Always and forever on point with these views Mr. E... I Agree.
I myself am "Team Lucious", being an introvert with my emotions explains why. Empire represents what we young black african americans desire in life, the fortune and fame(recognition) from the hardwork put in on a daily, well for myself at least. I view the show as inspirational. It gives hope tbh. It gives us truth behind what's going on. What we don't see but what we know.
Once we open our eyes (now), We will be able to overcome every obstacle. Man needs to stop thinking and doing evil and inject more love into the world. In order to change this we must first change ourselves. Statistics change minds and values well It changed mine.