{"id":176432245,"date":"2014-02-12T00:54:06","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T06:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/?p=176432245"},"modified":"2014-02-12T00:54:06","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T06:54:06","slug":"pov-video-truths-you-wont-believe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/2014\/02\/12\/pov-video-truths-you-wont-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"POV + VIDEO: Truths You Won&#8217;t Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/bmwk.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176432246\" alt=\"bmwk\" src=\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/bmwk.jpg\" width=\"378\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/bmwk.jpg 378w, https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/bmwk-300x105.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: small;\">3 Feb &#8217;14<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_176432249\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Janks-Morton.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-176432249\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-176432249\" alt=\"Janks Morton\" src=\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Janks-Morton.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Janks-Morton.jpg 480w, https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Janks-Morton-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-176432249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\"><strong>Janks Morton<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>VIDEO:<\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: xx-large;\">Truths You Won\u2019t Believe <\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: xx-large;\">S1 Ep1 <\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: xx-large;\">Are There More Black Men <\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: xx-large;\">in Jail or College?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>BY:\u00a0<a title=\"Posts by Lamar Tyler\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blackandmarriedwithkids.com\/author\/thedad\/\" rel=\"author\">Lamar Tyler<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LvlVneELiFg\" height=\"260\" width=\"635\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">When it comes to the black community, there are lies that are spoken so many times they almost become facts. They\u2019re reproduced by talking heads, celebrities and politicians so many times that the same conversations eventually end up in barbers shops and at the kitchen table. Well, here at BMWK we\u2019ve decided to expose several flat-out untruths and narratives that are continually being told and sold to our community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">For Black History month 2014 instead of reflecting on our past we want to take a better grasp of our future by educating the masses. Over the next few weeks, we\u2019ll debut a new web series that features our good friend and activist\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/janksmorton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Janks Morton<\/span><\/a>\u00a0as we share\u00a0<em>Truths You Won\u2019t Believe<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">We hope you enjoy and share this first video then come back each Monday for a new episode. We have several great shows to share over the next few weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Sources:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Department of Education<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">National Center for Education Statistics<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">IPEDS Data Center<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">12 Month Enrollment 2011-2012<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Link:\u00a0<a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/ipeds\/datacenter\/login.aspx\" href=\"http:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/ipeds\/datacenter\/login.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/ipeds\/datacenter\/l\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Department of Justice<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Bureau of Justice Statistics<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Prisoners in 2011<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Jail inmates at Midyear 2012<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Links:\u00a0<a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.bjs.gov\/index.cfm?ty=tp&amp;tid=11\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bjs.gov\/index.cfm?ty=tp&amp;tid=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.bjs.gov\/index.cfm?ty=tp&amp;am\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Jails:\u00a0<a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.bjs.gov\/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&amp;iid=4655\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bjs.gov\/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&amp;iid=4655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.bjs.gov\/index.cfm?ty=pbdet\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Prisons:\u00a0<a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.bjs.gov\/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&amp;iid=4559\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bjs.gov\/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&amp;iid=4559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.bjs.gov\/index.cfm?ty=pbdet\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Starring Janks Morton<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/janksmorton\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">@janksmorton<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Produced by Lamar &amp; Ronnie Tyler for BlackandMarriedWithKids.com<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/blackandmarried\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">@blackandmarried<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"authorbox\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/0.gravatar.com\/avatar\/27401b6ebc341da23e33e1536bd0f74a?s=60&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=PG\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"authorbox-content-wrap\">\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">About the author<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Lamar Tyler<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><a title=\"Be Lamar Tyler\u2019s friend on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/happilyeverafterthemovie\" rel=\"external\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><a title=\"Follow Lamar Tyler on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/lamartyler\" rel=\"external\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><a title=\"Visit Lamar Tyler at their website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blackandmarriedwithkids.com\/\" rel=\"external\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.blackandmarriedwithkids.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Lamar Tyler is co-creator BlackandMarriedWithKids.com. He also is the co-producer of the films Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage, You Saved Me, Men Ain&#8217;t Boys and Still Standing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&gt;via:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackandmarriedwithkids.com\/2014\/02\/video-truths-you-wont-believe-s1-ep1-are-there-more-black-men-in-jail-or-college\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.blackandmarriedwithkids.com\/2014\/02\/video-truths-you-wont-believe-s1-ep1-are-there-more-black-men-in-jail-or-college\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: large;\"><strong>__________________________<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: xx-large;\"><a title=\"Permalink to Truths You Won\u2019t Believe | S1 Ep2 | Black Women Defying Stereotypes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blackandmarriedwithkids.com\/2014\/02\/truths-you-wont-believe-s1-ep2-black-women-defying-stereotypes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Truths You Won\u2019t Believe <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: xx-large;\"><a title=\"Permalink to Truths You Won\u2019t Believe | S1 Ep2 | Black Women Defying Stereotypes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blackandmarriedwithkids.com\/2014\/02\/truths-you-wont-believe-s1-ep2-black-women-defying-stereotypes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">S1 Ep2 <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: xx-large; color: #000000;\"><a title=\"Permalink to Truths You Won\u2019t Believe | S1 Ep2 | Black Women Defying Stereotypes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blackandmarriedwithkids.com\/2014\/02\/truths-you-wont-believe-s1-ep2-black-women-defying-stereotypes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Black Women Defying Stereotypes<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3BjzfO1cPOM\" height=\"260\" width=\"635\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Sources:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Department of Education<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">National Center for Education Statistics<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">IPEDS Data Center<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">12 Month Enrollment 2011-2012<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Link:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/ipeds\/datacenter\/login.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/ipeds\/datacenter\/login.aspx<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Starring Janks Morton<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/janksmorton\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">@janksmorton<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Produced by Lamar &amp; Ronnie Tyler for BlackandMarriedWithKids.com<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/blackandmarried\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">@blackandmarried<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&gt;via: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackandmarriedwithkids.com\/2014\/02\/truths-you-wont-believe-s1-ep2-black-women-defying-stereotypes\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.blackandmarriedwithkids.com\/2014\/02\/truths-you-wont-believe-s1-ep2-black-women-defying-stereotypes\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 3 Feb &#8217;14 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; VIDEO: Truths You Won\u2019t Believe S1 Ep1 Are There More Black Men in Jail or College? &nbsp; BY:\u00a0Lamar Tyler &nbsp; &nbsp; When it comes to the black community, there are lies that are spoken so many times they almost become facts. 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