THIS IS REVOLUTION>podcast Ep. 161: The Crisis in Black Politics Vol 1 w/ Napoleon Da Legend, José, and the Saturday Crüe

When this Chris Rock bit debuted in the late 90’s it was lauded as a brutally honest look into the contradicting realities of Black America. Chris Rock was being called the new Pryor and there were comparisons to Lenny Bruce. Rock was becoming a mouthpiece for Black America, but was his most powerful bit anything more than underclass ideology? A curse filled, Cosby-esque bootstrapping manifesto?   In this episode we’ll take a deeper dive into the Reagan era respectability politics that dominated popular culture and the fascination with Black Excellence.   Hear Napoleon here: https://soundcloud.com/napoleondalegend   Watch José's videos here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeDKIj0G5XbultKOQnacu_w         Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents?   Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!) THANKS Y'ALL YouTube: www.youtube.com/thisisrevolutionpodcast Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thisisrevolutionpodcast www.twitch.tv/leftflankvets   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   The Dispatch on Zero Books (video essay series): https://youtu.be/nSTpCvIoRgw   Medium: https://jasonmyles.medium.com/kill-the-poor-f9d8c10bc33d   Pascal Robert's Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/author/Pascal Robert   Get THIS IS REVOLUTION Merch here: www.thisisrevolutionpodcast.com