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1 month ago

in Where the f*ck is my rocketpack? on Blacksmythe
Well, the video did give us a glimpse into the future - the long lines of people.

Unfortunately, the line is for the unemployment and career fairs.

3 months ago

in It’s not the artform, it’s the delivery mechanism? on Blacksmythe
I think it is a little stretch to say DL Hughley and David Allen Grier shows are a dearth to diversity due to the fact those shows were bad "Chris Rock"/"Chappelle Show" copycats that could not deliver.

I don't think the problem is advertising based - I think the problem is an old guard trying to hold on the "mass media" instead of multiple, effective verticals. These media outlets are still trying to cling onto their old definition of "mainstream" and reluctant to accept diversity.

I believe the opportunity is when someone (including a smaller firm) is willing to take on diversity as it really is, they will see a resurgence in advertising revenue.

I always found it funny that the editorial board of these newspapers are defiant in not representing the views/stories of people of color, the ones who make up the majority of the city population.







I didn't realize you link to my comments, thanks!

5 months ago

in Advertising and Marketing: A Cotton Curtain of Discrimination on YBPGuide
I hope the up and coming ones like your sister look at entrepreneurial options to compete against the discriminating culture. I believe due to the current landscape of many Madison Avenue firms losing revenue, it is great opportunity for people of color to enter the industry as competitors.
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Malcolm Turner Ed, I completely agree. This is why the NAACP and other organizations irrationally devoted to assimilationist agendas are merely a shadow of their former selves. There is a fairly easy solution to all of these discrimination cases. Take a lesson from the so-called Jews. What do you do when the media treats your people unfairly? Get a group of your people together and buy the media companies. Don't try to integrate Omnicom Group....buy it. It's time to stop crying, suing, and protesting and time to start buying assets. They don't want to hire us? F 'em, we can do better on our own.

We're in a recession people, that means the economic pie isn't getting any bigger. The only way to get more pie when the pie isn't growing is to take it from someone else. Time to face reality folks. We either start competing or we lay down, but nobody is going to give us anything.

6 months ago

in Five Immediate Things to Do About Oscar Grant on Blacksmythe
I provided some advice on my blog also about this matter. I think the biggest thing is to openly challenge the Bay Area trying to make this a "Black issue" and let them know we are on to that racist tactic.

I've seen news stories and articles coming out of San Francisco trying to portray the cop as a "good guy before this incident" and the tired "Black community leaders gather to discuss the incident" to try to make this issue just a "Black problem" that other people should ignore.

We need to make sure the community at large fully understand that Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere..

6 months ago

in The 21st Century Crisis of the Black Intellectual on Blacksmythe
I need to know what the existing 'model' was. I don't have a clue.

My assumption is the Black intellectual appear on TV as a pundit and plug their book at the end of the show.

Is that correct?
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blacksmythe Hm.

No.

When you think of black intellectuals who are you thinking of?

9 months ago

in Black Presidents in Pop Culture? on Blacksmythe
The first Black president I know of appeared in the TV series 'Buck Rogers in the 21st Century' that came on NBC during the 80s...
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blacksmythe wait. i THINK i know the character you were talking about. old...distinctive eyes? i was going to say that i didn't remember, but it's coming to me.
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