The thing that is being ignored is that a Juneteenth will digress to just another day of sales and advertisements declaring corporate support for the cause de jour....
What happened to Black History Month, February? Lots of stories about the "bad ole white people" but not much about the positive..
Why is there never any discussion of people like Will Smith, James Earl Jones, General Powell, Col. West or Oprah Winfrey?
Not a fan of all of them but they are intelligent, successful and have overcome tremendous odds.
@Colon Powell and Orca can rightfully be called many things,but "Smart" ain't one of them. Powell went from being an AA Captain so freaking useless he spent a year serving as an advisor to a SVN Infantry outfit,and they didn't even give him a "thanks for being here" ribbon when he left VN. He is the ONLY US Army member,enlisted or officer,that served as an advisor that I have ever heard of to a SVN Army unit that didn't get ANY sort of award from the SVN Army when his tour ended.
Which tells me he didn't go out in the field with them to fight,but remained behind in the garrison to cower.
Yeah,IIRC,he got a Purple Heart and I THINK a Bronze Star for meritorious service for being a passenger in a helicopter that was ferrying him and some other officers to a meeting somewhere that crashed due to mechanical problems. He most likely got cut in the crash and they gave him the PH for it even though it was NOT combat-related because he was a Field Grade infantry officer holding a staff position in an infantry division, needed SOMETHING to justify ever promoting him to LTC,and it made the General look good to have a stepandfetchit that had a PH.
He got the Bronze Star for meritorious service because he was a field grade officer who didn't get arrested or court-martialed. It is a semi-meaningless non-combat award that is handed out like candy to career officers.
His career was saved when Kissinger wanted a big darkie to carry his briefcase,and he became Kissingers "step and fetchit". If it hadn't been for that he would have been passed over for promotion to Major,and been given a discharge from the army.
As for Orca,you have obviously never seen or heard a recording of her speaking without a script when she didn't have a "bug" in her ear. Pure Ghet-Toe. Or was 30 years ago. She has probably hired a diction coach since then,but she is still as dumb as dirt. She sounds good on tv because she has a control room full of smart people whispering into her ear bug and telling her what to say.
As for James Earl Jones,who knows if he is smart or not? Or even cares? He has "that voice",and he could speak like Orca and it would sound profound. If I had the money,I'd be willing to pay him to read the dictionary to me.
Will Smith seems to be pretty damn smart,though. He has managed to use an average amount of talent to turn himself into a multi-millionaire without creating too much jealousy and sniping behind his back. He has also managed to keep himself out of the tabloids and police arrest sheets. NOT something easy to do when you grow up poor and are suddenly just handed buckets of gold.