...::Strip Her Down, Roy, Let The Gentlemen Look

Back in the day, I used to listen to this 2-minute song on record. It is the story of a woman being sold at auction. So glad to see that this is around on video today. It is still powerful. This is how modern media can be used to tell old stories in new and interesting ways. See what you think--


"Bid 'em In" by Oscar Brown Jr. Video by Neal Sopata.

...::Co-Founder Of BET Is "Ashamed" Of The Network

Sheila Johnson is crying all the way to the bank.

Sheila Johnson was right beside hubby Bob Johnson at the creation of Black Entertainment Television back in 1980. After decades of raking in money, after a nasty divorce and the selling of BET, Ms. Johnson looks back in shame.

“I don’t watch it. I suggest to my kids that they don’t watch it… I’m ashamed of it, if you want to know the truth.”

“When we started BET, it was going to be the Ebony magazine on television. We had public affairs programming. We had news… but the problem is that then the video revolution started up… And I remember during those days we would sit up and watch these videos and decide which ones were going on and which ones were not. We got a lot of backlash from recording artists… and we had to start showing them. I didn’t like the way women were being portrayed in these videos.”


More

...::From Obama to Beyonce

Times have changed... Dancing Baby video a year ago...



... and a Dancing Baby video today...

...::Just Suppose... Juxtapose... Just A Pose...

This image is presented by Youth Rights Media. The group empowers youth to--
-- know, protect and advance their rights
-- build "youth power and leadership"
-- use "video media production and community organizing"
-- learn "tools, skills, and strategies for affecting change"

...::Blame It On The Alcohol

[According to government studies, alcohol causes more deaths, car accidents, health problems, family breakups and arrests than all illegal drugs combined.]