How is it so difficult for African Americans to become a famous person?

Answer 1

Because society is 65% white. We as African Americans are only 12-15% of the population. So, to be a successful entertainer one has to entertain whites. The greats do not change who they are (Richard Pryor, Dave chappelle, etc.) . They make whites laugh at them and make them famous. whites do this so that they do not wake up the rest of us. In short, to be famous you must make white people like you, or hate you enough to pay you a lot of money to be quiet. And the few who do not sell out are looked at as trouble makers and they (whites) use their numbers and influence to keep this person not heard. An example is how positive and influential rappers like Mos Def, or Talib Kweli are never heard on the radio or seen on MTV, yet any rapper who wants to speak down on his race, and degrade our women, and mislead or kids having them think that they aren't important unless they got money to toss around gets played day and night. Need I remind you that most are the same rappers who before they were there were making records about the struggle and life. So, they give them lots of money and say, "Now puton this pink shirt and say how you hate your own people." And they take the money not knowing that they just sold their souls, some know and don't care....That is why it so hard for an African American to become successful, unless they play a sport.