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Do Blacks Avoid Serious Subjects

2010-01-09T16:10:00Z

This topic caused quite a stir on another forum. I want to find out what people thought about that subject here. You can check out the other discussion via a link at the bottom of the page.

Are we as a people hooked on entertainment to our own peril? Comedies, lite dramas and music seem to dominate our culture. Many of our entertainers are looked upon as leaders versus the white culture many entertainers are looked as outside the mainstream in terms of lifestyle and politics. Books with sex and scandal are our bestselling literature. Serious subjects like politics,economics, history and the like involving our people seem to be missing in our everyday discussions. The few mainstream television media outlets that focus on the black community are heavily laden with music videos. Even with a black President, we have a scarce number of voices on the mainstream networks and cable political news programs. A sure way for a black movie to fail is for it to be about something historical. Maybe we just want to escape a dreary day-to-day existence. My contention is we may be laughing, watching videos and singing as the bottom is falling out from under us as it did when the economy collapsed. Now we are the hardest hit and want the President to do something targeted to our problems. Maybe my perception is off the mark, but I feel like we are missing something and being bypassed by other groups that have a shorter history here than we do. Is there anything to what I'm thinking or are we just fine?

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Discussion of Topic On Black Voices

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYNI9WNYW08

It's 2010, What State of Mind Are You In?

2010-01-09T06:03:00Z

2009 was one wild year, the economy crashed and we elected a black President in the United States. Millions of people lost their jobs and homes.

What is your state of mind?

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What do you believe?

2009-01-02T01:44:00Z

How does faith affect how you live your life and your attitude towards others?

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Do we need to place more of a spotlight on fine arts in our society?

2009-01-02T01:40:00Z

How would a greater focus on fine arts help or hurt us as a people?

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What is your favorite way to spend a few hours or a few days?

2009-01-02T01:33:00Z

I like to vacation by the beach, watch sports and write books in my spare time.

What about you?

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How will people cope?

2009-01-01T20:08:00Z

How will people cope with the changes in the ecomony and how it affects everyday life. I wonder what I will have to give up to make sure that my family is secure.

How about you?

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Will you make any changes to your lifestyle?

2009-01-01T19:57:00Z

Will you make any changes to the way you live to have less of an impact on the environment? Do you even think that global warming is real?

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Where will we go in 2010?

2009-01-01T19:51:00Z

Given the economy, wars, and President Obama, what direction are we heading in the United States and and worldwide?

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What are you reading in 2010

2009-01-01T19:46:00Z

What books are you reading or plan to read in 2010? Do you plan to read more fiction, non-fiction, self-help etc.

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2008-12-31T17:31:16Z

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