Usher was honored at the BET Awards last week. There was a noticeable lack of talent that we recognize as having any connection to him. There was also a noticeable lack of males. One writer took these observations and turned them up to the max. Let's talk about it.
There is a point in every bad investment where you must acknowledge the truth. The moment you realize the promises were hollow, the returns will never come, and every contribution you made was taken for granted. For Black America, that investment has been a 150-year-long project of trying to perfect
Jim Jones wants you to believe he’s outshined Nas. He even dragged Fivio Foreign into the conversation to back him up. But the receipts tell a different story. Billboard, RIAA, and the culture itself have already delivered the verdict: Jimmy’s ego is writing checks his catalog can’t cash.
Think back to the presidency of Barack Obama. And let's be clear: one can have legitimate disagreements with his policies. I certainly took issue with his administration's use of drone strikes and other decisions on the international stage.
The central thesis is this: The perception of Black America as endlessly forgiving and inviting is a complex survival strategy born from centuries of placating a hostile majority, but it's also a major character flaw.