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After discussing the dangers of AI on here yesterday, I happened to listen to an interesting exchange on the need for our people to "ride the Artificial Intelligence wave", between Brother Rich and 19 Keys last night. It only lasts a few minutes out of the entire interview and can be found starting at the 2 hour and 24 minute mark: I must admit, when he said "You have to be aware of everything in order to control everything"....that was powerful. Whether we invented it or agree with it, we should atleast know about it and understand it as completely as possible in order to ascertain whatever benefits we can and use…

While having a discussion with Troy in another thread over an answer he got from an Artificial Intelligence search engine, I decided to enter in a few questions of my own like the origins of HIV and Crack cocaine in the U.S. Unless you are in complete denial, you pretty much almost KNOW that both HIV is man-made and that Crack cocaine was introduced to Black America to destabilize it. These are called "Conspiracy Theories" but so much evidence is out there proving them that it's almost ridiculous to deny it and play them off as "co-incidences" at this point. So I used several AI powered search engines to ask these questions just to see what they'd say and they…

Shawn Alleyne art work https://aalbc.com/tc/search/?q=shawn&quick=1&type=core_statuses_status&updated_after=any&sortby=newest From Shawn Alleyne As Kon 2023 approaches, so does AnimeKon After Dark, the ultimate adults-only pop-culture pyjama party! Join us this Friday, September 1st from 7pm to 1am at the fantastic @aeonbarandgrill to kick off the weekend's shenanigans! Entry is only $20 BBD, and if you have the All Stars Pass, it's absolutely FREE! ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: @thexionnetwork Pop-Culture Trivia hosted by yours truly with prizes the whole night! Dominoes tournament! Massage tables …

Many blacks have been called “ Uncle Tom’s” including myself. I actually wear that with a badge of honor. I noticed a common theme, almost every black that is called an Uncle Tom is a responsible law abiding citizen . An “Uncle Tom “ wakes up every morning and goes to work, takes care of his family, and leads a responsible lifestyle. You will rarely see an Uncle Tom in prison or having a bunch of out of wedlock children. An Uncle Tom supports family structure and 2 parent household’s which our black community so desperately needs. Its extremely troubling that a black man who is a hard working family man and lives a responsible lifestyle is frowned upon in our communit…

It's strange how illegal Latino immigrants get "emergency housing" in hotels and college dorms, but Black immigrants have to literally sleep and beg on the streets of New York. Not even a damn shelter or tent being built for them.

While sitting up here enjoying my Jamaican style Curry Goat (another invention by Black folks @Jeromex & @Wide awake that people of ALL races seem to enjoy), it just occurred to me....... That shooting in Jacksonville might have been in RETALIATION to that ass beating our brothers gave those devils down in Montgomery a few weeks ago! People all over the planet witnessed those devils getting their asses handed to them and made all kinds of jokes and memes about it.

A hate filled white boy executes 3 innocent Black folks at a Dollar General in Jacksonville FL. This latetst hate crime against Black folks happened on the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. The post-tragedy narrative remains the same. Thoughts and prayers to the victims. They mention mental health. The need for gun reform comes up. The FBI should have a drop on these folks especially if they're been flagged for mental health issues or post hate-filled manifestos online and oh by the way...purchase multiple firearms including assault rifles. The Baker Act FAILED to keep this event from happening. The shooter's…

60. Years. Later. The. March. On. Washington. .The. March. Was,About. Ending. Segregation. ,Jobs. Fair. Wages. ,Education. ,,Economic. Justice... Unequal. Schools. Remain,Forms. Of. Segregation. Remains. Lack. Of. Jobs. In. Poor. Inner. Cities. ,Poor,Inner. City. Schools. Not. Improved . As. Billions. Of. U. S. Money. Keep ,Going. To. The. Ukraine. Democrats. Can. Explain ,,Why. Billions. If. U. S. Money. Keep. Going. To. The. Ukraine. But,,Poor. Inner. City. Communities. And. Schools. Get. Nothing ,,Before. The. Next. Elections ..... Amazing. A. Black. Trump. Supporter. Is. In. Jail. For. Trying. To. Help. Trump. Overturn. The,,2020. Election. ..He. Is. The. Lea…

Kamala Harris is actually the first Indian Vice President. Although she will go down as the most incompetent VP in history. I actually had this discussion yesterday with a black woman who correctly stated Kamala is basically Indian who masquerade’s as a black for her personal benefit. Kamala’s mother is all Indian and so were the grandparents that helped raise her. She grew up Indian ! Where was Kamala’s black dad ? He took off and bailed out on his personal responsibilities when she was very young. Same with Obama who was raised by a white mom and white grandparents. Obama’s black father also left and bailed on his responsibilities when Obama was very young. Th…

According to Al Sharpton on MSNBC this morning, tommorrow there will be a gathering on the Mall in D.C. commemorating the 1963 march on Washingon, D.C. With a NAACP presence and remanents of the SCLC, MLK Jr. as speakers. Hind sight is 20/20 as I have told my former Black and mulatto teachers from the 1960s, but with the loss of Black community and physical communities as time went forward, has it been worth it, especially to the Blacks who were adults in the 1950s and 1960s? Where will Blacks as a whole be, 100 years from now, with the intentional attempted destruction of the Black race by many Black miscegenationists, and Black o…

I know in my "True Confessions", I made the noble proclamation that Life was the question and that Love was the answer, but after checking out some of the posts of these right-wing shills who Troy was tolerant enough to let through , "love" was not something that came to my mind. More like toxicity! My reaction to the patented litany of these conservative twits is nothing new. It is one that unfailingly overtakes me when it comes to being subjected to the phony conservative credo. My revulsion to this narrative is so immediate and intense, so instinctive that I'm sure it's in my DNA, maybe dating back to cave man days when my tribe was in conflict wi…

I got an email from a large Black-owned business with the subject line: "Buy Black with Amazon: Black is Remarkable" Amazon is so wealthy it is trivial for them to pay to co-opt the very concept of "Buying Black," as long as you are buying from or through them. I replied to the email saying that; as the owner of a Black-Owned bookstore I am sickened by this email and that the principle of "Buying Black" means buying from Black businesses. Now the company that sent the email does not need Amazon to promote Black-owned businesses. They have a large enough of a platform to do it themselves. Of course, each business would make more money …

Summer is Rotating Away & Autumn is Coming--Wondering About the Upcoming Styles Let's Check Out the Catwalk! Well, I think these are some trying times. Sometimes I don't even want to watch the news, but with the way technology today is, it's hard to ignore it. I many times check my smartphone with one focus and then get distracted and then I'm watching crazy stuff that I never intended. Just today, I read that President Biden gave a serious warning for Americans to get out of Belarus! It seems that the Russians have moved in some nuclear weapons into that region. At any rate, sometimes, I feel that we humans should enjoy our existenc…

"Books help us understand the world around us, learn about people and histories in a personal and in-depth way, and provide escape and joy when we need it most. However, reading isn’t just enjoyable as a hobby; it also provides long-term benefits for our brains. We’ve compiled a few researched reasons on why and how reading in every stage of life is good for your health." Read the full article at Penguin Random House.

Inc. used to be a reputable source of information for business news. Today they like many other platforms they have sold out and are now one of the "clickbaitiest" platforms on the web. I got a newsletter from Inc. this week. I do not know how I was added to their mailing list (I unsubscribed). Over the years when I've clicked links like the ones below the article NEVER delivered on the promise suggested by the article. Usually, you are just directed to an article spanning multiple pages with a ton of ads. Far too many sites on the web are like this now. They are SEO optimized to maximize advertisement delivery and crowd out better websites tha…

Black people do NOT need reparations ! Our community needs more fathers, more family structure, and more trade schools. Far too many blacks are sitting around and waiting for that big reparations pay day rather than trying to lift themselves up. Playing the victim is easy but how about our community teaching our youth that they arent victims? Thats a much better and more constructive idea. Slavery happened 160 years ago, how would they even determine who gets reparations? So many blacks have white or hispanic blood anyway. Should the families of White Union soldiers who died freeing slaves also get reparations? Should black Africans that sold their own people to s…

@Chevdove I told some Original Black folks what you said.....lol. I told them that you claimed they were primitive and didn't exist anymore. And they started laughing and gave me a message to give to you! "Helloooooo......." "Vanakum" "Namastay" "We heard you were talking junk about us.....don't do that!!!" "Here we are.....do you see us? We are still here.....hi-eeeeeeee!!!!!"

Here's a treat for some of you Negro Conservatives and Republicans who love to complain about the neglect of Black America by the Democrat Party. Needless to say, I don't agree with much of it. But he DOES have some good point.

Has Fani Willis ‘lost her mind’, with the indictment of Donald Trump and his co-defendant’s in the heart of the ‘old’ Confederacy? Is she trying to restart the Civil War with the indictment of so many White people in Georgia? Fanning the flames of simmering racism. Does she have a devil, as the scribes proclaimed of Jesus in Mark 3:21? In an 2020 election so close, 11,700 votes short by Trump, is his trying to ‘obtain’ those votes by 'any means necessary', worth racketeering charges by Willis in 2023? Is Fani Willis, as they asked of Jesus, 'insane'? Mark 3:21 – Jesus’s friends said, “He is out of His mind.” ‘ Lost his senses’ …

Well, Yall. today is my birthday. I made it; the big 9-0. i don't know why I'm still here and so many young blacks are gone, losing their lives on a daily basis to gun violence. Life is a bitch... Here i am, chillin on my daughter's porch, bidding my bucket list "good bye". I have no idea why this picture is sooo huge! In fact, "i know that i know nothing." I may be back sooon to share some of my ignorance with you.

Im sick and tired of black women acting violent and foolish. Not all black women of course but there is a problem with some of our black sister’s. The Angry Black Woman is not a myth , the angry black woman is perpetuated by the acts of black woman being loud and sometimes violent. I am seeing video after video showing black women engaging in violent attacks in subways, restaurants, parking lots, stores, you name it. Further, they are screaming and using horrible language. This is a bad look for our community and our black culture is in need of a makeover . Of course we see white karen video’s but they really are’nt violent. Whats disturbing to me is those that …

Due to police negligence, a mistrial has been declared in two white men shooting at a Black FedEx driver: https://www.npr.org/2023/08/17/1194548408/mississippi-judge-declares-mistrial-in-shooting-attack-on-black-fedex-driver While it's no surprise especially in the state of Mississippi, it's indicative of the racism and white privilege that still exists all over this country. Clearly, the white folks in Mississippi are totally on code in protecting their own. The body language of the two white defendants (father & son) shows they never feared losing their freedom. This situation could have been another case of Ahmaud Ar…

This has always true, but the web has made it far worse. A new poster to this forum with the counterintuitive moniker @Wide awake shared an inflammatory video (below). Wide awake has been bombarding the site with a deluge of racist and antisemitic memes and content. "Wide" shared so much content it was impossible to consume it all, let alone address it. One such obviously untrue meme stated a Black man was the first to own a slave in America, suggesting that this Black man single handedly started slavery in America. When I pointed out how the meme could not possibly be true Wide Wake accused me of cherry picking and ignoring the great number of…

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

Have any of you been following the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and NATO's response? It seems to me that an actual "hot war" has just begun between NATO and Russia. Not only have several large explosions and mushroom clouds been spotted around Russia these past few days, but some are saying that the situation in Hawaii was a military operation by either Russia or North Korea.

Should Dmitry Popov be tried for a hate crime in the stabbing of O’Shea Sibley, or should he be made a national hero? The article, ‘Brutal stabbing death of NYC dancer O'Shea Sibley will be treated as a hate crime as jury indicts 17-year-old 'good, Christian' teenager’, By Noa Halff for Dailymail.Com, 11 August 2023 Dmitry being the alledged Christian that he is, would surely agree with the scripture, ‘The wages of sin is eternal death. But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.’ -- Roman 6:23 Can there be total unrighteousness, in such a Christian? Regarding C…

There. Is. Talk. And. A. Documentary. About. 50. Years. Of. Hip Hop ,,Rap. Music. .,1979 ,Rappers. Delight ,,Then. Run D. M. C ,,Kurtis Blow ..Hip. Hop. Rap. Becoming. Apart. Of. Culture. In. Fashion. ,In,,Literature. ,Black. Athletes ,Tv. Shows. And. Movies... Male And,Female. Rappers. Hip. Hop. Groups. Then. There. Is. The. Crime.. Murders. Of. Two. Of. The. Greats. Biggie. And Tupac . On,,YouTube. There. Is. Talk. Puffy. P. Diddy. Combs. Was. Involved,In. The. Murders. ,And. Shug Knight. The. Gestapo ,White ,Police. Are. Watching. Puffy. Combs. Saw. On. Youtube. There. Is,,Talk. On. YouTube. Some. More. Greats. Were. Murdered. ,,.Some,Believe. Heavy. D. ,Aai…

Based upon account name alone, how many of these accounts did I approve? Wide awake kiarakelynack5 wabix earle384946155 Naomi Rivers norberto59g957 kwc kelleyb123987 Dashia The Black Diaspora I used to take the time to look at IP address. There are some places that get banned based upon where the account was created. Today I don't even look at IP addresses I look at the account name and the domain that the email address was created. I used to worry about banned a legitimate poster today I'm more concerned about letting a troll in, so I appreciate my heavy-handed approach may be …

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By powerless or impotent I mean across all racial lines Phenotypical race: black Gender race: female Religious race: muslim Geographic descendency race: Native American Black people heavily viewed in media complain about the USA being the USA but I never hear them answer if they had power, what will they do? https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2397&type=status

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....anybody seen this movie yet? I have, and I think it's excellent and very deep. Infact, It's along the same theme as "Get Out" but much more entertaining.

Well, it seems Lizzo, the poster woman for fat and fabulous may have landed in some lard: https://www.npr.org/2023/08/02/1191675195/former-dancers-accuse-lizzo-harassment-creating-hostile-work-environment The white media gets a kick out of building n8gglets up and tearing them down. They don't really need any help from us. I have no idea of whether or not the allegations are true. Considering how many black folks they've taken down well before she came along...Lizzo should have known better. All she had to do is keep that flute over her pie-hole. In case nobody told her today...she's not that "Special"...not to…

Another Popular Line Dance! WOW! There seems to be an explosion for Line Dances lately! There is a new one that popped up on my channel called THE TAMIA LINE DANCE, I Can't Get Enough. The song by Tamia, is I Can't Get Enough, and this Line Dance is so popular that it is featured at many venues. I never heard of it until now, but it was made popular back in 2018! I had no idea. I still think Jerusalema is one of the best, I've ever seen, so much so, it was performed worldwide and in many different venues. I mean, it was so awesome it was performed in many places in Europe, India, and all over Africa to the point there was a dance challenge. It was performed in…

Read the article "THE BLACK FAMILY IN THE AGE OF MASS INCARCERATION" by Ta-Nehisi Coates published in The Atlantic

The tiniest variance makes a story other. I am not suggesting Life Size = Cool World= Barbie ... but I am suggesting that Cool World <barring the lust themes and sequentially audiences that will not see it for that> plus Life Size <barring the TV movie audience limitation > are the same movie as Barbie 2023 <barring BArbie's global brand nature> What is my point? The current hollywood strike is about maintaining a domestic film industry in the usa amidst the simple financial reality that shows can be made cheaper outside the usa, global sentiments to what is funny or good or entertaining , among those who can afford global communication entert…

Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America by Eugene Robinson Read chapter 3 which describes the history of great Black communities and how they declined, @Pioneer1 and the good @ProfD you'll be familiar with this story. Chapter Three I have not gotten to the part where Robinson discusses when we had agreed upon Black leaders. Chapter 4 talks about Black women and how they have crafted a happy lifestyle devoid of men where they travel freely and all sorts of things alone.

Prigozhin celebrates Niger coup, says his Wagner group can help Story by By Tim Lister, CNN • Yesterday 5:41 AM While the international community, including many African states, have condemned the coup in Niger, Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has his own take. In a long message posted to social media, Prigozhin blamed the situation …

Conspiracy or Not? Obama's Chef, Tamari Campbell Drowning Following the news of Campbell's untimely passing, his wife Sherise shared this photo to Instagram noting she was 'heartbroken' I came across this brief youtube video and, although the host says that he believes that 99% this drowning was accidental, however, he also has a 1% doubt. One of the main reasons he says that he believes there could be a deeper reason behind this death is because this is the second incident of a White House Chef who died by accidental drowning. Back in 2015, the Clinton's Chef also died by accidental drowning. Also,…

I wonder if this is just happening to me or is this a new part this community. Every time I click into a thread, there is a little black and white 'X' box that appears. Even if I click on an icon at the bottom of a post, that 'x' appears. Sometimes, I cannot submit my post unless I click on that little 'x'. Even if I browse without logging in, that little 'x' will appear. If anyone knows why this is happening or if they are getting the same issue, please let me know.

This popped up in my email box today; the Authors Guild's Open Letter to Generative AI Leaders wants OpenAI, Alphabet, Meta, Stability AI, IBM, and Microsoft to obtain consent, credit, and fairly compensate writers for the use of copyrighted materials in training AI. Good luck with that. As long as these companies have been around, they have exploited people for their content. Meta would not exist were it not for the free user generated content they exploit and monetize. Meta has never paid writers or journalists for content -- indeed many of these folks pay Meta to get people to read the content that they post on their platforms. Don't even get me…

House Oversight committee decided to entertain testimonies regarding UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) commonly known as UFOs (Unidentified Frying Objects). One whistleblower testified that in the course of his job duties he was told there was a "multi-decade UAP crash retrieval and reverse engineering program" but he didn't have access to it. Reads like someone told him I know a secret but I cannot tell anybody else about it. 🤣 The whistleblower doesn't have a picture or document or any shred of evidence. All he's got is *I* know they're (government) hiding something from us. Statistics state that most folks who report UAP/…

Black race, African ancestry tied to food allergies By Genevra Pittman, Reuters Health 5 MIN READ NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study of two-year-olds in Boston, black kids were twice as likely as white kids to have an immune response to foods such as peanuts, milk, and eggs, and almost four times as likely to have a “sensitization” to three or more foods. While food sensitization doesn’t necessarily pose any danger on its own, kids who are sensitized to certain foods are more likely to develop full-blown allergies to them in the future. …

Why We Shouldn't Forget Uncle Remus By Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser - [1] (Note: Original edition featuring this illustration published in 1881; scan this is taken from may be a slightly later printing (this is unclear), but the image itself is identical to that which appeared in the original 1881 edition, thus has the same copyright status)., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=99770852 Cropped image from the title page of Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation, by Joel Chandler Harris. Illustrations by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser. New Y…

This is a quick comment on whether Blacks gained a personal benefit from slavery, as stated by the Florida board of Education and others in their Black curriculum committee. Part of the academic standards states, The whole Florida academic standards can be down loaded at, https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/20653/urlt/6-4.pdf DeSantis says slavery presented 'personal benefits' for slaves. VP Harris said 'no'. Five of the better articles on the subject are, 1. ‘Florida Board of Education passes new standards, requirements for African American History’, …