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After talking to numerous Black people who identify as Conservatives and many more who don't and a few who...like myself...identify as Progressive; I've come to the conclusion that over 95% of all AfroAmericans share the same values and aren't given to one extreme or another like Caucasians tend to be. Despite our political labels, most of us either share the SAME values or aren't actively opposed to those we may not personally share. I'm a Progressive, but I do NOT support excessive regulations, demonizing the rich, or the transgender movement (although I do support homo-bi-sexual rights) and most Black people I know share the same views although they don't identif…

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ON THE OXYGEN CHANNEL, A SHOW CALLED ALL MY BABIES MAMAS WAS PROTESTED.THE SHOW FEATURING RAPPER SHAWNTY LO,WHO HAS 11 CHILDREN WITH 10 WOMEN I THINK...IS THIS SOMETHING BLACK MEN ARE PROUD OF HAVING MANY CHILDREN WITH MANY WOMEN, THAT IS WHAT A MAN IS ,THEY THINK...IRRESPONSIBLE FATHERS..NAACP DOES NOT PROTEST BLACK PREACHERS HAVING CHILDREN WITH MISTRESSES.NAACP WORSHIPS JESSE JACKSON....3 BLACK PREACHERS IN PRISON FOR KILLING THEIR WIVES, BISHOP EDDIE LONG, NO ONE PROTESTED HIM SEXUALLY ROMANCING YOUNG BLACK BOYS.....BLACK WOMEN BEING DISRESPECTED, NAACP SEEMS NOT TO WANT A BLACK WOMAN TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE NAACP, NOT EVEN ASSASSINATED MEMBER MEDGER EVER'S WIFE MERLIE…

The Deer, the Goblet & the Lily Bells—BLACK AFRICAN ORIGIN Solomon & the Beja, Part I BLACK DEMONS? Solomon, Nebuchad & Peter? LACEDAEMONS Part 1 Cont. I Will Go Up to the Palm Tree! One of the personages in the poem of Solomons (Solomon 6:13) The name denotes a woman belonging to a place called Shulem; which is probably that same as Shunem. [SHUNEM] If, then, Shulamite and Shunammite are equivalent, we may conjecture that the Shunammite who wa the object of Solomons passion was Abishag, the most lovely girl of her day, and at the time of Davids death the most prominent person at Jerusa…

Just dropped in to get a whiff of what's going on here since I made my last departure, an exit that deferred to my aversion for being around those I can't stomach. And what a good decision that was. OMG! I can only gasp at how the vibe here has become even more irritating. 🙄 'Felt like I had stumbled into a FOX "News" echo chamber, reeking with the gospel of right wing half truths, and rampant with hysterical conspiracy theories involving the ubiquitous "they". But - before I provide further material for possible rebukes from Mzuri in her self-appointed role as the Sergeant-at-Arms of this forum, ever ready to lecture those who don't conform to the protocols she has …

History Before the World Wide Web (WWW) became available to the general public discussion forums were quite popular on privately run bulletin boards. Operating these bulletin board required a high level of technical expertise and an significant investment of time and money to manage. Even the participants had to be tech savvy just to participate. Later corporate run platforms like AOL and CompuServe stepped in and made things much easier for everyone. Running forums, and participating in them, was made a lot easier. Of course you had to play by the rules laid down by the corporations, plus they charged monthly fee just to participate. The opening of t…

"Well you know..... All of ya skin folk....ain't ya kin folk. Just remember that bruh! " Brothers and sisters....this is a very "catchy" phrase and a lot of people have been quoting lately, but this has the potential to be a VERY dangerous statement! I'm not sure who started it or how long it's been floating around but I've been hearing it a lot this year and a lot of people are using it for what I believe to be the "wrong" reasons. It reminds me of a term that was pretty common back in the 90s: Every brother AIN'T a brother. Brothers and sisters....... We KNOW that there are some evil and wicked Black people just like we KNOW there are some ev…

A while back I announced that I was divorcing myself from the "black race" because i was weary and disillusioned with its state of affairs. To me, ongoing calls for unity had become a broken record, preoccupation with racism had become obsessive, participation in self-genocide a curse. I saw no reversal of fortune in the future; except for individuals who having equipped themselves with all the necessary skills, were able to thrive in a system that appreciated whatever generates profit. i observed little to encourage the idea that the USA would ever totally rid itself of racism, or that African Americans would ever be anything other than a thorn in the side of their nat…

Last year one f the most frequently visited pages on this discussion forum was the following page" It was not a particularly popular page with forum participants, but it brought almost 5,000 visitors to the site last 0n 2019 which is pretty good for a post made in 2011 almost 9 years ago to the day. If you Google the term Nigger and Flies, on my search AALBC comes up #3. Now one can argue that I should be happy for the traffic. Google does not serve ads on that discussion forum post, so I don't make money on the page. However, almost everyone who visits the page visits another page, and that is indeed a good thing. What I do lament …

Our very existence is under attack. This is not hyperbole. I wish it were. Many of the games we've made have been reversed. Off the top of my head: There are fewer Black studies programs in our colleges and universities We have lost the vast majority of of Black bookstores over the last two decades Black radio is virtually dead Black film is virtually dead The Black voices on the Internet is dying Black newspapers are dying Black magazines are dying Black folks are being incarcerated at an alarming rate Black unemployment rates are staggeringly horrific Our course Black at the bottom of every major social economic measure available Mental illness is a major probl…

Well, Black people got a huge basket of good news on Thursday, June 8. Because the U.S. Supreme Court did not shatter what’s left of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Instead, by a 5-4 margin, a coalition of conservative and liberal justices reaffirmed the court's 1986 precedent interpreting how legislative districts must be drawn under the landmark voting rights act, as amended in 1982. After years of court defeats and being battered backwards by state after state when it comes to voting rights, the Supreme Court did something so surprising, even that dreaded oaf Clarence Thomas filed a 50-page complaint-objection. The court said that in Alabama, a state where there …

Predictive analytics, Blockchain, Big data AI and Machine learning Word on the street is if you don't know what these terms mean, let alone have them in your bag of tricks (skill set) you're career path has ended and you're now obsolete. Since 2008 and maybe before businesses are "relying heavily on data analytics". These businesses are doing more with less employees and if our current and future generations want to be gainfully employed they will need to know how harness data crunching technology. We keep hearing future jobs will be done by robots - well that future is now... What do you say, my psychic brother, @Delano ? You're our resident statistics and…

ENKUTATASH NEW YEAR FESTIVAL—SEPTEMBER 2019 This Historic Friday 13th ~ The Real BLACK FRIDAY The Enkutatash, Ethiopian—HEBREW ISRAELITE Festival marks the ancient PASSOVER FESTIVAL WEEK that was instituted during the lifetime of Moses and almost 3500 years ago when the Israelites marched out of Egypt and detailed in the book of EXODUS. And what makes this year so interesting would be due to this week of which includes Friday 13th, a day marked in the Bible as being the last plague, the Destroyer Angel. So although most internet articles respond to the question about the real origin of the mystery that surrounds this unlucky day …

How many true fathers actually exist in the black community today? How many black fathers are good role models? How many black fathers help their children with their homework and teach their children to respect teachers, the police, as well as our elders? if almost 75% of our black children are born out of wedlock to mostly young, unskilled, and low income mothers, are black men stepping up to the plate and actually leading by example? Are black children actually proud of their fathers? Do they brag about their fathers? Are their fathers in prison for violent crimes and serious drug offenses? Are they leading a thug life and trying to be rappers? we need more …

Summer is Rotating Away & Autumn is Coming--Wondering About the Upcoming Styles Let's Check Out the Catwalk! Well, I think these are some trying times. Sometimes I don't even want to watch the news, but with the way technology today is, it's hard to ignore it. I many times check my smartphone with one focus and then get distracted and then I'm watching crazy stuff that I never intended. Just today, I read that President Biden gave a serious warning for Americans to get out of Belarus! It seems that the Russians have moved in some nuclear weapons into that region. At any rate, sometimes, I feel that we humans should enjoy our existenc…

HISTORY - THE BLACK DEATH PLAGUE, Europe, China & Daniel Time & Measurement with the Science of Stars This research about the Black Death Plague [ie Bubonic Plague] will be a brief synopsis of a much bigger subject than can be captured in this post. The importance of this catastrophic event affected many lands and peoples and may help to understand many other events that occurred as a result. My interest in this subject though surfaces because of a much earlier written work and so therefore, I will share certain dates from the distant past that do connect specific events as they relate to this Black Death Plague that hap…

Fists of Freedom: An Olympic Story Not Taught in School Dave Zirin on July 25, 2012 - 11:16 AM ET Nation readers —Over the next several weeks, I’ll be writing about the 2012 London Olympics. I’m going to try to write about the stories not just on the field but off: the Counter Olympics demonstrators, the workers behind the scenes, the athletes with personal stories that speak less to their desire for athletic success than a desire for human rights. It seemed fitting to start by looking back at perhaps the most political, controversial, inspiring moment in Olympics, if not sports, history: the medal stand black gloved salute of 200 meter runners Tommie Smith and …

Who. Watched. Democrats. Debate? In Chicago,2-Black. Mothers,Shot. Dead. By. Street. Gang,Missouri,3-Black. Men. ,Shooting. Guns. In The. Streets,Black Children Running In,Fear,Brooklyn At A Block Party,1- Dead Because Of A Gang,News Says. Black Men Helping. Racist Trump,Racist White,Genocide. Black People. Did The Black Democrats. Talk,About Black On Black Violence,Kwanzaa Principals To,Uplift,Black Communities. ??Black And White Democrats,Want,The. Black. Vote. ... If. Democrats.get The,White,House ,Black. Genocide. Will. Not. Change. Black,Church,Politicians,Do. Not. Want. Kwanzaa. In. Black,Commun…

NYC Mayor Eric Adams had to know it was just a matter of time before the federal probe into his campaign financing would catch up to him. https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/12/politics/eric-adams-investigation-cooperate/index.html The media is reporting that Mayor Adams is not the target of the probe but there are less than 6 degrees of separation between him and the folks being investigated. Maybe this trump card is a way of keeping Mayor Adams in check when it comes to those all expenses paid migrants popping up in NYC. 😎

The Indiana Pacers were kickin ass but the Chicago Bulls snatched victory from the jaws of defeat! D. Rose is a ZEN Master. After visualizing himself making a basket, he finds the spaces where the defenders aren't, and energizes the image into reality. Oh, yeah. He got skilz. I know, I know. His teammates need to kick it up a notch. And they've got their work cut out for them but I'm just glad I'm still around to to witness another basketball phenom who wears a Chicago uniform. Obama was in town, hoping some of Derrick's magic would rub of off on him as he enlisted his apppearance at fund raisers. Obama couldn't call on Jesse Jackson's help because Jesse is…

BLACK MAN WHO SON WAS MURDERED BY A ILLEGAL MEXICAN IS SUPPORTING DONALD TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT....IF THIS BLACK MAN SON WAS MURDERED BY WHITE POLICE, DONALD TRUMP WOULD NOT GIVE A DAMN.DONALD TRUMP SUPPORTS WHITE POLICE MURDERING BLACK PEOPLE,SO DOES ALL THE REPUBLICANS INCLUDING BEN CARSON..///BLACK PEOPLE SUPPORTING HILLARY CLINTON,SUPPORTING BERNIE SANDERS, BLACK LUNATICS SUPPORTING REPUBLICANS, A FEW/// BLACK UNITY IS NEEDED/IS BLACK UNITY A CONVERSATION , WITHIN BLACK HISTORY MONTH////

I know that this is a divisive issue in the African-American community and some might disagree with me. This post addresses colorism mostly in the dating arena. When the issue of colorism is addressed in dating, it usually centers around dark-skinned black men with light skinned black women. It has never been a secret in the black community that many dark-skinned black men, especially when they obtain money and status, prefer lighter skinned women. This is certainly nothing new. It has been going on for many, many years or decades. Celebrities of ye…

Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America by Eugene Robinson Read chapter 3 which describes the history of great Black communities and how they declined, @Pioneer1 and the good @ProfD you'll be familiar with this story. Chapter Three I have not gotten to the part where Robinson discusses when we had agreed upon Black leaders. Chapter 4 talks about Black women and how they have crafted a happy lifestyle devoid of men where they travel freely and all sorts of things alone.

In spite of indicators of a 'blue wave' in the mid-terms, Democrate candidates are still begging constituents (voters) for handouts. For several years I gave monthly donations to campaigns until some Dems started playing footies with Republicans. This morning I visited the "Democrats Aboard" office to touch bases with other U.S. voters here in Israel. They treated American born Arabs like republicans treat Black voters. I'm pissed to say the least! Now I'm re-examining my priorities. Is this reasonable?

Here are thoughts on Flint, please read and respond with thoughts please. Thank you! http://www.cgoodwork.com/blog/2016/2/14/7exiji9a6m27le67wfkrf4r7pdxdhe

Have any of you been following the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and NATO's response? It seems to me that an actual "hot war" has just begun between NATO and Russia. Not only have several large explosions and mushroom clouds been spotted around Russia these past few days, but some are saying that the situation in Hawaii was a military operation by either Russia or North Korea.

@frankster Let me make it clear that: 1. I support the institution of marriage when done PROPERLY. 2. I believe children should be raised by atleast a man and women in a committed relationship.....usually marriage. Having said that though.............. I would argue that historically, women have found more independence and success as PROSTITUTES than as old fashioned traditional HOUSE-WIVES. A lot of women have become successful and made lots of money being call-girls, escorts, and eventually Madams of their own brothels. As important is it is, how many have become wealthy from their position as subservient and obedient house-wives? …

ABC's 60-second trailer previews the documentary film by award-winning director Spike Lee, celebrates the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's landmark "BAD" album and tour. "Michael Jackson: BAD25" will air Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22 ( p.m., ET) on ABC.

Why are we as a people so far behind everyone else? Why is it that other people of color from India, china, Japan so much further ahead despite them coming to this country with no money and in many cases not able to even speak our language? Its because they have strong family values, family structure, they push education and hard work, and they obey and respect the law. Its EXTREMELY RARE for a woman from india, china, or japan to get pregnant at a very young age. That rarely ever happens. Most live in traditional households and their children are raised in a structured environment. Its also very rare for asians to get into trouble with the law and commit robberies, murde…

“Sankofa is an Akan word meaning we must go back to our roots in order to move forward, to gather the best of what our past has to teach us, so that we can achieve our full potential as we move forward, can we start the process of becoming problem solvers by experiencing an Sankofa moment of us all focusing our mistreatment and becoming united as one people, who are being mistreated all around the world, because of the color in our skin in the spirit of Sankofa. Will this is dismantle white supremacy/racism?

It’s been approximately two years since Colin Kaepernick decided not to stand for the national anthem to bring awareness and to protest against police brutality. His peaceful protest has garnered support and criticism from people of all races and political affiliations around the world and it has definitely shined the light on the issue of race here in America. In an effort to keep NFL protesters from following in Colin’s footsteps, the NFL recently implemented a new policy that condemns players from protesting from the sidelines during the national anthem. The league will issue a fine to any player who they judge is “disrespecting” the flag by not stand…

In all humanity , the last few centuries have been a time of male domination over women. The biggest legacy from that is the promoting in many homes, to male children, through amale figure or media completely designed by males promoting a male dominant agenda, the role of male + the role of female. The problem is when you have a man raised to think male , boy or man , is superior to female, girl or woman, in all ways then you get a problem when a female reaches any level of superiority over a male. Why? Cause the identity of male in said homes isn't from self alone, it is from relationship to female. For example, a male who is unemployed, living in a home tha…

“I believe in the one-drop theory,” Halle Berry says in the latest issue of Ebony. She makes that statement to explain why she considers her daughter, who has three white grandparents, to be black. "I want Black people to know that I haven’t abandoned them because I’ve had a child with a man outside of my race and I’m dating someone now outside my race who is Spanish and French." A few thoughts: "Spanish" and "French" are not races but nationalities. White is not "outside my race" for someone who is half white. The concept of "outside" presumes race as a boundary for human interaction. When Berry was born, the one-drop rule was still the law of th…

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African in America or African American? "The riddle of identity means I can live in the US for 20 years yet still be treated differently – by both black people and white" Mukoma Wa Ngugi guardian.co.uk, Friday 14 January 2011 08.30 EST Africans who live in America do not share the history of struggle for civil rights, and indeed, even today, do not experience racism in the same way – the 'African foreigner privilege', Mukoma W Ngugi calls it. Photograph: Corbis African in America or African American? Mukoma Wa Nguigi "You do not know what it means to be black in this country," an American-born son told his African father. He was right. W…

Politicians ,,Condemning. The. Assassination. Attempt. On. Trump ...This. Country. Religion. Is. Guns. .....This. Country. Worship. Guns . This. Country. Worship. Violence. ,Terrorism. .Christianity. Is. ,About. Terrorism. ...Republicans. Supported. The. White. ,Christian. Terrorist. Attack. January. 6_ 3. Years. Ago. .....All. The. ,,Politicians. Support. Black. Street. Gang. Terrorism. In. Black. Inner,,,City. Communities. ..Black. Politicians. Cate. More. About. ,,,Israel. ,Ukraine. ,Palestine. Peop!e ,. ,Than. Their. ,Own. People. .....,Street. Gang. Violence. Genocide. Black. Communities. Every. ,Week.. Black. Politicians. ,NAACP ,,Churches. ,Black. Lives…

POPE WAS IN AMERICA ,SO WHAT/POPE DID NOT SEE THE REAL AMERICA/RACE HATING,RACIAL PROFILING,WHITE SUPREMACY/NEO NAZI IN THE, U.S. GOVERNMENT,NEO NAZI IN U.S. MILITARY/VIDEO GAMES ,WITH NEO NAZI CHRISTIANS KILLING BLACK PEOPLE AND JEWS//////

Larry Fink https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/01/16/blackrocks-betrayal-woke-wall-street-pushes-leftist-agenda-on-corporate-america/ Doubt it? Just do your homework.

IN CHICAGO NADIYA PENDLETON WAS KILLED.. MORE STUPID BLACK MEN WITH GUNS... AT THE FUNERAL MICHELLE OBAMA WAS THERE... BLACK MEN SHOULD JOIN THE KLAN... THE PREACHERS SHOULD BUY VIDEO CAMERAS WITH THE OFFERING MONEY THEY TAKE UP TEN TIMES EVERY SUNDAY AND VIDEO TAPE THE GANGS AND DRUG DEALERS, BUY VIDEO CAMERAS INSTEAD BUYING NEW CARS..DR. KING SCARIFICED HIMSELF, BUT BLACK PREACHERS ARE NOT DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING...BLACK MEN ARE DOING WHAT SLAVERY AND LYNCHING AND HANGING DID NOT DO. COMPLETELY GENOCIDE THE RACE...//....

PERHAPS I HEARD WRONG THE NAACP IS INVITING THIS IDIOT TO SPEAK/WHY/....MITT ROMNEY WILL HE WEAR A KLAN SHEET/MITT ROMNEY WILL NOT TALK ABOUT HIS MORON MORMON RELIGION THAT BELIEVE BLACK PEOPLE ARE AN INFERIOR RACE, HE AND THE REST OF THE KLAN TRASH REPUBLICANS BELIEVE THE PRESIDENT WAS NOT BORN IN THIS COUNTRY AND THE PRESIDENT IS THE ANTI CHRIST...WHO WILL THE NAACP INVITE TO SPEAK NEXT THE KLAN TRASH GRAND DRAGON...///.

New Movie Birth Of A Nation. It's About Nat Turner Slave ,Rebellion. Nat Turner And Slaves Killed Many White In 1831. Then White People Killed Nat Turner And Many Slaves. What Is Interesting Is The Movie Poster. There Is A American Flag Made Into A Noose Around Nat Turner's Neck. A American Flag ,Old Glory ,Red, White And Blue Made Into A Noose, Around Nat Turner neck. With San Francisco Quarterback Kneeling When National Anthem Is Played, White People Being Upset. Last Year White Police In San Francisco Talked About Lynching Black People, Burning Crosses. There Are White Police At KKK Rallies Online.. White Police Fired For Being KKK Members. Donald trump At A Black…

Contrary to popular believe, the Holy Bible did not sanction slavery, nor contained any elements of slavery as was practiced in the Transatlantic slave trade, where a master has property ownership in another human being. The word slave as implemented according to the slave institutions in America was identified as meaning the white slave master had property ownership in the black slave. The slave was divested of all human and civil rights. The patriarchs of the Old Testament were Hebrew and conducted their lives according to Hebrew law of divine guidance and righteousness and customs as written in primary sources of the Holy Scripture such as the Hebrew Israelite Scrip…

No surprise that POTUS PJB fully pardoned his son Hunter Biden: https://apnews.com/article/biden-son-hunter-charges-pardon-pledge-24f3007c2d2f467fa48e21bbc7262525 Of course, POTUS PJB intially claimed he wasn't going to pardon his son. Surely, most of us knew that was a lie. I'm curious to know how many Black folks POTUS PJB plans to pardon who were sentenced under his 1994 Crime Bill.😎

The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You (Penguin Press HC, May 12, 2011) by Eli Pariser (Author) Hardcover: 304 pages Author Q&A with Eli Pariser Q: What is a “Filter Bubble”? A: We’re used to thinking of the Internet like an enormous library, with services like Google providing a universal map. But that’s no longer really the case. Sites from Google and Facebook to Yahoo News and the New York Times are now increasingly personalized – based on your web history, they filter information to show you the stuff they think you want to see. That can be very different from what everyone else sees – or from what we need to see. Your filter bubble i…

Update Jacob Blake August 23, 2020 It’s been just over a year. On the one hand, I am elated that this young man did not die! I am so happy to know that he is getting medical attention, can stand up and possibly walk again due to the physical therapy and other medical attention he has been given. But on the other hand, it hurts to know that he has had to go through this ordeal all because of charges that began with a domestic dispute and other related charges. I call this kind of American justice a continual need of ‘Policing the Reformed Slave Yard’, Policing the DOS-Slaves from Black-on-Black rage’. This seems to be our American fate…