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It is me, or does Zoe look like an actress performing in Blackface? Why does EVERY single film trailer about a Black musician show them wielding a gun? Whether it is the NWA film Straight Outta Compton or Miles Davis bio-pic, one would think Hollyweird believes this is the only way to attract an audience. Zoe is a fine (in both senses of the word) actress, but her being cast in this role is distracting, particularly where there are so many dark skinned actresses who could have pulled this role one off brilliantly. @Chasitie, this will be another flick I'll wait to see when it is available for streaming online

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Based on the current racial climate in America, one might assume the answer to the question in the title is no. Watching two black men get arrested in a Starbucks coffee shop simply for being black or watching the story of a white woman call the police on a black man for legally having a bar-b-Que in a park, supports the idea there is a conspiracy to suppress or eradicate black men from America. Add to these two incidences our current president who refused to condemn the action of a racist hate group and it’s should be easy to understand why there is so much pessimism and negativity on the minds of black men. How can we as black men be optimistic when even some of …

I. Was. Surprised. Last. Week,White. Police. officer. Found. Guilty. Of,Killing. Laquan McDonald In. Chicago..White. Officer. Kept. Shooting,While. McDonald. Was. On The. Ground...2 Weeks not,Posting,Had A Dying Computer modem.Hacking..

Black. History. Month,Created. To. Observe. Important. Events. And,,People. In. The. History. Of Black. People,Celebrated. In. America, Canada. And. Europe. Black. Sacrifices Are Disrespected Every Day...Black History,Major General Marcelite Harris ,Frst Black. -Female. Major General. Was Buried This Month At ,Arlington,Cemetery. She Was The Highest Ranking. Black Woman,At,The Defense. Department. .Baseball,Frank Robinson,First,Player To Win MVP, In Both. American,National,Leagues. He. Lead. Baltimore. To. Two. World,Series,Titles,First. Black. Manager. In. Baseball...As. Black. History,Is Discussef,There. Is. No. Black. Unity...It. Amazing…

Racist. White. Police. ,Not. Guilty. For. Deliberately. Murdering. Eric-Garner. Racist N Y. Police. Choked. Eric. Garner. To. Death. Because,Of Cigarettes... More Racist White Police Getting Away. ,With. Murdering. Innocent Black Men. Silence Of Black , Police,Amazes Me.. . That Idiot Comedian John Stewart Almost,Crying For White Police. ,Because Of September 11,2001Terror,Attack. He Not Talking About Racist White Police,Klan Police Fired. . Not Long Ago News Talk. About. N. Y,Police. Committing. Suicide. White. Police. Committing. Suicide. So??.

A You Tube channel that I just came across. Interesting stuff.

The message, from Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai follows below: Hi everyone, Over the past several weeks, violent and racist attacks against the Black community have forced the world to reckon with the structural and systemic racism that Black people have experienced over generations. My own search for answers started within our own walls. Listening to the personal accounts of members of our Black Leadership Advisory Group and our Black+ Googlers has only reinforced for me the reality our Black communities face: one where systemic racism permeates every aspect of life, from interactions with law enforcem…

Anti-lynching Act; Public Law No. 117-107 April 3, 2022 Family, It’s time for us to take a trip back down memory lane, educate ourselves and cease from falling for the banana in the tailpipe. Newsflash: This ‘Act’ is not about justice. It’s another tool by the politicians in Washington to get the collective “Black” community on the Democratic train. The question everyone in the community must ask themselves is ‘Why is Emmett Till’s name attached to the Anti-lynching Act when he was not lynched? The Democrats as well as the Republicans have used our ignorance on our history against us since the first Europeans arrived. Now is the time for us to start c…

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A simple question , you can relate it to any law enforcement agency. I only repeat what law enforcement agencies need is someone to say they are needed while also corrupt. The problem with law enforcement agencies is too many wish to make them out to be honor guards or mythical comraderies when they are simply havens for mostly bullies or reared wrong or financially proud in the worst sense people who serve a necessary function when they are not killing, maiming, spitting, clubbing, violating, cheating, stealing.. or all the other many crimes or illegalities or negatives they are free from being penalized from including not incarcerating or giving testimony to other …

Do some of you SERIOUSLY not see the GAME these wicked devils are playing and have BEEN playing in Washington D.C. for years???? Do you SERIOUSLY believe they were going to let their own economy "crash and burn" out of some petty disagreement? No....I told you guys the other day that this so-called "debt ceiling/ default crisis" was just some STUNT that the leaders of BOTH parties were pulling in order to trick the American people into accepting more austerity. They've BEEN planning to take away from Social Security, Health Care, Education, and other benefits but had to come up with a crafty and sneaky way to do it and more importantly JUSTIFY it. They…

From the moment this old dumb azz nigglet started running his mouth, I knew it was only a matter of time before he would get arrested: https://apnews.com/article/tupac-shakur-killing-duane-keefe-davis-vegas-3f7050c2a68813d86a96b96fbb3f1d1a The million dollar question is will he start singing like a bird and point fingers at everyone else involved to include solving the Notorious BIG murder too. It's been almost 30 years since Tupac and Biggie were murdered. There's no statute of limitations on convicting murderers and accomplices. 😎

On my email this morning from the New York Times: By German Lopez Donald Trump and President Biden Kenny Holston/The New York Times Affirming fears After last night, many Democrats are panicked. They hoped that President Biden, 81, could convince voters that his age was nothing to worry about. That he could counter Donald Trump’s wild accusations and relentless falsehoods with confidence. He didn’t. Biden’s voice was hoarse and halting. His answers were often unclear, and he struggled to finish his t…

Why do I place more value on my personal experiences and observations than on statistics? Statistics and studies can be manipulated and fabricated; unless I'm drunk or high (which is extremely rare) my observations generally can't be. I understand that MY observations and experiences can't always be proved to others, however I take this position for my own personal satisfaction. Especially knowing how the racists love to manipulate figures, stats, numbers, and skew information to fit their agendas.

Don't F this one up Donald! Signed, a trying to be loyal but you keep disappointing me fan.

PEOPLE MAGAZINE SAYS BEYONCE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.NO/I DO NOT THINK SO..HAVE YOU NOTICE THE BEYONCE'S AND HALLE BERRY 'S ARE CHOSEN MOST BEAUTIFUL..LIGHT SKIN NOT DARK....DARK SKIN VERSUS LIGHT SKIN.. ..THE WHITE MEDIA PERFER LIGHT SKIN BLACK PEOPLE NEWS ANCHORS ARE LIGHT SKIN FEW DARK SKIN.....ALSO MAD COW DISEASE IS BACK......

Nothing clears your head like calling out hypocrisy and shameful pandering to a powerful interest group. These are the times when you know who is really running the government and it’s not regular citizens. One glaring example is the reactions to the real issues of actual gun deaths versus almost nonexistent real voter fraud. http://pollardpost.blogspot.com/2012/07/why-are-voters-controlled-more-than-guns.html

We propose further that what is left behind is more the result of subjective choice than reasoned analysis. Science does not systematically disprove occult theses; as a general rule, it freely elects not to consider them.

After reading a bit about the real life character for the on the Hollywood film Belle. The truly bizarre behavior of Americans in power past and present never ceases to amaze me.

For a mere $75,000 a year, Detroit will have its own journalist telling its story. Aaron Foley, former editor of Blac Detroit magazine and author of "How to Live in Detroit Without Being a Jackass", is the city's new Chief Storyteller. The Guardian reports this role may be the first of its kind to represent a municipality in the U.S. Foley says "local residents deserve better and more diverse stories about the reality of living in the city." According to the Mayor, having a chief storyteller will help Detroiters and their neighborhoods a stronger voice in the media.

SWEET PEA WHITAKER--May he RIP What Happened!? I mean, what really happened!? Was this the first time he’d crossed that street or what? Aren’t we speaking about a professional boxer who probably was accustomed to jogging and crossing streets? Well, anyway, this is sad news. I met him years ago, and thought that he was so very nice. The reports say that he had just had a photo session the day before! And, reports also have 'exonerated' the driver of the vehicle that struck him already. No charges are expected to be filed. Oh well,.. I met Sweet Pea Whitaker back in the 1980s at the Scope during a CIAA Championship game and later at my c…

Tis the season to be bombarded by the sometimes obscene and truly mythological lies of politicians wishing you to do them a solid by casting your vote for them, but we, the sons and daughters of former slaves, need to consider that we are not really citizens of this country. How can this be? First, ponder this. Why is it that we have to have our voting status reviewed every 20 years. They sure as hell don't do that with white folks. Why? Whites have real voting rights. We have voting "privileges". As such, they are not inalienable and are subject to legal scrutiny and that is why every 20 years since the Voting Act of 1964, Congress has had to vote on if or not, we can …

Here's the latest movie about the late Princess Diana: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/spencer-latest-princess-diana-movie-surprisingly-surrealist-tragedy-ncna1283374 CNN Is running a whole series about her too. Of course, there's whatever is going on with Harry and Meghan and their estrangement from Buckingham palace. Maybe I'm an insensitive old man but I've never understood the American infatuation with whatever is happening across the pond. I'm open to being educated on why I should care about any of it.😁😎

Kejanji Brown Jackson, not a Judge 4 ‘Black’ People April 6, 2022 Dear Family, Perhaps you might want to hold your excitement on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson becoming a juris for the White Supremacy Court of the divided states of America. In case you are not aware, chose to ignore, or simply do not care about justice for the Black Collective, a former ‘black’ federal judge in Alabama asked Jim Crow Joe Biden not to nominate Jackson to the bench. As we can see, Biden chose the opposite. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/593978-first-black-federal-judge-in-alabama-ask-biden-not-to-nominate/. Following that ignored request, another news article wa…

Fuel for thought. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/15-characteristics-of-people-who-make-things-happen_b_6999282

I quote @Rodney campbell concerning Bob Marley in italics. I never could embrace his leaf smoking cultural habits. Which became propagandized as being somehow a Jamaican normal behaviour. Which. At that TIME it was not. I respected his position as a spearhead for the black people. I respected his outright denouncement of the racial negativity. But thanks to propaganda the documentaries that focus on those aspects are few and far apart. Instead we have generations of leaf inhalers who have been convinced they are contributing to the black experience by being high. Like that is somehow a black thing. I was not interested in d…

First. Respect. For. Black. Soldiers. On. Memorial. Day.......Black,People. Celebrating. Juneteenth ? The. Ending. Of,,Slavery. ...The. Willie. Lynch. Letter. ,How. To. Make. A. Negro,Christians. Tells. How. The Bible. And. Christianity. Can. Be,,Used. To. Enslave. ,Control. Black. People. For. Generations. It,,Has. .The. Black. Church. Is. A. Slave. Cabin. On. The. ,Plantation..Black. People. Pay. For. Their. Enslavement .Paying. The,,,Money. Worshipping. Preachers to. Preach. ....Drugs And. Guns,,Dumped. In. Black. Communities. ,Inner. City. Poor. Schools,,No. Jobs. ,Poverty. Deliberately. Done. By. Racist. White,,Politicians. ,Democrat. And. Republican. To. Keep. Whi…

Hey @Troy, For some reason I was thinking about @richardmurray earlier this week and how he posts threads about movies and music. Not sure how easy it is to program but maybe you should think about having a "Movie Night" forum where say....richardmurray or any poster can post a movie we can watch and have a little chat-room next to it so that members can watch it together and comment on it together in real time. Kind of like live videos on Youtube. For example, Somebody post the movie Three The Hard Way. When you first post it....you post it LIVE at a particular time for most of us regular members can log in and watch it together and comment …

I define black americans in this post as black people from canada to argentina whose forebears were mostly enslaved in the usa from the 1500s to 1800s. Very specific so no not, black people from africa or asia as free immigrants today. Now I realize i am very late with this question. But I know that the black populaces of guyana/suriname/french guiana/brazil/venezuela/ecuador all have carnavals. And the black populace of north america has mardi gras. The black communities in haiti/martinique/trinidad all have carnavals. so, while the black american populace has internal difference in language[english , french , portuguese]/religion[traditional/catholic/protes…

…Tennessee made me lose my rest and everybody knows about Mississippi goddamn! They say racist Trump supporters are a very small minority. I’m not so sure; this was a truck in Mississippi, and not at all unusual. I have to believe anyone who would adorn their car in such a fashion, reflects the tip of the iceberg, as there must be more people who feel the same way, but are just not inclined to deface their vehicle in this manner.

Black. People. And. Easter. . There. Is. No. Proof. Someone. Named ,,Jesus. Existed. .None. The. Same. Bible. Supports. Slavery. ,People. Can. Be Kidnapped. Tortured. Raped. That. What. Happened. To. Our Ancestors. ..Bible .Supports. Genocide. ,Ethnic. ,Cleansing. Children. Murdered. ,Girls. Women. That. Are. Raped. Can. Be. Sold. To. The. Rapist. ....Moses A. Terrorist. ..Preachers. ,Do. Not. Preach. This Because of. Money ...Christianity. Is. A. ,Slave. Chain. That. Has. Gotten. Tighter. Each. Generation. .....Racist. White. Use. Religion. To. Stop. Black. Unity. ....

Stephanie Mills born 1957 Happy Belated Birthday to the songstress. Do you have a favorite performance of hers?

After about six months I had given the man an A minus. Now, after a year, an F. Personally, when he failed to do something right away about jobs, gave all that money to the big banks, and went into surge mode in Afghanistan instead of getting out, I was through with him. Practically, when he and the rest of those Democratic clowns allowed Teddy Kennedy' seat to go to a Republican thatwas it. The Democrats are too stupid to live. Too inept to hold on to a seat that had been Democratic for more than half a century in the Bluest of the Blue states (Oh, I know everybody will come in talking about Coakley and the Mass Democratis but Obama is the leader o…

Busy week-end, huh? Well, Wills and what's-her-name finally got married in a wedding that all of the network talking heads were gushing over. Me, I didn't think it was all that. Handsome Prince Charming? No. A dork who's losing his hair. A wedding dress that looked "off-the-rack" being worn by an anorexic groupie who got lucky. God Save the Queen, whose wedding outfit made her look like an ad for Agent Orange. Prince Charles has grown so old waiting for his Mum to step down that he looks more like her brother than her son. First TuPac. Then Biggie. Now Osama. Somebody snitched on him and Obama's gang did a drive-by. Look out, Gadhafy. You next, bro. Ame…

ON THE NEWS, 2 YEAR OLD BABY BIANCA IS MISSING..FATHER SAYS HE WAS CAR JACKED.POLICE DO NOT BELIEVE HIM....HE HAS A CRIMINAL RECORD,DRUGS,WEAPONS.NEWS SAYS HE FAILED POLYGRAPH TEST.IN MICHIGAN I THINK....MY QUESTIONS, DO THE BLACK CHURCH,BLACK POLITICIANS AND NAACP LOOK FOR MISSING BLACK CHILDREN/NO/. THE ONLY THING INTEREST THEM IS MONEY AND VOTES..ANOTHER QUESTION, WHY DO BLACK WOMEN GET INVOLVED WITH BLACK MEN WHEN THEY KNOW THE MEN ARE CRIMINALS/////....ALSO, ON THE NEWS SCIENTIST CREATED A VIRUS, VIRUS VERSION OF THE BIRD FLU,GENETICALLY ALTERED.MY WONDERING, IF SCIENTIST CAN CREATE A VIRUS, DID SCIENCE MINDS CREATE THE AIDS HIV VIRUS …

The Only One Chapter 14 Wanda’s eyeballs bulged as she gripped her phone, dumbfounded by what Carole had just told her. “I can’t believe that you spent 6 frickin weeks creamin in your jeans over this nigga and then when he asks for your damned phone number, - you refuse him!” she sputtered. “Bitch, is you crazy?? “No, I’m not crazy,” Carole replied. “I don’t need Troy Briggs to throw me a few crumbs, leaving me to sit by the phone, hoping. Why enable disappointment? If he really wants to get in touch, let him find a way on his own. He has access to my personnel folder, let him get my number from there.” “Boy, have you changed your tune!” Wanda marveled.…

“I must make two honest confessions to you, my Christian and Jewish brothers. First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: ‘I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action’; who paterna…

Open Mind Round Table with Malcolm X, James Farmer, Wyatt T. Walker, and Alan Morrison.

Happy Fathers Day,To All Of The Responsible Black Fathers On,Fathers Day.The White Media Likes To Portray. All Black Fathers As Dead beats,Not Involved In Rasing Their Children.In The Black Community,Unfortunately There Are Black Men Who Have Children And Choose Not To Care For Their Children.Cheers For All Of The Responsible,Black Fathers On Fathers Day..

I recently read something said by Patrick Buchanan, a staunch Republican conservative and political pundit, who has finally decided to cast his vote for Donald Trump. He said that Trump's promise to make America great again was what won him over. He further stated that the reason everything ran smoothly in the past was because everyone stayed in their place, - implying that separate but equal was better than racial integration, and that when women remained in the home where they belonged families were better and that, where gays were concerned, "don't ask, don't tell" was the best policy. He also said that having white men in charge was how it should be because they obvi…

Predictive analytics, Blockchain, Big data AI and Machine learning Word on the street is if you don't know what these terms mean, let alone have them in your bag of tricks (skill set) you're career path has ended and you're now obsolete. Since 2008 and maybe before businesses are "relying heavily on data analytics". These businesses are doing more with less employees and if our current and future generations want to be gainfully employed they will need to know how harness data crunching technology. We keep hearing future jobs will be done by robots - well that future is now... What do you say, my psychic brother, @Delano ? You're our resident statistics and…

Rev Al Sharpton Met With Ministers To Discuss Social Problems,Lunatic President Trump Plans To Send Federal Agents Into Chicago To Stop The Violence. Some Think This Might Make Things Worse..Black Street Gangs Are Like Neo Nazi,KKK,Domestic Terrorist.. Rev. Sharpton Should Talk About The Church,Preachers Worship Money ,Lust For Women,Steal Church Money To Buy Cars,Homes,Entertain Women,Preachers,Beat Their Wives ,Be With Prostitutes,Have Children With Mistresses,, 3 Black Preachers In Prison For Killing Their Wives..Talk About Black Men Having Multiple Children ,With Multiple Women...Preachers,Politicians,NAACP Should Be Mentors To Black Boys Before They Get To High Sch…

I am interested to getting this book reviewed. Author : B. K. Sunshine Title: Tales From The Outskirts Of Life: Tuesday Lover ISBN13: 978-1-890199-10-4 Pub. Date: April 28, 2020 Synopsis: Recently divorced business entrepreneur Justin Allen arrives in Columbus, Ohio seeking to make a fresh start in his business and in his life. His last wife had taken his money, his pride, and his manhood. The first time he sees Dr. Olivia Davis, wife, mother of three, and first female head of surgery at Columbia General Hospital, he feels a connection and a hunger to get to know her in every possible way. Under the guise of becoming a business as…

Most of you may or may not believe this but the VAST MAJORITY of the laws that have been made in this nation AFTER the Constitution was established were made specifically to RESTRICT AfroAmericans! That's right! Those who helped to establish the United States wanted to make a NEW nation separate from the old nations of Europe dominated by centuries of laws, rules, and customs along with Kings and Queens who had the right to just make up any old rule they felt like. They intended to set up a nation with FEW restrictions and only one solid Constitution that was supposed to prevent tyranny and limit excessive authority and rule-making. If you study U.S. history, yo…

The way it was described it reminded of the style of playwright I was in High School. I am about to watch this movie 🎥 now. I would love to get your feedback.

This video is sad and resonates because in 1978 or '79 I experienced something very similar in the same borough of NYC. My girlfriend, at the time, and I were walking, not too far from her neighborhood, just like these kids were doing on their bicycles. It is something we did as kids—explored our surroundings. We were not surrounded by a mob but white kids started throwing rocks at us and made it clear we were not welcome and would not be allowed to walk on their streets. When you get a mob involved things can really escalate quickly. If the camera's were not around things could have been much worse for these kids. If they were livi…

Even in the Fire Department Racism and Negative Discrimination occurs. Listen to this AZ woman’s story It’s sad that even after all the revelation of last year things like this still happen. It goes to show that while social media has a wide reach, not everyone has gotten the message that not treating all people with respect is unacceptable.

When. Supporters. Of. Trump. Are. On. The. News. There. Are. Black ,People. There. ,Some. With. Signs. Saying. Black. People. For. Trump..,Will. Trump. Support. Herschel. Walker. To. Be. The ,Senator ?,.Pastor. Warnock. Just. As. Whacked. As. Herschel. Walker....,The,Democrats. White. And. Black. Support. Millions. Of,Dollars. To Help. White. Ukraine. ,Poor. Inner. City. Communities ,,Cannot. Get. A. Dime ...There. Is. A. Need. For. A. Black. ,Independent. Political. Party.. White. Democrats. Are. As Racist,As,The. Racist. White. Republicans.......If. Black. Democrats. Are. Giving. Money. To. Preachers. They. Should. Be. Voted. Out...