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hmmm @Pioneer1 first thank you for stating where you think he went wrong. of the three comments your the only one which means 33% I ponder how many black people are unwilling to question the likes of mlk jr in 2026 ? I have no way of getting a statistic but by this simple post the potential is frightening. I know I haven't spoken on your judgment but it's funny in this community we can bicker with each other so easily and then some of us in here can't speak a judgement against dead leaders. It is a revealing balance. Now you said you loved MLK jr so your critiques are not condemnations. Just assessments all should have in the future to any past. now to your critiques, Well what leaders talked before mlkjr talked about empowered separation? they were the exodusters[based on collective land ownership to make base black towns first, not black people owning land in white towns]+ the garveyites[based on business ownership initially, then geographic distance{far east asia is the farthest from western europe so the garveyites had a point about distance}]+booker t washington[black colleges which were extensions of the black education movement immediately started at the end of the war between the states] MLK jr was born in 1929. By 1929 all the strongest empowered separation movements in the black populace had lost much of their momentum. None died, arguably none are dead, but their momentum wasn't what it was in the late 1800s. So MLK jr didn't have a reference growing up of empowered separation. The only reference he had was integration in various forms. From atlanta, to morehouse, to the greater georgia integration was the system about him. Could he had focused on empowered separation ? 100% yes. Would it been a bad choice? no idea, but it could had succeeded. Was an example around to compel him? no. He needed a successful example. MLK jr like most leaders is thoughtful. The reason something isn't present isn't because it can't work but because it will take more time or more effort to do. The usa government has a very big problem in terms of federal application, in equal access and opportunity. The power of states rights. It is the year 2026 and Schrumpt is the first president after circa two hundred and fifty years to try and actually impose the federal government on the states with the resources to actually do something. Not merely cause of federal power but states in the usa are lower than they are ever been, all are welfare recipients. the original idea was states would never need the federal government. Andrew jackson, Abraham Lincoln, even FDR for all of their fervor, didn't have the means to actually make a federal imposition on the states like Schrumpft today. What does this mean? states got away with a lot of federal crimes within themselves, because the constitution clearly gives states freedom to be themselves and forces citizens to take a state to court for changes. This is why white people burned black people out of the south, because by deleting our voting power, it meant we couldn't use the vote to change the states, we could only use the legal system which is very slow compared to a state wide elections. The constitution is clear, states are not to be ruled by the federal government, which means what. If you are black in mississippi, and white people have raped your wife, burned your children, put your elders in jail without due process or with laws that are uneven in design. If all the actions are finalized within the legal designs of the state of mississippi, you can only take missisppi to court over each action toward the supreme court. That is the only nonviolent solution in the usa for any person from a populace with a minority in a state. The black populace in misssisippi doesn't have the numbers to push people into government and get laws to support it by MLK jr's time. MLK jr was a pastor, third generation, of a black church. No black christian congregation in the 1900s would accept preaching about collective violence. Protecting oneself? 100% but being in a violent mob? no. So what your suggesting was doable by him, but he would had to stop being a preacher to do that. Because nonviolence in the usa means taking whomever your suing to the supreme court,a very lengthy process , one that is not guaranteed to get to the surpreme court, and one most importantly, that doesn't necessarily stop the person/entity being sued from continuing their actions. While the said black man in mississippi is suing, white people are harassing or worse constantly. Your top down is doable, but It isn't impossible. The NAACP was full of lawyers for that reason; their strategy was take every federal crime at the state levels to the supreme court. But so many crimes at the state level occurred. The volume was i argue insurmountable. MLK jr didn't spend enough time on the heritage/what is carried + culture/what is grown of DOSers. He clearly comprehended the importance, ala his plea to Nichelle Nichols. As an aside , I ponder your thoughts on the larger black church? from circa 1865 to 1965 arguably, the black churches in the usa, all denominations combined, are the center of black life. What hindered the churches from focusing on heritage+ culture? Chruches financed lawyers, got food together, helped make shelter, churches did many things, communally, but when it came to emboldening DOS heritage + culture they didn't do much. They didn't even make a book of negro spirituals standard in every black christians pocket. Cause, the negro spirituals is the earliest and purest black DOS christian liturgy or public work. Before black descended of enslaved christians had the bible they had negro spirituals. Great point here. Your second part slightly answers the last segment of the first. I argue that MLK jr and others , many others, wanted the culturee of the black descended of enslaved populace to be as shepards to a better usa for all peoples, this goes back to frederick douglass and the 1800s black church. they knew the heritage was of a people who survived white terror but I think their culture was as a people who made the integrated future nonviolently. and thus by 2026 would become the heritage. Which arguably it has. IF you look at media, most non blacks in the usa view black people as the integrators in the usa. More than anyone else. They made that choice. And it even has precedent. Remember, the first three black tribes when the usa was founded were: the enslaved black folks who are chained while whites in the usa are gaining freedom circa 85%,the black freemen who are trying to stop the usa, with the promise of freedom, which oddly enough, most of them get even though england lost circa 10%, and then the black separatist, fighting alongside whites who publicly supported black enslavement to whites, who would circa 90% be reenslaved at the end of the war. The black separatist were circa 5% of the percent of black folk. So the black folk who fought for the usa to be born circa july 4th is the historical precedent for the pan human rights fighting of the 1960s. Arguably, the black freemen have always existed, whether called black loyalist who also fought in the war of 1812 or black legions fighting in french colors in the commonly called world war one, but during after the commonly called world war 2, that for black alone became very small as a movement in the usa.

Millions of dollars has a different type of healing power. People grieve differently but time seems to heal all wounds,

Well, I hope so, but no amount of money will ever heal them from what they are going to experience, imo.

OMG! Guess what showed up on my feed yesterday!? I feel that this issue too, might be connected to what the government is doing, you know with ordering immigrants out of America. A lot of people have been evicted from their Section 8 homes! Also, the law has changed and now, Vouchers for Housing are only allowed to be given for only two (2) years!!! After 2 years, if people don't get jobs or something, they will have to pay full rent without any help from Housing Authority. Maybe if you are disabled or older than 62, you might not be completely put out, but times don't seem safe for anyone nowadays! Also, I heard that some landlords are putting cameras inside people's apartment and if they don't like it, then they are going to be told that they can move out. It seems to me that America is going after the poor population and a lot of single Black mothers are going to be devastated. Oaky, well, I did not know that was the hype. I wonder how much of that is true or false.

The government will settle with her family. Those 3 children will be set for the rest of their lives.

The claim is that POTUS Obama deported millions of folks and POTUS Biden allowed millions of folks back into the USA.

Renee Good's family has just hired the same attorney that fought for George Floyd!!!

I have nothing but the deepest respect, admiration and appreciation for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Dr. MLK Jr.). I dare not criticize Dr. MLK Jr.s non-violent approach to the Civil Rights struggle. That was his chosen tactic. I'd imagine his religious beliefs played a part in it too. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at 39 years old accomplished more in his short lifetime than people who live twice as long. FBA/AfroAmericans and ALL Black people on the planet owe a huge debt of gratitude to him. Thanks for everything Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

You know, I just heard about that, but is it true? I thought that the Trump administration is blaming the Democrats for the immigration problem. Same here. In fact, in my community there are new businesses actually opening up all over the place that specifically support Latino people and their moving in.

Thanks for the update. You know, I just did a little google search and was also reminded that there are two different pageants [1] Miss Black America and [2] Miss Black USA. I think the Miss Black USA is based on college funds and educational goals. This is the link for Miss Black USA of which is a scholarship pageant: https://www.missblackusa.org/ —naiylah archer, Miss Black USA 2025

Does. It. Matter. What. Day. It. Is. ..Amazed. That. The. Idiot. In. The. White. House. Has. Not. Tried. To. Get. Rid. Of. The. Holiday. ..Is. Terror. Planned. .For. Dr. King. Holiday. ? ..WILL.., ,,TRASH. TRUMP... ICE. TERRORIST. Attack. Black. People. On. Dr. King. .Holiday. ???.

@ProfD I don't even recall them selling any part of the company. Last I cognized they were in court or it had been stalled. I need to do more research. if it was a ruse and the objective was to sell a part, then what was in the part sold that satisfied those who attacked it? I wonder

The TikTok ban was a ruse. The current administration facilitated ByteDance selling part of the company.

Not really. One man cannot take care of 56,500 women. Not even if he were given 2 lifetimes. Those dudes were insecure and selfish. Especially if it meant forcing other men to become eunuchs. Now, if a man was naturally missing a part...no problem. Work him like a donkey. Titles are easy to bestow and take away. The owner remains the most powerful if/until overthrown. A benevolent dictator doesn't have to worry about such things. That might work under a benevolent dictator. However, it only takes 1 or 2 to form a coup and want to overthrow an unrighteous owner.

@Pioneer1 From the photos i have seen every winner of the Miss Black America pageant has been a black woman of medium to dark brown skin. Now I haven't seen photos of every winner. I haven't seen photos of every contestant. But the direction you have taken this post about uplifting a black owned beauty pageant has many questions, you didn't provide answers for when you shifted directions. 1. How do you define actual Black ? You mentioned "actual Black" but don't give a clear definition of how can be determined actual Black. Moreover why should the operators of Miss Black America adhere to such a definition? For example, if a woman with with two parents from india born in NYC with skin asians will call very dark, which is equivalent to what people in the USA call black, which is common among many Indian people, wants to run for Miss Black America, does she fit what you mean by Black? From a phenotypical perspective, said example woman is Black. Here are three images of kalo or black , indian females, older woman, young woman, child. All three are black. I don't know if habshi, which is the equivalent to Descended of Enslaved. Cause some ancestral indian people are black. Like some ancestral statian people, native americans, are black. Native Americans from southern tribes, the caribbean, are phenotypically black and not african. So I know you know your thoughts and definitions but you have to display them. If for no other reason it makes the multilog easier, unless you want to argue. 2. How do you define not-black or mixed? You mentioned " non-Black and mixed people" but don't give a clear definition to either term. Is mixed by phenotype, skin color ? is mixed by phenotype of ancestors? If mixed is by phenotype of ancestors, is it a one drop rule or is it a just immediate parents? For example, this is Fredi Washington. Who played the Peola character in the earliest film version of "immitation of life". She called herself black. She rejected hollywoods desire to have her lie about her background and claim she is white. And lived most of her life as a maid/nurse in Harlem. She definitely looked mixed. I call people like her yella. She is definitely more yella than Beyonce or Hally Berry or Dorothy Dandridge. And arguably even more yella than Hailee Steinfeld which says a lot. But she is black to me. From your definition she is mixed, so she couldn't apply for Miss Black America, correct? 3. Are you suggesting each candidate must be a citizen of the USA? I didn't read the rules of entry so I don't know how citizenship fits in Miss Black America. But a Black woman from Africa is Black so if she lives in the USA, why can't she run? Maybe she needs to be a USA citizen. I argue that is an even requirement, but is it mandatory? You didn't mention Hailee Steinfield. But, the issues you mention here are not about the participants but the organizers of events. The organizers of events aren't being self haters, the organizers of events are doing what you did in your reply, not be concise or specific in definitions. Expecting everyone else to somehow know what they are thinking or how they define. That isn't functional. If you wanted to block out certain black women... or any women, all you have to do is make the rules clear. But if the rules don't block out certain women from running then why shouldn't they run. And as for the host of events or people whether black or non black, no matter their language or background, who have a positive bias towards the phenotype called white and a negative phenotype called blacks , black people who produce/pay for events need to know who they are hosting or if non blacks are producing, what can you expect from the host of a non black show but adulation to non black beauty even if the show is labeled for black beauty cause the owners are not black. When you organize an event it is up to you to be clear, concise on definitions, not the people entering.

ProfD Take a deep breath and walk with me here. ....a walk around my island? "By all means.....come my friend. Let us....as they say....sharpen steel." Semantics aside, what is the difference between a *woman king* and a masculine gay dude? The 56,500 women on that island won't be looking at the gay dudes as "inspiration". They won't see them as role models who'd inspire them to acquire power and eventually overthrow my position as head of the island....like that "woman king" figure would, lol. Hopefully, you're not looking at it from the angle that *masculine gay dudes* won't be chasing after 56,500 women around. Why shouldn't I? If they were truly gay.....wouldn't this be one of the benefits? This is one of the reasons the old kings in the Middle East used to use EUNUCH to guard their harems instead of normal men. I did type that a woman king and her army would control the island. I was referring to them whatever form of security or protection you would expect from those masculine gay dudes. Look at her title "woman king". That means SHE would be "king" or have complete authoritarian rule over the army if not the entire island....not me. I'd just OWN it...but she'd be RULING over it essentially. That wouldn't work out. With the gay militia....lol....they'd just be a police or security force without a leader except ranking officers necessary to keep discipline.

Even among Latino immigrants, the darker folks (brown and Black) are being deported more than blancos.

ProfD AI is being created to do things humans are either too slow or incapable of doing efficiently and quickly. AI is designed to replace humans wherever feasible. I hear (read...lol) you. If this is the case...... Then just like you had human beings who's job it was to find ways to employ their population with good paying beneficial jobs...task AI to do it! Surely AI....as smart as it is...should be able to come up with ways to employ 10 or 15 million unemployed workers. Producing jobs cost money. That's not the way capitalism works. Sure production costs money....but the SELL of that product offsets the cost. The profits you get from it's sale not only covers the manufacturing of it but incentivizes you to produce more. That's also how capitalism works.....lol. That's where capitalism and free market comes into to play. Enterprising folks are allowed to make money first. The government makes rules and regulations to reign in capitalists and provides essential services for people who cannot afford it for one reason or another. The government has never really been in the business of creating industrial jobs. It leaves that up to capitalists within the free market system. It did during the Great Depression. FDRs New Deal produced MILLIONS of jobs that this nation is still benefiting off of today. But the jobs don't necessarily have to be industrial. As mentioned before they could be in the medical field, in defense, in education, in agriculture. There are literally BILLIONS of opportunities waiting to be taken advantage and AI could be used to come up with and manage them.

The statisticians will compile some numbers when the dust settles and smoke clears. Good luck fact checking. As DJ Khaled song All I Do is Win said...and they stay there.

Take a deep breath and walk with me here. Semantics aside, what is the difference between a *woman king* and a masculine gay dude? Hopefully, you're not looking at it from the angle that *masculine gay dudes* won't be chasing after 56,500 women around. I did type that a woman king and her army would control the island. I was referring to them whatever form of security or protection you would expect from those masculine gay dudes. We already had a whole thread covering your disdain for that whole situation. That's the reason I mentioned it here. Comedic source material. Woman king as a Juxtaposition to masculine gay dudes.

I wouldn't refer to it as a secret, but it certainly wasn't something people talked about much. When the subject of immigration came up...it almost always centered around Latinos and what Trump was going to do with THEM. However I already saw how Black immigrants had been treated in the past and how they're still being treated, so I wasn't going to assume anything but wait until the "get down" comes to see who they really went after.

Yes, and I'd especially like to know the DEMOGRAPHICS of those who actually left. I don't know about the rest of the country, but I haven't seen much of a drop in the Latino population in my locality. The same ones who were living down the street from me 2 years ago are STILL there.....with an extra 2 cars....lol.

If I were silly enough to accept some "woman king" with her own army....taking charge of my island, there would be no need for ME on that fucking island....lol. Speaking of "woman king". I didn't like how that movie was titled. It gave the impression that Black people had limited vocabulary. What's the difference between a "woman king" and a "queen"?

The obvious reason is because white folks own the porn industry. More importantly, the *rules* for what can and cannot be said and done in a porn movie are different from movies rated R or below. Still, Black actors can refuse to play roles for whatever reason. They don't have to be in white porn movies. Produce their own. Herein lies the biggest hurdle or challenge for Black folks..,.dependence on white folks for every crumb of their daily bread. Whenever Black folks decide to own sh8t i.e. ownership...we can make rules and call shots. Otherwise, as an employee i.e. working for someone else is always subject to their rules and regulations.

Without a doubt MANY do this! And I'm in no way trying to excuse or justify their behavior. Well.....I will justify it just a LITTLE BIT...because we haven't given them too much of an alternative....lol. Like Neely Fuller Jr. often said: "You constantly here Black people say, 'We need to get together' Get together for what? Unite to do what? What will me or any other Black person get out of just 'getting together'?" Many AfroAmericans are understandable upset and ever hurt that many Africans don't want to unite with or even be around AfroAmericans and talk down on our people without putting themselves in THEIR position and asking what would the benefit be of linking up with us? What can WE do for them? They came here to find financial success and escape violence or oppression, not form a Black liberation army....lol. So that's one side of it. Embracing the enemy is another side. I agree that going out of their way to side with open racists is intolerable and must be called out.