Crab In A Bucket

“areas like Englewood and Altgeld Gardens, where, as a funeral director explains, ‘Young people do not expect to live past 30.’”
A History of Violence, LA Weekly, p.53; Melissa Anderson; August 26-September 1, 2011

“In case you didn’t know, he also has another pretty new house that he purchased for roughly fourteen million dollars in Miami, Florida.  This house is on a private island in Miami Beach and has three levels.”

Lil Wayne House In Miami Beach,

http://guccimane.hubpages.com/hub/Lil-Wayne-House

 “The Carters are almost finished construction on a ridiculous sized home they allegedly bought together over six months ago in Scarsdale, NY. Interestingly, it’s also the city where they filed their marriage license.”

Beyonce & Jay-Z's New House,
http://www.thesweet7.com/2008/05/beyonce-jay-zs-new-house.html

 “In June of 2008 Rick Ross purchased a home in Davie, Florida for $1,250,000.”

http://www.celebritydetective.com/Celebrity_Homes_Rick-Ross-house-Florida.html

 “The Town of Davie is also the nexus of higher education in South Florida where several nationally known colleges, technical institutes, and universities make up the South Florida Educational Center. Plus, we have the privilege of calling Davie the home of the Miami Dolphins who practice daily at Nova Southeastern University!”

http://www.davie-fl.gov/pages/index

“I made it out the hood.” That is what many rappers say. People want to make it out the hood, but what is holding you back??? Is it someone physically pulling on you so you cannot go forward? Did someone threaten your life if you leave the hood? How come so many people love claiming the hood but want to make it out? How come there are no mainstream rappers living in the hood? They claim they are hood, but DO NOT LIVE THERE. So what is the point of talking about the hood if you do not want anything to do with it? Why do not Jay-Z and Lil Wayne say instead that they want people to educate themselves and everyone help each other to make it out, or better yet, eliminate the hood? The people that keep this “hood” alive are the uneducated people who do not want a better life. They love struggling, living paycheck to paycheck and they love being disrespected and not revered. THEY LOVE BEING INFERIOR. You must surround yourself with people who are positive and DO NOT HAVE A NIGGER MENTALITY. That is the only way anyone is going to make it out of any dire situation.

Black People Need Education, Not Obama

"Historically, the unemployment rate for African Americans has always been higher than the national average. However, now it's at Depression-era levels. The most recent figures show African American joblessness at 16.2 percent. For black males, it's at 17.5 percent; and for black teens, it's nearly 41 percent."

"If you haven't connected with the world of work by the age of 25, it's a permanent problem for the rest of your career," says David Johns with the Community Service Society.

 “Christopher Scott, 20 and a high school drop-out, got a GED last year, but he hasn't been able to find a job ever since. “

 “For those with less than a college education, finding a job alone isn't the answer.”

African-American unemployment at 16 percent, http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/06/19/eveningnews/main20072425.shtml

Since the Recession started, hiring employment has been down 66% for Hispanics, 53% for Blacks, and 16% for Whites.

CNN

 “President Barack Obama has cited South Koreans’ zeal as an example of the need for American kids to study harder to compete…”

Bloomberg Businessweek, p.16, Sangim Ham & Rose Kim, July 11-17

There is all this talk that Obama needs to pay attention to the Black community. No! He needs to pay attention to everyone like he is already doing. If he was white, Hispanic, or Asian no one would be saying that he needs to pay attention to the Black community. What the BLACK COMMUNITY NEEDS TO DO IS TAKE EDUCATION MORE SERIOUSLY. Stop dropping out of high school, start enrolling into a university or junior college, receive a degree and then go into Corporate America so you can open doors for one another. STOP DEPENDING ON OBAMA. Obama has a degree from one of the top universities in the world. His daughters will receive the same thing. OBAMA IS SET FOR LIFE. But the Black community is not. Unemployment is high in the Black community because so many Black youth drop out of high school, do not chose to go to college, get caught in crime, have unwed babies, or are just apathetic. THAT NEEDS TO STOP! AND NOW! If it does not, then expect to see this unemployment rate to rise. The holiday season is coming and companies will not be hiring. Production will rise temporary and then significantly fall, leaving many out of a job because they are seasonal. Unless the Black youth takes education seriously, as well as their parents and the adults around them, then the 16.2%, 17.5%, AND THE 41% IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

White People Have the Right to Say Nigger

There has been some controversy over a white rapper saying the word nigger. SO WHAT!? Black people SAY THE WORD NIGGER ALL THE TIME. Why are Black people getting mad because someone else said it? Jay-Z and Lil Wayne cannot put out an album without saying the word. It is racial discrimination to allow one race of people to do something and not allow another because of the color of their skin, therefore, it would be racist to say that a white rapper cannot say the word nigger because they are white when Black people say it every day. White people should say the word nigger and not feel guilty because if Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and every other rapper can say it and not feel guilty, why not them? If Black people do not want anything like this occurring than they should STOP SAYING THE WORD NIGGER ALTOGETHER, but we all know THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.

What is truly funny is that while there is this controversy over a white rapper saying the n-word, you have never heard a black rapper say anything derogatory about white people, like saying the word CRACKER. Why? Because A WHITE MAN SIGNS THEIR CHECK. Black rappers know that if they ever said anything harmful, baleful, or threatening to white people they would never see the light of day again. So they behave like GOOD LITTLE BLACK RAPPERS and never BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS THEM. You will NEVER hear any Black rapper say anything bad about any other race but Black people, because as long as it is in the Black community it is ok but when it crosses over, then we have a problem. Jay-Z would not have received $150,000,000 from Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino if he would have said anything bad about white people. They all know, so the Black rappers PLAY THEIR ROLE and do not overstep their boundaries. The Black rappers are the WIVES and the white man that signs their checks is the HUSBAND. What is even funnier is that the white rapper that says the word nigger, she still has a record deal.