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I'll tell you why....... Black voters didn't come out for Hillary for the same reason most of them didn't come out for Trump...NEITHER ONE of them really offered us anything! Atleast Trump would mention the Black community in a rather facetious if not condescending way in passing: "And the Blacks...ya know....the Blacks have it so rough now" "I mean come on, ya live in the ghetto and have rotten schools, what the hell have you got to lose" Now does Trump give a damn about "the Blacks"? HELL no....and no one with good sense expects him to. But Hillary Clinton never offered a decent alternative She never offered the Black community anything of substance l…

I lurked on the old Thumper's corner. I think that the there needs to be better moderation on this forum because so far it is just filled with too much trolling and talking & trashtalking about *will not mention this person's name*. Those threads need to be deleted and more legitimate thread discussions should be created with legitimate posters. Maybe the adminstrator needs to make it so that you have to be registered in order to make a post because the trolling is getting out of h and. And if the trolling still continues then accounts need to be deleted. I hate what this forum has become.

Re: https://www.theroot.com/our-kind-of-people-is-a-treasure-trove-of-good-writing-1847768924 IMO, regarding Lee Daniels' TV series on Fox called Our Kind of People, the series sucks. It's contrived erratic dialogue that drives the convoluted story line and disjointed interaction between skin color-sensitive upper-crusters and wannabees, appears to make them all come across as phony unrealistic achievers. Nearly the entire cast looks like it was assembled to mimic a geographically incorrect fake Redbone-fluid high society, burdened by the insecurity of their own existence and racial identity. Being or being perceived or classified as black, looks like it is …

ON TRISHA GODDARD SHOW TODAY, BLACK MARRIED COUPLE WAS ON..HE HAS 5 SPIRIT WIVES..HIS FIRST WIVE WATCHES HIM HAVE SEX WITH OTHER WOMEN, HIS OTHER SPIRIT WIVES,SHE HAS NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.....HE WATCHES HER HAVE SEX WITH OTHER MEN, GIVES ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS....HE SAID IN THE BIBLE SOLOMON HAD LOTS OF WIVES....HE SAYS HE IS EMOTIONALLY MARRIED TO HIS SPIRIT WIVES, FIRST SPIRIT WIFE SAYS WATCHING HIM MAKE LOVE TO OTHER WOMEN DOES NOT CHANGE HER LOVE FOR HIM...REALLY/IS THIS SOMETHIG NEW, BLACK MEN WITH MARRIED SPIRIT WIVES, AND BLACK WOMEN LIKING IT.REALLY////.,

Biden administration admits it will be giving huge sums to unlawful border crossers but none to Black Folks. Once again it demonstrates Democrats despise Black Americans. It’s sad that has been the case since before the Civil War.

Im sick and tired of black women acting violent and foolish. Not all black women of course but there is a problem with some of our black sister’s. The Angry Black Woman is not a myth , the angry black woman is perpetuated by the acts of black woman being loud and sometimes violent. I am seeing video after video showing black women engaging in violent attacks in subways, restaurants, parking lots, stores, you name it. Further, they are screaming and using horrible language. This is a bad look for our community and our black culture is in need of a makeover . Of course we see white karen video’s but they really are’nt violent. Whats disturbing to me is those that …

I remember this flick, and it is hard to image it is 40 years old. The first time I went to Chicago I had to visit the Cabrini-Green housing projects. I enjoyed the film because it was shot in the projects. Like Claudine that came before it, which was filmed in Harlem, it showed a side of life that really was not shown in the movies before that time. I grew up in the projects. Mine were taller, more like Robert Taylor houses on Chicago's south side. The projects I grew up in are still standing. Some of the families have been there for generations. Like the guy in the interview above says we had fun growing up --despite the crime, viole…

Saw WFTPOTA a few days ago and it wasn't a bad flick. I personally liked the original more low budget sagas of the 60s and early 70s much better, but this modern trilogy wasn't too bad. But I must say, there was so many subliminal messages in that movie it was disturbing. Deray McKesson and Tariq Nasheed caught a little heat from saying that the movie had racist undertones in it but I have to agree with them whole heartedly that the movie was subtly racist. My only issue with Deray and Tariq is that they used to weakest points to make their case like one of the characters wearing a blue vest. Hell, there were about 10 or 15 stronger points in this movie that …

I will not post video because it's disturbing. =========================================================================================== France riots: What we know about Nahel Merzouk - the teenager who was shot dead by police Nahel Merzouk was a member of the Pirates of Nanterre rugby club and also appeared in a music video alongside French rapper Jul. Sunday 2 July 2023 08:11, UK NAHEL MERZOUK …

Who knew Orson Welles was a civil rights activist. Isaac Woodard, Jr., often written just Isaac Woodard, (March 18, 1919 – September 23, 1992) was an African American World War II veteran who was attacked by South Carolina police in 1946, while still in uniform, hours after being honorably discharged from the United States Army. His attack and injuries sparked national outrage and galvanized the civil rights movement in the United States. The attack by South Carolina police left Woodard completely and permanently blind. Due to South Carolina's reluctance to pursue the case, President Harry S. Truman ordered a federal investigation. The sheriff was indi…

Do you know the date's range is from the 15th to the 21st of january? What are your thoughts on MLK jr's advocacy for Black Empowerment in the USA coexisting nonvilently alongside the empowerment of non blacks? In hindsight where did MLK jr , make mistakes?

Herman Cain problems mount as one allegation after another is leveled against him by various women. Sexual harassment charges came from Sharon Bialek and Karen Kraushaar and an affair with Ginger White have been alleged against the Republican front runner.

Well, Yall. today is my birthday. I made it; the big 9-0. i don't know why I'm still here and so many young blacks are gone, losing their lives on a daily basis to gun violence. Life is a bitch... Here i am, chillin on my daughter's porch, bidding my bucket list "good bye". I have no idea why this picture is sooo huge! In fact, "i know that i know nothing." I may be back sooon to share some of my ignorance with you.

What is a 613 Helmet!? Trip to the Black Owned Business Oh My God! Please help me to get some travel money so that I can go to the Turkey Hut! This is on my bucket list. I first heard of this Black owned business in Houston, Texas from a viral video posted by a black own vlog site called Pink Book Lessons of which she mentioned a disrespectful Black woman who went to the restaurant this past September 4, 2022, to make a publicity stunt to go against the dress code policy. So, she referred to this woman as wearing a 613 Helmet and also a 304. It took me a google moment to find out the meanings and so, 613 helmet refers to the blonde wig that th…

This post was originally titled "The Leslie Jones Factor" but I've re-named it because I think we've done Leslie Jones to death and she deserves a break from being picked apart by strangers. She is who she is; more power to her. In another post, on another thread, dated August 10th, CDBurns wrote: ..."Name me any point in the history of us in the US where we were considered respectable, lady like, and gentlemen." Come on, Chris, there has always been a black affinity for what was ladylike or gentlemanly dating back to slavery times when there was a difference in the demeanor of the field hands and the house help. In the ensuing years after sl…

Hey @Cynique, I'm listening to the news and I heard a report saying that Chicago may reach temperatures lower than -27 degrees! Did I hear that correctly? Negative 27! Those are the kind of temperatures when car batteries die, pipes burst, and being outside without proper gear is simply lethal. Is it as bad as the national news makes it sound?

Well, our fearless leader has been inaugurated much to the satisfaction of all the Evangelicals whose prayers for a Trump victory won out over those praying for a qualified leader and are now praying that the tyrant they were against, will miraculously become a savior they'll be for. Sharing this sentiment are the many others who are simply resigned to accepting defeat. The undertones of Trump's inaugural speech were "it's my way or the highway" - obviously his formula for making America great again. And if a Cabinet made up bigots, clueless amateurs, corporate millionaires and Russian puppets is any indication of what Trump considers "great", then this nation is at …

It's getting a little tiring seeing so many grown ass AfroAmerican men getting on national television crying and carrying on. I understand if you lost a loved one, it's natural to be deeply hurt and cry. I cried when both of my Parents passed away. I'm not saying AfroAmerican men should NEVER cry....but there's a time and place for everything. I'm saying this in reference to so many AfroAmerican men who have been crying on television lately as a reaction to the George Floyd situation as well as the latest shooting in Atlanta. Mr. Flyod's brother has a right to cry. Mr. Brook's brother has a right to cry. But some of these other negroes on the screen weep…

Pennsylvania Supreme Court has overturned Cosby's sexual assault conviction. He is set to be released from prison as early as TODAY The new ruling bars any retrial in the case according to CNBC reporting. HOLY COW. I did not see that one coming!~

NEWS SAYS A NEW DRUG CALLED MOLLY/IT IS LIKE ECTASY PILLS..DRUG MOLLY STOPS A PERSON ABILITY TO MOVE, BRINGS A HIGH FEVER///AND JUST LIKE COCAINE, BLACK SINGERS ARE GLAMOURIZING THE DRUG MOLLY//WHY ARE BLACK SINGERS CONTINUING TO GLAMOURIZE DRUGS///NEWS SAYS DRUG SELLERS OF MOLLY DRUG AIM AT TEENS AND COLLEAGE STUDENTS//////AMAZING///AMAZING HOW BLACK PEOPLE KEEP BEING INVOLVED IN THEIR RACE GENOCIDE////

There. Is. A. Debate. Planned. Herschel. Walker. And. Pastor. Warnock. Amazed. The. Republicans. Are. Not. Speaking. Against. Walker. I. Assume. They. Afraid. Of. Trump. He. Supports. Herschel ,Walker. Herschel. Walker. Is. Whacked. Lies. Like. Trump. . Pastor. Warnock. Also. A. Idiot. Not. Saying. What. He. Can. Do. To. Stop. Black. Genocide. In Black. Communities. Organize. Kwanzaa. Thinking. No. Black. Democrat Is Doing. Any. If. That. Pastor. Warnock. Not. Talking. About. Black. Preachers. In. Prison. For. Raping. Black. Children. Murdering. Their. Wives. Preachers. Stealing. All. The. Church. Money. Buying. Cars Houses. Not. Caring. About. Poor. Black. Communities…

[II] ] Hidden Behind Mockery: BLACK NAMES of Eurasia~ PECHENEG During my research, I recently stumbled across this term that became described as ‘an EXONYM’ meaning a term that was used by others to describe a certain people in the past. However, after more research, I have come to discover much more truths about this term than what has been clearly written today and also, this term in its’ origin would not necessarily be an exonym altogether. But at some point, this term PECHENEG not only became altered but it also became demeaning and perhaps that would be why it is not a common word used today here in America in this sense. When I loo…

Based upon account name alone, how many of these accounts did I approve? Wide awake kiarakelynack5 wabix earle384946155 Naomi Rivers norberto59g957 kwc kelleyb123987 Dashia The Black Diaspora I used to take the time to look at IP address. There are some places that get banned based upon where the account was created. Today I don't even look at IP addresses I look at the account name and the domain that the email address was created. I used to worry about banned a legitimate poster today I'm more concerned about letting a troll in, so I appreciate my heavy-handed approach may be …

SHAQ’S LEGAL TEAM FIRES BACK, WANTS FTX LAWSUIT DISMISSED Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 10, 2023 https://www.blackenterprise.com/shaquille-oneal-ftx-lawsuit-legal-papers-shaq-moving-car/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter_05/10/2023 After successfully evading attorneys trying to serve him papers in a lawsuit against FTX celebrity endorsers, Shaquille O’Neal was finally served the legal documents. But not so fast! According to lawyers representing O’Neal, he was never properly served, and because of this, the claims against the NBA Hall of Famer should be dismissed. According to Business Insider, in a recent court fil…

Ann Coulter is a trip. Her interview with our Kam Williams had me laughing out loud. She is irreverent and quick witted for sure. Over the years I've published hundreds of interviews Kam has performed. Kam usually asks a series of canned questions like: "If you only had 24 hours to live, how would you spend the time?" Most people say something like, "spend the time with loved ones and family". Ann's response, "Waiting in line for my Obamacare doctor." Of this question, If you could have a superpower, which one would you choose? Most people say, The ability to "fly" or "invisibility". Ann's response, "The USA." I hadn't really realized the canned ques…

Technically, your perception of the world is a hallucination. Every living being perceives the world differently and creates its own “hallucination” of reality https://jamesclear.com/why-facts-dont-change-minds

This was at the top of my Twitter feed today. I did not comment on it, but it struck me because the person who posted it cares for 45 about as much as I do and they went to the same business school I attended. The problem I have with the chart (assuming you accept the figures as presented, for no primary sources was cited) is that the statement failed to recognize the staggering job losses shown on the very same chart for the first two years of Obama's presidency! This also ignores the net job gains for the 45 adminstration are actually far great than they were for Obama at the same point in his presidency. In other words, this chart, looking at the number…

This is picking up on a Farrakhan will speak before the Detroit City Council, to members of the clergy and to residents of the city. Acknowledging the Detroit's rich legacy, Minister Farrakahn opined about the city's present condition, saying "Detroit is where the Nation of Islam started. Detroit is almost considered now, a dead city. So we'll come back to Detroit where we began and loook at the condition of Detroit, pool our resources and try to buy properties in Detroit and start rebuilding one of the greatest cities in America where we're concerned." From the Michigan Chronicle. Are the Nation of Islam's goals consistent with yours? What do you think …

Conspiracy or Not? Obama's Chef, Tamari Campbell Drowning Following the news of Campbell's untimely passing, his wife Sherise shared this photo to Instagram noting she was 'heartbroken' I came across this brief youtube video and, although the host says that he believes that 99% this drowning was accidental, however, he also has a 1% doubt. One of the main reasons he says that he believes there could be a deeper reason behind this death is because this is the second incident of a White House Chef who died by accidental drowning. Back in 2015, the Clinton's Chef also died by accidental drowning. Also,…

My Inspiration to Physical Fitness . . . ======================================================================================= I have a long, long way to go. I haven’t even started yet . . . Well, actually, I have actually started . . . and started . . . and then started again and again and again . . . I am still trying to get a handle on my craving for chocolate . . . and my habit of drinking grape soda . . . Pioneer, please pretend that you didn’t read this post! . . . LOL. You’ve probably seen and heard about these amazing stories, but I don’t believe I will ever get bored of reading about them or seeing these amazing women. Anyway, I c…

I have zero interest in this application — I'm not even curious about it. In a few years. if professionals tell me that Threads is a must-have I may look at it then, but I can't image that day coming. Twitter was always a relatively marginal social media platform. Heavily reliant on bot traffic and outrage... It is not clear how threads will gain relevance, in the long term, without doing the things people complained about Twitter doing. At some point, social media platforms will have to pay people, regular people, for engaging on the platform. Then there is Meta's increasing dominance. They have Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. A…

I Never Heard of Nipsey Hussle... until now! Why Was He Murdered!? Nipsey Hussle's birth name is Ermias Joseph Asghedom and his father fled from East Africa, Eritrea during the civil conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Therefore, Nipsey Hussle is HEBREW ISRAELITE from THE TRIBE OF JOSEPH. He became an award winning rapper and so, a lot of celebrities are shocked at his death. Also, the people of Eritrea are mourning his death as well as he recently visited his father's homeland last year for the second time and visited with the president of Eritrea. Ermias means Sent by God, in Eritrea. Nipsey and his brother Samiel aka…

NEW SHOW GHOST BROTHERS, BLACK MEN INVESTIGATING HAUNTED HOUSES AND THE PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, MAYBE THEY WILL CONTACT DEAD SPIRITS OR BE CHASED OUT OF A HAUNTED HOUSE.SHOW IS ON DESTINATION CHANNEL/NEW MOVIE ABOUT SUPREME COURT CLARENCE THOMAS AND ANITA HILL CALLED CONFIRMATION, ALL THE CLARENCE THOMAS NOMINATION ,ANITA HILL DRAMA. ANOTHER MOVIE,MEET THE BLACKS, THIS AT THE THEATERS ,MEET THE BLACKS ABOUT A BLACK MAN STEALS MONEY AND DRUGS GOES TO HIS FAMILY AFFLUENT COMMUNITY TO HIDE, A CRITIC . SAYS,THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST STORY, FILMS TO BE ON SCREEN /REALLY/SOUNDS LIKE IT///////

This is not a rebuttal to but rather a reflection inspired by his earnest concern. What I have to say is debatable and even negative, but it is my “truth”, the personal opinion and theories that I have formed over 60 years of observing a struggle that recycles itself decade after decade as the same laments come and go, and the same calls for reforms echo each other, and the same strategies are swallowed up in the black hole of frustration. Obviously, a lot of present black problems stem from the past. We all know how our ancestors were sold into bondage and brought to this country against their will. If they survived the brutal middle passage, upon their arrival th…

Racist. Trash. Trump. Has. Been. Voted. Out. CNN. Black. Talker -Van. Johnson. Crying. After. Biden. Won. Made. Me. Sick. He. Does-Not. Cry. When. Black. Children. Are. Murdered. By. Street Trash-Black. Gang. Thug. Men. Does. Not. Cry. For. Children Raped. By-Pulpit Trash. Snake. Preachers. Yes. Jobs. Need. To. Be. Created,'Affordable. Health. Care. Education.Money.To. Poor. Inner-City. Schools. Not. Just Rich. White. Schools.. The. Black. Problem -Black. Voices. In. The. News. Leading. Up. To. Election. Day. Not-A-Word. About. Preachers. Beating. Their. Wives,Murdering. Their. -Wives. Raping. Children ,Getting. Teen. Girls. Pregnant. -Preachers-Stealing. Millions. O…

“When the slaves get together, that’s the beginning of getting out of slavery.”—Martin Luther King, Jr. I'd be surprised if many people would recognize that quote coming from MLK. If they knew it was Dr, King, they probably would not recognize that it came from the famous speech he gave, the evening before he was murdered in Memphis, TN almost 49 years ago to the day, the "Mountaintop" speech. The most quoted line is, "We, as a people, will get to the promised land! I'm glad I reread this speech as I was migrating Dr. King's web page. We are misdirected with the focus nonviolent aspect of King's message. But King was keen on using economic power to win justic…

I was out to dinner with a some friends last night and one of the women described how she was victimized in an online scam. She was also trolled with an email similar to the ones I receive all the time. When an entity hacks into say Target's servers and steals passwords this is a VERY big deal. Many of us use the same passwords on multiple systems. So if your password is stolen from Target they may now also have your bank account's password. This data is freely available to the dark web and sophisticated scammers know how to exploit people beyond simple identity thief. I've included an example of a scam email below. Now I would NEVE…

I just want to say, out of pure coincidence: one's birth, a documentary, one's death all three black female pianist find themselves near in my thoughts and I wonder... all three were black musicians but all three were also highly skilled, I argue all three were stymied in a terrible way. It occurs to me that they could had performed a trilogy, they were literally alive long enough to have played together... HAzel Scott https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/203-the-disappearance-of-miss-scott-02232025/ Nina Simone https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/198-nina-simone-born-1933/ Roberta Flack https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/204-roberta-flack-born-1937/ …

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Well, here I am on “Thumper‘s Corner”, fighting off claustrophobia, cloistered in my little niche that is part of a network of cubicles equipped with a maze of “links” which will not only connect members to various features, but will also enable them to make contact with other inmates with whom they can engage in a one-on-one exchange that somebody else may choose to eavesdrop on and even decide to go through the challenge of posting a response to. Some fun, huh? Huddled here in my little pod, I am full of curiosity about the state of limbo “the board” is now suspended in. Currently, except for a brave few, everybody including me seems to be at a loss for somethi…

This video was created by VOX which does a good job of explaining Charlie Hebdo and a great many other things. As mentioned in the media Charlie Hebdo lambastes all major religions. Obviously, publishing content offensive to Muslims is a lot more dangerous. I have to give Charlie credit for having the courage to do this. I would not do it, but at the same time it is not that important or interesting to me to offend followers of the world's religions. I understand that that the next issue of Charlie Hebdo will include another image of the Profit Muhammad, this time crying. The print run for the next issue will be increased by two o…

I am in Hong Kong. It's mountainous and humid. Haven't met any locals.

************************************************************************************ I didn't know much about what happened there, listening to the news I got the impression that the white boy shot some people that were standing around minding their own business. I did not know the race of the people that were shot, it never really occurred to me. So I was watching the trial, in passing, and saw a video where one of the men that the boy shot was about to jump on top of the boy's head. So, YES, he acted in self-defense. This is the link to the video of him shooting all three peop…

I write this article for the multitude of wild-eyed idealists who joined political campaigns thinking they could be a part of movement to deliver change only for their aspirations to be aborted by the established order. I especially write this missive on behalf of the legions of Obama volunteers who had their hopes dashed by the harsh realities of who the first black president became once he entered the White House. This issue is very personal for me. In 2008, I put all my hopes in Barack Obama only to witness in depressing fashion as my faith was returned with faithless cynicism. However, I am not alone in this bitter taste that has yet to leave my mouth; an acerbit…

While sitting up here enjoying my Jamaican style Curry Goat (another invention by Black folks @Jeromex & @Wide awake that people of ALL races seem to enjoy), it just occurred to me....... That shooting in Jacksonville might have been in RETALIATION to that ass beating our brothers gave those devils down in Montgomery a few weeks ago! People all over the planet witnessed those devils getting their asses handed to them and made all kinds of jokes and memes about it.

Half of the American's can not afford to buy the cheapest new car ($14,000); either they do not have the money to pay for it or the credit score to borrow the money. This he argues is one of the reason 45 was elected. YouTube definitely knows what videos to show me, because there was nothing this guy said that I disagreed with. The only difference is that he has data (and research) support my observations. Actually there were two other differences, the situation is actually a little worse than I thought, and there are actually solutions that can be implemented to fix all of this, but they would have to take place on a global scale. I…