Thoughts on what john legend said
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"We live in the most incarcerated country in the world .. there are more black men under correctional control today than there were under slavery in 1850."
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Thats America for you.
The US holds 1/4 of the world's prison population despite only having about 5% of the world's total population. -
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he didn't go far enough. We all know that fact, he should have added that it's by design from the powers that be.
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How are him and kanye cool...he's out here saying this at award dhows and kanye trying to sell his soul to be a fashionista? -
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How are him and kanye cool...he's out here saying this at award dhows and kanye trying to sell his soul to be a fashionista?
Because 10 or so years ago Kanye would've been saying some equally powerful ? . I don't know what the hell happened to that dude. -
Lol @ mods moving this to fashion forward sub forum
Naw ill move it back to GNS -
Prison Industrial Complex
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I don't know j legends schedule but I hope his music reflects such an awareness and I look forward to seeing him teach our youth to keep them out of the system he's speaking against.
If not...his words mean nothing -
If not...his words mean nothing
His words meant everything especially on the platform he said them on. I literally was shaking my head and applauding that speech 'cos it was unexpected and famous Black celebrities these days are too shook to speak their minds especially where race is concerned ..
The audience he said it to was roughly 95% Caucasian -
If not...his words mean nothing
His words meant everything especially on the platform he said them on. I literally was shaking my head and applauding that speech 'cos it was unexpected and famous Black celebrities these days are too shook to speak their minds especially where race is concerned ..
The audience he said it to was roughly 95% Caucasian
That's fine and well but those white people know what the deal is.
Michael Moore and his type have spoken on this.
We need mechanisms to assist and sustain our own. J Legend has a few strings that might help.
Let's see if his actions match his words -
So you and all ya friends have the same thoughts, ideas, and feel the same way about everything huh?Props
How are him and kanye cool...he's out here saying this at award dhows and kanye trying to sell his soul to be a fashionista?
A whole pack of ? ?
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If not...his words mean nothing
His words meant everything especially on the platform he said them on. I literally was shaking my head and applauding that speech 'cos it was unexpected and famous Black celebrities these days are too shook to speak their minds especially where race is concerned ..
The audience he said it to was roughly 95% Caucasian
That's fine and well but those white people know what the deal is.
Michael Moore and his type have spoken on this.
We need mechanisms to assist and sustain our own. J Legend has a few strings that might help.
Let's see if his actions match his words
Michael Moore is White though and a 'leftie'..
And you have no idea if Legend is doing work that isn't publicly acknowledged. .. -
They sent a white woman with a phat ass...."? kryptonite" -
If not...his words mean nothing
His words meant everything especially on the platform he said them on. I literally was shaking my head and applauding that speech 'cos it was unexpected and famous Black celebrities these days are too shook to speak their minds especially where race is concerned ..
The audience he said it to was roughly 95% Caucasian
That's fine and well but those white people know what the deal is.
Michael Moore and his type have spoken on this.
We need mechanisms to assist and sustain our own. J Legend has a few strings that might help.
Let's see if his actions match his words
Michael Moore is White though and a 'leftie'..
And you have no idea if Legend is doing work that isn't publicly acknowledged. ..
I started all of this with "I don't know his schedule"
It's cool though fam. Im optimistic about how it all plays out -
I don't know j legends schedule but I hope his music reflects such an awareness and I look forward to seeing him teach our youth to keep them out of the system he's speaking against.
If not...his words mean nothing
Its always these goofy conscience ? . they complain n complain.then when ? spit the real, they come through with goofy quotes. -
Copper don't have any ? friends
Or friends that wait in the rain for unattainable ? -
They sent a white woman with a phat ass...."? kryptonite"
True dat. Well at least she inspired MBDTF before he went completely off the deep end
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeDegUSuyD4
