Culture, Race & Economy

In my mailbox today. I don't see how calling yourself a "New Afrikan" describes and describes you as a citizen of both the Republic of New Afrika and the United States of America. Anywho, here is the original email: --------------- The term African-American is disparaging if Black People use it to indicate they are citizens of the United States. Citizens of the United States are called Americans; a hyphen indicates you are not all the way there. Over the years people have used a lot of terms that did not properly represent who We are. African American is as much one of them as Afro-American, Negro and Colored. Recognizing yourself as a N…

My name is Porscha LaDonna Garner (maiden name Johnson). I am a tutor teacher professional of all grades (K-12) normal and special education. My college education was financed with student loans that I was encouraged (by all) to use to a total of $60,000. In my ignorance I did not factor in fees or interest or bad advice and my debt now exceeds $82,000. For the next 15 weeks (see count down) I am going to tell my story here in 15 parts (with weekly video chapter updates) while I ask for donations to liquidate my debt. With your help by the end of this 15 weeks, I will be debt free. It occurs to me that student debt is benefiting banks, schools, etc... every one except the…

Basketball Star Russell Westbrook. Was. Wearing. A. Dress. And. A,Skirt. .Why. .Black. Men. Have. No. Problem. Wearing. Dresses. And,Skirts. .Tyler. Perry. ,Martin. Lawrence. .Others. ...The. Tv ,Black, Entertainment. Dramas. .Black. Mafia. Family. Black. ,Cocaine ,Business ???..Black. Entertainment. Shows. On. The. OWN ,Channel.. ,Black. Men. By. The. White. Entertainment. Media. ..,Gangs,Drugs. Glamourized Has. Not. Stopped ........ .Does,Black ,,Entertainment. Matter. ?? Lot. Of. Black People. Are. Missing ,Black. Gangs. ,Genocide. Black. Communities ,Crack. Houses ,,Pimp,,Houses ,,Churches. Preachers. Steal. Money. Not. Uplifting ,Black. Communities. ..Do. Bl…

I'm not sure why I had a desire to start this subject. I guess it's because I had a COUPLE of work-wives at my old job and I'm starting to miss them already, lol. How many of you had work-spouses? And by "work-spouse" I mean people you had deep emotional connections to, to the point that you almost (or actually did) fell in love with them. You may or may not have even been having sex with them, but that strong love and bond was there -BUT ONLY AT WORK, lol. And DON'T LIE! Don't you DARE get on here and front like yall don't know what I'm talking about. I've had so many jobs in my life where people were screwing around with each other on the job. …

How many of you believe that the so called RACE is CURSED?

Why does white people have a perpetual hatred for black people?

School Members & Parents Clash Over First Amendment Issues & Face Mask Mandates A few days ago, government officials became involved due to some violent and potentially violent conflicts that have occurred amongst certain school board members and parents in America over the recent issues of whether or not to impose face mask mandates in the classroom and also what legally can be taught in the classroom on the subject of ‘racism’. This morning I came across this article about two mothers in the state of Wisconsin who are now bringing a lawsuit against the public schools because face masks were not required yet, their children and several other students …

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Black Americans Are Seeing Biden For Who He Is - Dr. Carol Miller Swain https://rumble.com/vnctd1-black-americans-are-seeing-biden-for-who-he-is.html

Update Jacob Blake August 23, 2020 It’s been just over a year. On the one hand, I am elated that this young man did not die! I am so happy to know that he is getting medical attention, can stand up and possibly walk again due to the physical therapy and other medical attention he has been given. But on the other hand, it hurts to know that he has had to go through this ordeal all because of charges that began with a domestic dispute and other related charges. I call this kind of American justice a continual need of ‘Policing the Reformed Slave Yard’, Policing the DOS-Slaves from Black-on-Black rage’. This seems to be our American fate…

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Actually I didn't JUST quit...I quit my job about a week ago. Dozens of us did. I've heard that anywhere from 1/4 to 1/3 of the entire workforce at the company I worked for have quit over the vaccine mandates that they are imposing. ((Don't worry Troy this isn't gonna be an anti-vaxx propaganda post....lol)) They sent us an email and a letter the other month and I told them to go jump in a lake of shit, lol. We walked away a week ago. First a few of us, then more and more as the week progressed. But it wasn't finalized and we thought there might be a chance through litigations and other actions to halt the mandate coming from corporate, but apparently it d…

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Posted Monday at 03:51 PM · IP When it came to the Covid vaccine, the U.S.Government sure missed an opportunity to corral black people into the fold. As it is, a sizable number of black anti-vaxxers have become strange bedfellows with defiant Retrumpican magahats. These 2 factions of the conspiracy theory community are now united by a common foe: the ubiquitous "they", the deep state government they believe is currently intent on controlling the population and making it dependent on the output of Big Pharma. What could the Administration have done differently to convert…

What is CRT & Can this be Correlated to Face Mask Mandates? It seems like some aggressive parents, students, teachers, and school members are angry about what is being taught in the classroom about ‘Racism’ but in some strange twist, the issue of ‘wearing face mask’ is being associated with this concern about ‘teaching about racism’ as it correlates to the First Amendment. Or are they two separate issues that happened to be crucial topics of the day? Last week I read an article about some school board members and their complaint about teaching CRT [C.R.T.—Critical Race Theory] and then later analyst say that this may be a First Amendment violation!?…

"She" doesn't want to say good-by to "her". Give 'em a break, Dave.

************************************************************************************ My favorite song from them is 'Start Me Up' and I never paid much attention to this one. Rolling Stones RETIRE 'Brown Sugar' after criticism over slavery lyrics: Keith Richards says 50-year-old song is about 'horrors' of the trade but he's tired of fighting with people 'trying to bury it' and band will not play it anymore Rolling Stones RETIRE 'Brown Sugar' after criticism over slavery lyrics *****************************************************************************…

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/02/us/slavery-myths-clint-smith-blake-cec/index.html

In the latter years of his career, jazz legend Mils Davis and Prince became friends. During the MTV era in the 1980s Miles, looking very Princesque, even made a video playing his version of Cyndi Lauper's, 'Time after time". Jazz purists were miffed by Miles' cross over into the pop domain, but he brushed them off. ''So What?" is vintage Miles, and a phrase that could sum up his approach to life. Also appearing on this video another jazz icon, John Coultrane. https://fb.watch/8pW5Nyh5Hm/

Neely Fuller Jr said that if you don't understand RACISM....what it is and how it works...everything else that you DO understand will CONFUSE you. He didn't say what you "think" you understand, but what you actually UNDERSTAND...will still confuse you. Why? You'll be running around scratching your head trying to figure out why there are so many homeless people, or so many sick people, why don't your insurance cover this, why are the police allowing that.... So much injustice and so many problems in this society won't make ANY sense to you, because you left the factor of RACISM (what it is and how it works) out of the equation. Take RACIS…

With NYC Central Park Condos going for nearly $10 million, imagine how much Seneca Village would be worth today? Descendants of the Lyons family may know the dollar amount but they probably will never see a penny. I shared this NYT article from my account it should be open to read. Their Land Became Part of Central Park. They’re Coming Back in a Monument. A new sculpture will honor the Lyons family, black activists and property owners who once lived in Seneca Village, a community destroyed by the creation of the park. A double ambrotype portrait of Albro and Mary Joseph Lyons. The city is planning a monument depicting them,…

Bible. Scriptures. Slaves. Obey. Your. Earthly. Masters. With. A,,Sincere. Heart. Like. You. Would. For. Christ..Its. Okay For. ,Slave,Owner. To. Beat. ,Torture. Slaves...Bible. Supports. ,Young,Girls, Being. Kidnapped. Raped. ,Forced. Into. Marriage..,,The. Descendants. Of. Slave. Owners. Inherit. The. ,Descendants. Of. Slaves. ..What. Of. The. Bible. Did. Black. People ,Write......Babies. Can,. Be. Beat. With. Rocks..The. Jesus. Of. The. ,Bible. Loves. Violence. .God. Of. The. Bible. Loves. Violence...,,Bible,Supports. Genocide,Innocent. People. Slaughtered ,What. Did. Black. People. Write. In. The Bible......????

************************************************************************************ According to NBC, Black workers were the only racial or ethnic group whose unemployment rate increased overall in August. The nation’s economic recovery is still unequal for Black workers ************************************************************************************

In my new status as a divorcee from the black race, it's a relief to be excused from plowing through the bumper crop of "what black folks need to do" farmers. In an economy of opinions, talk is cheap. Yada, yada. Here's my 2 cents. A couple of the many factors that contribute to this country's chaotic state of affairs are: Misinformation. (false or inaccurate information. ) and Cognitive dissonance("when people hold a core belief that is very strong and when, they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted so they will rationalize, ignore, or even deny anything that doesn't fit with the core belief." Franz Fanon) …

************************************************************************************ Mayor Lightfoot told the District Attorney that she should have filed criminal charges against the shootout culprits, after Kim Foxx said there was insufficient evidence, but the whole thing was caught on camera!!! Woke War Erupts Between Chicago DA Kim Foxx and Mayor Lori Lightfoot And In other news: China warns World War Three could be triggered 'at any time' after it sent dozens of warplanes into Taiwan's airspace as U.S. and Japanese warships take part in Philippine sea training exercise China Wa…

Brothers and sisters from mother Africa I’m here here to dismantled all the lies that we have been taught as we are the elects of this worlds. Now I just want you to imagine that everything that you have been told so far have been lies with a sprinkle of truth because no man can speak all lies evidence can’t be hidden but but I want to begins this discussion with what is civilization because that roots of our problem and solution.

Written more than 15 years ago, “Can Black People Go 5 Minutes Without Music?” remains one of my most popular Blog posts. It is also one of my most popular conversations on AALBC that is not on this discussion forum: https://aalbc.com/blog/index.php/2006/07/09/can-black-people-go-5-minutes-without-music/#disqus_thread it got 31 comments in the past year. Which is more than I got when I first made the blog post. All of the traffic came from search and I'm not sure what is responsible for the increase. Are Black people increasingly blasting music? Id does seems like some of the respondents are racist, but what would you expects with the subject lin…

My divorce from the black race is final. I am no longer wed to this sprawling entity reeling under the spell of the "what black folks need to do" mantra, an insanity that chants the same things over and over again, expecting different results, blaming the same conditions, fixating on the same villains, excusing the same behavior, mesmerized by the same denial, creating the seductive narrative that my diminished appeal couldn't compete with. My own unfaithfulness made things worse. Love didn't conquer all. Now, here i am, on my own, lanquishing under the radar, living out my remaining days, realizing that some things are just not meant to be... Should a gr…

My guy Colin Kaepernick has just secured a multi million dollar shoe deal as Nike makes him the face of 'Just Do It' 30th anniversary campaign. .

AMERICA, IT'S NOT THE DEMS: CLICK JUST BELOW TO SEE WHY IT'S NOT: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9Or52uxxrM)!!! IT'S M.C.mitch-THE-GRINCH WHO HAS ALIGNED-his-CONGRESSIONAL-POCKETS W/BILLIONS, BUT NOW... WHERE IS THE $$$20.00'S OF TAX$$$ AMERICANS PAID??? BLAME-IT-ON-moscow-mitch-DO-NOTHING GRINCH-mcconnell-IS-HOLDING UP PAYING BILLS-THAT-moscow/republicans-MADE----- RACKING-UP-republican-DEBT-2016-2020: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HFyJc889ks); (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D3ihri6o1M); (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HFyJc889ks); (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luP3Tk5blXw); (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37nYWVTW2…

What's up with so many sistaz running around in bonnets and shower caps lately? You can't go into a gas station or a Popeyes Chicken joint without seeing some young sista toddling around with a cell phone stuck to her hear and a shower cap on her head, lol. If she ain't got a shower cap on, she's got one of those hand-kerchiefs wrapped around her head and tied in the front calling it a bonnet.

After talking to numerous Black people who identify as Conservatives and many more who don't and a few who...like myself...identify as Progressive; I've come to the conclusion that over 95% of all AfroAmericans share the same values and aren't given to one extreme or another like Caucasians tend to be. Despite our political labels, most of us either share the SAME values or aren't actively opposed to those we may not personally share. I'm a Progressive, but I do NOT support excessive regulations, demonizing the rich, or the transgender movement (although I do support homo-bi-sexual rights) and most Black people I know share the same views although they don't identif…

I have to admit Nicki Minaj has a point here. The media insatiable design to create "news" out of nothing has them trolling the internet to create News stories. The fact that Joy Ann Reid has been used to publicly diss another Black woman is disheartening at best. I actually read a few of Minaj's tweets. She wrote she will get the vaccine, as she has to tour. She also wrote that she did not discourage others from getting vaccinated. While I may Minaj's with her reasoning for not yet getting the vaccine herself. I know many people who have the same opinion. The difference is the people are not slamming them on TV for it. Celebrity does have a price. …

I would like to clear up a possible misconception pertaining to my last post about mixed bloods and the one drop rule. It was inappropriately entitled Why Blacks Continue To Hold On To The One Drop Rule and Mixed People. On face value, it may have seemed as though I was blaming black people for perpetuating the one drop rule. Nothing could be further from the truth. I was just pointing out reasons why blacks may be a little leery of bi racial people having their own racial category. The one drop rule was established by Anglo American colonizers to maintain white social status and preserve the purity of the ra…

************************************************************************************ ICYMI, this is in the news today: U.S. Ramps Up Plan to Expel Haitian Migrants Gathered in Texas I live on the U.S./Mexico border so I'm not thrilled about what is going on with unknown people coming here from who knows where being shipped all over the nation, with many of them remaining in my local area. One of the reasons I don't like it is because of the criminal elements, there's enough crime already going on here without importing more people who are in survival mode, who don't have any other option than to resort…

In another conversation @Pioneer1 shared the following: For those who think that's ridiculous..... Look at what happened to brown skinned Native Americans: Native Americans of the 1800s "Native Americans" today. Pioneer's comment struck me, because I have noticed this too. Just a couple of days ago I watched a documentary on the Smithsonian Channel, Battle of Little Big Horn. I visited the site of the battle, for I find what as happen to the indigenous peoples of America incredibly appalling. Interestingly, the "Native Americans" speaking in the documentary all presented as white. Not one looked like the Nativ…

************************************************************************************ Has this impacted any of you all? What would you do without internet forever? Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp go DOWN worldwide ************************************************************************************

Really starting to appreciate what a great alternative to words music can be.

In a world that has become increasingly computerized, artificial intelligence (A.I.) occupies a prominent place in the technology equation. It also poses an ominous threat. How so? Because it makes humans dispensable, and does so in some of the most unlikely areas of every day life; such as card games. I read somewhere that with all of their high-tech programming, robots do not make especially good bridge payers. Something l can attest to. I am a fan of this game which i have been playing since i entered college 70 yeas ago. Back in the 1950s before the advent of television, and the Internet, Bridge was a very popular past time among campus denizens. Today …

Have you ever been to Arab Baths before? They are a good way to relax and learn about arab culture, not to mention the absolutely stunning architecture!! The ones I have tried are Hammam al Andalus in Palma, Spain. I would be glad to receive other recommendations. Thanx

One of the things I do for a hobby is study a phenomena commonly referred to as "Near Death Experiences" For those of you who aren't familiar with the term or it's details..... It's pretty much when a person actually DIES briefly (it could be from an illness or accident or anything that takes their life) and are resuscitated/brought back to life; but while they're dead they have a spiritual experience where their soul often go towards a bright light, enters a garden or some other beautiful area full of indescribable love, is met by deceased Ancestors and/or powerful Beings, given a review of their entire lives up to their death, and sent back often with a message…

Racist. White. Believe. They Will. Become. Extinct. Like. The,Dinosaurs. Soon. They. Want. Abortion. Stopped. They. Want. ,To. Stop. Black. And. Brown. People. Coming. Into. The. Country ..Families. Of. Missing. Black. People. On. The. News. Talking., About,Why. Black. And. Brown. People. Missing. Not. On. The. News... Do. Black. Politicians. NAACP. The. Black. Church. Involved ,In. Looking. For. Missing. Black. People. ?? .If. Black. Lives., Matter,To,Them. . ..

In a recent conversation started by a guest poster, @Pioneer1 chose provide a detailed response, because he did not want to waste time with someone who would likely never respond. Pioneer's reaction got me thinking. Plenty of people actually create accounts, but the vast majority of these folks never participate. I appreciate some of the new accounts many be spammers (and I ban some of these straight away it they look super suspicious), but there are still plenty, like most of the ones shown below, who have recently signed up, but never post. I've been trying to figure out why. There are thousand of people who have signed for these forums. A c…

************************************************************** Will Smith is a player who says that he and his wife, Jada Pinkett, do not practice monogamy. Marriage for us can't be a prison IMO the state of the Black family is bad enough without these two promoting their adulterous swingers lifestyle. They must know that people like to emulate celebrities so why couldn’t they just keep their mess to themselves? **************************************************************

The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America by Carol Anderson From the seventeenth century, when it was encoded into law that the enslaved could not own, carry, or use a firearm whatsoever, until today, with measures to expand and curtail gun ownership aimed disproportionately at the African American population, the right to bear arms has been consistently used as a weapon to keep African Americans powerless—revealing that armed or unarmed, Blackness, it would seem, is the threat that must be neutralized and punished.

************************************************************************************ How can this awful woman make her absurd comments without any repercussions. Why hasn't she been fired? MSNBC Joy Reid blasts focus on Gabby Petito 'missing white woman syndrome' If she's so concerned about missing Black women, why doesn't she cover them on her show? ************************************************************************************

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A lot of this is based off of state Representatives Ed Vaughn and Henry Stallings opinions back in the '90s. It increases black representation demographically and politically. The more people who are considered black, the more unified the support of what is left of such causes like as equals rights, affirmative action, and voting rights since they are under attack by the Supreme Court and state Republican legislators across the country. Many pro civil rights figures in the past have been light skinned such as State Representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Walter White,…