re: Question for the OT - what African American man do you admire the most?

Tossup between Chapelle and the guy who wrote Boondocks. Dudes is funny as shite

Mark Daniels, Jr.

Fredrick Douglas

Thomas Sowell

Booker T Washington

I’m a white Biden voter so I don’t really know much about those blacks to answer. I’m a go with Aunt Jemima

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Fredrick Douglas was a great American. The country would be a better place if a detailed study his writings was required in all schools.

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In Freshman English, we did teach excerpts from his "Life of Fredrick Douglas" - particularly everything he had to do the learn to read. It really is fascinating.

Clarence Thomas.

Derek jeter

Leon "Chief" Sanders was one of the greatest men I've ever known. I'd give anything to sit down and talk to him again for an hour.

Chief was band director at William Pitcher. If you want to make a difference for young black kids, I guess that's where you go.

I ran into him buying a Coke from the machine behind the main building at St. Paul's once, a few years after I'd left Pitcher. He sent his son there.

I didn't realize how cool that was at the time. You enjoy that Coke, dad. See you in Heaven.

Thomas Sowell for his intellect and honesty. Ben Carson for his simple wisdom and work ethic. MLK for his political/religious vision, bravery and commitment. And on a personal level, an old farm hand named Joe Baker, who worked for my family when I was young. Though I thanked Joe before he went on...I can never thank him enough. And he didn't even realize what he was doing (for me); or how it affected people around him. Joe being Joe. Made it all the more noble.

It was harder being Black than White in America, in my time. Still is for a lot of Blacks; and money/power can't change that. Love can. It does take more energy to get up, once one is down. But it's a better victory if/when one does rise against a more formidable challenge.

There is an extraordinarily beautiful, and somewhat hidden, bronze statue in a public place in Baton Rouge; that of a particular slave, who so impressed his North La. Plantation 'Master' that the Master called in a famous Sculptor from Italy. Pre Civil War. The Slave was sculpted bowing, with hat in hand; which in today's world - if publicized - would result in immediate removal and likely destruction.

Albeit, that the noble and humble character of said 'Slave', is the very essence of the best that Humanity of any Race might manifest. And that the 'false' pride of those who would destroy an artistic monument to such a 'holy' Principle, is the worst.

The Man that collected said Statue, was himself an extraordinary man. He would have loved Joe Baker; and might have commissioned a statue. Alas...both have gone on, to their next extraordinary life. I pray that I'm there with em'.

PS...if anybody here knows of this Statue, don't reveal it's place. They'll go after it. Let it live to bless them who 'see' it's power. All will, some day.

It used to be Steve Harvey but you guys set me straight. I guess I’d say Denzel now.