Culture, Race & Economy

I've been kinda scarce lately, because on a whim last week, I asked Chat GPT (Open AI), Claude (Anthropic), and Gemini (Google Deep Mind) to redesign my homepage. As part of the prompt, I gave it my code for the page. I fully expected Chat GPT to win as I have been using it to help me code my site for the past year at least. Chat GPT's results were worse that what I currently had in place, Claude's output was completely useless, and Gemini results were breath taking -- seriously! I was like, I can work with this! I basically, dropped everything and dedicated the past week to plowing through my site and redesigning the front end and cleaning up the back end. There …

Last First Kiss by Julian Winters Published: January 27, 2026 Imprint: St. Martin’s Griffin View Book Details → The publisher just emailed me promotional info about this book today, but I was already aware of it and had added it to the site some time ago and forgot about it. When I saw the email at looked at the book's cover I could not help but think of @Pioneer1 and what he would think about this one. I could not help but laugh to myself. Of course, I'm part of the conspiracy to feminize the Black man 🙂

President Trump Gives Ethiopians 60 Days to Leave-- & Haitians Too So, what about the Somalis? Well, I think that this is interesting to say the least! My research tells me that the Somalis are from a unique region in the Horn of Africa from the Ethiopians and at times, they had conflicts, however I also think that 'within context', both the Somalis and the Ethiopians are considered the same, especially when it comes to what is going on now.

Protests in Iran have claimed over 500 lives so far. Some Iranians have supposedly had enough with their theocratic government. POTUS OJ says the US is considering actions in the form of military strikes and negotiations that can be taken to liberate those Iranians. Regime change does not automatically guarantee the stability of a country. Otherwise, the US can offer plane tickets and immigration status to displaced Iranians. Right now, the bully bluster coming from POTUS OJ is more along the lines of violence against Iran.😎

Rappers That Died Way Too Young Pt. 2 This really got me emotional. I don't know most these young men, except for Nipsey Hussle. The way they showed them when they were little fellas, then when they were older... Then they stopped smiling when they turned their heads... This hurts to see such beautiful people die so young.

I knew she was smart and articulate or she wouldn't have gotten elected to Congress, but I didn't realize Rep. Omar was this attractive. Petite, professional, and conducts herself like a lady. Her and Jasmine Crockett need to get together and make SOMETHING happen....lol. I wouldn't mind seeing more of them in the future.

The commentary quoted below is circulating around META. It expresses a popular point of view, but its message doesn't uplift me. It disturbs me. America is what it is, and the Trump trend shows no sign of abating. ******** "I’ve been watching an absolutely heroic amount of pearl-clutching lately from people who insist that J.D. Vance would somehow be “worse” than Trump once Trump’s inevitable political and biological expiration arrives. Let’s get something straight: it has never been about Trump, not for one second. Trump is just the mascot. The real story is the people who finally saw themselves in him and felt va…

ICE showed in Minnesota to round up folks on the back end the fraud scandal that has dogged the state over several weeks. Unfortunately, a 37-year-old woman was fatally shot as her vehicle appeared to be heading towards an ICE officer. He pulled his weapon and fired into the driver side window. It was only a matter of time before someone either got seriously injured or killed as ICE runs around in cities rounding people up. What started as an immigration enforcement initiative is quickly becoming a weird game of bounty hunter. So far, neither DHS Secretary nor POTUS OJ has said the right thing in the aftermath of this traged…

JAn 4th 2025 I spoke on universal basic income. A year later, is it more needed or less needed?

It's becoming increasingly obvious that many influencers in these so-called "New Black Media" and "FBA" movements that have been springing up all over social media for the past several years are actually Republican shills masquerading as Black content creators of independent thought. As much as they speak about tangibles for our vote, Reparations, and celebration of our lineage....there are several things they all seem to have in common: 1. They almost never criticize President Trump or the Republican party 2. They constantly criticize the Democrat Party and Democratic politicians both White and Black 3. They are very much anti Black immigrant. It …

Taylor Fritz steps in to back Coco Gauff after backlash over her comments Coco Gauff’s recent comments about US fan support have sparked plenty of discussion in the tennis world. Speaking before the start of the United Cup, the 21-year-old spoke with reporters about what she sees as a lack of American backing at overseas events Asked if she expected much American presence at the Sydney event, Gauff said: “I’ll be honest, no. “I feel like we’re definitely, in the tennis department, the worst when it comes to that. So I’ve always said I wish our country in other places would show up throughout the world as we see maybe smaller countries supp…

@ProfD you have often listed "luck" as a key factor in success along with smarts, charisma, and hard work. Given your theological views, I'm curious as to what YOUR definition of luck is? Not the dictionary definition or the "official" definition, but I'm interested in YOUR PERSONAL perspective of what "luck" is. Do you think it's pure chance; or is there some sort of external intelligence of force that generates or guides it? Obviously anybody can chime in on this....lol. I tagged ProfD since he's the one who has mentioned this on multiple occasions. But I'm happy to hear (read) other explanations and perspectives.

What is Zipf's Law? "Zip's Law is a statistical observation that describes the frequency distribution of words in a language. It states that the frequency of a word is inversely proportional to its rank in the frequency table. In simpler terms, the most common word in a language appears roughly twice as often as the second most common word, three times as often as the third most common word, and so on. This law applies to many languages and even to other phenomena like city populations, income distributions, and website traffic. It's a fascinating observation that has sparked research into its underlying causes, with potential explanations ranging from cognitive…

Straight out of a movie, the US has captured Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro and his wife after launching airstrikes on the country. The Maduros have been flown out of Venezuela. It is being reported that Maduro will stand trial here in the US on drug trafficking charges. I believe end game is the Maduros will be exiled to a friendly country of choice. They will be allowed to live a rich and peaceful life elsewhere. A puppet president will be installed to run Venezuela according to US interests. Textbook regime change.😎

Son murdered mom after telling family members he was going to inherit her house whether she was 'dead or alive': cops While there, Nunez-Romano allegedly told officers that his mother was shot through a window. A gun was later found inside a kitchen drawer, as well as spent shell casings near Nunez-Romano's wallet, according to prosecutors. Romano was found on the second floor of her house, where Nunez-Romano also lived. She had gunshot wounds to her hip and neck. During the investigation, family and witnesses described Nunez-Romano as someone who had a history of acting "aggressive" and "unstable." A cousin alleged that his obses…

For those who have rolled into 2026, let's hope that it is a year filled with Love, Joy, Peace, Prosperity, Health and Happiness.🎉 In the meantime, I will continue calling balls & strikes i.e. offering my opinions/perspectives on whatever comes up around here. I enjoy the easy chair I've taken up.🤣 As always, many thanks to brotha @Troy for providing & maintaining this platform. Much appreciated.😎

San Francisco mayor quietly signs reparations fund that could lead to $5M payments per person San Francisco mayor quietly signs reparations fund that could lead to $5M payments per person They know good and dog gone well this plan won't lead to anybody getting Reparations. Just like that crap they're doing over in Maryland. .... just a trick or gimmick. CITIES AND STATES DO NOT PAY REPARATIONS Especially cities and states where slavery didn't officially exist...like Portland Oregon or San Francisco California. Reparations are only paid by National/Federal Governments. They KNOW this is going nowhere. The mayor…

Happy Belated Birthday Nichelle Nichols

Let's call it for what it is..... Nigeria got pimp slapped. Nigeria claiming to "ok" this strike or even "ask" for it is just an effort to save face because in reality there wasn't much they could have done to stop it anyway. It's like that DJ Pooh in Friday trying to save face with Deebo by not asking for his bike back.......... He didn't ask for it back because he was AFRAID to. He knew Deebo would only give it back IF he wanted to and WHEN he wanted to and there wasn't shit he could do about it. He knew Deebo could easily beat his ass...lol. His ignorant ass father either didn't know or didn't understand this and tried to FORCE the boy to "stand …

I too noticed the AfroAmerican community started gaining weight right around the early 80s.

Professor. Henry. Louis. Gates. When. He. Talks. About. Slavery. And. The. Black. Church. . With. Slavery. Does. He ,Talk. About. . The. Bible. Supporting. Slavery. ,,Bible. Says. You. Can. Kidnap. People. Force. Them. To. Be. Slaves. ,Rape. And. Torture. Them. ....With. The. Black. Church. History. ,,When. He. Talks. With. Preachers. Does. He. Talk. About. Christianity. Forced. On. The. Slaves. ? Does. He. Talk. About. Bible. Supporting. Slavery. ,Sex. Slavery. Genocide. Ethnic. Cleansing. Children. Being. Stoned. To. Death Girls. Rape. Should. Be. Stoned. To. Death. Or. Sold. To. The. Rap…

Happen to catch these very clear videos of an interview allegedly done by NWA in London England, back in the day. (1990) I say "allegedly" because the videos are so remarkably clear that they look recent, as if it could be AI. Despite the callousness and often vulgar language, their responses are pretty quick and often witty. They show a level of maturity and none of them are fighting with eachother over who speaks or who gets to answer which question. There seems to be a "vibe" among them.

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Hey there young lady! How was your Christmas holiday? I hope you had a nice time with your family!

I've been noticing that the SAME people who dye their hair blonde are usually the SAME people who celebrate Christmas, Easter, Thanks Giving, and any other day White people established for their "subjects" to celebrate. And both types usually use the same excuses for doing so. There was a time in America....roughly between 1965-1995....where Black folks were coming out of celebrating those pagan holidays and we were doing our own thing. That also was the same time period where Black women were more likely to embrace their natural hair texture and color! I don't think those examples are coincidences. And just like after around 1995 more AfroAm…

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5650998-graham-obama-biden-australia-hannukah-shooting/ POTUS Obama left the White House a decade ago. He's 3 administrations removed. Yet, Republicans still want to blame POTUS Obama for whatever is going wrong in the world today. POTUS OJ attacks ObamaCare aka Affordable Care Act every chance he gets. Otherwise, he's blaming POTUS PJB for leaving a mess for him to clean-up The queen Senator from South Carolina, Lindsey Graham claims it is the fault of both POTUS Obama and POTUS PJB that the shooting happened at Bondi Beach in Australia. Democrats who are no longer in offi…

https://apnews.com/article/nicki-minaj-charlie-kirk-erika-kirk-trump-b6f5b45521368447e174f040ae7eab8c Looks like rapper Nicki Minaj is a conservative supporter. She was a surprise guest at AmericaFest, a Turning Point USA event. Minaj had high praise for POTUS OJ and VPOTUS too. Apparently, the current administration makes her feel safer. Nicki Minaj is of Trinidadian descent. I'm not totally surprised with how she rolls politically. Especially after she's made several millions of dollars.😎

Black People. In. Church. Christmas. Morning. ..What. Is. The. Sermon. Being. Preached. ? Black. Preachers. Preach. Christmas. Jesus. CRAP. Because. Of. Money. ..There. Is. NO. Proof. Someone. Named. Jesus. Existed. .NONE. NO. PROOF. ... Preachers. Worship. Money. . Congregation. Dancing. Singing ... Christianity. IS. A. SLAVE. CHAIN. . Generations. After. Generations. Worshipping. The. Bible. Made. Up. CRAP. Stories. ...Preachers. Do. Not. Preach. About. The. Bible. Supporting. Slavery. Sex. Slavery. Genocide. Ethnic. Cleansing. ,Exterminating. Races. Of. People. Rape. .. Because. Of. Money. .G…

"Matthew Lawrence had a second chance at love with Chilli. 'I wouldn’t have been ready for this type of relationship in my early 20s. No way,' Lawrence, 45, exclusively told Us Weekly while discussing his upcoming Hallmark+ reality series, Second Chance Love. Lawrence and Chilli, 54, will serve as cohosts and executive producers for the show, which was filmed on location in Sardinia, Italy. Second Chance Love sees five couples reunite for a rare second chance with the one that got away. Lawrence and Chilli (real name Rozonda Thomas) bring an authentic perspective to the show, as they found love with each other after previously experiencing heartbreak in p…

I'm sure most of you have grown up seeing those public service announcements and commercials warning you of the dangers of drug use. How dangerous it and what it does to your brain and body. Remember the dude who used to crack open eggs and fry them in skillets talking about "this is your brain on drugs"....lol. I know that much of the drugs out on the streets are harmful and the negative effects and consequences are clearly observable. However one consequence or negative effect doesn't seem to be quite as observable: INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT. If routine drug abuse supposedly "fries" the brain and ruins it, why aren't most long term drug users retarded o…

Here I am, setting the record straight again, doing so, not because I think anybody cares, but rather because some may be curious as to why a 92-year- old-senior citizen wastes what little time she has left, hangin' out on an online discussion forum, engaging in verbal fisticuffs with a pioneer who has never blazed a trail anywhere except up his own butt. My answer: since the cyber space universe enables one to adopt an alter-ego, and take on a user name and lead a secret existence, quite a while ago I decided why not do this? What the heck. Might be fun. And it has been. In the real world, I am a widowed mother of 5, grandmother of 7, great grandmotherk of 8, …

In 2 weeks, over 20 million Americans will lose the benefits that allow them to have affordable health insurance if it expires. Many folks living in red states will be affected if the subsidies disappear beginning 2026. Sometimes, things have to break in order for people to feel the pain and/or full ramifications of losing it. I'm slightly curious to see how those MAGA folks who benefit from ObamaCare will feel about their leader when they can no longer get a tooth pulled or take their kids to see a pediatrician. The funniest or saddest part depending on your worldview is that wealthy people make the decisions that keep pe…

Aight mayne........................ I heard that Trump is going to address the nation live tonight with some sort of "special" announcement. Maybe he's declaring Martial Law. Maybe he's declaring that aliens have landed and will take over. Maybe he's announcing open war with some country. Maybe even a $10,000 stimulus check for every U.S. citizen! Whatever it is, the shit better be important! Don't get people all hyped up for some big ass NOTHING burger that could have waited to be aired on NBC Nightly News or something you could have tweeted. Or some "we inherited a mess but now we're fixing it" shit, that could ha…

https://soultracks.com/news-carl-carlton-dies/ Singer Carl Carlton left da rock 2day. He sang one of the coldest lines in recorded music history...."she's built, she's stacked, got all the curves a man likes...look @ her, she's a bad mama jama". RIP.😇😎

Anybody else remember Jive magazine? Man, the things you remember as you get older.

@Pioneer1How stupid can YOU get? I used the pronoun "you" because I'm directly addressing YOU, while fanning away the brain farts you try to pass off as valid ideas. Like now, in desperation, YOU continue to grasp at straws, unable to stop dreaming that I - care for you. ugh. Soooo, let me make myself perfectly clear, once and for all. I do not like YOU. To know you, is to despise you, which I do. Deflating and disagreeing with all the puke you are so full of, gratifies me, while totally confirming your personality disorders. I'm sure you will reject all this and continue to harbor the idea that, - with cool guys like Troy and ProfD and Delano…

Black men SHOULD have rallied around Sherrone Moore instead of lambasting him all over social media. Yes, he's responsible for his actions. No, if he actually committed the crimes he was accused of he shouldn't have done them. I'm not saying he made the best decisions. Some of them WERE foolish in my opinion. However a White man who did...and likely ARE doing...the same things wouldn't have gotten fired in the first place. Also, if a White man had committed those crimes....his image wouldn't have been smeared all over the media as an example for the world to see. However in this world, one of the BIGGEST crimes is powerlessness. Not being able to …

One of our rather more outspoken....lol...contributors, said in another discussion: "The only people masculinizing black women are triflin' black men who have forced them to play the "father" role for the children they make and desert." While that may SEEM to be a valid point on it's surface, I can't help but notice something when I meet women from other cultures............. I've seen women from the Middle East and Afghanistan who grew up seeing all of the men of their village slaughtered, sometimes in front of them. Very traumatic. Yet these women still have kept their femininity. There are MILLIONS of women in the M…

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/09/nx-s1-5637426/democratic-rep-jasmine-crockett-launches-bid-for-u-s-senate-in-texas Rep. Crockett has already been a rising star in the democratic party. She's definitely one ofnits nail fire brand politician. I hope Rep. Crockett has a top notch security detail. She needs to be protected. 😎

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-preparing-seize-more-tankers-off-venezuelas-coast-after-first-ship-taken-2025-12-11/ First, the US was blowing up boats under the guise of narco-terrorism. This week, the US has escalated into seizing oil tankers. Clearly, the US is in the process of forcing a regime change in Venezuela. The goal is to force President Nicolas Maduro into stepping down. POTUS OJ wasn't a warmonger during his 1st term. I'm guessing he feels weakened since Russian President Vlady Putin won't stop pummeling Ukraine. POTUS OJ has found a punching bag In Venezuela. There is no real outrage or push-back a…

University of Michigan football coach got his black ass fired for having an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. Then the disgraced brotha was later arrested for assault after police were summoned to an apartment he'd gone to. I'm sure Sherrone Moore has a large penis. And his "victim" was probably white. Nothing surprising about this situation. Gee, he's almost as bad as - Barack and Hakeem.

Recently British/Nigerian actress Cynthia Erivo has been featured on the cover of several magazines. Among them are GQ...a MEN'S magazine where she was featured among the "men of the year". Another is Harper's Bazaar where she's featured in photos with her muscles and tattoos on prominent display. For those of you who think this is some innocent or harmless work of art. Remember that Neely Fuller Jr. has been warning us for DECADES of the plans by the Racists to not just feminize Black men but also MASCULINIZE Black women!

...excerpted from an article about the Golden Globes Awards. "Cynthia Erivo has made Golden Globes history, becoming the first Black woman nominated twice in the lead actress (musical) category. Her second nomination comes for her role in Wicked: For Good, where she stars alongside Ariana Grande. Known for her powerful performances, Erivo’s career continues to break barriers, cementing her place as one of the most talented actors of her generation. The nomination is a significant moment for representation in Hollywood, as it highlights how far Black women have come in the entertainment industry, while underscoring the long road still ahead to ensure diverse vo…

For anybody who is curious as to why I no longer use my original user name on this forum, why I, who was once known as "Cynique", am now known as "aka Contrarian", this is the explanation. I have been contributing to this discussion forum off and on for over 20 years. Back in the day, as a retiree who was an aspiring author, its "African American Literary Book Club" title drew me to this site. And having always considered myself to be somewhat of an "iconoclast", I decided I wanted my avatar to reflect my personality, so I came up with what was a combination of "cynical" and "unique". And the "Cynique" moniker was born, replete with a somewhat devil's advocat…

Earlier, a young African woman at work I often talk to about religion and other issues came around me while I was talking to some American Black folks. With a smile on her face, she kept looking over staring and twisting up her mouth and shaking her head obviously wanting me to see her displeasure. As we were breaking away, the African girl briskly walked up to me with a grin on her face and said: STOP CAROSING! Her accent was heavy so I didn't understand what she was saying and I kept asking her: What? Girl what are you saying??? "STOP CRUISING! STOP.....CAR...CARESSING! WHY DO YOU..... STOP...CUSSALING!!!" I was se…

This. Year. 3. Black. Men. Have. Been. ,.. Found. Hung. From. Trees. .. In. Mississippi. 2. Black. Men. In. Wisconsin. Another. Black. Man. Found. Hanging. .. Families. And. The. NAACP. Want ,Investigations. . The. Racist. Christian. Terrorist Want. A ,,Race. War. In. The. Streets. So. Trump. Street. . TRASH. Terrorist Can. .Shoot Down. Black. People. . Where. Is. Black. Lives. Matter. ? Black. People. Are. Missing. .Some. Found. Alive. Some. Found. Dead. Including. Children. . Politics. And. Religion. Stops. Black. Unity. . Black. Politicians. Black. News. Talkers. Not. Talking. About. This. . The. Democrats…

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/06/g-s1-101090/national-parks-fee-free-calendar-mlk-juneteenth National Parks no longer free on MLK Jr. and Juneteenth holidays. However, the parks are free on POTUS OJ's birthday. Some Black folks want to believe POTUS OJ isn't a racist.🤣😎

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See @ProfD this is what I mean...... Come on Uncle Phil....you want to "end" Birthright Citizenship? Which opens the gate to them removing YOUR citizenship next? The 14th Amendment was instituted specifically to ensure that ADOS and their offspring were able to not only get citizenship but KEEP our citizenship in this country and not have it be removed by racist politicians with the same tricks they would use to prevent our Ancestors from voting or owning property. How in the hell are you going to question the validity of the 14th Amendment or claim it "must go" just because you don't like how certain people today may TRY to us…