The Fierce Gentleman

If you truly understood the history of this nation, you should be wondering why Black people don't hate this nation and haven't left in droves at the close of the Civil War. A part of it is feeling trapped. I takes money to get out. And go where exactly? A lot of us haven't been exposed to whatever else is out there for us to compare with. Is there really an escape anywhere from fascism and corruption now for a lifestyle we're familiar and comfortable with? Dramatically changing your environment and entire way of life, is a huge, consequential and scary decision to make before the diligent work of implementing it. You've got to get to a level of fed up. And so comfort, ignorance, lack of resources and fear traps a lot of us just like many in abusive marriages. Another part of it is holding out for what we are due after 246 years of stolen labor, lives and humanity upon which our national economy could never have established itself without it. Add on 100 more years o...

  THE ANCESTRY AND CAUSE OF NEO SOUL  Neo Soul is the Gen-X interpretation of Soul with its own personality and stories differing from Classic Soul (1954 -1979). Classic Soul is very much the sound of the Black human experiences of the Deep South during The Civil Rights Era. You hear in it, protest, hope, romance, heartbreak, struggle, pain, anger, joy, worry, faith and redemption. Also in it, the voices of women are rising to tell their stories and declare their autonomy and struggles with men. Aretha Franklin and Etta James enter the chat more defiant and outspoken than their more docile and graceful musical foremothers in the Blues and Jazz genre. RnB (Rhythm & Blues) is what happened when blues artists collaborated with big band jazz and the tempo, beat, and cadence became just as an important feature as the emotional interpretations of the vocalist. More fast tempo meant for dancing and fun with a party and festive energy gave birth to Rock music (Little Richard). Mor...