I hate to be racial...but what's the motivation behind this...
 

As you all know, Farrakhan coordinated the Million Man March back in 1995. Spike Lee directed an excellent movie called "Get on the bus" based on that event. Anyway, today on The National Mall, Farrakhan hosted the "Million More March" to address pertinent issues withing the black community on this the 10th anniversary of the original march. Well, I went to CNN's web site to read about it but saw their #1 news story, "PLANNED Neo-Nazi march spawns violence." WTF...They are reporting about a PLANNED march instead of covering an ACTUAL march that went on today.


What's the reasoning behind this shit.


Actually, I'm disappointed that they didn't advertise the Million More March more than they did. I didn't even know it was today and I wanted to attend.



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Fuck that march shit

Are you serious CNN said that? Thats fucked...

^^^^Neo-Nazi March? The fuck is up wit that?

CNN is being wierd these days.... Even tho this off subject, A reporter on the Missing girl from the Skool trip in Aruba asked if it was "Another Run away bride attempt?" WTF....

But yeah, i agree that they shoulda advertised it more.

yeh its pretty fucked but there you go

we meant to be in the 21st century in an intergrated society but we still have pricks believing it to be more significant to mention neo-nazi's than a positive black march.

it's almost as if they think that society would rather know about it's downfalls than its achievements

Well..as it was in 1995, it's a gathering on the NATIONAL MALL (u know, where Martin Luther King gave his famous speech) for blacks (and everyone) to address issues within the black community...There were also performers present as well...



I just can't believe that a march that large on the NATIONAL MALL isn't "FRONT PAGE" news...I had to "search" CNN's web site for coverage. They have it under the "MORE NEWS" section.

that = ridiculous to me

^^^^^^^^^ YEA...CNn would rather cover blacks RIOTING than Blacks gathering Peacefully on the NATIONAL MALL...I'm sorry, but Fuck the KKK and Neo-nazis...And, I'm sorry to say, The NATIONAL MALL is more relevant than Toledo Ohio or where ever they are


classic example...and I'm sure Farrakhan will have something to say about it

there's a lot to ur question...but Im going to eat so I can't give you the full answer. I'll tell you this much though. Blacks didn't start off on equal footing in the country--i.e., slavery and then Jim Crow. So, we're still playing catch up in a sense economically and socially. There are issues unique to the black community that require dialogue and communication to solve. Therefore, meetings and gatherings address these, as well as continue our tradition of "meeting" and "gathering" as it was during slave days.


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Well on some real shit the black community is fucked up. Its ourselves too. Shit aint gon' get better from some march. People takin' pride in self destruction and its gon' take alot to block out some of these rappers fuckin us up more.

word...and what's even worse is this "crab" mentality among black people...

that's why I've started making friends with entrepreneurs and people who are doing things so maybe I can learn something

and then maybe I can pull someone else out the "barrel" not down back in it



but seriously...i dun see why The Million More March isn't Cnns top story considering they are covering the Nazi riot

Simple reason..
A controversial nazi march makes for a lot better news than a peaceful anniversary march..

Thats how news works.. They go for whats more controversial and whats gonna cause more up-roar and sales...

I agree with Indeph...

ey, Indeph you know the Farrakhan grand-daughters went to our school (crete).

the girl Shaherrah (my age), Nefisa (around 23 now), and Jamillia (around 21 now) all went to Crete... and they got a younger sister that might be in your grade, Indeph I can't remember her name... but check out the cheerleading pics in the athletic office from '03 and '02 you'll see at least Nefisa Farrakhan and Jamilia Farrakhan. This completely off-topic I know, but they had bodyguards at graduation. Parents were like uhm okay who's gonna attack the young Farrakhan's across stage?

Anyways, Deph, hit me up later. :)

damn nigga...................you mad gay.

Oh damn f'real. Wtf is so special about that school. Lol And for the people of RV when she says hit me up she means go over her house cause I live right across the street from her and we be chillin and playin madden and shit. :love:

Don't you have some cousin or auntie you gotta fuck or somethin? =/

he meant Halo 2... didn't you, InDeph?

yeah I fuck up with them typos..

meh...there're through :hump:

CNN reports NEWS. Both are news, but CNN probably prioritizes it's headlines around whats more unexpected, and whats out of the ordinary. Like say there are two events. 1) Murderer murders a family. 2) Murderer is released and apoligizes to the family of the person he killed. Both are big events, but the one with the action, and shock value is obviously selected as headline....

This site is sooo quick to push the racisim button, it's friggan ridiculous. Use your damn head, and quit bitching about what happened or didn't happen blaming your colour. jeez. word.

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Beat you to it :)

You mean, the whites were seen as superior until the 1960s.. not inferior.

But, the United States wasn't really THE powerhouse until the 19th century, when we passed up Britain with our capitalist domination. When discussing whether or not we are "ahead" of any countries, it's talking about the economy. Nobody rates racial issues and ranks countries around it.

yo i really do hope u get banned...and ur a discrace 2 african american ppl..real talk if i saw u in da street i would break ya jaw

Lmao @ ^ you still talking tough over the internet.

Just shut the fuck up.

Mhmm.. If it was the internet then it would be hits.. If it was the papers, it would be sales..

But meh, negative news will always get more attention...

Exactly...Phenom isn't even from this country and talkin about this or that...I bet you think "slavery" wasn't a priority either?..wait, Keeping the country as a whole was the priority? They didn't even consider black people HUMAN BEINGS


just hush...hush

yo there's been a breakthrough people:

BBC news in the UK actually spoke about the march before talking a lil bit about the nazis

Now you know UK got their priorities straight

THANK YOU...

the Million More March on The National Mall should have been a bigger priority than that Nazi bullshit

so they rioted...wut did they expect...


pssf


God people are stupid.

i was watching the one that came on at 2 something in the morn and i clearly saw them talk about the march first...

weren't you drunk last night?????

Man... I wish you would use periods or something -_-

In australia...

I dont think they even bothered talking about the march..
But they were showing footage of the nazi shit prime time.....

As if its racist anyway.. Like........Whats more interesting?
A peaceful march...

Or a demonstration that caused rioting and needed teir gas and swat teams to clear up..?

Get YOUR prioritys straight.

Actually blacks were seen as "second class citizens," but I see your point.

He wants you to separate your sentences. That whole "Paragraph in one sentence" type shit gets pretty hard to follow.

periods (US) = full stops (UK)