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There are public and private sector jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities as well. It really comes down to the knowledge, skills and abilities of the individual and their willingness to relocate and hustle. Plenty folks have already left NYC for greener pastures south of it. I'd be kinda surprised if former NYers haven't sent kites back to the city spreading the word that places like DC, Charlotte, ATL and Houston are popping.

@Troy I see. You and I have different definitions to the word mecca. And that is why I said the following https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/10751-these-black-mayors-arent-powerless/?do=findComment&comment=66656 I quote myself that depends on how you define a mecca but thank you Troy I comprehend in this group I have made a devastating error. For too long I use words in my own way but don't add adjectives explaining these are my definitions. And so it invites others who definitions are different to then come with their definitions but their definitions don't match mine and this our dialog's positions don't align. Based on your definition of mecca you are correct troy. Yes, but not based on my definition. And we both are keeping our won definitions so we each are correct plus incorrect. I will state how I define mecca. A mecca to me isn't a place that draws people. Any place draws people. I call that a condition of any place as a gathering spot. I define a mecca as a place that has intrinsic value to a race of people regardless to if they are drawn to it physically. I base my definition on the role of Mecca to the muslim heritage which is the source of the word. Muslims pray towards mecca, they honor mecca regardless of being able to go to mecca. It is not a gathering spot. it is a revered place to Muslims regardless of whether they go to it or not. Harlem by my definition of Mecca is not a mecca and NYC is not a white mecca. Again, Troy you plus others , not me plus others, define race as phenotype. Based on your definition of race I speak incorrectly or dysfunctionally. based on my definition of race I speak correctly or functionally. The following is my definition of the word race which are from my parents, my first teachers, plus the books I learned about words from. The word race does not mean phenotype. Phenotype means appearance. Race means a characteristic similarity, it can be any characteristic; it can be gender [male/female/hermaphrodite] , clan[your last name] , language [anglo/laltino/sino] , geographic [african/european/asian], religion [ christian/buddhist/muslim/vodun], nativity [ indigenous/immigrant/migrant], and yes phenotype[black,white, mullato, arab, mestizo,dark, light ] and based on my definition of the word race, all humans have a set of racial labels based on their characteristics. So I am a black male anglo harlemite , four different races : phenotype/gender/language/geography . I have more but I said this for explanatory purposes. Now I am not asking anyone else to use words as I use them or define words as I use them but I will continue to use definitions of words in a manner I find most correct. @ProfD can you describe the better financial opportunities south of NYC? I want to tell black people offline about them

You just now getting around to asking that question @frankster?

I was in a rush and using a laptop that was being uncooperative.. Yes and you did..... That is the same one that Racist poster provided a while back!? Make me question where you are getting your info. Guilty as charge.... It was fun diving into Muslim holy script..... hadn't done it in a while. Did not want you to go away with the wrong impression...That the Hadith only said Muhammad was white - Racist love to leave you with that idea. Was hoping you would also give me the opportunity to go into the Hindu scriptures as well...last time I was trying to prove it was the cause of colorism/shadeism in India. Now it seems I am on the other side of the fence but not really. It did come as a welcome surprise to see you quoting scripture Yeah....I get that a lot and there is some truth in that. Don't we all?? I am Going with a Brown Man - of African Arabian descent. It matters to me And I love it when you bring evidence to back up your assertions....and you must expect me to do the same.

Malcolm X understood that both the fox and the wolf were running around in the same forest. Liberals (Democrats) and conservatives (Republicans) are two sides of the same coin. Neither party is interested in doimg much of anything for AfroAmericans.

frankster My "turn"??? You asked me to provide you with Hadith that said Prophet Muhammad was a White man. I did. Instead of it satisfying you, you ran around the internet digging up multiple and often contradictory Hadith that claims Muhammad was Black, Brown, AND White..lol. Which pretty much supports my position of why I don't f' with religion anyway. There is too much contradiction and confusion in most organized religions for them to supposedly "come from God". But you can choose whichever Hadith you like or supports your belief. If you want to believe Muhammad was a Black man, a Brown man, or even a White man....be my guest. Because not just in this particular case, but now that I look back over the years......it appears that around here.....it doesn't matter too much whether I'm right or not; nor does it matter how much evidence I bring to prove my assertions.

"What Malcolm X thought about liberals": Was Black America Listening? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E55kQfachBQ - - - "The Ballot or the Bullet": A Binary Option for Black America? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballot_or_the_Bullet

Ever since I was a kid, I found it interesting that Black folks didn't see anything *wrong* with that sh8t. Imagine a 7-year-old boy running telling grown-ups they were stupid for trying to sell him on Santa Claus and them believing in that white man on the picture. Of course, that resulted in a few azz whuppings for me but I wasn't broken.

Right. Hopefully, the algorithm won't attract racist trolls. There's no shortage of white folks directing vitriol towards OJ's ashes. It really burns them up to believe OJ got away with murder despite their legal system acquitting him.

There are definitely better financial opportunities for Black folks in places south of NYC. Good luck tapping into the money up there.

Mecca is a place that draws many people. I don't understand how you are defining "non phenotypical racial groups." By definition races are based upon phenotype. NYC is becoming a city for the wealthy and most of these people are white. Middle class and poor people are leaving, and a disproportionate number of these people are Black. Cities like Atlanta, Charlotte, et al, are becoming a Mecca for Black people in much the same way Harlem was one a century ago.

@Troy based on how you define a mecca, do non phenotypical racial groups have mecca's in the usa? for example latinos [who can have any phenotype] or asians[ who can have any phenotype]?

Sorry in my haste I made a mistake. @Pioneer1 wrote that the following is sufficient to make you a Christian. The point I was trying to make is being brought up by Christian parents does not make one a Christian, you have to be “saved.” You must profess acceptance of Christ and be baptized. That is what I was taught in the Baptist church, but of course there are more denominations of Christianity than I can name and they are all practice differently. But as it’s always the case, it is a waste of time trying to Expose @Pioneer1 to anything different to what he already believes. I don’t think he’s ever changed his position on anything. This makes it impossible for one to learn new things. It was pointed out that Christianity has a basis in Africa, and despite all the evidence to this pioneer rejects this outright. I know a lot of us grew up with the portrait of the white Jesus hanging in our homes. I bet Pioneer still has his hanging up. and that’s cool with me if he brings him solace.

Harlem was a Mecca for black people but this was fleeting and these sort of things changes over time. NYC has been a Mecca for write people for a few hundred years now, I don’t see it changing in the next hundred. NYC’s population is on the decline. The decline in black people, as a percentage of population, is even greater. I see this continuing perhaps accelerating for sometime too. We are in the midst of a reverse migration out of the north to the south.

@Troy that depends on how you define a mecca I have never defined a mecca to any people through the lens of those who are most financially fortunate. The mecca of islam isn't revered because financially fortunate muslims travel their on caravans or planes of gold from somewhere else. It is revered because even the fiscally poorest muslim sees in mecca the spiritual homeland of their people. NYC in my view is not a mecca for whites or specifically white statians. In the same way Harlem was never a mecca for blacks or specifically black dos. well, you say take over but harlem was white before it was black, it was native before it was white. Everybody black who lived or lives in harlem should know this from their black parents. And modern harlem is probably the finest example of a phenotypically/linguistically/religiously mixed region in nyc. I don't know nyc has alot of problems Troy. First, NYC is going to have an explosion in populace in a decade or two that to be blunt has no way to be anything but a horde of fiscally poor people unless some financial event occurs.

isn’t it though? If you are an upper middle class white person in New York City you can take advantage of everything it has to offer live anywhere you like, and benefit from all the explicit and implicit cultural biases. obviously, they have every intention on maintaining this. they take over of Harlem from Central Park moving north is evidence of this. I think we will see in our lifetime dismantled or privatization of all of the housing projects running from the East river to Lenox Avenue between 112 and 110th St.

I noticed that too @Delano. On some level, that imperfection made her more human I know it’s too late to ask because you know the answer but if I didn’t say anything, would you have suspected for a split second at this was all generated by AI?

It is really good. Except she makes a slightly strange expression when she says today. You may have to slow down the video to see it though.

Gotcha. I knew you were tracking AI from sides.

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@Troyyou comprehend what i mean

Delete?! Man with the algorithm in control that is the only way to get traffic nowadays.

@richardmurray I'm not sure what you mean, but I don't think use of the avatar I have chosen will be a problem. Now if I wanted to get exclusive use of here for branding purposes I imagine I could pay for this too. Maybe I can even create my own custom AALBC AI generated spokesperson. Thought that would probably be a Black woman around my age. @ProfD there probably has not been a working day that I have not used AI for one reason or another; writing and editing content, creating social media graphics, generating JavaScript, Phyton, HTML, PHP code. I believe the benefits will be relatively short lived. AI has the potential to completely upend the WWW as we know it. It will allow a small number of ultra-powerful corporations to complete their take-over of the web. It saddens me to see this happen; when the web became available to the public it held so much promise. Black media been eviscerated both online and off.

CEMOPTAP is a New York City based grassroots organization that works actively to support Black people. Your probably know some of the revered speakers below: SANCTIONS MUST BE IMPOSED When you Attack the Ancestors, When You Attack the Babies, When You Attack the Community Sanctions must be imposed on Seth McFarland and Netflix. McFarland got away years ago with that terrible image of Harriet Tubman with a nude white woman draped around her, but not this time. They can't and don't do this kind of thing to other people, they can't do it to us. What kind of sanctions must be determined. But if we were to let this type of insult go by and let these images and concepts be consumed by our own children without a response from our people then we have given our historic enemy, permission to exterminate us. Our Elders and Organizations can advise us at the meeting, but we must do something. I'm doing an event that directly conflicts with this Zoom call, but if I can get away from it for a few I will try to connect. My initial reaction after watching this trailer, is not to ban the creation of this type of material, but it definitely should not be made widely available to young people -- of any color. Unfortunately, adult material like this, and far worse is widely and easily available to kids. Near pornographic music videos and actual porn is easily accessible to anyone with a smart phone. I think this is bad. The only thing we can do is shield our kids about this type of media and help educate them about the nature of this content, understand why it is created, and why it is damaging.