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bygINCpresents, Black Boy The New Immigrant
Posted by: bygINCpresents

Video duration: 634 seconds

A black boy starts his journey to manhood. What does America look like to a 9-yr old black immigrant from the Caribbean?

Related: 4th, african, american, black, boy, byginc, caribbean, grade, immigrant, st., vincent

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my head is up. been ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 10 Oct 08, 03:17:29
my head is up. been up for years now. keep watching the other videos on the playlist, "17 to life". they continue my story age 9-14 years old.

We have to grow and ...
By: niceg45. on 09 Oct 08, 21:54:07
We have to grow and find our self and hope to learn from our mistakes and understand that time wait for no one and you have to help those who help you be a leader not a follower from strait up i never been to new jersy i been througu passing by keep ya head up!

LOL You're right ...
By: hollyhollyrose. on 02 Sep 08, 14:06:05
LOL You're right about that.

we're island ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 01 Sep 08, 21:59:02
we're island neighbors. st vincent and grenada are right next door.

I just sent this ...
By: hollyhollyrose. on 01 Sep 08, 15:27:00
I just sent this video to him. We are not as close as we should be but I hope it (the video) helps him... Yes, he lived with his grandfather for ten years. My family is from Granada.

first, thanks for ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 31 Aug 08, 15:14:23
first, thanks for taking the time to go thru all the videos. on what island did your cousin live for 10 years? you have west indian roots? i grew up in brooklyn, ny, three blocks from the west indian labor day parade but never went to it until a few years ago. the self-hate takes time to get over. it takes time to forgive ourselves for not knowing or caring enough to act. talk to your cousin. have him look at this and talk about the process he went thru. have the family look at this and talk.

This story reminds ...
By: hollyhollyrose. on 31 Aug 08, 05:02:02
This story reminds me of my older male cousin who spent his first ten years of life in the West Indies. And then spent the rest of his childhood in Canada where most of his friends and teachers were white... He still does not seem to have gained a prideful sense of his nationality.

Am always happy ...
By: kenyandamu. on 19 Aug 08, 18:31:30
Am always happy when i come across my African Brothers in America, and yep OBAMA 08 is the way to go ... Can't wait for these 78 days to fly by before elections ...

is this a second ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 19 Aug 08, 13:21:31
is this a second person? making sure.

i can relate to you ...
By: bahabdoulaye. on 19 Aug 08, 08:33:16
i can relate to you man. am another brother from Guinea OBAMA 08'

it wasn't about the ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 19 Aug 08, 07:05:21
it wasn't about the white chicks, per se --although black women may disagree. it's the american ideal immigrants seek those initial months here. soon we see it's more a front. even white folks are fooled here. the dream is alive but it's a tough road. you going to college. you're on that road. keep going. educ. is the real ideal. the "keep going" part is america. most of the world is w/o resources to allow for that journey. walk along. dream big. live well... i'm trying.

I can relate with ...
By: bahabdoulaye. on 19 Aug 08, 04:40:55
I can relate with wat u said man! am another bro from Guinea. i wasnt attracted to white chicks until i went to an all white college.

thank you, sista. ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 15 Aug 08, 11:23:32
thank you, sista. the truth always touches places it needs to.

thank you soooo ...
By: 31sliverscound. on 20 Jun 08, 10:19:07
thank you soooo much for these vids brother.plez keep them coming! i can relate to all that you are saying.....much love from a sister.

nice vid dude
By: ffunit. on 07 Jun 08, 21:01:29
nice vid dude

we need to talk ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 19 May 08, 19:00:07
we need to talk about this immigrant reality in our community. i intend to do this for the foreseeable future. if you know other caribbean folks who may relate, let them know where this is... and please don't stop at this video. follow my journey into america told on the playlist "my story of becoming a man in america" on my page. feedback sought.

You speak the ...
By: AfroPlato. on 19 May 08, 18:06:40
You speak the account of Sidney Poitier and many Caribbean immigrants upon arriving here and the alarming contrast between there and here. Thank you.

This video i could ...
By: Nissannx2000svg. on 19 May 08, 16:52:11
This video i could definately relate to,Coming from SVG soo many years ago and not understanding why things here in america or the soo called "Culture shock".

i'm glad you can ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 10 May 08, 12:16:39
i'm glad you can relate.more stories like ours need to be told. my mision is to get mine across. and don't worry, i've gotten over these early thoughts and become the meaning of america. like langston hughes, "i too live america." i took an opportunity and made the most of it. click on the playlist "my story of becoming a man in america" to hear the rest of the story from 4th-8th grade. would love your responses as an immigrant.

Great video! I can ...
By: WindyMelly. on 10 May 08, 01:51:06
Great video! I can so relate. My parents are immigrants from the Dominican Republic, and for most of my life I had to deal with conflicts of ethnic identity/preservation and passing as white. It's great for people to come together and share their experiences living as a person of color in America...you don't have to feel alone!

keep looking at the ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 05 May 08, 23:50:28
keep looking at the other videos in the series. you'll see more of yourself in my story than you realize. i think that will be the case with most young, immigrant, black boys.

The part about ...
By: Mrmoc7. on 05 May 08, 21:51:23
The part about self-hate. I came to this country from Nigeria, and I suddenly found myself overwhelming attracted to White chicks & Asian chicks. I looked down on Black girls and thought it was just a matter of "preference," but It would take me some time to finally realize what I was doing to myself. I'm now in the "process" of asking out a Nigerian chick. :)

you're welcome. ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 05 May 08, 09:00:44
you're welcome. what in the vdieo affected you to give thanks?

Thank you.
By: Mrmoc7. on 05 May 08, 04:47:12
Thank you.

'ppreciate it. ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 27 Apr 08, 13:27:36
'ppreciate it. spread the word. tell others. watch the other videos in this series. they're all about the process of becoming an american, learning to define your human-ness here. pass them along as well.

bygINCpresents, OIL (Black and Liquid in Modernity) --Pt. 1, LIGHT & LIQUID
Posted by: bygINCpresents

Video duration: 600 seconds

What does it mean to be black and liquid? In modernity? What are the forces acting on our lives today? How did it get this way? A vision from this liquid life. Part 1 of a series.

Related: and, black, blackness, boy, bygincpresents, liquid, modern, modernity

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this is exciting. ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 30 Aug 08, 22:04:37
this is exciting. treat it like a class. ask me any questions to clarify your presentation video. google "zygmunt bauman" to fill in the gaps. i'm looking forward to this.

ok.. im ready and ...
By: BusTraveller. on 30 Aug 08, 20:14:31
ok.. im ready and watching.

That's what I mean
By: GWOZ0Z0. on 08 Jul 08, 22:53:30
That's what I mean

can't be my ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 08 Jul 08, 20:55:34
can't be my thoughts, must be... must always be your thoughts.

I started writing a ...
By: GWOZ0Z0. on 08 Jul 08, 00:03:01
I started writing a book. No joke--trying to fill those pages with your thoughts. Then there's the machine you mentioned

i think that "lost" ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 05 Mar 08, 13:42:04
i think that "lost" happens to us all. there should be universal innocence in youth, having things provided for you. the world has beneficent possibilities 'cause you get a bit of what you want. then adolescence comes and the great divide takes place in too many. thought carries us thru that phase. got to be able to bring that innocence thru and shape it, mold it, ready it for the unforgiving adult world. you can imagine how and why so many get lost in the process.

enjoy the book. ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 05 Mar 08, 13:00:06
enjoy the book. bauman can be a little dense and he doesn't specifically talk about black folk's struggle, but you can make the leap. the future is about everyone w/o money and access getting oppressed and forgotten. there are subtle ways this will begin to happen. there's a sure way to combat the process: know what is going on and counter it. learn. learn. learn.

I had to look up ...
By: Nuru305. on 05 Mar 08, 04:50:08
I had to look up liquid modernity and ended up buying the book.

I remember feeling ...
By: Nuru305. on 05 Mar 08, 04:45:51
I remember feeling like that when I was younger and I remember losing it and feeling lost and not knowing what I originally thought my purpose was in this world or who I wanted to be. Life shocked me so bad I literally forgot who I was, who I am. It took me a really long time to remember it again. Now I'm working on keeping it, knowing me more and making it come true.

i'd like to get ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 02 Mar 08, 13:51:59
i'd like to get your impressions right now. feelings, maybes, sort ofs, this idea, that notion. list me 10-15 words. don't think too much. the truth is, most people wont go back and listen to the vids a 2nd or 3rd time.(thanks buy the way. you could be doing other things). it's one and done. i say a lot of things. don't know if they're all related and cohesive. don't really know. i'll await a full response. you always come thru. but right now give me your 1st impressions. 10-15 words.

i just watched all ...
By: BusTraveller. on 02 Mar 08, 13:34:32
i just watched all of the videos so far, but i will watch them again so I can be clear on what you are saying.

hidden meaning? i'm ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 02 Mar 08, 13:30:44
hidden meaning? i'm interested in seeing what you get. don't know if i hid it. may have. the subconscious is a weird thing... thanks for giving me your time and thoughts.

ill watch this all ...
By: BusTraveller. on 02 Mar 08, 12:28:29
ill watch this all the way through then comment as there is a hidden meaning.

zygmunt bauman... ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 21 Feb 08, 00:17:08
zygmunt bauman... the father of "liquid modernity". get a copy when you can. it will explain everything in life.

Now Bauman...first ...
By: mzsuzuki. on 20 Feb 08, 22:11:43
Now Bauman...first name?

bauman never ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 20 Feb 08, 21:52:10
bauman never mentions "gaseous" state. we went from solid to liquid, so gas seems next. with youtube, you tube from anywhere any time. the world is yours. talk to whomever, whenever. no limits. no cables needed. tied to nothing but your ideas. like a flying balloon. GAS. in the solid world, you may have had to be on a certain computer in a particular place tied to some solid power source. technology is mobile now, more liquid.

Ok..let me see if I ...
By: mzsuzuki. on 20 Feb 08, 18:25:21
Ok..let me see if I am on the right track..Whew..you are making me think on my winter break;-) So we are moving towards a more "gaseous" state now. YouTube is a community based upon people meeting through videos. You get a glimpse into other peoples' lives, a neverending dialogue with that person. Is that another example of a "gaseous" state. We can work, socialize, from the comforts of our own homes without ever engaging in human interaction other than our immediate family. Am I kind of right?

what it meant to be ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 20 Feb 08, 13:58:42
what it meant to be black in the "solid" world of factory jobs, racism, denial, lynchings, black communities bonded to fighting for justice and equality for all, leaders --see the good and the bad all woven together there-- is NOT the same as what it means to be black in his "liquid" world of loosened bonds and individual wants. it will never go back to what was. we are moving towards the "gaseous". what then when the bonds are even weaker?... i'll get to that relationship in the next vid.

there's a block of ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 20 Feb 08, 13:50:07
there's a block of ice that cools & melts in a sink. how to get the H2O particles back together? what about the water drops already in the faucet? wouldn't some be picked up? once ice melts, no going back. in the faucet, you'll spend a lifetime dissecting what was the H2O from the original ice and the drops in the faucet. you'll have a lifetime job as an H2O analyst but what are you getting done when the truth is the ice is gone. there's no freezing or slowing down when ice is cheap to make.

solid=childhood has ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 20 Feb 08, 13:38:15
solid=childhood has more to do w/bonds connecting boy to world. he depends on others. done right, the system works when folk are on the same page about what to be done for the boy and for them. think of the armish or mormons. looks "solid". families bonded. think of the city with diff. communities as more "liquid", less bonds, more free will. the "gaseous" state is modern business existing everywhere, bound to no factory site, no comm., to nothing but what they can dream and sell.

"solid"has more to ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 20 Feb 08, 13:17:06
"solid"has more to do with bonds, people and society. the factory worker in small town america had a job for life. he could take care of his family. there was that bond between factory, worker and community.good. but that worker was TIED to the factory for life. he knew it, the owners knew it. recall all the strikes and death to workers fighting for decent wages and benefits between 1880s-1920s? the bonds were loosening from solid to liquid... read bauman. i can't do his words justice.

I have NO IDEA if ...
By: joekidd33. on 20 Feb 08, 03:39:59
I have NO IDEA if I'm interpreting the concept of "liquid modernity" correctly but the idea sounds fascinating so I'll DEFINITELY be looking forward to your upcoming videos and will do research on the idea. TWO QUESTION: 1) why not simply "freeze" or "cool down" LM? Maybe the trends of this "liquid" reality cannot be stopped but it most certainly can be slowed. 2) In what way were you attempting to connect this liquid reality to teh black experience? I was unable to see the conect n this vid

I'm intrigued about ...
By: joekidd33. on 20 Feb 08, 03:34:24
I'm intrigued about the linking of "solid" with childhood and "gaseous" with- well you don't link it with adulthood, but that is what remains. Liquid in solid form is unchanging and bound by strict "rules" which would coincide with the behavior patterns of adults- whereas your definition of "gaseous" would coincide with childhood. So to turn the "liquid modernity" metaphor around, I believe we ARE in "adolescence" but as a society we are DE-volving TOWARDS childhood (or "Gaseous Modernity".

hmm. Not to sound ...
By: joekidd33. on 20 Feb 08, 03:23:58
hmm. Not to sound like a deconstructionist but what does "solid" mean? Is it a metaphor for simplicity? Or for Morality? Or for strict (traditional) rules? I agree that it is proper to view LM in a psychological framework as it would be nearly impossible to be in a "historical adolescence" were we not in it psychologically prior to being in that state technologically. And you are correct to identify the Industrial Revolution as a MAJOR contributing factor.

Oil, something the ...
By: Monton85. on 20 Feb 08, 02:06:05
Oil, something the United States must have.

bygINCpresents, Black Boy - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Posted by: bygINCpresents

Video duration: 640 seconds

The boy moves from an affluent white community in New Jersey to Brooklyn, NY. Around folk who look more like him, he flourishes academically. But the realities of city living begin to trouble the family. In the boy's eyes, America is changing from Land of Opportunity to simply... survival.

Related: african, american, black, boy, brooklyn, bygincpresents, caribbean, immigrant

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I was agreeing with ...
By: aralight1. on 19 Sep 08, 20:44:32
I was agreeing with him or her because if they had heard that from you it would have been a fair statement, so, are you saying that you did not say that?

that's me. saying ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 19 Sep 08, 13:48:54
that's me. saying yusuf76us makes a "fair" statement is implying that somewhere in my video(s) i'm claiming that I expect "all to achieve b/c some do." where in the vids do i say i expect all people to achieve or that i believe there is one model to success or there are guarantees. in fact, the crux of my story --and this is just a SMALL part of my life, my first few yrs. in america-- says there are many ways to achieve success but they each start with understanding the SELF above all else.

I was talking to ...
By: aralight1. on 18 Sep 08, 16:40:51
I was talking to byginCpresents

i still don't ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 18 Sep 08, 15:39:26
i still don't understand what in the video states that i expect ALL people to achieve so i don't know what is "fair" in the statement. please explain what in the video makes the above statement "fair" when compared to the rest of the story in my playlist. or is this a conversation "aralight1" and "yusuf76us" are having off this page? NOTE: there is no anger in my text. i don't argue on yt. i just want to know where the "fair statement" is coming from regarding my vid(s). makes sense?

i don't expect ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 18 Sep 08, 15:34:44
i don't expect anyone to do anything but experience all the goodness in themselves. no one can expect me to do anything except live true to my conception of what is the BEST for me. this continuing saga of my life on youtube --watch the other vids please-- is the documentation of how i progressed to know what was BEST in me when i was young. my wish for all people --black, white, young, old-- is to come to that vision. anything wrong with that wish?

That is a fair ...
By: aralight1. on 18 Sep 08, 15:13:35
That is a fair statement.

You can't expect ...
By: Yusuf76us. on 18 Sep 08, 00:47:06
You can't expect all to achieve because some do. There are many elements that go into success. And there are no guarantees.

thank you. the ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 09 Sep 08, 14:34:07
thank you. the story continues on my playlist "17 to Life". take a look. your feedback will be appreciated.

I was wrapped into ...
By: aralight1. on 09 Sep 08, 14:20:43
I was wrapped into this story, and your narration is very addicting.

the only way to ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 06 May 08, 10:41:21
the only way to understand life is to figure one's self out. most answers in life lay within. we are not separate from the universe. we are in in, part of it. same atoms, same cycles, same motions. figure you out and the universe is revealed... get honest. that's all i'm getting at. honesty made my living easier. if that makes me seem vulnerable... heck, i'm happy... i want black men, any man wanting transformation to get happy... know thyself and all else follows.

It takes a strong ...
By: mutevision. on 06 May 08, 07:32:08
It takes a strong person to allow themselves to be vulnerable the way you have.

thanks for coming ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 02 Apr 08, 12:11:50
thanks for coming by and listening. take a look at the others in the series when you have time.

You are quite ...
By: SundiotaAcolli. on 01 Apr 08, 08:31:46
You are quite talented comrade.Thank you for sharing your life.

now i'm telling the ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 11 Mar 08, 06:22:37
now i'm telling the tale so others can do the same. thanks for taking a look. keep looking. keep sharing.

bygINCpresents, you ...
By: blackmantellthetruth. on 11 Mar 08, 06:10:23
bygINCpresents, you did not live the REGRESSIVE lifesytle. You took the challenges by the horns, and overcame them by being a PROGRESSIVE black man.

man, this is the ...
By: joekidd33. on 10 Feb 08, 17:06:20
man, this is the total OPPOSITE of what i expected from your videos. for a long time I meant to watch your videos but never got around to it because it was the typical vids by black youtubers. This is different. These are some DEEP vids. This vid in particular has affected me the most. A lot of what u say reminds me of me. alright, I've subscribed and I'm gonna watch all ur vids. keep up the GREAT work.

that's my hope. ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 15 Jan 08, 19:28:21
that's my hope. check out the whole playlist when you have time. pass the links on to mothers you know looking for something like this.

very interesting... ...
By: neeeeeeeeeyah. on 15 Jan 08, 19:26:22
very interesting... im glad you did this because this can give mothers with sons and no fathers around an idea of what goes on in their minds!

i really adore ...
By: douevenknowwhoiam. on 07 Jan 08, 20:51:54
i really adore listening to your storys :) i love storys haha, and you are so well spoken and interesting childhood

This is actually ...
By: juliett352. on 21 Dec 07, 01:20:16
This is actually the first of your videos that I have seen. I loved it! Looking forward to the next :)

like i said in the ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 16 Dec 07, 19:30:05
like i said in the video, our moms were going thru the same shit you are i were. and they had to deal with knowing our shit too and that they had no answers for their shit or ours. there's a lot of shit when folks don't talk honestly from the start. nothing worthwhile is ever built on quiet.

I swear they must ...
By: Nicegirl74. on 16 Dec 07, 18:46:41
I swear they must take Carib moms somewhere and teach them how to hand out a beating like that! Mothers are be the backbone but the relationships with them can be very complicated.

i accept your ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 15 Dec 07, 13:29:04
i accept your nomination... i don't have a tux though.

Clutch the pearls!! ...
By: mzsuzuki. on 15 Dec 07, 12:33:12
Clutch the pearls!!!! You called your teacher that.....lol...Another Great Video...I nominate you for the YouTube Academy Awards...

Mother's are the ...
By: Najenn. on 28 Nov 07, 20:35:04
Mother's are the BACKBONE of the black community. Thank you for uplifting the black man! I appreciate your action in uplifting the black man because the positive images are needed. Thank you for finding me, bygINCpresents. You sent me another video but now I am going through all of your videos! =) I have 3 blogs and they are going all on each one with a link to you! =)

bygINCpresents, Me and James Baldwin: Down on the Cross
Posted by: bygINCpresents

Video duration: 630 seconds

A 17 year old black boy tells you what life looks like from his eyes.

Related: african, america, american, baldwin, black, boys, byginc, james, jazz, teenager

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someone recently ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 30 Aug 08, 16:22:34
someone recently emailed me about a play they are staging about baldwin in the san francisco area. there was a play in nyc last year about a meeting between baldwin and the photographer richard avedon. i'm sure there are one-man shows all over. i'd like to create one myself when time permits. baldwin needs to be rediscovered. you've gone your life 'til now w/o feeling his truth. and now you have. your life should never be the same. james has that affect on folk ready to transform. pass it on.

Wow! Very powerful ...
By: sunny635. on 30 Aug 08, 05:12:08
Wow! Very powerful stuff.I could listen to this clip several times and it touches me. You speak so eloquently my eyes can see what you speak of: I am definitely going to subscribe.Presently, taking my first college literature and composition class and have been requested to ready the short story Sonny's Blues. That inspired me to search for more info on James Baldwin. Would you happen to know if there are any plays or short film adaptations of his books?

disguised itself... ...
By: 1souleagle. on 22 Aug 08, 21:46:39
disguised itself... to which brings about another issue that a group of black men refuse to deal with analytically and have confused themselves with other groups of men... totally going back to the years of how a man should be represented!

I agree: meaning ...
By: 1souleagle. on 22 Aug 08, 21:42:04
I agree: meaning what about the education we get from our own... "black arts forefathers of the 60s who were looking for a masculine black man to champion after 400 yrs of black male emasculation." That cycle of Image has MANiFESTED itself in multiple ways, to which the black community as deceived itself in thinking HARD is GOOD! I know that you are aware of this but it is coming from different aspect of social meaning, until it has duplicated and disguise...

you're right about ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 22 Aug 08, 21:14:04
you're right about baldwin's personal life affecting his full inclusion in the struggle. but he was there. scholars note that. it's the black arts forefathers of the 60s who were looking for a masculine black man to champion after 400 yrs of black male emasculation. JB's truth stretched so far beyond blackness though. no matter where you are or what you're going through, an honest reading of james baldwin's essays gets at you... if you're honestly searching.

CORRECTION: Have ...
By: 1souleagle. on 22 Aug 08, 19:58:20
CORRECTION: Have not been able to bring themselves to the truth behind the continuous DENILE!

That book is very ...
By: 1souleagle. on 22 Aug 08, 19:56:01
That book is very mature reading... He was deliberately left out of the civil rights because of whom he was and not ashamed to BE. GREAT BOOK! He deals with issues that the black community has been able to bring themselves to the truth.

I love your diverse ...
By: hslovett02. on 21 Aug 08, 00:22:13
I love your diverse and complexed way of thinking. I hope your kids enjoy the knowledge that you try to share with the world.

it's getting hard ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 20 Aug 08, 13:41:30
it's getting hard to hold on to anything, ideas especially. the world is so fast and we move on so easily. stick to anything and you become a dinosaur in 2 weeks. cell phone updates or remixes to songs that sucked in the first place. i imagine a day when you will be called a "separatist" for simply liking what you like for a long time, no matter how old it may be. try to find an old computer today? can't. doesn't make sense to produce one. but a market will emerge for the old. it must.

I feel you man, ...
By: hslovett02. on 20 Aug 08, 05:26:25
I feel you man, maybe our generation will start really seeing that great poets are very rare and highly under appreciated.

couldn't agree more ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 20 Aug 08, 03:42:42
couldn't agree more. with the way things change today, baldwin will be forgotten soon enough. sad truth. the civil rights generation will be dead and gone in 20-30 years and so may be their genii. forgetting past genius in this fast paced life scares me. humans have to progress, but truth like baldwin's is eternal.

James Baldwin is ...
By: hslovett02. on 20 Aug 08, 01:32:30
James Baldwin is what literature needs back today. Thanks for posting this. You have a new subscriber.

one cure is to help ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 12 Aug 08, 16:29:34
one cure is to help other young, black folks feel that empathy. sad that too many never deal with the pain of our history so they can take pleasure in the now and prepare to do much more in the future. keep on your line and bring others along.

Thanks. But why'd ...
By: ophachew1. on 09 Aug 08, 20:36:28
Thanks. But why'd you send me this.

feeling that ...
By: equationoracle. on 09 Aug 08, 18:25:10
feeling that comment...when you were looking to see empathy from your classmates, and saw it not! I have white folks all around me, and to this day they do not express empathy when i express grief around black african issues. kinda makes me dislike them, even though i understand why they dont respond!

he is the most ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 09 Jun 08, 21:52:47
he is the most astute observer of the american condition. knew it 50 years ago ad the sentiments right true today.

I am currently ...
By: GWOZ0Z0. on 02 Jun 08, 05:32:16
I am currently reading "Just above my head." He was a real,deep cat. Amazing how Cats like that are never mentionned in public schools,at least not the ones I went to.

bugged me that ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 09 Apr 08, 10:18:23
bugged me that james was seen as a racist. the man was speaking the truth of the ages. any race, any person, anyway, any now. know thyself. the statement always rings true. like warhol's promised 15 minutes of fame, james' truth has come to pass and is relevant now more than ever. recommending this to your students? i'm honored.

the same things ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 09 Apr 08, 10:11:55
the same things saddens and perplexes me.

However, I believe, ...
By: mineral9. on 08 Apr 08, 22:30:26
However, I believe, personally, that any good literature, or writer, touches individuals across race, time, gender, etc. Baldwin does this. He works on personal relationships and the struggle with race in Another Country. He tackles religion, and ultimately, he tells the truth in a profound way, especially in "Down at the Cross." Amazing that decades have passed through the hour glass and the statemnets that he put so eloquently still harm us today. I want my students to watch this. Thanks.

I thoroughly ...
By: mineral9. on 08 Apr 08, 22:27:34
I thoroughly enjoyed. As a white male, and a college instructor, I think about some of the things you present. Honestly, it pains me that most of the African American students I teach, as freshmen in college, do not know anything about their past in this country or beyond, except for slavery and snippets on segregation and the Civil Rights movement. Come to think about it, even if they don't know these the past, in a way they are still living it, in various forms.

Monsieur Baldwin ...
By: andewanderer. on 11 Mar 08, 01:36:33
Monsieur Baldwin just talks to you man. He lived and wrote bravely. Check out Giovanni's Room and Another Country -- I'm currently reading that in another language and it moves me all over again.

Blessings! Much ...
By: 1souleagle. on 11 Feb 08, 03:33:23
Blessings! Much respect! I am woman, but when I try to talk to the average black man he tries to take me around the corner...If I speak with intellect they by their time to see if they think that its about a game of sex...If I talk about JAMES BALDWIN, they look me up side my head and say, "WHO...THAT GAY NIGGA"...how far have come!? A BLACK MAN CANT GET NO RESPECT, BECAUSE THE "WOM(B)MAN" tO WHICH he was born from DOESNT GET IT" LOV U! LOV YOUR MIND!

i dug out of it. ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 11 Feb 08, 00:33:33
i dug out of it. that's my call to anyone watching.

start with FIRE and ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 11 Feb 08, 00:32:53
start with FIRE and move on. really look at what he's saying and you'll see he could be talking to this time, any time. that's a how attuned i think the man was to the human condition, especially for the oppressed.

bygINCpresents, BLACK BOY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Part 1)
Posted by: bygINCpresents

Video duration: 646 seconds

Middle School is a turning point in young, black male life. You're a small fish having to swim in dangerous waters and start figuring things on your own... A lot of things.

Related: 6th, bethune, black, boy, brooklyn, bygincpresents, grade, hope, jaleel, mary, mccleod, middle, part, school, sixth

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maybe chairwin ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 23 Aug 08, 20:16:12
maybe chairwin doesn't get any sleep? maybe he's up all night thinking about why he is the way he is but never figures it out b/c the tools he needs are taught in classes he never pays attention to b/c he stays up too late and is tired of problems with no answers for him. you never know what's in the hearts of men until you know yourself more. get to know you and you may figure out a way to help chairwin and others like him.

you know most ...
By: Xarscum. on 23 Aug 08, 15:40:53
you know most surinam kids here in holland are like Jaleel. My Example is a kid called Chairwin. his face is set on uninterested and his bottom lip always hangs and his eyes are like he never gets any sleep

whoa this part ...
By: Xarscum. on 23 Aug 08, 15:26:22
whoa this part where you say you made more effort because of the other people in your class i thought that too in my third year in high school!(bout a year and a half ago)

... i admired my ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 28 Jul 08, 12:58:00
... i admired my classmates. i was jealous of their youthful zeal. some were living foul but they were LIVING. mistakes need to be made when you're young. it's dangerous for young, black men in the inner city to make mistakes in school, in public, in the institutions, lest they get sent to institutions. but folks gotta live. even black boys. so the other kids were faring better than me in terms of LIFE. middle school showed me i had to live LIFE and measure my own success.

life is perception. ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 28 Jul 08, 12:50:48
life is perception. what you hear is what i saw then. fighting in school. not good. not taking class seriously. not good. not seeing the connections between black history and the reality of brooklyn, ny in the late 80s. not good. everyone has their own style of processing info, so yes, i cannot say w/ 100% accuracy how the other kids faired. there are many measures of success. i am sharing what i perceived. their actions wasn't the good i wanted for myself. and as you will see in later videos...

perceptions of self ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 28 Jul 08, 12:46:23
perceptions of self have much more to do with academic achievement than mental acuity. i learned more in school when i liked myself more. why would anyone want to be somewhere, stuck for 6 hrs., if they are unsuccessful & the negativity is compounded by social phobias, anxiety & fear? we would tell any sane person to get out of such a relationship, wouldn't we? but you and i know ALL kids have to push thru and get from school what they must. the world demands it.

I do have a ...
By: TheFashionistaChic. on 28 Jul 08, 04:58:27
I do have a question? You commented on how the other kids in the class faired in contrast to yourself. Exactly what were the results or how were you even able to make that assertion?

Wow! Your story ...
By: TheFashionistaChic. on 28 Jul 08, 04:56:31
Wow! Your story evokes an array of emotions and ideas. I first thought of my experience as an adolescent and how I viewed education. How as a female my perception differed from your perception.. Then I compared your experience to my older brother's view on education. As a black male, he did not excel academically. But I believe it was more do to his lack of interest rather than how he was perceived by his peers. But of course, that is my perspective.

you may the second ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 14 Mar 08, 03:13:44
you may the second or third person to mention that book to me. actually think i emailed someone from the school with a link to these videos.

Have you ever read ...
By: gravelin08. on 14 Mar 08, 03:02:24
Have you ever read "Summerhill" by A.S. Neill? If you haven't, you must read this book. We need this kind of education for kids...helping them discover who they uniquely are and taking themselves to the world. You've got it. I hope you can build something like this in your own way. Summerhill's still around. They have website summerhillschool. It's in UK.

i guess if i'm ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 09 Mar 08, 23:30:07
i guess if i'm gonna be dumb, i'm'a make it "deep" dumb... peace.

this shit was dumb ...
By: LGHHJHH. on 22 Jan 08, 01:22:22
this shit was dumb deep a true afrikan story here in amerika and im sure in other parts of the disapora peace

where? city? burbs? ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 15 Jan 08, 19:36:23
where? city? burbs? was it with minority kids, white kids? positive experience for you?

haha i was in a ...
By: neeeeeeeeeyah. on 15 Jan 08, 19:29:40
haha i was in a gifted and talented program.

there's hope out ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 11 Jan 08, 19:33:03
there's hope out there. just gotta remember and tell their stories... your stories.

Amazing story! If ...
By: Beatles4ever70. on 11 Jan 08, 05:34:12
Amazing story! If only more people were like Mr. Hope

another great story ...
By: douevenknowwhoiam. on 07 Jan 08, 21:09:03
another great story :)

didn't have the ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 05 Jan 08, 23:02:25
didn't have the card but mimed randall when i played in the schoolyard... they don't know how ahead of his time randall was. imagine him in a spread offense with 4 receivers with room to take off like mike vick? don't know why buddy ryan didn't do that. they had the defense to shut teams down. never spent money on receivers though.

Damn good piece, ...
By: victornewman06. on 05 Jan 08, 18:41:31
Damn good piece, I'm looking forward to listening to the rest. PS: No you didn't with the Randall Cunningham juicy curl football card LOL I had that one!!!!!

Very profound. ...
By: DaRasEion. on 30 Dec 07, 06:32:39
Very profound. Good writing and production. Your message is a powerful one.

I disagree about ...
By: mzsuzuki. on 22 Dec 07, 12:56:29
I disagree about the notion of less teachers like Mr. Hope...there are still quite a few teachers like Mr. Hope but our media is only hungry for the articles about teachers sleeping with students and not teachers teaching students. However these teachers dont transfer...

when you're too shy ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 17 Dec 07, 13:48:50
when you're too shy to talk to people but you read a lot, listen and use the textbook's lessons to figure out life, i guess the result is foresight.

Wow, I can't wait ...
By: ivibeblk. on 17 Dec 07, 03:31:43
Wow, I can't wait for the next part in this series. To have been so young you had great foresight.

what's funny is ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 17 Dec 07, 01:31:35
what's funny is that he didn't go out of his way to do anything "pro black" all the time. hard enough keeping 30 kid's attentions. i just liked the fact that the man stood up. he got tired of the way it was. there was honesty there.

This still goes on ...
By: Timeout123. on 17 Dec 07, 01:14:27
This still goes on in schools in the US today and the sad thing is there are less and less teacher like Mr. Hope.

bygINCpresents, St. Vincent Trip --Part 1
Posted by: bygINCpresents

Video duration: 486 seconds

My wife, my son and I went to the island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines December 25, 2007 - January, 9, 2008 to visit family. Was their first time there. As soon she saw the waters from the plane, my wife was, "It's so pretty." She never stopped saying that. If my son could go to the beach in the morning and play with the dog, he was happy. Glad my son met his grandpa.

Related: barrouallie, beres, bygincpresents, christmas, family, grenadines, hammond, island, st., svg, travel, vacation, vincent

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way u fram?
By: bygINCpresents. on 22 Nov 08, 03:39:43
way u fram?

Me want go ome!!! ...
By: 9ways2win. on 21 Nov 08, 18:39:40
Me want go ome!!!eat up nuff plantain, curry n tings.

am iyana frm ...
By: iYaNA3Xc3lL3nT. on 29 Jun 08, 03:54:42
am iyana frm barrouallie but resides in New York..wow i didnt know hez ur dad..kooL.

"pull it up". beres ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 24 Jun 08, 18:36:31
"pull it up". beres hammond and buju banton.

who is this? ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 24 Jun 08, 18:35:30
who is this? slave's my father.

what its the last ...
By: 191131051. on 21 Jun 08, 13:19:23
what its the last song?????

heyyy i know these ...
By: iYaNA3Xc3lL3nT. on 20 Jun 08, 13:55:41
heyyy i know these people..good to see them again..wow..im frm barrouallie also. hahaa look at slave wid dat big pot spoon. dese vidz waz great i really enjoy dem..make me wanna go home

don't know 'bout ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 24 Mar 08, 03:14:05
don't know 'bout destroying argyle. before my last trip, argyle was the farthest i'd gone on the windward side. fell in love with the breeze and cooler nights. great spot to retire. as a man from baga, i never felt breeze like that. had to wear a sweatshirt at night. i liked that. now the airport's gonna tear argyle all up. progress is progress and i'm for more folks coming to our island, but they gonna take my dream.

i can hardly wait ...
By: vincycanadian. on 23 Mar 08, 23:06:02
i can hardly wait for the international airport i will be home every year

which part you ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 02 Mar 08, 20:23:16
which part you headed?

very nice. i'm ...
By: hereBDBD. on 02 Mar 08, 20:17:56
very nice. i'm going down in may; can't wait!

will be back sooner ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 28 Jan 08, 05:44:35
will be back sooner this time. hopefully to play with the team when we take on canada in june... go vincy heat.

nuff respect. Yeah ...
By: agenteddie0311. on 27 Jan 08, 18:27:38
nuff respect. Yeah svg is the land of the blessed. proud to be a vincy!! nice video seemed like you enjoyed the time you spent here

quality you ...
By: Arcturo766. on 27 Jan 08, 17:07:36
quality you captured the spirit of vincy!

the songs: love ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 27 Jan 08, 16:31:12
the songs: love theme from the movie "cinema paradiso" my son with the drums "jump nyabinghi" from bob marley

it is the "Home of ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 27 Jan 08, 16:29:08
it is the "Home of the Blessed."

get back to a beach ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 27 Jan 08, 16:28:35
get back to a beach soon... the mohawk is growing out. needs to get cut soon :(

certainly was.
By: bygINCpresents. on 27 Jan 08, 16:27:51
certainly was.

oops i shoulda ...
By: tigeraconsciente. on 27 Jan 08, 02:32:20
oops i shoulda proofread...

You have a ...
By: tigeraconsciente. on 27 Jan 08, 02:31:01
You have a beautiful family! Its a great thing for your son to go back and tap into that land. I'm fortunate to have spend most summer of my youth in Dominican Republic and having developed an awareness of being part of something outside a country that denies our identity. Hey, can I get the dope soundtrack to your video! :D

Great video! It is ...
By: quietstorm9421. on 27 Jan 08, 00:25:50
Great video! It is so beautiful out there. You all looked as if you had a good time!

aww! I love your ...
By: 100BlackFamilies. on 26 Jan 08, 21:20:14
aww! I love your son's mohawk. Everything is so beautiful I miss the beach. Thanks for sharing the video.

since i took you, i ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 26 Jan 08, 16:05:27
since i took you, i should collect travel agent fees like the tour companies. i agree about once/year and will budget for it. also know what it cost me. can't imagine the flights to kenya being cheap for whole family.

it is truly the ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 26 Jan 08, 16:03:14
it is truly the Home of the Blessed.

I'm sooooo jealous. ...
By: Nicegirl74. on 26 Jan 08, 11:08:43
I'm sooooo jealous. I had to cancel my Jamaican trip last year. My bones need some sun! Looks like you had a great time with your family. That's a cool Christmas!

Bravehearts --The Continuing Struggle for Survival, 11/19/07
Posted by: bygINCpresents

Video duration: 584 seconds

My friend asked, "Why aren't there any Bravehearts in Black history?" We'd just seen Mel Gibson's movie. I told him I'd seen bravehearts in Black history... in all our histories. The move is to become a brave heart in your own his/her-story... Get byg. Stay byg.

Related: african, american, black, boy, bravehearts, byginc, bygincpresents, history, nat, paul, robeson, struggle, turner

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Bro... Really like ...
By: huliosalvador. on 06 Jan 09, 04:06:12
Bro... Really like your stuff, very thought provoking. Keep rocking!!

I havent, but that ...
By: aralight1. on 21 Sep 08, 14:24:03
I havent, but that will be a great movie!

true. there was a ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 21 Sep 08, 12:04:25
true. there was a rumor that a hollywood movie with mos def and denzel washington was in the works about toussaint. have you heard anything on that?

Tusant La'Overture ...
By: aralight1. on 21 Sep 08, 03:13:20
Tusant La'Overture He was like a black Napoleon,

Well, thanks for ...
By: hollyhollyrose. on 04 Sep 08, 01:59:25
Well, thanks for asking.

that's what i'm ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 03 Sep 08, 23:15:48
that's what i'm talking about. look up history. remember it. own it. someone else may see this and go.. WHOA! thank you.

...Charles Drew's ...
By: hollyhollyrose. on 03 Sep 08, 22:18:53
...Charles Drew's system for the storing of blood plasma revolutionized the medical profession. Establishing the worlds first blood bank.

Patricia Bath ...
By: hollyhollyrose. on 03 Sep 08, 22:18:05
Patricia Bath invented the laser that removes cataract lenses during eye surgery. Edmond Berger invented an early spark plug. However, he did not patent his invention. Charles Brooks patented an early paper punch, also called a ticket punch. The first video home security system was patented on December 2, 1969 to Marie Brown. Donald Cotton invented propellants for nuclear reactors....

look them up and ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 03 Sep 08, 13:49:42
look them up and tell me here. knowledge is power and power should be shared.

I would have to say ...
By: hollyhollyrose. on 03 Sep 08, 02:22:21
I would have to say the scientist and inventors. Allthough, I couldn't name them be heart.

who are the 5 most ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 02 Sep 08, 14:47:16
who are the 5 most overlooked to you?

About there being ...
By: hollyhollyrose. on 02 Sep 08, 14:08:07
About there being many Brave hearts in black history that are over looked.

about what ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 01 Sep 08, 22:04:20
about what specifically?

You're very right.
By: hollyhollyrose. on 01 Sep 08, 15:03:28
You're very right.

thanks for taking ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 08 Jul 08, 05:21:32
thanks for taking the time to watch. if you have time, look at the others on my page. feedback always sought.

This is a very ...
By: BeauteNoire25. on 07 Jul 08, 06:11:47
This is a very powerful video, awesome message. Thanks for your inspiration

gotta go out of our ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 04 Jun 08, 19:09:36
gotta go out of our way to make sure young people know these titles and authors. how many times have you heard this: "man, i didn't know about any of this "stuff" until..." let's change that. early intervention.

But I got the ...
By: GWOZ0Z0. on 02 Jun 08, 05:19:48
But I got the message and totally agree with u. so many are walking zombies out there,being fed a gross amount of nonsense that keeps them as zombies.

Sure we do. "The ...
By: GWOZ0Z0. on 02 Jun 08, 05:06:47
Sure we do. "The black Jacobin" by CRL James details the story of a few in the Haitian revolution.

Yep unconscious and ...
By: deborahbetty58. on 05 Apr 08, 11:47:08
Yep unconscious and uhh on a larger scale, pff

True, the war in ...
By: deborahbetty58. on 04 Apr 08, 15:47:17
True, the war in the physical world is a materialized reflection of the inner war of the unconsciousness of every living individual/soul on this planet. Collectively it is enough to create outbursts of war on smaller and lager scale every single day of our history. Now Who stops our violent spirits from destroying/obliterating the whole planet?

that's my favorite ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 04 Apr 08, 05:47:41
that's my favorite line too.

"Wage war WITHIN ...
By: deepru. on 02 Apr 08, 22:05:31
"Wage war WITHIN yourself so you won't have to wage war OUTSIDE yourself"! WOW Brother. History is the BEST Teacher. U are on to Something BYG!! PEACE

so true.
By: bygINCpresents. on 09 Mar 08, 16:32:19
so true.

The children of the ...
By: terripin99. on 09 Mar 08, 12:22:39
The children of the 60,s held those who were attempting to create a better, more accepting world as their heroes. People like the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi were held in esteem by the children of the 60's and their movements joined and their aims of a better world spread wherever possible The children of the 60,s believed that the only true indicator of your character was not only how you treated others but,how you treated those less fortunate than yourself. .

Black Boy Middle School Update, BusTraveller, Why I Tube
Posted by: bygINCpresents

Video duration: 626 seconds

BusTraveller's videos on Unattainable Black Beauty and mental slavery were heartfelt. Check them out. I'm recapping my youtube story thus far before posting another episode. Also answering Andsanp's "Why Do You Tube?"

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don't know how old ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 03 Mar 08, 00:35:31
don't know how old you are doesn't matter. if you're young, then your outlook is refreshing. if you're... experienced, then you haven't lost that adolescent spark. even more refreshing.

'Beauty is truth, ...
By: gravelin08. on 02 Mar 08, 22:25:40
'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,' - that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness. John Keats A thing of beauty is a joy forever. John Keats

working on getting ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 12 Jan 08, 16:34:19
working on getting the book published this year. all i can do is share what i know of this life. i know it's not content but marketing. working on that. trust me. check out the "black boy becoming black man in america" playlist on my page if you have time this weekend. all about you and me growing up in brooklyn.

They won't watch. ...
By: nfrankson. on 12 Jan 08, 15:59:49
They won't watch. You sent me this link months ago and I'm just now getting to it, and I don't consider myself to be of their ilk. The packaging needs to change, how I don't know. What I do know is those people do not want to be preached to.

pass the link along ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 12 Jan 08, 15:56:16
pass the link along to "those" people you are fully aware of.

Those of us who ...
By: nfrankson. on 12 Jan 08, 15:38:21
Those of us who need to hear your msg the most, are those of us least likely to invest the time into watching your videos. Those of us who make every effort to remove ourselves from our blackness, given the cultures we embrace, the people we socialize with/date/love/marry, the music we listen to, etc., will never take 10 minutes out of their day to hear what you have to say. Reconnecting those individuals should be priority #1, as opposed to, and pardon the expression, preaching to the choir.

i'm talking to ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 29 Dec 07, 22:29:22
i'm talking to someone now about publishing. i do see the need for real talk about what black boys go thru. a modern "black boy" a la richard wright or the truth in james baldwin. real literature. i'm not saying i have it, but i have an idea... let me know. i'll send you some cds of the videos or you can learn the pods. let me know how i can help you teach these stories.

I think a lot of ...
By: PeterZ3000. on 29 Dec 07, 21:01:41
I think a lot of people go through what you are talking about. I don't know anything about Podcasting and whatnot,but I'm going to look into it. You've raised a pretty high bar for yourself in terms of literary quality. I wish you the best in continuing to reach those heights. Peace out from Los Angeles. ps Have you tried to find a publisher for your stories? There is a serious lack of good literature for middle school age children.

You are the first ...
By: PeterZ3000. on 29 Dec 07, 20:59:13
You are the first person on this thing that has really forced me to post a comment. It's the least I can do to show support for what you are doing. I loved the stories- Tree Grows in Brooklyn, etc. I'm a teacher, and while we can't use Youtube in the classroom (there's a block on all of the things kids love on the net--most of it for good reason)I certainly would love to use some of your material in my lessons.

As a Latino, I was ...
By: volantera. on 17 Dec 07, 02:23:50
As a Latino, I was also told a lot about what I should aspire to become but I never took it very seriously because it always was and remains meaningless. I never understood why I should think and feel a certain way based on where I just happened to be born. My race means nothing to me, Truth comes first. It appears to me that being black is very important to you on a purely emotional level.

all i can do is ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 16 Dec 07, 19:53:05
all i can do is endeavor to understand the truth of me. i am not succinct and neither are you. the individual deals with challenges based on their nurturing, education and will. as you may get a hint at in my videos, a black boy is told a lot of who he is and what he should be. you will say that everyone is shown images of ideals to aspire to. right? i am no different than the middle class white child seeing images of the picket fence and keeping up with the joneses.

"gives peace". i ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 15 Dec 07, 19:08:59
"gives peace". i like that. there is so much craziness in the boys that con only be understood by them. gotta show them someone has gone through and that they can understand self too.

Thanks for doing ...
By: ivibeblk. on 15 Dec 07, 15:24:36
Thanks for doing the YouTube thing. I watch your YT vid's and it gives peace to hear you and others speak on thier expeirences on being black in Amarica and the evoloution we often go through (if we don't fight it or ignore it) just trying to "be".

I only felt strong ...
By: Nicegirl74. on 14 Dec 07, 22:51:49
I only felt strong when I clarified who I was and a very significant part of that is my wrapped up in being black and part of black culture.

It's good to hear ...
By: Nicegirl74. on 14 Dec 07, 22:51:19
It's good to hear someone else talk about this. It took a lot of soul searching (and soome therapy!) for me to realise that being the only black person in my educational and my working and social life was making me depressed. I see it with all my female cousins that studied away; the boys stayed and while they have had other problems they don't seem to have the same struggles with identity.

anyone who has ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 14 Dec 07, 20:00:54
anyone who has struggled with anything should be able to relate. we all go thru internal turmoil. me experiencing being black in america, that happens to all black folks. i am a black man in america. i start there, so you and me have the same struggle. your take on it is more subtle b/c you were in the middle. i was looking in the circle of blackness from the outside deciding if i wanted in... look at the vids and let me know.

i'm sitting here ...
By: andsanp. on 14 Dec 07, 17:43:23
i'm sitting here attempting to digest everything you spoke of. i think i have to watch your previous videos in order to truly grasp your ideas and concepts. i have been surrounded by african americans my entire life, so i guess my question is would i be able to relate to your internal struggle?

This concept of " ...
By: volantera. on 14 Dec 07, 10:33:32
This concept of "blackness" is vague. I will never know what it's like to be black just like I will never know what it's like to be my neighbor. Can you succinctly express the "difference" that comes with being black? Do blacks deal with the challenges of life differently than other races? If not, then what is the emphasis on "blackness" based on?

Cool cool
By: Monton85. on 13 Dec 07, 22:58:35
Cool cool

Where have you been ...
By: forwardunity. on 13 Dec 07, 22:44:01
Where have you been..? its Neville, (nvranks) aka bustraveller

Not in the Uk, most ...
By: forwardunity. on 13 Dec 07, 22:43:06
Not in the Uk, most of my subs are in the USA, thanks again.

The things i use to ...
By: 328823. on 13 Dec 07, 22:42:40
The things i use to love with ignorance i now hate with intelegence

ha! :)
By: CityzenJane. on 13 Dec 07, 21:59:16
ha! :)

i'm very interested ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 13 Dec 07, 21:49:56
i'm very interested in that subject. will watch it later tonight and let you know.

grew up in crown ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 13 Dec 07, 21:49:14
grew up in crown heights off utica and eastern pkwy. live in the south right now. we are neighbors on this page at least. i'm'a come by your page to get some sugary ideas soon.

bygINCpresents, Black Boy, New Immigrant Dining In America
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Video duration: 641 seconds

The elementary lunchroom table presents all the flavors of America. The decision becomes what is nourishment. Will you eat or will you dine?

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thanks for taking ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 11 Mar 08, 06:24:28
thanks for taking the time to look at a few of these. would love your opinion if/when you see them all. where is this boy going? where could he have gone? what saves him? do you see this boy in your everyday life?

I enjoy your video.
By: blackmantellthetruth. on 11 Mar 08, 06:00:17
I enjoy your video.

i tried. can only ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 23 Feb 08, 17:45:14
i tried. can only be honest with myself. honesty is universal. once tapped, the world runs through you.... if you know young folk who need to hear these tales, pass the vids along. thanks.

this commentary is ...
By: sonix9028. on 23 Feb 08, 01:48:13
this commentary is visual and real. it is an accurate depiction of most black boys even black girls experience in america.

I guess my conceit ...
By: Skaramine. on 16 Dec 07, 20:14:21
I guess my conceit came from the kindness of a good teacher inviting the narrator to dine at the table with the gesture of the bicycle. I'm not blind enough to see the inordinant weight of societal ignorance that made him feel so outside, but that one gesture proved to me that there is hope for change, you know?

I saw almost the ...
By: Nicegirl74. on 16 Dec 07, 19:08:24
I saw almost the exact opposite of this in this film. There's a lot here, I had to watch it a couple of times. It's not often you come across stuff that really makes you think.

thought so too. the ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 15 Dec 07, 23:16:55
thought so too. the angle and everything. i think ridley scott even froze the frame a bit to look like a photo.

Yeah nicely done I ...
By: CityzenJane. on 15 Dec 07, 21:32:01
Yeah nicely done I thought...

i saw it. noted t ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 15 Dec 07, 21:09:16
i saw it. noted t the minute i saw it.the thanksgiving scene. the people are all positioned the same way as the painting.

This is only ...
By: CityzenJane. on 15 Dec 07, 20:36:24
This is only related because of the Norman Rockwell imagery... But look out for a scene in American Gangster that is completely Normal Rockwell. It was pretty stunning.

I think that was ...
By: Mellomel. on 15 Dec 07, 08:56:19
I think that was the link I needed to put this puzzle together. I can better see where the author was intending in this film with that perspective. Good call Cityzen Jane.

We have a tendency ...
By: CityzenJane. on 15 Dec 07, 07:40:26
We have a tendency I think to sugarcoat and make sweet that which for many a very bitter experience and hard hard lessons. This kind of story is not 'what makes America great' - This is the kind of story that should embarrass us, but doesn't...and why is that? Because white America guards is 'naivetee' rather fiercely. "finding the positive' is a reflexive bad habit that allows ignorance to develop a hard candy coating. imho

It's not being ...
By: Mellomel. on 11 Dec 07, 09:12:46
It's not being naive as much as it is an attempt on her part to find the positive in the picture you've just painted.

yeah, i didn't wat ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 16 Nov 07, 16:04:26
yeah, i didn't wat t say it but... yeah. but art is in the hands of the onlooker once it leaves your head. i can't fault this person. they're naive, but i an't fault them. thank you for noticing the slant.

wow, i think he or ...
By: feeevah. on 14 Nov 07, 19:00:26
wow, i think he or she needs to watch that again.

i agree. america ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 02 Nov 07, 22:02:52
i agree. america can break you. when you're young in the head and know no better --no matter how old you are. i'm well past that first stage. what i'm trying to do on youtube is chronicle the process from the insecurity you heard here to the philosophical questions posed on something like "me and james baldwin: down on the cross." if you come back, you will witness the development of a black... human psyche.

Immigrants in the ...
By: Jpetit96. on 02 Nov 07, 19:26:00
Immigrants in the United States, will always be outcasts, outsiders, why? because this land is not home...It is up to an immigrant to make a home for themselves, to squeeze in between the stars and the stripes and make a space for yourself...be careful not to let America make you, you must find a way to make yourself into what you want...because if they can make you, they also have the power to brake you! (America v. Michael Jackson)

But the thing is, ...
By: Skaramine. on 01 Nov 07, 01:05:59
But the thing is, sure you had a bumpy road, but your wonderful coach finally brought you to the table, to dine with the rest of America. America isn't perfect, it's lumpy, and it's not always equal and even, but then there are beautiful human beings like your coach, and yourself who PUSHED through the bs to be... "one of us" regardless of any superficial appearance differences, know what I mean?

i'm surprised you ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 01 Nov 07, 00:54:32
i'm surprised you found this to be positive. don't know if that's totally what i was going for.

This video is ...
By: Skaramine. on 30 Oct 07, 01:09:59
This video is EVERYTHING I love about America. A truly great story! Thank you for sharing it.

I spoke with him ...
By: satobess. on 25 Oct 07, 21:10:20
I spoke with him briefly, but not enough to get his information. We mostly talked about Robert Sobukwe.

did you sit down ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 25 Oct 07, 00:00:17
did you sit down and talk to mathabane? did he move back there or still living and working here'?

She's from Orange ...
By: satobess. on 24 Oct 07, 23:57:49
She's from Orange Farm which is near Jo'burg. I had the pleasure of meeting Mathabane the night that I met my wife. He is a remarkable man. I know other immigrants. I'll have to tell them about your site.

where in south ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 24 Oct 07, 22:15:33
where in south africa? my favorite history class was about that nation. loved mark mathabane's "kaffir boy". one of the few books i can read again and again...do you know other immigrants who might find value or at least a shared perspective in seeing this?

My wife did see it. ...
By: satobess. on 24 Oct 07, 22:08:10
My wife did see it. She agreed with much of the dialogue. She is also an immigrant from South Africa. However, she listened in pieces. I'll have to see if I can get her to listen to it fully.

bygINCpresents, St. Vincent Trip --Part 3
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In the end, trips are about people and relationships. I'm in awe of the love felt from folks who hardly know me. I felt very blessed and at home. Thanks SVG. Thanks Barrouallie.

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bygINCpresents, DAT NIGGA... [I AM]
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Inspired by Saul Williams' poem Sha-Clack-Clack, here's another motive on the whole NIGGA thing. I want to be that NIGGA Saul describes. It ain't the word at all. It's de-meaning... Don't beat one another over this. Find the meaning in your life and that of others. Beat it out of your self if you have to... Sha-Clack-Clack. Hyah!

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i don't think you ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 23 Aug 08, 12:01:45
i don't think you watched the whole video. look again. if you found meaning in me making light of the "keepin' it real" set, the rest of the video follows that theme outside the black community, into politics, everyday life.(minute 8:28-8:50). look a the video again with that idea then ask me any question about what you still don't understand. right now, you may be guilty of seeing/hearing what you want and not what's presented. look again, blue. ask questions. i'll be happy to answer.

"Nigga" is an empty ...
By: bluecafe22. on 23 Aug 08, 08:31:31
"Nigga" is an empty word with no meaning, and no definition. That is, no meaning other than that which you (and others) have placed on it. It is definitely not worth making a video about. You should consider making a video about the word cracker; it has a long history, too. I recommend the books "Cracker Culture", and "Cracker." I enjoyed the very beginning of this video when you described the carjacker who believed he was "keeping it real." You should have stayed with that theme.

the audio is ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 15 Jul 08, 11:20:06
the audio is jarring, a bit crazed, off the wall... kinda like the arguments presented about this jarring subject. 'ppreciate your thoughts. take a look at my other vids. feedback always welcomed.

classic. my hat's ...
By: feeevah. on 14 Jul 08, 19:11:52
classic. my hat's off. i like the way you presented this video. the audio (for me) actually helped to enhance the content of your video. meaning it had a distinct feel. anyway, great lyrical content. thanks for posting this.

What you've said is ...
By: cclmnop. on 04 Jul 08, 19:17:02
What you've said is exactly the dilemma I find myself in when trying to explain to people- even if they're open to what i'm saying for a second. But i don't think i can sum it up in a second. it takes two or three times for me to even digest. It is complex, and to simplify would be to not be as complete, thus not as much message. But I believe in growth of knowledge, too. I remind myself that even the three R's take semester after semester to learn.

Exellent, excellent ...
By: yelocakeffect. on 18 May 08, 17:52:49
Exellent, excellent expression of emotional turmoil. I am moved, I guess I'll make a sim ilar video, see if I can express my ideas in such a way.

i will email you. ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 02 May 08, 22:21:28
i will email you. today i talked to a prof at a nearby univ. about delivering workshops featuring all my vids. i've come to the conclusion that my text is too dense. a lot of shit here and in all the other vids. anyone who takes the time to look tells ms they have to do it two or three times to get it all. that's not speaking to people today w/o time or attention spans. i gotta simplify notions.

What I like about ...
By: yMidoinDis. on 02 May 08, 18:49:47
What I like about this message, is that it is not simple. Historically that is how we portrayed messages.. In our music, in our religions, in our traditions. It has never been spelled out 'this is what's wrong- this is what we need to do'. It was symbolic, it was poetic, it was beautiful. There are so many things you have said within this that could be expounded upon, and there are so many thing I will re-visit and think about. --Have a YouTube Acct but never use it.. please comment via email

you're saying ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 11 Mar 08, 06:27:27
you're saying something the best of black folk have always believed and aspired to. those good folks have always existed and will always exist. you just gotta look. there are positive signs out there. i know you see them. keep pointing them out to those who have lost focus.

REGRESSIVENESS is ...
By: blackmantellthetruth. on 11 Mar 08, 05:50:07
REGRESSIVENESS is the key factor that is hurting our black community! The whites has ruined our history, but we must get past that "it's the white man's fault" way of life and move on! We must be PROGRESSIVE and encourage other blacks to go to college, obtain a CAREER, practice financing, and ENJOY LIFE! Life is not about rap videos, sex, money, and blaming the white man. Life is met to be enjoyed by ALL people. If we live a progressive way of live, less black men will be locked up in jail!

ask and i'll answer.
By: bygINCpresents. on 07 Mar 08, 18:38:23
ask and i'll answer.

waitt i dont get it
By: bornxsexii. on 07 Mar 08, 18:27:20
waitt i dont get it

thank you brotha. ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 02 Mar 08, 15:31:22
thank you brotha. keep searching for truth. when a man knows himself, meaning matters, not words. i hate the n-word. i like learning. i like language. if a man wants to say something, find a word that gets at what needs to be said... i doing a video series you may find interesting. i'd love to get your take as a white man searching. the seres is titled "oil (black and liquid in modernity)". it's a playlist on my page. come by. feedback requested.

This is a deep and ...
By: Paranormal999. on 02 Mar 08, 15:21:52
This is a deep and thoughtfully done video, the use of the word Nigger is something i am very uncomfortable with as a white man, however i am also aware of how a lot of people have taken this term and reclaimed it in some way. What you have posted here is very interesting indeed and I would love to see more on this subject, "We can only learn from those effected so we may understand our actions" my grandmother once said, this is a video in that stream of thought for me.

My brother we need ...
By: cedricshine. on 27 Feb 08, 05:35:49
My brother we need to definitely speak, quality pic. All of these random yputube vids that get so many hits, you need them right here. I will pass the word! Send me your email so we can make something happen!

if you know of ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 25 Feb 08, 13:42:56
if you know of something, let me know.

wow this is GREAT! ...
By: FavoriteWrstNightmr. on 25 Feb 08, 08:43:06
wow this is GREAT! You've gada do more with it!! There's gada b somethin u can enter

appreciate your ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 22 Feb 08, 13:07:29
appreciate your time and ear... what did you hear the second time? email me if you need more than 500 characters.

Very well written, ...
By: IllParadox. on 22 Feb 08, 05:08:59
Very well written, performed and produced! Literally had to rewind to several times to really "hear" you.

Cool video, the ...
By: Monton85. on 18 Feb 08, 08:51:59
Cool video, the music added a scary element lol

if you know of a ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 14 Feb 08, 00:18:26
if you know of a festival, let me know. enter it. let me know where to go. and find it.

I am completely ...
By: quietstorm9421. on 13 Feb 08, 16:34:23
I am completely BLOWN AWAY!!!! That piece was so off the D#$n hook! OMG! Standing ovation 5 stars for you. Simply Brilliant! You have to enter this in a short film festival. I am going to post this on myspace right now. :0)

what you got for me ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 11 Feb 08, 00:41:15
what you got for me on this? what about your folks in the bay city?

would you be able ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 11 Feb 08, 00:40:42
would you be able to use this one as well? to out there? i haven't forgotten about editing and mailing something to you this month.

thanks. i need to ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 11 Feb 08, 00:39:23
thanks. i need to use video. i have a vision for video and not just pics.

bygINCpresents, MY SON OHENE as... SUPERMAN
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Video duration: 387 seconds

My son plays Superman. I film. We have fun. Laughs abound. Lifetime memories created. Doesn't take long to have fun with your kids.

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years from now this ...
By: magicforthugs. on 13 Jan 08, 05:18:26
years from now this video will be GOLD to your son....

lol! Beautiful. I ...
By: satobess. on 01 Jan 08, 18:37:23
lol! Beautiful. I love the sound effects. Happy New Year!

have no choice. he ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 22 Dec 07, 22:35:18
have no choice. he demands the best from me.

What a Beautiful ...
By: thelordscall. on 22 Dec 07, 20:06:41
What a Beautiful child keep nurturing His Spirit...GBY

GREAT VID MAN, I ...
By: Deezil7. on 17 Dec 07, 17:22:08
GREAT VID MAN, I cant wait till my son can participate... He took the dog to the hospital on a scooter...LOL

Your a good father, ...
By: Timeout123. on 17 Dec 07, 01:04:34
Your a good father, i wish all kids would have fathers who took time to spend with them.

i can't wait for my ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 16 Dec 07, 18:57:42
i can't wait for my young man to start growing. that's what i'm doing with the videos. documenting the boy becoming the man in america. the roads to manhood are many but there are moments we all share. i want to get others to think about those moments and learn how to gain everything from them.. 'cause they don' come back.

the days will go. i ...
By: bygINCpresents. on 16 Dec 07, 18:54:58
the days will go. i need to do more and work at the stories together with him. put the time in now to let him know we can always get together no matter what.

He hates when I ...
By: quietstorm9421. on 16 Dec 07, 17:35:18
He hates when I talk about it. But I do have pictures of him in his Power Ranger poses lol. They change so much, he has his own view of the world now and gone are those days but he still likes to snuggle up with me from time to time and watch a movie. I went from teaching him to walk and talk now I'm trying to understand his slang and explain why I don't like certain songs. This is a new phase for us but I love watching him grow into a young man also. The growth is beautiful you'll see.

This is so ...
By: quietstorm9421. on 16 Dec 07, 17:29:45
This is so beautiful. You have captured a piece of time that is so pure. Treasure this time with your baby. The time passes so quickly. My 8 year old still plays like this, and I need to record it. I have a 13 year old but I remember when he thought he was a power ranger lol lol

Good for her!
By: Nicegirl74. on 15 Dec 07, 03:48:29
Good for her!

Innocence at its ...
By: Najenn. on 13 Dec 07, 07:24:35
Innocence at its purest form and for you to share this precious time with your son is priceless. Thank you for allowing us to share these intimate moments with you enjoying your son!

I understand the ...
By: kiambas. on 11 Dec 07, 05:52:24
I understand the importance of quality time with the fam. I have chosen to post a video of my boy as a video response to this. As parents it is our responsibility to provok thought. Nice video!! k.

Cool video man, he ...
By: oandjshow. on 02 Dec 07, 15:58:39
Cool video man, he looks just like you. May the The Most High bless you and the young warrior Ohene.

Too much fun. :D
By: Skaramine. on 27 Nov 07, 06:30:33
Too much fun. :D

He's so cute. Kids ...
By: xcurvyliciousx. on 26 Nov 07, 21:51:01
He's so cute. Kids and superheroes......you gotta love um. My three year old niece is nuts about Spiderman. I keep trying to explain to her that she's a girl and should really just be loving all things pink but she's having none of it.