This is an excerpt of an email that was sent to me and well...,

[b][u]I just had to pass it along

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Did you know that companies in the US have said they would hire a white man with a felony record and no high school education BEFORE they would hire a black man with NO criminal record and a 4-year degree?

On July 23 at 9pm and July 24 at 9pm, CNN will premier a series, 'Black in America with Soledad O'Brien' and I personally challenge you to watch it WITH your children, especially your sons, if you have any, uninterrupted. The aforemention statistic and many others will be revealed during the series.

I had the privilege of meeting with Soledad O'Brien and actually SEEING this premier on Monday, and what I saw brought tears to my eyes and anguish, frustration, and a sense of helplessness to my soul.

On Monday the series will focus on Women and Families and Tuesday is dedicated entirely to the plight of the Black Man in America .

I beg and plead with you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE watch and internalize what you see and hear; no matter HOW disturbing the information revealed...you can (and will) thank me later.
Feel free to pass this email on or go here for more information: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2008/black.in.america/

Thanks Uno, I watched the preview and would like to watch the report.

Thanks for passing this on Uno. Now I am intrigued.

OK so you can all have a good laugh at me....

I read this and then did NOT click on the link provided, but ran upstairs and turned the TV on and feverishly looked in the guide for the show...

Justice thinks I am loosing it.

I saw the previews on the net a week ago and it definitely caught my attention. It should be a very interesting watch! Thanks for the reminder, mama!!!

You already lost it .........now ask Justice to find it

It wont be a surprise to me whatever the investigation shows but I will watch.
Thanks for sharing my sister.
Barb

Currently dealing with this BULLISH!!!!!! Ater watching that, I'm gonna need som MORE THERAPY!!! When are they gonna grow their COWARDLY A$$E$ UP!!!!!!!!!!!?? Another good one to see is the Color of Fear! Will make you cry.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I will be watching.

Boaz

Uno...Can I ask you a huge favor

Can you send out a reminder when it comes pretty close for the show to air? I can see myself missing it already because I'm kind of like that.

Hey lil mama, I will remind all that are interested by bumping the thread back to top after it his rock bottom.
Hey "BE" whats up ??? gimme mo' info on that show you mentioned.
I think all of us can use some global enlightening on the crap at home.
To all my sistaz, keep yo heads up and do the one thing that the hates and
God 's....pray for everyone and anyone and thank him for all you got.
peace
UNO

Thanks, Uno!

This looks very interesting and I can't wait to watch it.



I was gonna ask the same thing. I'm not good with faraway dates.

its getting close...

Thanks for keeping this fresh in my mind. I can't wait to see it.

Thanks for posting this UNO!

Just realized that I will be in class....might have to skip that night

Record it

I see ur all about the education....I need a day OFF!!!!!

ahem...bump

ahem....thanks

*ahem...

??????TBT????

bump... more for me than for you....blame it on the poor memory

i pray that would change when OBAMA will be the next president!

I just saw this listed on CNN last night.

I mean bump...

bump...b... bump...bump...bump!

I'm ready! My husband will be working, so I will be recording it for him.

Is anyone taping this, I'm looking all over for an empty tape and I don't have one. Please PM me if you taped this show I'd really like a copy and will pay.

Idocare, you might be able to purchase a copy on itunes. Another alternative is to contact Cnn and purchase a copy if they have hem available. They usually do.

The show is great so far! Gotta go its back on!!!!!

It will play again at midnight (EST) and 3am on CNN. Tomorrow's show will do the same. I am taping it on Video Cassette to be able to share it with my fiance once he arrives. I have TIVO, but I cannot seem to feel confident about the intangible digital age yet. I still love the "old faithful" VCR!

Although I did let go of my audio cassette tapes during the advent of the compact disc "CD" that was hard to do back then.

okay, now you have all watched "black in america."
I pose these questions to you:
did this show inform you of issues you were not aware of?
did this show reaffirm what you already knew, lived and overcame?
how has this show affected your foreign SO's view of america versus what they "thought" about being "black in america?"
and lastly, was this show worth your time and effort to watch and absorb its message?
all views and opinions are appreciated.
pls. no personal attacks, flaming, or trolling. and if a mod is modding, pls. advise if this thread is becoming offensive or violating TOS before shutting it down with out warning.
thank you.
UNO

I felt the show was very educational from beginning to the end. Solidad did a wonderful job. I was surprised at the percentage of single mothers, and was able to identify with educated single women, heck the whole show was imforming and worthy of watching again with my son ( 18 ) during family movie nite. ( We take turns choosing movies so he won't have a choice but to watch what I pick.......hehehe )

What was shocking to me was the percentage of Hiv/Aids. Whew, I just know tomorrow nite's show will be equally as good.

I will try and find a copy of this somewhere....perhaps the network will release it to DVD and it will be available at public libraries "soon."

My ex-wife used to work at a staffing agency and used to tell me some very sad stories about how employers found ways to get around hiring black people. I don't remember the details of these tricks but it used to anger and frustrate us both...and this was only one aspect of a much larger picture. Anyone who says that racism is no longer a problem in America is full of it.