BlackEconomics.org®We will not waste your time with this commentary, which beats the drum on the injurious and insidious nature of adverse stereotypical media images of Black Americans. The answer is: Certain Black organizations and institutions have already acted on the matter. In other words, and without being accusatory, we ask: Have important and leading Black American organizations and institutions such as BLM, HBCUs, NAACP, Rainbow PUSH, etc. B Robinson02/02/24“Open Letter to Black Americans Concerning the Media” (https://www.blackeconomics.org/BEMedia/oltbacm.pdf, 203 KB)); and “Open Letter to HBCU Law School Deans: Reparations for Black American Defamation” (https://www.blackeconomics.org/BEMedia/olthbculs.pdf, 155 KB). Important questions to ask are: Have Black organizations that have negotiated agreements with media operations ever released openly the associated agreements?

Source: Wall Street Journal February 03, 2024 17:28 UTC