Archive for October, 2007
CHARLESTON DAILY
More in jail or in college? Print Story Email Story IN his movie, “What Black Men Think,” director Janks Morton goes around asking black men this question: Are there more black men in college or in jail?What follows is a montage of black men giving the same one-word answer: “Jail.” But is it true, or [...]
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Media distort our images of blacks The other night, I decided to relax and watch a movie, titled, “What Black Men Think,” a documentary meant to address the growing malaise affecting today’s African-American community. The movie was also meant to address the modern media’s negative stereotypical portrayal of America’s black males. The movie pointed out [...]
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Joey Cooper Thank you Mr. Morton. God bless you for your time, effort, insight and outstanding contribution to improve our black community. Your voice is and will not go unheard. This movement will not fail…as you said, we as a people have overcome heinous exploitation and discrimination in the pass and as our ancestors have [...]
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A 12 month unduplicated head count was the way my conversation started with the Bureau of Justice Statistics, when I started this project. “That data is just not available” was the response, and lead me to lend a lot more credibility to a young man who had been involved in the Criminal Justice System and [...]
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SATURDAY: OCTOBER 27th 4:30pm The Arizona Black Film Showcase Presents (AZBFS) Janks Morton, Producer, Director, Writer and Editor of the ground breaking film, What Black Men Think!” This dynamic film was designed to debunk myths and stereotypes of the African American male. It succeeds and does much more. It stimulates a dialogue inside and outside [...]
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By Janks Morton. Producer/Director of What Black Men Think. He can be reached through his Web site, www.whatblackmenthink.com “Be Careful What You Say” “You know what you are saying makes perfect sense. For years we have constantly given young black girls a message that you have to be better, you have to stand on your [...]
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THE AWAKENING BEGINS… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/tCrtAwgOo2I] THE TRUTHS REVEALED… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG6TTQ_LC08]
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“What Black Men Think” Kelly Y Alexander – Freelance Writer Discussions about stereotypes surrounding Black men are not new. But the refreshing approach intent on reversing these negative images that the new film “What Black Men Think” gives off is both new and newsworthy. It is the film’s stark intellectual quality, it’s brutal honesty and [...]
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you know why I have no patience for this guy: MY RESPONSE TO THE OP-ED PIECE IN THE BALTIMORE SUN I reviewed your article, and I am at a point of concern as it relates to the symbiosis of the Justice Policy Institute and “Journalists” who continue to source this organization for this flawed comparison. [...]
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