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10-18-2010, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by knight_shadow
I hadn't seen the commercials, but I just watched the links you posted. It looks like that was purely for shock value. The previous shows were put together well, so I'll likely give this one a chance.
I don't know how I feel about the religious angle, though. I wish they would have contacted a black economist or something (perhaps they did and just aren't showing it in the previews).
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It was definitely shock value. LOL. "Black in America: The Almighty Debt" is attention grabbing enough.
The religious angle is an attempt to address the institutions that are most prevalent in the Black community, in general. I think they also interviewed a Black economist (or some equivalent) and he may have been the person whose clip they used in response to "is debt a bigger problem than racism."
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10-18-2010, 03:16 PM
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It was definitely shock value. LOL. "Black in America: The Almighty Debt" is attention grabbing enough.
The religious angle is an attempt to address the institutions that are most prevalent in the Black community, in general. I think they also interviewed a Black economist (or some equivalent) and he may have been the person whose clip they used in response to "is debt a bigger problem than racism."
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According to the clip, it was Rev. Dr. DeForest B. Soaries who said that.
ETA: His Wikipedia page. Nothing on his "wiki-resume" is economics-related. It pretty much focuses on his ministry.
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10-18-2010, 03:20 PM
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According to the clip, it was Rev. Dr. DeForest B. Soaries who said that.
ETA: His Wikipedia page. Nothing on his "wiki-resume" is economics-related. It pretty much focuses on his ministry. |
See...I've been hoodwinked and bamboozled thinking it was a financial professional and not a reverend.  Go on somewhere, CNN.
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10-18-2010, 07:13 PM
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And, no, being a broke ass college student/graduate student/young professional is not the same as being a broke ass Black person who is entrenched in poverty without the educational and networking outlets to potentially rise the socioeconomic ladder.
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Well said.
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10-18-2010, 07:35 PM
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I'm pretty much not feeling the whole "Black in America......" series so there it is. What is it supposed to be accomplishing, really? Let's be real. What are most people going to take from it?
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10-18-2010, 10:24 PM
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I'm pretty much not feeling the whole "Black in America......" series so there it is. What is it supposed to be accomplishing, really? Let's be real. What are most people going to take from it?
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Most of the stuff that was discussed in the originals were common sense for black folks. Being on CNN, though, will hopefully be a catalyst for conversation outside of the community. The programs were put together nicely, at least.
Wishful thinking, but that's all I got 
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