Comments on: “Black Union” in “State of Emergency”: Black Snob Brings the FIYAH

By: Nehesi

Nehesi — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:22:40 +0000

Hmmm, I’m wondering if you folks that are taking shots at Tavis have actually read The Covenant. Its a progressive social plan broken down into easy-to-read and follow instructions. The best thing about it is that it, unlike many other plans I’ve read, is not shrouded in religion. I call that a pretty significant result.

By: gem2001

gem2001 — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:11:04 +0000

@rev the elitism comes from the current establishment that is not open to new voices or ideas.

her piece is very democratic. you probably don’t like the name.

By: RevB

RevB — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:06:56 +0000

I respectfully disagree with this posting. I don’t think Black Snob was a great posting. There must be room at the table for all experiences within the African-American community. It just feels elitism to me.

By: itransform

itransform — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:19:28 +0000

Did Danielle remove her post? It’s not there when I try either.

I’m rather new to blogging so it’s a joy to read “uncommon” views. Sometimes we have this false sense of loyalty to “the black bucket”. I am soooooooo over Tavis and those negros “pontificating” every year. WTF!?!

It’s interesting, if they didn’t have Minister Farrakhan on there this year. Did they? I hear that his frankness about the other book was not so welcomed by T.S.

Oh well. . . . .it’s up to us who do see things differently to be the change we want to see and when we change the way we look at things – The things we look at change!

By: wanda

wanda — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:16:36 +0000

“She put up a post about the State of the Black Union (I am barred from referring to it as the Annual Negro Super Bowl)”

The “Annual Negro Super Bowl”??!! Hilarious…I love it!

By: Pamela

Pamela — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:02:56 +0000

The first program I watched was the State of the Black Church. I was absolutely disgusted that I wasted a day watching that madness. The next year I thought I would try again and stopped after an hour. I have not tried to watch another one. I have better things to do with my time, like actually living my life the best I know how and to hopefully encourage others to do the same.

By: BlackAchievement

BlackAchievement — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:22:03 +0000

Tell me, does the so-called oppression both present and historical have anything to do with our personal bucket label? For examples we have buckets labeled as follows: Gay, Jehovah Witness, Black Muslim, AME, First & Second Baptist, Alpha, AKA, Delta, Afrocentric, Republican, Democratic, Basketball, Football, Hip-Hop, Multiracial, Union, Welfare, Ghetto etc. It is truly these bucket labels that dictate whether or not we will build and destroy. Being Black may be a common point of our so-called oppression, but it is so not a common point of our unity because Black folks are some of the most immature people on the planet. We must accept and honor our differences. We must build something, exude fidelity, and eschew violence.

By: phoenix

phoenix — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:31:12 +0000

@ Goldenah

you just said exactly what I was thinking. We are not all in the same bucket. My lifestyle is not the same as my cousins, my uncles, and my other family. I am different.

By: Faith

Faith — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:28:02 +0000

It was one of her best pieces. I think the one aspect deserves a lot of thought: “We are waiting for a hero.” Until people decide to step up and work together – even if it’s just two people to start – the collective is not going to do much better than they are now.

By: Goldenah

Goldenah — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:41:36 +0000

Went to TBS site. She’s a good writer, very witty, and cogent.

With regards to the STBU, I think the misadventure in all of this is the assumption that “black people” are united in any manner. Even our supposed communal misery – you name the social problems – doesn’t exist for all. We are all not in the same bucket, and don’t want to be.

Just living in the same neighborhood does not make for a community. All of us aren’t living on this ideological reservation, nor are we members of a given tribe. Everyone has a different lifestyle, wants, and needs.

There are complicated issues that simply cannot be addressed as belonging solely to “black people”.