In many ways I am a bit understanding in the celebration of black progression through Ebony magazine. The message's and images are a bit of a warp way of which society views black success. Blacks has suffered from oppression for years, so once given the opportunity to shine and be acknowledged by any means necessary we made a conscious decision to do so. We have honestly came a long way from slavery and the Jim Crow black faced entertainment, but it is vital for us to understand the roots of which "entertainment" evolved and originated from.
It is true that that some people want to "act", and work in theater in hopes to make it to the big screen. The question posing is what are you willing to portray while you are "acting"? Are you willing to sacrifice your moral compass in order to accommodate a life that revolves around ratings and what’s popular or "It" in society? I have nothing against black people earning a living and putting in hard work to support their family, but if I were given a choice to represent black people by degrading myself and stooping to a level in order to just be seen and acknowledged i would most definitely opt out.
There are many blacks and whites that are buying into this buffoonery of misrepresentation of how we are known to behave. What i have noticed through these images/issues of "Black Progression" were predominately entertainers. I've noticed how they threw a curve ball in with putting a couple of black leaders to be honored to side track you from what’s really happening here. It seems as if we are busy trying to make a name for ourselves instead of making a difference in the world today. I believe that white people fear showing us in a light of which we really are making a difference in the community unless we entertain and or humor them first. We rarely see pictures of black Dr.'s, Lawyers, CEO's etc. The part that bothers me about the depiction of black people is there are many prestige’s black people that are making a difference, but why would they let that vital piece of information seep about us. Because it would contradict what white people have been saying about us from the beginning of time. So we can’t stir the pot, or raise any eyebrows because that would mess up the order they have for us. So just continue to play your part and if you want to make a difference in your inferior little lives of "Negros" Then pick up a script, sing a song, pick up a ball then try to make a difference so you would be recognized. For any other way would be out of the norm and questionable and we can't screw up the order of the powers that be.
It would be nice for a change if we could celebrate our black history from the beginning when we were Kings and Queens in Egypt. I’m getting adjutate with these same old oppressed slave B.S topics are getting a little draining. It’s time to work and focus on the uplifting side of blacks rather than continue to drag us through the mud by reintegrating what has happened to us in the past and what’s continuing to happen to us today and there really ain’t shit for us to do about it but to stay enlightened and informed and stop settling.
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