the thing is they know the deal too. It's just that Oprah, Jay Z, and Ice cube or at least oprah and cube don't rely on the dominant society to give them a check. They invested heavily in themselves and the dominant society wants to attach themselves to their brand to get money.Anyone find it wild Oprah has never come out and said some c00n ish? I think you have two types of blacks in hollywood, those who know the deal but are paid to keep hush ie. oprah, jay z, ice cube, etc and your "new blacks" ie lee daniels, don lemon, raven, pharrell
Besides Pharrell, these people rely on other people giving them money and gigs to survive. They do not have legacies their children can inherit, so they need to c00n it up, in order to have money.