Comments on: Comedian Katt Williams, Reflects the Breakdown of Black Men…

By: Marlyn Quintana

Marlyn Quintana — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 11:27:08 +0000

In reply to Jethro. Mr.Williams is an outstanding person. Some people will never understand or appreciate men like him. He stands for something when others look the other way! That’s why he is still the GOAT.

By: Jethro

Jethro — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 23:32:59 +0000

Katt Williams is nothing but a dumb black bastard that talks a lot of shit.

By: Gina

Gina — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 23:42:36 +0000

There are so many African American men out there who drink, and/or get high, that those who don’t are almost unknown. As a matter of fact, in San Bernardino County, CA., it seems that most of those who do not partake, actually had to stop for either health reasons, or chose sobriety because of regretting the damage done to their livelihoods, and marriages. I know that it is almost expected, and definitely condoned, in most cases, but I often wonder if the leadership was tighter, what new quality of life,our men/sons, and their families could enjoy.

By: sankofa

sankofa — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 05:02:40 +0000

@Papacool…greetings family, I am cool with your actions with your brother. I hope my post didn’t give one the impression that I was absolving the user for his choices. I was referring to those who delight in talking about others wrecking their lives through substance abuse, knowing full well that many, not all, were often fellow participants or at least negligible in intervening during the earlier stages. The onus is on the individual to want to change, but my thing is people do like to watch car wrecks, taking pictures or gossiping instead of jumping in and helping. By doing this you see who is salvageable and who is not. And until they user reaches out and has a strong desire to change, then we can’t really do much for them. Especially when the biggest enablers are the ones who are putting them in jails.

peace and blessings

By: Papacool

Papacool — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 04:03:33 +0000

Sankofa. First of all thank you for your comment. I really would like to say that as far as I know all of us came into this world with nothing but the skin and spirit that God blessed us with. As we mature, we take in some of life’s greatest and worst experiences in order to become the people we are today. I am truly grateful for the fact that in my existence on this earth, I have never been curious to even experiment with high quality drugs and have not picked up a weapon to use against anyone. There is a level of good and evil in all of us, but that can not be used as an excuse to do any and everything you see or hear about someone else doing. I see now why prisons exist as some people just can not enjoy being free. What I am saying is this, everything we do is a choice. Sometimes we make the right one and sometimes we make the wrong one. The important result should be what did you learn. I have a crack addicted brother over the age of 50 who has had every possible chance on this earth to stop and has the ability to look you dead in the face and lie as if it is the gospel truth. Words alone can not hold one to accountability, but also the action behind the words. I truly love my bro, but I refuse to waste any more of my time trying to help someone who is self-destructive. It seems that every family has at least one unless one comes into this world as an only child. When I think of all of the pain that this one individual has caused and then refusing to willingly respond to any heart felt help initiatives such as rehab, then he is free to join Amy Winehouse and the others that chose substance over sense. Whether one has money or not is not even the reason, as the poor have just as much access to drugs as do the rich. The quality of the product may not be the same, but the death that awaits is. And while I may not take drugs, I have never tried to consider myself better than those that do, but rather make an effort to thank God everyday for His grace and blessings that happen even in life’s lowest daily grind. I worked for the things that I wanted and did not ever find myself envious of anyone as I realize that all of this is just temporary. So I find myself in the position of giving rather than taking and if only 1 person can be thankful for the effort, then my work has not been in vain. Thank about this in closing, every one gets a start date and a final countdown to death, the important result should be the question of how many lives did one help to make better? No one who meets you should remain the same, you should be able to make a difference just my your presence alone. Believe me, people can pick up on you as an individual just by the way you carry yourself. Peace be with you. Papacool.

By: Mack

Mack — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:57:24 +0000

@ Ulo Media: when Run DMC came on the scene in the 80s rapping about their Adidas, every hood from here to Canada had black dudes scrambling to buy some Adidas. Those who couldn’t afford them would punch your lights out and take them right off your feet. Adidas became an overnight sensation. So rap music is far more influential than you may care to admit.

By: ulo media

ulo media — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:09:05 +0000

We are in trouble and I see no hope around the corner. Hate to be so negative but the proof is in the pudding. Nobody in their right mind can tell me the buffoonery in gangster hip hop is The major cause of the decline of community in black neighborhoods. And don’t look to the black church,they too busy pimping the folks out their money. The decline will continue for a very very long time sad to say.

By: sankofa

sankofa — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:18:18 +0000

@Papacool and Deeann D. Mathews…everyday my job involves being around substance abusers, who are as much a victim of policy than the substance themselves. If you recall, after Whitney Houston died, everybody was mean mugging and blaming Bobby Brown for introducing her to drugs. Even though it was an open secret that Whitney Houston had been a user since young. For most of her 30 years modeling and singing are we to believe that not one person made an effort to intervene? No! in fact if there was any attempt at intervention it would be half ass. Whitney, like Katt, Pryor, James Brown, Ray Charles etc …before, were rich and famous. They will always find someone to sell and share the shit with, or they will find someone who will look the other way. Keep in mind also if you attempt to remove someone from this environment, less so with the rich more so with the not so rich, you would be charged for kidnapping and a whole host of things. When people ask me about the nature of my job, I say I recycle people.

When ask why I describe it as this, I say because no one really wants to put intelligent and drastic measures into healing substance abusers.They call it a sickness, but fail to dwell on the cause of this desire to hide inside of drugs and alcohol. They lump emotional imbalance in with mental health and since mental health is said to be incurable they medicate people in order to control their behavior. In most cases the medicine is as addicted or more addicted than the drugs….and the cycle continues. As well, most people like to watch car wrecks, so Katt William’s wreckage is food for the rubber neckers.

By: Deeann D. Mathews

Deeann D. Mathews — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:46:04 +0000

Well said, Papacool. One of the saddest lyrics in all of music comes out of “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay”… it dawned on me last year that the character Otis Redding so touchingly portrays says that “I can’t do what 10 people tell me to do,” and never mentioned that even one of those 10 STOPPED TO HELP him do what needed to be done. We all need to do just a little better in this regard. Katt Williams I can pray for. Those around me I need to pray for and then get up off my knees and get next to them in a helpful way — and if more people would just realize their responsibility to those in their circle…

By: Papacool

Papacool — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:14:27 +0000

Once again the Black community is faced with a reality situation. The question that should be asked is why no one will actually do an intervention with Katt? It is obvious that he is in very bad shape. Prayer alone will not get the job done. His whole episode is not unusual to those of us familiar with a brother’s need to always keep things real, but is reflective of the stereotypical portrait that has been attributed to us as a people. Katt has to take responsibility for his action as does everyone, but sometimes a person can be so deep into a funk that they do not see themselves as others do. It may be wise to just dry out, but the level of addiction is at a level where self-help is impossible. Katt, we are here for you but you have to take the first step. Peace…Papacool.