tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post5912724828202865317..comments2024-03-18T18:25:56.813-04:00Comments on Nat Turner's Revenge: And still we debate the root causes?Christopher Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16981041389119024155noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-89082918933033500612007-07-25T14:21:00.000-04:002007-07-25T14:21:00.000-04:00I was just writing about this a bit. Here in LA, ...I was just writing about this a bit. Here in LA, gang members tag crime scenes with threats to the residents who may or may not have seen anything. The majority of kids getting shot here in LA are actually not involved in gangs. They're just innocents who are in the wrong place at the wrong time (their neighborhood). Cops aren't there to serve and protect. They're there to arrest. LAPD is a para-military organization and the street shrines just keep on piling up. There are very few in the black community really trying to hold anyone accountable and that needs to change...but LA is too worried about the scandal of our mayor cheating with the Telemundo reporter.Liz Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794296990587989214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-5363048262448013872007-07-25T11:38:00.000-04:002007-07-25T11:38:00.000-04:00Charlotte G.,Sounds like you have to get a life. ...Charlotte G.,<BR/>Sounds like you have to get a life. If you don't like what you read here fine. But this brother is keeping it real. He is honest, he is raw and he provides varied and interesting material in this forum. Even a Princeton grad and lawyer can make spelling mistakes (he is human after all). He probably didn't spell-check that day? He is a Princeton grad with two published novels and more on the way. So, I say go on Chris, promote yourself. I think it is great. He is a talented black man who is contributing something valuable.<BR/>You are a Hater!Pebbles Flintstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09865422111601399569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-64768125837112830192007-07-24T19:43:00.000-04:002007-07-24T19:43:00.000-04:00I like Chambers's stuff. I adore his opinions beca...I like Chambers's stuff. I adore his opinions because he doesn't bullshit. Truly, too many cowed folk out there or people who slaves to their agendas. I find this blog refreshing.<BR/><BR/>Now, I'd boo his penchant for stream-of-consciousness blogging instead. LOL. But he's being himself and that's cool.<BR/><BR/>To the gist of the post--Charlotte are you disagreeing with him? What is your solution? The point about the rappers speaks for itself. I am more interested in hearing what folk say about politicians and cops in our cities. Are "our" mayors really part of the blame? Or lazy cops who don't want to walk the blocks and get to know the folk they should be protecting? Do "our" folk want to do what's necessary to protect themselves?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-58078316224698250212007-07-24T15:00:00.000-04:002007-07-24T15:00:00.000-04:00Can someone tell me why a "Princeton grad" and law...Can someone tell me why a "Princeton grad" and lawyer is confused about how to spell the word segue?<BR/><BR/>Also, in his profile, he implies that others may think he's "soft" because of his Ivy League education. Is he trying to gain "street cred" by covering the infamous world of hip hop?<BR/><BR/>All I can say is--because of this brothers self-image issues, poor vocabulary, and shameless self-promotion (he drops by popular blogs to promote his upcoming Yella Patsy's boys)--I will NOT buy his novel.<BR/><BR/>Boo! Hiss!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-92228823030140550422007-07-24T14:55:00.000-04:002007-07-24T14:55:00.000-04:00Yup trenee, Ja has an album coming out soon.Yup trenee, Ja has an album coming out soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-84373387112026071602007-07-24T13:13:00.000-04:002007-07-24T13:13:00.000-04:00Being worth a million dollars plus and doing time ...Being worth a million dollars plus and doing time for a gun charge takes a special kind of stupidity. When it comes to inner city violence though, I think its a matter of cops knocking corners and us not calling it racism. Too much denial in Afrian American culture.Sleeperwithheavyeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17815673692225314565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-57838962914755093092007-07-24T11:26:00.000-04:002007-07-24T11:26:00.000-04:00I found this gem while reading through blogosphere...I found this gem while reading through blogosphere reviews of the Harlem Book Fair. I thought of your recent post regarding "Thong On Fire"...<BR/><BR/>http://www.mfbooks.com<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://gawker.com/news/gawker-video-look-book/meet-dr-mf-268026.ph<BR/><BR/>Thanks for using this space to showcase other emerging voices and themes in black literature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-14188075242415681442007-07-24T09:48:00.000-04:002007-07-24T09:48:00.000-04:00First, let me say that, with the exception of Ja R...First, let me say that, with the exception of Ja Rule, I do not know who any of these people are. This is probably a good thing. Second, what strikes at me is the stupidity factor. These "artists" have a substantial number of WHITE teens and young adult buying their CDs and clothing lines. However, we rarely hear about an epidemic level of criminal activity associated with the lifestyle and behaviors celebrated in the thug/ghetto culture, among this group. Ultimately, most dumb middle and upper class white kids figure out that the experience is the same bullshit as their parents' (or grandparents) counterculture movements back in the 60s. They return to their charmed and privileged lives, only keeping a single setting for the local hip-hop station their car stereos. <BR/>Black people, on the other hand, embrace this shit as their reality! Is the root cause a genetic disposition for "stupid" or "self debasing?" Perhaps there is a gene for "self-destruction?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-68391542705422644332007-07-23T15:00:00.000-04:002007-07-23T15:00:00.000-04:00Don't forget to add Lil' Flip to the list. He was ...Don't forget to add Lil' Flip to the list. He was recently arrested on charges of credit card fraud. A real shame, huh? Maybe they all have albums coming out and need the free PR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-20543251779143063362007-07-23T13:49:00.000-04:002007-07-23T13:49:00.000-04:00And these are the "men" that our young boys look u...And these are the "men" that our young boys look up to in music! Monk, Gillespie, Coltrane, and Miles are probably rolling in their graves in disqust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-25399257628569708432007-07-23T11:28:00.000-04:002007-07-23T11:28:00.000-04:00No No No! It's the cops. They are targeting our he...No No No! It's the cops. They are targeting our heroes for destruction! Didn't you get the memo from Dyson and Jesse?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com