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The Angry Black Woman?

70% Of Black Women Are Single!

What Opra fails to deal with is the intentional marginalization of the Black male, but this topic doesn't make for good television.

Beautiful Black Woman

Thank You Tyler Perry!

"Why Did I Get Married" should be required viewing for all Black people who are fed up with the negative images that others create for us and themselves about us. Mr Perry exemplifies what we can do when we believe in ourselves and the spirit of people of African decent. This is a must see movie. It was so good I saw it twice!!!

See the power of Black people when we use the net.

When Tyler Perry and Janet Jackson were on a promotional tour for

"Why Did We Get Married" a idiot TV reporter thought his disrespect

would go unchecked. See who got the last laugh!

http://www.tylerperry.com/wdigm/interview/

When do white journalists cross the line between reporting and standing on a bias soap box?

And I though reporters were suppose to be unbias and just give the facts. Obviously that's not the case on Fox News.

"The Great Debaters" Movie Is Truely Great!

When we are in 100% control of our images and our story then something magical can happen. The day following Christmas, I took 16 of of my relatives, friends our combined 8 teenagers to see this movie. Black people have been some of the most eloquent and articulate orators through out history, from Paul Robeson and Josephine Baker to Martin Luther King and Johnny Cochran, yet my kids come home telling me that they are sometimes critized by other black and white kids for talking white. Its one thing for others to judge us by a verb splitting sterotype and even worse when we negatively judge ourselves. I hope Denzel's "Great Debaters" sets the record straight on a number of issue. It is truly and excellent movie.

Unintentional? Negative Black Male Images.

When you see negative images do you say and do nothing?  Sometimes these pictures are unintentional. In order to change this, we must be willing to call attention to this disparity. Here's an email I sent to the Executive Director of Businessweek.

Dear Mr. Byrne, Thanks for taking my call this morning. I have been a long time subscriber of Businessweek. As I stated on the call, as a African American male, I take issue with the negative African American male image on the January 21, 2008 cover of Businessweek. As you know people take in information on two levels. The visual image can serve to reinforce the written word or it can send a separate message. Businessweeks cover of the African American male sends a sinister message. It feeds the sterotype of the angry, thugish black male. If you put sunglasses, baggy cloths and a frown on the white female you would immediately understand what I'm talking about. I suggest that in the future, when deciding what images to put on the cover, you do a focus group among women and minorities who are apart of that group to help you in your selection process.

Sincerely,

Charles Johnson

A Rasin In The Sun...Then/Now On ABC-Feb. 28....

When I was a kid growing up in Harlem, One of the most profound movies I saw was "A Rasin In The Sun." While this movies theme is universal, I think it sends a special message to Black people that we must believe in ourselves, in our future, in God and in one another. We must believe that God has given us all we need to live life to its fullest if we just believe and act on our dreams. See it then.....

See It Now with Sean Combs....

Woody Strode as Black Jesus

I saw this old movie when I was a kid. It made quite an impression on me because I had seen few African American actors play strong male roles. After seeing it 40 years later, a few nights ago , it was equally impressive and entertaining. If you get a chance, I highly recommendthat you see it.

This 90 minute feature film DVD stars Woody Strode as Black Jesus. Based on actual incidents in the Congo, a revolutionary leader is betrayed by one of his followers and unwittingly martyred by those in power. Strode, the African leader of a popular revolutionary movement, works secretly to overthrow a colonial government only to receive the "kiss of death" from one of his most trusted followers. The entire horror of the confrontation is seen through his eyes throughout his interrogation and torture. If you've see it, tell us what you think.