Culture, Race & Economy

HERMAN CAIN WAS ON CNN PIERS MORGAN SAYING HE IS ORGANIZING A NATIONAL MOVEMENT.WITHIN HIS NATIONAL MOVEMENT IS TO GET PRESIDENT OBAMA OUT THE WHITE HOUSE.HERMAN CAIN SAYS ANY OF THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES WOULD BE A BETTER PRESIDENT THAN PRESIDENT OBAMA.HERMAN CAIN ADMIRES NEWT GINGRICH.....THERE ARE HERMAN CAIN'S ON THE PULPIT IN BLACK CHURCHES.....HERMAN CAIN PLANS TO HELP THE REPUBLICANS GET THE WHITE HOUSE........

“Never confuse education with intelligence, you can have a PhD and still be an idiot.” Richard P. Feynman

ONYXCON HAS BEEN CELEBRATING BLACK/AFRICAN DIASPORA ART, LIT & COMICS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THE VENUE CARRIES ON THE STRONG TRADITION OF MASTERS LIKE DWAYNE MCDUFFIE AND OTHER LEGENDS OF THE GENRE. THIS IS CULTURE, COMICS, ART & LIT AT ITS BEST! CHECK OUT FOOTAGE FROM LAST YEAR'S ONYXCON IN THE ATL! FOR MORE INFO ON THIS YEAR'S EVENT, GO TO http://www.onyxcon.com

Well, February is underway, ushered in by the ground hog seeing his shadow, an event signifying six more weeks of winter. February also signals the start of African American history month, an observance which sets aside 28 days every year for blacks to extol their icons, recognize their unsung heroes and bitch about the shadow cast by the racism that represents the ongoing "winter of their discontent". White racism is indeed at the core of black discontent, even as it sometimes takes a back seat to black freedom. Poster Xeon spoke about blacks being free to do all the things they deem necessary to advance themselves, if they so choose. Conservativ…

....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.

On November 22, 2015 The Board for the Education of People of African Ancestry will host a lecture by Dr. Molefi K. Asante, the author of over 70 books. He will discuss his book latest book African Pyramids of Knowledge. I'll be in Atlanta this weekend, but if I could make this lecture I definitely would!

...otherwise our stories would be completely overlooked by the "Academy." Nominees for the 86th Oscars® Actor in a Leading Role Christian Bale in “American Hustle” Bruce Dern in “Nebraska” Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Wolf of Wall Street” Chiwetel Ejiofor in “12 Years a Slave” Matthew McConaughey in “Dallas Buyers Club” Actor in a Supporting Role Barkhad Abdi in “Captain Phillips” Bradley Cooper in “American Hustle” Michael Fassbender in “12 Years a Slave” Jonah Hill in “The Wolf of Wall Street” Jared Leto in “Dallas Buyers Club” Actress in a Leading Role Amy Adams in “American Hustle” Cate Blanchett in “Blue Jasmine” Sandra Bullock in “Gravit…

As mentioned before, when it comes to interracial dating, sex, and marriage.....I have a DOUBLE STANDARD. My rules for Black women are much different than my rules for Black men. I personally believe that Black men should be able to date and have sex with any race of women who consent, as long as HE has the upper hand in the relationship. However when it comes to Black women, I don't approve of them having sex with or even marrying White men except for EXTREME circumstances. I know this standard isn't equal, but I think it IS relatively fair.

From Magazine Fuera de Serie The relevant quote from the article show below; translates as follows (using Google translate). "Never said it ensures that well-known that behind every great man there is a great woman was so successful in describing the Obama marriage. In the shadow of the U.S. President is a person whose popularity ratings exceed those of Barack own. This person is none other than his wife Michelle, who stars in the cover of the magazine this week. Political communication experts are no strangers to the overwhelming charm of the first lady and, knowing this, she even point will be key to the reelection of Democrat in the next preside…

Hello 2014. Glad to meet you. I knew you were a possibility but I was never sure you'd be a reality for me. Sooo, here I am, out here in the frigid heartland, snowed in and holed up in my woman cave, emerging briefly from the malaise of my cabin fever to marvel at the news that records may be broken when it comes to the winter weather besieging the Chicagoland area. Baby, it's cold outside, and somebody got the memo to let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. What to do, what to say?? My writer's block is descending into a deep freeze. Let's see; I ended up being locked out in the wee small hours of January 1, 2014. Having attended a small gathering at …

************************************************************************************ This is from The Daily Mail: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot pleads with AG Merrick Garland to send ATF agents to the city for six months after it sees more than 760 murders this year - a 25-year high - after she slashed police budget by $60 million Mayor Lightfoot Requests ATF Agents ************************************************************************************

************************************************************************************ @Pioneer1 You finally got some of your wish Philadelphia Ends Pulling Drivers Over for Minor Traffic Offenses ************************************************************************************

Everybody has heard Charles Ramsey's name by now. He helped three women escape from a house next door that had been missing for ten years in Cleveland, Ohio. I knew from the moment he started to get a lot of media attention, someone would try to dig up dirt on him and tear him down and it has happened already. Domestic abuse arrests of Ramsey from over ten years ago were dug up by a media company. We really need to examine our culture of finding fault with everything and everyone. http://pollardpost.blogspot.com/2013/05/charles-ramsey-punished-thats-why.html

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Grammy-winning rapper T.I. was arrested along with his wife on suspicion of possessing methamphetamines, five months after the hip-hop star finished a prison stint on weapons charges. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/01/ti-arrested-rapper-cliffo_n_703111.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ioq7U6S_ko

A New Federal Holiday—THE DIWALI FESTIVAL … or Jesus Christ? Day 1-Summers’ End-New Year & HALLOWEEN- It’s NOT Solar but A Lunar Based Holiday; PART 2 Both major festivals are based upon the LUNAR CALENDAR or more correctly stated, all three (3) of these festivals are based on the MOON. Also, all of these festivals do correlate one to another in several ways. For instance, [1] The Samhain Festival/HALLOWEEN, [2] the CRUCIFIXION/Passover Festival and [3] the DIWALI Festival all revolve around the month of OCTOBER. But due to the variation of the moon cycle, Passover and the Diwali festivals are also ro…

Deadly unrest in Senegal claims a dozen lives | Watch (msn.com) First fighting in Ethiopia..... Then Sudan.... Then the Congo... Now of all places SENEGAL is experiencing skinny folks running through the streets with rags over their faces tossing rocks and fighting with the police. As far as I know, Senegal used to be one of the most stable and peaceful nations on the Continent. I hadn't heard of any wars or riots going on there in modern history. Now civil order is breaking down there. What's going on around the continent? And don't say "Revolution".....because there doesn't seem to be a clear goal or plan except to rebel against those in charg…

This is actually a reality show that I like. And I hope that OWN keeps it on. I love seeing a real andl positive black family and relatives being there for each other.Both [Ro and Mia] came from dysfuntional backgrounds but have risen above it. We need more shows like this. These simple folks can inspire us.

Black people must leave, NJ Walmart announcer says Bruce Shipkowski, Associated Press Writer, On Thursday March 18, 2010, 1:07 am EDT WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- A Walmart store announcement ordering black people to leave brought chagrin and apologies Wednesday from leaders of the company, which has built a fragile trust among minority communities. A male voice came over the public-address system Sunday evening at a store in Washington Township, in southern New Jersey, and calmly announced: "Attention, Walmart customers: All black people, leave the store now." Shoppers in the store at the time said a manager quickly got on the public-address sy…

Brittney Griner has just been sentenced to nine years in prison. I am certain a lot of commentary should follow.

Every bookstore owned is not conscious; this bookstore owner is.

During an interview with GQ magazine Usain Bolt said something that most Black athletes don't have the guts to say. He challenged the White/Western standards of morality and social ethics by plainly and openly proclaiming that it's part of his culture to have sex with many women. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/usain-bolt-culture-asked-womanizing-article-1.2874442 I've been saying for years that MOST (not all) Black men are polygamous and it's part of our nature. It's nothing to "admit" because admission implies guilt, and this is certainly not something to be ashamed or guilty of. If anything, it's a sign of mental and physical health to be the epit…

I saw this on social media this morning and thought it was a joke. This was reported by the Washington Post yesterday. As schools around the U.S. implement national Common Core learning standards, parents trying to help their kids with math homework say that adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing has become as complicated as calculus. They're stumped by unfamiliar terms like "rectangular array'' and "area model.'' They wrestle with division that requires the use of squares, slashes and dots. They rage over impenetrable word problems. Watch video on how to solve the problem: I see how the problems are solved; 45 - 17…

After a recent unusually high number of black-on-black murders in Montgomery, Alabama, the local police department declared itself utterly clueless. “Police Chief Kevin Murphy says police cannot stop these violent crimes until they understand them. But it's easier said than done, so police are getting help from other professionals to devise a plan.” So they hired a Afro-American professional. Earnest H.R. Blackshear Jr., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology at Alabama State University and Director of The Community Violence Laboratory at Alabama State University, has been appointed chairman of the Montgomery Police Department’s newly formed Montgom…

Kamala Harris was in a relationship with the dude that was 40+ years her Sr. I can’t help it, but that strikes me is kind of wild. The brother was downtown Willie Brown he’s 90 now. Mellody Hobson has a new book out as I was looking up information about her to add to the website. I saw that she was married to A white guy ( George Lucus) that is 30 or more years older than she is. again, people can love who they wanna love it would be like me hooking up with a 90 year old white lady. That would understandably raise eyebrows right? So I’m in a bar and a guy next to me is from Fort Myers. He told me that his firefighter buddy said they ordered 1000 body…

During a town hall in New Hampshire yesterday, GOP candidate Nikki Haley failed to admit reason for the US Civil War: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/12/28/nikki-haley-civil-war-slavery-history-00133281 No surprise that Haley gave her answer. She's one of those jellyfish type of people who tries to do and say whatever it takes to please the party. None of the GOP candidates are serious threats to former POTUS in getting the nomination. Most of them are auditioning for a place in his administration. Clearly, none of these people (Haley, Ramaswamy or former POTUS) should be anywhere near the White House. …

Mistyped About Donald Trump,Someone Name Sara Thinks I Am Supporting. Hitler Trump.News Said Once Trump Was Giving A Nazi Hand Salute To The Crowd..Not Supporting Trump.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/neighbor-allegedly-shoots-white-mom-of-black-sons-after-they-say-he-racially-harassed-them-for-years-210742341986

FORMER BASKETBALL PLAYER CHARLES BARKLEY, SAYS BLACK PEOPLE ARE BEING BRAIN WASHED/HE SAYS SOME BLACK PEOPLE THINK ITS BEST TO ACT LIKE THUGS AND IDIOTS, THAN TO BE SCHOOL EDUCATED,AND NOT BE CRIMINALS///HE SAYS IF BLACK PEOPLE ARE EDUCATED AND SPEAK WELL, SOME BLACK PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE NOT BLACK ENOUGH,I AGREE,,MY OPINION/RAP MUSIC, GLAMOURIZES COMMUNITY SELF DESTRUCTION, GANGS, PIMPS, PROSTITUTION,DRUGS///BLACK CHURCH, PREACHERS ARE NOT LIKE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING,,THEY RATHER BE TELEVISED, MOTIVATED BY GREED, MONEY, LUSTING FOR WOMEN/THERE IS A NEW SHOW CALLED BLACKI…

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Besides. Pastor. Warnock How. Many. Preachers. Are. Concerned ,About. Abortion....Preachers. Worship. Money. Do. Not. Care. About,Black. People. Or Black. Communities....Black. People ,,With,White. People. Protesting. .Abortion. Stopped..Black. People ,,Including. Preachers. ,Politicians. Do. Not. Protest. Street. Gangs,,Murdering. Black. People. ,Crack Houses. ,Pimp., Houses..Self. Black. Genocide........Preachers. In. Prison. For. Raping ,Children. ,Murdering. Their. Wives.....Pastor. Warnock. ,His,Republican. Challenger. Herschel. Walker. Both. Idiots.....Hitler ,Christians. Want. To. Stop. White. Women. From. Having. Abortions ,,The. White. Race. Will. Soon. Become…

https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniesoteriou/grammys-country-category-change-after-beyonce-win White folks are determined to never be out-done by Black folks. Beyonce won a Grammy award for best Country album. On cue, white folks have changed the criteria for what makes a Country Album. White folks will do whatever it takes to protect their sacred cows especially from Black folks.😎

The fascinating thing about this short video, from my perspective, is that if it were not for me running AALBC.com and if I were still working for some Wall Street firm I would have been largely unaware of these issues. Now that I'm struggling to keep this business afloat, pay for my kid's college educations, and maintain a home, I am much more sensitive to all of these issues particularly the media operates while the government watches. TV as we know it will go away on its own. Like an increasing number of people I rarely watch it. I consume the vast majority of my content via Youtube. Where, at least for now, one can find alternative content that mass me…

Yes, the end is near. The world is in a state of utter turmoil. First the Haiti disaster, then Jay and Oprah and Dave and now, in the midst of one of its worst blizzards in years, during the wee small hours of the night, the great prairie state of Illinois experienced an EARTHQUAKE that registered a scary 4.8! Reports have been pouring in from pet owners who claim their unusually restless animals sensed what was about to happen and I, myself, must confess that at about 4:AM last night I had an urge to howl. Egads! It's time for me to get the hell outta here. Stop the world I wanna get off!

I had not previously heard of Chris Hedges prior to Kam's report on one of his lectures. The man poses some interesting, sobering ideas. Explaining the inevitable negative consequence which will result from our illeracy, lack of critical thinking, focus on celebrity, and a host of other things we've complaining abou ton these boards. I just downed Hedges latest book to my Kindle. Link to Chris Hedges Profile on AALBC.com

Do You Know Where Your Memories Are? Kashmir Hill Sat, December 31, 2022 at 10:14 AM EST I have many fears as a mother. My kindergarten-age daughter recently learned a game on the school bus called “Truth or Force.” My youngest refuses to eat almost anything but Kraft Mac & Cheese. Added to the list this year, alongside outside influences and health concerns, is the possibility that my daughters could inadvertently lock me out of my digital life. That’s what happened to a mother in Colorado whose 9-year-old son used her old smartphone to stream himself naked on YouTube, and a father in San Francisco whose Google account was disabled and deleted bec…

You ask is it a sin, and that is a false question. a sin is when something is false. If people are in a polygamous relationship then it isn't a sin. And I exclude religious queries as my reply only deals to the secular. The question is, is it a problem. And the answer to that isn't complicated. The key is freedom. Is this freely being done? Are three or more people engaging themselves absent coercion or trickery? if so then , no problem. It may not be a common act. but again, commonality or religious legitimacy aren't issues. https://blackplanet.com/post/433519?start=0

Agency Sides With Theory That Lab Leak Sparked Pandemic Energy Department agrees with FBI's conclusion, for a different reason The COVID-19 pandemic probably began with a laboratory leak, the Energy Department has decided. The agency, which had not expressed a view on the origin of the coronavirus, added its finding to a previous classified intelligence report sent to the White House and certain members of Congress, the Wall Street Journal reports. The conclusion, which is based on new intelligence, is far from being the last word: US agencies are divided on the issue, and the Energy Department said in the document that its assessment was reached …

Moving Fannie Lou Hamer's page to the new format and I stumbled across her full testimony at the Democratic National Convention, August 22, 1964, Credentials Committee. Previously I'd only heard an excerpt. I can't imagine standing up to overt racism, in the deep south, the way she did. I spend enough time in Florida to have confronted over racism in 2017, but that is nothing compared to 50 years ago. I can't even image sharecropping. I had a job when I was 14 working in Central Park, pulling weeds and stuff like that. It was exhausting work--I can't image a life of that drudgery... Hamer is a remarkable woman brave and a brilliant orator.

No matter what happens in the Middle East, Black military personnel will invariably lose their lives in hot conflicts. I have always played close attention to world affairs because I’m interested in history and this region is the source of the most reported trouble on Earth. It also sucks up trillions of U.S. tax dollars every year. I want that some of that cash used to rebuild our cities, bridges, roads and water systems. Which brings me to a development that is being widely celebrated in Israel. I read about this first on Al Jazeera's website, but waited until I had more confirmation before writing about it. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is bragging abo…

Sandra Bland is the latest casualty in the war between black motorists and white cops. Not surprising, a highway in Texas was the battle ground for a confrontation between a pesky black woman who bugged a white patrol officer, a face-off that eventually led to the arrested woman being found hanged in her jail cell under suspicious circumstance. The sad, stark lesson to be learned from this incident is that you have to humor cops, Carrying a gun does not sufficiently stroke their egos. They need submissiveness to reinforce their need for control. When you thwart their aggressiveness, you disarm them. In this battle of mind games, you triumph. The prize is your survival. J…

I wanted to get an honest option on this highly debated topic. It's it culturally insensitive for white people to wear dreadlocks? I'm white and I wore dreadlocks for 5 years when I was in my 20's. My dreads were started by a black woman, and when I moved a black man started working on my dreads. I never felt any negative vibes, I always felt very welcome and comfortable in the black community with my hair. I was wanting to bring back my beloved dreads, but my sister insists that white people can't have dreads and that I will offend people. I've tried to look up the topic and it seems very divided. I don't want to be disrespectful, bu…

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…

Living paycheck to paycheck Increased debt Neglected families Media lies and hype Do not be fooled by media reports of a so-called "good economy." When news anchors and pundits talk of how good the economy is, they fail to tell you that there are two different economies. There is the investor economy and there is the working family economy. They are talking about the investor economy, not the working family economy. Read More

President Joe Biden has offered the country an incredibly qualified and talented Black woman nominee for the Supreme Court. Biden has selected federal appeals Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. Neither one of them have any use for those alleged Biden free crack pipes. Biden's superb Black woman Supreme Court nominee

Hello Everyone, I am a senior at Amherst College and I am writing a senior thesis on black women who read romance novels. I need about 10 female participants, all of whom are college educated (have attained or are pursuing Bachelors degrees), and who would describe themselves as romance novel readers. I will conduct interviews with interested participants over skype ( preferably) or the phone (if no other option is available). All the information I collect will be completely confidential, and I would be happy to share my findings with you guys after I complete the thesis. It is time to allow black women to state their own reasons for reading the kind of literature …

Neely Fuller Jr. has said for years that it's against the anti-racist code to argue or criticize the religious beliefs of other Black people because it leads to more confusion and division, but I often engage in it anyway because I like debating religion and history. It's like a person who eats food out of boredom. You know it's not very healthy but you do it anyway because it gives you something to do and feels good...lol Well, it's the same when it comes to debating religion and history.... When there's nothing else to talk about and you enjoy the challenge and social interaction that comes from opposite exchanges....debating religion provides an excellen…

As we all know, our own Kola Boof claims to have once been the mistress of the notorious Osama Bin Ladin, held prisoner as a love slave by him in a Morrocan hotel during the years from 1996 to 1998. The May 23rd, issue of the NATIONAL ENQUIRER features a story about the murdered terrorist and includes a picture of, and quotes by Kola. Among the things she had to say about this monster who constantly raped and bit her, was that he had awful body odor, was obsessed with Whitney Houston, often talking about making her one of his wives and giving her a mansion he owned, once he got rid of Bobby Brown. Kola further states Osama was a religious hypocrite who regul…

SOME BLACK PEOPLE WERE UPSET WHEN DR. KING'S BIBLE WAS USED BY THE PRESIDENT WHEN HE WAS SWORN IN AGAIN AS THE PRESIDENT//PROFESSOR CORNEL WEST SAID, PRESIDENT OBAMA IS A REPUBLICAN IN BLACK FACE..NOT WORTHY OF DR. KING BIBLE..DR. KING WOULD NOT APPROVE OF WHAT OBAMA HAS NOT DONE.REALLY/THE INTERPETERS OF DR. KING//PROFESSOR WEST HAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BLACK CHURCH CORRUPT BEHAVIOR..BLACK PREACHERS CHEATING ON THEIR WIVES,HAVING CHILDREN WITH MISTRESSES, STEALING, AND KILLING THEIR WIVES..3 BLACK PREACHERS ARE IN PRISON FOR KILLING THEIR WIVES...I THINK TAVIS SMILEY IS ANOTHER MOUTH AGAINST THE PRESIDENT..BOOKS BLACK PREACHERS SHOULD READ, MY DREAM A COLLECTION OF SERMON…