Comments on: CNN’s “Black In America” – Day 2, Open Thread

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By: rawdawgbuffalo

rawdawgbuffalo — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:21:00 +0000

i dint watch it
had no desire
My problem is that Our America aint black or white – it’s green besides I don’t listen to talking heads, folk here don’t get down like that I say work hard and don’t complain

By: rawdawgbuffalo

rawdawgbuffalo — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:21:00 +0000

By: smoothie

smoothie — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:34:37 +0000

I wish i were making this up.. At the company picnic held in ___________ Va
it felt like a Klan Meeting. It was like being at a scavenger hunt looking for people of color.

By: Nardwilly

Nardwilly — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:28:16 +0000

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By: kenyaw

kenyaw — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:27:54 +0000

Nardwilly,

Please say that again. Hip-hop did not “create anything”. Does some hip-hop GLORIFY negative sub-cultures?… Yes. But so does the rest of hollywood.
More importantly, if 80% of hip-hop music is consumed by whites then would not all of these negative situations be reversed? I mean hip-hop is so powerful right? It is the cause of destruction in the black community. So why does it not have the same effect in Japan, middle america, Duke Univ, or anywhere else where it is mass consummed?
Again, you said best, hip-hop is a reflection. Perfect.

By: CraigHickman

CraigHickman — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:05:31 +0000

Why did they not balance the the with a segment where they walk through someone's house and point out all of the things that were invented by black people.

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Wouldn't that have been too much like right.

By: kenyaw

kenyaw — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:57:12 +0000

All of america and the world deserved a better documentary than the BIA special presented.
Why did they not balance the the with a segment where they walk through someone's house and point out all of the things that were invented by black people. They could have gone into a segment that explained how important education was to former enslaved people that they built colleges all through the south, midwest and the east coast.
They could have shown all of the successful black communities and entrepenuers. There is so much good that people don't see or discuss.
It could have been more balanced.

By: NO ID

NO ID — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:53:33 +0000

in my entire career…which has spanned twenty years, i have never, ever worked at a company with anywhere near that ratio. i have, in fact, had much more favorable ratios, but can't reveal exactly where since i'd like to keep my anonymity….but…wow….i'm sorry!

By: NO ID

NO ID — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:49:01 +0000

I'd say untreated mental illness as well, I think I read a stat where many in the prison population have mental illnesses.

By: Nate Wesley

Nate Wesley — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:44:39 +0000

While I can understand the criticisms the first two hours of the series, there is no doubt in my mind that the second two hours ("The Black Man") was much better. Its worst mistake was that the individual profiles were almost too good, and you wanted to see more of their stories.

I never had any notions that Black In America was going to provide much in the way of in depth discussion nor solutions. And while they didn't, I still think the effort was worth it , even while noting that the doc was mostly a summer ratings grab.

If you disagree, look at it this way: At least it wasn't "We Got to Do Better".

By: Nate Wesley

Nate Wesley — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:33:24 +0000

Google “Jon Goode”. These promos/intros may come off as annoying, but the brother is not.

By: jelana

jelana — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:33:56 +0000

Apparently, there were screenings to black audiences all across the country.
These groups are attempting to come up with solutions for implementation.

By: Bronze Trinity

Bronze Trinity — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:58:43 +0000

Yeah that would be really good. It would be way more informative to me to also know what different Black people think about other Black people. Like what men think about women, what teens think about their elders, what professionals think of blue collar workers, what students think about drop-outs etc. I think the whole special would have been better if it was about Black peoples opinions and attitudes rather than census items and statistics.

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:03:43 +0000

dmtyus311: I'm going to make a little trek to Wikipedia and to google and check her out.

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:00:36 +0000

H&F: Co-signing!!! Well said – . . .and produce it by someone not from the group it's suppose to represent and claim it as legitimate. . .” That's the point that I have been trying to tease out – B4 I so gingerly stepped into a very humorous “BOARD ROOM MEETING” and thought that it was reality. :>) :>) [I think that I'm over it. :>)] But it is IMPORTANT to KNOW, WHO designed this production in order to be convinced of its AUTHENTICITY!!!
Thanks for your verbage! :>)
Oh, and CO-SIGN on the NV piece too. Ever notice how many “others” are wearing FUBU? :>) :>)

By: CPL

CPL — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:55:38 +0000

True That. Because, in the end all Markos wants is REPRESENTATION, not PARTICIPATION from people of color; I don't care what he says – I'm looking at his ACTIONS. Why do we bloggers of color have to be the ones doing outreach to get people of color to Netroots Nation if they are serious about inclusion?

I think Gina Cooper took what we told her, put some major spin on it and went whining to Markos about the complaints that nearly 90% of bloggers I talked to at NN had – THE LACK OF DIVERSITY. Those caucuses don't count because the way they were scheduled, got the intended result – SEPARATION of every ethnicity and gender.

Markos may come from privilage, but Bill O' Reilly lets him know every day on that ragtag show of his that he considers Markos a dirty ethnic blogger – just like the rest of us. It's not our fault that Markos hasn't got the message yet, and wants to be ethnic when convenient, like his buddy, the Dark Sith. He's Black when convenient and goes privilege when there's something on the agenda he wants.

By: NO ID

NO ID — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:47:02 +0000

FYI for anyone interested who didn't already see the special the whole thing is online at http://www.dimewars.com

By: NO ID

NO ID — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:45:22 +0000

HOLLA!

By: Mod 2

Mod 2 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:41:17 +0000

I resent the fact that Barack and Michelle have to be so perfect. If Barack graduated at the bottom of his class like McCain, they wouldn't stop talking about it.