@Mel Hopkins @CDBurns at this point, traffic is essential. In my opinion, we can go back and forth all day about how but we need to support what exists! This is the only way to get more. African Americans have a hard time getting projects catapulted because we are so concerned with critique and dialogue, we have to justify it and debate about the validity of its existence. Even with my students, its "Beyonce almost fell" vs. "Beyonce is a marketing genius, a bold voice that is needed, and a hell of a performer. This is why Beyonce's performance was such a conversation piece , because she was made larger than life by a mainstream audience and then shocked that audience with her alliance to African-American-esque and Southern customs and traditions. That audience (urban) alone would not have made her the Almighty Beyonce. This is why mainstream felt so betrayed....Beyonce can be that voice now because she is already there.
My goal is to get the world to celebrate diversity. Right now, my focus is kids. I am pushing humanity, can you see this humanity in this Black boy and a purple one I mah right about? I am not concerned with pushing someone elses projects and posts into viral status when I know they don't care about me or humanity. What is the point? Before we click on a post that is counterproductive and continue a dialogue that serves no real purpose, lets promote those that are human centered.
I am so humbled by the dialogue, any dialogue around my work. The critiques have been ESSENTIAL! I am better than I was a few days ago because of it, so please, help get the word out! Share my posts, keep reading, and keep writing yourselves! Our kids, and our humanity need it.
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