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jamaicakid85 View Drop Down
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    Posted: August 15 2007 at 10:01pm - Anomis

Barack Obama
Oprah Winfrey
Carol Mosely Braun
Clarence Thomas
Cornel West
Angela Davis
Condoleezza Rice
Maya Angelou
Andre Romell aka Dr. Dre
Toni Morrison
Marva Collins
 
These are my choices for the Talented Tenth.

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You forgot a person me lol j/k good list though!!! Karen Shelton2015-08-04 20:05:41

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My Ten goes
Louis Farrakkan
Barack Obama
Oprah Winfrey
John Singleton
Bob Johnson
El seti anu ali El
Don Cheatle
Cornel West
Collin Powell
Maya Angelou


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[QUOTE=Surreal7]My Ten goes
Louis Farrakkan
Barack Obama
Oprah Winfrey
John Singleton
Bob Johnson
El seti anu ali El
Don Cheatle
Cornel West
Collin Powell
Maya Angelou

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My list is the same only thing I would take out John Singleton  to add Spike Lee because you "gotta do the right thing"
 
Louis Farrakkan
Barack Obama
Oprah Winfrey
Spike Lee
Bob Johnson
El seti anu ali El
Don Cheatle
Cornel West
Collin Powell
Maya Angelou

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be mindful that it does not have to be scholars only-
Michael Jordon is talented and has resources to impact many people, that's how I came up with Dr. Dre. A tenth of our African American People is how many thousands? Our list should be very long, I was looking for current Black fortune 500, and CEO's....etc,  to add to my list.
Karen Shelton2015-08-04 20:06:16

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I am inclined to agree about Farrakhan, he had our attention, and weilded that Million Man march, brothers went home and Farrakhan went to sleep on it.
Karen Shelton2015-08-04 20:10:43

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Ok then my revised list:

Michael Jordan
Barack Obama
Oprah Winfrey
Spike Lee
Bob Johnson
El seti anu ali El
Don Cheatle
Cornel West
Collin Powell
Maya Angelou
 
I threw out Farrakhan because he had the opportunity to seize his destiny yet it remains unfulfilled.

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El seti anu ali El
 
he is a writer, a poet,
I noticed both of you placed among our most talented tenth of African Americans

Karen Shelton2015-08-04 20:10:27

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I am not in the nation but i give the man his due, but where would I put Michael Jordan for our people ummmmm not on this list because of his actions lately. He leaves a sistah and picks up a white woman. Ummmmm Nope can't do that to my sisters.

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OMG not up on Jordan, did not know the man crossed over ike Hardaway.
It was only a matter of time.
Hope Janita did not sign a prenup Karen Shelton2015-08-04 20:11:08

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u bring up a good point should the talented tenth be scrutinized for character, depth, etc
Karen Shelton2015-08-04 20:09:56

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All should be because are they advancing us as a people or are they just a puppet in the pulpit.

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[QUOTE=Surreal7]All should be because are they advancing us as a people or are they just a puppet in the pulpit. [/QUOTE]
 
That is a very valid point they should be scrutinized for character and morals they set the standard as to how other races view us as a people and how we face the mirror and look at ourselves.

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That is truly what I mean brother Jamaicakid

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So Jordan is stricken from the list....
So is Clarence Thomas for that matter. W.E.B. Duboise hoped that the tenth of the race was going to free our race from hell in America.
 
Question I searched several sources and could not come up with who the richest Black Man in America is, ((not Stedmand lol)) could not find it.


Edited by Anomis - August 17 2007 at 8:41am
Karen Shelton2015-08-04 20:09:18

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Actually he is the man who created windows for bill gates and formed the Macintosh windows he is the person that did that not the three white guys like everyone believes. Can't think of his name right now but will find it soon.

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thanks,
and this day in age why would this genious not ensure akcnowlegement, and credit for all works on microsoft windows?


Edited by Anomis - August 19 2007 at 1:07pm



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He stays in the background because the U.S is constantly trying to get after him El seti is keeping him safe by helping him understand his nationality. I will get his name.

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get after him for what?
Karen Shelton2015-08-04 20:12:55

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How the hell did we forget to put Bill Cosby on that list? *I must have lost my mind*

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Why did you read my mind,,,,I thought about that....I promise I did.
 
yea Cosby gets on the list, with his intolerant self.
He's good at itWink.


Edited by Anomis - August 19 2007 at 7:39pmKaren Shelton2015-08-04 20:13:50

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Lol I knew something wasn't right about the list I couldn't quite put my finger on it until I saw the Cosby Show this morning thats when the lightbulb in my head went off.


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There were a couple names that I thought about after we started the list and Bill Cosby was at the top of that list. I see we are all on that page where he feels the same as I do about Hip Hop and the culture of people that it is creating.

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Agreed so at least we all agree that Bill Cosby and his Jell-O commercials needs to be on this list!!!!


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don't forget about the famous Chukwudi Nnadozie

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Posted: August 20 2007 at 5:01pm
Originally posted by 25cent

don't forget about the famous Chukwudi Nnadozie
 
Chukwudi Nnadozie
25 I'm afraid your going to have to enlighten me,
who is this person?please
Karen Shelton2015-08-04 20:14:37
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