Older Black Men...Leave Some Life Advice For Young Black Men Thread

DrX

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I was chilling listening to Chinx JFK (RIP to Chinx) album and he said something that made me have a flashback to my childhood on the track "die young", he said "Teacher used to say that I’d amount to nothing" and I thought about my 2nd grade teacher who used to tell us that we wouldn't be shyt in life, she was a older black lady ...she would make us sit under her desk in front of everybody as punishment, which was really a guise for public humiliation.

I thought deeper, most BM are told were not going to be shyt from birth...some brothers own moms tell them that...and society treat us as criminals from the jump....I'm having all these memories...like the time we were illegally striped searched in 7th grade because somebody fake Rolex (what was a child doing with a watch at that age anyway?) got stolen or lost (probably the latter) and the principle (white W) and the asst principle (black W), (comes to find out that they were her dike lovers) but thats a another topic... I digress...They made us line up against the wall like a fukking police line up and strip to our draws....and the gym teacher (white M) walked by us 1 by 1 and looked into each of our draws....I swear to god I'm not lying...it was like a scene outta of django...

I never told nobody that, we were kids and we all thought it was normal to being subjugated anyway, we were use to being looked at as criminals...we didn't give a fukk....this was our reality, it was normal....and now that I'm a grown man approaching 28...fastly 30 I can look back and really analyze my childhood and see the hell that was put on us from an early age. I was blessed to have a loving family, so I'm very lucky, but I think about all my classmates who came from dire situations, broken homes and then had to come to school... which was basically a fukking prison. All they did was throw us in detention, suspend us and teach us about how great white people were and how blacks were slaves, civil rights marchers getting their asses kicked begging for integration.... and fukking jazz musicians (I swear every successful nikka in the text book played a damn instrument ). Most of my friends never had a chance....This society from birth, pretty much tell us that were losers from the jump....

I feel like its older black men duty to give these young dudes the truth, and the young men can drop gems to the boys, I feel like the truth should always be told uncut no filter .......because when they're behind bars or laying on the concrete with half their head missing, It's our fault for not telling them the truth about this system. Looking back on it, we were just social experiments being prep for prisons....school teach black boys how to end up into prison and feed this system, were basically food to keep the engine running, a sacrifice ...real life hungry games

anyway not to take up too much of y'all time, but if you're a older bro....drop some game for the young bros...maybe they might take something away or maybe not, maybe older bros will take something away...whatever but everybody got a story...everybody had to take some Ls...i know ive take plenty...so this can be a positive thread...and lets ignore the trolls this time...keep the discussion focused
 

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Brother I'll do my part and drop some words of wisdom tomorrow morning that I hope the younger generation can utilize to make their dreams come true.

But for now I'll dap, give you respect and tell you man I feel that same way. That chinx album had me ruminating about many things this past year. Listen to "How to Get rich" man so much truth. shyt gave me chills when I first heard, still till this day! Anyways tomorrow I'll do my part.


Btw idk why I'm announcing that lol I'm no one here. But figured I do!
 

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You gotta go out there and get it for yourself nobody can do it for you
 
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You gotta go out there and get it for yourself nobody can do it for you

This isn't absolute, and really, not true. There are still older black folks that will help you if they see you doing things the right way. In these days in time, the black community needs our strong, intelligent young people to prosper because image wise, we've taken massive damage. Not enough young black people doing it the right way.

If you don't have anyone to help you, it's because either you ain't shyt and your community sees it or your entire community ain't shyt, so you need to leave it!
 

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This isn't absolute, and really, not true. There are still older black folks that will help you if they see you doing things the right way. In these days in time, the black community needs our strong, intelligent young people to prosper because image wise, we've taken massive damage. Not enough young black people doing it the right way.

If you don't have anyone to help you, it's because either you ain't shyt and your community sees it or your entire community ain't shyt, so you need to leave it!

Teen pregnancy down, college enrollment up, something is happening
 

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Teen pregnancy down, college enrollment up, something is happening

That's great! Those contributions haven't gone unnoticed, but we need more. Until the negative stereotypes and generalizations cease to exist to the point where the white supremacist media can't use anything we do against us in their media anymore, our work isn't done.

Those racists will always try to do something to get under our skin and on our nerves; we've just got to keep on pushing on.
 
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I was up in this meatshop on the westside of Chicago, and although its ran by polish folks, a black dude who worked there was chopping it up with me something serious. Start talking about shyt like how getting a trade is the way to go, always can't beat a brotha who got a skill cause he'll eat for life since he's needed.
 

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That's great! Those contributions haven't gone unnoticed, but we need more. Until the negative stereotypes and generalizations cease to exist to the point where the white supremacist media can't use anything we do against us in their media anymore, our work isn't done.

Those racists will always try to do something to get under our skin and on our nerves; we've just got to keep on pushing on.

Never going to happen, it's their media, they would do it even if the crime rate and unemployment in the black community were acceptable levels

Only positive reinforcement is going to come from black media platforms
 

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Young brehs do not smoke cigarettes man....Please that shyt will cost you a lot more than money.

Black and milds too. Try to stay in shape as much as possible. Don't fold to pressure to be like other people. Before you get married Travel first to learn more about yourself and grow.

Just because someone is a relative/friend wont stop them from fukking you over sometimes. If you get the feeling its time to let a loved one Go let em go.
 
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Be humble and learn your ass something and stop thinking you know every damn thing.

How about that for starters nikka :rudy:

Find a niche field in demand and exploit it for cash, then invest with diversification.

Learn to fukking code, something man.
 

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Decide what you want and go for it - fukk the haters and the doubters - try until you make it - do not give up or get discouraged.
Put that drugs, drinking, bullshytting and p*ssy to the side and get money while you are young.
Get grounded in spirituality.
Take care of yourself - eat right, sleep enough, excersice and drink water like crazy.
Write a book and publish it before you are middle aged.
Be gentle with your loved ones and care for and protect your family.
Take time out to relax and reflect. During these times learn from your experiences and grow emotionally.
 
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