Culture, Race & Economy

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…

This is really a follow up to a conversation that divereged from the inherent beauty of Black women to spirituality. Often we hear the phrase, "Everything happens for a reason." The phrase is bandied about so much it is a cliche; a catch-all, used in place of an actual explanation. No matter how bad the event: "Everything happens for a reason." Death of a child, genocide, a fender bender, lost keys, running into an old flame or meeting a new one; "Everything happens for a reason." Of course this means that the Universe, Zeus, Jehovah, or (insert your favorite deity) had a hand in it. Does anyone believe this? Do…

@Troy Great question.

Guest Loren Carle Guests Report post (IP: 204.113.88.245) This guest post was buried in the "Black Women are Beautiful' thread, invisible because it had not been approved by a monitor. I rarely exercise my monitor privilege on this site but this was an interesting commentary so i took the liberty of approving it and hope Troy doesn't have a problem with my doing so. Cynique. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted 1 hour ago This topic hurts my heart. I am a white man…

As constituents we are complicit in the corruption of our government, because we vote along party lines, disregard lies that are told and make those legit criminals career politicians! https://www.facebook.com/canon.harper.14/videos/130738597978522/

If. Jussie Smollett Is. Guilty. Of Organizing. The. Attack. On. ,Him,Putting. A. Noose ,Around. His. On. Neck,He. Should. Appologies,To. All The. Black. People. In. This. Country,Our Black,History Of Hangings,Lynchings,Black Women Were. ,Also,Hung From Trees. The Picture Of Emmett. Till. Brutal-Murder. The White Trash Woman Who Lied Accusing Emmett-Till,,She Is Alive,Living In Mississippi.She Admit She Lied..Neo, Nazi Police. Uniform Have Murdered. Black People, Deliberately...In ,front. Of,The. News,Cameras ,,Jussie Smollett Should. Apologies. To,His. People. Those. Alive. And. Those Dead.....Read…

I REALLY wish the media would stop writing shit like "strong economy" and "low unemployment rate." The terms are even used in an article describing how 7 million American are about to have their cars repossessed. Strong economy for who, the rich corporations and the people who run and own them? What does low unemployment rate mean when you don't count the incarcerated or those who have given up looking but want to work. Even those who do work the wages are are low and benefits are nonexistent. In states like Florida almost half the population makes less than $20 an hour. At some point, the chickens will come home to roost and we will have to dea…

White. Man. In. The. U. S. Coast. Guard. Was Planning. Terror. Attacks... After. He. Was. Arrested,Lots. Of. Guns,,Ammunition. Was,Found. In His. House. He. Wanted. To. Make. This. A. White-Country. He Liked Neo Nazi,Neo Nazi,Klan Are In The U. S.-Military.He Planned To Attack Democrats. ,Including Corey-Booker. News,Anchors Including Dom Lemon,Journalist. .People ,Against,Trump. .Actor. Jussie Smollet ,Is Now A Suspect.. The ,Actor,Said He Was Victim Of A Hate Crime In. Chicago.. A. Noose ,Was. Put. Around. His. Neck,Called. Names. 2-Black. Men. Said. The,Actor. Organized. The. Attack. On. Him.. Find. Your. Roots,Most. Of,The. P…

White. America's. Dream. Of. A. All. White. America. Only. Would. Be,Prehistoric. ,Gloomy. Take.Away. The.Inventions. Of. Black. People. White. America. Would. Be. Without,Potato. Chips,Clock,Bicycle ,Frames,Crop. Food Problems,No Slaves Pick,Tend To The Crops,No,George Washington Carver ,No Elevator,No Traffic-Light,Signals,,No Gear Shift For Cars,No Pencil Sharpener,,Type-Writer. Machine, No Combs And Lawn Mowers. Many Other,Inventions. By Black. Inventors. That. The. World. ,Uses,Each. Day..Black. Inventors. Inventions,Should. Be. Taught. ,In,Every. School. In. This. Country. . For. White. People. To. Say ,,Bl…

The world seems so surreal!

Black. History. Month,Created. To. Observe. Important. Events. And,,People. In. The. History. Of Black. People,Celebrated. In. America, Canada. And. Europe. Black. Sacrifices Are Disrespected Every Day...Black History,Major General Marcelite Harris ,Frst Black. -Female. Major General. Was Buried This Month At ,Arlington,Cemetery. She Was The Highest Ranking. Black Woman,At,The Defense. Department. .Baseball,Frank Robinson,First,Player To Win MVP, In Both. American,National,Leagues. He. Lead. Baltimore. To. Two. World,Series,Titles,First. Black. Manager. In. Baseball...As. Black. History,Is Discussef,There. Is. No. Black. Unity...It. Amazing…

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LAST FRIDAY MY GPS LED ME TO A CORNFIELD! Are the Magnetic Poles Shifting? Last Friday, I was on my way to attend a funeral service and so, I used my GPS to locate the church. The destination was only about a fifteen-minute drive from my relative’s home. I had never had any problem prior to this day when I used my GPS to navigate in this area. But since I had never been to this church and wanted to arrive on time, I used my GPS as a safeguard. However, it led me in a ‘wild goose chase’ so-to-speak’. After driving for about ten minutes on one road, then I was signaled to make a left turn at a turnabout and then after one mile, the GPS signaled for me to make a…

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This is only the 2nd time I listened to 45 speak for more than 5 minutes. The other time was when he gave that press conference where his intern was assaulted. LOL If he is not thrown in jail first, I can easily see him winning, quite handily, in 2020. Man when he introduced those people he got out of jail, I almost forgot about the Central Park Five. Black unemployment the lowest in history -- wow! Stacey Abrams is gonna have he work cut out for her with the Democratic response.

Black. Senators. Corey. Booker. And. Kamala Harris. Want. To. Be. The,Next. President. If. This. Country. In. 2008 , Neo. Nazi. ,Were,Planning. To. Assassinate. Barack. Obama. Before. The,President,Election. The Neo Nazi Were Going To Attack A,Black,School First,Kill A Lot Of Black People,Then Try To ,Assassinate ,Barack Obama. Before The Election .In 2008!. On The,News. Virginia. Governor In Black Face. 35. Years Ago. White,Man In Black Face. Next To White Person. In. KKK,Klan,Outfit,Hood....In. A. College. Year Book. Picture. He. Says,It's. Not. Him.Hopefully. Rams. Win. Super bowl,And. Stay,Away,From. White. House. The.…

I was told by someone on another site that often times the more direct and less detailed my posts are the more sense I make. I've also been told by some people in real life that I "explain" too much or give too much unnecessary detail when instructing people and it often loses them. I'm not sure if this is true but I've decided to experiment by TRYING to keep my statments at 5 sentences or less for each response. Obviously sometimes I'll have to post more if someone askes me a lot of questions, but I'm going to experiment with being brief and more direct and after a few weeks I'll examine the results of this experiment, lol.

This page is one one of the most frequently visited pages on AALBC and it has nothing to do with books. I created the page because I'm constantly on the look out for alternative places to network with others. Once I started researching sites I figured I'd share the information. In the early days of the web there were a great many places where you can find lists of recommended websites. Today these lists are virtually nonexistent and is one of the reasons indie websites are harder to discover. How many of these websites have you visited? The most frequent comment I hear regarding this list is, "I never heard of most of these sites."

How do you tell the difference?

The following are quotes from an article written by an employee of IPS Inc., the company who developed the discussion forum software I'm use here. The article was written to help explain why privacy is an important aspect to building and online community and growing a discussion forum. This article struck me because I did observe an great migration away from indie forums like this one to the large social media platform and I'm interested in growing this forum. Participation way down from a peak about a decade ago. Competing against the large social media sites is very hard, for the simple fact is that sites like Facebook utilize everything they kn…

I was on a website this morning whose stated mission is quoted in the subject of this post; "Our goal is to empower all Black communities to invest in one [an]other." I have added it to my site list Black-owned websites, but I could not help but think this site has prominent links to Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Pinterest social media platforms! Surely there are Black owned social media platforms we can promote.instead? @NubianFellow can you list a few Black owned social media platforms that provide a social sharing icon that can be used by web sites that purportedly invest and empower Black communities? At some point we…

Hey @Cynique, I'm listening to the news and I heard a report saying that Chicago may reach temperatures lower than -27 degrees! Did I hear that correctly? Negative 27! Those are the kind of temperatures when car batteries die, pipes burst, and being outside without proper gear is simply lethal. Is it as bad as the national news makes it sound?

I started off my career as a father by going to jail on the very same night that my first child was born. It was on a hot, steamy August night in 1972. I was minding my own business , sitting on the sidelines of a neighborhood football game where I was supposed to be playing; a star wide receiver, who was so high on heroin, I was banned from playing. Well, I actually didn’t care because I would rather nod than catch passes. Plus, I never truly believed that the team I played for from Piedmont Courts could beat the North Charlotte Bears, the team my oldest sister's brother, Buddy, played for. In fact, my "brother" played on the same high school team with Dwight Clark, who…

Black businesses are a complete waste of time. I used to wonder why Black people weren't supporting Black businesses, then I noticed something myself... black people still crave inclusion. Though many will not understand this about themselves or admit it, but it's true. Black people like to be included with others. Think about most of the recent protesting you have witnessed on mass media. It's usually black people upset about not being included. Black people want mainstream businesses to cater to them which shows that they are not interested in only patronizing black businesses. Some will claim it is impossible, however, other races and cultures of people wil…

I am fascinated that beliefs override knowledge. Perhaps it is not possible to be truly objective. There are no external objects and and the world exists in the minds. Which is way something is painfully obvious to you, but I can't grasp the concept.

Google's YouTube has increasingly become a cesspool of misinformation -- so much so that otherwise smart people are convinced that things which should be ridiculed as ridiculous on their face are plausible because of high production quality and documentary-like editing. Videos pushing all sorts of garbage gain traction and credibility. Young people are particularly susceptible to this form of misinformation. Sometimes I'll be watching some YouTube video, fall asleep, and wake up to some crazy video. Google's revenue driven algorithm pushes these bogus videos -- no Russian Trolls are necessary. Again, Google does not care that the video they push w…

Okay, let me preview this article: I posted this scientific finding about the MUTATION of Brown eyes to being Blue due to a recent post on the subjects in a couple of threads. My parents tell me, out of my siblings that I was born with blue eyes and red hair and red skin. By the time of my 4th month baby picture, I can see that my eyes were light brown, and my hair and skin was very red. Not anymore. My siblings came out brown. One of my younger siblings was born very chocolate and she was clean bald but later, she grew beautiful and very black hair that does not ‘fro’, but it has a combination texture. A couple of years ago, scientist determined that BLUE EY…

I hear all too often that black people think that it is meaningless for us to be involved in politics because it's something we don't control. That type of thinking seems to be very popular among black people. My problem with this line of thinking is that if we never get involved in political processes, then we will never have control over anything political. In some townships where the majority of people are 80-90 percent black, it mystifies me that the politicians of these communities who make decisions for these people are white or non-black. It's like going to Africa and serving a white king. The behavior seems to be the same across the board and pretty much is not ju…

From the Hi-to-Low ~ The Great little deluge Oh gosh! I got side tracked and stayed up all night recently because of an unexpected hunger to watch documentaries. And the reason why my interest became peaked was due to an earlier choice I had made to watch one of my old DVD series that touched upon this certain subject. I had filed these particular DVDs away in storage because, in the past when I began to watch them, my husband constantly expressed that they were not one of his favorites at all. I have never been a serious television addict but ever so often I do like to watch certain shows and I had only watched one episode while this series was aired …

LOOK UP! I just thought it would be cool to share this tidbit. If I can catch the news and hear the information about upcoming eclipses tht we might be able to see over here in America, it could be a learning experience in getting better understanding of how eclipses occur. There will be a total lunar eclipse tonight and supposedly viewable in North AMerica... if the clouds don't cover it. Another arrangement like this one is not suppose to occur until over a decade later, I think. And, this one is also a supermoon. Even though this aspect will not be obious, one site explained it pretty well, in that I can understand it. …

@Delano, have your been following the news about the record heat in Australia? The thinking is that it is a direct result of man-made climate change. It is being called an ecological disaster.

Malcolm X debates Evie Rich (a Black woman who is from CORE) on WCAU Radio in 1961. The argument resonates today. The National is (was) 100% against "interracial" marriage. Rich is married to a white man and hearing her speak about being married to a white man in the context of 1961 America rubs me the wrong way... I can't help it... She said she was as in touch with the so called negro is almost laughable. When Malcolm talks about the importance of land. I agree with him. When Rich disputed him see made it seems as if any educated person would know that this is not true. Neither provided their point but Malcolm's make more sense to me. …

Black. Man. Was. Murdered. By A. Racist. White. Man. In. New-York..The. Racist. White. Man. Admitted. Murdering. The. Black. ,Man,With,A,Sword. Racist. White. Man. Was Going To.,Start, Murdering ,Black,Men. To Start A Race War. He Wanted To ,Exterminate,Black. People Everywhere.. He Wanted ,Other,Racist White Men To Start Murdering Black Men..Several,White Police Have Been Fired For Being Klan,Members. Racist White Police Usually Get Away With,Murdering. Unarmed Black. Males. As. Black. Police. Are,Silent. .Black. Gangs, Killing. Black. People,Crack. Houses,Pimp , Houses,Black. Men. Not. Being. Fa…

While updating information about Neely Fuller in conjunction with an upcoming book about the work of Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, The Osiris Papers (Welsing was influenced by Fuller's work). @Pioneer1 I guess your views on human sexuality as it perhaps to Black men is reflected in this video?

Trump should be in prison, not on the ballot in 2020. If Dems cant make this happen, they full of crap. TREASON, HIGH CRIMES & MIS., FRAUD, s*xUAL ASSAULT, TAX EVASION, ESPIONAGE, BRIBERY, INCITING RIOTS, VIOLENCE AND MURDER. IF DEMS DONT DELIVER, THEN THEY IN ON IT TOO. If the average citizen had done any of these things, guess what...

I AM INTERESTED IN A REVIEW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. Paperback: 210 pages Publisher: AuthorHouse (February 19, 2018) Language: English ISBN-10: 1546225706 ISBN-13: 978-1546225706 Contact information: Peggy Allen Towns What is the picture of inequality? Is it race, gender, ethnicity, age, or place? Time and time again, our American history gives us the answer to that age-old question. In 1933, attorney Samuel Leibowitz argued that it was disparity in the jury pool and the innocence of nine. Sadly, the horrible malignancy of racism continues to exist and is the primary root of many prejudices and inequalities in ou…

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Where are all the beautiful, powerful, black-skinned females from mythology and history? They were erased by Western art, argues Sophia Smith Galer. By Sophia Smith Galer BBC, January 16, 2019 It’s a complex story – of European racism as well as how useful black biblical figures were to those who wanted to teach religion through art – that helps to explain the absence of black figures in art history. For Michael Ohajuru on his art tours, that’s why it’s all the more important to try and locate the few representations of the black Queen of Sheba and the black Andromeda – and to find out why they disappeared. The huge influence that Western art history…

Saw. A. Young. Black. Female. On. The. News , Talking. About. R. Kelly.. The. Documentary. Surviving. R. Kelly, Talks. About. His. Sexual. Abuse,Misconduct. With. Teenage. Girls!. For. Decades. He. Has. Been,Having. Sex With Teenage Girls,Abuse Them. ,Holding ,Them,Hostage. Read He Married A Singer When She Was 15_. ,R-Kelly ,Sex Addict ,Abusive Sex Fiend Who Is Obsessed With ,Teenage. Girls. Don't Know. Who More Lunatic R Kelly Or Kanye-West??????

@Cynique I read this and thought you'd get a kick out of it 🙂

On. Dr. Martin. Luther. King. Holiday. ,Black. Preacher's. Will. Be. On ,The. News. Talking. About. Him,Parades. Black. Church. Is A. Disgrace,. Black. Preacher's. Stealing. Money. Buy Cars,Mansions ,Not,Trying To Uplift The Spirits Of Black People Or. ,Communities. Preacher's Arrested For Stealing. Hundreds ,Of,Thousands Of Dollars.. Preacher's Killing Their Wives,Caught,With Prostitutes,Children With Mistresses... Black-Political. John Lewis Silent. John. Lewis. Personally. Knew. Dr. King...On. The. News. In. Ohio. At. G M Plant,Nooses. We're. Found. The. Word. Nigger,Sawastika. Sign. Writtten.. .The. …

A PHOTO~ THE ORIGINAL BLACK AFRICANS & JEWS IN THE EAST & NORTHEAST: ABKHAZIA There is so much HIDDEN HISTORY that has not been a part of our Western Civilization Educational System and this information about the ABKHAZIA would be just one of many missing pieces. At once, I thought that this term did not apply to the Original Jews or Israel [ie the Ten Tribes; Joseph] but I stumbled across some information recently, that causes me to have to do some more research. I thought the term KHAZITE, and KHAZIA referred to ethnic people of the MEDIEVAL time in the east and northeast world that marked a distinct kind of people that later became associated with J…

Lastly this. Here is scientific proof that supports unequivocally that we, the so-called black man and black woman in Amerikkka, are the folks in the Bible. So far, nothing has been able to refute DNA. It is universally accepted that DNA proof is ironclad. DNA markers are accurate when they pinpoint West Africa as the place of residence for most of us who are presently here in this country because it is true enough that we did emerge out of the West Coast of Africa, but that is not where we were from. Israel is our ancestral homeland. Luckily for us, a science called haplotype picks up where DNA leaves off. Accordingly, the E1b1A haplogroup is known to be most commo…

Or are their concerns covered predominantly by homosexual movements or groups? What about women. People with disabilities.

....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... This is one of the very first videos I saw when I first started my study. It is simple and straightforward. Anyway, what I hoped is that all will study to see what it is. The info is out there to either be believed, argued about or dismissed. Do your own research. I just hope that we don't get caught up in the small things wherein we may disagree and not foc…

It turns out, a lot of it, actually This quote from the article linked below made me laugh out loud because it is so true: "Over at YouTube, the business of buying and selling video views is flourishing...." People buy views subscriber's etc. Much of YouTube's content is fake nonsense or pirated content. Real stuff no longer stands a chance against this stuff. https://nymag-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/2018/12/how-much-of-the-internet-is-fake.html?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQECAFYAQ%3D%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From %1%24s&ampshare=http%3A…

POSTED ON NOVEMBER 4, 2017 BY SOULFIRE BURIAL GROUNDS 2 Sadly, in the days since I wrote the first part of this blog, two more prison officials have died from the brutal prison attack last month. I watched a news segment on local stations where a former correctional guard bemoaned the fact that these deaths occurred, but he pointed out that such incidents are sometimes the aftermath of the prisoners having nothing to strive for. He revealed that “when you took away a prisoner’s promotions’ that he has no restraints to deter him from violence. By promotions, the former guard meant any incentives t…

Everyone knows that the Jews are God’s Chosen People, but everyone believes that the Jews who now occupy Israel are the trues ones spoken of in the Bible. Well, they are not the ones, we are. Thankfully, God said that He would leave a mark upon His people that would serve as a sign for who they are. I welcome you, at this point, to pull out your Bibles and turn to Deuteronomy 28. This was a very defining moment for us because it is through these specific passages that we are DEFINED. Please permit me the simple pleasure of telling you just how important that moment was. It was big for us because we are the only people that God Almighty made a covenant with. The Ten …