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AW, BUDDY... special thanks to world renowned Black American novelist, Dr. Charles Johnson, for turning us on to this little bit of...
                                   FRONT PAGE: BLACKAMERICANTV ROOTS   
12 YEARS A SLAVE WINNING AN ACADEMY AWARD MAKES SOME OF US WANT TO PUKE...
It's not so much the movie, it's the celebration;  who's celebrating and who is not--who participated in the making("financing/greenlighting") of this movie and feels slap-happy proud, comfortable and good about it... and who does not. Who's Ancestors and present day children have had a diet of similar(dressed up in all kinds of ways)... and recognize the Truth of that... and who does not. 

It's part of a psychological construct, once upon a time fully intentional--today, much more complex--but carrying the same DNA as what came before... a direct descendant.  

In a word, for those of us here--old enough to know better--we have to work harder to do better for those who will come on our road in Future. And sometimes that means saying "no" to those with the money and means to keep the chains rattling... regardless of their pats on the back.

Those who know what we're saying recognize the media-entertainment-movie-tv portrayal lineage and their present day descendants, well. 

Solution?  Seek out, recognize, support and celebrate those folks trying to portray images of substance, nourishment, pride, power, integrity and "good sense" to balance the "same ol same ol".

Oops.  Forgot one  important word that can be used as a litmus test... in most instances: Respect. 
(if it's not in the room/equation
/portrayal/message... and the odor of purposeful disrespect/belittlement
/diminishment is undeniable----
'might wanna consider gettin' the hell out... if you can)


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a 1ManCru Production 
... some things you just can't do alone.
                                                  
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ON THE MONEY, MR. SHANNON SHARPE!
"COME ON, MEN!?"...
The question is... do Warren Sapp and Channing Crowder miss the point and real issue?  Do a lot of young Black Americans miss the point?  In response to Crowder's "individual drawing of the line"--some might suggest that the good brother consider that some lines need be drawn BY EACH AND ALL,  FOR ALL. And concerning Mr. Sapp's chuckling about Incognito's race-baiting tactic during a game---for many, there's no connection between "endearment" and a White American callin' a Black American a nigger. (what WAS funny was how incredulous the talk show host was... huh?).  

An old school negro might be heard to say that "with all them grown-ass men colored folks runnin' around out there on the football field and up in the locker room, it's a damn shame they ain't got sense 'nough to work together to get their situation right--especially for the young ones comin' in". (and shaking his head; as many old brothers do when confounded)..."umm mm mm, my people, my people... any more of 'em in the bad news column today?" 
ALI ON OBAMA...
ALI ON WAR
They say "Build It and They Will Come"
We say "Build It and Pass It On"
"ALWAYS NIGHT"   
                         ...is on the way.