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I never have much faith in these Black in America shows, especially those that are not done with an independent lens. The target audience is always white folks. I hadn't planned to watch the program, but I watched some of it just so I could talk about it with an informed voice. My complaint is that the main issue that is behind all the problems they discuss--poverty, poor schools, one third of black men in prison, 50 percent of black men unemployed, 70 percent of black children born to single mothers--the reason for these problems, and an exploration of why and how our government has set our society up this way, is never discussed. The program just dances on the surface of the problem without ever really exploring it, because if they did, the discussion would take a different turn entirely. I'm sure you can imagine the conversation J and I had at 3:30 this morning about this very show. :-)
I'll be rolling out my third memoir, currently untilted over at Substack . In it, I cover the period of time when I returned to Denmark during the pandemic, my move to a small island and all it revealed.
The Blackgirl on Mars Blog is one of the latest recipients of the Lemonade Stand Award! Adrianne George of Black Women In Europe Blog http://blog.blackwomenineurope.com awarded it to me! 1. Put the logo on your blog or post. 2. Nominate at least 10 blogs that show great attitude and/or gratitude. 3. Link to your nominees within your post. 4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog. 5. Nominate your favorites, and link to this post. In my opinion these blogs show great attitude and/or gratitude: A Brother In Sweden Zooms Freespirit Rootsblog Watchman Ultraviolet Underground Guanaguanare A Mother From Gaza Color Online Hat's Off
Whatsup everybody there's a lot of traffic on this blog despite the fact I haven't uploaded in a while so i figured I'd touch base and let you know i got some exciting projects and collaborations coming up i'll soon fill you all in and i'll include some links of where else you can find me on the inter webs. thanks for the love!
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