Culture, Race & Economy

Today, June 7th, would've been Prince's 58th birthday. Back in the 1980s, my 2 daughters were Prince fanatics. And it wasn't long before after being constantly exposed to his unique funky sound, I became a fan of his too, even accompanying them to his concerts over the years. In the early 90s, however, I pretty much abandoned the ol boy because his music no longer hooked me like the songs back in his hey day. "Adore" was the last song by him that I really dug. But I did take the title of my last self-published effort "The Only One", from a line in his song "I wanna be your lover." Saturday, my daughter is having a belated birthday observation for Prince. All the inv…

Help get this guy out of Central Park and into a medical school where he can be a horrific reminder of the continuing problem of informed consent. And thank East Harlem Preservation for warning us for years -- without being heard. BYP 100Like Page August 19 at 1:37pm · J. Marion Sims was a gynecologist in the 1800s who purchased Black women slaves and used them as guinea pigs for his untested surgical experiments. He repeated...

Hey @Cynique, I'm listening to the news and I heard a report saying that Chicago may reach temperatures lower than -27 degrees! Did I hear that correctly? Negative 27! Those are the kind of temperatures when car batteries die, pipes burst, and being outside without proper gear is simply lethal. Is it as bad as the national news makes it sound?

Black. Sheriff. Was. Murdered. By. A. White. Police. Officer. Son,In,Alabama.. White. Police. Officer. Son. Playing. Music. Loud. In,His. Truck. Black. Sheriff Approached The Truck,White Police,Officer Son Pulled Out A Gun,Shot-Murdered The Black ,Sheriff. .. Louisiana,White Police Officer Son Burned Down 3-Black Churches. . Not Just Racist White Police Murdering Innocent ,Unarmed. Black People. White Police Sons Just As Vile And,Evil.....Alabama Has The Death Penalty. Let's. See. If. The. White,Police. Son. Gets. The Death Penalty.. ..

Chicago. Gang. Leader. Arrested. Charged. With. Cocaine,Heroin. And-Guns. Along. With 23- Others. . Black. Lives. Matters. Not. Protesting ,Churches ,NAACP ,Political. Where. Is. The. Democrats ? White. And -Black. All. The. Black. Votes. They. Get. Black. Street Gangs Are-Domestic Terrorist Like The KLAN ,Neo Nazi . . Black Males. In -Gangs Hate Their Own People And Communities. Black Females -Love Having Babies With Gangsters ,Crack Sellers,Pimps And ,Thugs. Black. Genocide Will. Not. Stop.....

Anyone who has read anything I've written over the past decade knows I attribute the dearth of web-based book sites directly to Google's perversion of their search engine. Despite the cute little video Google supported for one small indie bookstore. The article referenced, and the video below, is on the money. The example used is for Tee Shirts, but the case for book is actually worse, because Google has it's own bookstore. The article could go much deeper by describing how people are also hurt because businesses that they might have enjoyed have been hobbled or have destroyed because Google has rendered them invisible in search, unless they can p…

Black Excellence-- UCLA Gymnast Get Viral Attention & Much More Nia Dennis Like most superb athletes at the level that Nia Dennis achieved, she also wanted to make to the Olympics, however, that dream was deferred I believe due to injuries. Nevertheless, awhile back, two of her floor routines received viral attention and much more. Her routines were dedicated to Black culture and because she executed her gymnastic skills so brilliantly, she received a lot of media attention from many celebrities and was invited to appear on many popular talk shows. She even received comments from former First Lady Michelle Obama. She dedicated music in her routines to…

One recurring theme in modernity is that the fifty states of the USA are not the same, in racial composition, legal structure, heritage, culture, or current path. They are merely in a union. https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2087&type=status

Some cabinet picks have already been made within the new administration. So far, it doesn't appear Sen. Tim Scott or Rep. Byron Donalds who spent a lot time kissing the ring will be selected for a cabinet level position. Those two dudes are not even being offered made up appointments like Secretary of Azz Kssing (SAK) or Ambassador of Housekeeping and Janitorial Services (AH&JS). Of course, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have been appointed to a made up agwncy...DOGE Department of Government Efficiency). There's still time for POTUS OJ to bring In a few token Black folks as he did the 1st time around. Otherw…

Herman Cain problems mount as one allegation after another is leveled against him by various women. Sexual harassment charges came from Sharon Bialek and Karen Kraushaar and an affair with Ginger White have been alleged against the Republican front runner.

The 6th annual Summit of Americas will be held on Saturday and Sunday in Cartagena, Colombia. Barack Obama will be in attendance along with 29 other government leaders, including Colombia's president, Juan Manuel Santos. Santos recently called for the discussion of the legalization and decriminalization of certain drugs (such as marijuana). This discussion is sure to be a major topic in this weekend's dialogue and could possibly spark drastic changes in the North American led "War on Drugs", which has become increasingly militarized. The following is a link for the transcript as well as audio option of NPR's show "Tell Me More" . "Will Americas' Summit Signal Sh…

This is not a rebuttal to but rather a reflection inspired by his earnest concern. What I have to say is debatable and even negative, but it is my “truth”, the personal opinion and theories that I have formed over 60 years of observing a struggle that recycles itself decade after decade as the same laments come and go, and the same calls for reforms echo each other, and the same strategies are swallowed up in the black hole of frustration. Obviously, a lot of present black problems stem from the past. We all know how our ancestors were sold into bondage and brought to this country against their will. If they survived the brutal middle passage, upon their arrival th…

SOUL SINGER KANYE WEST WAS SEEN WEARING A CONFEDERATE FLAG ON HIS JACKET//HE SAYS THE FLAG THAT IS A PART OF THIS COUNTRY RACIST SYMBOLS IS NOW HIS//THE CONFEDERATE FLAG NOW BELONG'S TO HIM/WHAT//HE WILL WEAR THE CONFEDERATE FLAG IMAGE -SYMBOL ON HIS JACKET WHILE ON HIS YEESUS TOUR//KANYE WEST MADE A SONG THE NEW SLAVES,BLACK PEOPLE ARE PRESENT TIME SLAVES/I WILL AGREE WITH THAT...READ THE NEW SLAVE SONG LYRICS BY KANYE WEST///KANYE IS ENGAGED TO ONE OF THE KARDASHIANS/BASKETBALL PLAYER LAMAR ODOM, MARRIED TO ONE OF THE KARDASHIANS,,WHO ARE THE KARDASHIANS,A REA…

Well, the time has finally arrived! For what? The beginning of the Final Four March Madness count down? Nope. The canonization of 2 Catholic popes? Nope. The official announcement that Obamacare has reached its goal? Nope. The location of the missing Malaysian jetliner's black box? Nope. What? Tonight's premier epsode of the new season of - Game of Thrones! Me, along with millions of other fans have been patiently awaiting the return of this fantasy saga. Why, you wonder, would an octogenarian like me be anxiously anticipating the return of a series reminiscent of a video game? I dunno. Why am I not more excited about the movie based on the old biblical…

Social Media Bots Offer Phony Friends and Real Profit "...a giant pyramid scheme has emerged on social media, where fake friends now command real money." Earlier in the year I attended a presentation given by Black Enterprise (BE). BE is a publication I respect and have supported for many years, I sold countless subscriptions to the magazine for years, though not as many in the last few years. I also subscribed myself, though not currently. BE held a presentation on social media in which they touted the benefits of using the major social media platform to promote your business. I'm already a bit tight because I feel BE should be pro…

I just upgraded Huria Search making it mobile friendly, adding back the social icons (Harriett Tubman had to go back to the plantation to save her people), cleaning up the look and making major changes on the backend. The database is growing and the quality of the content is improving. Sadly, many of the book stores are dropping their websites--there are some many broken URLs, I'm considering removing the category. This is hard because supporting bookstore websites was my primary reason for creating Huria Search in the first place! It is to the point now it is not even worth talking about, sort of like complaining about the lack of Blacksmith websites. The large…

My personal experience with the world wide web mirrors exactly what Rushkoff is saying in this video. If good to hear that he is hopeful about the long term prospects for the web, for the the same reasons that I am. This video and the commentary below is from the Big Think website. “It's harder for most people to making a living now than it was before the rise of online businesses like Facebook and Amazon. That's because the digital economy is hurting the real economy, says media theorist Douglas Rushkoff. Competition is increasingly fierce in just about every industry, and digital technologies have allowed companies to pursue monopolies like never before — because …

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Actor Chris Rock Says Black Christians,Are Black People With No Memory. On Slave Plantations ,Slaves Were Given The Bible. The Kidnapped Slaves,African People Had Their Own Religion. Slave Owner Telling The Slaves Should Follow Bible Become Christians,When Slave Owner Is Beating,Killing Them, After Buying Them Like Cattle,Using The Bible To Condone Their Own,Evil Wicked Behavior..Bible Does Not Say A White Baby Was In The Manger... Bible Contradictions About The Season Time Of The Birth..Dark Religious Question,If Not For Slave Owners,Christian Belief Would Their Be Christianity In The Black Community. Forgotten Original African Religion..Present Time,White Supremacy -Wh…

Google's YouTube has increasingly become a cesspool of misinformation -- so much so that otherwise smart people are convinced that things which should be ridiculed as ridiculous on their face are plausible because of high production quality and documentary-like editing. Videos pushing all sorts of garbage gain traction and credibility. Young people are particularly susceptible to this form of misinformation. Sometimes I'll be watching some YouTube video, fall asleep, and wake up to some crazy video. Google's revenue driven algorithm pushes these bogus videos -- no Russian Trolls are necessary. Again, Google does not care that the video they push w…

There. Is. A. Debate. Planned. Herschel. Walker. And. Pastor. Warnock. Amazed. The. Republicans. Are. Not. Speaking. Against. Walker. I. Assume. They. Afraid. Of. Trump. He. Supports. Herschel ,Walker. Herschel. Walker. Is. Whacked. Lies. Like. Trump. . Pastor. Warnock. Also. A. Idiot. Not. Saying. What. He. Can. Do. To. Stop. Black. Genocide. In Black. Communities. Organize. Kwanzaa. Thinking. No. Black. Democrat Is Doing. Any. If. That. Pastor. Warnock. Not. Talking. About. Black. Preachers. In. Prison. For. Raping. Black. Children. Murdering. Their. Wives. Preachers. Stealing. All. The. Church. Money. Buying. Cars Houses. Not. Caring. About. Poor. Black. Communities…

SHAQ’S LEGAL TEAM FIRES BACK, WANTS FTX LAWSUIT DISMISSED Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 10, 2023 https://www.blackenterprise.com/shaquille-oneal-ftx-lawsuit-legal-papers-shaq-moving-car/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter_05/10/2023 After successfully evading attorneys trying to serve him papers in a lawsuit against FTX celebrity endorsers, Shaquille O’Neal was finally served the legal documents. But not so fast! According to lawyers representing O’Neal, he was never properly served, and because of this, the claims against the NBA Hall of Famer should be dismissed. According to Business Insider, in a recent court fil…

Comet NISHIMURA--Another Green Comet! I saw this in the news last week! Apparently this Green Comet was identified by an amateur, a Japanese man named Nishimura a few weeks ago on August 12, 2023. So, for this reason the comet is named after him, however, scientist later realized that this comet has actually orbited our solar system before and is a LONG PERIOD COMET. So, Comet Nishimura has orbited our sun some 400 years ago during the A.D. 1500s and even before than, it orbited our planet in the A.D. 1100s during the historical time of the Crusades! What I find to be so fascinating about these recent Green comets is how it relates…

Mr. Bo Jangles HIMSELF could pull up a seat and take notes on how to scratch, bow, and buck-dance from this clown......lol.

South Africa’s ruling ANC reaches coalition deal with rival parties South Africa's ANC reaches coalition deal with DA | DW News It is my opinion that the white led Democratic Allaince have Many Plans but one Mandate......Maintain the Land and Economy in the hands of whites for as long as possible. South Africans voters have been distracted and misled by white owned Media ideas sorrounding ANC corruptions.. Democracy's greatest flaw is that it greatly favors those with Money.... It Appears the Constitution of South Africa does not address the consequences of Colonialism and Apartheid. Colonialism and Apartheid are Crimes Against H…

I pasted the quote in the title of this post from the opening line of the video (below). George E. Johnson, founder of Afro Sheen, was at one time the richest Black man in America. His memoir came out a month ago, but I only learned about the book today. The video is quaint, but endearing, nonetheless. Afro Sheen: How I Revolutionized an Industry with the Golden Rule, from Soul Train to Wall Street by George E. Johnson

Thinking in between Soccer/Futebol clubs going from Non Profit to Profit or Profit to Non Profit. And thinking on improving Black owned football clubs the world over , the USA going on two hundred and fifty years, and what one learns in experience... I see a Black Unity in the Pan Black experience the world over... on interpreting fiscal capitalism. Most human beings who see positive future built on today/modernity, led by the positive elements of the heritage of the usa, see said future through a union of fiscal capitalism+non violent competition+rule of law. But when I think of leading by example as a mandatory. No where in humanity has achieved: fisca…

Did William the Conqueror make England and thus Britian and thus the USA and the anglophone? Was William the Conqueror's lasting legacy in each country in the modern anglophone, dysfunctional media hiding the most sinful violent actions?

Happy Belated Birthday , Al Jarreau born 1940

Beyonce won six Grammys last night. And became the first woman to win that many Grammy's in a single night.

They said she looks like Grace Jones, dances like James Brown and sings like Little Richard, or something like that. She does look weird. Who is she, anyway?

We caught up with Prodigy of Mobb Deep and he discusses the controversy surrounding his book "My Infamous Life". Let us know what you think of the show. Watch here!

You can hear about "The War on the Middle Class" on almost any station and out of the mouths of many politicians as well as many protesters. Where is the opposition to "The War on the Poor"? How can one have humanistic intentions and declare opposition to the war on the middle class yet never even think to sincerely oppose the war on the poor?

You know how the word "nigger" is viewed by many? That it was one of the most dehumanizing terms that could ever be used to describe a black human being? Yes, it is of course used by many as a term of endearment while many people, ESPECIALLY older black people abhor the term being used in that sense by the younger generations... but that topic is neither here nor there at this point in the thread. There was a time that our people who were enslaved in North America called themselves and one another niggers because that is all that they were ever called and that is all that many ever knew. At some point, others referring to us as "niggers" became 'fightin' words' an…

Oh the humanity! Why, Tavis why!? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6COpmxyEA0A When did the brother get so fat? OK if they offered me money to prance around in a wig, I probably do it too, but I don't have any money. But if I were a Tavis Smiley there is no way in hell I would do this unless I really needed money. It has simply been fascinating watching Al Sharpton go from Morton Downey to the White House while Tavis goes from respected journalist to Dancing with the Stars. Then again who ever thought Bill Cosby would be accused of rape by 15 different women.

WILL BOXER FLOYD MAYWEATHER GIVE SOME OF HIS MILLIONS TO HELP BALTIMORE..WHAT ARE, BLACK ATHLETES AFRAID OF, JIM BROWN WAS CALLING OUT BLACK ATHLETES,THEY SHOULD HAVE RESPECT FOR THE PAST HE SAYS// WILL THE MILLION DOLLAR PULPIT HELP BALTIMORE, ,T.D. JAKES HAS MILLIONS, JET PLANE, , CREFLO DOLLAR,CASH FLOW DOLLAR,MEGA CHURCH,,ROLLS ROYCE,,MANSION, ,BISHOP LONG , WHO SHOULD BEHIND BARS.....IF THE PREACHERS CAN ACT LIKE HUSTLERS, PIMPS , WHY NOT THE INNER CITY YOUNG BLACK MALES....///BLACK UNITY COULD SOLVE SOME PROBLEMS..1920'S, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, BLACK PEOPLE HAD BLACK WALL STREET,BLACK BUISNESSES///…

I get friend requests like this on a regular, almost daily basis. I noticed this trend last year. But it seems to be getting worse lately. I know one of Facebook's biggest challenges is dealing with stuff like this as these pages surely contain links to sites with viruses, malware, spam you name it--which you can quickly spread to others. Usually the images are not quite so pronographic, typically a provocative bathroon mirror selfie, but sometimes the images are FAR worse (or better depending upon your predictions). This is the the kind of photo that gets a site banned from Google, but Facebook is strong enough in that they don't have to worry about …

There are no stupid people. Just people I don't understand. So that would make me ignorant of their life. But there are people that can be annoying if you let them. Everyone is right. Even what they say about the afterlife. I mean in New York there are lots of different worlds. Happening at the same time. So why not out side of time and space. matter can neither be created nor destroyed. Then we live within finite cycles, that are infinite. Del A dunce cap used to be a Wizard's Hat. so says Cecil from the Straight Dope

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Democrats. Almost. In. Tears,How. The. Immigrants. Being. Treated. Republicans. Support. Children. In. Cages, Immigrants. Treated. Like, Criminals. Americans, Are In. Poverty,Homeless. Government,Does Not Care About American People.. Black And,White Democrats More Concerned About The Immigrants,Than Poor Black. Communities,Where The Democrats,Are Trying To Get Black Votes... Has Kamala -Harris,,Showed Concern For The Black Girl Who Was Found,Dead. Beside. A. Road. In. California? Girl's. Mother,Mother's,Boyfriend. Was. Arrested... Will. The. Immigrabts,Be,Homeless. Or Giving. Shelter,A. Job. Or…

Since when did Conspiracy Theory become a "right wing" thing? For the past several years now and especially the past several months, the mainstream media has been conflating those who believe in conspiracies and those who question the "official" version of things with Trump Supporter and right-winger. It seems as if they are trying to make both camps synonymous. Even when it comes to the vax. They seem to be ignoring the millions of Blk people who are suspicious of the vax and suggest that the ONLY people who are rejecting it are Trump supporters. Minister Farrakhan and many others have warned Blk America about conspiracies for decades going back into the 60…

Joe Biden really ticked off Republicans in his first State of the Union Speech. He stressed Equality, Fairness, healthcare and wants to push to cure all cancers and lower prescription medicines. He is not interested in giving free crack pipes to anyone. This is the delusion of Trump lovers. Unlike Trump, Biden can actually boast of his job creation record. Trump cannot. Because Trump left the Oval Office with less people working than when he first arrived. Under President Biden, Covid-19 is in full retreat. Because Biden’s administration took to this dangerous virus seriously. Republicans and those who worship Trump opposed vaccines and mask mandates and h…

Our black people need to admit something that is very uncomfortable. Our grandparents had to fight for civil rights and they got it indeed. Fast forward almost 60 years later and the black community is MUCH more violent than it ever was and a MUCH HIGHER number of Black babies are born out of wedlock despite having more rights and entitlements today than ever. In fact, blacks have WAY more rights and privileges than whites and hispanics. Despite all the work and sacrifices our black relatives made for the sake of civil rights, our community is much more violent and crime infested than ever. In fact, the black communities in America are amongst the most dangerous in t…

Help me out brutha! You listen to Neely Fuller Jr. also, and I seem to remember him years ago SPECIFICALLY say that they were trying to turn Black women into warriors or soldiers. Do you remember this also???? He said that they they were trying to make the Black woman's vagina obsolete, make the White man's anus the NEW "Black vagina" that Black men should seek out.....and then the plan was to get Black girls to become lesbians, seek the comfort of EACHOTHER and then join the military and go fight in wars with eachother and die in eachother's arms. Do you remember hearing any of this also???? If it had came from anybody else besides Neely Fuller I…

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I happened to be watching this video this morning and when my man said THAT part (somewhere around the 11 minute mark) about hiring somebody to walk the dog instead of doing it themselves because they could make way more money doing something else, I immediately thought of the discussion we had the other day when some of you informed me that most wealthy Black people would rather HIRE somebody to change the batteries of their smoke detector or do other simple household things. It was hard for me to believe that because as I said before, I don't know a whole lot of wealthy Black people personally. I know SOME...but most of the Black people I know are either professi…

The argument about penis size as it relates to the sex act, seems to be ongoing; "the bigger the better" being the consensus. But, I suspect there are no figures to support that claim, just as there is no concrete evidence that large penises are an inborn trait of black males, thereby making them better sex partners. And the point made in the girl-talk discussions I've been privy to for over 50 years has always been, it's not what you have, but what you do with what you have. Technique and good staying power favorably compete with a large member which can cause pain and injury. Interestingly enough, "width" got just as good marks as "length", making short…

I am happy AALBC is still in existence. I need to test the calendar export and see what is actually exported as some of my calendar post are quite large. And I was wrong active membership didn't double by 2026. I have to do better.