There! That feels good!
When I read this, Tavis Smiley Ends State of Black American Union Show, Continues Media Lockdown of Obama's Black Critics at Black Agenda Report, all I could say was "Dammit Tavis!!" Bruce Dixon paraphrases the gist of the "announcement" thusly:
Tavis's cancellation announcement, a brief video on his tavistalks.com web site is long on folksy introductions, self-congratulation, thank-yous, and goodbyes. The reasons he offers for ending the annual event are brief and unconvincing. Ten years ago, he offers, “...there was only one syndicated black radio show... there was only one black TV network... we didn't have an African American president... (and) we no longer have to wait for one day a year in February to discuss issues that matter to us...” on TV. (emphasis mine)

Turns out - as PLENTY of people warned me - it wasn't about OUR SHIT after all!! Was it ever? Now, I don't think so. Dammit Tavis!!
Seems to me, it was about ALL the shit they SAID it was about (You, Your Ego and dem dollar bills y'all)!! And this fumbling, bumbling explanation for pulling the cork on the SOBU is enough for me to believe that everything they said was true (couldn't embed it, but please DO listen): TAVIS ANNOUNCES END OF SOBU.
I'm too mad right now to expound - maybe later...
h/t to willyjsimmons over at Cinie's Place for this reminder:
3 comments:
That little punk ass bastard!
No shit, Kitty! He WAS who they thought he was. And my black ass is just dumbfounded I didn't see it sooner.
Ha! Tavis tried to run a revolution on corporate money....just doesn't mix!!! Fred Hampton didn't get down like that.
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