of the money folks. 😎

Here in the United States, race is still a factor in legislation (Voting Rights and Anti-Asian Hate Crime), drug sentencing guidelines, immigration, housing, education, economic opportunities, etc. 😎

IMO, films and other artistic works should not be censored from view or hearing. Art paints a picture and provides a record of the environment and conditions that influence it. Beyond entertainment, we should use the best and worst of art to educate as well. 😎

It would also be bad for business when it comes to law enforcement and the judicial system. 😎

No pontification or distorted image here. I know a whole lot of AfroAmericans who are living well in, out and around the hood too. Still, I'm not blind to the ills that plague AfroAmerican communities nor the obstacles imposed by white supremacy. There's no reason for AfroAmericans to believe we've arrived and/or accept the status quo. 😎

I don't believe rolling America back to the 1950s will lead to advancement for AfroAmericans. Getting rid of Mitch would be good but replacing him with a younger version of himself isn't progress either. 😎