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Nate Mims

Spike Lee or Tyler Perry?  Simple question and I'm curious who people think makes better movies?  Base it on whatever you like, I'm curious how we all will weight in on the subject?

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  • First Name Nate
  • Last Name Mims
  • Gender Male
  • Birthday August 22, 1974

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  • About Me I'm a 37 year old father of 4. I'm a stage combat choreographer and active performer in my theatre company, rage theatrics. I'm the director of Quality Assurance at a company that was voted one of the fastest rising in the mid-west and in the state of Iowa for 2 years.

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  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims Spike Lee or Tyler Perry?  Simple question and I'm curious who people think makes better movies?  Base it on whatever you like, I'm curious how we all will weight in on the subject?
    • August 22, 2012
    • Nate Mims
      Jessica Ann Mitchell I love them both but I have to say. I love Spike Lee's movie more because I grew up on such classics as "School Daze" and "She's Gotta Have It". I do wish that both directors could be friends. They are both talented with much to offer in the field of Blac...  moreI love them both but I have to say. I love Spike Lee's movie more because I grew up on such classics as "School Daze" and "She's Gotta Have It". I do wish that both directors could be friends. They are both talented with much to offer in the field of Black entertainment.  
      • September 30, 2012
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Nate Mims's blog entry: I don't think showing affection is the issue. I'm cool if I see a gay couple holding hands or sitting close in public or whatnot. And I guess my issue is not totally with gay people either, because if I see a straight couple going at it then I'm just as...  moreI don't think showing affection is the issue. I'm cool if I see a gay couple holding hands or sitting close in public or whatnot. And I guess my issue is not totally with gay people either, because if I see a straight couple going at it then I'm just as liable to tell them to cool it out as well. I am really opposed to those who wish to change the laws to ban gay marriage or to define marriage as between man and a woman. In the history of the world we've never needed this redefinition so we shouldn't start now. There were Roman emperors who were married to men way back in intiquity, so the entire issue is not something new or foreign. It's been around a long time.  less
    • May 21, 2012
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims wrote a new blog entry:
    Gay Marriage and my view
                      With the president's recent announcement, gay marriage has taken a front page place in this country which has caused me to think about it again.  I&rsq...
    • May 18, 2012
    • Nate Mims
      Kataurus Braswell Good Post Nate, I want to chime in on this conversation because I have been into many debates about this subject in the last week. First of all let me say that I do not hate gays, or gay people, but I do not support gay marriage in any shape way or form. ...  moreGood Post Nate, I want to chime in on this conversation because I have been into many debates about this subject in the last week. First of all let me say that I do not hate gays, or gay people, but I do not support gay marriage in any shape way or form. I am a Christian and I wont support anything that God says is wrong, but I dont expect everyone to agree with me on that. I can agree to disagree, and not force anything on people. As far as the law goes, If you remove GOD from law, yes I can understand people having there rights to do what they please. Now as a believer, I don't care anything about rights if it does not please GOD. I keep hearing people say that there are more sins than homosexuality, but does that mean that you are suppose to support it. I do a lot of things wrong, but I am not going to stand up and support someone else that wants to do the same thing. I dont expect a crack addict to stand up and say that they should make crack legal so everyone can do it. Whats next to get pushed in peoples f...    less
      • May 19, 2012
    • Nate Mims
      Nate Mims I don't think showing affection is the issue. I'm cool if I see a gay couple holding hands or sitting close in public or whatnot. And I guess my issue is not totally with gay people either, because if I see a straight couple going at it then I'm just as...  moreI don't think showing affection is the issue. I'm cool if I see a gay couple holding hands or sitting close in public or whatnot. And I guess my issue is not totally with gay people either, because if I see a straight couple going at it then I'm just as liable to tell them to cool it out as well. I am really opposed to those who wish to change the laws to ban gay marriage or to define marriage as between man and a woman. In the history of the world we've never needed this redefinition so we shouldn't start now. There were Roman emperors who were married to men way back in intiquity, so the entire issue is not something new or foreign. It's been around a long time.  less
      • May 21, 2012
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  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims is now friends with Milton Wallace.
    • January 4, 2012
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims is now friends with Barbara Brockus.
    • January 4, 2012
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims replied to a topic in the forum Rap Music & Violence:
    I think how we react to external stimulus is solely controlled by our own strength of mind. Just because you hear something you have to be strong enough to let something come into your mind without controlling your mind.
    • November 14, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims is now friends with Web Prospector.
    • November 14, 2011
  • Web Prospector
    Web Prospector: I don't know brother. I think we are out gunned but our main problem is solidarity though, we have too many folks willing to blame each other for our situation, which has never changed very much and which we didn't cause in the first place. While we are d...  moreI don't know brother. I think we are out gunned but our main problem is solidarity though, we have too many folks willing to blame each other for our situation, which has never changed very much and which we didn't cause in the first place. While we are directing are anger on ourselves, we fail to check the real source of our trouble. You're right that we need to organize from the grass roots up. The top seems to be only concerned with themselves or have sold out. I think we do need to show a presence in the occupy movement and we need to soak up some of their resolve and bring it back home to the hood. The important lesson to learn from the 99% is that it's important to recognize that we have strength in numbers. What they can learn from us, is that without us they're down to 79%. The timing is important, the occupy movement is protected partly by the fact that western governments have been preaching so hard about these Arab leaders attacking their own people, that they would look like total hippocrites to get ...    less
    • November 13, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Nate Mims's blog entry: That is true. I've seen the way we are incarcerated, expelled, suspended, judged more harshly and sentenced to longer terms than any other group on the planet for the most part. I also don't really fear because we are the most well armed and I think we ...  moreThat is true. I've seen the way we are incarcerated, expelled, suspended, judged more harshly and sentenced to longer terms than any other group on the planet for the most part. I also don't really fear because we are the most well armed and I think we are truly one the most prepared to fight if driven to that point, regardless of the type of weapon needed, be it word, blades or bullets.  
    • November 13, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims wrote a new blog entry:
    Occupy
    I have been following this movement as it's spread across the country and the world.  It's great to see people taking a stand for what they believe in and against what they percieve as injustice.  I've even gone to the local occupy group here in...
    • November 11, 2011
    • Nate Mims
      Web Prospector I hear you Nate. I guess we need to start working for ourselves, now. We can't wait until they decide that they just don't need us. That's what happend to the Jews in Europe. Ever wonder how they just let themselves be swept away? Take a careful look around you.
      • November 13, 2011
    • Nate Mims
      Nate Mims That is true. I've seen the way we are incarcerated, expelled, suspended, judged more harshly and sentenced to longer terms than any other group on the planet for the most part. I also don't really fear because we are the most well armed and I think we ...  moreThat is true. I've seen the way we are incarcerated, expelled, suspended, judged more harshly and sentenced to longer terms than any other group on the planet for the most part. I also don't really fear because we are the most well armed and I think we are truly one the most prepared to fight if driven to that point, regardless of the type of weapon needed, be it word, blades or bullets.  
      • November 13, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims is now friends with Jermaine Morris.
    • November 11, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims is now friends with Valerie Moore.
    • October 12, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims is now friends with Kataurus Braswell.
    • October 5, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims is now friends with Dwann Olsen.
    • October 5, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims is now friends with Altuawn Nelson.
    • September 27, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims is now friends with carl estep.
    • September 26, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims replied to a topic in the forum What do you think about the Troy Davis Case:
    I also feel deeply saddened by this case. I am not a supporter of the death penalty and feel it should be stricken from the books. We are the only western civilization with the death penalty still on the books and I think it ought to be removed. We are...  moreI also feel deeply saddened by this case. I am not a supporter of the death penalty and feel it should be stricken from the books. We are the only western civilization with the death penalty still on the books and I think it ought to be removed. We are in company with Iraq, Iran and other countries that have a history of violating human rights. This and I feel that to dispense the ultimate punishment, that should be reserved to God only, not to man. That and I don't feel that a jury of black people should have handed down such harsh punishment to a fellow black man. They should have looked at the punishment that was being proposed and done whatever it took to ensure that their brother didn't receive that punishment. It's the reason I could never be on a jury, I'd always consider one innocent and like Chapelle, the amount of "proof" I'd need would be similar to the Robert Kelly skit, "I'd need his grandmother there saying it was him, 2 pieces of id, a sworn testimony from his parents..."  less
    • September 26, 2011
    • Nate Mims
      Bells Ellsworth Yes, this is another one of those "situations". I have a friend in Atlanta who has been involved in this case first person for quite some time. When I hear some of the stuff that went on that is not out for the masses to hear, I can't believe it. It ju...  moreYes, this is another one of those "situations". I have a friend in Atlanta who has been involved in this case first person for quite some time. When I hear some of the stuff that went on that is not out for the masses to hear, I can't believe it. It just makes me wonder what I can do to help redevelop the underground railroad for today. We are missing so much because once again, we feel comfortable. It is so sad.  
      • September 27, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on African American Pundit's blog entry: My main point of focus in this article is thus: "Yes, they are still in his corner." They implies them and not I, or else he would have said "we are still in his corner." This means that he's singling himself out either from the black voter base, or ...  moreMy main point of focus in this article is thus: "Yes, they are still in his corner." They implies them and not I, or else he would have said "we are still in his corner." This means that he's singling himself out either from the black voter base, or from the black community. Either way, he's talk to us and not with us. I think the reason the president speaks as such to us (black people, since I'm one of us) is because we are family. What he's doing is what many of us who are professionals do, he's tailoring his message to the audiance. Obama is telling the rest of America what they need to hear, yet telling the members of his family and those he looks to for support, "hey ya'll, I need you to get my back and help me with this shit."  less
    • September 26, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Mike O's blog entry: It's true, the game is certainly short term and the retirement plan sucks. I spent many hours on the block. I made a great deal of money as well. I didn't sell crack ever, it's a destructive substance that destroys not just the user, but the community,...  moreIt's true, the game is certainly short term and the retirement plan sucks. I spent many hours on the block. I made a great deal of money as well. I didn't sell crack ever, it's a destructive substance that destroys not just the user, but the community, by I made quite a bit selling pot. The moment I had other options, I got rid of my scales and started using baggies for my lunch. Too many times we get interested in the quick money, but we don't have sense enough to make that money work for us. That's true both on the block and in the system. We don't have a saving plan or a spending strategy for our money. We earn and spend at the same rate and never put anything away. While I was hussling, I put away a quarter of every hundred dollars I made for the time when I had to get out. I had about 25 grand in savings so when I transitioned to a job, I had enough in savings that the missing cash wasn't an issue. No matter what you do in this life, you have to go into with a plan and prepare for what happens....    less
    • August 25, 2011
  • talia rice
    talia rice is now friends with Nate Mims.
    • August 8, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on william jackson's blog entry: We definately need to define our personal definition of what we find attractive. We need to get past the surface image and get deeper into who someone is. I have always said this, a first glance can get a yes in the great question, "is someone attractiv...  moreWe definately need to define our personal definition of what we find attractive. We need to get past the surface image and get deeper into who someone is. I have always said this, a first glance can get a yes in the great question, "is someone attractive." However upon peeling back the layers, that yes can become a no. And once a yes has moved to a no, it's generally permanent. However on the same foot, an initial no can become a yes as well, and once that happens, it's because if at first glance someone isn't what I think is attractive, once I speak to them a bit, then I find that they are truly beautiful and that yes is stuck.  less
    • August 5, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Taviante Queens's blog entry: I'm glad Miss Queenly. Too often we try to put distance between ourselves and our roots when we gain a certain amount of standing. I for one have never adhered to this philosophy. To forget where one came from, allows the opportunity to return to that ...  moreI'm glad Miss Queenly. Too often we try to put distance between ourselves and our roots when we gain a certain amount of standing. I for one have never adhered to this philosophy. To forget where one came from, allows the opportunity to return to that same place.  
    • July 31, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Taviante Queens's blog entry: The attitudes of the black intellectual groups is part of what makes me maintain my street affiliations. I understand that they've "worked hard," to make it. I also understand the tokenism that occurs in this country. However I love the street approach...  moreThe attitudes of the black intellectual groups is part of what makes me maintain my street affiliations. I understand that they've "worked hard," to make it. I also understand the tokenism that occurs in this country. However I love the street approach that answers such claims of, "I published a novel," with, "so what nigga, I'll beat your ass." It always makes me smile when a street brotha responds with pure guttural violence. While I don't advocate violence, I do love to see someone taken down a rung and forced to admit that in spite of their accolades, they are not superior in every avenue.  less
    • July 31, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Taviante Queens's blog entry: Hell no fat does not equal ugly. One thing has nothing to do with the other and you can be attractive no matter what your size and build. Pretty doesn't equal beautiful and neither does sexy. As a man the size of a woman bears no impact over whether or...  moreHell no fat does not equal ugly. One thing has nothing to do with the other and you can be attractive no matter what your size and build. Pretty doesn't equal beautiful and neither does sexy. As a man the size of a woman bears no impact over whether or not I'm attracted to her.  
    • July 31, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on @JoinBBC Staff's article: Yep, and there are still many people who think we don't need healthcare reform in this country, once again a sad state of affairs.
    • July 31, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Taviante Queens's blog entry: We got in on the America dream, which is that the best thing you can do for your community is not to unite with your neighbor and improve the places you live. No, the belief is that the best thing I can do for my community is to better my own situation. ...  moreWe got in on the America dream, which is that the best thing you can do for your community is not to unite with your neighbor and improve the places you live. No, the belief is that the best thing I can do for my community is to better my own situation. I don't know where this belief was brought from, or who first breathed life into it, but it destroys this country, not improves it. Isn't there a saying somewhere about a weak link in a chain?  
    • July 30, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Taviante Queens's blog entry: The difference is that we all bought in, to some extent. We all fell for this belief that others can and will hold you back. That you need to show your success in what you have, how you look, or what you have and that is how we measured our happiness. ...  moreThe difference is that we all bought in, to some extent. We all fell for this belief that others can and will hold you back. That you need to show your success in what you have, how you look, or what you have and that is how we measured our happiness. We bought into the false sentiment that to look out for other people was foolish and that to "get ahead," meant becoming the "best" in your community and not making your community the best it can be. These days we act as if helping someone in your community is akin to hurting yourself.  less
    • July 30, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on william jackson's blog entry: It reminds me a bit of School Daze and the attitudes portrayed in that movie. It's a shame that these types of attitudes still exist.
    • July 29, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Nate Mims's blog entry: this was really a weird situation and I couldn't help but constantly ask myself "why would someone allow this to happen to themselves?" One of life's great mysteries I guess.
    • July 28, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims is now friends with william jackson.
    • July 28, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims wrote a new blog entry:
    Drugs and the death of man
    So today at work, one of my co-workers came to my desk and said, "there's a guy outside huffing along the side of the building."  I told him to go tell him to leave and he told me that he didn't feel comfortable, because the guy was passed out and wo...
    • July 27, 2011
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    • Nate Mims
      Nate Mims this was really a weird situation and I couldn't help but constantly ask myself "why would someone allow this to happen to themselves?" One of life's great mysteries I guess.
      • July 28, 2011
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  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims is now friends with Wonder Woman.
    • July 27, 2011
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  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Lisa M's blog entry: I feel you Lisa, we just have to train our children to be intelligent and socially adept. One without the other is worthless anyway in my opinion. It's one of the largest drawbacks to the intellectual group as a whole. It's the reason that John Kerry l...  moreI feel you Lisa, we just have to train our children to be intelligent and socially adept. One without the other is worthless anyway in my opinion. It's one of the largest drawbacks to the intellectual group as a whole. It's the reason that John Kerry lost the election, he was too intelligent and too socially awkward, ordinary Americans couldn't relate and didn't trust him. If you are intelligent, yet can't communicate, then it shows a serious restriction on that intellect. It was a hard bridge for me to gap, and even harder for my son. However I did it and my son is currently doing it. Getting good grades and not being a social pariah.  less
    • July 23, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Lisa M's blog entry: I look at is as "being down, versus talking down." I don't dumb myself down, however I will speak the language of the audience that I am addressing. Some of us are just educated fools, too smart for their own good. While they possess a massive amount o...  moreI look at is as "being down, versus talking down." I don't dumb myself down, however I will speak the language of the audience that I am addressing. Some of us are just educated fools, too smart for their own good. While they possess a massive amount of knowledge, they don't know how to speak to those who do not possess the same knowledge. I didn't get a ton of ridicule when I was young because I always considered the audience when I was speaking. I didn't want anyone to not understand what I was talking about, so I made sure I used language and vocabulary that fit the group I was speaking to.  less
    • July 23, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Lisa M's blog entry: I got pissed and went to the principle, who wasn't in but the assistant principle backed the teacher. My father got to the school and tried to talk to the assistant principle, who only disrespected my father, who was rather country himself. My father gr...  moreI got pissed and went to the principle, who wasn't in but the assistant principle backed the teacher. My father got to the school and tried to talk to the assistant principle, who only disrespected my father, who was rather country himself. My father grabbed the man by the throat and reminded him that he had best watch his tone, because my father 'don't understand a lot of big words and I might just take a few of the words you are saying as disrespect and we wouldn't want that.' The man's face turned bright red and the other teachers, who had grown up with my father, talked to him and chided the vice principle for how he was treating my family. Anyway the principle came in and suspended the teacher and disciplined the vice principle for they way they treated me, a Mims.  less
    • July 23, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Lisa M's blog entry: I can also recall a time where there was a similar incident with myself in junior high school. A white kid named Josh had copied off of my test. So when we turned them in and he got an A- while I got a B, I asked the teacher what was the deal. She said...  moreI can also recall a time where there was a similar incident with myself in junior high school. A white kid named Josh had copied off of my test. So when we turned them in and he got an A- while I got a B, I asked the teacher what was the deal. She said, 'you and Josh got the same problems wrong, so you must have copied off of him.' Never mind the fact that Josh was a C student and I never got less than a B in that class, I had to copy off of him. Now Josh, bless his heart, said, 'I copied off of Nate,' to which the teacher smiled and said, 'you don't have to lie Josh, there is no way a white student would copy off of a black one.'  less
    • July 23, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Taviante Queens's blog entry: I remember when we were young we used to wear Africa medallions and tee shirts. Everyone was into the red, the black and the green...X-Clan, Boogie Down Productions, KRS-1, Public Enemy they all brought us a level on understanding that my elders didn't possess.
    • July 22, 2011
    • Nate Mims
      Brenda Alston I remember krs1 and alot of the old school rappers that had a positive message and not refering to women as a (garden tool). The way the music and the message is now there is no way I allow my children to listen to it. I know they will find a way but for ...  moreI remember krs1 and alot of the old school rappers that had a positive message and not refering to women as a (garden tool). The way the music and the message is now there is no way I allow my children to listen to it. I know they will find a way but for now while I still have their attention is the time I use to instruce, instill, train, and most of all love.  
      • July 22, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims is now friends with Brenda Alston.
    • July 21, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Lisa M's blog entry: Good post, I appriciate the fact that calmness got you a long way. I try to always keep my cool. I've fought many times in the past over various situations as a young adult and child. I avoid confrontations that are of that nature these days. I find, ...  moreGood post, I appriciate the fact that calmness got you a long way. I try to always keep my cool. I've fought many times in the past over various situations as a young adult and child. I avoid confrontations that are of that nature these days. I find, for the most part, that those parents who make the loudest noise are not the ones who are going to do anything. My grandpa always used to say, "you can hear an empty wagon coming from a mile away while one carring a full load don't make no noise." Apart from bad grammer, this statement has always made a lot of sense, just because you make a lot of noise doesn't mean you are going to do anything to anyone. The true threat comes from the parent who knows how to take appropriate measures.  less
    • July 20, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Lisa M's blog entry: Part of the thing is to never punish while angry. I will send my child to his room while I think about a fitting punishment for the misbehaviour. The most important thing is to exhibit self control. I will tell him, "look son, I'm very upset right now ...  morePart of the thing is to never punish while angry. I will send my child to his room while I think about a fitting punishment for the misbehaviour. The most important thing is to exhibit self control. I will tell him, "look son, I'm very upset right now and disappointed in what you did, you need to go to your room and I'll be in there in a few minutes." I go outside for a moment, compose myself, and then I'll go spank his butt and explain why what he did was wrong, ask him why he thought it was alright to do, and then see that he understands what he should/could have done instead.  less
    • July 20, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Lisa M's blog entry: Lisa, I agree and while I enjoy when my son and I get along, at the end of the day he'll appreciate it more if I steer him right. My parents were tough and not nearly as fair as I am and I still love them. I didn't always like them growing up, but I res...  moreLisa, I agree and while I enjoy when my son and I get along, at the end of the day he'll appreciate it more if I steer him right. My parents were tough and not nearly as fair as I am and I still love them. I didn't always like them growing up, but I respected their presence enough to act right. I'm opting for respect and will not be disrespected by a child no matter who their parents are. I've stopped being friends with some people because of their little bad a** kids and the fact that they don't do anything to control the little heathens. It's terrible when a persons kids respect me, a virtual stranger more than their parents.  less
    • July 19, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Lisa M's blog entry: Too many of us are worried about what it's going to do to our children right now to set boundries, how it will impede their growth and how it may stifle them, what we need to remember is that it's not just roses that grow in the wild, but also weeds. Man...  moreToo many of us are worried about what it's going to do to our children right now to set boundries, how it will impede their growth and how it may stifle them, what we need to remember is that it's not just roses that grow in the wild, but also weeds. Many times we aren't raising our children into product members of society because we aren't raising them at all, we are just watching them grow. We should stop watching them grow and focus on raising our kids to be good people!  
    • July 19, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Lisa M's blog entry: I've never been afraid to discipline my child. I'm not abusive by any means, and I'm not overly hard on my son, however when he steps across that line, and the line being defying my word, then I will spank his butt! I've had friends who critized me and ...  moreI've never been afraid to discipline my child. I'm not abusive by any means, and I'm not overly hard on my son, however when he steps across that line, and the line being defying my word, then I will spank his butt! I've had friends who critized me and asked, "don't you know you're only teaching him to react physically to situations instead of finding another way," and I kindly remind them that even in America there are places where that is how people react. Let's face it, if he's not afraid of breaking my rules, then he won't have any fear of breaking societies laws. If he breaks enough of societies laws, then he'll end up behind bars, and that is a truly physical environment, where it's truly the biggest and strongest who rule.  less
    • July 19, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Lisa M's blog entry: I do feel there is a time and a place for everything and part of what it takes is knowing that distinction. For instance, my cousin hits with hands like cinder blocks. I've seen him knock out more than a few people with one punch. However instead of de...  moreI do feel there is a time and a place for everything and part of what it takes is knowing that distinction. For instance, my cousin hits with hands like cinder blocks. I've seen him knock out more than a few people with one punch. However instead of devoting himself to boxing, a positive outlet, he kept beating up people on the block and did 7 years in Vandalia for his lack of self control. A judge once told a guy in court before me, "we have a place for people who don't know how to follow the rules and behave, it's called prison."  less
    • July 19, 2011
  • Marcie Hill
    Marcie Hill is now friends with Nate Mims.
    • July 18, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims commented on Nate Mims's blog entry: I think it still goes on into the current day as well. Sentencing discrepancies and criminal profiling still exist and happen on a daily basis to our youth. Until these things are address, then we will continue to see a disconnect between America and th...  moreI think it still goes on into the current day as well. Sentencing discrepancies and criminal profiling still exist and happen on a daily basis to our youth. Until these things are address, then we will continue to see a disconnect between America and the community. Why would you feel included in a group/country that continues to marginalize your issues and has no problem blaming the victim when the victim is of a darker hue?  
    • July 12, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims is now friends with Latavious Cunningham.
    • July 12, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims I feel that we expect too much from the music industry.  It has it's balance, the underground world has plenty of following and differing messages. We have to look at the society that we allow to exist.  Our children will look up to what we allow them to ...  moreI feel that we expect too much from the music industry.  It has it's balance, the underground world has plenty of following and differing messages. We have to look at the society that we allow to exist.  Our children will look up to what we allow them to look up to.  My father, even while I listened to gangsta rap in it's inception, let me know that the man I grew into was not to be determined by the lyrics I heard, nor by what my friends became, but that my path in life was my own and could only be walked by me.  It took an early arrest for me the see the truth.  They separated my boys and myself and I was alone awaiting my fate.  We were let go because we weren't doing anything, but that illustrated a point I had heard my own life, I have to be my own man.  less
    • July 12, 2011
    • Nate Mims
      Latavious Cunningham Couldn't agree with you more.one thing that i did notice was that you had a father in your life to help and guide you into becoming the great man that you are today.what about those individuals who dont necessarily have that wise father figure within thei...  moreCouldn't agree with you more.one thing that i did notice was that you had a father in your life to help and guide you into becoming the great man that you are today.what about those individuals who dont necessarily have that wise father figure within their life.how do we shine the light those individual to see that they have to become your own man?( i think our youth see these rappers as what a man should be and they harmlessly try to portray themselves as these artist since they dont have a postitve father figure in there lives)  less
      • July 12, 2011
    • Nate Mims
      Nate Mims It's a hard lesson to learn, however it's the most important one to teach. Too often we blame the carries of the message and not the conditions that created the message in the first place. Due to that fact, we create a villain out of someone's hero. We...  moreIt's a hard lesson to learn, however it's the most important one to teach. Too often we blame the carries of the message and not the conditions that created the message in the first place. Due to that fact, we create a villain out of someone's hero. We must teach our kids to want to become more. They have to learn to express their outrage, to survive in their situation, but to always want to transcend that situation to become bigger than what they are currently today. Whenever did we develop into a community where no one wants to become greater than their idols? We just have to hone it to make the youth want to "turn their dirty money to clean," as it were. As I tell my own kids, "there is no growth without change." The very act of growing involves change.  less
      • July 12, 2011
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    tony gamblin is now friends with Nate Mims.
    • July 11, 2011
  • Nate Mims
    Nate Mims wrote a new blog entry:
    A Missed Opportunity
    Recently while watching VH-1's "Behind the Music: Ice Cube," and then seeing next they played "The World's Most Dangerous Group," I realized that America missed another chance to change things in the late 80's and early 90's.  When songs came out lik...
    • July 9, 2011
    • Nate Mims
      Jessica Ann Mitchell I agree. Too often society points to whats wrong with marginalized groups such as black youths. There needs to be a time when people listen and change the way things are. "F*ck the police" was an anthem because it gave voice to the problems that we face w...  moreI agree. Too often society points to whats wrong with marginalized groups such as black youths. There needs to be a time when people listen and change the way things are. "F*ck the police" was an anthem because it gave voice to the problems that we face with police brutality. It is time for America to change and realize its wrongs. Indeed, this was a missed opportunity.  
      • July 12, 2011
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    • Nate Mims
      Nate Mims I think it still goes on into the current day as well. Sentencing discrepancies and criminal profiling still exist and happen on a daily basis to our youth. Until these things are address, then we will continue to see a disconnect between America and th...  moreI think it still goes on into the current day as well. Sentencing discrepancies and criminal profiling still exist and happen on a daily basis to our youth. Until these things are address, then we will continue to see a disconnect between America and the community. Why would you feel included in a group/country that continues to marginalize your issues and has no problem blaming the victim when the victim is of a darker hue?  
      • July 12, 2011
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