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Culture, Race & Economy

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  1. Also, what would you guess their relationship to be? I'm conducting a small study on perception and appreciate your responses! I will reveal answer shortly so you can know how close you were.

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  2. 60 Minutes was my must-see TV, and on Sunday, May 5th, it will be again as I watch these two young women make their mathematical debut. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ

  3. Started by ProfD,

    The election must be coming up soon because the candidatea are pulling out all stops. This past weekend former POTUS Orange Julius showed up and served French fries at a McDonald's. I wonder why he wasn't wearing gloves.๐Ÿคฃ Of course VP Kamala Harris claims she worked at McD's when she was a college student. McD's claims it's neutral and not endorsing any candidate for POTUS. Well see when the inauguration dinner rolls around.๐Ÿ˜Ž

  4. Started by richardmurray,

    Consider this game if you have black chidlren, you can play offline with them, and do various things, not just killing. everybody in the house can make a black looking character

  5. Started by ProfD,

    https://www.cornelwest2024.com/ballotaccess According to the website, Dr. West is on the ballot in 15 states, write-in (23), no-write in (8) and pending (3). Dr. West has chosen Dr. Melina Abdullah as VP running mate. Theirs is probably the 1st ticket with two Ph.Ds on it.๐Ÿ˜ Of course, under the 2-party system Dem and GOP, Dr. West's campaign gets little or no media coverage. Remains to be seen if Dr. West will continue his aspirations by running for another political office. He could also start a non-profit. Regardless, I'd imagine Dr. West will continue to lecture and advocate for the poor and working class.๐Ÿ˜Ž

  6. Former. President. Barack. Obama. Says. The. Black. Man. Must. Get,Up. And. Vote. ........He. Must. Vote. ...What. Did. He. Do. For. The. Black. Man.. ?? The. Democrats. White. And. Black. Care. More. About. Israel. Ukraine. Than. ,,Black. People. In. This. Country....Pastor. Warnock. Praising. President. Biden. And. Kamala Harris. In. The. News. Pastor. Warnock. Not. Talking. About. Preachers. In. Prison. For. Raping. Black. Children. ,Murdering. Their. Wives. ,Preachers. Stealing. All. The. Church. Money. Buying. Cats. And. Houses. Not. Helping. Poor. Black. Communities. ..Preachers. Are. Money. Worshipping. Snakes. ....You. Do. Not. Hear. About. Billions. Of. …

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  8. Started by ProfD,

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/01/jimmy-carter-100-birthday-what-to-know/75188858007/ Former POTUS Carter turned 100 years old on October 1st. POTUS Carter is the oldest living Commander in Chief and only POTUS to reach 100 years old. It has been reported that POTUS Carter wants to live long enough to vote in the election next month. I don't imagine there's much to want upon reaching the century mark.๐Ÿ˜Ž

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  9. Started by ProfD,

    https://nypost.com/2024/09/17/us-news/sean-diddy-combs-to-be-held-without-bail-in-sex-trafficking-case-judge/ Diddy offered to put up $50 million for bail. It was rejected by a NY judge. He remains in federal custody. No amount of money puts a Black man above the law. Not even those seven zeroes buried over in Rio de Janiery.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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  10. Race and Religion in American Politics | Vince Everett Ellison https://www.dailywire.com/episode/vince-everett-ellison By its title alone, this uniquely informative 'over the target' video is reportedly the uncensored version that YouTube literally doesn't want you see. Not many, but most Black Americans appear to be beyond politically ignorant and otherwise, to the point where such ignorance coupled with bone-crushing stupidity (on steroids), has become a crippling crutch from which there may be no escape. American blacks have proven time and time again to be extremely dense between the ears, throwing logic, reason and rationale under the bus nearly every …

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  11. H. L. Mencken: "Blacks Must Remain Inferior..." | Thomas Sowell

  12. Started by Delano,

    I have found that in a conversation I can take a key word and tell the person how they approach life. Ask me a question Troy Posted Monday at 01:49 PM @Delano how do I approach life @Troy I have copied this thread into a new discussion

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  13. Lipstick Alley is one of the best discussion forums. It is currently #20 on my list of the best Black owned websites!

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  14. Started by harry brown,

    Black. Preachers. Do. Not. Preach. About. Their. Bible. God. Supporting. Slavery. .People. Can. Be. Kidnapped. ,Forced. Into. ,Slavery. ,Beaten. ,Tortured. ,Raped ,,Children. Murdered. ,,,Innocent. People. Murdered. ,Girls. Kidnapped. ,Raped. ,Forced. Into. Marriage. ,Genocide. ,Because. Of. Money. ..Gospel. Singers ,Will. Not. Sing. About. This. Because. Of. Money. ....Willie. Lynch ,Letter. ,With. The. Bible. Christianity. We. Control. The. Slaves. For,,Centuries. ,Religious. Instruction. For. The. Negro .....Preachers ,,Worship. Money. ...If. God Provides. Why. Do. They. Steal. ,Black. ,,Preachers. Have. Been. Arrested. For. Stealing. ,,Raping. Children. ,,Mur…

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  15. Started by richardmurray,

    The main issue of this post is not, is not, to speak on Eric Adams as a mayor, for which his policy history is poor. Not to speak on Eric Adams the law enforcer, who clearly maintains the history of criminal plus illegal acting law enforcers of New York City from New Amsterdam to the future because Eric Adams clearly has accomplices with his financial activity in the NYPD. The main issue of this post is the rhetoric to the remaining Black populace of NYC. Eric Adams is a black man who constantly told other black people trying to make money illegally or emit their anger physically that they need to get their life together, have mental health issues. Wel…

  16. A Roundtable on #JusticeForMarcusGarvey: Legacy Reflections & New Efforts to Pardon His Name Garvey's son Dr. Julius Garvey will be a featured speaker! Preorder the Book: Justice for Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind by Julius Garvey

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  17. Started by Maurice,

    Fantastic online black bookshop in London. https://jacarandabooks.co.uk/

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  18. Started by ProfD,

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/04/politics/barack-obama-kamala-harris-campaign-events/index.html Former POTUS Obama and former FLOTUS Obama will be campaigning for VP Kamala Harris in battleground states over the next 27 days. Surely, the Democratic party were strategic in how they would bring out the big guns. I just hope that VP Harris doesn't lose the election. Otherwise, they might try to claim too many Black folks were working on her behalf.๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Ž

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  19. Started by Pioneer1,

    I hope our brother @Troy is safe and sound if he's down there in Florida. I believe Miss Helene brushed passed the Tampa area and caused a lot of flooding and power outages on her way to Northern Florida. Knowing you, you usually pack up and FLY OFF to another location when a hurricane is coming.

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  20. Started by richardmurray,

    No one seems interested that the usa government is about to break up google? I see no talk from anyone, interesting ARTICLES How the DOJ wants to break up Googleโ€™s search monopoly Story by Lauren Feiner https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/how-the-doj-wants-to-break-up-google-s-search-monopoly/ar-AA1rYFHa?ocid=BingNewsSerp After winning a fight to get Googleโ€™s search business declared an unlawful monopoly, the Department of Justice has released its initial proposal for how itโ€™s thinking about limiting Googleโ€™s dominance โ€” including breaking up the company. The government is asking Judge Amit Mehta for four different type…

  21. Started by harry brown,

    Martin. Luther. King. The. Third. Said. Black. Republican. Mark. Robinson. Talks. Insane. And. Dangerous. After. He. Said. Dr. King. Was. A. Maggot. ..Martin. Luther. King. The. Third. Went. To. North. Carolina. To. Encourage. People. To. Vote. To. Keep. Mark. Robinson From. Being. Elected. Martin. Luther. King.,3,, Not. Going. To. Poor. Inner. City. Communities. To. Talk. About. Poor. Inner. City. ,Schools. ,No. Jobs. Being. Created. ,Jobs. Taking. Out. Of Poor. Inner. City. Communities. ,,,He. Not. Talking. About. Black. Preachers. In. Prison. For. Raping. Black. Children. ,Murdering. ,Their. Wives. ...Preachers. Stealing. All. The. Church. Money. Buying ,Ca…

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  22. Started by umbrarchist,

    The Economics of Racism https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L6LNPtTM88k The NAZInomic Wargame is a continuation of the Military Wargame by other means. The only difference between Manifest Destiny and Lebensraum is that the 7th Cavalry did not have tanks and gas chambers in 1876. .

  23. Black. Republican. Trying. To. Be. The. North. Carolina. Governor ,,,Said. Slavery. Is. Not. A. Bad. Thing. ,Some. People. Need. To. Be,,Slaves. ,He. Called. Himself. A. Black. Nazi. Or. A. Sex. Porn. ,Site,. He. Hates. Dr. Martin. Luther. King. ,He. Said. Dr. King. Was ,,A. Maggot ,.Dr. King. Son. Mark. Robinson. Talks. Insane. ...Black. Preachers. Vocally. Attack. Mark. Robinson. ...Black. Pastors. Do. Not. Vocally. Attack. Preachers. In. Prison. For. Raping ,Black. Children. Murdering. Their. Wives. ,Stealing. All. The,,Church. Money. Buying. Cars. ,Houses. Not. Uplifting. Poor. ,Black. Communities. ...Democrats. Black. And White. Do. Not. Care. ,,Abou…

  24. Started by ProfD,

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/-just-exploded-springfield-woman-says-never-meant-spark-rumors-haitian-rcna171099 On cue, somebody accuses Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio of eating pets. Former POTUS Orange Julius picked up on this BS and used it as a talking point during the debate. Surely, he's repeating it at rallies too. Interestingly, it's the Black and Brown immigrants who are being targeted with the most ridiculous sh8t. White immigrants aren't being threatened with deportation or accused of using up resources that should be spent on US citizens. The hypocrisy in the immigration issue is Bla…

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  25. https://nypost.com/2024/09/07/us-news/georgia-school-shooting-suspect-colt-grays-family-not-white-trash-are-just-regular-people-relative/ Most schools around America just opened a couple weeks ago. It didn't take long for a 14-year old white boy to show up with his AR-15 cutting down 4 people with 9 folks injured. The school resource officer is being hailed as a hero for preventing more loss of life. The shooter and his father are being charged with multiple counts. These same individuals were interviewed by the FBI last year because something this teenager posted raised red flags. FBI let it go. Mean…

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  26. Kamala Harris Wants To Control You | Tulsi Gabbard Digs In [September 18, 2024] THROWBACK: Tulsi Gabbard ENDS Kamala Harris' Bid for President in 4 Minutes Flat [August 15, 2020] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WabvabWvv8k Rep. Maria Salazar accuses Kamala Harris of giving the Hispanic community a 'horrible' reputation [September 13, 2024] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAGKPdBHpIU

  27. 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…

  28. Started by ProfD,

    https://www.npr.org/2024/09/15/g-s1-23117/gun-shots-fired-trump-florida-golf-course For the 2nd time in as many months, someone takes a shot at former POTUS Orange Julius. The shooter pokes rifle through a chain link fence. Secret Service sees him setting up. He gets off a shot. Secret Service returns fire. Nobody gets hit. Like a movie set. Shooter jumps into a Nissan getaway car. He doesn't get too far before he's apprehended by police. Of course, he lives to tell his side of the story. Former POTUS OJ assured everyone he was fine. Thanked Secret Service for acting quickly. Current POTUS and VP Harris called t…

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  29. Started by aka Contrarian,

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  30. News. Says. Black. Man. ,,Javion Mcghee. Was. Found. In. Rural. ,,,North. Carolina. With. A. Rope. Around. His. Neck. ..Law. Says. ,,Not. A Lynching. Might. Be. Suicide. ...Rope. Around. His. Neck. Not. A. Noose. ,He. Was. By. A. Tree. Not. Dangling. From. It..He. ,From. Chicago. ,He. Was. A. Truck. Driver. ...His. Family. Coming. ,,From. Chicago. To. Find. Out. What. Happened. ,,Who. Murdered. ,,Him. .....Law. Seem. To. Think. It. Might. Be. Suicide. ...........

  31. Started by Pioneer1,

    @umbrarchist I promised that when I had more time I would go into a brief explanation of the Yakub theory as taught by the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. Although I don't KNOW if it's true or not since I wasn't around to witness it...I believe it because it makes more sense than some "evolution" garbage that White folks and ONLY White folks came up with...and people of color later on began to just "accept" like most things White folks present to them....to explain their origins. Forget the bullshit you've seen and heard on the internet CLAIMING to explain Yakub, who he was, and what he did or what Elijah Muhammad said about the making of White people. Forget …

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  32. Started by ProfD,

    https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article292442599.html Pro football player star WR Tyreek Hill was speeding on his way to work. An aggressive cop turned a traffic stop into a full blown over-reaction on his part. Tyreek says he could've handled the traffic stop differently. He also acknowledged that as Black man he was lucky it didn't go in another direction. The sheriff's deputy has been placed on administrative leave. Semi-standard operating procedure nowadays.๐Ÿ˜Ž

  33. Started by ProfD,

    https://www.denverpost.com/2024/09/13/elijah-mcclain-paramedic-sentence-cichuniec/ The paramedic responsible for administering the Ketamine shot that killed Elijah McClain is being released from prison. After 6 months in the penalty, the same judge who put the former paramedic in prison has reduced his sentence. This is a move to which Black folks need to pay attention. Even when race soldiers and white supremacists are found guilty and incarcerated, they're usually set free earlier than their sentencing. We cannot rest believing these cases are closed or justice has been served after the vigil, t-shirts, civil suit and co…

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  34. This is sourced from the National Endowment for the Arts 2022 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts. Viewed through a Lense of negativity one can say that 62.4% of Americans -- two out of three have not read a book (print or ebook). in the past year. Reading of novels or short stories, and of books in general, has declined sharply over the last five- and 10-year periods (This is not depicted in the chat below but if you look at the study you will also discover this as well). However, on a positive note one can say that most Americans (52%) have read at least one book (print, ebook, or audiobook) including plays, poetry and fiction. That is 1…

  35. Started by ProfD,

    https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/31/california-slavery-reparations-bills-unraveled-over-gavin-newsom-amendments-00176957 The California reparations bill stalled before making it to a floor vote. A democratic senator introduced the bills. Yet, it's believed the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) may have undermined the bills because they didn't write them. Reads like that n8gga sh8t. Ridiculous if such is the case. Unsurprisingly, some of the biggest obstacles to any Black progress are fellow Black folks. All skin folk aren't kin folk. We know reparations of any kind for Black folks is a long shot. St…

  36. I'm not religious, but the belief that our sista Sonya Massey's murder was demonic and a manifestation of a spiritual battle SHOULD be on the lips of every so-called Christian...especially Black Christian....in the United States. I personally think it was just a racist doing what racists do which is harm and mistreat people of color; however to a Christian...for somebody to be murdered after uttering the name of Jesus -should be alarming. And the fact that it's not, and the conversation has pretty much "moved on" from this tragedy is disturbing. What these non-Black people discussed in these videos and their insight were not only SPOT ON but it was actuall…

  37. Started by richardmurray,

    My issue is that the NYPD was given an order by the law, they failed to do it. Do they go to prison? This is the truest issue with law enforcement in the usa,holistically. It has no way to be policed itself. Many people in local media talk about oversight but law enforcement is meant to be the liason of the government itself. So when law enforcement, the liason commits crimes, who is supposed to put them in jail? who? I don't see anyone and thus the only solution for people who get stop and frisked illegally by law enforcement is to move to somewhere where they will not be OR stay in nyc and eat the crow. NYC from new amsterdam to anytime in the future was and never will…

  38. The solution is simple, figure the bus routes that have the lowest percentage of fair evasion and then using 10% as a delimiter, stop all bus routes where the fair evasion is greater than ten percent. All the services in NYC from the bus to the subway to the projects were all started for sectors in the white populace of nyc, not the entire white populace in new york city, plus not the entire populace of new york city, but mayors or others [ushed to expand these services to all in new york city as if they were free. Just cut the bus services where the fair evasion is greater or equal to a certain percentage. It is simple, but no elected official will do that be…

  39. Started by harry brown,

    Charleston. White. Says. Gang. Culture. Worse. Than. Slavery. ..Some. Agreed. With. Him. Some ,,Did. Not...The. Street. Gangs. ,,Have. Genocide. Black. Communities. For. 50. Years.....The. Same,,Racist. White. Evil. That. Enslaved. Our. Ancestors. Is. Dumping. Out. Drugs. And. Guns. For. Black. Genocide. In. Inner. City. Communities. ..Poverty. ,Poor. Schools. ,Taking Jobs. Out. The,,Cities. ..Black. Politicians ,NAACP. ,Black. Church. ,Black. Lives ,Matter. Do. Not. Care. About. Black. Genocide. ......The. Church. ,,Willie. Lynch. Letter. ,,And. How. To. Make. A. Negro. Christian ,,Religious. Instruction. For. The. Negro. Slave.. Religion. Enslaves. ,Black. People. E…

  40. Started by Chevdove,

    What Hapened to Shanquella Robinson? This is a disturbing story. I feel so much sorrow for what that precious young woman has endured and the awful way that she had to suffer and then die. It is my opinion that she was obviously murdered and perhaps set up, then brutally attacked while a group of evil people that she thought were her friends watched. I just can't believe that someone would have that kind of spirit to do that to someone. No one deserves this. If someone had a problem with her, then they should have given her the human right to be tried in a court of law. But at what point did this premeditated death trap begin for this poor girl? Was it planned…

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  41. Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris during Democratic National Convention

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  42. This is Cynique. As previously announced, my new user name is "aka Contrarian" so "A" is now me. I don't know why I'm still alive. But I am. Since I have nothing better to do, unless I sudndenly croak, I'll be hanging around here, injecting my contrary opinions from time to time. zzzzz

  43. Started by Pioneer1,

    I've Never had the desire to be woman. I love being a man. Being a man (and a boy ofcourse...lol) has been what I know since birth, so I know how that feels. However, from time to time I've been very curious about how women think....lol. How do they arrive at the conclusions they arrive. How do they make their decisions. When they see and interact with men, what goes through their minds. I ask these questions from time to time but what inspired me to do a threat on it was a video I just watched where a sista was talking about transgendered people and she said if she saw a man coming up into the women's bathroom she'd run and look for the cl…

  44. Started by ProfD,

    https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/dnc-harris-trump-campaign-news-08-23-24/index.html Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) dropped out of the POTUS race today. He's having his name removed from the ballot in 10 battleground states. In what should not be a shock or surprise, RFK Jr. is throwing his support behind former POTUS Orange Julius. After masquerading as an Independent candidate, RFK Jr. has fully revealed himself leaning to the Right. It has been said that RFK Jr. may be looking for a seat in the administration if former POTUS OJ wins the election in November. The reality show that American politics ha…

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  45. Apparently some of you have the wrong understanding of MY idea of "Black Unity" Apparently......some of you believe that when I talk of and promote Black Unity, I'm speaking of uniting ALL Black folks (or a majority) under one belief for one purpose. Like Harpo said in The Color Purple: "Naw......n-n-n-no such thang!" Not only wouldn't I expect most Black folks to come together, I wouldn't expect HALF or even just 25% of them to! It COULD happen, ofcourse; but it would take a Miracle. I mean a LITERAL Miracle of Divine origin for that to happen. Furthermore, there are a LOT of Black folks I have absolutely NO desir…

  46. Started by Pioneer1,

    This thread was spun off another one where the issue came up about men trying to be controlling. First of all I want TOTAL HONESTY.....not politically correct statements and feminist ideology. I personally believe in fairness and totally equal rights between men and women, however I still recognize that the two are different and those differences compliment eachother and should be celebrated. Having said that, whether it's by nature or by social engineering....men tend to be more aggressive and action taking than women. It's a fact...whether it's good or bad. So my questions are this............. As a woman would you rather be CONTROLLED by a man (…

  47. Started by richardmurray,

    Sooner or later anyone who owes has to pay, one way or the other. https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2211&type=status

  48. During our discussion in another thread about why Africans so easily converted to other outside foreign religions, I forgot to add something....... I could understand if a Spirit or some other super natural Entity actually CAME to Africans and clearly openly declared Christianity or Islam or some other religion to be the correct one coming from God. I could understand if a super natural Entity came performing Miracles in the name of those other religions. In THAT case...I can easily understand how a person seeing this would convert and accept it. I can understand how someone BORN into the religion could just easily accept it as true.....however I'm tal…

  49. A Short History of Hair Discrimination-- Bad Hair This thread is in reference to the Origins of African Hair and how this trait has become a confusion due to how it has been re-defined today. Today, scientist here in the western world have groups African hair type in the definition that includes 'hair that curls'. Historically, humans have reproduced and formed distinct cultures over the course of thousands of years. Some cultures have been defined based on a set(s) of common practices and also genetic traits that they share. Today, many people will express traits that can be seen in all humans. For example, when it comes to dominant traits that are…

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