Thoth

I definitely feel you. I lived in Pittsburgh for 6 years before I moved to Orlando and there were no chill-spots that I could find for mature Black intellectuals. I live in Florida now, and I am still trying to find a group or something to expand and learn from.

I think what you have demonstrated is indicative of one of our major problems as Blacks in America. We have no unity, and it is difficult for our intellectuals to find each other, let alone meet regularly and brainstorm so that we can exercise our own collective enlightenment.

Hey bro, I'm in the same boat you're in.....

A little over a year ago I moved from Detroit (chocolate city) where there was a black study group for nearly every ideology under the sun, to Arizona where most of the Black folks here act like they want to have nothing to do with eachother.

Perhaps this is the reason why when you DO find Black men on the street willing to discuss politics we often get too emotional and go overboard. We have so much pent up frustration from our voices not being heard on television or in public that we like to vent with the first Black person who'll listen.





Umbrar

How often do you have to go out and play dumb or alienate people? I've had Black men get real quite and give me suspicious looks in five minutes of conversation. And of course there are the people that just know I have a degree and what is it in and where did I matriculate.

You're right about that "playing dumb" part.

Often times just to get along around other young AfroAmericans and not look "weird" you have to play stupid and pretend to be interested in shit you find ridiculously boring.

I used to do it but stopped a while back and just chose to isolate myself from those type of negroes. I have little to do with my natural family for this very reason...too much ignorance floating around in it.

You have to act loud, talk about kicking somebody's ass, or brag about how drunk and high you got last night just to get respect from some people.





DSP

I hang out in Canada half the time

I used to spend a lot of time in Canada when I lived in Michigan.

Funny thing about Canada is it seems now-a-days most Black people like to keep thier distance from eachother and not connect in public.

There are Orientals all over the place and all they do is network with and socialize witheachother; meanwhile most Black folks there won't even sit next to eachother on a train let alone have a conversation about politics.





Moderators

I'm gonna take Jett's advice and ask that you correct an error I made in this thread.

Instead of:

Where do some of you hang OUR at?

please correct it to

Where do some of you hang OUT at?