Culture, Race & Economy

This thread was started to continue the conversation I was having with Delano in another thread but obviously anyone interested can comment. The context of this thread can be found in here: https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/4423-i-met-an-inventor-at-barnes-nobles-bookstore/ 1) First, there are 4 MAIN sexual orientation types: 1. Heterosexual -those attracted to the opposite sex 2. Homosexual -those attracted to the same sex 3. Bisexual -those attracted to both the same and opposite sex 4. Asexual -those who aren't attracted to either. Got me? 2. Sexual orientation is NOT fluid. It's stationary....hardwired pretty much from birth …

News Says The Racist Moron Donald Trump Plan To Go To Black Churches. It Amazes Me How Stupid Black Christians Are.If A Black Church Allows Trump In, The Church Should Put Confederate flag, Swastika Flag Next To The Church Cross..Trump Should Take Racist Idiot Grand Dragon David dukes with him to black churches..Black Church Choirs Would Sings At Klan Rallies If Preachers Told Them To.Black Religious Are Morons. Democrats almost as bad. News Talks About Trump Being White Supremacist, News Not Saying White Police Have Been Fired For Being In White Supremacist Groups..Neo Nazi In The U.S. Military.They Talk About ISIS, Terrorist Groups,This Country Has Presidential Candid…

Tired of the school's reading list filled with white boy and dog protagonist, Marley Dias kicked off her own hashtag #1000BlackGirlBooks which features Black girls as stars of their stories. Check out the PhillyVoice article here

IN THE 1921' THERE WAS BLACK WALL STREET IN TULSA OKLAHOMA... IN CHICAGO YEARS AGO THERE WAS A VERSION OF BLACK WALL STREET.HOW WAS IT DONE YEARS AGO, BLACK UNITY, BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE T O DO NOW.//////BLACK COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES HAVING UNITY........

Well, with a new television season on the horizon, fans of the small acreen are being bombarded with the trailers touting all the new and returning shows. The announcement that jolted me the most was the revelation that Valerie Harper will be a contestant on Dancing with the Stars! It wasn't too long ago that Mary Tyler Moore's TV sidekick, a/k/a Rhoda, was appearing before cameras, putting on a brave face announcing that she had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Although in her early 70s, Valerie/Rhoda was still feisty and upbeat, vowing to fight to the end. I feel so inadequate. Here this half-dead septagenarian is getting ready to go through her paces,…

Yeah I know, when I started telling people this they all thought I was nuts or going through some crazy personal shit LOL! Well anyone who knows me would not be surprised at all. First, I'm not pulling up stakes here in FL and relocating to Florida (at least not right now), but what I have done is commit to moving to Tulsa for a year as part of a privately funded program, called Tulsa Remote to attract cool people like myself to move to Tulsa and infuse the city with some diversity and class LOL! The program includes a variety of incentives, free co-working space, $10K, deals on housing and more. They also covered a visit to the city (I visited l…

The Miss USA Pageant & the Surprising Number of Black Contestants 2024 What a big change this year! It makes me wonder what kind of politics are behind this event even more. Last year, there were a lot of hype about certain Hispanic contestants and now, all of a sudden, it seems, the shift of spotlight has concentrated on the Black girls!? So not only was the big news of how the runner up to Miss Universe was Miss Nigeria USA, but on our side of the water were the many Black beauties too, that won some titles. Like Miss Nigeria USA, however, there were several Black immigrant contestants from Africa in both the Miss America pageant and t…

Dr Francis Cress. Wellsing. Talked. About. Black. Boys. Wearing. Sagging. Pants. .This Leads. Boys. Becoming. Gay. Behavior. Next. There. Wearing. Dresses. ..Rapper. Coolio. Said. Hollywood. Makes. Rappers. Become. Gay ...Makes. Black. Men. Wear. Dresses ...On. You Tube. .Amazing. On. YouTube. The. Red. Dress. Run. ,,Black. Men. Wearing. Red Dresses. .. In. Atlanta. Black. Men Wearing Skirts. .. Amazing. Different. Ways. Of. Black. Genocide. ...

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…

Yo @Pioneer1 I'm traveling to Cedar City, Utah this weekend and looking at four remote acres in the southwest part of the state. There will be a $750 fine for multiple marriages, but no criminal charges. This is the case that is going to end up in the US Supreme Court, using the same legal arguments that homophile marriages use. Stay tuned. Here is the story.

Economic Corner - the boundaries of spending side the demands of inheritance The NAACP a white financed organization historically makes two points: Black Dollars power in the united states of America The Diversity Equity Inclusion goals. To Black Dollars... Is spending a nonviolent form of power in fiscal capitalism? yes Can Black people in the U.S.A. spend in such a way to avoid financing whites? no. I have already mentioned the black farmer [ https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/11483-economiccorner014/ ] in the united states of America. Black Farms in the united states of America do not have the means to feed the black populace in the u.s.a. So, Black people…

The blond-haired, blue-eyed, Walter White apparently had a Black ancestor. I never read an account of who in his background was Black. Maybe he was similar to Plessey Ferguson where only one of his eight great-grand parent was Black and he presented as a white man too. We know he lived his life, most of it anyway, as a Black man. By today's standard, he would be likened to the Rachel Dolezal (sp?) of the world. I already know @Pioneer1 would not consider him to be a Black man, but in the standard of America 100 years ago he was. Would he be a Black man today?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jayland-walker-death-protest-breonna-taylor-jacob-blake-relatives-arrested/ Adding insult to injury, Akron police arrest protesters. They weren't being destructive or violent. Akron police have enough questions to answer considering how they mowed that young man down. Yet, they show no empathy. The police should be handing out bottled water and doing whatever it takes to make peace with the community they've sworn to protect and serve. 😎

I wonder why she would take this route considering. She seemed to have rebound to asap who has a wack sex tape when she could have dated anyone

As most of us already know, the 13th amendment did NOT abolish slavery as is falsely taught in schools, it literally states slavery is allowed as punishment for a crime. CLEARLY The 13th amendment only transformed the conditions in which slavery can occur, and DID NOT abolish it. And there are literally just as many slaves ALLOWED BY LAW today as there were back at the worst times of slavery in the U.S., I really believe this needs to be fixed and the 13th Amendment needs to state that slavery can not be allowed under ANY circumstance, and I know I can't be the only one that feels this way. AS truly abolishing slavery would be stating, slavery is not allowed u…

I watched Gone With the Wind for the first time last night. I was a interesting film. Apparently, the NAACP boycotted it when it came out in 1940. (Does the NAACP boycott anything nowadays?) Several of the films stars Clark Gable (I read somewhere that he is Black), Hattie McDaniels (who won an Academy Award for her role), and Vivien Leigh all died young. One of the films stars, Olivia Mary de Havilland is still running around and will be 99 in July! I knew McDaniel was the 1st Black actor to win an Oscar, however after seeing the film, it was for a role, in my opinion, no more remarkable than the one Halley Berry earned her award. Butterfly McQueen's…

Black Immigrant Contestants in the Miss America Pageant 2025 Black Immigrant Contestants in the Miss America Pageant 2025 On the subject of immigration, I thought it was interesting that a few of the Black contestants of this years Miss America pageant were immigrants. In my opinion, it seems to me that this was the ultimate goal, anyway of America from its origin. This government formed in a land that was well inhabited and from the beginning, they intended on setting up an immigrant government after violently killing off many innocent peoples. This government justified killing off millions of American Indians for various reasons that today …

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Weeksville asks from the depths of history to every black person, what have you created with other black people most recently? Use the link to read the article or my thoughts https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1792&type=status

How do you like the 60’s? What you are seeing now was about 10 times worse—war, uncertainty and a racist outrage every day that left you feeling angry and helpless (and that you often took out on other Negroes, not Tha Man) Why do you think folks was rebelling. S*** was going DOWN! I know I make my name and claim to fame by being raucous and controversial—but the other day when I saw the photo of Venus Williams with her butt out I realized this is really getting to Negroes. It is very important for you to breathe. To exhale. You go around madall the time and it will kill you. GET MAD! Then chill. And while you are chillin’ think of how …

A figure that obviously was President Barack Obama was featured in a carnival shooting game, but the operator said he had no idea. http://DTPollard.com http://www.amazon.com/D-T-Pollard/e/B002BLVC7Q/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHJscXfqrBc

I'm writing an article about this issue but I thought I'd preview it here first, maybe even get some more ideas from your comments. Click this link http://aalbc.it/look4troy to run a simple Google query on my name, Troy Johnson. Your results will vary depending upon... well God know what, but I can guarantee you the following will be the same no matter who you are. The query will returns the big social media sites before anything on AALBC.com! My Facebook profile is at position #4 My LinkedIn Profile is at position #6 My Twitter profile is #10 AALBC.com does not appear until #16 on the 2nd page! Given that there are almost 25 million pages returned, and …

The socalled government shut down is a joke, lol. First of all the government is not "shut down". Only SOME things managed by the federal government are shut down, the government itself is still up and running. Congress is still working. The President is still working. And the Supreme Court is still doing whatever the hell it was doing a couple months ago. The military is still operating. And with the promise of getting all the money they lost while on furlough reimbursed back to them....this is nothing but a vacation for most government workers. In other words, they're still collecting taxes and making laws but just aren't doing anything for the people…

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A Jubilant Time Indeed at the Center for Black Literature’s 20th Anniversary! “It’s terrific to see so many friends and what really feels like family!” said Johnson. “It’s always a great thing to be honored by the people you’re really trying to serve. It’s been almost 25 years to the day––October of 1997––that I started, and I would never have thought it would be my livelihood. And being honored for it is just unimaginable!”

Hi Everybody, Yes, naughty girl that I am, - I've been sent to the corner. Can you believe that?? Seriously, I would just like to take this opportunity to thank Troy Johnson for bestowing on me the honor of re-naming this forum after me. I am very grateful and humbled. I guess persistency pays off, huh? I've been hangin’ around this site for years, ranting and debating and pontificating and, hopefully, informing. I’ve made friends and enemies and have also learned a lot from a broad specturm of regulars who have come and gone and who still offer occasional input. It’s been enlightening and stimulating and a pass time that has kept me young and viable, so I really ap…

People around Chicago are taken aback over remarks Steadman Graham made during a recent interview on a local TV station. In regard to the subject of Oprah's impending exit from our fair city, anxious to secure his future as her lap dog, Steadman blubbered about how Chicago didn't appreciate all that Oprah has done for it. He even elevated her to biblical status, making reference to how the Good Book states a prophet is never appreciated in their own land, - or some such nonsense. Prophet?? I don't know what the ol girl has ever foreseen with any accuracy other than if you give people cars they'll go crazy even as they calculate the taxes that come with such generosity. …

“At IBPA PubU, Black Indie Publishers Call for Audacity and Advocacy“ and an article from Publishers Weekly about our panel from this weekend in San Diego. In my opinion, the best quote from the article was: Everyone on the panel “came out of the struggle” for civil rights, said Coates, who opened Black Classic Press in 1978. “Wade as a young man was involved in the Civil Rights Movement in Louisiana. Haki is still one of the foundational members of the Black Lives Movement. Kassahun was with the Eritrean Liberation Front. Myself with the Black Panther Party. These are people who carried the struggle forward and had it bloom in publishing.” …

I’m gonna give the white guy who shared this YouTube video the benefit of the doubt given the title of this video. I assume disparaging title was crafted to attract viewers. It popped up in my YouTube feed and I was amazed to learn it was a young Claude Brown, author of Manchild in the Promised Land! I have never seen a video of Claude Brown. He grew up in Harlem and I could relate to his story. for a kid his 20’s I think he handled the interviewer well. He was right the about Moynihan report. The interviewer kept pressing about out of wedlock births, while completely ignoring the reasons for those conditions. Interestingly the rate in Ha…

Black Girls Matter: Pushed Out, Overpoliced and Underprotected One consequence of treating girls the same way your treat boys...

Spare is probably the biggest book to come out this year -- bigger than Michelle Obama's The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times and that was a humongous book! By "Big Book" I mean a book it a multimillion-dollar advance payment to the author and millions spent on marketing. Generally, these bo]ig books would be a boon for booksellers, but... The book retails for $36, but Amazon is selling it for $22.42 (which just about equals my wholesale discount. Michelle Obama's book is still discounted 48% Amazon! This is much lower than my wholesale discount and about what I can get the book for it I purchased it directly from the publisher. I'd…

The Son of Man, the leader and teacher of the New Nation of Islam, will discuss the merits of the Affordable Care Act (also known as "Obamacare") tonight with Republican columnist, Jack Kerwick. Mr. Kerwick is firmly against the Affordable Care Act, calling it an "alien monstrosity" that is against everything the Founding Fathers of America stood for. The Son of Man has said that by supporting the Affordable Care Act, we are supporting and aiding every citizen of America. This discussion will air live in Detroit, Michigan on WHPR 88.1 FM & UHF TV33/Comcast 20. The broadcast will start at 9 PM eastern time. If you are NOT in Detro…

An example of things to come begins with the newly inaugurated Trump's plans to round up and deport illegal immigrants who are presumed to be criminals, even as he issues a pardon to the thousands of January 6th rioting insurrectionists who tried to overturn a Presidential election and lynch the Vice President, seriously injuring several law enforcement officers in the process. "Our way or the highway" will obviously be the mission statement of the newly- elected regime and its bigoted and oligarch followers. (All under the supervision and approval of King Donald's Prime Minister, Elon Musk.) "Welcome to the new Golden Age that will make America grea…

POSTED ON NOVEMBER 4, 2017 BY SOULFIRE BURIAL GROUNDS 2 Sadly, in the days since I wrote the first part of this blog, two more prison officials have died from the brutal prison attack last month. I watched a news segment on local stations where a former correctional guard bemoaned the fact that these deaths occurred, but he pointed out that such incidents are sometimes the aftermath of the prisoners having nothing to strive for. He revealed that “when you took away a prisoner’s promotions’ that he has no restraints to deter him from violence. By promotions, the former guard meant any incentives t…

Or do you wait until you are proven to be wrong?

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A few days ago 4 Black Americans were kidnapped in Mexico. Unfortunately 2 ended up being killed and a third was shot but survived and was found and rescued along with the fourth victim. Any thoughts on this issue? I think that so far the U.S. media has been doing a pretty good job of portraying that these were indeed Americans instead of simply portraying them as a group of Black folks riding around Mexico getting into trouble. As I expected, a few media outlets were questioning why they were down there in the first place and were trying to blame the victims instead of the perpetrators.....typical racist narrative anytime Black victims are involved. Bu…

For those who don't understand why monopolies are bad for people, this article in Publishers Weekly, might help. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/93662-taking-a-closer-look-at-the-ftc-lawsuit-against-amazon.html?oly_enc_id=6133D7773501B8Z Again, Amazon's monopoly has resulted in higher prices for consumers and lower profits for producers. @Pioneer1let me know what you think.

The following is my thoughts to Elliot SMith's ranking of spike lee films interesting that the first movie spike lee didn't appear or use his artistic norms was get on the bus. I have many feelings about the million man march not appropriate for her. Awww crooklyn or school daze got less than chi-raq awwww I oppose that. Mo better blues , da 5 bloods ok clockers is one of his most common appearing films he got game ahhh, is it denzel summer of sam is better than crooklyn aww jungle fever , another provocative movie but is it really better than the one's before? she's gotta hav…

https://time.com/7200212/person-of-the-year-2024-donald-trump/ America re-elected a clown. Time magazine names the incoming clown in chief its person of the Year for the 2nd time. This sh8t is unbelievable but consistent. Stalin (2x), Hitler, Nixon and Putin were Person of the Year too. Apparently, being a dictator, terrorist or criminal carries just as much weight as being a peacemaker, humanitarian or inventor.😎

What "We Want Our Country Back" Really Means White Citizenship By MARGARET KIMBERLEY The founding fathers made one thing perfectly clear when they ratified the constitution in 1787. Full citizenship rights were meant only for white men of property. Over a period of nearly 200 years, people’s movements guaranteed that those rights were extended to everyone regardless of race or gender, but the fact that the struggle literally took centuries should not be forgotten. It is tempting to snicker at the sight of today’s Tea Party members, grown men wearing knee breeches and three-cornered hats. Yet their costumes tell an important tale. They evoke an era still seen a…

I guess I find it funny because it just epitomizes the absurdity of "high" fashion. But on a more practical matter these super high heeled shoes are simply bad for you. How many women have I seen, often overweight who have to pack a pair a flat shoes to wear home after attending an event in 5 inch heals... I'm glad men have no pressure to wear shoes that are just bad for your feet. The days of hammer toes from wearing pointy shoes are long gone. We don't have to worry about processing our hair, painting our faces, or showing up to an event wearing the same suit.

Reparations—Recouping our Communities—Restoring Black Families Reparation is a legal fight that we have to push to achieve. It is a necessary fight in order to close the ‘racial wealth gap’ in America. Colonial America was founded on the spirit of hatred, haughtiness, and a barbaric behavior pattern of starting unjust wars. From its inception, Hybrid Humans; the pale-skinned Colonizers from northern Europe set up a society with a governing model similar to the formal feudal caste system of Europe where the word ‘black’ was a description for the bottom cast citizens. This mentality and behavior became the foundation for the Anti-Black Agenda by the Colonizers. Th…

New York State has levied more than $25 million in fines against unlicensed smoke shops while it has collected $22,500 in fines from unlicensed shops. Where is no mercy. Where is the black church? Where are the people in various black communities, offline or online like this one, that constantly complain about drug use or drug activity? I remember being a child in New York City, so many self righteous black people would get on white media and preach daily about drugs in the black community. Criminalizing any black person just trying to get by. Where are they now? Most people in the usa don't have a high school diploma, near 70%. Why did some Black people make it s…

The human history has always been about society being structured with rulers and workers. There may be a few exceptions to this rule but they aren't significant. You have some people who want to live like kings and they will subjugate others to achieve this goal. So whether it's a king or a drug dealer, they will profit of if the perceived or created poverty of others. Whether it's the chief king medicine man they all want to maintain their position. Are society is organised so that position is maintained. This is seen in various ways. The witch doctor, the lawyer, the tradesman, the artisan are positions that are not open nor are they democratical…

Cynique has a corner now?? :-D Can't say I never saw that coming. How have you been, Cynique? It's been a long time. Congratulations on your corne!. Your fresh thinking style is needed more than ever in this Information-yet-no-critical-thinking-skills-Age

According to an article published by Nielsen. African Americans also. Listen to the radio for more than 48 hours 56 hours using apps or mobile Internet browsers on their smartphones two and a half hours watching videos on their smartphones Presumably some of these Black folks work a 40 hour week (160 hrs per month), which is a bold assumption given the economy. I would also assume these folks sleep for 7 hours a day or (roughly 210 hours a month), a luxury to be sure. Maybe an hour of eating, and an hour of caring care of personal things (bathing, and other bathroom related activities). Assuming a 30 day month, we have 720 hours to work with. Taking the informat…

There are Blacks who do live in Russia. In fact, many Blacks have been born there. However, I am more concerned with how a war in Ukraine may alter the lives of Blacks living and working in Eastern Europe. One thing that is certain - natural gas supplies and prices will definitely change. The Central Africa Republic, Madagascar and Egypt have all confirmed the ongoing construction of Russian military bases. And Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has confirmed that Russia has a logistics center in Eritrea. I don't know if any Ukraine war may affect these relationships or construction projects.

Many think the above expression is a trite cliche or an empty phrase. But I've always found it to be totally adequate because, in and of itself, it stands alone, unchallenged; language at its best, reality captured in pure and simple words, the essence of its message existing between the lines, reminiscent of the old adage about "one picture being worth a thousand words". An esoteric echo, "it is what it is" is what it is: a profound utterance that translates into the ultimate truth. See ya... 😉 Mother's Day 2025

What Would You Do If You Knew Someone Stoled Your Beloved Pet? Would You Take Them To Court?