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Global corporate imperialism is a direct threat to the world, including the West. Militant Islamicism is a direct threat to much of the Middle East and parts of Africa. It' s probably more of an indirect threat to people in Europe or the Americas, or those parts of Africa and Asia without a large Islamic population. Imperialism simply rules the world economy, and through that the state and much of the cultural life. (We in academia are fighting corporate takeover of universities). Jihadists can't get state power in Europe or the Americas. However, their terrorist acts may frighten the public to the point that it will accept fascistic measures desired by the Right. In the Middle East, and ISIS state may be possible in some countries. Like the Taliban in Afghanistan. Hence a more direct threat to those people. Also, imperialism and jihadism has been known to cooperate from time-to-time. A scary marriage of convenience?

-Savant

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Why are we even talking about Kanye? What has he done for the Community? Why aren't we talking about Rev. William Barber and the "Moral Mondays Movement" which is resisting reactionary measures in Republican controlled states to DISFRANCHISE Black people and poor people, and deprive women of their rights? The UN has recently DENOUNCED the USA for its pattern of police brutality and racism. Can you grasp the importance of that? Malcolm X was trying to get us to take our cause and Uncle Sam to the world court. And now the world is again paying attention to the violation of the rights of Black folk. And what are we talking about?  Kim and Kardasian. Why do we spend so much time talking about trivia when our very existence as a people is at stake?

-Savant


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In the past we once had well off or wealthy entertainers with a social consciousness. Paul Robeson and Harry Belafonte are a couple who come to mind. But I think that's less common today.

-Savant

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If they opened their eyes they would not have to travel outside the USA. I have a good number of African students whom I would take for African-Americans were it not for their African names. And some children of African parents even SOUND like African-Americans. If an Ashanti had adopted me fifty years ago, I would sound like an Ashanti man and my looks would not reveal that my biological parents were Black Americans. My North African dentist here in Baltimore thought that I was Ethiopian. But I am the son of two Black Americans parents who migrated to Bmore from the Jim Crow South. -Savant


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