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Finally, some good news about a notorious massacre of Black blameless that People of Color can rightfully feel positive about. I would certainly be overjoyed if the full amount for the massacre memorial was guaranteed. However, we know there are millions who despise Black people and they would care a whit if one us were to lose our life unjustly. May 13, 2024, 7:05 PM EDT / Source: The Associated Press By The Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — A permanent memorial honoring the 10 Black victims of a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket will feature interconnected stone pillars and arches, and a windowed building where exhibitions and events…

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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. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

Many people believe Love is a verb—and while it can be, love is a force that is a noun. When I write about love, I refer to it as a force with properties—properties that connect everything in the entire universe. LOVE is energy that transforms and transmutes everything for its purpose. Love, as it is known today, is what ancients called Aether, God, and Quintessence. The symbol for it is shown above. Sometimes, when I write, I use the most comfortable use of love, but I'm referring to the Force (of which nothing would exist if it weren't in play. Still, I can't ignore the teachings and proverbs that return to ancient Africa. - "Love is one thing, know…

Good. Times. TV. Show. Of. The. 1970's. Now. A. Cartoon. On. ,,Netflex ..Good. Times. Cartoon. Trailer. Has. Gangs,Guns. ,,Cursing. ......Good. Times. TV. Show. ,Thelma. Wanted. To. Be. A,Doctor. ,Michael. A. Lawyer. ,J. J. A. Painter. ,Artist .........Ghetto. ,Living. ,Gangs,Guns. ,Violence. ......Black. Reality. T. V. Shows. Are. As. Bad. .No. Shows. About. Stopping. Black. Genocide. ......Organizing. Black. Unity. ..Black. Political. Party. ....Black. ,Church. Corruption. ...Black. Preachers. In. Prison. For. Raping. ,Children. ,Murdering. Their. Wives. ,Preachers. Stealing. All. The,,Church. Money. Buying. Cars. And. Mansions. ,Not. Caring ,,About. The. Povert…

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Below is an interesting comment to an article on the site, "The Music Moguls Who Bled Millions from a Black Legend" by Reclamation Project. (Note: Someone from the Nation must have given me permission to run this article and I must have had an explicit reason to run it as I rarely republish entire articles that have been published elsewhere it is bad for SEO) What do you think about the article linked at the end of the commentor's post ("Motown’s abuse of its artists")? In an earlier version of the comment Minister Farrakhan was referred to as "Sinister Farra-Con." I deleted that version as the comments were the same save the gratuitous diss. J…

I've spoken about this subject with several current educators and the verdict is largely the same, were have lost a generation of students and we are in for a "shit-show" (my phrase based upon what I've heard). Our reaction to the pandemic has made an existing problem FAR worse. In one school system students are 5 grade levels behind upon graduation and are being pushed out the door with a meaningless diploma. My information is purely anecdotal, bit one sister I spoke with was apoplectic over the situation in her system. It was also a community in which gun violence, already high, is increasing (that was a correlation I made later). I…

Vox also explains how they get made. “It’s partly AI, partly a get-rich-quick scheme, and entirely bad for confused consumers.“ The internet, though, has always been a safe harbor for those with plans to innovate that pesky writing part out of the actual book publishing. On the internet, it’s possible to copy text from one platform and paste it into another seamlessly, to share text files, to build vast databases of stolen books. If you wanted to design a place specifically to pirate and sleazily monetize books, it would be hard to do better than the internet as it has long existed. Now, generative AI has made it possible to create cove…

Bots have been dominant on the web for a very long time. We know most of the posts on Twitter is generated by bots. Now that AI has demonstrated its power, things will just get worse, The following is a bot generated post which originated from a foreign language. I've seen spam before, but this is absolutely terrible. This type of crap regularly shows up on Richard's Blog. It does not get displayed live, but periodically I delete this stuff from the server. Guest Scottdiumb Posted 5 hours ago · IP · Hidden - Member is in a group which requires approval for all content. As someone who …

Israeli Students Don Blackface & Mock Indigenous African Kids This is so offensive and sad. During these times when there is so much emotion about the horrors that are going on over there in the Middle East, this evil is unbelievable. And some of the people that commented on this video really bring out a lot of harsh reality, anyway about the true identity of the Israelites. One commenter posed a question as to whether or not, these people joke about the Nazi in the same tone.

KHOI YOUNG Gymnast Competes in Germany!--OUTSTANDING SUPPORT--Positive Cultural Awareness WOW! SMOOTH! POISED! ATTRACTIVE! Artistry in Motion! Insane Routine in every area of his sport! He May be on his way to the Olympics! It was different for him when he competed in Germany because the crowd was silent! Nevertheless, his teammates shouted in support of him throughout his entire routine even though others were disdained. Different cultural etiquette. Americans shout during athletic competition but for this competition, the Germans in Europe were silent however, when Khoi dismounted, the crowd erupted in…

The idea that these companies are so wealthy (and desperate) for data that buying on of the world's largest publishers is on the table boggles the mind. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/technology/tech-giants-harvest-data-artificial-intelligence.html "At Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, managers, lawyers and engineers last year discussed buying the publishing house Simon & Schuster to procure long works, according to recordings of internal meetings obtained by The Times. They also conferred on gathering copyrighted data from across the internet, even if that meant facing lawsuits. Negotiating licenses with publishers, artists, musici…

She is 77-Years Old! What an inspiration. Personally, I am not focused on trying to reverse my age, but I do want to be healthy. She may be older because I had this video in my files for a while now.

It's rewarding solving a difficult task.

Mother's Watch Your Out For Your Babies Well It's obvious that you cannot be there all of the time but this short clip reminds me of how important it is though that the true fathers are around their own babies. If you notice, the lion pulled his instincts initially. Then he looks around for the lioness first... https://youtu.be/VLc33kJE60w What power. He barely touched the cub.

In. Black. Churches. Preachers. Are. Predators. ...Preachers. Have. ,Been. Arrested. For. Raping. Children. ...In. Prison. For. Raping., ,Children ...Sexual. Abuse. ,Sodomy. Of. A. Child. Raping. Children ...On. YouTube. You. Will. See. Some. Of. These. Preaching. Snakes...There. Are. Other. Preachers. Who. Have. Had. A. Child. With. Their. Girlfriends. ,Mistresses ,,Some. In. Prison. For. ,,Murdering. Their. Wives ..Preachers. Worship. Money. ..They. Steal ,All The. Church. Money. To. Buy. Cars. ,Rich. Houses. .Black. ,Children. ,Black. Communities. Do. Not. Seem. To. Matter. ,Not ,,Important. To. Black. Lives. Matter ,NAACP,Black. Churches,,Black ,Politicians....B…

Did the CIA Actually Sell Crack in the 1980s? | The War On Drugs Come on come on I see no changes wake up in the morning and I ask myself Is life worth living should I blast myself? I'm tired of bein' poor and even worse I'm black My stomach hurts so I'm lookin' for a purse to snatch Cops give a damn about a negro Pull the trigger kill a nigga he's a hero Give the crack to the kids who the hell cares One less hungry mouth on the welfare First ship 'em dope and let 'em deal the brothers Give 'em guns step back watch 'em kill each other "It's time to fight back," that's what Huey said Two shots in the dark now Huey's dead I got love for my brother but…

France will boost military spending by more than one-third in the coming years, President Emmanuel Macron said, as he unveiled ambitions to transform the French army to deal with the great “perils” of this century. Acknowledging the end of the “peace dividend” of the post-Cold War era, Macron said on Friday the planned 2024-2030 budget would adapt the military to the possibility of high-intensity conflicts, made all the more urgent since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine almost 11 months ago. The spending spree is needed to ensure “our freedom, our security, our prosperity, our place in the world”, said Macron. The budget for the period will stand at 413 billion…

Novocain Can Lead to Divorce Court! This Video Short-skit I found to be hilarious! So I thought I would share it for a little humor today. I don't know what I would do if I were in this situation. I wonder how angry would a Brother get if he heard this kind of revelation from his girlfriend or wife at the dentist office. And if I heard this kind of talk , well when the phone messages came into play, that would be obvious to me that was truth serum. Careful Who You Take With You To Your Dental Appointment

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/18/us/nypd-disperses-pro-palestinian-protest-columbia-university/index.html Hundreds of students at Columbia University are protesting the war in Gaza which they have a right to do. Yet, NYPD has been called today. The police have shown up up in riot gear and with buses ready to arrest the protestors. Israel is milking the October 7th Hamas attack against them. They are using that attack as justification to destroy Palestinians and claim Gaza. Apparently, Jews also have enough power to override free speech in the US. Terrorism laws are being used to arrest protestors supporting Israeli oppositio…

"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

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…

QUESTIONS what chips or snacks were you eating? what is the most financially successful black female produced film in the usa? You guys made me wonder about black male movie reviewers opinion toward films produced or directed by black women . I wonder do black female produced/directed films get mostly positive reviews from black male film reviewers? To the needle moving, Biden could had chose stacey abrams who is more functional like shirley chisholm but chose kamala harris who is less industrious while also like obama or adam clayton powell jr is phenotypically not the image of "pure blackness" like chisholms' color suggest. Was this film like the aretha f…

I originally posted this in the Black Literature Forum but am also posting it here, with an expletive (where people will see it 🤨) Anyhow, this is the first AI generated video that I created. With the learning curve of using the software, it took me all of two to make the following video. I even let AI write the script. I picked the young sister from about 20 different avatars. I don't know if she is real, or AI generated.

He was a familiar figure on Chicago's local TV channels, a community activist, always there, first on the scene in the aftermath of the regular shootings that grab headlines in Chicagoland. On camera, comforting the grieving families, chiding the violent perpetrators, urging anyone with any information to come forward, bringing his lamenting to a close by announcing the amount of any award money to be offered. He was a community treasure, the go-to-guy for mike-holding reporters ready to move on from the "wha had happened" witnesses, and anxious to solicit his insinuations about his fellow blacks. And what has happened in regard to this "angel of death" wh…

Religious people don't seem to have a lot to say when it comes to protesting wars. Thousands of women and children are being murdered in these current conflicts. Yet, there's no huge outcry for a cease-fire from the holy folks. I doubt Russia and Israel are pouring that much money into the coffers.😎

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Actress. Regime. King. Portrays. Shirley. Chisholm. In. The. NETFLIX,Movie. .She. Read. About. Shirley. Chisholm. Listen. To. ,Tapes. Of. Her. ,To. Capture. The. Essence. ,Transform. Herself. Into,,Shirley. Chisholm. ..Her. Beginning. And. Ruse. To. Power. ......

The ZiG is Zimbabwe's attempt to shake of the Effects of Western Interventionist Policies consisting of Currency Manipulation and 20 yrs of Sanctions. Slave driver the table has turn....B. Marley Zimbabwe Introduces New Gold Backed Currency To Tackle Inflation

There is a general misconception and perception that black men do not respect, trust, honor, adore, cherish and love black women. Nothing could be further from the truth. Black men do love and appreciate black women and we are committed to building bridges that help create loving relationships, healthy families, and business partnerships that enhance our communities and empower black women to live extraordinary lives. This powerful empowerment guide was written to empower black women to create extraordinary lives.

https://sports.yahoo.com/oj-simpson-dead-at-76-after-battle-with-cancer-family-announces-153653507.html Former gridiron great OJ Simpson passed away from cancer at age 76. Regardless of the circus that his life became after football, OJ Simpson was one of the greatest football players of all time. 😎

College tuition is going through the atmosphere. Student loan debt is ridiculous. Non-STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) degrees will become less valuable especially as technology takes over jobs that do not require human hands. Folks are beginning to have the conversation that trade schools might be a better option than a 4 year degree from a college or university. STEM degrees will most likely always land a job somewhere. However, Liberal Arts and Business majors might be in trouble. Talk to young Black folks within your circle about considering a trade especially if they aren't STEM strong. …

this video is from the ny times it evades the visions of laughter from law enforcement. SOmeone attempting to hang themselves is funny. the following is from ny1 where i got the stills, most of the news outlets to their forever dishonor have omitted form their videos the clear evidence of law enforcers laughing at this. I know many see the issue as feliciano but for the issue is black law enforcers who think hanging is a joke. I don't even know what my parents parents who knew what a hanging of a black person was like will say. I wonder. Let alone my parents, parents, parents whom i know were abused by whites in various ways I will not go int…

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/total-solar-eclipse-04-08-24-scn/index.html I believe today's solar eclipse came and went without too much fanfare beyond millions of people staring at the sky wearing paper glasses with cellophane lens.😁 Folks who had the best seats along the path of totality had 4 minutes to witness the event. It will take 20 years for that particular solar eclipse to come back around. @aka Contrarian already mentioned that she'll check back Tuesday. Sooner is fine too. Paging @Chevdove to the deck.🤣 This is a post-eclipse roll call. Check in and let us know you were not abducted or …

https://www.thedailybeast.com/saturday-night-live-skewers-donald-trumps-new-bible-grift The former POTUS having paid out close to $275 million in litigation is now hawking the bible for $60. A couple months ago, it was gold sneakers. Of course, there's Truth Social going public and the constant fundraising. I can only imagine the number of con men who will be inspired by this dude. Some white 12-year olds are already in training. The sh8t Teflon Don has been able to say and do and get away with is...no longer unbelievable.😎

Someone once said all the communities in new york city change , and thinking on nyc, they are right, even white communities in nyc are unrecognizable from how they were. No community in nyc stays the same. IT is a false myth that only the black community goes through changes, all communities in nyc do. from carl manley In 1996, Gordon Parks photographed survivors who were still alive showing where they were in 1958 for A Great Day In Harlem. (Art Kane) Only 2 survive today: Benny Golson and Sonny Rollins. Note: Sonny Rollins is missing in the 1996 photo. He was standing behind Marian McPartland in 1958 but not in 1996. Marian is in the red dress. …

What I never hear from various people, black or non black, is nixon was pardoned. USA history shows the president is immune. I know alot of blacks in the usa, I am not certain most, like the concept of individual equality . Maybe want it implemented. But the usa has a heritage of inequality, not equality. I think the frederick douglass folk in the black populace have always believed the usa can become the federation of star trek. The problem is the casualties in the black populace in the usa lalong this journey..... Thank the sister for saying the ship hit the bridge because media keep saying the bridge collapsed like the bridge moved to the container ship. But the …

Dr. Umar Johnson chopping it up with a successful young brother and scolding him over smoking weed.... I find it interesting that Umar Johnson smoked an entire joint and nothing happened. I find this interesting because I've had a few similar experiences myself and it one of the reasons I DON'T smoke weed. I've tried weed a few times in highschool and a few more times in my 20s.....once in my 30s...and left it alone. On each occasion (except one where I believe the weed was laced) absolutely nothing happened. I got the same effect as smoking a cigarette. And what I really found interesting was that I was told on multiple occasions …

In the real world, whether I'm at work or on the street....if I'm talking to somebody and I'm trying to remember something I often will ask them or give myself a while to try to remember it myself. Some people ask, why not just look it up on your phone? Because I don't want to. I like the feeling of REMEMBERING certain things and I'll sometimes wait a whole day trying to remember something and use the internet only as a last resort. I like using my brain. I usually don't use calculators for the same reason. I'll grab a sheet of paper and do it with a pen. A lot of younger people under 30 will crowd around me in amazement and wonder what I'm doing an…

The. Organized. Raid. At. Puffy. Combs. Houses. ..The. Military. ,,FBI,,Police. What. Ever. Else. Raid. Attack. At. Puffy. Combs. ,Houses. Where. Was. This. January. 6, 3. Years. Ago. ,Organized. ,,White. Terrorist. Attacking. The. Capitol. Building. ..Where. Was. ,This. In. Charlottesville. White. Terrorist. With. Torches. In. The,,Streets. ......White. Terrorist. Can. Walk. The. Streets. With. ,Guns. .They. Will. Not. Be. Arrested. By. F. B. I ,Police. ,Or. The,,,Military. ......F B. I. Says. They. Are. KLAN. Police. There. ,,. Ate ,No,,Raids. At. Police ,Departments. In. This. Country. Searching. For,,,Klan. Police. .Klan. Is. A. Terrorist. Organization. …

I've been going to college campuses for decades. I've lived in a huge university town for years. I've been around the internet for over 20 years ....and I PROMISE you, I hadn't even heard of this acronym or term "DEI" until this year. Now all of a sudden it's all over the internet. Every other article is featuring this acronym. Every political argument involves it. Diversity Equity Inclusion This reminds me of "CRT" or Critical Race Theory of a few years ago. Where is this shit coming from? Who's making up these terms and tossing them out for people to wrestle over? And more importantly, what do they have to do with…

Close on the heels of the ads featuring gold garnished sneakers bearing the Re-elect Trump brand, is a TV commercial featuring Donald tRump hawking for the modest price of $59.00, a "patriotic" Bible guaranteed to inspire God to Bless America. Holding the leather bound holy book in his raised little pudgy hand, flanked by two gigantic American flags, a salivating Donnie gives his spiel, hardly able to keep a straight face as he anticipates a flood of orders from his faithful following. What a perfect embodiment of the dire warning political pundit, Sinclair Lewis, predicted years ago. to wit: "When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag, a…

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. THE PRINCIPLE OF POLARITY, ''Everything is Dual; everything has poles; every thing has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes meet ; all truths are but half-truths ; all paradoxes may be reconciled. ' ' The Kybalion.

Niger has become the latest country in West Africa where the army has seized control, following Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, and Chad - all former French colonies. Since 1990, a striking 78% of the 27 coups in sub-Saharan Africa have occurred in Francophone states leading some commentators to ask whether France - or the legacy of French colonialism - is to blame? Many of the coup plotters would certainly like us to think so. Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga, who was named prime minister by the military junta in Mali in September 2022, launched a scathing attack on France. Criticising "neocolonialist, condescending, paternalist and vengeful policies", Mr Maiga al…

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…

Racist. White. Police. In. Mississippi. Were. Sentenced. To 132. Years. In. Prison. For. Racist. Torture. On. 2. Black. Men. Last. Year. In,,Mississippi. ..The Racist. White. Trash. Police. Called. Themselves. The. Goon. Squad. ...They. Entered. The. House. With ,,No. Warrant. Where. The. Black. Men. Were. Living. ..They. Beat. Them. Up. ,..Tortured. Them. ...They. Were. Living. With. A. White. ,Woman. ..They. Were. Told. By. The. Racist. White. Police. To. Go. ,Back. Where. The. Black. People. Live. ......The. FBI. Has. Said. There. Are. KLAN. Police. .KLAN. Is. Terrorist Organization. .....This,Reality. Has. U. S. So. Concerned. About. The. People. In,,Ukrai…