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Positive Progression Publisher submits RAP TO CINEMA: Hip Hop Music Artists Who Cross Over to Film for book review. ISBN 978-0-578-84485-5. Summary: Rap music continues to be a catalyst for various creative mediums, including rap artists who cross over to film and television. RAP TO CINEMA: Hip Hop Music Artists Who Cross Over to Film is a topical reference book that includes film biographies of rap artists who venture into filmmaking. The film enthusiast will appreciate descriptions of positions in the film industry: actor, executive producer, producer, director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. Included are film resumes for each profiled rap art…

Pastor. Barber. Talks. About. The. Poor. And. The. Homeless. Does. He. Talk. About. Rich. Black. Preachers. Stealing. Taking. Church. ,Money. To. Buy. Cars. Mansions. ?? Stop. Taking. Your. Money. To. ,Church. You. Will. See. What. Kind. Of. Preacher. You. Got. .Preachers. Are. Snakes. The. Church. Is. A. Pimp. House. And. A,Slave. Cabin. Millions. Of. Church. Money. In. Black. Communities,Could. Create. Black. Businesses. And. Jobs. ,College ,Scholarships. ...Money. Greed. Motivate. Preachers. NAACP. ,Black. ,Political. Are. Afraid. Of. Preachers. ....

It's not easy to challenge racism or work for positive social change. Most of us are just trying to live and work regular lives. Being an activist or running for elected office is an impossible task for most people. Maybe black people are no different from anyone else in this regard. At the same time when you look at the black community blaming all the problems solely on racism or economic injustice doesn't make sense. Black people mess up like anyone else. We succeed or fail based on individualism as much as fighting against racism. There are things we must do as people beyond struggle. These things are moral and spiritual. Other issues can be addressed by black communit…

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

Praying for Book Review by AALBC. - My name is Ira Davis. I am the author of the book "War Between Good and Evil". ISBN is 978-1-953090-23-2. Publication Date 06/08/2021. Synopsis: War Between Good and Evil: A collection of Poems, Vol. I., is a completed 12,342-word poetry book that mostly describes life in America through the lens of a Black man. The poems describe the challenges of growing up in poverty with an absent father and a mother who will move mountains to hold her family together. The speaker describes his struggles and the challenges of making ends meet and how he eventually overcomes those struggles and achieves his aspirations. The poems are of conflict and…

One of the things I like to do when I visit a new city is to check out the indie bookstores. It is almost always a pleasurable experience -- especially when the owner is happy to talk shop. Such was the case at Boarding House Books in Claremore, OK Claremore, OK is a really small town in North Eastern, OK. I have lived in an apartment complex with more apartments than there are people who live in all of Claremore. Its most famous residents include Patti Page and Will Rogers. Claremore, like the rest of state, is Trump Country. I actually went to Claremore for a completely unrelated reason and stumbled across the store strolling down their "mai…

Grandson and his grandmother - both of Black/Native descent. Do you see the resemblance?

Causality is magical for the primitive, whereas for the modern it rational. That being said my belief system is more aligned with pre technological world view. So even though I have been culturally educated\endoctrinated as a modern. The central place in my belief system is occupied by sympathetic magic.

News. Says. Navy. Ship. Will. Be. Named. After. John. Lewis. ....I,Believe. Yesterday. Was. 1 Year. Since. His. Death. News. Says,Tennis. Star. Coco. Gauff Out. Of. The. Olympics. Because. Of,Coronavirus .. Hope. She. Gets. Better....

Since when did Conspiracy Theory become a "right wing" thing? For the past several years now and especially the past several months, the mainstream media has been conflating those who believe in conspiracies and those who question the "official" version of things with Trump Supporter and right-winger. It seems as if they are trying to make both camps synonymous. Even when it comes to the vax. They seem to be ignoring the millions of Blk people who are suspicious of the vax and suggest that the ONLY people who are rejecting it are Trump supporters. Minister Farrakhan and many others have warned Blk America about conspiracies for decades going back into the 60…

Black Excellence-- UCLA Gymnast Get Viral Attention & Much More Nia Dennis Like most superb athletes at the level that Nia Dennis achieved, she also wanted to make to the Olympics, however, that dream was deferred I believe due to injuries. Nevertheless, awhile back, two of her floor routines received viral attention and much more. Her routines were dedicated to Black culture and because she executed her gymnastic skills so brilliantly, she received a lot of media attention from many celebrities and was invited to appear on many popular talk shows. She even received comments from former First Lady Michelle Obama. She dedicated music in her routines to…

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Black. Girl. Wins The. Spelling. Bee. 14 Year. Old. From. Louisiana ,,.She. Zaila Anant- Garde .Got. A. Scholarship. To. LSU . She ,Said,She Thought. About. Harvard. ,NASA ,Or. Neuroscience ..Good,For. Her. .

The mainstream media is really going crazy over the crime surge in the United States these past year or so. If they aren't pointing at Chicago, then they're pointing at Houston, Baltimore, and dozens of other hotspots all over the nation. Violent crime has been off the chain in many urban areas and it's really surging in suburban and rural areas but the violence there get's much less attention from the mainstream media because most of the victims and perpetrators are Caucasian. However when discussing violent crime, the media really just gives you a brief and relatively uninformative flash of what actually happens when violence occurs in most urban areas so you us…

What does it mean to be free to you? Or how would you describe freedom?

Over. The. 4 Th. Of. July. Weekend. In Chicago. 100 Shot. 18,Dead ,Children. Shot. As. Young. As Age 5, Mayor. Has. Taken. Hundreds. Of,Guns Off. The. Streets...She. Frustrated. Where. Is. The. Church,,Political. ,NAACP Black. Lives. Matter. ..Would Not. Be. Surprised. If. Neo. Nazi. Trash. Is. Creeping. In. Black. Communities,Shooting. Black. People. Are. Putting. Guns. Down. In,,Black. Communities. To. Keep. The. Black. On. Black. Genocide,Going. .....

We live in a culture increasingly defined by ideas biased, and elevated, by algorithms designed by young white men to enrich themselves. This creates the false impression that the ideas which rise to the top of our social media feeds must be superior to ideas undiscoverable or unexpressed, on social media. Older media platforms reinforce this notion by trolling social media feeds for "news" to cover. Then working harder to elevation their social media presence than their own platforms. When a Kanye West expresses his political views it makes national news, while the thoughtful perspectives of the few remaining seasoned pollical journalists, who wr…

Black. People. Should. Respect. The. Black. Soldiers. Who. Have ,,Protected. This. Racist Country ,Those. That. Protect. This. Racist,Country. Now .... The. Civil. Rights. Activist. Who. Were. Beaten ,And. Murdered .....Unarmed. Black. People. Murdered. By ,Racist. Thrash. White. Police. Racist. Thrash. White. Politicians ,Condoning. It. Not. Much. As. Changed....Preachers,Politicians ,,,Criminal. Black. Men. And. Women. Enslave. Black. Communities ,And. Black. People. ....What. Are. You. Celebrating ?????.

We already read about dark skinned-women being discriminated against and given a bad time. I wanted to change the game on several fronts with Ruthless Pamela Jean. Instead of being bulled for being too dark, Pamela is bullied and nearly killed by bullies for being too light. I loved writing this book. I aimed to make the bullied stronger through Pamela Jean. Her father was not in the home. Her mother was just plain tired and had given up. By 8 years of age, Pamela made a decision. She decided to work on helping herself. She set goals to indoctrinate herself into a man's pimp game and changed the world. Pamela also realized that when men leave some women, there are a conti…

Facebook recently banned a little old lady and that reminded me of the regular emails I get from Facebook rejecting innocuous books that I've place on their site. Below are a few examples. This is not to say Facebook should not ban things, but it seems to me when it comes to Black things (people and books in this case) that their algorithm is pretty aggressive against us. Algorithms created by young white boys are inherently racist. I've mention many times how Google's algorithm coupled with their monopoly on search has distorted our images, killed Black websites, and severely hampered this one for several years. This will only get …

The arguments in the Black community have already started. One side says Cosby was a victim of racism who should have never been incarcerated in the first place and the women were just trying to grab a bag from him The other side says Cosby was a rapist who should have been punished for his crimes a long time ago and LATE justice is better than NO justice. Back and forth...back and forth. Issues like this illustrate the importance of CRITICAL THINKING. Just being one dimensional and seeing things only in Black and White is one of the reasons the AfroAmerican community ends up further divided...especially when it …

Pennsylvania Supreme Court has overturned Cosby's sexual assault conviction. He is set to be released from prison as early as TODAY The new ruling bars any retrial in the case according to CNBC reporting. HOLY COW. I did not see that one coming!~

How are we as americans allowing everyone rights and the pursuit of happiness? But we as the black people in american are being oppressed still to this day.. A white american can adopt a black child but have you every seen a black family adopt a white child?? I have never.. Why America recognize the oppression of the asian americans but the white americans dont recognize racism of black?? How is everyone getting approval from America except the black Americans who was here first brought aganist there will.. Its 2021 and black Americans pursuit of happiness is still over look.. Until the color of skin is accepted and delivered from oppression of the old America.. Then noth…

WOW! She's fast. Also, I have just read another article that sort of answers my questions about her wild selection in her appearance. She is gay. And relies on her girlfriend for her choice in various hair color. Sha'Carri Richardson powers to women's 100m win at 2021 USATF Golden Games | NBC Sports - YouTube

It seems the prospect of alien visitations are likely given the variety of sightings that have been reported. It does not seem like anyone cares very much. It is like the country uttered a collective, “meh.” Why should I be surprised; 600,000 dead Americans from COVID doesn’t invoke alarm, why would little green men?

https://letterstoisrael.com/gallery/ Here (in this link) we have priceless information on who our ancestors really were. Were we always slaves? Or were our ancestors running around naked in jungles? Or were we descendants from greatness? Let's discuss...

Politicians Want. Juneteenth To. Be. Holiday. Juneteenth When ,,Slavery. Was. Ended. .Slavery. Has. Never. Been. Over.. Slave,Owners. Used. The. Bible. To. Justify. Slavery. Christianity. ,Was. Tortured. Forced. Upon. Our. Slaved. Ancestors., Black,Preachers. Preach. Christianity. For. Money. .Christianity ,,Enslaved. The. Mind. ,Spirit. Of. Black. People. .Poverty. ,Poor,Black,Communities. Comes. From. Racism. Discrimination ..White. Democrats. ,Republicans. Racist. Evil. As. The., Slave,Plantation. Owners .Black. Communities. Are. Enslaved. By,,Church. Crack. Sellers. Crack. Houses. Pimp Houses ,,Black,Politicians ..What. Is. Juneteenth Being. A. Holiday Going ,…

Im white and id like to learn more about the meaning of dreads and what they symbolize and more about african culture

Respect. To. The. Black. Fathers. Who. Are. Involved. With. Their,Children. Black. Men. That. Try. To. Share. Time. With. Their,Children. ,Try. To. Guide. Their. Children. Express. The,Importance. Of. Education. ,Black. History. ,Community ,Involvement....The. Media. Portrays. All. Black. Men. Of. Being. ,Absent. Not. Caring. Fathers. Most. Black. Men. Try. To Be. ,Fathers,Involved. With. Their. Children. Fathers. That. Show. Respect. To. Their. Children. Mothers. ..For. All. The. Not. ,Caring,Black. Fathers. ,The. Temptations. Papa. Was. A. Rolling --Stone . Remembering. Fathers. Who. Are. Deceased. ....Congratulations. To. Black. Graduates. High. School. And. College.…

For several months now the internet and media has been buzzing about the Critical Race Theory and even more focus has been places on the arguments happening in school board meetings and townhalls all over the nation. Some say it should be taught, others say it shouldn't. I'm not exactly sure what it is and when I've asked those who support and promote it's teaching to give me a clear solid definition of it they can't. Instead they give me examples of subjects that may be taught IN Critical Race Theory, or they may give me one of CRT's objectives. But no definite clear definition OF it. Not even Merriam Webster's online dictionary offers a definition of it! …

On. YouTube. A. Black. Puppet. Called. The. Crispy. Show. Hates. ,Black. People. ,Hates. Black. Women. Loves. White. Women. .This. Is,Done. By. A. Black. Man. I. Hope. Black. Children. Do. Not. Look. At,This. Calling. Black. Females. Vile. Names. ,Wanting. White. Women. .The. Vice. President. Is. In. Guatemala About. Immigration. ,Problem. Vice. President. Harris. Needs To Go. To. Chicago. ,Another. Violent. Weekend. Murders ,People. Injured. Wounded. ...,The. Street Gangs. Are. Domestic. Terror. Would. Not. Be. Surprised. If. The. Racist. White. Terrorist. Are. Responsible. For. Some. Of. The. Violence. In. Black. Communities. ....Democrats. White. And. Black. Do. No…

Please Fam please read, share you must go to the site to comment help it move up the search ranks. This is a warning we are sending to black folks. Posting this everywhere we can please read!!! https://rootsofblack.com/blogs/news/semiconductor-shortage-farming-food-shortages-and-droughts-paying-farmers-to-destroy-food Semiconductors are any class of crystalline solids intermediate in electrical conductivity between a conductor and an insulator. Semiconductors are employed in the manufacture of various kinds of electronic devices, including diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits. This is the simple way of understanding; semi…

I recently got a 24 hour suspension because I commented in response to Biden Tulsa speech was that “the only thing Biden knew about Black Wall St was how to exploit ignorant Blacks.” This was considered hate speech. Are we rapidly reaching the point where on mainstream Social Media Platforms that if you don’t tow the party line you will be punished. Btw the bottom quote was in response to the question what do you think these children are being taught about Blacks. There was a picture of two white children with two black children in cages. This article illustrates support for my answer https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/features/human-zoos-a-shocking-…

And this person also looks mixed themselves? What category would you say they fall into?

Who will you commemorate on Memorial Day? Who will you commemorate on Memorial Day? One hundred years ago on May 31, 1921, the federal government of the United States allowed the state of Oklahoma, including the National Guard, local police, political officials and vigilantes to destroy the Greenwood District in the city of Tulsa. Recently, several survivors from that massacre spoke before congress recalling their experience as children and the need for justice. Those who spoke included Ms. Viola Fletcher, age 107, Mother Lessie Benningfield Randle, age 106, and Mr. Hughes Van Ellis, age 100, a WW II veteran and the brother of Ms. Fletcher. This weekend, t…

On. MSNBC. There. Will. Be. A. Story. About. Racist. Murder. Attack,I,On. Black. People. In. Tulsa,Oklahoma. .Tonight. .As. We,Remember. Black. So!diets. Who. Gave. Their Lives. For. This,Racist. Vile. Evil. Country...This. God. Fearing. Country..These,,Idiot. Racist. Politicians. Concerned. About. How. People. In. Other. Countries. Are. Treated. By. Their. Leaders......Israel. . Israel. Is. As. Evil. As. Middle. East. Terrorist. ..Black. Wall. Street. Is. Impossible. To. Have. Now. Preachers. Still,Millions. Of. Church. Money. To. Buy. Mansions. Rich. Cars,,And,The. Politicians. ,NAACP. ,Black.,People, Condoned. It....Not,Trying. To. Uplift. Poor. Black. Communiti…

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…

100. Years. Ago. Tulsa. Oklahoma. Successful. Black. Community ,Called. Black. Wall. Street. Attacked ,Murders , By. Evil. Vile,Murderous. Trash. White. People. ..May. 31 , June 1, 1921 ,,,The,Anniversary . Documentary. Produced. By. Basketball, Star,Russell. Westbrook. I. Read. This. Has. Been Forgotten. ,,They,With. Less. Had. Unity. Thriving. Communities. Black. People,Today. With. Much. More. Can. Not. Have. Unity. Because,,Of,,Stealing. Pimp Preachers. Politicians. ,NAACP ,That,Protect. Preachers. That. Steal Black. Street. Gangs ,Crack ,Houses. Pimp. Houses. .Prevent. Strong. Communities......

Hi! I have never posted here..so let me say hello first.🤗. I have come across a few things these last couple of weeks. Things that have bothered me and I am usually, how can I say, pretty patient? I live in IN so the ridiculousness of a certain group of people is frequent in this state. That does not make it right by any means. I am just saying I exercise a lot of patience. I read a lot. I have found some things that have made me very uncomfortable, or pissed off is probably the word that describes it better. First, has anyone ever read Native Son? It’s an old book about a young Black man written by Richard Wright. I read this book recently. I wanted to d…

Do you think Donald Trump will do jail time?

In Louisiana. Black. Man. Was. Murdered. By. Racist. White. Troopers. They. Tried. To. Cover. It. Up. Video. Show. He. Was,Tortured. Beaten. Dragged. Louisiana. FBI. Investigating. ,Police,Reform. Bill. Will. Accomplish. Nothing. Racist. White. Police Are. Racist. Before. They. Put. On. A. Police. Uniform.....News. Not ,Showing. Police. Wearing. Klan. Hoods. In. Florida. 2009 ,They. Were ,Fired. Picture. Of. A. Racist. White. Police. Officer. Giving. A. Hitler ,Nazi. Salute. At. A. Klan. Rally. Racist. White. Police. Saying. Nigger ,,On. Tape...This. Not. On. The. News. Democrats. Not. Talking. About. This. On. The. News. White. Democrats. Control. Black. ,,Democrats…

Hey Troy this happened in your current neck of the woods............... BLACK MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER SHOOTING WHITE BURGLAR IN OKLAHOMA A report from the Atlanta Black Star confirms that a veteran and father of five is set for trial for first-degree murder after he fatally shot a burglar trying to break into his marijuana business. 34-year-old LaRue Bratcher fatally shot 42-year-old Daniel Hardwick back in May 2020 after Hardwick attempted to break into Bratcher’s grow operation for the second consecutive night in a row. “He was trying to break in when the business owner, w…

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…

Beautiful pic of Creole generations - grandmother and granddaughter Do you see the resemblance?

I have met a few that were mind blowing. And a couple that were not very good.

How common is it? These are some of my family/ancestors from back in the day.

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......????

CNN. Will. Have. A. Discussion. About. Marvin Gaye's. Classic. ,Song. What's. Going. On. 50. Years. Later. It Has Been. Influential ,,Influence. On. Social. Activism. ...This. Weekend. On. CNN. Hosted,By. Dom. Lemon. I. Think. Another. Motown. Song. ,Reality,After. All. These Years. Temptations. Ball Of Confusion -,What. Has. Been. Going. On. Black. Men. Genocide Their. People ,And. Communities. .Racist. Police. ,Racist. Politicians. Has., Not,Changed. In. 50 Years.. Black. Men. Enslave. Their ,,Communities....Respect. For. Black. Mothers. On. Mothers. Day. ,Especially. Those. Raising. Children. Along. Never. Forgetting. ,Those. Dead. For. Many. Years.....

I had a conversation with someone the other day, in which they explained to me why they were not getting vaccinated. It was a well articulated argument and the person who made it put a lot of thought into it. They believe that DMX and Hank Aaron, for example, were killed by the vaccine. I know, It sounds crazy but the person is not crazy, at least not as one would expect from a clinical diagnosis. the person is just “differently informed” with alternative facts. They are backed with scientific evidence, which main stream media is hiding from us, so that pharmaceutical companies who are the major sponsors of the media can make even more money. …