I lived in Long Beach at the time, North Long Beach, with about a 60% black population, and I’d forget who was on my radio, leave it on at the Arco while I pumped gas, and I got LOOKS like I was listening to Hitler. My pale skin didn’t help.
What a shame. His “rules for success” for young people are foolproof. He’s a great guy. And his wise mom was the epitome of that generation’s common sense and her own life experiences. The stories he told of his dad, and his making his way in L.A. with pride and honor even with ACTUAL racism were wonderful too.
Young black kids in la today COULDN’T HANDLE the kind of in your face racism against polite black people in the 40s and 50s. They don’t have a CLUE. Sure, today, in gang attire, they get snap judgements made against them for that alone, and they think that is racism. But Larry’s dad rose above real racism. And he was doing it when my dad, a teen Holocaust survivor, arrived in L.A., and decided to work three jobs to afford to go to college, and Dad had a lot of stories too. He loved it when he had a few coins to clink together and head to Cliftons cafeteria...
Love seeing the Sage on Sean Hannity often. He just needs to sit farther back from the camera! Why is he always closer to it than the other empaneled people? But he looks more comfortable on tv now and always has something great to say.
Ain't that the truth.
I've often explained that very thing to young blacks today, but I'm describing a world they simply can't imagine. They've been indoctrinated to believe that institutionalized racism is alive and well, and that they're being subjected to constant acts of discrimination.
Nothing could be further from the truth, but try breaking through these kids' brainwashing. It's very hard to do - even for someone like me, who lived through the real thing.
I'd like to think that Larry has reached some of these mentally enslaved people over the course of his career. He's been standing outside the plantation fence, calling to them for decades.