Comments on: Trayvon Martin, theGrio and “new guards” of black media

By: Corrie Wynns

Corrie Wynns — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:59:21 +0000

It looks like early retirees from the ” old guard “, like me, who want to get back in the business are SOL!

By: shalane

shalane — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:48:23 +0000

The difference is that because we are minorities. The majority of news site DO focus on “white news”as you call it and are targeted toward white people (because again, news outlets are in the business of making money). The analogy below is a great one, not different than Lifetime focusing on women, or Golf channel focusing on golf enthusiasts, I think its ok for a channel to focus on content related to african american culture. And don’t forget, the channel is not exclusive to black people. It’s on just about every basic cable tier and all can watch. . . whether people have an interest in it or not, is up to them

By: Jeff Reese

Jeff Reese — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:21:09 +0000

No Whitedude, you “understand” nothing apparently. None of those networks are about language, they are about culture and shared experience. And from ad perspective they are about buying habits that differ and over-index for a certain community. Skin color is no more superficial than gender, and if your interests and experiences differ based on one, then why not the other. If you don’t have a problem with GQ being for men or Cosmo being for women the shutup about BET

By: Jeff Reese

Jeff Reese — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:33:39 +0000

Would it not make more sense to compare the Grio et al to the decrease of black newspapers as opposed to lifestyle and entertainment monthlies?

By: WhiteDude

WhiteDude — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:20:06 +0000

wait a second. TheGrio is Afro American News for Afro Americans? What if I started a news site that was white news for white people and only wrote about what is happening with white people. I’d be labeled a racist. However if blacks do it they are not being racist? Oh right blacks can’t be racist. Just like BET. There is no reason to have a seperate news organisation for black people. We share the same language, the same morals, the same way of thinking, right? I understand hispanic, japanese, italian TV and news because they have a different language. But Afro Americans having a split from traditional news in America is just plain racist.

By: Lashondra Beard

Lashondra Beard — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:06:02 +0000

you 4 real

By: Lashondra Beard

Lashondra Beard — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:05:09 +0000

who do this

By: stan chaz

stan chaz — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:08:30 +0000

We need to bring some good out of this terrible tragedy. We need to prevent MORE of these senseless killings. The organization called ALEC has actively fostered the spread of ”STAND YOUR GROUND” laws to many states. These are the very same laws that led to the Trayvon Martin murder in Florida….laws that “allow” vigilantes to be judge-jury-and-executioners! Some mainstream corporations have funded ALEC. BUT… as their funding has been publicized, they have withdrawn their support. Call or write or email the following two ALEC supporters: JOHNSON and JOHNSON, and STATE FARM …or ….visit www.pfaw.org/ditchALEC. Please urge these two companies to their cut ties with ALEC. Tell them that they should not want their brands associated with the dangerous laws ALEC promotes — including voter suppression, NRA-backed “stand your ground” laws, extreme racial profiling laws targeting immigrants, privatizing public education and protecting corporate polluters. If you do not want YOUR hard earned money to be used AGAINST your best interests, then tell State Farm and Johnson and Johnson, in no uncertain terms: DON’T FUND ALEC! Stand YOUR ground!