Culture, Race & Economy

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…

sort of shy , but the nicest guy, no complaining:) 3:04 i love it, we as black people do this for christmas:) 4:14 yes Zenobia, no blackity black, if she doesn't know, educate Nike 5:34 I missed the black santa media issue 10:49 good thoughts on the 2023 color purple 12:!2 for years:) poor danny glover:) 15:46 ghost town movie theater:) good fun, good fun:) 17:15 they can use a black classic films station,Buck and the preacher, paris blues , the longships some gems for me 19:10 regina jackson is her name 21:41 I saw that show advertised 24:00 great point, make family trees…

I met Dexter King once. He was honored by Syracuse University, some years ago. Interestingly, I also saw, but did not meet, his mom Corretta Scott King and his grand-father Daddy King speak at Syracuse University. Not too shabby for an HWCU--despite the craziness going on there today.

The media conveniently glossed over that Ruffin's father was a cop in the precinct he was picked up in. His father who was estranged from him at that time. His father who pushed his own son to go against his not guilty plea. https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2579&type=status

My own playlist. (mojo-beat). Please listen and let me know what you think.https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7pbD6B6UHxti24MznLkdAS?si=rnT2Dce7Qo2dCT08Mmq58w&pi=e-JpCs0nq7RvS6 Thanks

Why do blacks purposely walk slow when crossing the street? I get this question a lot from people and I believe its mostly black males that do it and its done to disrespect whites, asians, and hispanics. As a black man I also notice it.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/19/politics/lloyd-austin-testify-lawmakers-hospitalization/index.html Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was appointed by and reports to POTUS Biden. He secretly went into the hospital to have a medical procedure. Didn't tell his boss about it but POTUS was cool. Wished him well. However, the GOP in Congress are demanding that Secretary Austin testify before them to explain his disappearing act. Ridiculous. As NF Jr. might say in mocking white folks...boy, come in here and set down because you've got some 'splainin' to do about your whereabouts and why you didn't tell us your business...boy.🤣 Hopef…

Do Blacks want to be segregated from whites? It seems as if they do. Many black communities are complaining about white people moving in. Blacks are claiming “ they dont look like us”. They are also saying it about asian people as well and claim blacks need their own communities. Seems a bit ironic to me as well as hypocritical. Blacks are the first to claim discrimination even when most often its their imagination. You will find countless examples of this on you tube and black radio shows. If this was the other way around, blacks would be protesting and rioting. You cannot have it both ways. Our black community needs to be much more rational and realistic. P…

The 2024 GOP field of dreamers is shrinking fast. Several folks have already dropped out of the race leaving former POTUS Orange Julius Nikki Space Cadet Haley and Gov. Ron DeStupid. Former POTUS is running away with the nomination but that's not stopping other folks from throwing away millions of dollars in a losing effort. The race for the White House will come down to two septuagenarians in November 2024: D8mn shame the most powerful country on the planet will be led by an old dude who may be wearing a diaper. 😁😎

MLK must be rolling in his graves. All the sacrifices he made for black people and how do they pay MLK back? They have become more violent than ever, have more children out of wedlock than ever , and commit more crime than any other race in America. I dont think MLK would appreciate the dreadlocks and tattoo’s, nor would he appreciate the “victimhood mentality “ in the black community. RIP MLK !

A customer was interested in purchasing the article, "VOODOO OR IQ: AN INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN PSYCHOLOGY" by Cedric X (Clark), D. Phillip McGee, Wade Nobles, and Luther X (Weems) which they discovered on the Karen Hunter and Greg Carr show I found the article for free online and am sharing it here ▶. I decided to read it myself. It starts; "African Psychology is the recognition and practice of a body of knowledge which is fundamentally different in origin, content, and direction than that recognized and practiced by Euro-American psychologists. The differences between African Psychology and Euro-American Psychology reflect the differences betwee…

I was speaking to a customer yesterday and you purchased the book, Enoch the Ethiopian: Greater Than Abraham Holier Than Moses. I asked her how she discovered the site and she found it through Google looking for the missing books of the Bible. She told me she read that there were 16 missing books and asked if I were aware of the others. While I was aware that missing books from the bible have been published, I could not recall the details, then I thought about ya'll. What are some books I should recommend?

Man, these brothers are something else........ I absolutely LOVE being a Black man! Nobody else can get down like we can! @frankster You asked which one was me and which one was you???? Well..... Which one was saying they did NOT believe in Christianity but believed in being "Christ like" and then later one claimed to be a Christian?

The Governor of Illinois starts begging the Governor of Texas to stop sending illegal immigrants up to his state: ‘I Plead with You for Mercy’: Pritzker Urges Abbott to Stop Sending Migrants to Chicago amid Winter Storm (msn.com) This is obviously weak and pitiful for a politician to supposedly do to another on an equal executive level. He has just as much power to send them BACK as Abbot has to send them up. On top of that, why doesn't BIDEN step in and do something? I already know the answer but....it simply looks weak and it's become obvious now that BOTH parties are in cahoots with eachother and playing games on the people. But when was the last t…

DA Fani Willis is being accused of having an improper relationship with lead prosecutor Nathan Wade: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/12/politics/nathan-wade-fani-willis-da-georgia-election-subversion-case/index.html I know these two people didn't waste their time going to law school and getting degrees only to be dumb enough to have an affair and take trips at taxpayer expense. They wouldn't have done that and taken on a high profile care. 🤣 Hopefully, none of these allegations are true and this is just an attempt to affect the case against former POTUS.😎

NOTHING*BUT*THE*TRUTH: ON*BLACKSTARNETWORK& OTHER*MEDIA*FIGHTING… FOR*AMERICA’S*DEMOCRACY!!! ***BLACKSTARNETWORK&OTHER*MEDIA!!!: TOFULLYGETTOTHEROOT*OF------ republican-gop-BULLYING!!!: **"Rep. Crockett BLISTERS GOP Hypocrisy On Trump Foreign $, White Privilege, 2 Tiered Justice System": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaBAcg5gkG4 ***"Rep. Jasmine Crockett beat GOP with a proverbial folding chair in their House impea": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qDFHLGNF8g&t=2s Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett SCHOOLS Republicans, EXPOSES Hypocrisy On Crime | Roland Martin - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSXkk82awkM ***"'Unlike Ms…

BLACKSTAR*NETWOR!!!: -White Governance Bid HALTED As State-Run Court Temporarily BLOCKED In Jackson! | Roland Martin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M27P28UfDE DEMOCRACY*NOW!!! -“Plantation Politics”: How White Mississippi Lawmakers Want to Seize Power in Majority-Black Jackson https://www.democracynow.org/2023/3/9/jackson_apartheid -The History of White Lawmakers Trying to Take Over Mississippi’s Predominately Black Capital https://capitalbnews.org/jackson-mississippi-takeover-2/

Every bookstore owned is not conscious; this bookstore owner is.

On. Oprah. Winfrey. OWN. Channel. Idiot. Black. Entertainment. ,Shows. .There Should. Be. Shows. About. Black. Genocide. In. Black. Communities. Each. Week. ..Churches. Are. Slave. Cabins. ,,Preachers. Enslave. Black. People. For. Profit. ..Politicians. Are,Corrupt. Liars. ...Oprah. Winfrey. Should. Try. To. Find. Out. Who. Is. Dumping. Guns. And. Drugs. In. Inner. City. Communities. ....Preachers. In. Prison. For. Raping. Black. Children. ,Murdering. Their. Wives. .....Preachers. Stealing. All. The., Church. Money. Buying,Cars .Mansions. ........Oprah. Winfrey. Did. She. Talk. With. Black. Football Players. That. Was. Kneeling. Down? She. Made. Time. For. Trump…

I came across this old video of a Black female pastor who checked the hell out of Donald Trump in the middle of his speech when he started veering to the left. I said "so wrong" because although I don't do religion....not organized man-made religion....according to the Bible and Christian theology, she shouldn't even BE a preacher or pastor. However it seems to me that this woman has more courage and linear thinking than most of the Black male pastors OR politicians out there because she didn't let him get away with starting up a bunch of off-topic foolishness at her church. She told him straight up....that's NOT what we brough you he…

@Troy You said you were curious to know who Jeromex's reverend was? Well, here he is. He's preaching now....let's take a listen........ Pastor Manning

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…

Our reverend brought this up. Blacks were given civil rights and what did we do with those civil rights? We became the most violent community in the world. What !!! Our black community gets opportunity after opportunity and we squander them. My black community is so violent, I moved out 12 years ago. I will never let my children be exposed to the “ black culture poison”. As much as I love my black brothers and sisters, we destroyed our culture and community. Its self inflicted! All we get is liberal politicians telling us its not our fault and we aren’t intelligent enough to make it on our own. Stop voting for liberals, they dont care about is. They just want our vo…

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesfarrell/2023/12/29/homicides-see-historic-decline-in-2023-despite-perceptions-that-crime-is-on-the-rise/ Murders have dropped by 10% across many major US cities. Hopefully, this downward trend will continue into the future. Let folks die of natural causes or incurable diseases. There's really no need to speed up the process. In the meantime, there is no shortage of issues to tackle with any potential savings in law enforcement, hospitalization and incarceration.😎

Interesting debate I came across between Tariq Nasheed and a Puerto Rican urban historian on the origins of Hiphop. Perhaps @Troy and/or @Delano being from The Bronx may find this interesting given his presence there during the birth of Hiphop.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2024/01/02/claudine-gay-resigns-from-harvard-why-black-excellence-is-never-enough/ While Dr. Claudine Gay seemingly survived congressional inquiry into her handling of war protests on the campus of Harvard University, she ultimately resigned under intense scrutiny from the white court of public opinion. Unsatisfied that Dr. Gay wasn't fired after the congressional inquiry, white folks went after her academic record claiming plagiarism in her writings. I find it hard to believe Dr. Gay's credentials were not verified prior to white folks allowing her to become president of one of America's mos…

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/29/rev-william-barber-ii-amc-theaters-to-change/72057398007/ Rev. William Barber walks with two canes and has his own personal chair to sit. Last week, Rev. Barber took his 90-year old mother to see The Color Purple movie. Rev. Barber brings his chair into the movie theater as a reasonable accommodation. Yet, some goofy azz movie theater employees take exception and call the cops. The po-po escorted Rev. Barber out of the movie theater. Considering Rev. Barber was in his home state of North Carolina, clearly, these people should have known him. He's only the mos…

On. You. Tube. It. Seems. That. False. Preacher. T. D. Jakes. Is. Sexually. Involved. With. Rapper. Puffy. Combs. ...People. Saying. ,Preacher. T. D. Snakes. Goes. To. Puffy. Combs. Gay. Sex. Parties. ,,,,Is. He. Having. Sex. With. Men. ,He. Is. Not. Preaching. Sermons. At. Puffy. Combs. Gay. Sex. Parties. .Pastor. T. D. Snakes. Is. A. Fake ,Preacher. Like. All. Preachers. Are. .Puffy. Combs. How. Long Before. He. Is. Behind. Bars. ????Black. Preachers. Are. In Prison. For,,Raping. Black. Children. ,Murdering. Their. Wives. ..Preachers. Worship. Money. All. The. Church. Corruption. ,Preachers. Raping. ,Children. .Black. Lives. Matter. Silent. ,So. Is. NAACP. Church …

There are so many things to consider running a website. This discussion forum has always been just one of my many challenges. Over the course of 25 years, I have only used 3 different platforms; it may be time for a change. There is the concept of the Fediverse it addresses most of the problems I have with social media and the limitations of isolated indie websites. My thinking is that the Fediverse with reduce our collective dependence on the massive social websites and increase engagement across the internet as the federation of platforms will be connected (think: the original concept of the world wide web). The text that follows was generated…

Let me say from the jump, I'm not saying either of the two are guilty or innocent of what they are being accused of. I don't have enough SOLID FACTS to make an educated determination one way or the other on the matter. But the way so many AfroAmericans on social media are going after TD Jakes and Puff Daddy over alleged gay sex parties and freakish behavior is disturbing. One or two people start rumors and they spread like wildfire around the internet. Notice you don't see White or Asian people doing this exact same thing with White or Asian celebrities and ministers. No matter how many are started, they dismiss the rumors as crazy gossip until somethin…

Chicago migrants: Johnson to use $95M in COVID funds for crisis; more suburbs pass regulations Chicago migrant crisis: Johnson to use $95M in COVID funds; Matteson, Hillside approve crackdown; McHenry considers regulations - ABC7 Chicago You say he doesn't have power? Looks to me like Mayor Johnson has plenty of power, to help OTHER PEOPLE. I haven't read any reports of him "tapping into" Covid Relief Funds to help the homeless who already existed in Chicago before the migrants came. And he's also begging Washington for financial help to deal with them. No talk of SENDING THEM BACK or BLOCKING THE BUSSES from coming.....ju…

Im shocked blacks arent tripping over themselves trying to support Vivek Ramaswamy. He is a man of color and never uses his skin color as an excuse for any short comings which he has none. He is self made. He is extremely smart. His success is 100% based on merit and hardwork. His parents are hardworking and legally came to this country with almost nothing and barey speaking the language. Yet, they provided a structured and disciplined home for their children. Im shocked blacks arent idolizing this guy.

During a town hall in New Hampshire yesterday, GOP candidate Nikki Haley failed to admit reason for the US Civil War: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/12/28/nikki-haley-civil-war-slavery-history-00133281 No surprise that Haley gave her answer. She's one of those jellyfish type of people who tries to do and say whatever it takes to please the party. None of the GOP candidates are serious threats to former POTUS in getting the nomination. Most of them are auditioning for a place in his administration. Clearly, none of these people (Haley, Ramaswamy or former POTUS) should be anywhere near the White House. …

This suns up everything that is wrong in the Black Community; All the problems in the black community is right here in this troubling article and its way too common in black america. problem 1) young mom having kids out of wedlock. problem 2) young mom having multiple kids out of wedlock. problem 3) no structure in the home. problem 4) no stable man in the home. problem 5) Violent young blacks. This article is disturbing but black leaders will falsly blame guns and whites when that is not the problem. We need to blame ourselves for irresponsible lifestyles. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna131280

Will. Black. People. Ever. Follow. The. Kwanzaa. Principles. No. Black Unity. Is. Needed. .Respect. For. Community. ,Unity. ,,Creating. Black. Businesses. .Self. Determination. ..The. Black. ,Church. ,,Black. Politicians. Are. Against. Kwanzaa. ,They. Are. Against. Black. Unity......When , Has. Black. Politicians. ,Churches ,,NAACP. Talk. About. Kwanzaa. ..Do. They Organize. Communities. ,To. Be. Cleaned. Up. No.. Controlling. Black. Votes. ,Black. Democrats. Can. Have. A. Comfortable. Living. ,Preachers. Stealing. ,All. The. Church. Money. Can. Have. A. Comfortable. Living........Where. Is. Black. Lives. Matter. ,With. All. The. Millions Of,,Money. They. Got??.Wh…

thoughts to the kwanzaa crawl https://www.kwanzaacrawl.com/ Umoja (Unity): To strive for and to maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. Kujichagulia (Self-determination): To define and name ourselves, as well as to create and speak for ourselves. Ujima (Collective work and responsibility): To build and maintain our community together and make our brothers' and sisters' problems our problems and to solve them together. Ujamaa (Cooperative economics): To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together. Nia (Purpose): To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our …

To Black. Families. Togetherness. And. Safe. Traveling ,,First. Black,,Christians. Willie. Lynch. Letter. How. To. Make. A Negro. ,,Christian,,The. Religious. Instruction. For. The. Negro. Slave ..Use. ,,The. Bible. ,Christianity. ,To. Control. Their. Religion. And. Churches ...It. Has Worked. ..Black. Christians. Have. No. Proof. Their. Bible ,Jesus. Existed. None. No. Proof......Second. Bible. Jesus. Was. Made,,Up. Like. Santa. Claus. And. His. Flying. Reindeer. ..Amazing. ,,Black. People. Paying. For. Their. Enslavement....Going. To. Church. ,Paying. Preachers. To. Read. To. Them. From. The. Slave. Manual ,,Bible. ....Bible. Used. To. Condone. Support. Slavery. .…

@frankster I was watching this video yesterday and the exchange around the 46 minute mark made me think of the discussion you and I were having recently.....

The two paramedics who injected Elijah McCLain with ketamine have been found guilty: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/paramedics-elijah-mcclain-death-ketamine-colorado-jury-ruling/ That's a start. The police officers involved need to be found guilty as well. Every last one of them, police and paramedics failed that young man and ultimately took his life. It's not enough to fire these clowns because they'll show up somewhere else and get a law enforcement job. Lock them up.😎

Listening to the last few minutes of Phil's message gave me a rush! It felt good to hear that dose of truth....almost like it was a drug!

When I look at the news and current events on the internet, 2 things seem to be dominating the headlines: illegal immigration and homelessness. This seems to be going somewhere but I'm not sure what the agenda is.....yet.

Do yall think shit like this is FOR REAL real....as in unrehearsed? Part of me thinks it's all phony and staged. And part of me thinks most of it is real but heavily edited. Because you usually don't see people come right out and disrespect others so blatantly, I would think the person they're pranking would suspect it IS some sort of joke or "set up" and not react too violently. However crazy and unstable people DO exist and people who do around trying to "punk" and chump people for views are playing a very dangerous game.

after reading the article, sharon stone said six months ago after receiving an award in nyc that she wants pay equity. she said that black women need to get ay equal to white women and women need to get aid to men. She said it is the law in the usa but isn't adhered to. So, Taraji Henson isn't lying but, I must say, the issue is the community of workers a well as the willingness of people to produce films. I will give an example. The reality is, every single film taraji p henson has made recently, like hidden figures, if she would had said no, for the wage offered, another black female thespian would had said yes. That is the blunt truth. That is how labor works …

The former POTUS doesn't need more ammunition but that doesn't stop him from getting it: https://www.npr.org/2023/12/20/1220725977/a-breakdown-of-the-colorado-supreme-courts-ruling-on-trump In. 4-3 decision, the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled the former POTUS cannot be on the ballot in the state primary race. This is frivolous on a couple levels. If/when this issue goes to the US Supreme Court, may be the one-time they vote 9-0 to strike it down. US politics is becoming a bigger circus with each passing day. It's going to a miracle rounding up these clowns in both sides.😎

A wannabe deputy trying to make a citizen's arrest, 25-year old white female, has been convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment: https://www.foxnews.com/us/georgia-woman-fights-murder-case-killing-stranger-citizens-arrest Just like George Zimmerman, this woman thought she was law enforcement. Despite being told not to pursue by a 911 operator, she chased down and shot and killed a Black man after a minor traffic accident. Now, she will spend at least 43 years in prison before she's eligible for parole at 68 years old. Of course, white racists are proud of her actions. She will be a celebrity in …

I am fortunate, I know my parents parents story. I know the partial story of my parents/parents/parents. Charles Blow talks about black people moving back to the south, the article is linked below. But for me he dysfunctionally misses the motivation for most blacks. Yes, black people were and are financially poorer than whites in the usa, but black people fled the south because of whites. I will never forget the fortune of speaking to a family friend who said all the women in his black town was raped by white men, all, and yes, he was high yella. Black people in modernity love to talk about hanging or death or electrocution when it comes to the pas…

Actor Jonathan Majors was found guilty of a misdemeanor and a violation that could result in up to one year prison sentence: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jonathan-majors-trial-verdict-1235759607/ Majors will lose more in job opportunities as a result of this situation. He's already been dropped by his management company. Marvel comics is removing him from their movies. A Black man should know there is a huge target on his back. Any form of success increases the bullseye range. For a Black man, any and every transgression of law especially of a violent nature will be prosecuted to the fullest extent. …

A study recently said that 40% of people who live in nyc were born outside of nyc, that explains the problem, half of the people living in nyc don't know anything about new york city. And this connects to a larger problem, cause that percentage doesn't include people who immigrated from within the usa. To be blunt, my bloodline has lived in nyc for a long time and to those that like NYC in a general sense, this explains the problem with nyc of the past in parallel to nyc of today. People who live outside of NYC come from towns or smaller cities, in the usa or outside of it, or come from big cities that are culturally very different from nyc outside of it, and don't have …