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How's the performing arts scene in Nairobi(film, Tv, plays, comedy, etc)?
Dr. Claud Anderson=present day Malcolm X?
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How's the performing arts scene in Nairobi(film, Tv, plays, comedy, etc)?
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I trained Sheng Long and Shonuff
I'm not sure breh. But I watched this documentary called blacks without borders and supposedly South Africa gotta pretty decent arts scene. You can watch the documentary on YouTube.
yo.... check ur inbox breh....
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I trained Sheng Long and Shonuff
Just spreading info isn't good enough breh. Cats need to actually do something with the info that's out there. Umar Johnson said it best, the concious community has become nothing more than a group of information junkies.
At what point do we take what we've learned and actually DO something useful with it?
It's was weak of him to get ran out of Detroit..... this is a tough city to do positive things in.... but we don't have time for that weak shyt. Malcolm X would not have been ran out of town.. and that's the main difference between the two.not quite sure what you mean? Dude is clearly dropping gems...for others to do...why shouldn't he put his own ideas to use?
Dude also has plenty of speeches just giving historical info & interviews on economic ideas. He pushes his books but that's about it.
He has become somewhat agitated because black folks don't see what's going on. The politicians & radio stations in Detroit had that same skepticism towards him that you show...ran him out of town because they said they didn't want 'Africa Town'. Accused him of 'reverse racism'That city is filing Bankruptcy now. Dude only wanted to create businesses and jobs for black folks...in their area.
He went to Maryland and started the business there...his next 'agenda'. He went to the N.O. and met up with some black investors, bought some land in the hood that had been abandoned for 30yrs & is going to make it a tourist attraction for the black side of town to compete with the French Quarters. He also wants some black investors to go into the inner city (most concentrated areas of blacks in the US) and teach the black folks how to plant & farm-trade with each other. This will create their own market and protect them from the government if they so happen to cut welfare. (GOP just proposed a 40% cut on welfare this week)
He stated that he would buy wheat etc. from the farmers for food for his fish to get the trading started.
That's his agenda breh
Besides, that I do like his economic empowerment plans.
@iLLaV3 and we should note that if we can't get blacks in Detroit to prosper we will probably not succeed. The most black people are here, there are even more in the metro area. Just from living in other cities and traveling alot... I can see that Detroit is probably the most difficult place because the level of ignorance here is just
However, we started the black middle classes and we popped off with the black businesses (ones that weren't fire bombed and destroyed right away).
Everyone runs from here.. The NOI started here then set up shop elsewhere... this Dr. got ran out of here..and others.
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I trained Sheng Long and Shonuff
Just curious, are you part of any organizations of groups in your city? If so, what's their name? Organizing the organizations is part of my 3 year plan.
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I trained Sheng Long and Shonuff
@iLLaV3 and we should note that if we can't get blacks in Detroit to prosper we will probably not succeed. The most black people are here, there are even more in the metro area. Just from living in other cities and traveling alot... I can see that Detroit is probably the most difficult place because the level of ignorance here is just
However, we started the black middle classes and we popped off with the black businesses (ones that weren't fire bombed and destroyed right away).
Everyone runs from here.. The NOI started here then set up shop elsewhere... this Dr. got ran out of here..and others.
I'm confused breh. You said X wouldn't have gotten ran outta Detroit, but then you said the NOI, the group Malcolm helped built even left the NOI.
Is the problem weak activists like you claim Dr. Anderson is, or is the problem the culture of the city?
Do you live in Detroit?
And I was a part of almost every group you can name at different times. They didn't do anything for me. I on something different right now... plus I'm sorta radical. I work in corporate america and I'm professional 5 days a week.... But in my personal life I don't wanna associate with any groups and be associate with any of my boys who have political aspirations or who are on the board of any of those groups.... because we are a 'scared' people and I wouldn't wanna mess anything up from them being associated with the likes of me.
We need both sides of the struggle... the groups and politics and even the tapdancers.... .... and also small groups and radicals.
X was a part of a group.. he had no choice but to go to Boston if they tell him... or to NY. Previously, he just followed the hustles.
The NOI was ran out by cac (supposedly) . X wasn't with them, and he may have been a child when some of that history transpired. But from facing cac officials, ignorant nikkas, or deal with the FBI and the NOI at the end - he seemed pretty fearless.
exactly, but the tapdancers gotta be on point and realize they have to help & just do it discretely. What I've learned from the Civil Rights era is that we don't need a FACE to this. We just need to move in silence & handle business. What folks don't realize is the thug boys can get down too. You always need muscle....because anytime you dealing with money...problems come.
after this type of plan is done...that muscle could be translated into legit policemen etc.
@Blackking I'm not here to argue, we all want the same thing but I do understand your point. I think what Dr. Anderson is saying he ain't got time to waste. He reaching cats that's eager to move NOW because he's old now.
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I trained Sheng Long and Shonuff
No, I live in Atlanta. Never been to Detroit before.
In what ways are you radical? If you work in corporate America 5 days a week, and I'm assuming have never been written up or fired, I can't imagine you being that radical. And I'm not even trying to diss by saying that either. I work in corporate America and believe in repatriation. But I don't consider myself even remotely radical. My definition of radical may be different.
We need both sides of the struggle... the groups and politics and even the tapdancers.... .... and also small groups and radicals.[/quote]
Since you're not part of any organizations, and you can't show your radical side because you don't want it to negatively affect your associates, what exactly are you doing to help the cause? This is based on the assumption that you believe something needs to be done about the condition of Africans in the US.
Also if you don't mind, what belief system do you hold that you feel makes you radical?
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I trained Sheng Long and Shonuff
Hypothetical question. If you were asked to make a 10 year plan for black america to help fix our condition, what would it be? You don't have to go into detail or anything, just high level stuff.