My point is that change can start at all levels, but ultimately individuals have to execute change. The question is how do you get a significant amount of individuals to change to create a critical mass.

The question of where the media is headed has always been weighty. When looking towards the future, for me it comes down to one question: how will truth be disseminated? That pretty much encompases everything–truth in reporting, truth in the…

Some people claim that Blacks don’t respect Black people who are successful. The love shown John H. Johnson, for his magazines and his business activity, shows those people wrong.”

I hate to disappoint you, but you’re not stirring anything up DS. Everyone knows there are blacks who respect successful people, but there are still some blacks, as well as other races, who don’t. So now what?

>>>I am a college-graduate white man, and I deliver pizzas [actually, I am not even doing that tonight inasmuch as my truck will not start. I just took it to a mechanic which I cannot afford].”

Hey, haven’t you heard? The economy is great and the job market is booming right now! I’m sure pizza deliveryman is included in the July jobs report that right wingers are crowing about.
Mark, don’t get me wrong. I’m on your side and the rest of working class America. I hope you get your car fixed, and everything else works out for you brother.

–Cobra

Either all those other groups are yet worse off than I, or I am a very sorry example of my kind.

Just a reminder that we all have our problems.

My condolences for Mr. Johnson’s family.

I’ll say this, just to stir up the bees nest.

Some people claim that Blacks don’t respect Black people who are successful. The love shown John H. Johnson, for his magazines and his business activity, shows those people wrong.

In business and in showing the other side of Black life, Johnson did well.

I firmly believe that Deng nailed it. As an aging white man who will pay others to perform needed services, I also “don’t care if the ‘cat’ is black or white” so long as the job is done properly and competitively.

Not long ago, I hired a woman to help guide us through some landscaping that we could not figure out. The bill was substantial due to many hours of planning and design. The result has been spectacular and many neighbors are asking her to help them out. Oh, by the way, she is black. But what I was looking for was competent and reliable service. I got it and then some.

I really do not think I am any different from the general public. I do not care WHO provides the service or WHO owns the shop so long as my needs and expectations are met.

Now, to be frank, there is no way I am going to enter a local store called “New York Fashions” which features the most grotesque bunch of “hip-hop” fashions and “pimp” suits you have ever seen. But, I accept the validity of “niche” fashions.

ANYONE who can set aside his or her preconceived notions of inferiortity can run a good race to the top. This is not to say that there is no more prejudice or glass ceilings; but I firmly believe that most of the market is open to value, quality and reliability.

I don’t know if this man knew the Lord, if not, his death is all the more tragic. His life however serves as a shining example of rising above the average. He set a great example for surviving and thriving in an America that was harder for Blacks then than it is now.

Darnell’s first comment was food for the soul, no pun intended. Somebody can read that and come away edified. If I may add to it, find a product or service niche that needs to be filled and fill it! There is also the pathway of creating a need and then filling it yourself.

As for Johnson’s Publication. They’ve been stuck in the same mold for decades. They cater to segment of the black community that is much more diverse than it was 40 years ago thus the lack of diversity in their article selection. It is mainly a glamorized gossip and society magazine. The Jet is still cool. I use to like viewing the Top Album and Singles section and the Beauty of the Week is a mainstay.

I have to give love to that man. He did a lot in Chicago, provided a lot of jobs and contributions to charities around the ‘hood. RIP bruh.

I can’t get into the rest of this post. It’s almost five on the west coast which means I have a Candyland marathon in the making. Holla

>>>Is there a point someone was trying to make with your nebulous, context-light, easily debunked pseudo-statistic?”

I was responding to Baklava, who mentioned me way up at #12.

And it’s not MY statistic, by the way.

–Cobra

Is there a point someone was trying to make with your nebulous, context-light, easily debunked pseudo-statistic?

#10 Dell:

“Jet Beauty of The Week”…That would be the World Famous Page Number 43. ALL Black men learn that at an earrrrrrly age. LOL!!!

Lamonte McLemore is one of the “black community’s greatest heroes.” Forget the Beatles Catalog. Many men would LOVE to get their hands on his collection of “hits.”