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Originally Posted by Little32
Exactly. So what needed to happen for this event/action to have the staying power?
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The stereotypical "black people" stuff:
The fish fry and electric slide component needed to be downplayed and the social action component needed a larger role. People thought they were traveling for a big family reunion or Tom Joyner Skyshow. As much as I love Frankie Beverly (
), keeping that large of a crowd entertained should never be more important than keeping them informed and active.
Some people were relatively clueless about the Jena 6 and the more general issue. I personally don't care about the Jena 6, themselves, but think that everyone should know about this and other incidents throughout history. Not just incidents where blacks were on the losing end but incidents that involve inequality, in general. Not to compare oppressions and inequalities or rank them, but to see how this all shapes the disparities in our world. Only after folks are informed can they form their OWN opinion (not a "black person's" opinion) to say yay or nay about a topic.