The Increasing Irrelevance of the Congressional Black Caucus

[newworldafro]

Damn.......yall sounding like me...

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Here's the CBC for you in a nutshell:

I live in DC. The only time we (the general public, urban, black professional) even hear about CBC is in September, where they have this thing called CBC weekend.

Its basically like CIAA's, or NBA All Star or whatever BS weekend you guys have in your cities, where for like 4 days all these black "leaders" and "professionals" have big ass parties throughout the city and promoters make a killing.

I felt duped like 3 years ago, because I got invited to a bunch of events from knowing people in my business I started - so Im suited up, ready to rock with biz cards and elevator pitches, and get to like 2 events full of old rich ass (and of course my age and younger ppl too) suited and booted black ppl acting a fool. No work done whatseover.

It's basically a weekend for the capitol hill and ppl throughout the country who work in gov to be "cool" and be the rappers and celebs (and from what I saw, some of them are actually the celebs, but just not to me, becuase I know nothing about govt, as most ppl dont), complete with groupies, bottle service, wild parties, etc.

Scroll down this link, do these look like political parties to you ?

Edit:

Heres a random article I found about CBC Weekend:

My Week at the CBC Convention

This is hilarious ....I know of this shyt too... That shyt turns into a fukking party weekend comparable to some college prom or something...not even on a NSBE or something. Even black MBA weekend might have more networking than the CBC weekend

 

[Swirv]

This site will tell you a lil bit about current legislature they're connected to that's pending: Policy Now

 

[kdub83]

They're in largely safe districts and have been sitting in the same seats for years (some decades). What's their motivation to get some work done?

 

[Weaver31]

Whether black, white, Hispanic or Asian....politicians are still politicians.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

They don't even support black candidates LOL

its so crazy

 

[Poitier]

@Always-Right Liggins @Reinscarf @newarkhiphop The Root

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Moved my thread to The Root

 

[unit321]

So a lot of under-the-table changing of cash happened in Detroit with Democratic politicians in office. They got paid (or bribed) to do something or do nothing (hush money).
If you look at that list, almost everyone is a Democrat. Just saying.

 

[Poitier]

@KidStranglehold http://www.thecoli.com/threads/the-increasing-irrelevance-of-the-congressional-black-caucus.423091/

can you merge?

 

[Bawon Samedi]

^^^On my phone, but will do it when I find a computer.

 

[Bawon Samedi]

Also @Poitier did you and others get my PM? Very important.

 

[MegaManX]

two things to never trust. black politicians and black pastors.

 

[Bawon Samedi]

@Poitier

Like promised I merged threads. Also just letting you know I can too move threads from TLR. So if you see a thread that belongs here inform me.

 

[Blackout]

Its very annoying.

For us to rise we will have to identify the black people who want to rise and the black people who just want to become "the good ones" in racist white peoples eyes.