Black Martha's Vineyard in 1968

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  • Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
  • Clip from the documentary, Still A Brother: Inside The Black Middle Class by William Greaves and narrated by Ossie Davis. View the entire 90 minute film at www.americanarchive.org
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Комментарии • 105

  • @Visionary0001
    @Visionary0001 3 года назад +37

    Thanks so much for posting! Where can we see the entire video???

    • @reelblack
      @reelblack  3 года назад +7

      It’s on RUclips and also at AmericanArchive.com

    • @MoonLightOnWater1
      @MoonLightOnWater1 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/nHcusYwUofg/видео.html

    • @MoonLightOnWater1
      @MoonLightOnWater1 3 года назад

      @Ruth G. Kecry Future Nurse here it is....ruclips.net/video/nHcusYwUofg/видео.html

  • @tj.4079
    @tj.4079 3 года назад +29

    Nice to see a old flick where we are not down and out but enjoying the good life. Thanks for posting!

  • @yagua0500
    @yagua0500 3 года назад +34

    Yep my family was there, and still, glad someone covered this, everyone wasn't struggling all the time, many blks in early D.C. were thriving entrepreneurs as early as the 1800s, some just out of slavery.

    • @sunshinesista9784
      @sunshinesista9784 2 года назад +1

      Thank you. Some people think all black Americans live a life of constant struggle and some of our people are the main ones pushing this narrative.

  • @stacistaci6657
    @stacistaci6657 3 года назад +43

    Our Kind of People

  • @destressfrlyf843
    @destressfrlyf843 3 года назад +46

    Absolutely nothing wrong with us having our own, as we support our own on every level & in every domain

  • @sonjahomer5381
    @sonjahomer5381 3 года назад +48

    We need more visual references of our people. We all share a commonality of being Black in the Diaspora. Yet many of us have traveled different journeys.

  • @shorebaby826
    @shorebaby826 3 года назад +10

    My Grandparents lived on Martha's Vineyard, so we visited every summer growing up. I still go up regularly, including last year. The Vineyard is my favorite beach destination and I'm so glad we live close enough to go anytime.

  • @KingofgraceSARA
    @KingofgraceSARA 3 года назад +23

    Anything on Chicken Bone beach, Reel Black? The beauty and class was unparalleled.

    • @reelblack
      @reelblack  3 года назад +15

      I have seen stills taken there. I’ll do the research. Maybe there’s home movie footage

    • @KingofgraceSARA
      @KingofgraceSARA 3 года назад

      @@reelblack
      Thanks, for feedback.
      Much love & respect, family ❤💛💚🖤

  • @CharlesMosley129
    @CharlesMosley129 2 года назад +7

    i have been going to Martha's Vineyard since 2008. it is absolutely the greatest place i've ever been. i think about it everyday. and yes, there is still a large, thriving Black community of accomplished Black people there today. it is a different mindset on the island. it is all love. don't let "Our Kind Of People" fool you. that tv show is far from what the island truly is.

  • @malaika444
    @malaika444 3 года назад +19

    This made me smile.

  • @tmc1373
    @tmc1373 3 года назад +13

    Such beauty, class and distinction back then!!

  • @missp3
    @missp3 3 года назад +10

    Very interesting. Thank you for posting. Love this and love this channel keep it going ✊🏾👍🏾

  • @deirdreyearwood3383
    @deirdreyearwood3383 3 года назад +6

    Glad to see that they were places for black people to holiday and get a real break in peace without so much prejudice. Love it. Thanks for posting ❤

  • @chantelebond3741
    @chantelebond3741 3 года назад +9

    My people are so beautiful. Thank you for showing me another layer.

  • @earladams6129
    @earladams6129 3 года назад +4

    We were on The Vineyard in '68. Now that was great summer.

  • @kenscates345
    @kenscates345 3 года назад +11

    Damn....I wanna go back in time...

    • @lovemywife698
      @lovemywife698 3 года назад +2

      When you get ready, let me know. We're going too. 🏝

    • @kenscates345
      @kenscates345 3 года назад +2

      @@lovemywife698 i know right!!!😁

    • @pattycannon1804
      @pattycannon1804 3 года назад +3

      I want to travel back to the early 70s and stay there.👩🏻‍🚀🚀

    • @CL-hf2fb
      @CL-hf2fb 3 года назад +3

      No you don’t. Believe that.

  • @pattycannon1804
    @pattycannon1804 3 года назад +2

    I'm obsessed with the content on this channel 💕

  • @Tiberius291
    @Tiberius291 3 года назад +2

    I was 9 years old in 1968, both parents worked at hospitals, mother a nurse, father in purchasing. Lived in an all black neighborhood but today it's a mixture of all races. I had a great childhood here in Miami Florida and truly miss those days.

  • @donecethomas2679
    @donecethomas2679 3 года назад +15

    I would love to purchase property in a community like this!

    • @darleneanderson4440
      @darleneanderson4440 3 года назад +1

      Me too

    • @patriciamitchell9365
      @patriciamitchell9365 Год назад

      You must be rich. When the Whites tore down little houses and rebuilt bigger/better it rose the property taxes up - making it almost impossible for average people to afford

  • @angelface4764
    @angelface4764 3 года назад

    So wonderful to see these types of videos from back in the days 💞

  • @jamestrickingtonIII
    @jamestrickingtonIII 3 года назад +5

    I agree with the brother at the end. In fact you can argue it's the same today as it was then, if not worse.

    • @ahnraemenkhera7451
      @ahnraemenkhera7451 3 года назад +2

      It’s worse, because back then, having a profession meant that you were at least acquainted well enough with Economics not to believe that “purchasing” made you “rich.”
      Today, despite all of the people who have graduated with degrees in Math, Science, & Education since 1968, ownership of capital among ADOS adults has steadily declined as non-investment purchasing & liability consumption have only increased. People bought into a false idea that you could be “in a class” by buying something big-while forgetting that it is only an asset IF it yields a return. So: LOTS of houses (owned by banks & not being rented out or leased) & LOTS of church buildings (no deeds, titles or dividends), & of course, a lotta cars-total liabilities that depreciate with use. Virtually 0.01 business ownership, business partnership, joint ventureship.

  • @Darlene528
    @Darlene528 3 года назад +8

    That is so not true- just because they were able to vacation and some of them purchasing homes, does not mean the negativity that he’s saying.

    • @lovemywife698
      @lovemywife698 3 года назад +6

      The negativity still exist.

    • @KingofgraceSARA
      @KingofgraceSARA 3 года назад +8

      Are we who work hard to get something supposed to stay minimize ourselves? Ridiculous.

    • @Darlene528
      @Darlene528 3 года назад +3

      @@lovemywife698 - I agree and we have to always keep that in the forefront of our mind. LOL never be without it. When you think other Wise. Oh it doesn’t exist, That’s when you find out the real deal an your devastated.

  • @GMAV3RICK
    @GMAV3RICK 3 года назад +7

    *HEY MIKE*
    I know this has little to do with this video, but I’d love for you to upload the film ‘The Inkwell’ starring Larenz Tate and Jada Pinkett

    • @reelblack
      @reelblack  3 года назад +3

      I get the connection. The Inkwell is on Blu ray and dvd from Kino Lorber.

    • @GMAV3RICK
      @GMAV3RICK 3 года назад +1

      @@reelblack Whoop whoop! Thanks Mike! 👁👃🏾👁👌🏾

  • @leyahruizdeloreto6420
    @leyahruizdeloreto6420 3 года назад +5

    Wow, love it

  • @JWE128
    @JWE128 Год назад

    I’ll be going to Oak Bluffs next summer! So excited !

  • @my2cents361
    @my2cents361 3 года назад +2

    Haven't read comments yet but I'll ask... Was the movie "The Inkwell" loosely based on this?

  • @jaymillymills
    @jaymillymills 3 года назад +2

    Can't wait to see what is in store with the upcoming Lee Daniels project on this and what you guys think

  • @richardmartin9565
    @richardmartin9565 2 года назад

    I had family on the Vineyard. I first visited in 1960. Haven't been there since 1990, so it must have changed.

  • @motherswhoempowerothermoth3272
    @motherswhoempowerothermoth3272 2 года назад

    Great video.
    Shared to my Facebook too.

  • @skillz718
    @skillz718 3 года назад +4

    Wow

  • @adriantaylor144
    @adriantaylor144 3 года назад +8

    the ◼️ 1%

  • @floridalife8190
    @floridalife8190 3 года назад +2

    The Inkwell

  • @jonsmith848
    @jonsmith848 3 года назад

    This puts a Smile on my face

  • @adriantaylor144
    @adriantaylor144 3 года назад

    Excellent #offering 🧐👨🏾‍✈️🧑🏿‍🌾👨🏽‍⚕️...#powerful,

  • @antoniobooker999
    @antoniobooker999 3 года назад +5

    Bourgeoisie

  • @BlakeGildaphish76
    @BlakeGildaphish76 3 года назад +3

    The ink well❣️❣️🥰

  • @DC_R
    @DC_R 3 года назад +1

    _So We Go Where We Know We Won't Be Baaahthered_ 😌 *Trippin*

  • @JoeBrown225
    @JoeBrown225 3 года назад +1

    They Are.......NO.......WE ARE BEAUTIFUL

  • @maroonedexplorer6622
    @maroonedexplorer6622 3 года назад

    For years, Martha’s Vineyard has been a refuge for so many ostracized people throughout U.S. history: Black Americans, the deaf, Native Americans, mentally impaired, etc. The Vineyard is a special peace.

  • @diannebrown2199
    @diannebrown2199 3 года назад +1

    I saw a movie years ago with Hallie Berry planning her marriage to caucasian man. I believe it was Angela Bassett (?) portraying her mother. It was filmed on Martha's Vineyard. A Black Family struggling with colorism and other family issue. Dam good movie. Mike, Really would love to see this movie again here.

    • @reelblack
      @reelblack  3 года назад +2

      The Wedding. Oprah owns it.

    • @diannebrown2199
      @diannebrown2199 3 года назад

      @@reelblack DAM!!!!

    • @cindychristian1700
      @cindychristian1700 3 года назад +2

      It was Lynn Whitfield playing her mother and it was a miniseries I think from Oprah Winfrey but it might be on dvd , blue ray or a streaming service! That was a good movie!

    • @diannebrown2199
      @diannebrown2199 3 года назад

      @@cindychristian1700 You are right, it was Lynn Whitfield. Great Movie

    • @CeliniacForLife
      @CeliniacForLife 3 года назад

      The Wedding. Here it is: ruclips.net/p/PLO9_aBeVYBL1lnjmltqoU0tY4aEVYgH6q

  • @Adwoael
    @Adwoael 3 года назад

    Yes, when I was a teen, my parents were invited and traveled up there to Oak Bluffs in Martha’s Vineyard. It was ok. But those were the days.

  • @batteriesnotincluded4715
    @batteriesnotincluded4715 3 года назад +2

    Is this area like Sag Harbor?

  • @Lynn.B.
    @Lynn.B. 3 года назад

    Them folks were having a good time. Good for them. 😁👍

  • @lifeworksndhenterprisesllc6597
    @lifeworksndhenterprisesllc6597 3 года назад

    You got to give thanks to the abc tv movie,the inkwell. Give thanks to inkwell beach in Massachusetts

  • @ShawnC.T.
    @ShawnC.T. 3 года назад

    Chris Rock said it best, and I wholeheartedly agree with him, "I love Black people, but I hate them nigga's". Also, I understand what the brotha' at the end of the video is saying, but it comes down to this. Many are called, and few are chosen, you can't help someone who doesn't want to receive it...

  • @stevenfairhaven6388
    @stevenfairhaven6388 Год назад

    What happened

  • @consciousone2
    @consciousone2 3 года назад +1

    2:10🙄✊🏾👊🏾🇲🇦

  • @ursaamajorr
    @ursaamajorr 3 года назад

    😍

  • @dancingheartltd6646
    @dancingheartltd6646 3 года назад

    ...PLEASE look into establishing your intellectual work on blockchain/crypto technology, as your channel is highly encouraging and very successful thus far. We would all support your crytpo coin if you create one (i.e. Reelblack Coin);o) Cheers and thx for sharing OUR story!

  • @lat20071
    @lat20071 3 года назад

    🤔🧐1 Samuel 2:7
    The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.🧐🤔
    Daniel 12:2..🧐
    And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt🤔

  • @marshinz5696
    @marshinz5696 3 года назад +1

    Ralph was right...

  • @gingerbaker4390
    @gingerbaker4390 3 года назад

    They are Conservatives.

    • @sunshinesista9784
      @sunshinesista9784 2 года назад

      Black people who have been voting Democrat forever are still poor, is that what you are saying? Seems like maybe they should change the way they vote if the people they put in office aren't helping them to achieve a better life.

  • @deanivan3951
    @deanivan3951 3 года назад +1

    lol you see! It's not about colour it's about the have and have not's. There will always be segregation of some sort amongst humans. It's in our nature.

    • @patriciagriffith7402
      @patriciagriffith7402 3 года назад +5

      I don’t believe it’s in our nature,it’s the controllers that continue the separation-because it is easier to control the masses

    • @lemostjoyousrenegade
      @lemostjoyousrenegade 3 года назад +1

      🎯I agree wholeheartedly!

    • @jamaalshelton6793
      @jamaalshelton6793 Месяц назад

      White Americans made it about COLOR. If not wealthy Blacks would be able to join White elite country clubs but could not.