Did we solve police brutality?

Are we beyond kneeling? This is what I asked myself when I heard Jay Z explaining no, justifying his multi-million deal with the NFL. Everyone knows what the issue is, but we are not done, we are far from done. Let me say this, some of you are mad, BIG mad. I am not. Jay Z is a business, man. He did what businesses do, which is seek opportunities to maximize money making potential. As with any other business this is always about profit. Let me repeat this for those in the back, IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT PROFIT, even when it's seemingly good like the Nike commercial with Colin Kaepernick it's still about profit. Can Jay Z use this to champion social justice? Yes, but Jay didn't need the NFL, the NFL needed Jay and Jay made a deal. The money aspects have not been disclosed, but Jay didn't risk his invitation to the cookout for chump change.

My biggest problem was when Jay Z said we're done with kneeling because until systemic racism is solved we aren't done. Don't get me wrong, we need action, but we still need a megaphone to point out injustices. 

If you are BIG mad at Jay Z, but are still watching NFL football can you say you really stand with Kaep? Do you stand with him on Twitter or Facebook only or are you organizing movements in your communities? 

We shouldn't look to celebrities to be our heroes and to lead social justice movements but let's instead look at them to amplify the work that we are doing on the ground. Jay Z has done many good things for the community, I am not trying to take that away from him. I am also not going to talk about what he may or may not do for social justice in the name of the NFL because beside cash the check I don't know. Jay Z is not my hero, but neither is Colin Kaepernick, the problem with heroes is they are humans.