I’m going to keep it real by stating; there are many negative images of dysfunctional relationships in the breakdown of the black family unit. Especially images of healthy relationships of love and marriage amongst black men and women in today’s society. There are more single black woman as heads of households then ever before, as society depicts lack of commitment as a reality for black men.
With the growing number of shows like Empire, Scandal and the negative influences of reality television; positive black images has lost its luster since the days of “A Different World”, “Family Matters” and “The Cosby show”. Let’s face it, gone are the days of The Brady Bunch images on television.
Fed up with the pervasive negative images of black marriage in the media, Ronnie and Lamar Tyler started one of the largest independent African American marriage and parenting sites on the web to combat the negativity of black love and marriage in the media, by focusing on positive messages about marriage.
Join me tonight at 6:30 p.m. EST on “Conversations Of A Sistah” for my special guest Mrs. Ronnie Tyler (pictured left), founder of “Black and Married with Kids: A Positive Image of Black Marriage“. As we discuss she and her husbands campaign for promoting love and positive images in a black family unit.
Follow the “Conversations link” in this post to access the show.
See you on the air but in the meantime sound off here!
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This is unfortunately sooo true. we as black people don’t have positive images on television no mo.
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we have to create our own images and that starts by creating and living a better picture of ourselves.
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Hey Lady…….I just said the exact same thing.
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we have to create our own images
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I CoSign that 100!
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where is everyone. This is a good topic.
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what a beautiful picture.
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I love the show Empire and I agree there are many negative images of us on the tube and in the news that’s why we should create our own. tuning in.
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why black and married with kids.??? I mean anybody can be married black or otherwise. why the distinction?
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Good question but I’m sure it’ s because single parent households are most likely high amongst AA
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single parent households are most likely high amongst AA
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TRUE indeed
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Gud afternoon all
Happy Conversations of A Sistah Wednesday!
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Hey Ms. Ang
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Hey ladies.
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Yes Hey Ladies.
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Hello people
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Sup
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Evening good peoples
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Good show….who else tuned in?
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seems to me that no other race is negatively portrayed except blacks
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The quest is that black love does exist
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who said it didn’t?
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Not that it doesn’t but it’s rare. Rare for a black man to really love and appreciate a black woman
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Not that it doesn’t but it’s rare. Rare for a black man to really love and appreciate a black woman
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Yup all you gotta do is look at black men with prominent positions of wealth. They do not have black wives.
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where’s everyone? I betchu if this was a Beyoncé / Lemonade post erbdy would be in here.
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That’s a beautiful picture !
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I’ll reserve comment until after the show. But we do need better images on television
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8 minutes to show time
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what is up with this topic. is the point not enough black people married? waiting till show time. 5 minutes y’all
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2 minutes lawd I just made it /: interesting topic but one that remains TRUE!!!
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I knew she would end with a Prince song just didn’t know which one. 😛
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I hope to marry a scrong black man one of these dayz.
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A positive subject and the conversation is cold. mention marriage and y’all gone. ain’t here smh
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No I def tuned in and Tracy addressed the one question I did ask and that is why is this just focused on black people? black couples? That was one of her 1st questions…..Tracy is a bad ass host. I love how she controls her conversations. It was a great show and YES I was tuned in.
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It took Tracy too long to say, white folks think black men don’t commit. bottom line. I was like dayum!!! Just come out wit it.
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LOL 😆 it did take our gurl a minute.
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Tracy couldn’t stop talking bout that cruise. what was up with that? 😛
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show was good but Tracy sounded a bit preoccupied ….like somebody was distracting her during the show.
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Tracy sounded a bit preoccupied
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she did but she still held it 2gether enough to ask all the RIGHT questions and to keep the conversation flowing. 😛
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Good morning,
If we got nothing else out of the show I hope you can understand that we need to create our own POSITIVE images and lifestyle and stop following the masses.
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Wasn’t really feeling last night’s topic but sho was digging prince at the end. 😛
Y’all know the National Enquirer is reporting an inside source as saying prince was diagnosed with full blown aids 6 months ago?
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Y’all know the National Enquirer is reporting an inside source as saying prince was diagnosed with full blown aids 6 months ago?
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This was what was being said at first. ….Good morning
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Y’all know the National Enquirer is reporting an inside source as saying prince was diagnosed with full blown aids 6 months ago?
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They say Vanity died bcuz of liver or lung issues due to her heavy use of drugs back in the 90’s. A lot of people was saying it was complications due to the virus. Not sure if that’s true but that’s what I heard
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Y’all know the National Enquirer is reporting an inside source as saying prince was diagnosed with full blown aids 6 months ago?
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Men can pass aids to women quicker than a woman can give it. Prince just look like himself but some do have aids and look healthy but die quickly. 😥
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Definitely could be true, although we’ll never find out. The enquirer has broken alot of true stories. I think some fans are in denial about how he lived in private.
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Definitely could be true, although we’ll never find out. The enquirer has broken alot of true stories. I think some fans are in denial about how he lived in private.
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Cosign!!! Plus the family wants the autopsy to be heavily censored…c’mon!
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All Iz know is positive images of black people have died off the tube since the 80’s and 90’s. Gone are the days of the Cosby show, family matters and the damn brady bunch. this is too true and it’s scary when you think about it. all we have are these reality shows that’s a fuckin mess. loved last night’s conversation. topic was much needed an d relevant.
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Good show Tracy 🙂 I caught it this morning
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I missed the show. guess I’ll catch the rewind.
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