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Ice Cube sounds like many Black men I know who have this built up resentment towards Black Women who finish degrees and still pursue our dreams and throughout my entire college career I never understood why Black Men chose me as their enemy?
Ive seen yall make excuse after excuse for why many Black men cannot buckle down and mop floors for books like I did. I allowed yall to kiki with these men in 2012-2013 when yall called me a âsuckerâ and âbrokeâ while I was in school.
Black men 20+ years Ice Cubes jr in my peer group would go out their way to tell me how much school aint fa them and how I was getting cheated and my degree wasnt gone mean shit I heard it all.
Even when mfkas knew that was my moms only request when we werenât sure if she would survive her bout with Breast Cancer. I came home, tended to her wounds (proudly) and got back to work. I went to THREE separate schools. I was dedicated.
I went to a state school found that I wanted more outta my education so I left and transferred to a community college, ended up on the Deans list with a 3.6 GPA and took a diverse set of classes which allowed me to join an Honor fraternity #PhiThetaKappa lets go.
From there I ended up with a 15,000 dollar transfer scholarship to the University I eventually graduated from #RULakerGang Class of 2015.
I say all of this to say that throughout my educational journey the one thing I had was determination. I didnât have a fucking cheer squad amongst my peers if anything, my peers were flat out fucking hostile to me. I did everything I could to stay in school.
So my thing is, why do so many Black men hate me for that accomplishment when I had to struggle? I ate chili and chips in the student center many days because my moms was sick and I couldnât fathom asking her for a lot of money.
Like what is it? Am I stupid for getting âsuckered by the system of educationâ or am I an âelite who doesnât understand the plight of Black Americaâ.
I mopped floors at Panera bread to help pay for books and to get a discount on food so I could eat on certain days. Mfkas called me a CLOWN to my face now all of a sudden im just outta âtouchâ with the realities of real Americans because I got my paper?
I will never understand why my people hate progress so much.
I never judged these folks but some how they always judge me. It went from âYou a sucker for paying that muchâ to âYou canât understand my plight because youâre outta touchâ Anti-Intellectualism is a fucking disease.
Anyway this thread is for all the girls with diplomas and enough money to loan us. Thats why Aubrey Graham is one of the greatest to ever touch a mic and yall can stay mad.
