Comments on: 10 Kinds of Black People Who Probably Hate Your Guts.

By: Orlando Boyden Coombs

Orlando Boyden Coombs — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 13:24:52 +0000

Everything that everyone says that black people need to do, we’ve got black folks already doing this. We got Linda Boasmond of Cedar Concepts, owner of chemical manafacturing plant on the South Side of Chicago and her company is making over $20,000,000 a year. We’ve got tons of successful black entrepreneurs that most people ain’t never heard of. Tons of them. We got Ron Hayes, owner of goodphellaz barbershops in Atlanta, Jahmal Ramsey, owner of 2B Groomed barbershop in Philadelphia, and Kim Kimble of Kimble Hair Studios in L.A. Then you have Najah Aziz, owner of Like the River hair salon in Atlanta. Her salon has revenues of over $1,000,000 a year. There are countless, hundreds of thousands, if not millions of black entrepreneurs in this country that are very successful in their businesses, but most don’t who they are. They’re not on TV, not in the limelight, Black Enterprise doesn’t cover them, but they make a decent living for themselves and their families. We have more options and opportunities to support black owned businesses and build a stronger economic base for ourselves than at any other time in history. There are more multi millionaires in the black community today in 2017 than at anytime in history. And I’m not talking about professional athletes, entertainers, and a handful of business tycoons, I’m talking about lots of ordinary every day black men and women doing it. Not talking about it, but being about it.

By: Orlando Boyden Coombs

Orlando Boyden Coombs — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:34:40 +0000

The ultimate solution to these issues is to recycle the dollars in our community. We can talk about all the other issues but unless we’re circulating the dollars, ain’t nothing changing.

By: Orlando Boyden Coombs

Orlando Boyden Coombs — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:28:12 +0000

These 10 things are just a repeat of the same ole pathologies that do not represent the masses of black people in America. We’re not all living out a script from menace to society, we’re not. We’ve been brow beat over the head and conditioned to believe that blacks are in this horrible and perilous condition. But is that really the case? There are 46 plus million people of African descent in this country. You think the vast majority of them are locked up, jobless, drug addicted, committing crimes, and getting killed. No.

By: Rene

Rene — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 01:24:16 +0000

In every group you’re going to have opportunists who will exploit their own people for $$$$. We see our opportunists all the time in entertainment yet cheer them on whether it’s musicians, athletes, actors, etc. They bring nothing substantial to the community but take our money and then embarrass us as a whole by their appearance, demeanor, and homosexual lifestyles.

By: Papacool

Papacool — Sun, 01 Dec 2013 13:30:00 +0000

All this article does is motivate me to do better. Every type of person described should not be limited to our race, but rather is a reflection of all of society as a whole. We can not stop living just because these people exist, but we should learn how to band together to eradicate the symptoms of the diseases that expose themselves within our communities. If the majority of these people do not have the ability to love themselves, how can they be expected to love others? The sadness in all of this is that we find ourselves constantly accepting misbehavior on all levels of the game of life. When people have had the freedom and liberty of doing things ass backwards for so long, they have the tendency to think that the things they do are normal. We see it, but do not speak up due to being afraid of getting involved. When it becomes important to save a person’s soul rather than watch them go over the wayside, nothing we can do or say will matter. To put others ahead of self is not the way we are designed to operate. We have been brainwashed into the by any means necessary to achieve success is the American way. Thank God everyone has not bought into the hype. In order to make things better, we all need to take the first step. People need to have an incentive to do better and until it registers, there is nothing anyone can do for those that do not want to get on that Soul Train. We seem to love to criticize and point fingers rather than realize that except for the Grace of God you or I could have been in the same or worse position. So in the spirit of Thanksgiving, maybe we need to reset our moral compasses to begin doing the deed and not just thinking about it. Hopefully if only one person gets fired up that would be better than none. Peace out, Papacool.

By: Realman2

Realman2 — Sat, 30 Nov 2013 16:39:47 +0000

Re: Northern_Magnolia says:

I would really like to know the name or at least the team this athlete plays for. The reason is that probably 97% of the black athletes tend to become nothing but complete embarrassments for Black Americans. I will be a total super fan of any intelligent, conscious minded black athlete or entertainer who understands the need for black economic development. I’m soo sick and tired of these ignorant, illiterate, numb skulled 21st century minstrels Negros who piss all their money down a toilet and send the wrong messages to black youth.

By: Dcarter910

Dcarter910 — Sat, 30 Nov 2013 06:30:13 +0000

Excellent Article. How do I get involved more in my community?

By: Northern_Magnolia

Northern_Magnolia — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 16:52:30 +0000

Just before the weekend, I had time to sit down with a professional basketball player who is putting his resources — time, treasure, and talent — back into his community. I covered him with respect for that, because what he is doing is highly respectable. I will root for his team, and be at his games whenever possible, from here on out. I say that to say that when we withdraw our adulation and approval from those who care nothing about us, and give our respect and support to those who do care, we will be able to foster more of what we need.

By: toomanygrandkids

toomanygrandkids — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 14:18:35 +0000

Very good article and so well written. I’ve known this information since I was a young teenager. There’s ALWAYS been black folks who didn’t deserve respect, but other/many blacks gave them respect anyway. Actually, black children are forced to call drug dealers mister, even though dealers are destroying black communities. Even unfit females w/ children are called Miss or Mrs, which would include drug addicts/alcoholics. Giving these black folks repect doesn’t change their behavior or ways of thinking or living. It only allows them to continue disrespecting themselves and others. I refer to them as backstabbers and energizer bunnies.

For decades, the ten types of blacks you’ve mentioned are the REAL reason why black communities are in such a mess. A HOT MESS!

By: Realman2

Realman2 — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 22:00:31 +0000

I have encountered every type of black person listed in this article too many times. Our communities have an excess supply of these people.