Jay Z, Bill Cosby and 'The Establishment Negro'

The mogul might want to read James Strong's latest column.

James Strong has been a journalist for more than two decades and has been writing his syndicated weekly column “Strong Points” for the past five.

Strong points, indeed. Here is an excerpt from this week’s column by the Maryland-based writer, reprinted here with the author’s permission:

Jay Z needs to stop shuckin’ and jivin’. His plane descended into a storm and crashed. He is now a member of the establishment. But that’s not always bad. He should imitate the best qualities of those establishment blacks who love their people and carry a genuine concern for the future of the black community.

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