America's Most Powerful Black Families

[invalid]

I wonder how these Boule ass nikkas feel about Hov. Imagine the streets nikkas they used to clown is richer than them.

I mean, I'm happy for their success, like I'm happy to see all blacks make it.

But Jay Z peddled poison to his own people for a profit. That is the definition of a sell-out. That type of c00nery is acceptable though to mainstream black America, so he gets a pass.

Like I mentioned before, you not gonna reach any real level of success without having done some nefarious shyt. This thread was to spotlight the good and the bad.

 

[get these nets]

Most of these families are one generation away from being white.

I want to celebrate 'black families' not 'mulatto families'.

I want to help create the next powerful Black families.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Are you thinking of the book, "Our Kind Of People" by Lawrence Otis Graham?

nope, I actually have that book. And upon googling again it looks like parts of the doc have been posted to Vimeo and YouTube

 

[Heafcliffe]

Interesting....

 

[get these nets]

I respect people's comments . BUT......if I do a search of your usernames, will I find posts of pictures of women who look like the family posted in this op?

But that's different, right?

 

[Grano-Grano]

I mean, I'm happy for their success, like I'm happy to see all blacks make it.

But Jay Z peddled poison to his own people for a profit. That is the definition of a sell-out. That type of c00nery is acceptable though to mainstream black America, so he gets a pass.

Like I mentioned before, you not gonna reach any real level of success without having done some nefarious shyt. This thread was to spotlight the good and the bad.

He didn't have the luxury or the access these families did. He did the real nikka route. Self made. He's kids is gonna be one of them. Big facts.

 

[invalid]

nope, I actually have that book. And upon googling again it looks like parts of the doc have been posted to Vimeo and YouTube

Timestamp at 43.00 minutes

 

[invalid]

He didn't have the luxury or the access these families did. He did the real nikka route. Self made. He's kids is gonna be one of them. Big facts.

Again, the "real nikka route" of peddling crack to your own people for a buck is acceptable forms of c00nery to mainstream black America. He gets a pass.

 

[Wear My Dawg's Hat]

For most of the 20th Century , the most powerful family in Harlem was the
Powell family.

Adam Clayton Powell Sr.

Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

 

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

instead of ninjas getting mad

Really.... that's where you're going with this?? referring to people who do not agree with your definition or measurement of 'success' as ninjas??? devolving to name calling and referring to black people who oppose your viewpoint as "angry" ?? So in essence, you're referring to us as angry blacks - which is a label promoted by white supremacist. That's NOT black excellence, op.

 

[invalid]

Really.... that's where you're going with this?? referring to people who do not agree with your definition or measurement of 'success' as ninjas??? devolving to name calling and referring to black people who oppose your viewpoint as "angry" ?? So in essence, you're referring to us as angry blacks - which is a label promoted by white supremacist. That's NOT black excellence, op.

My bad b

It's all love.

 

[Grano-Grano]

Again, the "real nikka route" of peddling crack to your own people for a buck is acceptable forms of c00nery to mainstream black America. He gets a pass.

They had to c00n too to gain their positions. So it's all relevant.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

My goodness, can y’all for once not be myopic idiots and stick to the thread topic. OP made it more than clear you can post up any black family from any type of venture as an example. So instead of spending post after post shytting on his examples (which it’s mainly the first y’all have issues with), just contribute.

Damn, this could be a helpful thread for those who want to share this type of info with (their) kids and/or who want to see black American success stories.

 

[Brolic Scholar]

It’ll be interesting to see how many of our current athletes and entertainers will have generational wealth years from now.

 

[invalid]

They had to c00n too to gain their positions. So it's all relevant.

Which is the point. You accept Jay Z's level of c00nery because you see yourself in him. You see people you know in him. He comes from your definition of "blackness". He comes from a neighborhood that maybe looks like yours or one that your family lives in.

You don't accept the others because they came from a place of privilege. And "privilege" is not something you associate with being black. So their dirt is worse than Jay Zs.

It's all the same thing.

They're all black, the privileged and the hood. The good and the bad.