Dr. Vibe and a panel of men provide solutions on how to redeem the soul of the Black church.
This episode of “Do You Know What Time It Is…?” features Mike Ramey, Victory Unlimited, Henri Morris and Frederick Lowe of The NorthStar News & Analysis.
On the show, the panel commented on the following news stories:
Matt Barnes Tweet: Clippers Guard Apologizes For Ejection, ‘Poor Choice Of Words’
Why I hate being a black man
Why the black backlash against ’12 Years a Slave’?
To Redeem the Soul of the Black Church
Why are black murder victims put on trial?
–Photo: JoyVanBuhler/Flickr
While I absolutely loved Django-I bought it and watched it 7x and counting-I wasn’t even slightly interested in watching 12years a Slave or The Butler.To be fair,I may eventually watch 12 Years a Slave. The Butler,probably never.I do not find pride or dignity or enjoyment in watching films where blacks are these ultra dignified,passive characters whose only ambition is to please and not upset whites.Probably, the only person of interest to me in that movie was the rebelious son.Besides,as soon as I saw Oprah-who seldom criticizes the white women who have made her fabulously wealthy-I knew it wasn’t the film… Read more »
Ooooo,critiquing the vaunted,untouchable, Black Church: ’bout time.They haven’t lost their soul,they have lost their nerve,their fight.The focus seems to be on reveling in the self-satisfaction of their Godliness.You know,it’s the I’m better than you are because I’m saved, bs mantra.They pretend that praying on it and being a good Negro floats all boats in the harbor.It does not.The Black Church hasn’t lost its soul,it sold it to Creflo Dollar.The Black Church leadership,like most black leadership,Jay Z,Beyonce,Oprah,The Prez and his wife,wealthy athletes, entertainers and scholars, has become soft and elitist,afraid to rock the boat.They are more interested in protecting their status… Read more »