Culture, Race & Economy

I'm beginning to see more of these AI generated sales pitches (see below). The use of the word "delved" in the first sentence is a tell. The service itself is AI driven. AI is already being touted as tool one can use to craft and read unique bedtime story to your kid. What happens to a culture when there are no shared stories -- when all the stories are unique to the individual? Well, we already know; the AI powered bots on social media give people completely different world views, and we losing cultural cohesion as a result. --------- Hi Troy, As I delved into the fascinating world of African American …

People need to understand the difference between a MOVEMENT and a CAMPAIGN Movements promote specific agendas with clearer goals (be they good or bad) than campaigns which pretty much parrot partisan rhetoric. Movements tend to be more grassroots oriented, wholistic, and longer lasting, than campaigns. While campaigns typically last less than 4 years, movements can span DECADES. Think.... CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT WOMEN'S MOVEMENT LABOR MOVEMENT While a campaign is designed to change the POLITICAL direction of a nation, a Movement is designed to and can change not only the entire political landscape but t…

POTUS has issued two threats: 1) Sanctions and tariffs against Russia if they violate the cease-fire deal in war with Ukraine: https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-threatens-russia-others-with-sanctions-if-ukraine-deal-not-reached-2025-01-22/ 2) Bomb Iran if they continue pursuing a nuclear weapon: https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-there-will-be-bombing-if-iran-does-not-make-nuclear-deal-2025-03-30/ Polar opposite approaches in terms of diplomacy. Kid gloves for Russia. Sledgehammer for Iran. Surely, there's no confusion as to why these countries are viewed and treated so differently.😎

https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-shooting-dc-c5785dd8920d2d1ac7d71fab769faf5f Two national guardsmem were shot in DC a few blocks away from the White House. They are in critical condition. The gunman hss been apprehended. He is a an Afghan national. He's in critical condition too. This shooting did not occur in the worse part of the city. It happened in an area that is among the safest. I've heard 500 national guard will be brought back into the city. A heavy-handed reponse after the fact and with immediate threat neutralized doesn't make sense. Of course, Black folks didn't have anything to do with this…

Bobby McFerrin born 1950

I swear this Negro is a ring tailed wonder. Proof that White Folks education screws your mind up. He comes out as an ecological President. Turns his back on his Green base and talks about okaying offshore drilling just in time to walk into the BP disaster. He sits back and lets an obviously clueless BP (remember when they proposed shooting all the tennis balls and crap in there a few weeks ago and were laughed at? Then they try it and) take over, in deference to his Coporate Whores, then he lets everybody maneuver him into taking responsibilty for something ("The Buck Stops Here," he said a few months ago) that he got no control over. Now everybody is s…

Pig out and have a great holiday everyone! CYNIQUE

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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…

SAW ONLINE AND ON CABLE TV GUIDE , THERE IS BLACK URBAN WRESTLING/WHY//BLACK URBAN WRESTLING IS COMBINATION OF HIPHOP MUSIC AND WRESTLING WITH THE PRESENTS OF GANG FEUDS////PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING IS FAKE///ARE THESE REAL GANGS IN THE WRESTLING RING, ARE STUPID BLACK MEN SEEMING TO BE STREET GANGS//WITH ALL THE BLACK ON BLACK VIOLENCE, KILLINGS FROM BLACK GANGS,WHY PRETEND TO BE STREET GANGS IN THE RING////I THINK IT IS PAY PREVIEW..////////WHO WOULD WASTE MONEY OR TIME.////

Cynique, Converse's All Stars, or "Cons," as well called them came after the PF Flyers. Cons were popular in my hood as well. I've actually never owned a pair, but they were very popular. While Cons have waned in popularity over the years I'm not sure people ever stopped wearing Cons. I've heard the term "Bo-Bo" before but we never used it. Our analogous term for no-name brand sneakers was "Skippies" or "Rejects." There was a rhyme we use to tease people when they were busted rockin' a pair of skippies; Skippies, the make your feet fine, Skippies, they cost a dollar ninety-nine. I don't recall they rest of the lines. Fortunately I never had the …

Today's my 84th birthday. I'm amazed that I'm still around. Grateful that i can separate life from living. One i observe, the other i do. One day at a time.

or what do you think about your thinking?

What does it mean to be free to you? Or how would you describe freedom?

************************************************************************************ This really could happen to ANYONE!!! U.S. cops have killed 400 people who weren't wielding knife or gun during traffic stops in last five years: Study finds many of these police interactions occurred in municipalities that rely on ticket revenue U.S. Police Have Killed 400 People During Traffic Stops In Last Five Years ************************************************************************************

You can't, other people do that for you.

No need to worry about pesky laws, county rules or even a court summons anymore. The U.S. Supreme Court, with all Republican leaning justices voting for inhumanity, I mean the majority, revealed a 6-3 earlier Thursday to strike down New York State's pesky concealed gun law. So, there's no need to get into an argument, then run home and get your gun, no need to mumble vengeance when a store clerk won't give you 75% off an item you want and no need to wait when a rival manages the catch eye and the phone number of someone you're interested in. You can take care of your righteous indignation right then and there. On da spot. This is the dream of gun fella…

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815 people died in public spaces in New York City in the year 2023, the largest in NYC's attempts to record. It isn't the largest in the city's history. I am 100% certain higher numbers did that in decades past. Comprehend that NYC has only recently started to count such things. As with all things, the quality of leadership is the issue.

Someone shared this with me this morning. It was unattributed, so I can't share the source, but I learn it I will. This reminds me of the HISTORIA AFRICANA DATES FOR MAJOR AFRICAN EVENTS @Mel Hopkins shared a few months ago. 1501 African Slaves in the New World Spanish settlers bring slaves from Africa to Santo Domingo (now the capital of the Dominican Republic). 1522 Slave Revolt: the Caribbean Slaves rebel on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which now comprises Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 1562 Britain Joins Slave Trade. John Hawkins, the first Briton to take part in the slave trade, makes a huge profit hauling human cargo …

Why do so many of these Black men like Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather INSIST on making these nobody White men rich by even acknowledging their existence? Nobody would even know who this clownish White boy (Jake Paul) WAS unless Tyson agreed to fight him. Then he ends up losing to him. Just helping White men make money. They don't want to fight another Black man and help HIM make a few million. Just pick one no-named White boy after another and prop them up on the world stage so he can win/lose and make a quick $50 million, and then disappear. Meanwhile they're really looking for a "great white hope" who can go down on record as having whooped the …

Senator. Corey Booker. Long. Speech. Against. Trump. ...After. Protesting. The. Lunatic. Dangerous. President. ,He. Should. Protest. Street. Gangs. Street. Thugs. Pimps Crack. Houses. Crack. Sellers. That. Genocide. Black. Communities. .Find. Out. Who. Is. Dumping. Out. Guns. And. , Drugs. In. Poor. Inner. City. Black. Communities. .Protest. The. Black. Preachers. That. Rape. Black. Children. Steal. All. The. Church. Money. Buying. Cats. And. Houses. ,Not. Helping. Poor. Black. Communities ....Lot. Of. Black. Preachers. In. Prison. For. Raping. Children. Stealing. Murdering. Their. Wives. ..Where. Is. Black. Lives. Matters. ???.

Last night I had the pleasure of watching the new Bill Withers Documentary. Afterwards Bill Withers answered questions. If you like Bill's music you like it even more as you discover more about the man. The movie reveals a lot; how Bill only he started performing professional in his 30's, how he suffered from stuttering until his late 20's, it was really quite fascinating.

IN TULSA OKLAHOMA, BLACK PEOPLE KILLED BY WHITE MEN..ONE OF THE KILLERS FACEBOOK WEBSITE FUCKING N'NEWS DID NOT SHOW REST OF THE N WORD..YOU KNOW WHAT THE WORD IS.. THEY ARE DISCUSSING IF THIS IS A HATE CRIME..LAST YEAR ON 60 MINUTES NEWS SHOW,NEO NAZI SAID THEY WOULD MAKE THIS COUNTRY ALL WHITE BY FORCE.NEO MILITIA GROUP WAS CAUGHT WITH RICIN.RICIN IS DEADLY.THEY WERE PLANNING TO RELEASE THE RICIN IN WASHINGTON DC.....BLACK PEOPLE WAKE UP...BLACK PEOPLE HAVE BECOME ZOMBIES......AND THE CHURCH,WHITE CONTROLED.WHITE PREACHERS ON THE PULPIT.....

One of my "bots" found this article, Why the Republican Party is a better fit for African Americans, and posted it on Facebook for me. I noticed it got a lot of clicks so I decided to check the article out myself. I'm not a Republican or a Democrat. I'm sure there are righteous and kind people in both parties as well as evil ones. I don't think either party really serves the people, so the whole rigid allegiance with one party over the other does not resonated with me. Because of the way I think, the whole idea that a group of people have so completely embraced the democratic party is something I simply can't fathom. White folks are free to be in either party ba…

This is something that has been in the back of my mind for quite sometime, The issue jumped out at me while I was updating this page which includes the most recently reviewed movies I posted on the website. Below are the movie posters of three four of the last five film reviews I added to the website: It seems to me that there are far more interracial couples in film than there are Black couples. Further the interracial couples most often depicts a Black woman with a white man. Finally when a Brother is in a relationship with a sister, in film, the Brother is usually very dysfunctional. I have not attempted to collect data on this but I'd be willing t…

BLACK REPUBLICANS WERE ON THE NEWS SUPPORTING WHITE POLICE KILLING MICHAEL BROWN IN FERGURSON, MISSOURI/BLACK REPUBLICANS SUPPORTED TRAYVON MARTIN BEING KILLED//THEY THINK BLACK MALES IN POOR COMMUNITIES ARE CRIMINALS,NOTHING.. BLACK PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME OPINION OF OTHER BLACK PEOPLE AS THE KU KLUX KLAN HAS OF ALL BLACK PEOPLE.....MALCOLM X WARNED OF A DIVIDE AND CONQUER OF BLACK PEOPLE.//EARLIER THIS YEAR ON C-SPAN MARY FRANCIS BERRY SAID DEMOCRATS TAKE BLACK VOTES FOR GRANTED..SHE IS A DEMOCRAT...IS IT TIME FOR A THIRD BLACK POLITICAL PARTY....IS BLACK UNITY POSSIBLE..../

I have a book that needs to be written, but I need help to put it together because it is so deeply personal. I believe that this book needs to go through a traditional publishing company to reach the public. How do I get an established publisher to talk to me? I have previously self-published several times.

On October 10th, we in the Black community, celebrate Dr. Ivan Van Sertima. His master work, THEY CAME BEFORE COLUMBUS, is required reading in our community. It should be read by all Americans. Ivan Van Sertima builds a pyramid of evidence to support his claim of an African presence in the New World centuries before Columbus. Combining impressive scholarship with a novelist s gift for storytelling, Van Sertima re-creates some of the most powerful scenes of human history: the launching of the great ships of Mali in 1310 (two hundred master boats and two hundred supply boats), the sea expedition of the Mandingo king in 1311, and many others. In They Came Before Columbu…

Following up on an earlier conversation on the meaning on spirituality Just emphasizing the distinction between religion and spirituality: "The Romans and the Greeks had no color prejudice comparable to the kind of prejudice we would know later on, otherwise why would three Africans become Emperors of Rome? Why would there be three African Popes? Finally, Constantine decided to make Christianity the religion of the whole of the Roman Empire. Now we’re coming to the critical period when the Roman domination of the church has corrupted the church, the Africans began some disenchantment with the Roman interpretation of Christianity. Constantine called a council of…

With The Racist White Protesting ,Talking On The News,You Would Think The White Man Is Close To Extinction..Neo Nazi,With Weapons, Guns On The News,Walking Around..Confederate Statues, Some Cities Are Taking Down..Trump Supports ,Neo Nazi And Confederate Statues..The News Talks About Neo Nazi,News Not Talking About White Police Being Fired The Last 7 Years,For ,Being Klan,KKK, Members ..Klan Is A Terrorist Organization ..Neo Nazi In The U. S. Military ,Training Themselves For The Coming,Race War..Today ,Neo Nazi,In Boston,Large Crowd Of People Ready To Protest Neo Nazi..Boston Is Racist,With Racist ,Police..Idiot Quarterback Tom Brady Who Loves Trump,Some People Think,He…

@Delano, have your been following the news about the record heat in Australia? The thinking is that it is a direct result of man-made climate change. It is being called an ecological disaster.

Genius level work here! Taking a complex subject like the 3 branches of Government and making it plain is every writer’s dream. YelloPain does it well! Take that, Ice Cube!

The mainstream media is really going crazy over the crime surge in the United States these past year or so. If they aren't pointing at Chicago, then they're pointing at Houston, Baltimore, and dozens of other hotspots all over the nation. Violent crime has been off the chain in many urban areas and it's really surging in suburban and rural areas but the violence there get's much less attention from the mainstream media because most of the victims and perpetrators are Caucasian. However when discussing violent crime, the media really just gives you a brief and relatively uninformative flash of what actually happens when violence occurs in most urban areas so you us…

Cavalier Johnson has made political history by becoming the first African American elected as Milwaukee’s mayor. Democrat Johnson routed former south side Alderman Bob Donovan 72% to 28% in a special election to replace Tom Barrett who stepped down to become Ambassador to Luxembourg. Milwaukee elects first Black Mayor

State of America complete discussion View video at the link https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2081&type=status

NYC to cut overtime pay for police despite being understaffed by 'thousands' (msn.com) New York City to Cut Overtime Pay for NYPD, Other Departments in Response to Migrant Crisis (msn.com) Cutting the overtime pay for your own POLICE FORCE in favor of illegal immigrants??? That's suicide....political suicide. Even if you DID have to make cuts, cutting the pay of your soldiers that you rely on to protect you and keep order under your authority is one of the LAST things you'd do . And Eric Adams was a cop HIMSELF. I'm no fan of the NYPD. What little I DID see of them when I was in New York didn't leave me with …

I learned of Plummer's passing (January 15, 2023) through an email sent to me today which included the following article published in Our Time Press. This is an important article. Plummer's passing did not get national coverage, but she deserved it. A Google search shows coverage by Indie Black-owned publications -- which we have to support (subscribe to one). If you are from the New York City area, you will be familiar (or should be) with many of the names mentioned. These are the people on the front lines fighting for us, not just locally, but globally. Mainstream media will completely ignore our true warriors in favor of rants of dysfunctio…

The TROPICS MEDIA GROUP is thrilled to announce the 9th annual African DOers Showcase, set to take place online on Saturday, June 15th, 2024. This highly anticipated event will celebrate the outstanding achievements of African and Afro-descendant leaders across the globe, culminating in the unveiling of the prestigious Top 700 African DOers Powerlist for 2024 by TROPICS MAGAZINE. A Celebration of Excellence The African DOers Showcase is more than just an event; it is a vibrant celebration of the diverse talents, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit that drive the African continent forward. Each year, this showcase brings together thought leaders, innovator…

After watching a documentary about the Bloods and Crips gangs in Los Angeles and how they were founded and how they evolved, and the gang life among some AfroAmericans in various cities through out the United States in general....a few people actually described the different gangs and their sets (set = local subgroup of the much larger gang) as "tribes". When I heard this, I thought of our brother @richardmurray and how he often describes the various socio-political groups within AfroAmerica as "tribes". I've heard it said that Black people....not just in the United States but worldwide...are "tribal" by nature. That we look for different ways to group up an…

Well, today is the American holiday where folks gather with family and friends in food, fun and fellowship. Eat, drink and enjoy however you so choose. I know the history behind *holidays* but I do not skip them for the aforementioned reasons. I use holidays as a time to further build and connect with my tribe. Every several years, my birthday happens to fall on Thanksgiving Day. When that happens, I don't have to cook anything for the family dinner. I'll pull up, eat, enjoy my folks and watch football games.😁 Happy Thanksgiving to all.😎

For you Bible believers out there (and you know who you are...lol), when you read about someone being called a "son of man" in the Old Testament. When you read that term in the original Hebrew or Aramaic....it literally means the "son of Adam". Why is this important? The Hebrew word for man (mature male) is "ish" The Hebrew word for humanity is "inoshut" Adam doesn't mean "man" nor does it man "humanity".....it's a SPECIFIC TYPE of person.

March 25th will be the 60th anniversary of the death of Oscar Micheaux, the first major African-American film-maker. Within Our Gates and Body and Soul (with Paul Robeson) are his best films, in my opinion. Try to see them if you have not already done so, or if you have---see tham again. My recent book FACES IN THE MIRROR: OSCAR MICHEAUX AND SPIKE LEE compares our two greatest directors. John Howard My link

17, YEAR OLD KENDRICK JOHNSON WHO BODY WAS FOUND ROLLED IN WRESTLING MAT////POLICE SAID ACCIDENT,2ND AUTOPSY SAYS HE WAS BEATEN////NEWS SAYS HIS BODY ORGANS WERE MISSING, NEWSPAPERS STUFFED IN HIS BODY////THIS BLACK BOY WAS KILLED, SOMEONE TRYING TO COVER IT UP/////

The Montgomery Bus Boycott, lasted over an year and was effective. Today, Black people, poor people, or any group of people with sufficient numbers could not organize a boycott of anything. Even if we could organize a boycott would we be willing to make any short term sacrifices for a long term gain? There are many things that Black people are responsible for making happen from the Obama presidency to the success of TV shows like Empire. Black people complain all day long about the bias of Fox News; why should Fox enjoy any level of financial success due to Black people? Would Black people be willing to Boycott the show Empire (watched almost exclusively by Black people…

In Mcintosh County, Georgia Racist White Police Fired For Targeting Black Drivers, Say It Again, Targeting Black Drivers.He Also Put Racist Comments On Face Book, Mocking Dr. Martin Luther King'S I Have A Dream Speech, Saying I Have A Dream,That My People Will Stop Acting Like Animals.White Police In Texas ,Fired For Being Klan Member. Louisiana White Police For Being At A Klan Rally Giving Hitler Salute.Chicago White Police Fired ,He A Klan Recruiter.FBI Want Talk About These Terrorist On The News..Black Police Want Talk About Klan Police On The News,Black News Anchors Will Not Talk About White Police For Being Klan Members. CNN Don Lemon, NBC Lester Holt ,MSNBC Joy Reid…

...and I'm not that old. In a few days, God willing I will be 55 years of age. I would like to live to be 100, but I'm not doing anything to help accomplish the feat, but I digress... Sometimes I wonder if why I want to even bother sticking around that long. It is not like the culture values the elderly for their wisdom and experience, but that is a minor consideration. Lately, I feel like I'm surrounded by a bunch of mindless zombies. Case in point; leaving my apartment building yesterday, I got into the elevator with a woman, who was fullly engrossed in whatever she was doing on her phone. I glanced over to see what it was (she did not notice me), and …

News , Says Dick Gregory Is Dead At 84. Dick Gregory Was More Than A Comedian. .He Was Friends With Dr. King And Malcolm X. .Was Involved With Civil Rights, He Was An Activist,Writer And,Motivational Speaker..Among His Books,Nigger ,An,Autobiography And Defining Moments In Black -History,Reading Between The Lies...Listening To Sports Talkers,About Quarterback Colin Kaepernick,White People And,The National Anthem,White People Who Are Against Quarterback Colin Kaepernick ,Support Neo Nazi Waving The,U.S. Flag ,With The Nazi ,Confederate Flags. Neo Nazi Walking In .American Streets Wearing Nazi Uniforms Carrying The American-Flag,That Seems To Be Support By White People …