Man this sucks. This brother was the reason why I knew Jack n Jill existed.
Lawrence Otis Graham, Best Selling Author of Our Kind of People, dies at 58
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How is Lee Daniels getting the green light to do a show on "Our Kind Of People"? I also heard he's linked to "The Spoke Who Sat By The Door" as well.
For the love of god give one of these projects to Shaka King before its too late
WTF?? He just did a minor debate with Umar. I guess the Boule probably said enough is enough
They said the same to Andre Leon Talley and now he's about to be homeless
As a former Jack and Jill kid with an uncle in the Boule, "Our Kind of People" was a great read. 
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peon here, what exactly did/does the Boule even do in 2021?
As a former Jack and Jill kid with an uncle in the Boule, "Our Kind of People" was a great read.
Not much. Sigma Pi Phi is really no more than any other high tier fraternity. They give business and political connections to those in the know. People paint them as some kind of black Skull and Bones or Illuminati. I don't think they ever had that kind of influence.
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Wow. Damn. That's young.
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I walk around a little edgy already
Aww shyt that's him?I remember dude from before. He was upset about the racism his kids experienced after moving to a new neighborhood. RIP. Life really is short
I remember that long ass thread we had
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Coli celebrating this horse shyt and shytting on Marcus Garvey
Lawrence Graham Otis even had his nose straightened surgically if you've read his book.
All those corse generational mullatos masquerading as "black elites" when it was all about keeping their genes as white as possible
Yall gonna die and not be allowed into the Boule heaven coz your soul couldn't pass the brown paper bag test
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Speaking of, have you seen The Wedding?
The Wedding, by Dorothy West (1995)
Reading that book, having read Lawrence Otis Graham's book is very revealing
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Coli celebrating this horse shyt and shytting on Marcus Garvey
Lawrence Graham Otis even had his nose straightened surgically if you've read his book.
All those corse generational mullatos masquerading as "black elites" when it was all about keeping their genes as white as possible
Yall gonna die and not be allowed into the Boule heaven coz your soul couldn't pass the brown paper bag test
get these nets
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Speaking of, have you seen The Wedding?
Lynn Whitfield, I think she's the best living film actress.
Haven't seen a bad performance or a bad film from her yet.
I watched this with the woman I was with at the time. Wasn't sure and still not aware of whether this was based on actual events, but gave it a go based on LW being in it. She was great, the chick from Mo Betta was terrible, and I snoozed through the Halle storyline.
Actually gonna look through the film section of the forum to see if there's a discussion.
The Whitfield character's story and her relationship with her mother & daughters was interesting.
I forgot that this series came out, and was probably the mainstream's first glance into the world of that circle. Was this out before The Inkwell?
Not at all. He's a part of the Black bourgeoisie and wants to pass down certain mannerisms, traits, and group cultural understandings to his children.
It's not "bowing down to White supremacy" so much as it is participating in petit-bourgeois activities.
It's just a group of wealthy Black peopleWTF?? He just did a minor debate with Umar. I guess the Boule probably said enough is enough
Where do y'all get these ideas from?
