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Culture, Race & Economy

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  1. https://www.npr.org/2025/12/04/nx-s1-5632646/fbi-pipe-bombs-arrest 5 years later, a suspect has been arrested for planting pipe bombs at DNC and RNC locations on January 6th. To everyone's surprise, the suspect is a Black man: Brian Cole Jr. Is a 34-year-old from Virginia. He has confessed that he believed the 2020 election was stolen from POTUS OJ. Let's see if this young man gets pardoned for his crime. The other January 6th folks have already been released.😎

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  2. Started by ProfD,

    POTUS OJ calls Somalis 'garbage', disparages their home country and says the people who've made it to the US stole billions of dollars and do nothing but 'b*tch' and complain. He even called Rep. Ilhan Omar garbage too. Of course, the current administration is threatening to send ICE to Minneapolis to round up Somalis. I'm curious to see if the Somalis speak up in defense of themselves and/or will go back to fix up their home country.😎

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  3. Started by Pioneer1,

    Her sister Serena got herself one..... Now Venus had to run out and get HERSELF a White man to lay around and kiss on too. And THIS dude looks just like the shaggy headed muthaf--- Serena is slobbering all over. Where do they FIND these characters from? Do they produce them in some laboratory in Greece or Turkey; designed just for rich Black women who like to walk around showing off their White lovers????

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  4. Started by Troy,

    This video popped up when I brought up YouTube today. On some level it feels like Google knows I was talking about this subject 😉 Neil describes 13 of things you should consider when evaluating information online. Some of this is common sense. @Pioneer1, for what it is worth, you should check out this video. Perhaps it will help you think about information you pull from the web and how you use it to form opinions.

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  5. Started by ProfD,

    https://www.newsweek.com/alexis-lewis-cory-booker-wedding-engagement-11131741 Senator Cory Booker has traded his bachelor card for a wedding ring. Senator Booker married Alexis Lewis after a couple months of dating. Years ago, while running for democratic nominee for POTUS, Senator Booker was supposedly dating Rosario Dawson. Senator Booker dropped out of the race for POTUS and dumped Ms. Dawson shortly afterwards. He has not been linked to another woman. Fast-forward to this past weekend and all of a sudden, he's married now. Even in his wedding pics something isn't right about him. He's holding her hand like…

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  6. Started by Kimberly S. Love,

    The yearlong celebration will begin with a kickoff event in the capitol of Columbus and close in Morrison’s hometown of Lorain. Partners in every county of the state will hold individual events including readings and discussions of her writing, talks with authors and important figures that Morrison influenced, school activities and writing contests, film screenings and performances inspired by her work, and much more. LEARN MORE

  7. In Ezekiel Chapter 23: 19-20 we read: We know the ancient Egyptians.....before the Greek and Arab invasions....were Black. No need for further explanation.

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  8. The argument about penis size as it relates to the sex act, seems to be ongoing; "the bigger the better" being the consensus. But, I suspect there are no figures to support that claim, just as there is no concrete evidence that large penises are an inborn trait of black males, thereby making them better sex partners. And the point made in the girl-talk discussions I've been privy to for over 50 years has always been, it's not what you have, but what you do with what you have. Technique and good staying power favorably compete with a large member which can cause pain and injury. Interestingly enough, "width" got just as good marks as "length", making short…

  9. Thinking in between Soccer/Futebol clubs going from Non Profit to Profit or Profit to Non Profit. And thinking on improving Black owned football clubs the world over , the USA going on two hundred and fifty years, and what one learns in experience... I see a Black Unity in the Pan Black experience the world over... on interpreting fiscal capitalism. Most human beings who see positive future built on today/modernity, led by the positive elements of the heritage of the usa, see said future through a union of fiscal capitalism+non violent competition+rule of law. But when I think of leading by example as a mandatory. No where in humanity has achieved: fisca…

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  10. Started by richardmurray,

    Black-Owned Cafés☕️☕️☕️ 40+ Black-Owned Cafés in 11 Cities to Support.... ( compliled by Shoppe Black) from KEMI CONTENT Black-Owned Cafés☕️☕️☕️ 40+ Black-Owned Cafés in 11 Cities to Support.... ( compliled by Shoppe Black) Check where your dollars should go!!! A few years ago, we published an article highlighting Black-owned coffee and tea businesses .... A few years ago, we published an article highlighting Black-owned coffee and tea businesses as alternatives to Starbucks. That list became one of our most-shared pieces because conscious consumers were actively seeking value-aligned Here are over 40 Black-owned …

  11. Started by Pioneer1,

    Talking to ProfD about the ratchet behavior of some of the people we knew and saw growing up brought back memories of Cooley High and scenes like this: I don't care what city you grew up in, we all knew a "Damon"....literally. Either somebody NAMED "Damon" or somebody who ACTED LIKE Damon. Mostly likely MULTIPLE....lol.

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  12. I'm not dealing with the movie itself, but it's advertisement because far more people will see THAT than will take time to even watch the movie. It has the Black woman portraying a witch and the White girl (who's actually brunette in real life) with her hair dyed blonde and wearing a tiara representing goodness. It's a damn shame so many people don't even see the obvious racist undertones of how this movies is being advertised...as the one before it....and the psychological damage it's doing to Black children. Some of you are sitting up smiling right now wondering what the big deal is. FOOL How many times do we have to go in FUCKING CIR…

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  13. Started by frankster,

    Listen to Campbell's exec say its food is for ‘poor people’ Did it really happen? is what he said true? If so....should you consume it? Should it be sold? What does this say about the USDA is it doing its job? All those Organization that represents Safety Efficacy and Truth or Facts do they have integrity or just out there for the money? What does it say about bioengineered meat grown in a lab? Does this mean that lab grown food is already in our food supply? What about food with medication in it......vaccine?

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  14. Started by ProfD,

    Well, today is the American holiday where folks gather with family and friends in food, fun and fellowship. Eat, drink and enjoy however you so choose. I know the history behind *holidays* but I do not skip them for the aforementioned reasons. I use holidays as a time to further build and connect with my tribe. Every several years, my birthday happens to fall on Thanksgiving Day. When that happens, I don't have to cook anything for the family dinner. I'll pull up, eat, enjoy my folks and watch football games.😁 Happy Thanksgiving to all.😎

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  15. Started by ProfD,

    https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-shooting-dc-c5785dd8920d2d1ac7d71fab769faf5f Two national guardsmem were shot in DC a few blocks away from the White House. They are in critical condition. The gunman hss been apprehended. He is a an Afghan national. He's in critical condition too. This shooting did not occur in the worse part of the city. It happened in an area that is among the safest. I've heard 500 national guard will be brought back into the city. A heavy-handed reponse after the fact and with immediate threat neutralized doesn't make sense. Of course, Black folks didn't have anything to do with this…

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  16. Started by Pioneer1,

    -Yikes gurl. Movin' that thang like that!!!!

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  17. I believe that this was a recent discovery of Tin in an area in Nigeria in the 1990s! When it was discovered, it sparked a rush of people as if it was a Gold Rush.

  18. The Number –24–at Even– The Foundation Comes First [Part I] The Number –24 & 25– The Second Temple, A Thursday-Friday Holiday +Foundation of the First Temple of God Laid — October 16, Solomon’s Reign + Destruction of the First Temple of God — July 9, 586 B.C. + Foundation of the Second Temple of God was Laid — November 24, 520 B.C. + Annual Passover Festival of Bread- Autumn — 14th Day at Even + Second Day of the Annual Passover Festival — 15th Day at Even +Second Annual Festival– End of Year — Harvest Festival of Weeks + Third Annual Festival– Spring/New Year — Festival of Booths/Tabernacle…

  19. The Number –24–at Even– The Foundation Comes First [Part II] The Number –24 & 25– The Second Temple, A Thursday-Friday Holiday A Month After the Exodus - October 15 at Even [October 16] The actual and scientific date the Exodus occurred was on a Friday, September 13, Friday 13th, but for Israel, the Creator God changed the time to be September 14 [September 13, 6:00 P.M./at Even]. So on that day, the people prepared the Passover Lamb and struck their lentils and door post with the lamb’s blood. In the middle of the night, the Death Plague moved through the streets in Egypt and the pharaoh rode out from Memphis to Goshen, and met M…

  20. BLACK HISTORY? Little Tin Horn Soldier Meaning– Miseducation Revisited [Part 1 of 3] I recently enjoyed watching one of my favorite episodes of the late Angela Lansbury’s series, Murder She Wrote, Season 5, starring the late Richard Roundtree and this very subject was mentioned. In this episode, the crew of the airplane called ‘the Dixie Damsel’ was asked to come back to the base because the once lost airplane was found in the Alaskan snow, but also there was a dead body of one of the flight crew that was in the plane. So one high ranking military man, General Habermeyer, a White man, was angrily referred to as ‘a little tin horn soldier’. And late…

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  21. BLACK HISTORY? Little Tin Horn Soldier Meaning– Miseducation Revisited: [Part 2 of 3] The Incredible BRONZE AGE & the Discovery of A Rare BLACK Metal For some strange reason, during the set up of the Colonial Empire, a major movement occurred at some point to deliberately [1] Change dates and times, and also [2] hide certain aspects of ancient history that revolve around ancient Africa and the Old Mediterranean Civilizations. For this reason, today, many people of African descent might find it interesting to revisit this crucial aspect of African history. One method that was used to hide a major aspect of Black History was that a lo…

  22. Started by Pioneer1,

    A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James after finding the prosecutor who brought the cases, former Trump attorney Lindsey Halligan, was not lawfully appointed. Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding prosecutor was unlawfully appointed It's about TIME these federal judges start pulling strings in favor of our people!

  23. Miss Ivory Coast, Olivia Yase, Has Just Relinquished Her Title as 4th Runner Up Miss Universe! I am so proud of her! It seem too, that more and more people are voicing their anger on how they believe that she was cheated out of the crown! Even though most of the contestants were gorgeous and awesome, it seems obvious that this girl won that crown! This one Brazilian man voiced his anger too, about Olivia being cheated out of the crown, and I am sure he too knows that Miss Brazilian was also a total beauty. There were so many other girls that I thought did so much better than the winner, for instance, Miss Puerto Rico was gorgeous. In the Intern…

  24. Started by Pioneer1,

    Thousands of arrests by Trump's crime-fighting task force in Memphis strain crowded jail and courts Thousands of arrests by Trump's crime-fighting task force in Memphis strain crowded jail and courts If some judge way out in the middle of Idaho can step in and stop the Administration from locking up illegals in Los Angeles or deploying troops in Chicago, why can't atleast ONE of them step in and stop these "thousands" of arrests in Memphis? We have Black Federal Judges....why aren't THEY doing it? ....or maybe declare their arrests illegal or unconstitutional and order THEIR release, like they did for a lot of illegal immigrants. Now to keep it…

  25. Started by ProfD,

    https://www.npr.org/2025/11/22/g-s1-98793/marjorie-taylor-greene-resignation After a brief public fallout with POTUS OJ, the poster-woman for the MAGA movememt, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG) will be resigning from Congress effective 5 January 2026. Financially, do not shed any tears for Rep. MTG giving up her job. She will receive her Congressional pension. She's also made significant stock investments during her time in Congress. MTG is a multimillionaire. The Georgia district MTG represents is solidly red. There's zero chance that Democrats will flip that seat. Rep. MTG's next act in politics remains to be seen. Som…

  26. Let's say Congress allows SCrhumpts $2000 a head plan , I will argue it is the begining of Universal Basic Income cause if SCrumpft does it once, each president going forward will be able to do it and thus it will grow into an expectancy and UBI will be implemented, even if the name is other. But anyway... If $2000 a head happens. Question, where is the place you have the greatest comradery offline with black people? or where offline are you part of the largest black group? The answer to the questions above is A. B= Number of people who get $2000( A) equivalent to how many people in A get $2000 C=B*financial sharing per head. Financial sharing p…

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  27. Started by Pioneer1,

    @ProfD As we talk about laws, judges, branches of government and what is legal and what is not....we both can agree that the U.S. Constitution is suppose to supersede ALL federal and local laws, right? The Constitutions makes it crystal clear in the 4th Amendment: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Unless you catch them in the actual commission of a crime, …

  28. Who. Is. Worse. African. Christians. Or African. American. Christians. ? The. Slave. Ships. Went. To. African. Kidnapped. Africans. On. Slave. Plantations Bible. Used. To. Support. And. Control. Slave. Africans. .. Generations. After. Generations. Bible. Christianity. Is. Put. Into. Black. Communities. ..There. Is. NO. PROOF. Bible. Jesus. Existed. . Both. Black. Christians. ,Here. And. In. Africa. Believe. The. Bible. .And. Worship. White. Jesus. With. Blond. Hair. Blue. Eyes. ..Christianity. Is. A. Slave Chain. ..Both. Places. Controlled. By. Racist. Christian. Terrorist. !! Black. Preachers. Ar…

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  29. Started by Pioneer1,

    Trump-Mamdani meeting marked by surprising moments of praise Trump-Mamdani meeting marked by surprising moments of praise Ofcourse they're praising each other and holding private meetings together. They're both playing on the same team. I hope all the so-called "progressives" who voted for Handyman are taking notes.....lol.

  30. Started by richardmurray,

    All episodes transcripted as well as video, videos will be gone some time in december but transcript is forever https://aalbc.com/tc/events/week/2025-11-21/?id=7

  31. Started by ProfD,

    https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-vote-full-epstein-files-release-move-speaker/story?id=127593181 It didn't take long for Bill Cosby, R. Kelly and Diddy to be charged and convicted and punished for crimes against women whether they were guilty or not. For whatever reason, white folks are having a hard time releasing the files on pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Apparently, the file contains the names of powerful people who supposedly weren't guilty of getting down with underage girls but they hung out with Epstein. The talking point is these powerful people shouldn't be exposed and/or have their lives ruined because they were…

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  32. Started by Pioneer1,

    Get ready for more "objectification" of women....lol. This woman is not only intelligent and courageous but as lovely as all get out: I don't see any wedding rings on her finger either....lol.

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  33. https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/20/food/mcdonalds-combo-lower-prices Admittedly, I have not eaten McDonald's food in about 25 years or longer. As a result, I had no idea that McDonald's value meals had soared to $10 dollars or more. In an effort to make offerings more affordable, McD's will be lowering the price of some value meals. While it won't inspire me to start eating there, I think it's a great move especially for people and families who don't have much money. McDonald's was the one place $5 could buy a meal. Anyone should still be able to get that without having to buy the equivalent of a Happy Meal.😎

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  35. The USA does very little to decrease the demand for drugs. Follow the money. Yet, the same country will criminalize and punish the low-level folks who traffic drugs. Follow the money. Right now, in another show of force, the US is blowing up fishing boats in international waters near Venezuela under the guise of narco-terrorrism. Approximately 80 people have been unalived as result of military strikes on their boats. Let's be clear...the majority of fentanyl and cocaine coming into the USA isn't being trafficked on those small azz fishing boats. Most of the drugs pouring into the USA come from Colombia and M…

  36. Started by Pioneer1,

    Focus on the first 12 minutes of the video.....the rest of the video is just Tariq clowning on the caller...lol. Tariq basically says the same thing I've been saying and stressed with richardmurray a few days ago about Mamdani's being elected as mayor meaning little to nothing to us as AfroAmericans and probably will cause more harm than good for Black New Yorkers. He also touched on how Indians came to Africa and exploited it.

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  37. Started by ProfD,

    https://newrepublic.com/post/201664/vivek-ramaswamy-turning-point-racism-ohio This is the kind of wake-up call that let's non-white folks who believe they have been accepted by white folks realize there is a ceiling. Vivek Ramaswamy is running for governor of Ohio. The people in his own political party have let him know for the 2nd time after his failed POTUS bid that they aren't down with having an Indian in charge of their state or country. Many Indians, Hispanics and Asians believe they are either white or white-adjacent and have been accepted by white folks. If they don't play the game correctly, white folks will let Br…

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  38. Started by Pioneer1,

    Let me ask a provocative question..... What's wrong with a man being jealous and insecure? Not in a timid and scared way to the point that he doesn't take risks or chances. But in a protective and territorial way where he's generally on alert when other men come around and suspicious that they may try to push up on his woma(e)n or take his money. If a man should NOT think like this, WHY shouldn't he?

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  39. Started by ProfD,

    https://www.businessinsider.com/who-could-take-over-tiktok-us-business-investors-oracle-ellison-2025-9 The current administration facilitated the $14 billion dollar sale of TikTok to a group of investors including Oracle and billionaires Rupert Murdoch and Michael Dell among others. Oracle, owned by billionaire Larry Ellison will own a huge stake in TikTok. He also just bought Paramount. That means he has control over them. The best way to control information and content is to own it. Instead of starting a network or social media company or app, just buy one of the most popular existing companies. It would be awesome if Black f…

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  40. Started by Pioneer1,

    Man yall got a FINE ass Mayor........lol. On a scale of 1-10....she's a certified 10.75.

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  41. "We're going to make America great again! We're going to send federal officers around America to round up the illegal immigrants! We're going to send in the actual military itself to major cities around this nation to round up Black criminals and lock them up and out of our society! That'll make these liberals and these blue city mayors squirm and cry....but we don't care!" After sending them in................ "Uh....wait a minute. You mean Black resident were actually HAPPY to see a reduction in crime and violence? We were hoping for riots and rebellions against this…

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  42. Started by ProfD,

    After 43 days of hand-wringing, Democrats caved in on a piece of legislation that reopens the government. SNAP benefits restored. Air traffic controllers and other folks will get paid. Surely, the Democrats got something in return...yeah no.🤣 Adding insult to injury, the Democrats are crashing out against each and pointing fingers at who's responsible for this cluster f8ck. Right now, I do not see how Democrats plan to reclaim the House and Senate and White House any time within the next several years. The Democratic party is still weak, spineless and rudder-less. They need a makeover and agenda to overtake the r…

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  43. Started by Pioneer1,

    So now all of a sudden the United States NEEDS immigrants? Left Wing Right Wing Two different wings.....on the same damn bird.

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  44. Started by ProfD,

    Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is still selling tickets to a fight against Republicans that doesn't exist. Rep. Jeffries is vowing that Democrats will continue fighting for Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits. There's no path to Democrats winning a fight when Republicans are majority in House and Senate. Rep . Jeffries House seat may be safe for now. However, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's political future is in jeopardy as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may primary him. Regardless, the Democrats are as stable as a 3 leg chair in Congress. They are powerless. Somebody needs to tell Rep. Jeffries to…

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  45. Started by Pioneer1,

    Government shutdown updates: USDA tells states to 'undo' issuing any SNAP benefits Government shutdown updates: USDA tells states to 'undo' issuing any SNAP benefits -How do you "undo" benefits that were issued out? Especially if they've been spent?

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  46. Started by richardmurray,

    Mamdani's plan for affordability stores What say you? https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/583-economic-corner-26/

  47. Who is what to who???

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  48. I've briefly followed a story recently where apparently some Asian man who was speaking at a beauty pageant talked rudely to a Mexican contestant and in a show of solidarity against his "racism" most of the women got up and walked out. Here's a brother doing a show about the incident: I have a few questions about this incident: 1. Although he was indeed rude, what did he say that was racist or anti Latino? 2. Do they consider just TALKING to a Latina woman in that manner "anti-Latino" or "anti-woman"? 3. When we see video after video of bosses, police officers, and other public figures talking rudely and even being violent w…

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  49. Started by harry brown,

    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. ...

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