Black Culture Discussion Thread

[hand2handking]

 

[DCAllAfrican]

I was five years old. My parents, Mom and Dad forced a change in the curriculum in that school, and it only worked because my cousin was also a well established politician in Brooklyn. Without that backing, the change would not have happened.

Can you speak more on what they did to make that happened?

 

[KHUFU]

Can you speak more on what they did to make that happened?

A letter was sent to the school. That is all I remember.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Thought she bout to joke about Bron's bald spot

 

[Maximus Meridius]

She was spittin fire

 

[layziegunts]

She was spittin fire

she always spit fire

yall need to watch that exchange with Steve Harvey and Mo'nique. She is all about integrity and standing up for yourself, he is all about $$$. I cant stand him

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Bad sister! I've watched her go to work on quite a few White libs and Republicans. From what I understand, quite a few Trump supporters refuse to go on the air with her, and my girl from AM Joy. They are afraid of being backed into a corner by these two.

Man post some more clips of h

 

[KHUFU]

Man post some more clips of h

Killer Mike Tried To Call Out Joy Reid. She Shut It Down Fast.
The rapper, whom Reid condemned last month for appearing in a National Rifle Association ad, called her out in the comments of her post for promoting H&M, a clothing company that came under fire in January for posing a black child model in a sweatshirt emblazoned with the words, “Coolest Monkey In The Jungle.”

“So Me doing an interview about black Gun Ownership with the NRA is ‘bad’ but u promoting a company that tagged a Black Child a Monkey is ‘good, cool, acceptable,’” Killer Mike wrote.

There’s just one problem: Reid’s use of “H&M” wasn’t a reference to the clothing company at all.


https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/killer-mike-joy-reid_us_5aca50b8e4b0337ad1e94491

 

[hand2handking]

 

[layziegunts]

Rizza Islam is the man

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Black History Month Binge: 11 Titles To Watch On Netflix In February - https://www.essence.com/black-histo...FrC6djhkzkZr6xziwfeoz45MjXtLChS20tL35XyYr9dN8

 

[d nice]

If Nina Turner was running for President she'd have my vote without hesitation.

 

[nawghtyhare]

daughter doing black history month report
could choose from a list
malcom x wasn't on the list

 

[DCAllAfrican]

daughter doing black history month report
could choose from a list
malcom x wasn't on the list

Who was on the list.

And why does she have to pick from a LIST.

You need to ask them questions

 

[wr]

Same deal with science projects.

No MLK , Harriett or X just like no volcanoes.

 

[tay1]

daughter doing black history month report
could choose from a list
malcom x wasn't on the list

Malcolm too radical for them.

 

[iamdef]

daughter doing black history month report
could choose from a list
malcom x wasn't on the list

I wonder if that's to make kids look for less known black people to talk about

 

[hand2handking]

https://www.fastcompany.com/3040889/the-untold-story-of-the-invention-of-the-game-cartridge

 

[Maximus Meridius]

daughter doing black history month report
could choose from a list
malcom x wasn't on the list

They've always done stuff like that. They want to control what YOU learn about YOUR history. Teachers would lose their minds if a student wrote about MLK preaching about reparations and comparing America to a burning house.

 

[Mark Antony]

So much hidden history.

 

[pmpdaddyrobford]

Malcolm too radical for them.

But they teach Columbus like he was a hero and a saint

 

[hand2handking]

Since 1851, The New York Times has published thousands of obituaries, capturing the lives and legacies of people who have influenced the world in which we live.

But many important figures were left out.

Overlooked reveals the stories of some of those remarkable people.

We started the series last year by focusing on women like Sylvia Plath, the postwar poet; Emma Gatewood, the hiking grandmother who captivated a nation; and Ana Mendieta, the Cuban artist whose work was bold, raw and sometimes violent. We added to that collection each week.

Now, this special edition of Overlooked highlights a prominent group of black men and women whose lives we did not examine at the time of their deaths.

Many of them were a generation removed from slavery. They often attempted to break the same barriers again and again. Sometimes they made myth out of a painful history, misrepresenting their past to gain a better footing in their future. Some managed to achieve success in their lifetimes, only to die penniless, buried in unmarked graves. But all were pioneers, shaping our world and making paths for future generations.

We hope you’ll spread the word about Overlooked — and tell us about others we’ve missed.

Read about the project’s first year, and use this form to nominate a candidate for future Overlooked obits.

 

[hand2handking]

It Was All A Dream

https://www.reniquaallen.com/the-book

Young Black Americans have been trying to realize the promise of the American Dream for centuries and coping with the reality of its limitations for just as long. Now, a new generation is pursuing success, happiness, and freedom – on their own terms.

In It Was All a Dream, Reniqua Allen tells the stories of Black millennials searching for a better future in spite of racist policies that have closed off traditional versions of success. Many watched their parents and grandparents play by the rules, only to sink deeper and deeper into debt. They witnessed their elders fight to escape cycles of oppression for more promising prospects, largely to no avail. Today, in this post-Obama era, they face a critical turning point.

Interweaving her own experience with those of young Black Americans in cities and towns from New York to Los Angeles and Bluefield, West Virginia, to Chicago, Allen shares surprising stories of hope and ingenuity. Instead of accepting downward mobility, Black millennials are flipping the script and rejecting White America’s standards. Whether it means moving away from cities to the South, hustling in the entertainment industry, challenging ideas about gender and sexuality, or building activist networks, they are determined to forge their own path.

Compassionate and deeply reported, It Was All a Dream is a celebration of a generation’s doggedness against all odds, as they fight for a country in which their dreams can become a reality.

 

[hand2handking]

 

[nawghtyhare]

yall peep kaepernick ig
seems like the nfl settled