THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THE MASS MARKETING OF THE N-WORD ON AN INTERNATIONAL SCALE: "JUST IMAGINE 100 MALCOLM Xs OR 100 MARTINs - NOT EVEN 100 - 10 MALCOLM Xs, 10 MARTINs NOBODY WANTS THAT! IT'S TOO POWERFUL – TO HAVE AN EDUCATED BLACK MAN WHO KNOWS HIS HISTORY, NOT JUST FROM THE SHORES HERE IN THE AMERICAS, BUT ANCIENT AFRICAN HISTORY. PEOPLE DON'T WANT THAT, SO THEY DUMB DOWN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM – IT'S FILLED WITH MISEDUCATION, MISINFORMATION, AND THE KIDS DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, THEY DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE." [BN-W, January 2007]
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Ban the N-Word (BN-W)
BN-W/Educate-Empower Presentation:
Imagery & Its Power!
Media manipulation, propaganda, caricatures, critical thinking, history, education - and how the past and the present connect the dots.
PJ Rain
Summer Reflections - Part 2 of 3
Lebron's "Decision"
July 1, 2010 marked the beginning of the most historic free agent signing period in the history of the NBA.
This was because Lebron James was contractually freed to explore his options to play basketball in the city of his choice for the first time in his professional career....
The courtship of Lebron evolved into a production of unprecedented proportions....
All things considered, the aspect of the Lebron James decision that was the most fascinating was the fact that 25-year-old James, 26-year-old Chris Bosh, and 28-year-old Dwyane Wade worked together to leverage a situation in which they could all play together on the same team....
This summer, Creative Arts Agency (CAA) moved into the basketball business by buying out the different management groups that represented the three players.
Although on the surface this may not appear to be beneficial, it actually can be because a management firm is hired or fired by its clients.
As a collective group, the three players will be in a position to exert significant influence on one of the country’s largest agencies.
Similarly, if executed properly, they should also be able to influence policy decisions at the team ownership level of the Miami Heat.... By making the decision to not stand alone as “the man” attempting to win championships for a franchise owned by someone else, Lebron James has possibly positioned himself, along with the others, to get an internship-like trial into the ownership pinnacle to which many former superstars currently aspire.
BN-W Snapshot - Takers - Worthy!
N-word NOT used; c
riminal minded but educated, skilled, strategic, and physically fit; action-packed entertainment from start to finish; and more
BN-W Snapshot - Lottery Ticket - BS!
N-word used at least 15 times; m
aking light of the centuries of American enslavement of people of African descent; color-based “jokes”; stereotypes ad nauseam; and more...