@@BrooklynSaintMickell Yo alot Caribbeans and Africans got the same attitude , yo my own ppl be looking at me like im crazy for saying Im happy just because I dont have statues but i fell like they are the crazy ones
@@BrooklynSaintMickell Brooklyn Saint Mickell is a propagandist for the Preguar U propaganda mill funded by American oligarchs. This is just more of the routine blatant anti-Black propaganda being pushed by Denis Preguar and Ben Shapiro. When Brooklyn Saint Mickell finished serving in the military killing Iraqis he then became and failed at being a Hebrew Israelite street preacher so he changed his grift to throwing his own people under the bus for a paycheck. This guy will do anything for money.
@@BrooklynSaintMickell Many Jews came to America and assimilated into whiteness and still participate in the culture of anti-Blackness in America through the media and also through hate propaganda mills like Preguar U. Black American Decedents of Slavery have no history of subjugating and harming White American Jewish people but White American Jewish people have a lengthy history of oppressing/ harming Blacks in America along with these white gentile counterparts. Black American Decedents of slavery fought Hitler and liberated concentration camps in Europe while the first Jewish senator in American history defeated too the Confederacy during the Civil War. American the only reason certain prominent members of the White American Jewish community backed MLK in his fight for Civil Rights and dismantlement of the Jim Crow legal Regime was because the Nazi Nuremberg Laws in Germany were based on American Southern Jim Crow Laws and they did not want the Jim Crow seed to blow through the wind and germinate on their side of the yard. During the 1950s, 1960, and before the White American Jews controlled much of the commerce in the Black community the same way Arabs and East Asians do today, and the relationship they had with Blacks was an exploitive, attractive, combative, and adversarial relationship. American Jews used the Black community as a springboard into whiteness as an immigrant population. For so long White American Jews have used the Holocaust and European antisemitism as a shield from criticism, and correction. But because of the world and social media showing what Israel is inflicting on the Palestinians the White American Jews have lost this political/ media moral superiority high ground.
@@felipecourtois7883man not to hate or anything but how can you think like this, you fear other people’s opinions so much that you rather live in denial of the truth?
Our culture is the way it is because of racism! You should never forget that truth because no matter what “class” of our people you claim to belong to , you will ALWAYS experience Oppression and Racism. Don’t get it twisted.
@leroyb1876 We have always been our most consistent and insidious enemy. It started in Africa. It starts in our own houses. We are blaming others, often times rightly so, when we often enter the world broken by what has been done to us in our families and communities. We aren't equipped.
@@victoriahardin1560 💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯 I tried explaining this to my friends & family before and it falls on deaf ears as they've normalised dysfunctional behaviour within their family for generations but no problem calling it out in other families🤷...
Sadly there are literally no black men in the building trades in California i.e carpenters, electricians, plumbers, painters, roofers, tile setters, building contractors, auto mechanics, landscapers and so on. also literally zero black women in child care, personal care, housekeeping, interior design, real estate etc. Now compare that to the number of hispanic/illegal immigrants in those trades and you have your answer on one level.This is an economic disaster for the black community. What you all dont need is one more millionaire black basketball players and rappers. How about a million black men and women in the aforementioned building trades and occupations instead.
I don't know where you live but there's no such thing as talking white you need to come to the South and listen to how these white people talk😊 just say speaking correct grammar
Same. I grew up in Colorado Springs. My parents made a big deal of the importance of articulation in communication. When someone black tells a black person that they "talked white" it reveals their inherent sense of inferiority towards whites.
When I taught at an HBCU the then president of the college was far, far, far more interested in the college's sports than he was in its academics. He actually thought the football team could be the Notre Dame of HBCU's.
I'm attending an HBCU now working on my masters in psychology and not one of my professors has ever challenged the victim mentality. It seems more of a place to express our opinions and experiences, however, I've learned more from him in terms of advancing the way I think and view the world more than I have from my school at this point.
Is Notre Dame football profitable? In recent years, it has been reported that the Notre Dame football program generates revenue in the range of $80-120 million annually. This figure comes from various sources, such as ticket sales, merchandise, licensing deals, and their lucrative broadcasting deal with NBC. May 5, 2024.... Money over service to students. It's essentially a business and not an institution of higher learning.
@@kedricwinn4641 I agree with what you've said. And both of us know why ND football is so profitable: reputation(name), the institution it represents, and its vast amount of worldwide alumni support. The HBCU president in question here presided over a small, relatively poor institution whose alumni support was meager at best. Fundraising was not his strong suit--but after I left he did persuade several local businesses to open their wallets in the college's behalf. The result? a new football stadium and new accouterments for the team. The rest of the campus? no improvements. Mind you, this is the same institution that Bill Cosby included last on his list for charitable HBCU donations. When I arrived there I was told no one knew what became of the money. The same man was president. So yes, we need to lose this bourgeoisie mindset concerning sports and tend to the more weightier matters of life.
You’re confusing standards with desire for “whiteness”. Your comment is racist against black people, because it presupposes that no standards exist outside of “talking white”. If white people were to disappear tomorrow, you’d still want those standards or some residue of them at the top of the food chain.
If there was an equal or even adequate parallel alternative to general white society, the desire to be accepted prolly wouldn’t have been so strong. If you see all of the nice things in life as being controlled by whites, you will desire those things regardless of the whiteness attached to it. It’s so easy for us to pass judgement on those blacks that desired the best in housing, schools, or the ability to travel or take vacation safely.
Whites have the wealth, and resources to do that. Most importantly, they look out for each other. That's the difference. Black people can't afford to do what they do, because we don't have their wealth, status in society and the ability to come together.
@@elegantbourgeoisie3977 But it's good to hear from others to understand the base causes of such social failures. This can lead us predicting solutions and finding ways to prevent it in the future. A modern example are the "chavs" in the UK (remember the reports of the soccer hooligans?). They have the EXACT same problem of the lower class Black Americans (huge OOW pregnancy rate, criminal behavior, etc.). And the reason was the same, the welfare state and poor schooling.
This is why" keeping up with the Jones"is never a good idea. Vanity is vain, stop building on emptiness, build the spiritual man. Be content, be honest, be justifiable. Thank you this is my new favorite channel❤❤❤
As a substitute in a South L.A. elementary I was shocked by the disrespect the students showed me as a white woman. When I told the children they were being racist towards me by not following instructions and being disrespectful, but would straighten up and act right for their black teachers and administrators, they just about lost their mind. I didn't even bother finishing the day. The funny thing is, the school was apparently all out of subs who would put up with their b.s. because the next week who was calling me to come and sub? 88th and Crenshaw if you need to know where.
My impression is that he was pointing out how black Americans disproportionately overemphasize sports by far. Whites are known for pursuing study and things that challenge their intellect, despite all the ones among them that do not. Same thing applies to certain other negatives among black people as a result of internalizing racism.
Not true, it depends on access, intelligence and finances. Red necks love sports, hispanics love soccer. I do agree that black boys focus on sports at a very high rate.
@@maaruz1979 the ancient Romans used the games at the coliseum to pacify the people and keep their minds off high taxes, famine , etc . Nothing ever changes , everything just gets relabeled lol.
I used to work for an inventory company , and while at a store doing an inventory I overheard 3 or 4 store employees ( all white btw ) talking about the chances of various teams in the upcoming NFL season . These guys were breaking it down to the level of backup QB's on teams 3000 miles from where we were . As it was also close to the local elections I causally asked out loud to no one in particular " Anybody know who's running for mayor ? " *** crickets *** ( lol ) - true story I swear .
😂 This is so on point it’s soooo interesting he could see it clearly. That comment about the black college president talking down black people is 100% spot on.
As a person who grew up in an affluent suburb and still live in one as an adult at 53, I have seen the behavior of looking wealthy also among whites, instead of shoes and jewelry it's boats and vacation homes. These people are mortgaged up to their ears and in debt. Also experiencing self-doubt and the need to over compensate. I'm glad I had the parents I did and didn't learn the negative behaviors that plague the black community, it is however very sad to watch! I must say, I'm enjoying your videos and completely agree.
I'm a white man who lives in a mostly African American community and I see examples of everything you described daily. 20 pair of shoes and covered in jewelry. Don't know basic facts but knows everything about the NFL, NBA, its sad because these people are my friends and community and it pains me to watch someone you know has the potential to go far do nothing but watch football and collect shoes to fit in.
Crabs in a barrel mentality??? However a barrel is not a crabs natural habitat. You mentioned the NFL and NBA but who owns those leagues?? Who are the General Managers and coaches??? If you know about it, show your Black friends those white secrets of wealth!!!
@@hustlaus That's part of the inferiority complex friend. What secrets do you believe the "white guy" is privy to that the "black guy" who LIVES in the same community cannot ALSO tap into? The knowledge of financial responsibility is the fiscal responsibility of that MAN black or white. If one refuses to learn or abide by it that is his burden; not any other man's. P.s:" The Asian, Arab, Indian man does not say the ✌️white man✌️ NEEDS to SHOW them anything. They LEARN from HIM or learn DESPITE him".✌️💯..
Your comment is dismissive but points to something important. Black people when the book was written up until present day are on the bottom rung of society, especially economically. Which means we can ill afford to be as obsessed with frivolities as other races are. It sucks because we didn’t break us but it’s our job to fix us. It seems unfair to ask a people who were denied certain pleasures because of racism, to now self restrict themselves from pleasures in the name of advancement. But it’s what’s needed nonetheless.
You were a pivotal part of my awakening. Then you left, I am so happy to see you have returned. Stay true to your much needed calling and no weapons form against you will prosper.
my hubby and i too and yes, he is ordering the book also, this is really giving life, especially here in athens ga. we have been trying to figure out why our businesses are slow with growth where as in atl , just 45 minutes away, it was on fire!
This is utterly fascinating! I didn't know the onset of female family dominance started in the 50s. It certainly wasn't like that with my grandparents. Grandaddy was good and kind to grandma and possessed good judgment, and my grandmother followed his lead. They were quite successful in every way.
2. The economic basis of middle-class status page 43 1. Increasing occupational differentiation of the negro population page 44 2. Occupational status and income page 47 3. Negro business page 53 3. Education of the black bourgeoise page 60 1. Northern missionaries follow the union armies page 61 2. Capitalism and philanthropy page 65 3. Piety, thrift, and respectability page 71 4. From the making of men to the making of money makers page 78 4. Power and political orientation page 86 1. Brotherhood and power page 8 2. Service and the intelligentsia page 95 3. Serving two masters page 105 5. Break with the traditional background page 112 1. Passing of the gentleman and the peasant page 112 2. The renaissance that failed page 119 3. Mobility and money page 124
Yes!! I have to teach my children about successful black people. Not the rappers, actors, and athletes. The entertainment aspects of our community has too much relevance and is not a great measure of success. We need to get back to scholarship and academia. Our ancestors are the original poets, authors, mathematicians, scientist, and historians. With understanding, entertainment is okay, but we must approach it with balance. Our essence should not be centered on entertaining the world, but for teaching world, like our ancestors did.
When we, as a people, uphold a standard of dignity and poise, we are not modeling white people. We are modeling our ancestors. When we embrace an inferior mindset, we are then modeling after poor whites. The sub-culture of AA people does not need to be the dominant culture.
Easily one of the channels of this type of RU-vid. I also like the fact that the host gives you the information and not telling you how to think. Many of us are here for the same reason.
We did not develop an inferiority complex during slavery. We experienced and developed, financial disparities, emotional trauma and mass murder on an epic scale.
Our ancestors had an "inferiority complex" imposed on them during jim crow. People want to disregard the FACT that Black Americans have literally, only been fully enfranchised into American society for only 60 years. Very few think about this FACT.
@@onlinesavantwhat exactly is your point? Because we have generations of kids and adults who think ratchetness is our culture and it doesn't seem to be slowing down. Not to mention that we weren't always like that.
@onlinesavant if you say so. It sounds like another excuse created for us by yt liberals. Generations of Black people before us functioned relatively well in society, despite their particular hardships. Yet today, we somehow are doing worse despite all our freedoms. And according to you, everybody is supposed to take into consideration that Black people only gained the right to vote 60 years ago? The expectations are too high? You have got to be kidding me. Immigrants do not have the right to vote, and many of them have endured unspeakable tragedies. A lot of them manage to do very well. You can blame the yt man, then use his excuses all you want, but at some point, Black people will have to take responsibility for their actions. Or not. I mean, people also forget that the European/Colonizer had to have help from Africans to get all those slaves. People forget that Africans also held slave auctions for the benefit of the different Europeans who arrived to buy whatever tribes they captured. So sure. If the point is to remember the historical facts that are convenient to the story we want to tell, then I hear you loud and clear.
@@onlinesavantA lazy response. Can you elaborate? Are there statistics or a study to support your claim that this is being disregarded and by whom? Your assertions fall on deaf ears if this is the attitude you choose to express yourself when someone provides a counterpoint to your initial statement.
Regarding thrift, frugality, and saving, two things come to mind, one is that during slavery it wasn't totally uncommon to save all year long to buy such necessities as a new pair of pants, shirt, shoes, tools, etc., secondly, that when the Freedmen's Bureau established the Freedmen's Savings Bank in March of 1865 it got off to a booming start with millions deposited by blacks, BUT IT FAILED, and as a consequence blacks (like everyone else that suffered from bank failures, runs on banks, bank closings, financial panics, currency fragility) lost confidence and trust in the banking system, which in turn effected attitudes toward saving itself. Everyone that lived through the era of Lincoln's nearly worthless fiat paper greenbacks and Davis's worthless Confederate notes must've considered money's value to be potentially ephemeral and could be declared worthless at any time. The habit of saving would be dampened by such experiences and have lasting effect as the parents' ways are passed on.
I studied E. Frazier as a Sociolgist. Thank you for resurfacing his work. This reminds Me that I have not used My talents as I should. I will leave a blue print and get to work. My apologies Brother Frazier. Im on it 💪🏿
Thanks for your comment and support Mr. Brown. I agree that you should use your talents and help others. We need more people who are thinking like you.
What people call masculine is often just an adult woman handling adult responsibility. What people call feminine in men is them just being into with their humanity. It isn’t masculine to have power it is simple powerful. It isn’t feminine to be submissive it’s simply submission.
Black psychology and sociology is interesting. It feels reassuring knowing that this has been studied. I am well aware of how much Black folks place status over studies and collective progression. That was partly my experience in college which made it challening to find Black friends who I genuinely connected with. Instead the majority chases a superficial lifestyle of vanity to protect fragile egos.
I was just discussing how a section of blacks who know all entertainment or sports stats. Im so disturbed by it. All that investment, memory, and energy into something so vain, empty 😒
Blacks are into that kind of stuff because they inherited it. Back when black people were not allowed to assimilate into the mainstream culture come and get profitable jobs. They were subjugated just to sports and entertainment. That's why black people mostly do it. Things run down in culture from generations google.
I believe Dr. Fraizer had some valid points, but applying those negative behaviors to the whole Black Middle class boils down to just his opinion. We all know that Black Americans would not have been able to advance just from being average or mediocre. They had no choice but to take their profession seriously.
I can't stand sports. It's so dumb. I remember I used to pretend to understand it just to fit in with people. Now, I have no desire to because it's not helping me in any form. shape, or fashion, it's literally a distraction.
Note I’m older and have seen some of these things and could add to your knowledge. Let us remember it was a death sentence to show your genius. Even the author has been affected by the severe oppression mentally.
This content has be reeling. long before kendrick, i have been conficted with starting a network leading 'not like us' discussions . would love to chat more with you about your research,interest and background. hubby and i are blown away with your videos and have been binge watching
“Not Like Us” is the opposite of what he’s going for in these videos. Kendrick is, in part, lauding the “culture” that has done little good for the long term health and wellbeing of black Americans.
@@Roccofan AGREED to an extent/ this is why i shared my interest in having these specific and strategic conversations following up with real action long before kendrick created this phenomenon trend to elevate his lyrical abilities over drake. it's a phrase that he has now made synonymous with nothing edifying imo
@@cgvccourtneyomega6166 The only real action worth anything is marrying early, having children only within the marriage and staying married. Nothing else will have a material impact in the long term. Also, Drake was much better than Kendrick in that batter. Kendrick made it about race and had his BLM bots do his bidding from there.
My name is Gudani with a direct translation "To learn" I love the information you are spreading. As a black man I'm beginning to understand that one can be a "niga" subconsciously. The advantage of Knowing always supercedes.
The brother Chad Dillon that was killed in his Rolls Royce after being a successful seafood restaurant owner... after 8 million dollars in sales for the first 3 years of his business... the brothers persona was that of a rapper than a business man. Listening to you talk... I'm reminded of our need for showing social status... which is very dangerous... private jets, multiple rolls royces, golf carts, mansions, white people rooms... heavy on the social status... low on the security
The American Dreams is a facade for most people. America has 8 Ivy League school that's suppose the educate the best of the best that will go on the become leaders in the free world. Yet, in America right now...the 2 candidates that are running for the highest office in the land look at is they both went to community college.
My experience with Black people for my entire life has been limited to a few childhood friends and acquaintances. The families of these kids would now be considered "sellouts." But even back in the day with peaceful neighborhood integration I noticed that Blacks possessed items in quantity that albeit expensive had little practical use. My dad drove an old Ford to work and the family car was a Chevrolet. The Black neighbor with a similar job owned a new flashy finned Buick, but his house was in disrepair. He wore big gold rings. His wife was a bit more modest. She was of mixed ancestry and did not have kinky hair or I never saw her that way.
Don’t get caught up in the trap of thinking that being serious or professional is what really gets you ahead. By all means prioritize your leisure but don’t neglect your job. There is a lot of money that can be made by focusing on things that are more casual as shown in the past 20 years. The way you innovate is by having experience and knowledge of other fields. You can do your best to play the intellectual role and become a good worker. Studying medicine and understanding a lot about sport opens up the possibility to contribute in a meaningful way to sport. Don’t spread the good worker be message please. It’s really not one or the other. I love sport and music and I do much better than most and I’m not even super smart. A lot of people think I am because of what they see on the outside but I’m not living to tick boxes for anyone. I let people think what they want.
These are people who have never intensely studied anything or observers on the outside. You cannot work your way into a system which is already structured and fashioned into their own culture. You either have it or you don't. From my observation, after you get out of the academic filter true innovation comes from both discipline and letting go. You spend hours studying pigeon holed perspectives rather than looking holistically at problems. The same reason why the influencer is not in the mainstream pan African movement is also the same reason blacks of that time and even now have limited success. It is hard, competitive and limited rewards for your hard work. You hit a ceiling where you have to evolve to innovate.
Boy, lots to say but I want to be brief. This Dr. Frasier seemed pretty contemptuous of middle class 50's Blacks. Teachers wearing mink coats? Professors and other professionals caring more about sports than their professions? Born in the 60's, my experience was that teachers and other professionals of the era certainly deserve more credit than that generalization. The ones I encountered were usually people of good character with deep concerns about the plight of our people. Certainly there are folks today that don't put excellence in integrity and character over other frivolous things but the tone here is questionable. Is URPOISE just another bourgeoisie where this separate group will just look down their noses at the BLACK riff-raff? Perhaps the need, motivation and goal of the movement just has not hit me yet. If it catches on and does some good for us I'm not opposed, just don't see how I can buy into at this point. Also, I'm from the South, been around many White guys that follow teams like Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee etc... and they can quote all the players stats for the major men's sports. Basically, many of the arguments of Dr. Frasier and the presenter seemed off to me.
I agree. They also seem to be incomplete. Meaning, it isn’t an either or thing. You can do both. So, it also seems like people are limiting others in a way they wouldn’t like.
Exactly. This is outdated completely wrong information designed to try to paint the black middle class as the wrong ones. Black youtubers and black twitter should not be trusted in anyway shape or form . From my own experience, it's usually the black lower class that is doing all the harmful behavior to other blacks. This video and this guy are completely about bullshit.
I agree the generalizing is the issue as it is now among BM and BW themselves sadly. 😢 However these observations sting and can't be dismissed, no matter the objectiveness.
I had a book in 90s " Slavery and the African American- phyic Trauma" by Sultan Latif. If you can find it...get it! Your correct, there are millions of blacks who can memorize sport stats.. just as millions of caucasians.. Sports has been and is an escape from poverty financially and emotional release from daily stress. Im hoping that all these black mulit millionaires will one day, soon own several teams. But I dont believe , they believe in themselves. My niece went to medical school, roommate with asian, she said this woman never left her room..always studying. She told my niece, that if she does not score an A.. her parents will shame her..She also said many asian students have therapist because of scholastic stress.
Blacks are literally just living in a white man world. We worship they god, attend their college/k-12, we play their sports. Us blacks have nothing that we’ve contributed maybe spicy food & that’s it. I hate it tbh & blacks keep lying to themselves”everybody is equal” ha
Is there any wonder why a group of people would gravitate toward industries or entertainment where they were more celebrated & could actually feel a part of & feel good? We are talking about people who have been used, abused, lynched, discriminated against profoundly, had just about everything done to them to destroy them, so now they want to feel better, connected to something that didn't reject them, I get that, I don't blame them. When you have been told by your country that you are inferior, you can't go or do what white people believe is their birth right & only their's with government support & approval why would anyone expect that people who have had this experience of being black in the USA especially in the days before the civil rights bill, make decisions that a person who hadn't ever experienced injustice & discrimination or were free white & 21? When the messages you get are, if you aren't white, you aren't smart, you aren't beautiful, you are less than & you don't qualify, some black people fall in to that trap & look for things that may disassociate themselves from being black. People have different wsys of dealing with pain☹️.
Masculine women/ feminine men- in general, I find this video puzzling. I’m 52 and spent a childhood around parents and elders. In general, this is not something I saw - but I grew up in the rural south. Maybe that’s why.
Not to mention I was totally confused and off put by the weird discussion of "Negro woman's fear of competition of White women" in his commentary. Weird regarding such a statement about 1950's Black women. That was cringe. Sounds like today's red pill men bashing women. A lot of people just letting these odd takes fly by unchecked.
I remember when me and my cousin teamed up to flip a house. We made a plan for how to go about it, and he insisted that I would run the show. However, he was always trying to one up me.
This the section that Brooklyn Mickell spoken about. 9. Society: Status without substance page 195 1. Evolution of society page 196 2. The gaudy carnival page 200 3. Playing seriously page 203 4. From church to chance page 209 10. Behind the masks page 213 1. The mark of oppression page 213 2. Insecurities and frustrations page 216 3. Self-hatred and guilt feelings page 229 4. Escape into delusions page 229
The focus on sports or hobbies is HUGE today throughout society. People with social media and You Tube channels make them try to turn their avocation into a profession.
That is because inequality still existed in the 50s. African Americans still had schools which were segregated. The thing is that African Americans found out that the only way they could achieve a level of a middle class, white would be to achieve in sports.
Inequality doesn’t exist. Humans aren’t equal. If we were whites would’ve never been able to conquer Africa the way they did. Blacks wouldn’t be running to white countries to prosper. We gotta stop lying to ourselves & figure out what we’re better in which to me I believe is in our physiology
@@user-eg1yv5vh7y He just highlighted how AFTER integrating, black students didn't or couldn't keep up to par with their non-black counterparts BECAUSE OF their affinity towards athletics OVER academics.
This is the type of psychological synapses that needs to be placed in African American studies, and all of these overnight relationship coaches if they are not reading books about black evolution in the global society then I would not take them serious. You cannot use your personal experience to diagnose the masses you have to have read and you have not considered a historical approach. This is the bomb, all the best to you. Making me proud brother ❤😇 Subscribe.
I am Very Happy in seeing the Transformation The Most High Creator has taken you through Brother ,His Spirit has Elevated you past the Non-sense you were part of to a Higher level of Understanding/Comprehension and it's benefiting me in abundance which have cause me to Love you even more & appreciate you.. I Love You Brother and all Praises To The Most High For His Spirit in You🙏🏿
@@quelquun2018 Who said they dont try. But the things mentioned in this video are the results of what they used to think in the 1950's it just came. So we are battling a new generation issue with old generation mentality.
I really don’t care. As long as nobody messes with my money or my family, I could care less. People think a lot of things. There are black people that look at you as less. So what! I keep it moving and it has worked for me. I don’t worry about what people think. I do a job and do it to the best of my ability. I don’t bring that type of negative vibration to myself.
You are referencing one authors opinion. I agree with your comments about this being a generalization. Talk with people who are from that era. I am still alive and many more are that can give you there information about living during this time. Thank you for the knowledge.
Also, my segregated education was strenuous and as thorough as the Carnegie Negro Library provided. I remember being encouraged for excellence from doctors and teachers who worked hard for the community. Use more than one reference for research as your words can be influential.
I have watched several of this man’s videos, and I intend to watch many more. What I don’t understand are the comments telling him to read other books. He has summarized books on most of the videos I have seen. He is highlighting significant aspects of each author’s writings. Take what you want and leave the rest. Better yet, get the books he discusses and do your own research and articulate your thoughts. I appreciate his efforts.
Looks like little has changed, since E Franklin Frazier came out with his book 'Black Bourgeoisie' . Sports and Entertainment is heavily valued in the Black community, well above and beyond all other professions. Speaking clearly and with excellent diction, grammar and syntax is often viewed as being 'too white; 'seditty' and/or stuck up. Striving for personal excellence, on every level, is threatening and can be problematic in personal relationships. Very sad because NO culture/ethnic group has maintained itself and excelled ( as a collective) on such values. Far too many Black people who DO have opposing values often choose to live in solitude and lead independent, quiet lives with minimal contacts. They value privacy and peace over ego and materialism. Thanks for the video.
If you want to prove your worth, there is a simple test. How do you treat other people. How do you treat your family. How do you raise your children and spend time with your spouse? If the answer is with love, respect, and thoughtfulness. You are a masterclass of a human being. Have no fear. Just treat each other with compassion and trying to understand each other. That is the true beauty of the human soul. Our compassion, curiosity, and concern for each other.
but read good books to your kids when they are young. that makes a huge difference for their future and helps their imaginations grow, which is wonderful and will help inspire them. My aunt and mother both read books to me when I was young and it changed my life, ( I had to take extra English lessons), but without their help it would have been worse.
I knew all of this just off of Cognitive consciousness and this book and everything you’re saying confirms, I was right I suspected such things all along but I never understood why people were this way until I heard you quoting that book
I think this “black consciousness “ you say, is taught. Why not say that blacks don’t want to be left behind instead of, trying to hold the other down. Please do not confuse the middle class with the bourgeois. They are two different people and have two different purposes/ goals. One wants to be better than others and the other is trying to achieve with no intention on leaving others behind.
My brother thank you so much. I ordered the book and subscribed to your channel. I would also like to add the caribbean negro with soccer and cricket. I am 49 now and I remember hearing as a child my Uncle Lucky [now passed on] who lived in Bermuda would travel all the way to Australia to see cricket matches.
Black celebrity & athletics being placed upfront vs. our real political needs being placed upfront is all done by design. We @ #ADOS had this uncovered by Tone Talks & Yvettte Carnell almost a decade ago 🙌🏾✌🏾. Come learn, observe, & learn from the best!
I am really enjoying this series from this book I never knew this book existed, and it makes such sense to me this author, and Dr it’s as if he was looking into the future. Thank you for covering this.
