richardmurray

The most important part of the article is only two sentences: After a chance meeting with Robert Townsend, Wayans was the first to break through into the mainstream with the 1987 film, “Hollywood Shuffle.” From there, he got funding for his cult comedy classic, “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka,” which was released in 1988. He got funding through people who saw him or he connected to in hollywood shuffle. And absent Robert Townsend helping him, he doesn't get SUcka. ... I am tired of black magazines focusing on stories like this absent the financial reality. Money in the usa is never about merit but about opportunity. Oprah Winfrey wasn't predestined for success, daytime talk shows was the fad and they gave one to her, disney owned channel seven had tried others before her, people forget how many different day time talk shows were tried before oversaturation and eventual domination by shows like oprah. ... The dupont clan first product was gun powder and their first client was eager white settlers who would kill native americans with that powder from the time new york was a colony of england till the utz indians in the place now called the state of washington in 1900s. Rockefeller was made rich by dupont who chose to use his firm to solely power the railroads that shipped his steel, ala standard oil, which is now called exxon. IBM chose to use one firm to be the operating system for their computers, a little unimportant firm called microsoft. Clint Eastwood had a meeting with investors which led to the little film by mario van peebles called new jack city, and clint eastwood had worked with melvin van peebles previously which led to mario getting work with him in heartbreak ridge. Sometimes, connections lead to opportunities. Most times opportunities are just pure luck as most I stated. But, those opportunities are the key to success in the entertainment business. Almost all the original acts of motown grew up in the same community in detroit. I am not suggesting merit has no value, but the truth is, everybody works, the key is to get opportunity and usually, you can't get opportunity on your own.

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