The Sport of Embracing Failure (part 1)

[seanpdineen]

here here brother i am not of african decent, but as a wheelchair user, I am accused of selling out my people by refraining from medication, and selling out for welfare, and supportive employment

[Steadno]

many great points

[Steadno]

I agree with you on some points but you should remember that you came from a well structured two-parent family with one being a doctor and the other an educator. This isnt the typical black experience my friend!

[albaqaahuna]

please use only audio to express the your well-thought out arguments because your cuteness is too distracting for video... he he he

good job.

[Zsagegrouse]

Thank you for what you're doing. It is not an exaggeration to say that white America wants to see black America do great.

[Wilco79]

Great video! Thank you.

[fmcneillii]

@xalambalax I wouldn't say Farrakhan so much.

[xalambalax]

@fmcneillii In the three-year-old comment you refer to, Farrakhan's name was included in a list of THREE prominent "black leaders" and was not the first name listed.

So I find it necessary to replace the aforementioned comment with the following relevant quotation, a warning:

"The best proof of the power of ideas--the power of reason for men of all levels of intelligence--is the fact that no dictatorship was ever able to last without establishing censorship." (Ayn Rand)

[isrealilover]

goood vid bro! thanx 4 not using to many big words! lol

[ForChangeMovement]

HA HA! I try brother. I should have another vid coming late tonight or early tomorrow.

[MissLady212]

Great video Chi. I especially love the part where Bill Cosby states that when you see someone studying, Black people have the misconception that they're acting "white". I love that he raised the question "What does that say about Black people?" I would love to ask that question myself. It would seem that Blacks are used to being the "underdogs" of the White race, and have somehow been trained to believe that White equals intelligence. Therefore, they are not determined to fix it.

[MissLady212]

Also, when Blacks see intelligence within their race, it stumbles upon then as "abnormal". It could also do with the fact that Blacks are trying to separate from the white race to embrace their own culture. The sad thing about this, is that they don't recognize that embracing education should also be a part of their culture. Blacks bringing in "white traits", by showing special aptitude in academics is somehow seen as traitors to the Black culture.

[EastAtlantaBoy2]

Intelligence is over rated and embracing education is a part of our culture. Til this day I've never heard a black person refering to another black person as "acting white" because they have a special aptitude in academics.

[MissLady212]

When I stated that "The sad thing about this, is that they don't recognize that embracing education should also be a part of their culture", I meant the extent to which they embrace it. Embracing means eagerly accepting and adopting something. Of course Blacks embrace education, but where is it located on their list of priorities? It's waaayyy at the bottom. How many young AA men, can you honestly say, would jump at the chance to go to college? They would jump to join the NBA much faster.

[MalcomAP]

Great video once again but what you need to understand is the black community is soo use to excuses it's not even funny you know the sayings (you can't handle the truth) or (truth hurts) well this most definitely apply to black ppl if your white & tell them the truth your racist if your black & tell them the truth your a Unlce Tom, house nigga, Sambo, sellout, white washed you name it, because when your very closed minded it's hard to receive facts

[MalcomAP]

And thanks to the wonderful efferts of Sharpton/Jackson & many other quote on quote black leaders like them the blk community will stay on that level of ignorance

[ForChangeMovement]

Yeah I have had midterms and a lot of school work.

That analogy was actually stolen from Shelby Steele's book "White Guilt."

I disagree. I think Jamal could learn to play well on his own. He may not learn the ins & outs of team play, but he can build his skills up on his own through practice & study.

Even if he had a bad coach, he could still learn a few things from that bad coach if he doesnt call it quits.

I see so many of our youth saying, "I QUIT!" without even trying.

[RevolutionaryINK]

Jamal won't ever be able to play basketball well, if he isn't taught by knowlegable coaches. Without out the presence of those "role models" he'll be playing "streetball" forever, looking fancy but putting up air balls. Have the coaches failed him?

Just playing devil's advocate here,...lol. (I despise that phrase, suggest a new one Chi).

I loved your analogy tho and I'll seriously address your topic in a while, when I have a moment. Good to see you back!!!

[XplosiveMindFields]

Your parents built a strong "educational" foundation. You were taught the fundamentals of learning. / some teachers are catering to the "Lowest Common Denominator"/ Racial and social separation is causing an educational divide/ misinformation can be beneficial ie. true false questions (recognizing lies is as important as knowing the truth) this is my summary of the lesson. thanks Chi

thanks for bringing me back to reality? i almost made another relationship vid.lol

[mzsuzuki]

I remember going to a presentation given by a member of Rod Paige's cabinet at a private school in my area. She was talking to the private school parents about the number of words that kids at this private start off with in their vocabulary vs. the number of words that kids at the neighborhood urban public school start off with. The difference between the two was major. This was because some kids in the lower economic areas were not read to like kids from other socieconomic areas.

[mzsuzuki]

Some of the poor white school districts have programs like Kindergarten and a half. That is a grade for students who are not mature enough to enter first grade but too mature for kindergarten. This is significant when you are talking about a child's success in later years. Some of these school districts also have programs in the 6th grade that catch students who are at risk of failing and they offer the same type of GED programs if the child fails.

[mzsuzuki]

Therefore I do not agree that poor white children are different from poor black, hispanic children they are all in the same boat. I was talking to a child from a poor socieconomic area the other day and his mental was f'kd up. At this point I realized that with the recession, etc. we are dealing with a socioeconomic problem more so than a racial one. Also some of the better teachers use individualized lesson plans ;-)

[mzsuzuki]

No one talks about the fact that as I look for positive images of AA's for my class, I have to look extra hard for non athletes. DIME magazine, news programs, commercials, rap videos, MTV CRIBS all focus on athletes who make it. When was the last time you saw the house of a famous black engineer on MTV CRIBS?? When was the last time I saw an AA doctor walking down the street in my student's hood? These are the images I battle with everyday. So it is not as black and white as your intro suggests.

[mzsuzuki]

According to ED in 08 a youtube website, the US is not doing well in education not just AA's. Let's go back to Jamal for a moment, he has mentors that will practice with him on the basketball court. How many AA's are waiting to read with my children at the library? Some of these children have plasmas and cable but no computer. Oh I forgot that is the poverty mindset. Those students who do not bring paper to class are taught by their parents that the world owes them something!

[ForChangeMovement]

LOL. You may be right about kids thinking the world owes them something. That goes right along with my instant gratification video.

Im waiting to read to my child. My point is that other parents should be waiting to read to theirs...

[mzsuzuki]

But what if the parents don't read to their children. Some parents didn't have good educational experiences and in my city the illiteracy rate is around 40 percent so do you think they want to sit down and read to their kids? Help me come up with a solution to help those kids who have parents who don't like to read and don't see the benefits on reading to their children. Also when you have 40 year old grandmothers still trying to get their groove thing on..you have a problem.

[ForChangeMovement]

I believe in part two i speak to this idea when i talk about other races who are making better grades than everyone and they have absolutely no positive images of themselves on TV. Asians, Paki's, Afircans, & Caribbean immigrants.

[mzsuzuki]

I don't know if I shared this story with you but I will share it again. I had an asian in my class one year and she was on my competitive math team. During afterschool practices, my AA students would beat her mathematically because they were more aggressive than she was. However whenever we played against other AA schools, she would always win. I think all cultures buy into the stereotypes. My children think children with glasses are smarter. Go figure! The image idea is a powerful thing!