>First I would like to say,
>that Saul was out of
>line b/c it almost seems
>like he really did disrespect
>Amiri. That's like telling
>a mother how to raise
>a child and you never
>had one. Amiri and
>some other folks who were
>active in the Civil Rights
>Movement and the Black Arts
>Movement have been there and
>burned the t-shirt. Those
>people have experienced things that
>we can't even fathom.
>Racism and discrimination are still
>here but it's on another
>level that was present in
>the 60s and 70s and
>I think we should value
>the information they pass down
>on us. It's cute
>and all to think we
>should deal on human issues
>but we got to deal
>with the real, which is
>color is the first thing
>anybody sees and there is
>a social stigma on their
>that is never going to
>go away b/c around every
>corner there is history.
>History cannot be destroyed if
>it's in our hearts, souls,
>books, in our society, on
>our tv.

I totally agree, but dont you think that saul's criticism is merited in the least bit. I dont know if there were both in an open fourm. I assume not, so it was wrong for the brotha to out right slam amiri without amiri out there to defend his position, but still. I dont know how it was but maybe it was offensive... that one lady did leave in a fit. Us youngstars MOS DEFINATELY DO need guidance, but that guidance not only involves absorbtion, but dialogue.
Hotep

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