The Cookout

So I listen to a lot of different people in independent media.
I think one of the most important things is being able to think critically and think on your own.
That means sometimes being able to disagree. While I feel most of the people in the new black media are all well meaning and have the best interest of the black community at heart, sometimes I hear people speak without thinking about what they are saying.

This leads to commentary that is incorrect or doesn't make a lot of sense.

Tariq Nasheed always seems well versed and has thought about what he is saying. I rarely if ever disagree with his commentary.

TD Hip Hop media is also well researched. He looks up facts and stats before making a video.

Prof Black Truth also comes across as well researched.

There are others though that are just going off the fly and saying whatever comes to mind it seems. Philip Scott while I enjoy his commentary is an example. He double talks and says contradicting things from one video to the next.

The Black Authority is another example. While I find value in his work I feel like he is just saying whatever thought comes to mind at the moment.

Just my opinion!

Sovereign said:

That’s very interesting because I think kind of contrary to you. Tariq seems the least researched to me out of the big 3 TBA, PBT, and Tariq. He is more likely to push conspiracy theories and as some other poster stated use terms like “people say” to not have to hold himself to something he is saying. TBA actually allows you to call him up so if people disagree they can call in and do so. I believe that right there shows that he stands by the hat he believes more than others. I don’t watch Phil Scott enough to know if he contradicts himself.

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Yes that's true but the problem with TBA is that when someone disagrees he insults them then hangs up on them.

I've only seen a few times where he allows a person disagreeing to speak their point and that's usually if they are soft spoken and very uninformed!

Tariq just seems to be careful with what he is saying. He does slip up here and there though on certain facts.

Philip Scott does the same to people. He blocks people that disagree too hard.

He only does call ins here and there but he is good on debate but just sometimes says incorrect information!

Yeah, that's how I feel. I want to hear the opinion even if I disagree with it.

I'll make my mind up. I feel like he takes that away by cutting them off!

blackice_ATL said:

these are all interesting perspectives. I always pushed independent thought. They all offer some value even if I don't always agree with them. And honestly, I don't agree with ANYONE 100% of the time and that's okay.

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Absolutely. Thinking on your own is the key.
I view them as a starting point. Something to it the wheels turning and then I'll research more on my own.

Harbinger said:

I believe that each have something to offer and you take what you can use and discard what you can't. I view them as:

• The Black Authority, the uncompromising B1 take.
• Professor Black Truth, the professorial B1 take.
• Tariq Nasheed, the funny/not so academic B1 take.
• Phil Scott, the sorta panafrican/sorta B1 take.

For me, TBA is going to give me the most "down the middle" take. Tariq has highs and lows...he is on point when he spits from the ancestors but when he doesn't have that to go off of he turns into the Black Alex Jones.

Professor Black Truth is all "down the middle" but he has no entertainment value. You have to really sit down and prep yourself for a lecture when you listen to him. Phil Scott is great too I haven't really seen him contradict himself outside of maybe him getting caught up between B1 and panafricanism. He tries to hold on to a dead ideology...he wants to shame us but he can't so he's like stuck in the phantom zone.

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I saw Phil make a video saying not to name someone specific because it's giving them free media advertising.

There are like 50 or more videos of him doing just that!


Then he made a video saying the racial wealth is a huge problem. * And it is.

Then a few days later when talking about a different topic says there isn't that big of a gap between the income of black men and white men.

#1 These viewpoints conflict.
#2 The second statement isn't true
#3 Making that statement kind of damages are fight for reparations.


He is a good source of motivation but that's about it. He just really talks on the fly.

Most of these guys seem to have the gift of gab. Phillip Scott has even said that's his gift on his show. Unfortunately when that's all you're doing is babbling you can sometimes say stuff that is hurtful to our community.