"I'd rather see any of these initiatives tried than what's out there right now. Although, to be fair, there are some grassroots efforts that are having some success"
Yeah, these are all good ideas, and as you say here, I think grassroots campaigns are really important because they can be better tailored to the communities in question and …
"I'd rather see any of these initiatives tried than what's out there right now. Although, to be fair, there are some grassroots efforts that are having some success"
Yeah, these are all good ideas, and as you say here, I think grassroots campaigns are really important because they can be better tailored to the communities in question and they have the advantage of being carried out by people who know the community and are personally invested in its success.
On a broader, more sociological level, I'd love to see less glamorisation of black criminality in music and in films (I think it's hard to overstate the impact this has on some black people's psychology and some white people's perception of black people), less "blaccents" from black characters, and more positive, intellectual black role models whose blackness isn't treated as a novelty or a talking point. Put smart black people in front of cameras, let them talk about their field of expertise, don't turn the story to racial issues or ask their opinion on the racial "scandal du jour".
I agree, black people, young black people especially, need to be taught to have faith in themselves. And also to believe that the world is for them as much as anybody else. There is sooo much messaging insisting that it's only for white people and in 2022, this is pretty much completely untrue.
"I'd rather see any of these initiatives tried than what's out there right now. Although, to be fair, there are some grassroots efforts that are having some success"
Yeah, these are all good ideas, and as you say here, I think grassroots campaigns are really important because they can be better tailored to the communities in question and they have the advantage of being carried out by people who know the community and are personally invested in its success.
On a broader, more sociological level, I'd love to see less glamorisation of black criminality in music and in films (I think it's hard to overstate the impact this has on some black people's psychology and some white people's perception of black people), less "blaccents" from black characters, and more positive, intellectual black role models whose blackness isn't treated as a novelty or a talking point. Put smart black people in front of cameras, let them talk about their field of expertise, don't turn the story to racial issues or ask their opinion on the racial "scandal du jour".
I agree, black people, young black people especially, need to be taught to have faith in themselves. And also to believe that the world is for them as much as anybody else. There is sooo much messaging insisting that it's only for white people and in 2022, this is pretty much completely untrue.