Blacks Don’t Read
This is a piece that I found on the net while gathering up some info on a future posting that I am going to do on the same topic of the article below. This is one of those “letters” that is slightly dated written by an “unknown”; however, the message is holds true today. Later today, I will provide links as well as some commentary on this topic.
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THEY ARE STILL OUR SLAVES We can continue to reap profits from the Blacks without the effort of physical slavery. Look at the current methods of containment that they use on themselves: IGNORANCE, GREED, and SELFISHNESS.
Their IGNORANCE is the primary weapon of containment. A great man once said, “The best way to hide something from Black people is to put it in a book.” We live now in the Information Age. They have gained the opportunity to read any book on any subject through the efforts of their fight for freedom, yet they refuse to read. There are numerous books readily available at Borders, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.com, not to mention their own Black Bookstores that provide solid blueprints to reach economic equality (which should have been their fight all along), but few read consistently, if at all.
GREED is another powerful weapon of containment. Blacks, since the abolition of slavery, have had large amounts of money at their disposal. Last year they spent 10 billion dollars during Christmas, out of their 450 billion dollars in total yearly income (2.22%). Any of us can use them as our target market, for any business venture we care to dream up, no matter how outlandish, they will buy into it. Being primarily a consumer people, they function totally by greed. They continually want more, with little thought for saving or investing. They would rather buy some new sneaker than invest in starting a business.
Some even neglect their children to have the latest Tommy or FUBU. And they still think that having a Mercedes, and a big house gives the “Status” or that they have achieved the American Dream. They are fools! The vast majority of their people are still in poverty because their greed holds them back from collectively making better communities. With the help of BET, and the rest of their Black media that often broadcasts destructive images into their own homes, we will continue to see huge profits like those of Tommy and Nike. (Tommy Hilfiger has even jeered them, saying he doesn’t want their money, and look at how the fools spend more with him than ever before!). They’ll continue to show off to each other while we build solid communities with the profits from our businesses that we market to them.
SELFISHNESS, ingrained in their minds through slavery, is one of the major ways we can continue to contain them. One of their own, W. E. B. Dubois said that there was an innate division in their culture. A “Talented Tenth” he called it. He was correct in his deduction that there are segments of their culture that has achieved some “form” of success. However, that segment missed the fullness of his work. They didn’t read that the “Talented Tenth” was then responsible to aid the Non-Talented Ninety Percent in achieving a better life. Instead, that segment has created another class, a Buppie class that looks down on their people or aids them in a condescending manner. They will never achieve what we have. Their selfishness does not allow them to be able to work together on any project or endeavor of substance. When they do get together, their selfishness lets their egos get in the way of the goal. Their so-called help organizations seem to only want to promote their name without making any real change in their community. They are content to sit in conferences and conventions in our hotels, and talk about what they will do, while they award plaques to the best speakers, not the best doers. Is there no end to their selfishness?
They steadfastly refuse to see that “TOGETHER EACH ACHIEVES MORE (TEAM)! They do not understand that they are no better than each other because of what they own. In fact, most of those Buppies are but one or two paychecks away from poverty. All of which is under the control of our pens in our offices and our boardrooms.
Yes, we will continue to contain them as long as they refuse to read, continue to buy anything they want, and keep thinking they are “helping” their communities by paying dues to organizations which do little other than hold lavish conventions in our hotels. By the way, don’t worry about any of them reading this letter, remember, ‘THEY DON’T READ!!!!’
Somehow i just know that the person who wrote this is black.
Comment by Black dude | April 13, 2006
Now is this true. In my experiences Hell Yea. Yet I still feel minorities will rise.
Comment by Brian | April 13, 2006
But also for myself its not true I have invested business and own over 10+ business models which I plan to advance at my own pace.
Comment by Brian | April 13, 2006
It comes in understanding the importance of true reading. My mom is in a book club but these black women only read fiction books thats crazy to me and also shines a light on the situation albeit they do this to hang out why not have a non-fiction day.
Comment by Brian | April 13, 2006
dat is so untru “blacks” as u call us do read not only dat but we have some of the most influental reading material in dis day & age we talk about they talk about how stupid we r & on some cases i can agree with them (various characters) we might spend our money on stuf dat others would see as wrong or stupid but isnt dat our freedom we dont have articles on how many white people buy nike or Tommy H its a international fashion designer dat is very pop we need 2 be focusing on how a certain whitey (George W Bush)is f*@king wit our gas prices they keep going up we need 2 take a stand 4 our troops fighting 4 wat a peaice of fuckin land if u ask me every pne needs 2 read up on how 2 vote & who there voteing 4 dats how i feel & if u find out who wrote the article on “blacks dont read” then tell them 2 have the balls 2 put there name on there work like us blacks.
Comment by mike | April 19, 2006
Thank you for that incisive comment Mike.
Be sure to look for the next posting - Blacks Can’t Write.
Comment by Dolphin | April 19, 2006
Somehow I know that Mike is not black.
Comment by *sigh* | April 19, 2006
I hope you’re right, sigh.
But check out his site. He say he be da baddest ass in Virginia Beach, VA. And - if it were a fake site - he wouldn’t have chosen that goofy picture of his gansta self.
Comment by Dolphin | April 19, 2006
OK, Mike. I expect you will visit this site again. Let me offer you a challenge.
For the most part, the people on this site are making it. A couple are making it large, some are barely making it, but most are making it. They are making it because they get up in the morning and do the best that they can. They can read and write, and can function in “Whitey’s†world
Several are entrepreneurs; none would hire you if we are seeing the real Mike.
I only know what is on your site. I’m guessing you live around Great Neck. As a high school student I’m sure you and your crew fight it out to see who can appear to be the dumbest in your classes. How’s that working out for you?
Look around Man. Those guys in their 20’s on the playground. They can still dunk, are tough under the boards, and probably don’t have a job. Then there are those guys in their 30’s who watch the games. Paper bags with T’bird and Ripple. Great life. That’s what ahead of you Baby. Throw in a couple of kids with different mothers who you can’t or won’t support, and that’s your life. But, don’t forget, you can always blame Whitey. Don’t think of blaming yourself for the mess you made of yourself.
Here’s your challenge. Write on this site again. Try writing in English this time. Think of what you are saying. Think that you are talking to Black men and women who could give you a job. This is the real world, not the ‘hood. Can you do it? I guess we’ll see.
Good luck Mike.
Comment by Dolphin | April 20, 2006
The person who wrote this is in fact black, this article was most likely ment to be a joke. Please check these sites.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=111724451
http://www.deelee.net/
Comment by Rondelle | March 6, 2007
sad yes, but true, many black people dont read, i went to a majority black school and kids would go to the library just hang around and chat. they would argue with the librarian when she asked them to quiet down.It shows that this starts from early on. They dont read to or with there children and ite just sad. Many times i am embarresed of my own people and even though it hurts to say this, just about everything that was addressed in this letter is true. BLACKS DONT READ!!!(at least the majority)
Comment by ressey | April 5, 2007
BLACKS DONT READ!!!(at least the majority)
We do read. The problem here like with most other ethnic groups in this country is that reading on a regular basis is not the priority it once was. Unfortunately like other negative statistics, we tend to lead in this category.
Do a search for the National Endowment for the Arts study on this site for some actual numbers on this subject.
Comment by Duane | April 5, 2007
I obviously don’t think that this applies to ALL black people but alot of what was written seems to apply to most. The part about spending money to show their “status” when most of the time they don’t have any money. I think, in part, is due to all the rap videos that are shown glamourizing the cars with the rims and the rappers with all this bling all over. I am sure that they too influence non-blacks, however, black kids see themselves more in these predominantly black rappers.
Comment by Dionne | May 12, 2007