Culture, Race & Economy

This is from The Secret Lore of Magic by Idries Shah. Who in addition to writing about Sufism was also interested in Magic. Therefore Plato said for a good cause that he which is not very cunning in logicke and wise in the vertues of naturall things likewise the aspects of the starres, shall not see the causes of marvellous things, nor know them, nor participate of the treasures of the Philosophers. XVII. Therefore I know that every thing hath that which is his owne of heat and colde, of which it maketh another thing effectuall by accident, directly and indirectly, and it hath all his vertues of the star…

After careful observation over the years, I'm convinced that there are two major causes of pain in the AfroAmerican community due to racism: 1. The first is the pain caused by DIRECT injury from racism. -A violent act by the racists. -Financial harm caused by racism in employmente and business -Legal harm caused by incarceration or losing law suits for racist reasons whether it's from the judge, jury, or prosecutors 2. The second pain which is less talked and actually less known is the pain caused by REJECTION of White people -Having one's ideas not taken seriously by Whites at work, at school, or in society -Not having one's authority res…

As mentioned before, this entire "show" about the state of California granting it's Black residents Reparations is a big trick-bag. An old "banana in the tail pipe" routine! First of all, the ENTIRE NATION owes AfroAmericans Reparations....not just California....so they are in no position as a state to singularly give out Reparations money. Besides, California wasn't a slave state anyway. (it is NOW with the highest prison population of any other state in the nation). I believe it's a TRAP to suck more Black folks from other parts of the U.S. into California to become residents of that state.....where they'll meet their demise.…

25 years ago, I was a photojournalist for a new station. I remember listening to the scanner and hearing crimes committed outside of the city limits that were too far for the new station to consider pursuing. They were in rural areas that were predominantly white. But on that same scanner, we would hear crimes that were committed a couple of miles from the station and easier to get to that were in black neighborhoods. I noticed a pattern, the news portrayed black communities as being more crime ridden then other areas that per capita had just as many crimes that didn't make the news. Was this done on purpose or was it too far to drive? Probably a little of both. …

There are so many reasons why there is not much participation on these forums, but there are many reasons why people do participate. Trying to appeal to people on the positives and downplay the negatives is challenging, but I'm open to ideas. I should be clear what I mean by participation: I mean people who post comments and start conversation There are currently 9,652 people who have an account on this forum, but only 917 of them have made at least one comment. Only 250 have made 5 or more comments--that is less than 3% people who have created account. 65 People have made 100 or more comments, but many of those people have not posted in years …

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?

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/27/clintons-depositions-epstein-trump-00805449 Former POTUS Bill Clinton & FLOTUS Hilary Clinton separately sat for 6 hour closed door depositions with Congressional lawmakers. These depositions are part of the ongoing Epstein saga. Former POTUS Clinton is mentioned in the files & has taken pictures too. Former FLOTUS Clinton claims she didn't know Epstein & Ghislane Maxwell was just an acquaintance. Both former POTUS & FLOTUS/Secretary of State maintain they either didn't do &/or see anything wrong. Dangerous precedent being set. Especially if POTUS OJ i…

Game. After watching the sequel to Wall Street, “Money Never Sleeps”, director Oliver Stone did a wonderful job to shoot the film with the focus on what these traders did on a regular basis. The story tells itself, but he focused on the nooks and crannies, which he is a master at. He captured the mannerisms and little details, such as a broker guzzling down a 5 hour energy drink, which gives the viewer insight to the job and what it takes to perform it. Trading stock, analyzing it and managing it requires high brain activity, linear thinking and some ad-libbing when things get hot in the kitchen. Most of us will not participate in such a high-risk,…

The Only One Chapter 10 Troy Briggs looked down at his plate, at the juicy meat loaf, the buttered string beans, and the fluffy mashed potatoes puddled with a scoop of gravy. Then he glanced up at Carole Everly who sat across from him, trying to hold his gaze, wishing she stimulated his appetite as much as the food seemed to. “If you hadn’t gloated so much about the Knicks getting their butts kicked, I wouldn’t have held you to our bet,” he said, “A loyal Bull’s fan is allowed to gloat,” she smirked, “thanks to D. Rose.” “Yeah. And thanks to you for buying my lunch. That’s what I call taking a charge.” “Don’t mention it," she said. "Lucky Chicago didn’t…

(**This speech was delivered in 1866 by Georgia Senator. Henry McNeal Turner. What a rare politician. This was in 1866... Who among black politicians in 2012 has the testicular fortitude to deliver such a speech AND mean that thing?**) 1868) Rev. Henry McNeal Turner, “I Claim the Rights of a Man” African Methodist Episcopal minister and later Bishop Henry McNeal Turner emerged immediately after the Civil War as one of the most ardent defenders of African Ameriacn rights. Turner was also among the first group of Reconstruction-era African American elected officials. In July 1868, Turner was among the two state senators and twenty-five black Republican state repre…

An era came to an end today. Hostess Bakeries went out of business. Another icon has bitten the dust and disappeared in a cloud of flour. Rest in peace, Twinkies and Ho-Hoes and Wonder Bread. First Romney's defeat, and now this. Another casualty for white America. What's next Miracle Whip Mayonnaise? Pass the hot sauce, please.

I've been watching the media coverage of the SUV driver vs Bikers incident and it seems that the media is going out of their way to make sure the public knows that the bikers were Black and Afro-Latino. First of all, I don't understand why in a society where people are PRESUMED innocent before being proven guilty in a court of law....why the media is allowed to post people's faces and names on television, in news papers, and on the computer even before they've offcially been charged and tried. It certainly is unethical but it should be illegal. But there have been hundreds of instances of road-rage in America and I'm sure dozens have happened since this one..... …

WHEN KLAN POLICE KILL BLACK MALES ,THERE IS PROTEST///BLACK ON BLACK VIOLENCE NO PROTEST.... FROM 2008-2011. BLACK WOMEN ARE 64 PERCENT OF HIV CASESBLACK WOMEN NOT HAVING SEXUAL PROTECTION,LETTING MEN NOT WEAR CONDOMS//BLACK MEN ARE 42 PERCENT OF HIV CASES SINCE 2008-2011....DESPITE KNOWING ABOUT AIDS SINCE 1980////BLACK WOMEN HAVE 30 PERCENT OF ABORTIONS.....THEY ARE EITHER YOUNG.UN MARRIED ARE INVOLVED WITH A IDIOT IRRESONSIBLE MALE/////THE STREET GANGS, BLACK SKIN NEO NAZI, KILLING BLACK PEOPLE,,CHICAGO EACH WEEK///////WHERE IS THE PROTEST FOR BLACK ON BLACK VIO…

Yesterday I went to see Raoul Peck's film Academy Award nominated film I Am Not Your Negro which was based on Remember This House, an unfinished manuscript by James Baldwin. The documentary was very well done. Baldwin's work was to focus on his friends Malcolm X, Medgar Evers and Martin Luther King, Jr. “By the time each died, their positions had become virtually the same position. It can be said, indeed, that Martin picked up Malcolm’s burden, articulated the vision which Malcolm had begun to see, and for which he paid with his life. And that Malcolm was one of the people Martin saw on the mountaintop.” Baldwin's words and people like these men are sorely…

I know that title reads exactly like something I would say, but if comes from a recent opinion piece in the New York Times, “How to Get Your Mind to Read.” In one experiment, third graders — some identified by a reading test as good readers, some as poor — were asked to read a passage about soccer. The poor readers who knew a lot about soccer were three times as likely to make accurate inferences about the passage as the good readers who didn’t know much about the game. That implies that students who score well on reading tests are those with broad knowledge; they usually know at least a little about the topics of the passages on the test. One expe…

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…

I have found a a couple of perfect numbers that Mathematicians have missed. @Troy

A New Federal Holiday—THE DIWALI FESTIVAL … or Jesus Christ? Day 1-Summers’ End-New Year & HALLOWEEN- It’s NOT Solar but A Lunar Based Holiday; PART 2 Both major festivals are based upon the LUNAR CALENDAR or more correctly stated, all three (3) of these festivals are based on the MOON. Also, all of these festivals do correlate one to another in several ways. For instance, [1] The Samhain Festival/HALLOWEEN, [2] the CRUCIFIXION/Passover Festival and [3] the DIWALI Festival all revolve around the month of OCTOBER. But due to the variation of the moon cycle, Passover and the Diwali festivals are also ro…

It is a victory for those who protest continuing police brutality and racism against Black people. To all who protest the deaths of innocent Black men, women and children at the hands of police ... thank you. Three cops convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights

Mellody Hobson, the 53-year-old co-CEO and president of Ariel Investments, is believed to be the first Black woman to be publicly identified as part of an original ownership group purchasing an NFL team. Here's what Broncos Quarterback Russell Smith had to say about Hobson and the $4.6 Billion historic purchase.

Interesting message I saw recently from Dr. Ray Hagins a former pastor on why the Bible can not be the word of God The content where he offers his evidence really begins at the 43 minute mark for those who have time and want to hear the message: Much of what he said I already know, but maybe some of you may be more interested in hearing it and deciding for yourself.

Now that he is back in power, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is hoping he can convince President Biden to join an attack on Iran, ostensibly to stop Iran from building a nuke. Haven't we heard Bibi's bullcrap before? For two years, Netanyahu told reporters and correspondents that Saddam Hussein's Iraq was building a nuke. And that Iraq was filled with all sorts of dastardly Weapons of Mass Destruction. But Iraq was NOT building a nuke. And it did not have large stockpiles of WMD's. Because none were ever found. However, insistent Bibi was able to convince the U.S. news media, Right Wing Christians and warmongers in the West of his sincerity by holdi…

This video describes Dogon religious beliefs, astrological knowledge, understanding of matter, and the beginning of the universe. How can this knowledge square with Western religion? This brother makes interesting videos.

This is sourced from the National Endowment for the Arts 2022 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts. Viewed through a Lense of negativity one can say that 62.4% of Americans -- two out of three have not read a book (print or ebook). in the past year. Reading of novels or short stories, and of books in general, has declined sharply over the last five- and 10-year periods (This is not depicted in the chat below but if you look at the study you will also discover this as well). However, on a positive note one can say that most Americans (52%) have read at least one book (print, ebook, or audiobook) including plays, poetry and fiction. That is 1…

As much as I complain about Black men not getting the respect and love (things that Neely Fuller Jr. said you should never "ask" for) as I THINK we should get from other races, a situation happened Friday that reminded me of one of the reasons we don't and also makes we wonder if how other non-White peoples treat us and see us is somewhat justified to a certain extent. During lunch time a Haitian woman from the administrative department who talks with me and other Black Americans a lot came to the cafeteria crying with her eyes all red and puffy, visibly upset, and didn't waste any time telling us about some White dude who is a manager in the her department who kept …

March 13-14, 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse NASA: March 13-14, 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse: Telescopic View Released Thursday, January 30, 2025 https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5472 This week, on the evening of March 13 and into the morning of March 14, the moon will slide into Earth’s shadow, creating a wondrous and graceful event: a total lunar eclipse. The whole show, over three hours long, will be visible across almost the entirety of North America, Central America, and most of South America. From western Africa the moon will set while still eclipsed, and in extreme eastern Russia the moon …

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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…

I recorded something interesting and wanted to share what I found with everyone.

While agonizing over a fast reply I wanted to retrieve and correct, I wistfully scanned over it and clicked on the space where the omission occurred, highlighting it, and - voila! Suddenly at the bottom on the post, the "edit" option miraculously appeared. I was then able to make the revision and re-post the corrected text. Talk about serendipity! Hope this wasn't a fluke. I will now use this procedure to see if I can create a smiley face. Aha! it worked. Aren't you glad you don't have to endure my bitchin about this any more, Troy!!

A little while ago there was a great outpouring of concern for the health of Nelson Mandela when he took sick--primarily in your white establishment press. I guess they should be grateful--he and the ANC let them keep all the money and power. I will be ambivelent toward Mandela. He could forgive the Aparthied Regime for jailing him, killing and torturing thousands of his brothers and sisters, opressing millions, stealing the wealth. But he couldn't forgive Winnie for allegedly cheating on him while he was locked up. I see where his priorities were.

I THINK ON OPRAH WINFREY SUNDAY,HER OWN CHANNEL.SHE INTERVIEWS A BLACK MOTHER, WHO KILLED HER BABIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA.PUT THEM IN A CAR AND PUT THE CAR IN THE WATER..I THINK THIS IS THE WOMAN...WHO SPEAKS FOR THOSE BABIES, NAACP,PREACHERS, POLITICIANS,NO/SOUTH CAROLINA, WHERE WAS REPRESENATIVE CLYBURN....

Independence Day for Native America By Helen Oliff | Published: July 4, 2011 The Fourth of July holiday inspires feelings of patriotism and freedom for many Americans. We tend to celebrate it with barbecues, picnics, and family gatherings over the long weekend. And thousands of people continue to leave their homelands to come to “the land of the free and the home of the brave” to live out the American dream. Do we ever stop to think how Independence Day might be for Native Americans? Indigenous peoples lived here free and independent for thousands of years before the United States of America was founded in 1776. This audio clip by American Public Mediacalled “…

The socalled government shut down is a joke, lol. First of all the government is not "shut down". Only SOME things managed by the federal government are shut down, the government itself is still up and running. Congress is still working. The President is still working. And the Supreme Court is still doing whatever the hell it was doing a couple months ago. The military is still operating. And with the promise of getting all the money they lost while on furlough reimbursed back to them....this is nothing but a vacation for most government workers. In other words, they're still collecting taxes and making laws but just aren't doing anything for the people…

You can read the details here. When I saw this I admit I was pissed. But then I had to ask myself why this would piss me off. This is a trivial slight perhaps done by a know-nothing-unpaid-intern. I mean I have taken some abuse and have even gotten a death threat running this site, that angered me less, so why did this bother me? I thought about it for a second. The answer is pretty simple. I'm very frustrated than Black websites have still not figured out how to work together. In this instance in the interest of self-preservation, through ignorance, Ebony Magazine has flagged my post as spam. They could have simply not allowed it to be seen. Th…

You can order a pair of these adorable kicks for only $75 a pair on Mo'ne Davis' M4D3's website. Hey Chris, here is one way to get get a sneaker line launched. Whoever set this venture up is also claiming to support to girls in need through charitable contributions.

The New York Times WASHINGTON Defense Department officials said on Saturday that American-led strikes against Syria had taken out the “heart” of President Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons program, but acknowledged that the Syrian government most likely retained some ability to again attack its own people with chemical agents. What exactly is really going on? Reputable sources here say it was all a big 'scamola' between the Russia, Syrian, and the U.S. forces. While I'm waiting for verifiable images from folks on the ground in Syria, thought I'd share what I've heard thus far. The building, so-called factories were empty, no human occ…

Lord, help us. Pioneer is now shielding himself behind a new avatar, one that brings to mind a biblical patriarch. Guess he figures he needs a make-over to dispel the devilishness that has recently burnished his aura. I always did say he had a "Messianic Complex", and now he's representing himself with a image he probably hopes will bring to mind a black Moses parting the Red Sea and leading his people to the promised land, - a far cry from the reality of his actually muddying the waters and misleading his tribesmen to the dead sea of Pseudo-Africanism. 😀 =

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The next time liberal black America wants to complain and burn down its own cities and businesses, it might want to first think twice about the rapidly emerging repressive regimes around the world and who is really taking the brunt of The Great Reset on the chin, literally. https://twitter.com/GuerrillaRepor1/status/1477624939113029634

Well, it looks like they have convinced Justice Stephen Breyer to retire before he pulls a RBG on the bench.😁 The POTUS has already said that his SCOTUS nominee will be a black female. Another historic milestone for our people here in America. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/politics/shortlist-breyer-replacement-supreme-court/index.html The link above shows the leading candidates for the nomination. Of course, I will be thrilled if/when one of our sistas is confirmed to the bench. Let's get it. 😎

What is your favorite Science Fiction movie? And why? Do you believe in Aliens? Extraterrestrials? Extra sauce? Have you ever seen a UFO? Been aboard one? Did you have to pay? (If you got a butt probe, that means you paid). I have no further comment on that.

I usually block/mute bots in black face on twitter because they are easy to spot. They are easy to spot on AALBC too because they spew the same rhetoric as the " the greys" trying to claim supremacy. Unfortunately there are so few of us that participate in these discussions, I feel like we're playing a game of whack a mole when they pop up. 🙄 Anyway, this is an oldie but goodie report from Black Enterprise on the rise of blackface bots

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The. President. In. Church. With. Pastor. Warnock. ..Saw. On. News...Did. The. President. Say. He. Respected. Dr. King. ,??.Did. He,Explain. Why. He. Sends. Billions. Of. U. S. Dollars. To. White,Country. Ukraine. ,And. Not. Sending. Billions. To. Uplift. Poor ,Inner. Cities. Poor. Intercity. Schools...Pastor. Warnock. Did. He ,Ramble. About. Dr. King. And. Stay. Silent. On. Black. Preachers. In,Prison. For. Raping. Black. Children. ,Murdering. Their. Wives,Stealing. Millions. Of. Church. Money. Buying. Cars., Not,Caring. About. Poor. Black. Communities.......All. Preachers. Are. Snakes Pimps ....Black. Genocide. ,No. Black. Unity. As. We. Approach. Another. Dr. K…

"The idea that prisons could reform or rehabilitate is only around 200 years old." During reconstruction and into the present day the use of inmates to do the work for businesses is the most blatant form of the exploitation of the prison system -- comparable to slavery. This video lends credence to the notion that jails are built to make money and Black people, due to a racist system, are disproportionately incarcerated. Today the prisons themselves are the profit centers. Hence the dramatic increase in the number of Americans incarcerated. The recidivism and collateral damage on Black families, communities, and Black people, in g…

What do u think? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDTRaspq0z8

Black Girl Clobbers Another Black Girl with Baton During Track Relay--Went Viral! I keep watching this over and over in shock! And get this, the perpetrator is now playing the victim. She claims that it was an accident. I am trying to be objective but, it looks suspicious to me. Kaelen Tucker, a Brookville High School athlete

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.