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Top 5 Weekend Box Office Winners: April 22-24th [VIDEO]

frank.dawkins — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:22:31 +0000

This Easter weekend went to the birds. “Rio” led the box office for the second weekend in a row, earning $26.8 million. Here is the Top 5 movies and there trailers. 1. Rio 26.8 million 2. Madea’s Big Happy Family $25.8 million 3. Water for Elephants $17.5 million. 4. Hop 12.5 million 5. Scream [...]

Know Thyself Community Wednesday [Video]

Chris Reynolds — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:56:50 +0000

Why Do We Choose To Laugh Instead Of Think?

OVERVIEW:

Taken from the book by Tom Burrell:

BRAINWASHED

Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority

A woman wrote an open letter to Tyler Perry on September 11, 2009…Dear Mr. Perry: I appreciate your commitment to giving black folks jobs in front of and behind the camera…but both your shows are marked by old stereotypes of buffoonish, emasculated black men and cross, sassy black women.

Why Is The Joke Always On Us?

Chris Reynolds — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:59:03 +0000

Have you ever just sat back and thought about how most black comedians and black comedy movies continue to carry over the jokes of the past from generation to generation? We do not realize how some of the same jokes that reflect our cultural behavior is passed down from one generation to the next; and then we always wonder why our culture of people have such a difficult time in breaking certain cycles.