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Black. Graduates. ,Who. Graduates. High. School. And. College,Congratulations.. May. You. Reach. Your. Ambitions,Dreams,And. Desires. As. Racist. White. Create. Plots,Schemes To. Stop You. News Says. ,Black , Billionaire,Paying,The College , Debt. Of Morehouse. ,Graduates...Churches Could Do That ,If Preacher's We're ,Not,Stealing Millions Of Dollars... Democrats Talk Of Equal. Pay,. Men Make. More Than Women. White Women Make. More , Than,Black And Hispanic. Women. Sure,White. Men. Makes. More,Than. Others. Doing. The. Same. Job.. Congratulations. ,To,Children. Of. AALBC. Members,Who. Finished. High. …

Hey Troy, there seems to be a bit of confusion about what constitutes what is known as the Americas. I said that Haiti, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Jamaica are nations that are part of America. Cynique said NO they aren't and Mel (to my surprise actually) supported her and said this was fact. https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/5840-what-is-african-american-culture/page/2/?_fromLogin=1 I know geography isn't your field but since you are an educator and I assume have a general foundation of geo/political knowledge as part of a well rounded education, so would YOU care to set the record straight? Are Haiti, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Jamaica nations that are part of…

This is the beginning of a new era for me on this site. I will TRY to be more understanding of other people's views and more appreciative of the knowledge and information other people are presenting. Some may ask what has caused me to seek a change in my demeanor. Well......Del, Troy, and Cynique have been advising me for quite some time to "expand" my thinking and not see things just from a narrow selfish perspective but it wasn't until I reviewed Mel's African American Culture thread....OVER AND OVER AGAIN....and how adamant I was in my error that I realized how embarassingly foolish and down right irritating it may have seemed to others. Another thing I not…

I know, I know I said I was gonna not use Facebook (or their products) anymore. But I have an upcoming lecture on ecommerce and it would be incomplete if did not talk about tools like shoppable Instagram. In the past I spoke strickly about hosting one's own store but figured I'd mention alternatives, so I installed Instagram on my phone and logged in (I already had an AALBC account) and attempt to sell some books. The image below was the very first thing I saw. Obviously it was designed to grab my attention -- it did. But I resisted swipping for more and I realized I can't sell books in the environment... I have no incentive or desire to compete w…

Black. Mothers. Day. To. All. The. Loving,Caring. ,Responsible. ,Mothers. . Especially. Those. Raising. Children. Alone. Because. Of,Dead Beat. Bum,. Fathers. And. To. The Grandmothers ,Who,Helps. With The Child Raising.... Black Mothers , Should,Be,Celebrated ,Often,Not Just One Day A , Year.......Happy,Mothers Day To All The , Mothers,Grandmothers,Who Are Members Of AALBC!!!!!Mothers,, Day. Music,Temptations- Oh Mother Of Mine,, Checkmates-Black Pearl. Intruders - I. Will. Always. Love. My. Mama...

I’m a member of the City University of New York's (CUNY) adjunct faculty and I make poverty wages 😞 I was surprised to discover when I started teaching that most of the classes my students take are taught by "adjuncts" (part time professors who teach a class or two and are typically only on campus during those times). When I was in undergraduate school all of my professors were full-time professors with PhDs in the disciplines they taught. This is not to say that an adjunct can't teach well -- I'm sure most do especially those with real-world experience or who are retried full-time faculty, but campus life does suffer for the students, because ad…

Read. Online. Insane. Bible. Scriptures. Ephesians 6:5/Says,Slaves. ,Should,Obey. Their. Earthly. Masters. With. Fear,And. With. A,Sincere,Heart,As They Would Christ...Listen To This,Children ,Of,Slave Owners,Can Enslave And Own. Children Of The,Slaves,Their Father ,The Slave Owner. Owned. Descendants,Of,Slave Owners, Can Enslave The Descendants ,,Of,Slaves. This In Leviticus 25:45-46! This The Racist ,White,Christian. ,Racist White Man Justification For Slavery, And,Continuing. The. Enslavement. Question. ,Did. Dr. Martin-Luther-King, Ever. Preach. This? Was. Nat. Turner Wrong. For. ,Organizing,A,Rebellion? Was. Harriet. Tubman …

Women with Their Own Naturally Abundant Type 4C Hair— Understanding True African Kinky Hair That Sister.com Did you know that not all Afro hair is the same? Depending on the look, feel and texture, there are various groups your hair can fall into. We as black women generally have what is called type 4 hair. This is kinky hair, rather than it being straight or with light curls. https://www.thatsister.com/what-are-4a-4b-and-4c-hair-types-answers-and-picture-examples-inside/ Okay, so as I touched upon this subject in another post in that, this …

Movie. Director. John. Singletons. Has. Died. Most. Known. Fir,His,Movie. Boyz In. The Hood. He. Was. The. First. African-American. Director. And. Youngest. To. Be. Nominated. For. A,Oscar-Award. He. Also. Made Poetic Justice And Higher ,Learning...He,Was,Influential. And A Industry. Pioneer.. .He ,Born,In,South Los Angeles..He Was A Talented Man....News,Said,He,Was 51...

Another. Of. James. Byrd . Murderers. Was. Executed. James. Byrd,Was,Tied. To. A. Truck. And. Dragged. To. His. Death,In,1998.In,Texas. By. The. Klan -Trash. In. Texas. They,Were,Looking For A Black Man to Murder. James -Byrd,Was,Tied. To a Truck And Was Dragged To His Death. One,Of,The Klan Trash Murderers Was Executed In 2011. Another,Was Executed Wednesday ,News Said. The Third ,Klan-Trash Man. Got A Life Sentence. .....This Could Happen ,Again,At,Any Time.!!!!.They.Get Away. With. It,In. Police. Uniform.!!.

This is a clip from a new movie called "Little" which I guess is supposed to be a modern version of "Big". I'm looking for a more detailed version in which the Issa is stuttering and stammering in the presence of this White man because she finds him so attractive. So it's not enough to have adult Black women salivating and panting over White men, but now they gotta train little Black girls to do the same thing??? Training our little sisters to be all up in movies making passes as White men and acting like they're in heat for them. What kind of message are scenes like this supposed to be sending, and for whom???

A Very Supernatural Weekend ~ It’s Raining Men Halleluiah This one short story of my personal experience one weekend back in late October of 1988 that I want to share became life changing. Actually, I am really embarrassed by my actions years ago and although I shared this story with my close friends and others at the time, I am ashamed and hope that my sons never read this account even as I also hope to publish it in a book one day. One evening back in October of 1988, I decided to glance at the horoscope in the newspaper and became so excited by what I had read that I ran out of my room and downstairs to share it with my girlfriend, Bette, a White Jewish g…

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While everyone watches the reality show based on this president, behind the scenes an authoritarian rule is being pushed onto the courts. As a result, the concept of freedom is going to deteriorate in America long after this president is gone. Trump, with support from the Republican Senate, and help from Senate Democrats, are stacking the U.S. courts in favor of conservative ideology and their idea of the rule of law. This means there will be more restrictions on civil rights. Heres More About That

{Looking around like the last guy on Earth surveying his surroundings after a nuclear holocaust or the Rapture.} Since @harry brown has posted recently, I presume the site is not broken. Indeed, in the time that it took me to write this 16 people have visited this forum: I guess the period between Palm Sunday and Easter is really slow around here. Maybe everyone is on spring break (actually mine starts Friday). Or maybe, more ominously, social media's domination and control over the online conversation is now complete. Does that mean I can't communicate with my people unless I go to Facebook... Lawd help me!

Steve Harvey, Monique & the Neflex Controversy A two-part video popped up yesterday on Bing about a heated conversation between Steve Harvey and Monique. Even though I did not follow this story about Monique that happened some time ago, I did hear about it. And so, now after the videos aired, I understand it better. It seems that Monique claimed that she had been Black-listed [ie Black balled] a few years back and she became upset and made some comments against, Steve Harvey, Ophrah Winfrey, Lee Daniels and Whoopi Goldberg. Prior to this incident, apparently Monique became angry because after some kind of performance, she was only paid half a million dolla…

The. Bible. Says,A. Woman. Cannot. Have. Authority. Over. A. Man?.,So,A,Woman. Cannot. Be. A. Politician,Doctor,Top. Position. In. A,Company,Military. ,Teacher??Bible Says A Woman Should Learn ,To. Be Silent. All The Black Christian Women , Should Be ,Silent.Bible ,1-Timothy,2: 9-15. News Shows Women With The Me ,Too. Movement ,Wanting Equality. Who Lives By This? Bible ,Scriptures. Are Amazing And Stupid..Bible Condoned ,Slavery,Murder. ,Child Rap,Stealing,Violence. Do Religious. People. ,Read. The. Bible? ???

In. Louisiana, 3 Black. Churches. We're. Burned, Down. White. Man. ,Was,Arrested.. White. Man. That. Was. Arrested. Is. A. Sheriff. Deputy,Son, I. Think. . Black. Preacher. Henry. Lyons. Is,Suspectied,Of. ,Burning Down His Church,I Read. The Same, Preacher Lyons That. ,Was,In,Prison For Stealing 4:Million Dollars. ,Back In The 1990's. ,In,Houston ,Preacher Burleson Who Is In Prison For Organizing,,,,His,Wife Murder, Church Flock Think He Burned ,Down,The. Church Where He Preached.... 25- Years. Ago. Rwanda,Genocide. War.,Many . 100,000,s. Murdered. .....Black. People,Here. And. Africa. Have. No. Unity...

Ermias "Nipsey Hussle" Ashghedom's Mom Speaks, his brother... His Relatives in Eritrea--HIS PLIGHT … Nipsey, born Ermias Asghedom to an Eritrean father and African American mother has said that he didn't know much about his Eritrean side growing up. He was influenced by Los Angeles gang culture and headed in a bad direction. At age 18, his father took him on a trip to their homeland. That’s when he changed his outlook on life. https://www.wfae.org/post/charlotte-s-eritrean-community-mourns-slain-rapper-nipsey-hussle#stream/0 VIDEO When Ermias was a child and at the age of 18-His Trip to Africa with his Father & Brother …

News,Says Rapper. Nipsey. Hustle. Was. Murdered,Maybe. By. A,Gang. . Have. Heard. Of. Him. Don't. Listen. To. Lot. Of Rap. Music. With,The,Chicago. Gang. Murders,Some. People Thought , California,Gang Violence Decreased. News Says He Was Organizing,To Do Positive Things In Poor Black Communities. If,That's True,Do Not Put Anything Pass. The Racist White,People..Other News, 2 Black Men Was Released After,Serving,Over Forty Years In Prison. For A. Crime,They Did. Not. ,Commit..Innocent. And. Served. Over 40- Years. In. Prison....

EAST AFRICA: ETHIOPIA & ERITREA Honors the Memory of Murdered LA Rapper Ermias Joseph "Nipsey Hussle" Ashghedon Africa News.com He was an icon: Ethiopians pay tribute to Eritrean-American rapper Nipsey Hussle Ethiopians held an emotional farewell, reciting poems and delivering moving speeches in honour of murdered rapper Nipsey Hussle, whose roots in neighbouring Eritrea won him admirers in both countries. …Nipsey eulogised At the Saturday evening memorial in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, Hussle was remembered as a rare entertainer who bridged his American upbringing with his roots in the Horn of Africa. … “It’s just r…

I Never Heard of Nipsey Hussle... until now! Why Was He Murdered!? Nipsey Hussle's birth name is Ermias Joseph Asghedom and his father fled from East Africa, Eritrea during the civil conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Therefore, Nipsey Hussle is HEBREW ISRAELITE from THE TRIBE OF JOSEPH. He became an award winning rapper and so, a lot of celebrities are shocked at his death. Also, the people of Eritrea are mourning his death as well as he recently visited his father's homeland last year for the second time and visited with the president of Eritrea. Ermias means Sent by God, in Eritrea. Nipsey and his brother Samiel aka…

This comment was placed on one of the sites pages, where room is left for comments. Normally I just flag these comments as spam, delete them and keep it moving. The poster also has a "Low Reputation" on Disqus (the commenting software I use throughout the website). They also used a restricted word "smegma." I see nothing wrong with the word, but apparently Disqus see it as a flag for spammers and the like. I started to read the article but I stopped once I got the line in all caps that says, "THE BIBLE IS SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE." Why do some religious folks have to insist that the Bible is scientifically accurate. This is absurd on it's face. However just …

Historically Black. College ,Fort. Valley. State. 7-People. We're. Arrested,In. A. Pimp ,Prostitution. Case..Amazing. Read. On. ,Newsone.. In. South. Carolina,10- Year. Old Black. Girl. Died,2-Days,After She Was Taken To The Hospital. ,After A Fight. ,At,School. Think She Was Buried In Wednesday. Girl She ,Was,Fighting With Is Suspended,Not. Charged Yet.. Dead ,Girl,Mother Said. Said Her Daughter. Was A Victim Of ,School,Bullying..

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Which. Democratic. Presidential. Candidates. Will. Get. The. Black. ,Votes? Black. Or. White. Democrats? Black. People. Need. To. Begin,Holding. Their. Community. Leaders. Accountable. The. Men,In,The Churches ,NAACP,Political Should Clean Up , Black,Communities ,Mentor Black Children Before They , Get,To,High. School. Especially Black Boys. .Preacher's ,Motivated,By,Money,Greed,Women. Pulpit Pimps ..Jussie - Smollet..Released. If He Organized The Attack On Himself,Put,A. ,Noose , Around. His. Neck. He. Should. Apologize. To. Black. People,Past. And. Present. Black. People. Hung. With. ,Nooses,Around. Their. Neck......…

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Black women's groups exercising new political power going into 2020 presidential campaign https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/03/10/black-womens-groups-leverage-their-clout-2020-elections/3101381002/ She Thrives Women from different generations, occupations and regions. These 10 women are shaping their communities and, in their own way, altering life for everyone in 21st century America. Theirs are stories that deserve to be told. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/she-thrives Has anyone else noticed that the mainstream media seems to be hyping up Black women in specific.....as opposed to Black people…

People are still scratching their heads over the Jussie Smollett farce after the Chicago Police Department, on the recommendation of a grand jury, leveled 16 charges against Jussie for his alleged crime of falsely claiming to be a victim of a hate crime at the hands of 2 masked Trump supporters, shouting "this is "MAGA country"! So, what had happened was that in its zeal to sanitize its bungling, racist, reputation, Chi-Town's police force conducted a very thorough investigation of the case in an effort to track down Jussie's attackers, only to reach the conclusion backed up by security surveillance cameras and other incriminating evidence, that Jussie had …

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Black women are beautiful by default. It is a wonder why black women feel compelled to wear weave and wigs to cover up their natural beauty. But I can't scold them for their behavior as I realize this is a self esteem issue that's pretty obvious across the board. Black man have insecurities when it comes to who they are as well. As a Black man I faced my own insecurities because I always felt like I was supposed to base my own standards off of the images I saw appear in magazines and mass media. Reflecting back, I feel like every black person is conflicted at some point in their lives and feel inadequate. Though the new conscious thing to do is put down Black …

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They are being a bit excessive on the Jussie Smollett case, but my question is why? I'm no fan of any agenda supporting the LGBT movement but 48 years for filing a false police report is beyond overboard. It makes me question is there is an agenda against black celebs or what with all that is making headlines recently. SOURCE - https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/jussie-smollett-could-face-48-years-in-prison-after-sixteen-felony-counts-charges/ ABC Empire actor Jussie Smollett could be facing up to 48 years in prison after being hit with an additional 15 counts of filing a false police report. Smollett was hit with the 15 …

Something about this entire case and the way the media is covering it doesn't sit right with me..... First of all, even before the media started calling it fake and Smollet was arrested, different bits and pieces of information were being leaked by the media from the start to make people question the case. This makes me wonder if the mainstream media KNEW more about this story being "fake" from being begining and just ran with it anyway. And if so, WHY would they intentionaly follow a false story. Secondly, he's being arrested and charged with filing a false police report that is being called a felony and people are claiming he's facing time in jail. People cons…

Title: Who IZ the Boulé?: The History of America's First Black Fraternity and the Derailment Toward Afrikan Self-Reliance Written by M'Bwebe Ishangi January 2019 Paperback, 6 x 9 inches 282 pages ISBN: 978-0-578-21516-7 This book is a cumulation of over 20 years research that started with the question, "how far back does systemic global white supremacy go and more importantly, how have they been able to sustain it?" These two loaded questions sparked the origin of my journey that hit home when I zeroed in on “how” they sustained it. I learned to succeed, there had to be a vigilant effort to contro…

R_. Kelly. Was. Interviewed, He. ,Got. Angry. He. Said. People. ,Are F-Ing. Trying. To. Kill. Me. This. Is. My. F-Ing. Career.. He, Sounded. Like. A. Mad. Man. He, Was. Arrested For. Not ,Paying,Child. Support. This. Week... Michael. Jackson, Neverland. Some. Males. I. Think, White. Say. Michael. Jackson. Molested. ,Them. . Ten. Years. After. His. ,Death. They. Saying. This. On. ,The. News. Jackson. Family, Planning. To. Sue,. Who. Is. Worse, R- Kelly or Kanye West..

In this video, spoken word poet TOO BLACK and "THE BLACKS" (saxophonist Jared Thompson and drummer Clint Breeze) brings into question the subject of Black Identity and its relevance in today’s society. Throughout the years, the “Black Card” has taken on many different names in the African American community, the “Negro Membership Card,” “The Hood Pass,” The Ghetto Pass,” etc. but rarely do we ever question the requirements for obtaining this card nor do we wrestle with its significance. What is the “Black Card” and who deserves to have it? Is it even necessary to project the narrative and ideology surrounding the coveted “Black Card”? How do we use it? Can we use it? As A…

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In. Sacramento California, Black People. Protest. ,White. Police. ,Not. Charged. With. Killing. ,Stephon. Clark. In. His. ,Grandmothers, Backyard. What, Amazes. Me, The. Silence. Of, Black. Police. White. Police. Not, In, Fear, When ,Neo. Nazi March Around. With. Real. Guns. ..Can, Black. Police. Shoot. At Nazi Klan, Marching. With Guns?

I just saw a news segment about Jay Z and Meek Mill launching the new alliance and it already has star power. Money has been pledged and rich donors, such as the Kraft family who own the Patriots are on board. As a veteran/victim of the criminal justice system, I am elated. However, I have not been absent from this struggle to reform prison. Even now, I am in talks with individuals who are interested in my program, PROJECT UPLIFT, and pushing to secure a grant for the program. It deals with Drug-Dealer Addiction which has never been studied before in great depth so the tenets of the program are innovative and new. I had to start from scratch and that is what I wanted. The…

In.Sacramento, Black. People. ,Protest. White. Police. Not. ,Charged. With. Murdering Unarmed. Stephon. Clark. In. His, Grandmothers. Yard.. Black ,Police. Silence. ,.Amazes,Me.White. Police. ,Not. In. Fear. When Nazi ,Klan, Walk. Around. With. Guns.. Can, Black. Police. Shoot. At. Klan, Nazism Troops?.

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Hey @Delano and @Kalexander2 you are in good company. Nikki Giovanni, have also lost $50 betting that 45 would be impeached. While emotion is great for a poet, as gambler reason and logic always "trumps" emotion. 😉

My friend Too Black and I would like to know if you would be willing to share this video on your website. In this video, spoken word poet TOO BLACK and "THE BLACKS" (saxophonist Jared Thompson and drummer Clint Breeze) brings into question the subject of Black Identity and its relevance in today’s society. Throughout the years, the “Black Card” has taken on many different names in the African American community, the “Negro Membership Card,” “The Hood Pass,” The Ghetto Pass,” etc. but rarely do we ever question the requirements for obtaining this card nor do we wrestle with its significance. What is the “Black Card” and who deserves to have it? Is it even necessary to proj…