Haiti : Danny Glover's Haiti film lacked 'white heroes', producers said

Full Speed,

How do you know?

Jerry lewis has amassed billions in donations for muscular dystrophy. Surely
the donors didn't donate because they thought it would benefit them economic-
ally.

Again, how do you know?
Did Alex Haley give the profits from ROOTS to the Black people? Did Mel Gibson give the profits from The Passion of the Christ to Jews or Christians? I mean, telling the story is great and all, but make no mistake about it, the movie and entertainment business is just that, a business and it is driven by profits.
 
The point is, Full Speed:

If hollywhite is not going to back these kinds of projects,
then its up to black folks to fund these kinds of projects.

The payoff may be a good/substantive movie that tells
our story. Not everything is about making money (i.e. jerry's kids).
Many black folks value our image and will find it in their interest to
invest in a project similar to the one glover is/has worked on.
 
The point is, Full Speed:

If hollywhite is not going to back these kinds of projects,
then its up to black folks to fund these kinds of projects.

The payoff may be a good/substantive movie that tells
our story. Not everything is about making money (i.e. jerry's kids).
Many black folks value our image and will find it in their interest to
invest in a project similar to the one glover is/has worked on.
I understand what you are saying, but do you have any examples of Black folks giving their money for the sake of telling a story in the form of a movie with no expectation of a return on investment? IMO, you are being idealistic and simply don't understand the reality of raising capital to finance a movie.

How much have you donated to such a cause? You use jerry's kids as an example, but that's apples and oranges. Nobody's donating money to make a movie about muscular distrophy.
 
Check this out:

Thanks. This was great!

It belies the myth of the happy slave being pushed today.

Remember that TV show Truth or Consequences? That's what it's down to now.

Re your post above: I know some negros have a distinct aversion to the idea of profiting. That is sad that whenever smaddy thinks of doing something to help Blacks the first thing they want to do is start a non profit organization as if there's no profit in helping Blacks. This attitude must change.
 

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