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you may not have seen micheaux's work before so if you see this post , within an hour of its time tag, go to TCM and view it or tape it if you can.

I love kwan books I wish he would make a movie for Animal series oh and still waiting on Animal 5

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/20/944986123/you-want-to-move-some-cities-will-pay-you-10-000-to-relocate

I don’t know what Ice Cube was thinking. Especially since he believed at one time Trump should be arrested for his war on the poor. Ice Cube’s lawyer called a lawyer who knows Jared Kushner and the meet was on. at Bedminster Country Club. Ice Cube was able to get Kushner to ask Trump to boost the “Platinum Plan” supposedly to raise $500 billion in capital for Black folks in the U.S. Of course, Kushner agreed to ask for an increase. The better to show Blacks remain divided and eager to turn on each other for some good media. All Ice Cube really did was give this racist and phony billionaire an excuse to silence critics for his four-year war against Blacks, Latinos, Women, the Elderly, the Poor, and immigrants. I hope Ice Cube asked to see the Trump/Pence healthcare plan that’s supposed to replace Obamacare. No one has ever seen the administration’s Covid-19 response plan either. But Ice Cube believes Trump actually has a plan to raise $500 billion for Black people, whom he’s discriminated against, insulted and vilified for most of his life. I’d rather demand Reparations which many economists believe may amount to $17 trillion. That is money we Black people earned through 400 years of unpaid labor. There are legal precedents for Reparations. This is not for pain and suffering. This is for unpaid labor. I’m wary of any Republican plan to help Blacks. Why would they help us when they won’t even let us vote?

It appears record executives have created another Nicki Minaj except this one, unlike any other female rapper of the past three decades, has a #1 Single on Billboard's "Hot 100." Arguably this achievement makes Cardi B the hottest female rapper today. Until an hour ago I never heard of Cardi B or this song. Educate2Empower, sent me the following email message. I don't know how I got on their mailing list, but given our recent, and similar conversation about Nicki Minaj, I figured I'd share their email here. Of course there will many who will argue that men have no say on the matter. This is the case of a powerful woman freely exhibiting her sexuality, exercising her freedom of speech, and making money. There is no adverse impact on culture as young girls are smart enough to recognize Cardi is an entertainer and will in fact be inspired by her success. The white folks who consumer her product are sophisticated enough not to equate Cardi B, with Black women in general, or to objectify them in any way. Of course I see things a little differently, but there is seemingly little I can do, other than continuing to try to get opposing viewpoints into people's heads through this discussion forum and the books I sell. But the competition for the control of our culture is fierce and is increasingly defined by a few powerful corporations who clearly don't give a f*ck about Black people. The sad part is given our support of these corporations many of us don't give a f*ck about Black people either. --------- start Educate2Empower email -------------------- Female rapper Cardi B's "Bodak Yellow" single just became #1 on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 chart for 10/7/17, which is a first for a solo female rapper since the 90s (Lauryn Hill did it back in 1998 with her "Doo Wop (That Thing)" single). Janet Jackson also gave this Cardi B song a shout out on her current world tour. Read the lyrics below and watch the video also. Are the lyrics saying anything? How are females represented? Is it truly representing female empowerment? What is the language telling us and our children? What is the visual telling us and our children? Do you see any connection or relevance to E2E's "The N-Word's Multi-Layered Power Structure" video we shared with you a few weeks ago? What role do record and radio company executives play in the music we listen to? What about the artists - what guides their decision (money or artistry)? What do we as consumers and parents allow? Should we be more aware? What do you think is the ultimate impact globally of these lyrics and the image/visual? Read, view, think, analyze, share, and connect the dots. BODAK YELLOW by Cardi B KSR (ooh) Hah, it's Cardi, ayy Said, "I'm the sh*t, they can't fu*k with me if they wanted to" "I don't gotta dance" Said, "Lil bit*h, you can't fu*k with me if you wanted to" (ooh) These expensive, these is red bottoms, these is bloody shoes (ooh) Hit the store, I can get 'em both, I don't wanna choose (bah) And I'm quick, cut a n*gga off, so don't get comfortable, look (ooh) I don't dance now, I make money moves (wave, ayy) Say I don't gotta dance, I make money move (ooh, ooh) If I see you and I don't speak, that means I don't fu*k with you (ah) I'm a boss, you a worker, bit*h, I make bloody moves (bags) Now she say she gon' do what to who? Let's find out and see Cardi B, you know where I'm at, you know where I be (ooh, ooh) You in the club just to party, I'm there, I get paid a fee (bah) I be in and out them banks so much, I know they're tired of me Honestly, don't give a fu*k 'bout who ain't fond of me (who) Dropped two mixtapes in six months, what bit*h working as hard as me? (yeah) I don't bother with these ho*s, don't let these ho*s bother me They see pictures, they say, "Goals," bit*h, I'm who they tryna be Look, I might just chill in some BAPE (ooh), I might just chill with your boo I might just feel on your babe, my pus*y feel like a lake He wanna swim with his face, I'm like, "Okay" (okay) I'll let him get what he want, he buy me Yves Saint Laurent (yeah) And the new whip, when I go fast as a horse, I got the trunk in the front (vroom) I'm the hottest in the street (pew, street), know you prolly heard of me (yeah) Got a bag and fixed my teeth (teeth), hope you ho*s know it ain't cheap (cheap) And I pay my mama bills (bills), I ain't got no time to chill (blah) Think these ho*s be mad at me (ooh), their baby father want a feel (ooh) Said, "Lil bit*h, you can't fu*k with me if you wanted to" (ooh) These expensive, these is red bottoms, these is bloody shoes (ooh) Hit the store, I can get 'em both, I don't wanna choose (bah) And I'm quick, cut a n*gga off, so don't get comfortable, look (ooh) I don't dance now, I make money moves (wave, ayy) Say I don't gotta dance, I make money move (ooh, ooh) If I see you and I don't speak, that means I don't fu*k with you (ah) I'm a boss, you a worker, bit*h, I make bloody moves (bags, bags) If you a p*ssy, you get popped (popped), you a groupie, you a opp (opp, blah) Don't you come around my way (way), you can't hang around my block (block, nope) And I just checked my accounts, turns out, I'm rich, I'm rich, I'm rich (I'm rich) I put my hand above my hip, I bet you dip, he dip, she dip (grrrah) I say I get the money and go, this sh*t is hot like a stove (ooh) My p*ssy glitter as gold, tell that lil bit*h play her role (ah, ah) I just a-rove in a Rolls (oh), I just came up in a Wraith (yeah) I need to fill up the tank, no, I need to fill up the safe (ooh) I need to let all these ho*s know that none of their n*ggas is safe I go to dinner and steak (blah, yeah), only the real can relate (yeah) I used to live in the P's (ooh, ooh), now it's a crib with a gate (ah) Rollie got charms, look like Frosted Flakes (bling) Had to let these bit*hes know (yeah), just in case these ho*s forgot (oh) I just run and check the mail, another check from Mona Scott (oh) Said, "Lil bit*h, you can't fu*k with me if you wanted to" (ooh) These expensive, these is red bottoms, these is bloody shoes (ooh) Hit the store, I can get 'em both, I don't wanna choose (bah) And I'm quick, cut a n*gga off, so don't get comfortable, look (ooh) I don't dance now, I make money moves (wave, ayy) Say I don't gotta dance, I make money move (ooh, ooh) If I see you and I don't speak, that means I don't fu*k with you (ah) I'm a boss, you a worker, bit*h, I make bloody moves (bags) --------- end E2E email -------------------- E2E's "The N-Word's Multi-Layered Power Structure" video

Greetings Everyone, I'm an independent director/producer from the BX. I make social movies about urban life. All three of my movies played in theaters. Now I have it on youtube for all to see. I ask everyone weather you like the movies or not to subscribe, comment and share. I have trying to get them on netflix and other streaming sites but was told I have to have a hundred thousand followers. I didn't put my movies in film festivals because of funding. My first movie Chick-en is all over the world. I had to take out some music on youtube that didn't belong to me so it was slightly edited for youtube services. My second movie Waiting 4 Mr. Wright is a love story, a little on the classy side. Soundtrack by Jazz producer Stix Bones. My third movie Perate is our latest work. I'm not mentioning the content. You be the judge. Please, like or not like and share any movies to your family and friends. Thank you you can also checkout my website www.streetlinevideo.com Chick-en https://youtu.be/VDn6nlUskkU Waiting 4 Mr. Wright https://youtu.be/eCOwOlhguFc Perate https://youtu.be/7jb_jeXA-mA Street line

I was not familiar with this film until reading Ross Sarano's article, Is Ralph Bakshi's "Coonskin" Still Controversial in 2014? in Complex Pop Culture

Has anyone noticed the virtual absence of light(er) complexioned black men and multi-cultural / multi-ethnic black men in media and entertainment? There seems to be no shortage of women on-air and on-screen who are in those categories, but men in those categories are almost non-existent, with the exception of journalism and news reporting. Looks like there's a lot of bias out there against the LSBM community from casting directors, advertisers, etc. They're still stuck in yesteryear and using old stereotypical depictions of black men in America, frequently relegating them to burger commercials and doofus roles - poor grammar, diction and all. Dark complexioned black men & light complexioned black women --- almost sounds like Kanye West, who in his own rants just doesn't like the light guys, in any form. Comments?.

http://best.complex.com/lists/The-50-Most-Racist-Movies

Hello All, Since there don’t seem to be a lot of books coming across my desk, no less books that I want to read. So, this past summer I have been all over the map with my reading. I had started a new trend of reading books that are the basis of many of our classic movies. Naturally, I thought of my Ol’ Grayhead because I know he loves movies as much as I do. I began this kick after reading Nina Revyor’s marvelous novel, The Age of Dreaming. The Age of Dreaming is a novel that tells the life story of a Japanese actor who eventually became a Hollywood movie idol during Hollywood’s silent screen era. The book is Revyor’s masterpiece. I had reviewed Revyor’s previous two novels, The Necessary Hunger and Southland. I loved both of the novels. I was going to submit a review of The Age of Dreaming but couldn’t honestly do it because there were no African American characters in it. After reading the novel, I got to thinking, how many of the movies I love are different from the book. It is a standard belief that the books their motion picture counterparts are based on are better than their movies. I am one that holds this belief, so I do my utmost to read the current books that are made into movies before I see the movie. Oddly enough, I have not read the books that the classic movies are spawned. I set out to change that oversight. I started with All The Kings Men by Robert Penn Warren. The movie version featured Broderick Crawford, who won the Best Actor Oscar for his performance as the corrupt governor Willie Stark. The movie was awfully close to the book. I thought, OK, this is going good. So, I moved on to Goodbye, Columbus by Phillip Roth. I got turned on to this book because I had seen a Steve McQueen documentary on the Biography channel and Ali McGraw was discussed, which lead me to thinking about McGraw’s first picture that brought her to prominence; Goodbye, Columbus, costarring Richard Benjamin. I am not a fan of the movie, but I LOVE the book! Now that Phillip Roth is in my sights, do not be surprised if I begin a Phillip Roth kick. One night, I was flipping channels and ended up on the Fox Movie Channel and watched the last half of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. I wondered if before it became a movie, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie was a book. I hopped on the internet, hit Amazon.com and discovered that there was a book which the movie was based, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Sparks. I loved the book, which is better than the movie! Sparks is a remarkable writer, which kinda surprised me. Sparks is a British author. I find many British authors’ writing style stiff and suffocating. Sparks writing is simple, elegant and to the point. Fortunately for me, I bought the Everyman’s Library edition of the book which is hardcover and includes a few more novels by Sparks since Sparks believes in writing short novels. Now, I’m cooking with gas and now James M. Cain and Patricia Highsmith are up. James M. Cain wrote The Postman Rings Twice, Double Indemnity and Mildred Pierce. Patricia Highsmith wrote The Talented Mr. Ripley. She also wrote the Hitchcock classic Strangers on a Train. I’m going to have to get Strangers on a Train. Now, I’m at the beginning of The Postman Rings Twice. Except for John Garfield, the rest of the cast is NOTHING like the characters in the book. I love it. The storyline of The Postman Rings Twice in the movie stayed pretty close to the movie. But Double Indemnity was a total flip. The first quarter of the movie was real close to the book, but then everything flipped. The ending to Double Indemnity in the book pimp-slapped the hell out of me. There has not been that many times where an ending of a book rendered me speechless, and Double Indemnity is the latest addition to the short list. I am not going to tell it because you have to read it for yourself, but I have no doubt that it’ll get you too. Cain is one helluva writer! I haven’t had the chance to get to Patricia Highsmith yet. There are some awfully interesting AA books coming down the pike, so Ripley is going to have to go on the back burner for a minute, probably until the summer when I usually go on my Winter Wonderland reading vacation.