Black Culture Discussion Thread

[urbetterthenme]

Is it me or have Black people in America always been fresh regardless of the era. Not just in a superficial way, but in terms of being able to build and create culture. We've had our African culture, speech, and religion taken away, but we've still managed to build our own culture here in America that is unique compared to those in Africa. So much so they often look to us in terms of fashion and style. Hopefully we get back to the mentality our ancestors of the 1860's-1960's had. They were the real trailblazers for the freedoms we enjoy today. Hopefully our generation can somehow make entrepreneurship cool again. Lets make science and mathematics cool again. Lets make nation building part of the fabric of "black" culture.

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U mean style? Dude u purposly went looking for stylish pics. I mean you posted Shaft lol. Thats the problem these days. Yall so busy trying to look stylish and cool that you lack substance. That goes back to my rant on the dashiki wearing hipsters on the other page.

 

[urbetterthenme]

Aye you go head and be one of them, but I aint down for being called or using that word

 

[urbetterthenme]

Pharrel is a lame for that real ****

why would he promote a divisive mindset among people who have enough trouble uniting

and at the same time trying to snuff out the voices of anyone who chooses to acknowledge racism by labeling them as the old black

he can't be that dense that he thinks because Obama is prez and Bron was on a vogue cover looking like king kong that its all good out here.

So because THEY let a black dude on a vogue covers means we mean more? Thats equal to saying masa actually said good morning today  to his slaves vs the other days when he always word curse at the slaves for breakfast.

 

[Rootin4EverybodyBlack]

I can't believe people put value in things like vogue covers. Smh.

Let me know when we get equal pay and the police stop harassing us.

 

[spottieottie305]

U mean style? Dude u purposly went looking for stylish pics. I mean you posted Shaft lol. Thats the problem these days. Yall so busy trying to look stylish and cool that you lack substance. That goes back to my rant on the dashiki wearing hipsters on the other page.

I guess reading comprehension is something we need to focus on in the black culture too

 

[tawainehel]

P4L

 

[am1x90xnike]

Aye you go head and be one of them, but I aint down for being called or using that word

Absolutely. They going say it anyway, ain't no reason I should have to straighten up if imma going to get popped by a racist dude with a gun anyway. At least when they put one in my head, I'll know I was 100% me when sitting in the grave.

I grew up hood, dice games and shoot out, fish fries n spades. Ghost riding the whip while smoking a blunt. You going shoot me anyway, might as well have good time while you do it.

 

[knowledgebones72]

What the **** are we even talking about, now?



Let's BUILD, y'all.

 

[drones]

What the **** are we even talking about, now?

Let's BUILD, y'all.

It just seems like a couple of trolling interests have come into the thread and are deflecting.  Then trying to blend in by pretending to be down with our movement. not talking about am1 but these other trolls that have come up recently...dude's heart seems like it's in the right place but I can't usually decode what he's trying to say.

 

[luckyluchiano]

What the **** are we even talking about, now?



Let's BUILD, y'all.

Lol I`m like how long we gonna talk and be about action. My boy just started a business and I`m researching things to invest in (I`m good on actually running the business, rather be behind the scenes)

 

[am1x90xnike]

Y'all talking that cash. I've suggested multiple things we could do today, in this very thread. But, because it's the am1 tag, it's ignored.

 

[knowledgebones72]

So AM1 is a lawyer amd can help people with legal advice.

What are some other skills we can share amongst eachother here?

I'm an editor at a business and scientific publishing firm. I deal with researchers in the life science field, so if yall know any researchers doing serious studies in biology, ecology, botany, anthropology, etc. let me know and I can help them work on their proposals and whatnot. Even if they just wanna write a book about anything, I can hell them shape their writing into something viable.

Plus im always down to build on ideas for scripts, novels, etc. If you dont want to split anything with me thats cool cause I wanna help more than I need any sort of money.

How about y'all? We cpuld easily pool our resources to get something off the ground.

AM1 had a good ideawith the Black Business Day, and I see thats already a thing, so how are we pushing that amd rocking that? Last friday I went to the local soul food spot (the food was dog **** by yhe way I was seriously disappointed) and spent my dollars there ibstead of pizza or chinese.

Let's BUILD!

 

[tay1]

Information sharing is the best ways to get things done online at least. Take what we learn from here and apply it and share it outside of NT to people you know, other forums you may visit, etc.

 

[am1x90xnike]

Like I said, I'd be more than happy to set it up. Outlined it a few pages ago. I just need like three people from different cities to help.

 

[luckyluchiano]

Sharing info online is fine and all but realistically we need to be starting in our own communities and towns, online is a good place to exchange info on ways to do things efficiently and learn best practices from each other, but imo we should be doing the ground work in our own communities. I`m sure everyone has a group of friends, your group of friends should be your power circle. If each person in your group did one thing that could rely on the next mans, you all have just created a mini economic system, use that system to grow and expand.

 

[urbetterthenme]

I guess reading comprehension is something we need to focus on in the black culture too

Absolutely. They going say it anyway, ain't no reason I should have to straighten up if imma going to get popped by a racist dude with a gun anyway. At least when they put one in my head, I'll know I was 100% me when sitting in the grave.

I grew up hood, dice games and shoot out, fish fries n spades. Ghost riding the whip while smoking a blunt. You going shoot me anyway, might as well have good time while you do it.

Because you respond to it.  Whats with your defeated mindset? 

 

[am1x90xnike]

Absolutely. I respond everytime...and I respond like 'yup, so what?' I love me some me.

 

[tay1]

Sharing info online is fine and all but realistically we need to be starting in our own communities and towns, online is a good place to exchange info on ways to do things efficiently and learn best practices from each other, but imo we should be doing the ground work in our own communities. I`m sure everyone has a group of friends, your group of friends should be your power circle. If each person in your group did one thing that could rely on the next mans, you all have just created a mini economic system, use that system to grow and expand.

I mean that's kinda what I'm saying. We could drop info here and apply it outside of this place if it's useful. Dropping info like black only businesses, banks, and all that is something we could share with people we know, and many other things of the sort. But apart from the internet, we all just have to do our part individually like you said.

 

[urbetterthenme]

Absolutely. I respond everytime...and I respond like 'yup, so what?' I love me some me.

Guess your not as pro black as you made yourself seem

 

[am1x90xnike]

Why not?

 

[spottieottie305]

Sharing info online is fine and all but realistically we need to be starting in our own communities and towns, online is a good place to exchange info on ways to do things efficiently and learn best practices from each other, but imo we should be doing the ground work in our own communities. I`m sure everyone has a group of friends, your group of friends should be your power circle. If each person in your group did one thing that could rely on the next mans, you all have just created a mini economic system, use that system to grow and expand.

Quoted for emphasis. But I wouldn't even solely rely on friends. Get your family evolved too. The family is the base for the community. If home aint right, your community won't be either.

 

[luckyluchiano]

Quoted for emphasis. But I wouldn't even solely rely on friends. Get your family evolved too. The family is the base for the community. If home aint right, your community won't be either.

of course, but many of us are first generation to be educated and stuff like that, so from a financial foundation we all we got.

 

[spottieottie305]

Here's an idea.

1. Make a list of black clothing companies that do online shipping (like thirty)

2. Contact them, ask them if they would be willing to give a 20% online discount (hopefully half ok this)

3. Social media blitz, twitting the links to these stores websites and the product code NT for everyday for however many businesses there are.

4. Have that day and obtain records of website sales from that day. For further tweeking and research.


Id be down to do this. It's not that hard, we don't have to be in the same physician location. A few phone calls and tweets. Make a hashtag, throw some links, get some instagrams popping. Free advertising/helping the community. Would need some help since NT is the only social media I have. If prefer it not be super Afrocentric, I think it may alienate people, but I may be wrong, I just care about bottom line.
I say clothes because that's something most of this board is into.


Who knows.

Phase ii:
Eventually is like to request the businesses set up a fund, NT picks a school in Chicago or Detroit, find out what trade runs that economy and donate as much equipment for that trade as we can.

But that's down the line.


Honestly, I just need help finding companies, making calls and I'd need Nt to be in twitter.

Then, we'd need Meth permission to make calls on behalf of NT as having the backing of an organization and structure would give is legitimacy.

 

[knowledgebones72]

Aight i'm gonna try to have at least 7-10 by the end of the week.

 

[spottieottie305]

Found this site, but its mainly women's cloths... Women need love too

http://www.forharriet.com/2012/01/10-black-woman-owned-businesses-we-love.html