I ain't perfeKt but take it from Me (excerpts) from the Sports as ENTERTAINMENT Chapter

Above, just some of the ATHLETES that I drop it on in my book, I ain't perfeKt but take it from Me! Hey b2a peepo with 163 days to go & the weather a bit more bearable, how y'all doin? Big shout out to all of ya & if ya can't OVERSTAND what I say here, ya probably speak proper english & I do as much to BUTCHER this fuKKKin language as possible! Some years ago, I read a book called the $40M Slave by William Rhoden who is a sports columnist. As a former sports fan, I thought I knew a lot more about sports but it turned out that I didn't know SHIT! This book somewhat inspired the 4th Chapter aka Sports & Entertainment. Too many of US don't look at sports as entertainment bcuz WE should also be in shape for SELF but when ya pay to see a game or have cable to watch those games ya can't get locally, IT IS! As well, the nwo has incorporated a lot of the stars WE know of today as HE cannot afford to allow any of US to POSITIVELY INFLUENCE the future. In case ya think I'm KIDDIN, check this out:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph2Y-epihlk . That abso poso tells how it is & if you can find it, watch it.




I used to wonder why the Blak Athlete wasn't more vocal BLAK in the day but when ya watch this film & OVERSTAND why THEY have to harness our energy, you would know that the biggest FEAR of the KraKKa is the rise of that merciless MESSIAH who will lead US into the new dispensation. As quiet as it's kept, HE'S ALREADY HERE & those KraKKa's readin this very message, know it!!! This is why our dudes such as Allen Iverson, Mike Vick & Doug Williams get vilified while excellin & then when THEY are not at THEY peak anymore, get DISSED! Hey, y'all remember when THEY used to always talk about the 1st NEGRO to do this & that? Be READY for US to talk about the LAST election & the LAST X-mas & the LAST KraKKa in 163 days. For now, let's check some of OUR ATHLETES out from excerpts from my book, I ain't perfeKt but take it from Me.

Jack Johnson - the brother who broke & destroyed the color line. Literally! Not only was Jack Blak, he also married 3 white women (no props for that in this book). That was a bad nigger! He fought anyone & was practically the original shit talker in modern professional sports. He did this in a time where 1 could get killed for doing so because most of his fights were against whites! Jack was born in Galveston, TX in 1878 to former slaves. That man was a hell raiser & lived according to his own terms & even though he did a lot of things I wouldn‘t do, Jack had that rebel spirit that Blak people need to free us from these mental chains: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex1TX2Vp3pQ* Our brother was way before Jackie Robinson in breaking the color line, having won the title from a Jim Jeffries & would have won a lot earlier had he not ducked Jack for years. His reasoning; what else? He refused to fight a Blak man. Jack Johnson is the reason why the term, "Great White Hope" exists. Did y‘all know that Jack Johnson was linked with Amerikkka‘s first sex kitten, Mae West & German spy, Mata Hari? Johnson was even convicted & jailed for white slavery (the Mann Act), but fled the country before serving his time. Our brother retired from boxing at the age of 50! He continued to live a lavish lifestyle until he suffered a tragic, fatal car accident in North Carollina in 1946. Not even death slowed him down! Big props to your spirit Jack Johnson!

Paul Robeson - In this writers opinion, a descendant of Imhotep, the first recorded Blak multi-genius! Paul Robeson was all of that as he was an Activist, an Athlete, an Orator & Actor. He was all of these things & then some, but because space is limited, I will briefly highlight some of his football accomplishments. Sticking to the title of the chapter, our good Brother played in an NFL Championship Game in 1922. The team was the AkronIndians & he was pursuing a Law Degree while doing all of this. Young Mr. Robeson, inspired by his older brother BEN, learned how to play football in vacant lots in their hometown of Princeton, NJ & eventually finished his education at Sommerville HS as one of the premier student/athletes to walk the campus. He went on further to excel at Rutgers Univ & was the star catcher on the baseball team. Mr. Robeson also excelled in track & basketball & would go on to become a 2 time All Amerikka Collegiate Football player. In announcing Robesons graduation, one newspaper called him one of the biggest all-around College men & athlete the world had ever known. A Statesman!

Jesse Owens - Born in Alabama & raised in Cleveland, Jesse would go on to defy stereotypes while displaying style & grace. His wins at the 1936 Olympics got him gold medals & outright hate when Adolf Hitler was the man in Germany. This was at the height of the racial superior-inferior rhetorikkk. Nevertheless, Jesse set records for all Junior High Skools in the COUNTRY! Huh?!! He won consistently for 3 years in a row & this continued into college at Ohio State while he worked & supported a family. Now y‘all know how much worse it was back then & most of us complain about taking 1 class after work as a single person. Jesse spanned the globe, spoke widely & taught us all. Big up Jesse & his family.

Larry Doby -The 2nd Blak player to play professional baseball, Mr Doby played most of his career with the Cleveland Indians & even helped them win a World Series in 1948. Now when was the last time that you heard of a Cleveland Team winning at anything? Being that he was right after Jackie Robinson, Mr Doby too endured a lot of racial taunting & hatred. This ate away at the man & though he excelled in his profession, Mr Doby mainly kept to himself. He never received as many accolades as Jackie, but they played the game differently. Mr Doby was even kept apart & had separate accommodations when the team travelled. In addition, most don‘t know that Mr Doby was an A-1 Athlete who played professional basketball signing with the Paterson Panthers in 1943 as the 1st Blak in the ABL. He also was a star in the Negro Leagues before signing on with the Indians.



Jackie Robinson - Another hero of mine & as most of us  know, Jackie Robinson was the 1stBlak professional baseball player. He actually reintegrated the league but I want y‘all to do some research. Jackie was recruited by Branch Ricky because he saw that Jackie was a reserved & humble dude who THOUGHT that the way to go was thru integration. Ask yourself where integration has brought us. But at the time, integration was a fairly new concept & in all fairness to Mr Robinson, I want to believe that his heart was in the right place. Always remember that the devil is always awake, plotting & scheming while you sleep. For Branch Ricky it was just sound business tactics, much like abolishing slavery. It took plenty of grooving & schmoozing from Branch Ricky before Jackie made that leap from the Negro Leagues to mainstream (white) baseball. Boy did our Brother go through Hell, especially after being linked to Paul Robenson. Jackie was put on the witness stand by the Dept. of House UnAmerikkkan Activities Committee to denounce Mr. Robenson & was actually coerced. Coercion is a crime but who is the master 
kkkriminal in this world? Well after a riot in Upstate NY, Jackie retracted those previous statements denouncing Mr. Robenson & went as far as siding with struggling Blaks. All the while, he maintained his professional career, family & his activist fervor. That‘s what I call Young, Gifted & Blak but white supremacy wasn‘t having none of it. Jackie Robinson was a beautiful man with a beautiful heart who could play a mean game of baseball. Unfortunately, he died too early due to all of the stresses that a Blak man in his position would & could go thru in that day & age. On a side note, his son was so heartbroken seeing his Dad treated this way, that he moved to Afrika to become a coffee farmer. This racist shit is deep! How sad!

Joe Louis - Born in 1914 as Joe Louis Barrow, the Brown Bomber‖ dropped the Barrow after entering boxing. Joe was born in Alabama & moved to Detroit as a youngster. He remembered the racist South & carried that anger with him anytime that he entered a boxing match. Though he went to legendary heights, this was not his beginnings as Joe had a very unspectacular background as an amateur until he finally won a Golden Glove Championship in 1934. It was on from then. Joe went on to win 27 more fights until he lost to Max Schleming in Yankee Stadium. Louis was devastated by the loss and determined that vengeance would be his. He started by fighting lesser known opponents & the news media dubbed these fighters as the "Bum of the Month Club." He beat all of them & 2 years later fought & avenged his defeat to Schleming, very easily. If you didn‘t know, this was during Hitler‘s war mongering ways & so these fights had the added element of US vs Germany & in particular, Facism vs Democracy. I‘m sure that underneath the surface, most people saw it as a Blak vs White issue & you can put me in that number. The Brown Bomber fought on & retired but had to continue fighting again because he owed so much money to the irs. He fought Ezzard Charles & lost in a grueling 15 round bout & from this point on, it looked like the beginning of the end. He had to give it up after his loss to the peoples new champ,‖ Rocky Marciano. Joe Louis, from the South, experienced a lot of racism but didn‘t address it loudly or overtly. Too bad the man died penniless & broken because during his heyday, he gave money away to anyone who asked. That‘s whats up! He gave so he will always be blessed by the people, doing it his way. Give the Brown Bomber RESPEKT! irs – eat a dikkk!

Althea Gibson - Our 1st Lady!Ms Gibson was born in Silver Mountain South Carolina in 1927 & soon after, moved to Harlem NY. While in NY, Ms Gibson learned the game of tennis at The Cosmopolitan Club. After 2 years, a young Ms Gibson won the whole tournament in the All Blak Amerikkkan Tennis Association (THEATA). Success in a big city like NYC proved very distracting & so off to Wilmington NC (home of Mike Jordan though he was born in Brooklyn) where she enrolled in Hi-Skkkool & mentored by a Dr. Hubert A. Eaton. In 1947 Ms Gibson started a streak of 10 straight ATA Tournament wins. Ms Gibson was the 1st Black athlete allowed into the US Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) & also the 1ST to win a Wimbledon Singles Title as well as the 1st to play in the US open in NY. She also was the 1st to play the French Open. Hold on though; as the commercial says, "that‘s not it!" Ms. Gibson gave up tennis & was the 1st Blak to earn a card from the LFGA, an organization of golfers known to be very racist. Not only did Ms Gibson excel in sports, she also taught Athletiks at Lincoln University in Missouri & also wrote an autobiography entitled ―I Always wanted to be Somebody. Get this, Ms Gibson
acted! Ms Gibson has passed on to the Ancestors, but she leaves us this quote, "no matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you." We should be wise & pay attention to those words.

Jim Brown - The Original Gangsta & why do I say that? Because Jim changed the game that‘s why! Jim Brown represents real Blak manhood in its best & worst state but most Blak men raised by the Anti-Nigga Machine have both sides. A Cleveland Brown Blakman! Mr Brown was born in St. Simon, GA in February 1936. Soon after his birth, Jim moved to Manhasset NY & was raised by his Grandmama. At skkkool, a young Mr Brown was to show his talents in the Sports Arena where he earned 13 letters excelling in such sports as laCrosse & baseball. During Hi-Skkkool, Jim was recruited by dozens of colleges, but chose to attend Syracuse University where he continued to shine especially in football. After graduating from Syracuse, Jim was drafted by the Cleveland Browns and won Rookie of the Year award. Mr. Brown also lead the NFL in yards rushed with the exception of the 1962 Season but made up for that by almost single handedly beating the Baltimore Colts 27-0 in the SUPERBOWL, rushing for 114 Yards & winning the MVP Award. Mr Brown shocked the sports world when he announced that he would retire at the tender age of 30 while filming the all time klassikk film, the Dirty Dozen. He retired to star in films & to work on improving racial relations. This started another era in the JB era as he found the Negro Industrial Economic Union which reached limited success. Jim starred in movies that showed his good looks & where he flexed muscle as opposed to his acting prowess, but that‘s OK. He dated the "Hot Girls" of Hollywood & was also the 1st Blak actor to sex a white-skinned woman, Racquel Welch at least on FILM. JB is a no-nonsense type that didn‘t take no mess. In 1988, Mr Brown set up his Amer-I-Can Program to try & deter young men away from the street & prison life. I also give JB extra props for his role in the klassik film, Animal. If you don‘t know, go find out about it. Much Props to my dude, Jim Brown!

Arthur Ashe - The true Blak gangsta & in this case, I say this in the sense as Dead Prez would say Revolutionary But Gansta (RBG). To give you an indication as to who Mr Ashe is, we quote him directly where he said that  "if people remember me as a tennis player, I would consider myself a failure." Profound words from a profound man who did his best work quietly & humbly. By now, I hope y‘all see that as an Entertainer, you have a platform & a voice that speaks volumes. Most of today‘s athletes are kept quiet by endorsement deals & perks of all kinds. If I say that entertainers of today have a responsibility to the community that raised them, y‘all would say that I‘m being too preachy, so I‘m going to stop & get back to some REAL gangsta stuff about Arthur Ashe! Mr Ashe used his platform to become a statesman, fighting racism worldwide. Isn‘t it ironic that most of my peeps that we speak of were born in the South? Mr Ashe was born in Richmond, VA & endured thru all of what we could never know because the face of racism constantly changes. Let us look at what Mr Ashe accomplished in his much shortchanged life. Mr Ashe won at Wimbledon & at the U.S open. He also organized the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) at a time when even the top players were not being paid properly & on time. This was for all players, not just Blacks. Mr Ashe was the first Blak man to play in the Davis Cup & Wimbledon. In 1969, Mr Ashe boycotted the South Afrika Open, a very very prestigious tournament. Due to the fakt of the skin he was in was of a darker shade, he was denied a visa. This was in 1969, not 1791! Oh yes, though softspoken & well mannered, Mr Ashe never shied away from political issues & having secured a BA from UCLA, wrote for the Washington Post & Tennis Magazine. He also wrote a book entitled "A Hard Road to Glory." These & many other accomplishments are why the quote in the beginning of the paragraph is so important. It would be a shame to remember this man as just an athlete. One of the downsides was his supposedly contrtacting AIDS from a surgery he had in 1983 which later led to his premature death. Though he tried to keep the issue quiet, scoundrels in the media leaked the story & under pressure, Mr Ashe admitted this dillemma to the world. In retrospect, for all that he did against the Establishment, I beleive that Mr Ashe was neutralized. We now know that AIDS is a HOAX & that it is used especially amongst unwanted populations, namely US! Before he left us though, Mr Ashe set up centers in impoverished neighborhoods so that youngsters could learn tennis. As well, he leaves us with revolutionary fervor & quiet moral authority. Big Up! Thank you Mr Ashe, for your shining examples.

* documentary is not in book.
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