I thoroughly enjoyed watching CNN’s Black in America 2.0 I must admit it is a far more realistic view of the Black experience and one can learn much from it. I did not like how the African American was portrayed in Black in
The headmaster who wakes up at
At times Black Americans act exactly like Africans in the African continent, people complain that western media does not show the successes but only the tragedies, but those successes are so far, the nice suburbs in
What I expected if CNN was to be truly honest, was the racism in the work place that blacks must constantly face, blacks first to be laid off, blacks difficulty in promotion, I think that too would constitute Black in America, the obstacles they face from many(note many, not all), in the white community. It would have been nice to show black intellectuals being fought simply because they are black, police targeting of blacks, Gates comes to mind, I quote, “it was stupid to arrest Gates”. It would have been nice to hear about some white views on blacks, genuine views.
But it is an improvement, the struggles of Tyler Perry and his names sake, the headmaster, Steve Perry A hero by any standard, if you are rational, Steve Perry for what he has is up there with Martin Luther King, Mandela, Marcus Garvey, Du Bois, Joshua Nkomo, Nkrumah, I would never have known him if it was not for CNN, I have to thank them, and those who read my blog, I do not just thank whites easily.
Bhekuzulu Khumalo
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