What Black Folks Need To Do
Tavis Smiley
What Black people need to do now, not to worry about stem cell research or cloning, cause they
ain't thinking about us on any one of them.
What Black people need to do now, invest in businesses in Harlem while
Clinton is still there and then sell it before Hillary moves his behind back to Manhattan.
What Black people need to do now, support Ilyanna and Anonda the way
that white folks supported Rosie.
What Black people need to do now, stop wearing Capri pants when your ankles
look like you been kicking white flour. (now that's ashy)
What Black people need to do now, is realize there is a difference between
being Ghetto and being tasteless, there is a difference yall.
What Black people need to do now, recognize that Spike Lee and Keenan Ivory
Wayan's true legacy might not be in film making but in discovering talent
and granting opportunities. I challenge you to look at the resume's these
guys have put forth for Black America and America to consider.
What Black people need to do now, be afraid right now of the next Eminem.
What Black people need to do now, don't let white America hold Jesse Sr.'s
infidelity against Jesse Jr.'s burgeoning career, can't let that happen
folks.
What Black people need to do now, keep supporting FUBU, Sean John and Phat
Farm, I think this plan is working.
What Black people need to do now, somebody please find Starr Jones a man.
What Black people need to do now, after the Gospel+ Slide we need to stop it
right there yall, we done gone too far now.
What Black people need to do now, recognize that Jill Scott might be the
Maya Angelou of our generation and hope that white folks don't try to steal
her from us.
What Black people need to do now, stop aspiring to Harvard while good
schools like Howard and Hampton are still open.
What Black people need to do now, wonder why every color M&M's have gotten a
commercial except the brown ones (Hidden Racism).
What Black people need to do now, is stop calling our two year old kids
smart and cute just because they know the words to the nasty songs on the
video's. (high five that one.!)
What Black people need to do now, stop going on job interviews dressed like
you going to a party.
What Black people need to do now, stop trying to win money on those survival
type games on TV, just like in the movies we are always the first ones to
get voted out. Get real yall.
What Black people need to do now, they need to know as much about investing
in the stock market as we do about all the characteristics of the Zodiac
signs. Ask average Black folk what the NASDAQ is, they don't know nothing,
but tell them you're a Scorpio and they will give you the low down!!!
What Black people need to do now, need to get their bank accounts and credit
cards out of the red instead of walking around with all their teeth covered
in gold especially if you're still riding the bus and living at 'yo Momma
house.
What Black people need to do now, need to stop naming our kids after liquor
and expensive cars, 'I've had enough of that.
What Black people need to do now, need to stop getting mad when their boss
tell them to get off the phone at work and you've been on a two hour
personal phone call, 'why you mad about that?'
What Black people need to do now, need to learn how to dab just a little
cologne and not the whole bottle.
What Black people need to do now, turn down the volume on our TV's and CD
players so we can stop walking around talking so loud all the time.
What Black people need to do now, stop spending 40 to 50 million dollars to
build a church and you walk outside on the same street stepping over homeless folks.
Can I get a witness!!!
