You don’t find the attacks suspicious yet? — Jay Z, Will Smith, Tyler Perry, Oprah, T.I, Meek Mill, Rickey Smiley

Jessica Bordelon Mashael
3 min readJan 5, 2025

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Look we all saw the footage. Diddy beat Cassie and he got what he deserved

But it’s real suspicious how several other Black celebrities have come under fire in recent years and all following years of work to uplift and empower not only the Black community, but also the nation as a whole.

Let’s talk about it.

Now — these are not the only public figures doing positive things but these happen to be the ones who have had VISIBLE positive impact on a grand scale.

Meek Mill has been a major source of advocacy and teaching and mentoring for a stronger future.

T.I. and Tiny started using their platforms to grow businesses within their Atlanta community, share dialogue on how to improve and even admitting when they could have done better and what they’ve learned.

Rickey Smiley has been a major presence on radio and within Black culture for decades, sharing inspiration as well as laughter and a platform for crucial dialogue about social change and growth.

Jay Z and Will Smith — have been on a global scale of impact and in recent years the identity attacks have been especially heated against these 2.

Jay and Will have both clearly risen to icon status in the course of their careers. Both emerging from lower income/ working class beginnings, finding success within music and film, and then expanding that reach into media empires, producing incredible culture powerhouses of film and music, as well as businesses AND…

bringing up many others with them.

In fact, Jay Z famously said “over here, We measure success by how many people successful next to you. Here we say you broke if everybody gets broke except for you.”

And he has led many others to major business success.

Will Smith has similarly brought several creative productions to light, nurtured amazing talent and beneficial cultural productions. He has also motivated his own children to seek their own positive impact as well.

Both men also donate extensively to socially impactful efforts around the world.

What about Oprah and Tyler Perry?

Everyone reading this knows about their major production companies, socially impactful investments, and major imprint into an improved society around them.

and aint it strange that in recent years — as more and more folks are motivated and empowered — ALL of these people have had character attacks?

Yall remember 2016 and the #MeToo movement called out many white men for abuse of women in the entertainment industry? Amazing how that has all slowed down now — and now these positive impacts not only in entertainment but the broader society, have all been under attack.

I’ll just leave it at that.

Y'all stay Alert since the Magas done twisted up the meaning of Woke.

Peace.

Focus.

Prosperity.

We the people gotta take care of us and focus on the actions, not the tabloid-esque social media dialogue.

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Jessica Bordelon Mashael
Jessica Bordelon Mashael

Written by Jessica Bordelon Mashael

I am all the stuff of Millenials — Multitasker, Hustler, Unapologetic, Humanitarian. I write about Growth: wealth, relationships, spirituality and more. :-)

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