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NJOY26

Female, 28, Killeen, TX

Posted Aug 25, 2008

This video should be shown to everyone in the black community all over America. Thanks for this info. Keep pushing the truth.

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shadow_w...

Male, 32, Jamaica, NY

Posted Jun 20, 2008

sadly, who can spread this message better than Oprah? too bad she it too busy giving the audience cars they couldn't even take because they couldn't pay the taxes on them. sad. our 'elites' simply need to do a better job. She probably wont do it because whites- and black americans- are too comfortable with the fact that everything black must be bad. You have to ask yourself as well, are YOU comfortable with thinking that as well?

this needs to be on blackplanet's front page. let these negroes learn, old and young alike. there is hope. the grass is greener on the other side of your dismal thinking.

and thats real.

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MsPhatTxKat

Female, 42, Atlanta, GA

Posted Jun 17, 2008

thank you for sharing that. while the number were close, it is still good info for the masses.

keep up the good research...

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henry1023

Male, Age Private, Baltimore, MD

Posted Jun 11, 2008

I want to throw it at you like this.
How many blackmen been to Jail/Prison? vs
How many blackmen been to College/Universities?
Ages 21 and Older---

The reason for the perception is that you can ask 10 blackmen this question and 7 out of 10 would say Jail---
Providing they are telling the truth when they answer.

The Networking/Apprentiship of our gifted is not applied as vigorously as it can be---

The ability to be sidetracked from the persuit of higher learning was/is a big hurdle that must be made easier.

In conclusion, I can believe their is more Blackmen in College than in jail at any one given time.

This question is bigger than it appears.

Henry1023
Just an averageman
NO HARM NO FOUL

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sidney0073

Male, 30, United Kingdom

Posted Jun 05, 2008

If more energy is placed on the positive effort of the black race than the negative sides, we are sure to grow up with the right frame of mind of whom and what we represent and how we think of ourselves a people. Thanks for clearing such negative impression with real facts and data it’s a positive way of renewing our minds and mentality.

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Caesariq

Male, 35, Parkville, MD

Posted Jun 05, 2008

Everyone needs the truth regardless!!!!!!!

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RicoDevante

Male, 29, United Kingdom

Posted Jun 05, 2008

Thank you very much. We need more videos like that.

Repsect!!!

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MIRANDA_...

Female, 28, Tampa, FL

Posted Jun 04, 2008

I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU CLEARED THAT UP! THAT IS JUST A PART OF SLAVE MENTALITY, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE BEING TAUGHT: TO BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE MORE BLACK MEN IN JAIL THAN IN COLLEGE. IT PROBALY WAS NEVER TRUE FROM THE START BUT AS OUR PEOPLE BEGAN TO BELIEVE SUCH STEREOTYPES THEY STARTED PREPARING THEMSELVES FOR JAIL INSTEAD OF COLLEGE OR SUCCESS. IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT PERCEPTION PRECEEDS REALITY. SO THE MORE WE BELIEVE THAT THINGS ARE TRUE THE MORE LIKELY THAT WE END UP A PRODUCT OF OUR ENVIRONMENT. THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS NATIONALLY TELEVISED ON COMMERCIALS SO THAT PEPLE WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE THE WAY THEY THINK AND REACT TO CERTAIN THINGS.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME AWARE BECAUSE I ALSO WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE BELIEVING IN THAT STEREOTYPE. IT IS TAUGHT IN SCHOOL SYSTEMS... AND SHOULD BE BANNED FROM THINKING SUCH THINGS ABOUT ANY RACE ESPECIALLY OURS!!!! WAKE UP BLACK PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nubian-P...

Male, 56, Springfield, MA

Posted Jun 04, 2008

First I want to thank you for this video. After reviewing it, I am still going with my first impulse and say "in jail." I am a survivor of many institutional jails because I have always maintained my blackness, my determination for a good education, and my "stand up and be counted out front" generation. And I also worked in the most powerful section of the Army at one time: Military Intel. I have my degree in International Business relations only to be stopped many times from achieving more. You got your numbers from the Bureau of Prisons, who are making the largest amount of profit for incarcation in the WORLD. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to diminsh numbers enough to pacify large numbers of people who are totally absorbed by mass media communications. How do you keep people in check? You introduce them to be fearful and paranoid. How do you keep people ignorant? You give them everything they need, show them how to use it, where eventually, they will take it for granted (such as a book, libraries, television). How do you keep large numbers of people from panicking and stirring up agaitation? You commit the wrongful acts FIRST, then slowly feed out information to them, where the information will be taken for granted. ..........l

Let us try the tallies of how many black men between 15-74
have been in jail or in school? If we are not taught where WE came from, BOTH remain institutional prisons.........

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Trubion612

Male, Age Private, Minneapolis, MN

Posted Jun 04, 2008

Thanks so much for that video ...I would of said collage..but iam an odd ball who Always tries to think out of "THE BOX" as society may call it ... keep up the good work.. if we had as many people bringing us this type of info...vs in jail ...(need i say more)

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Bronxchi...

Female, 26, Harrisonburg, VA

Posted Jun 04, 2008

That is what's up! I knew that most people would think that there is more people in jail then i college. But black men are overcoming the stat's of society- and becoming educated black men. That is the way it s suppost to be!

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CLOSED

Female, 38, Arlington, TX

Posted Jun 04, 2008

That is some great information to think about. We as a black community have to sit down together and talk about how are we going to keep that number of our black young boys going into college. That number of 801, 000 in jail that is an amazing figure, so much so that it's almost 1 million back men in the prison system that can make up an entire city, country etc. Just thnik of the possibilities of thos men who I know have some type of education or talent that can be in this world procreating keeping our community strong. I give my props to the black men who are the exception to that statistic. Lets keep it going in the positive manor it should be and try and keep that number of 801,000 down. Let's teach our kids and nurture our kids like they suppose to be, they are the future and right now the future is us. Look at what's happening in the world today, a black president. let's pray that this will be a turning leaf in our society. Education is key and knowledge is pure power. I know it's tough raising boys inot me in a single family household, however we have to stick with it and never stray away from it. I thank my grandparents for raising me right in order for me to raise mine right. Thank you for this eye opening information that a lot of us need now.

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tone118

Male, 41, Compton, CA

Posted Jun 01, 2008

Thanks for sharing this knowledge with me, if you would have asked me the same question before seeing this I would have said in prison also, due 2 the nature of society these days, compared 2 the 1960's,70's,and 80's more and more black men fall into this trap due to us not teaching our next generations morals and standards that was taught in those days. Now some young black men veiw going 2 prison as a badge of honor, versus SHAME , drugs is now becoming the #1 reason 4 black men being locked up. Along with SOME rap music, and artist who dont understand the negative effect that they have on our race. I find it hard to explain 2 my 12 year old daughter what a sexual seduction is about, though i have talk 2 her about sex along with her mother,the radio plays this song all day everyday. Then you have rappers bragging about how much money they made doing illegal things, and how they was in prison and they make it sound so easy that young black males are now asking themselves why should i finish school and get a good education 2 get a good job, when they can do what they heard a rapper who has millions did, but they never take into consideration that everybody dont get away with it and often find themselves in jail. But again thanks 4 the knowledge.

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biggirl90

Female, 41, Lexington, KY

Posted Jun 01, 2008

OH MY GOSH THERE IS SO MUCH I COULD SAY ABOUT THIS THIS SITE IS VERY TRUE AND I AM GLAD THAT U ARE HERE TO SPREAD THE WORD...I AS A BLACK WOMEN WISH THAT MY BLACK FATHER WAS THERE TO GUIDE ME I LOOK FOR LOVE IN A BLACK MAN THAT I NEVER GOT FROM MY FATHER.....I HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALOT AND I WISH THAT US AS BLACK PEOPLE WOULD STICK TOGETHER BUT SEE ALL THAT BALLER STATUS AND COMES FROM THOSE WHO GREW UP WITH NOTHING I HAD THE BEST OF BOTH WORLD AND IT IS WRITTEN IN THE GOOD BOOK THAT MONE IS THE ROOT TO ALL EVIL AND FOR SOME REASON US ( BLACKS) THINK THAT IF U HAVE MONEY U HAVE HAPPINESS AND ITHAT IS NOT TRUE....BE REAL AND HELP OTHERS MONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING.......

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bgsexxy31

Female, 35, Greensboro, NC

Posted May 31, 2008

you should kill the misconception that most people use there are more women then men in the world but i would like to see the stats for 1 city

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Fine69

Male, 30, San Francisco, CA

Posted May 31, 2008

My anwser was in college .Im a Health Worker 1. I work with people primarly African American youth and I have seen how smart a lot of are African American kids are out there on the streets and how much they are willing to learn seen is believing to our brathas caught up in the streets they dnt care who miss up in the pass just who's going to be there for them in the future.

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Fine69

Male, 30, San Francisco, CA

Posted May 31, 2008

Sup everyone well this bratha is not surprised white folks have been lien on us sense the beginning of time. But it makes a bratha feel good to see someone telling the truth bout black people doing something positive 4 a change. If we want to see a change in our black people for a bright future lets start sticking together like the old folks did before drugs and everythang else came into our community. Let Education repect and love be the key for a brighter future. Lets tell the stories of our history not there history. For God has giving us soul in our walk,talk,song,and mine that no one else has lets keep it real,Even though it seem like there r a lot of people black people not being proud of being black because the dnt know themselves and our history but Im very proud to be a black man. A black history lesson for my people we have a divine connection with GOD we our the blessing of Abrabram holla

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Imayah

Male, 32, Holland, MI

Posted May 30, 2008

This is what I have to say to all my brothas and sistas...
When we began to "Know thyself",-which is an ancient kemetic (egyptian) proverb- love ourselves, reeducate ourselves on our-story and not his-story, when we began to know that God, Divinity, and Good has established itself inside us, that we are naturally good and walk in that concept we will be able to manifest that in our daily lives and it will flow from within us to our fellow brothas and sistas. But if we continue to believe what these pastors be puttin' out over the pullpit, we will forever struggle with our problems. The Suprme Creator put us here to create heaven right here on earth but these pharises and scribes have clouded our minds with lies and half-truths, tearin' us down spiritually and mentally. STOP LISTENING TO THESE PRECHERS AND GO WITHIN YOURSELF AND FIND GOD! Get this 6 volume book collection: Life and Teachings fo the Masters of the Far East. And apply it to your life.

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brneyedm...

Female, Age Private, Minneapolis, MN

Posted May 29, 2008

Well,very interesting.The sad thing about I probably would have said the same thing.The other thing is of those men that are incarcerated,it's then when they turn to books for knowledge.Sad they dont realize the importance of knowledge and choice that would make a difference. Yes the freedom of choice.The choice to stay free and not become incarcerated.so how do we connect with our young black men to make the right or better choice. That it doesnt take to be incarcerated to get educated.

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G-LADYA

Female, 30, Baton Rouge, LA

Posted May 29, 2008

Well I don't know to much about the media in all but I do know for a fact that they tell you what they want or feel you should know and another thing I know for sure is fact and that is every jail or prison i've visited the majority was blacks, everytime a lot who are just being falsely accused but someone has to take the fall right? This was a good subject to touch on, big ups for this one!

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You have to ask yourself as well, are YOU comfortable with thinking that as well? this needs to be on blackplanet's front page. let these negroes learn, old and young alike. there is hope. the grass is greener on the other side of your dismal thinking. and thats real. Report Abuse MsPhatTxKat Female, 42, Atlanta, GA Posted Jun 17, 2008 thank you for sharing that. while the number were close, it is still good info for the masses. keep up the good research... Report Abuse henry1023 Male, Age Private, Baltimore, MD Posted Jun 11, 2008 I want to throw it at you like this. How many blackmen been to Jail/Prison? vs How many blackmen been to College/Universities? Ages 21 and Older--- The reason for the perception is that you can ask 10 blackmen this question and 7 out of 10 would say Jail--- Providing they are telling the truth when they answer. The Networking/Apprentiship of our gifted is not applied as vigorously as it can be--- The ability to be sidetracked from the persuit of higher learning was/is a big hurdle that must be made easier. In conclusion, I can believe their is more Blackmen in College than in jail at any one given time. This question is bigger than it appears. Henry1023 Just an averageman NO HARM NO FOUL Report Abuse sidney0073 Male, 30, United Kingdom Posted Jun 05, 2008 If more energy is placed on the positive effort of the black race than the negative sides, we are sure to grow up with the right frame of mind of whom and what we represent and how we think of ourselves a people. Thanks for clearing such negative impression with real facts and data it’s a positive way of renewing our minds and mentality. Report Abuse Caesariq Male, 35, Parkville, MD Posted Jun 05, 2008 Everyone needs the truth regardless!!!!!!! Report Abuse RicoDevante Male, 29, United Kingdom Posted Jun 05, 2008 Thank you very much. We need more videos like that. Repsect!!! Report Abuse MIRANDA_... Female, 28, Tampa, FL Posted Jun 04, 2008 I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU CLEARED THAT UP! THAT IS JUST A PART OF SLAVE MENTALITY, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE BEING TAUGHT: TO BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE MORE BLACK MEN IN JAIL THAN IN COLLEGE. IT PROBALY WAS NEVER TRUE FROM THE START BUT AS OUR PEOPLE BEGAN TO BELIEVE SUCH STEREOTYPES THEY STARTED PREPARING THEMSELVES FOR JAIL INSTEAD OF COLLEGE OR SUCCESS. IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT PERCEPTION PRECEEDS REALITY. SO THE MORE WE BELIEVE THAT THINGS ARE TRUE THE MORE LIKELY THAT WE END UP A PRODUCT OF OUR ENVIRONMENT. THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS NATIONALLY TELEVISED ON COMMERCIALS SO THAT PEPLE WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE THE WAY THEY THINK AND REACT TO CERTAIN THINGS. THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME AWARE BECAUSE I ALSO WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE BELIEVING IN THAT STEREOTYPE. IT IS TAUGHT IN SCHOOL SYSTEMS... AND SHOULD BE BANNED FROM THINKING SUCH THINGS ABOUT ANY RACE ESPECIALLY OURS!!!! WAKE UP BLACK PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Report Abuse Nubian-P... Male, 56, Springfield, MA Posted Jun 04, 2008 First I want to thank you for this video. After reviewing it, I am still going with my first impulse and say "in jail." I am a survivor of many institutional jails because I have always maintained my blackness, my determination for a good education, and my "stand up and be counted out front" generation. And I also worked in the most powerful section of the Army at one time: Military Intel. I have my degree in International Business relations only to be stopped many times from achieving more. You got your numbers from the Bureau of Prisons, who are making the largest amount of profit for incarcation in the WORLD. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to diminsh numbers enough to pacify large numbers of people who are totally absorbed by mass media communications. How do you keep people in check? You introduce them to be fearful and paranoid. How do you keep people ignorant? You give them everything they need, show them how to use it, where eventually, they will take it for granted (such as a book, libraries, television). How do you keep large numbers of people from panicking and stirring up agaitation? You commit the wrongful acts FIRST, then slowly feed out information to them, where the information will be taken for granted. ..........l Let us try the tallies of how many black men between 15-74 have been in jail or in school? If we are not taught where WE came from, BOTH remain institutional prisons......... Report Abuse Trubion612 Male, Age Private, Minneapolis, MN Posted Jun 04, 2008 Thanks so much for that video ...I would of said collage..but iam an odd ball who Always tries to think out of "THE BOX" as society may call it ... keep up the good work.. if we had as many people bringing us this type of info...vs in jail ...(need i say more) Report Abuse Bronxchi... Female, 26, Harrisonburg, VA Posted Jun 04, 2008 That is what's up! I knew that most people would think that there is more people in jail then i college. But black men are overcoming the stat's of society- and becoming educated black men. That is the way it s suppost to be! Report Abuse CLOSED Female, 38, Arlington, TX Posted Jun 04, 2008 That is some great information to think about. We as a black community have to sit down together and talk about how are we going to keep that number of our black young boys going into college. That number of 801, 000 in jail that is an amazing figure, so much so that it's almost 1 million back men in the prison system that can make up an entire city, country etc. Just thnik of the possibilities of thos men who I know have some type of education or talent that can be in this world procreating keeping our community strong. I give my props to the black men who are the exception to that statistic. Lets keep it going in the positive manor it should be and try and keep that number of 801,000 down. Let's teach our kids and nurture our kids like they suppose to be, they are the future and right now the future is us. Look at what's happening in the world today, a black president. let's pray that this will be a turning leaf in our society. Education is key and knowledge is pure power. I know it's tough raising boys inot me in a single family household, however we have to stick with it and never stray away from it. I thank my grandparents for raising me right in order for me to raise mine right. Thank you for this eye opening information that a lot of us need now. Report Abuse tone118 Male, 41, Compton, CA Posted Jun 01, 2008 Thanks for sharing this knowledge with me, if you would have asked me the same question before seeing this I would have said in prison also, due 2 the nature of society these days, compared 2 the 1960's,70's,and 80's more and more black men fall into this trap due to us not teaching our next generations morals and standards that was taught in those days. Now some young black men veiw going 2 prison as a badge of honor, versus SHAME , drugs is now becoming the #1 reason 4 black men being locked up. Along with SOME rap music, and artist who dont understand the negative effect that they have on our race. I find it hard to explain 2 my 12 year old daughter what a sexual seduction is about, though i have talk 2 her about sex along with her mother,the radio plays this song all day everyday. Then you have rappers bragging about how much money they made doing illegal things, and how they was in prison and they make it sound so easy that young black males are now asking themselves why should i finish school and get a good education 2 get a good job, when they can do what they heard a rapper who has millions did, but they never take into consideration that everybody dont get away with it and often find themselves in jail. But again thanks 4 the knowledge. Report Abuse biggirl90 Female, 41, Lexington, KY Posted Jun 01, 2008 OH MY GOSH THERE IS SO MUCH I COULD SAY ABOUT THIS THIS SITE IS VERY TRUE AND I AM GLAD THAT U ARE HERE TO SPREAD THE WORD...I AS A BLACK WOMEN WISH THAT MY BLACK FATHER WAS THERE TO GUIDE ME I LOOK FOR LOVE IN A BLACK MAN THAT I NEVER GOT FROM MY FATHER.....I HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALOT AND I WISH THAT US AS BLACK PEOPLE WOULD STICK TOGETHER BUT SEE ALL THAT BALLER STATUS AND COMES FROM THOSE WHO GREW UP WITH NOTHING I HAD THE BEST OF BOTH WORLD AND IT IS WRITTEN IN THE GOOD BOOK THAT MONE IS THE ROOT TO ALL EVIL AND FOR SOME REASON US ( BLACKS) THINK THAT IF U HAVE MONEY U HAVE HAPPINESS AND ITHAT IS NOT TRUE....BE REAL AND HELP OTHERS MONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING....... Report Abuse bgsexxy31 Female, 35, Greensboro, NC Posted May 31, 2008 you should kill the misconception that most people use there are more women then men in the world but i would like to see the stats for 1 city Report Abuse Fine69 Male, 30, San Francisco, CA Posted May 31, 2008 My anwser was in college .Im a Health Worker 1. I work with people primarly African American youth and I have seen how smart a lot of are African American kids are out there on the streets and how much they are willing to learn seen is believing to our brathas caught up in the streets they dnt care who miss up in the pass just who's going to be there for them in the future. Report Abuse Fine69 Male, 30, San Francisco, CA Posted May 31, 2008 Sup everyone well this bratha is not surprised white folks have been lien on us sense the beginning of time. But it makes a bratha feel good to see someone telling the truth bout black people doing something positive 4 a change. If we want to see a change in our black people for a bright future lets start sticking together like the old folks did before drugs and everythang else came into our community. Let Education repect and love be the key for a brighter future. Lets tell the stories of our history not there history. For God has giving us soul in our walk,talk,song,and mine that no one else has lets keep it real,Even though it seem like there r a lot of people black people not being proud of being black because the dnt know themselves and our history but Im very proud to be a black man. A black history lesson for my people we have a divine connection with GOD we our the blessing of Abrabram holla Report Abuse Imayah Male, 32, Holland, MI Posted May 30, 2008 This is what I have to say to all my brothas and sistas... When we began to "Know thyself",-which is an ancient kemetic (egyptian) proverb- love ourselves, reeducate ourselves on our-story and not his-story, when we began to know that God, Divinity, and Good has established itself inside us, that we are naturally good and walk in that concept we will be able to manifest that in our daily lives and it will flow from within us to our fellow brothas and sistas. But if we continue to believe what these pastors be puttin' out over the pullpit, we will forever struggle with our problems. The Suprme Creator put us here to create heaven right here on earth but these pharises and scribes have clouded our minds with lies and half-truths, tearin' us down spiritually and mentally. STOP LISTENING TO THESE PRECHERS AND GO WITHIN YOURSELF AND FIND GOD! Get this 6 volume book collection: Life and Teachings fo the Masters of the Far East. And apply it to your life. Report Abuse brneyedm... Female, Age Private, Minneapolis, MN Posted May 29, 2008 Well,very interesting.The sad thing about I probably would have said the same thing.The other thing is of those men that are incarcerated,it's then when they turn to books for knowledge.Sad they dont realize the importance of knowledge and choice that would make a difference. Yes the freedom of choice.The choice to stay free and not become incarcerated.so how do we connect with our young black men to make the right or better choice. That it doesnt take to be incarcerated to get educated. Report Abuse G-LADYA Female, 30, Baton Rouge, LA Posted May 29, 2008 Well I don't know to much about the media in all but I do know for a fact that they tell you what they want or feel you should know and another thing I know for sure is fact and that is every jail or prison i've visited the majority was blacks, everytime a lot who are just being falsely accused but someone has to take the fall right? 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