I remember when Afronet gave space to a White columnist. There were so many people who told me what an ill-conceived move they felt this was. These sites are well financed and whether they make money or not having that cushion allows the worker bees to not worry about if they are making money or not. Does he have any control over the way the money is spent on the site. The money goes straight into the coffers of the Tribune Media Corporation.
Advertising is the lifeblood of television, newspaper, radio and the Internet.
Or the question should be. The Internet may be the last place the African Americans can control the destiny of their portrayal in the media. Next time you decide to buy something on the Internet, take the time to pull up a BOCC site and then buy the item or recommend to the site owner that he or she should carry that item, its not as hard as you might think. These people realize that to be able to control access to data and what data people receive is critical to controlling them. Since the Internet is nothing more than a whole bunch of computers networked together, it has allowed Black folk to meet and express ideas without interference from Whites as you have with television, radio, and other media.