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Hollywood Walk Of Fame: Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Taraji P. Henson, RuPaul, Shonda Rhimes, & More To Be Honored

The 2018 class of the Hollywood Walk Of Fame has been announced and Black talent is present in a major way. Mary J. Blige, the decorated Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul, will receive an honor for her contributions to the

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We’re missing the point!!!

This is what I think black people miss when we're faced with political issues. Every time political adversity come our way we resort to marching and protesting because we look back and see how it worked 50 years ago.  Ok, thats a fair point but you miss WHY they were marching 50 years ago.  They were marching for the right to VOTE.  They had no voice in the political process so marching and civil disobedience was all they could do.  

This is what we miss.  

Once we got the right to vote MARCHING AND PROTESTING BECAME OBSOLETE!  It happens all the time.  Tools and upgrades come out everyday rendering their predecessors obsolete.  This is no different.  To be honest, in the minds of our predecessors THAT WAS THE POINT! 

They marched to not have to MARCH AGAIN.  

Let me make it more clear.  We were given a car but every time we want to go somewhere we walk past the car and stand on the street and hitchhike.  We hitchhike candidates who weren't thinking about our asses until votes were needed.  We hitchhike policies that were never meant for us.  The list goes on and on.  

So here's my point.  

Instead of #BlackLivesMatter interrupting campaign rallies and having secret meetings with presidential candidates they need to go back to their neighborhoods and canvass and get out the vote for THIS YEAR!  Not next year during the presidential election. They're expecting that.  THIS YEAR.  We need to come out and shake up some local elections.  There's still time.  I can guarantee that if we vote this election that by February of next year we will have everyone’s attention.  

How do I know? Easy.  Theres a model.  Its called the TEA PARTY.  February of 2009 the Tea Party was formed.  That November they shook up some elections and by February of 2010 they were in every national poll and helped to usher in the Republican wave during the Midterms.  See?

In closing, many people say that President Obama didn't do anything for African Americans and we can debate that.  However, what we can agree on is that he showed African Americans how to play their game and beat them at it.  

In my opinion, that was enough.

Just my opinion.  @DarthDerisive