>at least that's the impression i
>get from a lot of
>people on these boards. look
>at it this way: if
>you have a choice to
>improve your life and you
>turn it down for any
>reason, you really need your
>head checked. i don't support
>black people adopting "mainstream white"
>values but i don't agree
>that you can group the
>black middle class into one
>group. there is no uniformity
>of ideology in the black
>middle class. some of them
>try to distance themselves from
>their community as much as


>possible, others try to use
>their better economic position to
>improve thier community.
>middle class itself is not an
>ideology, it is defined by
>how much you bring home.
>
>some of your favourite political activists/"conscious"
>rappers are from the black
>middle class. so don't think
>that they can be classified
>as a stagnant class.
>we don't go to universities and
>colleges so that we can
>come out the same place
>we started(just so as not
>to be labelled bourgie).
>please, we trying to break the
>five figure income line...with absolutely
>no apologies.
>SIGNATURE STARTS YONDER
>"I'm not looking...forward to seeing
>him"- Snoop on Suge's release.
>understatement of the year :-)
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YO SON! You need to sharpen your critical thinking skills! We are not talking about Black people living in poverty. WE DON'T STRUUGLE TO BE POOR!!! The gist of the topic was the Black middle class and it's overall purpose in our community. Both of my parents are college graduates, grandfather,great aunt, me and both of my sisters!!