The reality is that if I rape you of your language, culture and identity for 400years im sorry but it will take much more than one 40 years to bounce back. Most black people with slave ancestry in this country have grand parents which are either illiterate or have a grade school education so what do you think two generations later will produce scholars, lawyers and stock brokers? Even if you are free it is still about being aware of what opportunities are available.
As an African American we as a poeple can't keep a mind set as if was 1950, it is 2009, and that mindframe and way of thinking was justified for those who live then.
Having that mind frame now hinders us as a people. The whiteman is no longer keepnig us down its our inability to be responsible for our own actions. The moment you blame another for your mistakes and short comings you take the one true power you have as an person.
no, you shouldn't blame others for your mistakes...neither should you forget/denounce the struggle/history of those who came before you. You can not have the right "mind frame" without understanding why it is so important in the first place. Because when we didn't, we allowed the Jim Crow laws to be enacted upon us for 89 years!!!
wow. you are the very few of the african americans i can really respect. for what you have just said, has justified my statement everytime a black person were to jump on me for not doing something for them. thank you and god bless! you really have amazed me.
Thank you for your compliment EJ, I think its is unfortunate that there are people who feel that you owe them something for things that happen before you were born, concieved or even thought of.
Most of but not all of us, forget that we were and sometimes still are judge based on the actions of ignorant individuals.
@Dwizzey0 Why are we the only group that can't recognize our history? Sorry it's uncomfortable but it's the reality and there is no reason we should be either ashamed of it or unable to talk about and recognize it for what it was.
@Dwizzey0 The slavery mentality is so deeply embedded. Oppressing is in the mind. That's not exactly a Black man's fault. Blacks were made to feel inadequate. And, many still do. Take skin bleaching for example; the closer you are to white, the better. Now think of the fact that lighter slaves were made house slaves while darker slaves worked outdoors doing harder labor. I just pray one day Blacks will realize they can break the cycle. You don't have to forget. But, we must forgive and move on.
the original song, the part with the violin in the beginning, i believe, is called jump jim crow...the basis for the term "jim crow." it was performed in minstrel troupes in the 1800s... check wikipedia for more info :)
I am 14 and we've been studying this in our Social Studies class. This has really helped... show things to me better. She asked us what the media showed as a black person. Everyone said they saw a black man that made it big time, being a good man of his race. They also said that it was shown as gangsters and those who do drive-by's. With that she proved to us there is still Jim Crow out there. It isn't a perfect world.
how can u saw jim crow doesnt affect people today what about segregation and purposely ghettoizing the black neighborhood people who look at prison stats are not looking at the whole picture
wake up! this happens all the time and everywhere to every races... The media cannot show everything; and anyway, they just show what they want to show.
stealth423 . racism is institutionalised in USA,it is in the law and policies,employment policies and getleman white agreements.Are by some chance blessed to have high school education?.it might help ur ability to think and analyse,well the system needs idiots like you.Cos of racism China has suppassed USA.
Racism may not be a part of your everyday life but look at prison rates (especially concerning crack cocaine), look at economic mobility statistics by race, look at death penalty implementation rates, look at who is poor in the country and who have little choice but to sign up to kill and be killed in never-ending wars. I think we need to reexamine who is being irrational here.
I would argue that prison and death penalty implementation rates are better reflections on crime rather than institutionalized racism. I will concede though, that there is a major discrepancy in our justice system regarding crack cocaine.
Just as bad as people seeing issues not related to race and trying to fix a racial tag to it. Not anything in this world can be explained by race alone.
such a poor choice for background music! it ruins the video dramatics. too bad, son...
blzebra66 4 weeks ago
hey man i can hear the music more than the voice can you make a version where the voice is larger
aceman2able 11 months ago
What?!?
thearmyofgreatness 1 year ago
The reality is that if I rape you of your language, culture and identity for 400years im sorry but it will take much more than one 40 years to bounce back. Most black people with slave ancestry in this country have grand parents which are either illiterate or have a grade school education so what do you think two generations later will produce scholars, lawyers and stock brokers? Even if you are free it is still about being aware of what opportunities are available.
mibryan2000 1 year ago
OBAMA
Sonicsin08 2 years ago
read that plessey v furgeson, baby
mrnalbuphine 2 years ago
this is something we WILL NOT forget!!
nubble217 2 years ago 3
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Arww better times.
Holyspaceghost 2 years ago
As an African American we as a poeple can't keep a mind set as if was 1950, it is 2009, and that mindframe and way of thinking was justified for those who live then.
Having that mind frame now hinders us as a people. The whiteman is no longer keepnig us down its our inability to be responsible for our own actions. The moment you blame another for your mistakes and short comings you take the one true power you have as an person.
Dwizzey0 2 years ago 27
no, you shouldn't blame others for your mistakes...neither should you forget/denounce the struggle/history of those who came before you. You can not have the right "mind frame" without understanding why it is so important in the first place. Because when we didn't, we allowed the Jim Crow laws to be enacted upon us for 89 years!!!
blackula55 2 years ago
i like the way you think good prospective
dare4uf 2 years ago
Predicted response: "Don't try to confuse me with the truth"
magicjoybox 2 years ago
wow. you are the very few of the african americans i can really respect. for what you have just said, has justified my statement everytime a black person were to jump on me for not doing something for them. thank you and god bless! you really have amazed me.
Thanks!
~~~ EJ
defmonkey57 2 years ago
Thank you for your compliment EJ, I think its is unfortunate that there are people who feel that you owe them something for things that happen before you were born, concieved or even thought of.
Most of but not all of us, forget that we were and sometimes still are judge based on the actions of ignorant individuals.
I'm glad you that
Dwizzey0 2 years ago
Sorry! I'm glad you are part of the few that see indivduality and not color.
Thanks
AD
Dwizzey0 2 years ago 2
@Dwizzey0 ummm, dont you mean 1850????
6PiNK1DEViL9 1 year ago
@Dwizzey0 I'm white and I'd agree with you completely, but I'm afraid my agreement would be misconstrued as racism.
ScubaSteve228 9 months ago
@Dwizzey0 Why are we the only group that can't recognize our history? Sorry it's uncomfortable but it's the reality and there is no reason we should be either ashamed of it or unable to talk about and recognize it for what it was.
evange03 7 months ago
@Dwizzey0 well said. and people like this guy who made this video are damned
Jacoby515 5 months ago
@Dwizzey0 The slavery mentality is so deeply embedded. Oppressing is in the mind. That's not exactly a Black man's fault. Blacks were made to feel inadequate. And, many still do. Take skin bleaching for example; the closer you are to white, the better. Now think of the fact that lighter slaves were made house slaves while darker slaves worked outdoors doing harder labor. I just pray one day Blacks will realize they can break the cycle. You don't have to forget. But, we must forgive and move on.
darkangelO1 1 week ago
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i d like toa sk those niggas
what are u doing nowadays when white dog man set u free?
u are rapping kiling in 10 50 times the rate of white man 80 years ago.
since 48 to 90 7000 blacks died in apartheid
since 90 to 09 350 000 blacks were murderd by blacks.
and 3000 white boers.
what the fuck?
lichhter 2 years ago
i bet u have a small wiener
somethink3 3 years ago
does anyone know the orginal song this is from? i am interested in the violin in the beginning..
WhittleC 3 years ago
the original song, the part with the violin in the beginning, i believe, is called jump jim crow...the basis for the term "jim crow." it was performed in minstrel troupes in the 1800s... check wikipedia for more info :)
hbombstatic 3 years ago
You family sucks and your band sucks too
Toolmusik 3 years ago
I am 14 and we've been studying this in our Social Studies class. This has really helped... show things to me better. She asked us what the media showed as a black person. Everyone said they saw a black man that made it big time, being a good man of his race. They also said that it was shown as gangsters and those who do drive-by's. With that she proved to us there is still Jim Crow out there. It isn't a perfect world.
Jguy898 3 years ago
white people have this misconception that we have a problem with them or we blame them thats not true we have aproblem with your leaders
wheatbread87 4 years ago
how can u saw jim crow doesnt affect people today what about segregation and purposely ghettoizing the black neighborhood people who look at prison stats are not looking at the whole picture
wheatbread87 4 years ago
What about the recent Witchita and Knoxville massacres where innocent whites were tortured, raped and killed.
stealth423 4 years ago
wake up! this happens all the time and everywhere to every races... The media cannot show everything; and anyway, they just show what they want to show.
rocafemale95 3 years ago
u r an idiot for saying someting so stupid
lmarr07 3 years ago
prove me wrong
stealth423 3 years ago
ok so what do u mean by ur statement then?
lmarr07 3 years ago
Jim Crow ended in the 60s. Deal with the present like minority crimes that arent labeled hate crimes.
stealth423 3 years ago
stealth423 . racism is institutionalised in USA,it is in the law and policies,employment policies and getleman white agreements.Are by some chance blessed to have high school education?.it might help ur ability to think and analyse,well the system needs idiots like you.Cos of racism China has suppassed USA.
estorpai 2 years ago
that doesnt make up 4 400 years of slavery not including jim crow south
flykicks14 2 years ago
We Will Not Forget!
jazzman1914 4 years ago
WE WILL NOT FORGET!
lmarr07 3 years ago
Racism was apart of everyday American life!
and sadly still is.
globehunter 5 years ago
Racism is not apart of everyday life today. I think your being a little irrational.
snuffydoug 4 years ago
Racism may not be a part of your everyday life but look at prison rates (especially concerning crack cocaine), look at economic mobility statistics by race, look at death penalty implementation rates, look at who is poor in the country and who have little choice but to sign up to kill and be killed in never-ending wars. I think we need to reexamine who is being irrational here.
bjrehmus 4 years ago
I would argue that prison and death penalty implementation rates are better reflections on crime rather than institutionalized racism. I will concede though, that there is a major discrepancy in our justice system regarding crack cocaine.
snuffydoug 4 years ago
are you kinding me?
it is alive and well
it just in a different form
MY GOD you are dumb as hell not to see it snuffydoug
JuelzThaHustler 4 years ago
Not as bad as it was in the past. People only care about money today.
snuffydoug 4 years ago
Just as bad as people seeing issues not related to race and trying to fix a racial tag to it. Not anything in this world can be explained by race alone.
m1rock 4 years ago 7
look out the streets to see
CorbeauBlanc 4 years ago 3
Who's song is that? It sounds awesome...
Wolfsheim 6 years ago