Wynton Marsalis "we cannot walk alone" essay

[Calmye]

Did anyone else catch this on cbs "this morning" today? Beautiful essay. Ill post and link as soon as its available

Edit:http://m.cbsnews.com/storysynopsis....ning&catid=57600405&feed_id=30&nb_splitPage=6

Somewhere in the mid-1970s, I began to notice black and white artists stereotyping black people as criminals, pimps and drug dealers and gradually adding more and more misogyny and violence in movies, videos and recording after recording. The constant glorification and reselling of this debauched imagery has corrupted both blacks and whites understanding of Black America. Unfortunately, that shapes current public opinion much more than the memory of Dr. King's dream.

Following the success of Civil Rights legislation, many black Americans erroneously thought that the election of mayors with their same skin color would lead to an increasing economic prosperity. Even the electing of a non-white president was misconstrued as the culmination of the Civil Rights Movement. Let's examine the unemployment, incarceration and education statistics for the black and white poor. These sobering facts compel us to act on the collective dream expressed 50 years ago. A sustainable victory for equality and employment will not come through a prophet, a president, or even the law. It must be the will and actions of the people, all the people, all the time.

 

[MostReal]

Winton the Beast trumpet player breh has always been on it.

 

[theworldismine13]

the link doesnt work