Culture, Race & Economy

@Pioneer1 (anyone) you should read this issue. I just got it in the mail myself, but I'm sure you can find it on Newsstands, or the Library. It is the April 2018 Issue. I think it will help you think differently about race. The two girls picture on the cover below are biological sisters, twins actually. Hey which one do you think is cuter

Chris do you know The African Place? One very chill sister I know a speculative fiction writer Sheree Renee Thomas told me about it. You should get to know her. Are you going to the Memphis Noir book event tomorrow? I suspect she'll be there as she is in the Anthology.

Nah, it didn't sink.....it was BLOWN away! By the BLACK PANTHER! Black Panther's box office dominance continues to shatter records as the Marvel blockbuster vaulted past Titanic to become the third highest-grossing film of all time. https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/black-panther-passes-titanic-on-all-time-box-office-list/ar-AAvAWMQ?li=BBnb7Kz&OCID=ansmsnnews11

April. 4, 50. Years. Ago,Dr. King. Assassinated. Are. Black,Preachers. Keeping. The. Dream. Alive?Most. Are. Not. 3,Black. Preachers. In. Prison. For. Killing. Their. Wives,Preachers. Have. Been. Caught. With. Prostitutes Married. Women,,Arrested. For. Stealing. Money,Have,Children. With. Mistresses...Steal. Church. Money,To. Buy. Cars,,Entertainment. Women.. John. Lewis,Will,Talk. About. Moral. Obligation,Martin. King 111,Spoke. About. Accountability. Unarmed. Black. Males,Being. Gunned. Down.. What. About. Black. Leaders,Accountability. Neither. John. Lewis,Martin King 111,Talk. About. Black. Community. Accountability,Moral,Obligation. Black. Men. Having Multiple,…

Well, now that Spring has officially arrived replete with freezing temperatures and even snow flurries, instead of me feeling ready to emerge from the winter doldrums and take on the world with renewed vigor, i have little enthusiasm for what awaits outside my cave; an arena where i have lost interest in competing. A scenario that has degenerated into a mundane TV rerun of the past. A society that is a growing reflection of what i despise, populated by people who embody what i reject; not only Trump and his ilk, but insipid celebs in the entertainment industry, ubiquitous victims of religious mind control, the droning voices of a black community debating itself. Language,…

My final take on the "Black Panther" euphoria, has predictably congealed into cynicism. The black panther character first appeared as an antagonist to Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four in 1966. which according to some accounts, was the same year a cabal of young black militants in Oakland, California, inspired by the heroics of this character, envisioned the image of a black panther as a logo for their nascent organization. Subsequently learning that the symbol had already been adopted in 1965 by another political group from Alabama known as the Lowndes County Freedom Organization, Bobby Seal and Huey Newton perhaps made these activists an offer they couldn't refuse and - …

We (me and the other White racist trolls) have come to the conclusion that some of you are confusing SCIENCE with KNOWLEDGE. Science CONTAINS knowledge, but the two are NOT the same. (kind of like the different Pioneers who make up the composite....lol) When you reference different facts and discoveries from ancient African cultures like Kemet and Nubia or talk about what the ancient Native Americans knew, you're not talking about science. You're talking about their knowledge, which may have been based in whatever concept their particular culture used to arrive at those beliefs. SCIENCE is a uniquely Western concept. It's more than just collecting information;…

I saw this powerful and "on point" video last night and figured I'd drop it on here. It seems to be pertinent to the disussion we were having in another thread about the value of an academic education.....especially for Black folk. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dr. Boyce Watkins interviewing Dr. Claude Anderson

Houston. Pastor,Kirkjon Caldwell,Arrested. And. Indicted,For,Selling,Millions. Of. Dollars. Worth. Of. Fake,Chinese. Bonds. To. The. Elderly. And. Vulnerable,People..These. Mega. Church. Preachers,And. Their,Mega Church. Idiots...Thou. Shall. Not. ,Steal,Well,They,Do. Church. Christians. Are. As. Stupid,Controlled. ,As. The. Idiots, That. Jim Jones ,,Controlled....Preachers. Are. Snakes,Jackals. And. Hyena..John. Lewis. Not. Talking. Moral. Obligation,With These,Fake. Preachers,NAACP,Congressional Black. ,Caucus,Silent. Black. Lives. Don't. Matter. When. Black,People,Harm. Black. People,Unless. Black. Police Are,Involved.......

Students. From. The. Florida. School. Murders. ,Have Organized. A. Nation. Wide. March,To. Stop. School. Shootings.. A. Large. March. On. Washington. Is. Planned,Today. This. Will Not. Stop. School. Shootings Or,Have. Gun. Control...Two. Of, This. Country's. Religions,Is,Money. And. Guns.. On. CNN ,Kamaou Bell. .Interviewed The,KLAN .They. Had. Their. Faces. Covered. ,Was. Carrying. ,Rifles,Guns. Any. Other. Race. In. This. Country. Carrying. Guns,With. Their. Faces. Covered. Up,Would. Be. Arrested. White,People. Would. Be. Angry,Any. Other. Race. Had. Guns,Walking. Around. With. Their. Faces. Covered Up.. Last,Year. The. Racist. Trash. President. Supported. Neo ,…

The video below is a 1 minute clip from a 2017 documentary, Age of Uncertainty - Time, Cosmology, Quantum Physics and Philosophy. I threw in the religion, for religion save the dogmas is philosophical in nature and is related to the issues raised in our recent conversations, The New Religion and Knowledge vs Science.

The ongoing discussion blowing up the board, started out with the question "is science the new religion", and proceeded to morph into a slugfest over whether science espouses religion. As a debate, it exemplified the "irresistible force meeting an immovable object" axiom. The passion with which participants proselytized their arguments was akin to religious fervor, with everybody trying to exorcise the demons of those with opposing views. From another perspective, the heated exchanges were also a war of words, aiming verbal weapons that missed as often as they hit their targets. Truth was twisted and facts were bent. What had an equally interesting effect was th…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/26/america-has-locked-up-so-many-black-people-it-has-warped-our-sense-of-reality/

Listening is a skill that doesn't come naturally or easily to most of us... Listening is about entertaining another person's ideas, a bit like trying on their coat. It's like saying to the other person: 'I may not agree with you, I might not like what you are saying, but I am going to try to understand it from your point of view. ' What Makes Us Tick pp 29-30, by Hugh Mackay .

Time for a respite from the heavy stuff - for an image that visually captivates - and for a meme that tickles our funny bones. Keep staring at the black hole and something will happen. .

In. Austin. Texas, 4th. Bomb. Explodes , The. First. And. Second,Bombs. Killed. 2. Black. Men ,Hispanic. Woman. Injured,The. 4th. Bomb. News. Says. Injured. White. Men,Terrorism. Or. Hate. Crime. They Do. Not. Know. The. ,Kkk ,Neo. Nazi. Trash. ,Training. Themselves. For. A. Race. War,They. Think. Trump. Will. Lead.. Holy. War.. . Domestic,Terror . On. CNN ,Kamou. Bell. Interviewed. The. KKK, Garbage,They. Had. Their. Faces. Covered. ,Walking. Around. With. Guns,Rifles,Any. Other. Race. Walking. Around,With. Their. Faces. Covered. Up,With. Files,Guns,Would,Be. Arrested......

Black. People. Coming. Together. With. Unity,Would. Make. White. People. Uncomfortable.. ..Talking. About. Racism,Inequality.,Slavery . Speaking. Historic. Writings,We. Hold. This. Truths,All. Men. Created. Equal. By. The. Creator,Life, Liberty ,Pursuit. Of. Happiness. Education,Black. Poor. Schools,Rich. White. Private. Schools. Then. There. Is. Religion. White. America. Want. White. Christianity ,To. Be. The,Only. Religion. On. Planet. Earth. Especially. This. Country.... Religious. Chaos ,Black. And. White. Christians,Read. The. Same Bible. Book.. Doubt. If. White,Christians. Speak. Of. The. Black. Presence. In. The. Bible,Beginning. With. Genesis.......This. Cou…

In your opinion, has science become a new religion? Why or why not?

Please help me with a research question, anyone (everyone) about watching a White person (weep) cry. Notwithstanding the reason, or thinking about personalizing the image; just a White face shedding tears. What emotion(s) do you experience, thoughts come to your mind, empathy, indifference, fear, hate, what? If you have no emotional experience, or prefer not to say, please explain why? Please provide as much details as you'er comfortable with.

Another item that must be mentioned in the destruction of the black woman is her early sexualization. If you want to bet on one thing that is sure to move a black girl away from her mental assets to a focus on her physical ones is this high-octane sexual-charged atmosphere where her body generates attention long before she is socialized to understand the consequences. In black America, the sexualization of black girls takes place ahead of the socialization of black girls. And this is not a great concept mainly because if a girl’s sexual skills outpace her social skills, then what will be experienced is a generation of babies making babies. Sex is much too powe…

In October, two employees at a prison in North Carolina were killed in the latest example of uncontrolled violence in the nation’s penal system. And undoubtedly, it will only get worse. The numbers speak for themselves, yet what else these grim statistics purport is that the prisons of America are turning into a burial grounds for prison employees. After spending 35 years of my life in some of the toughest prisons in the country, I can honestly testify to the fact that prison is the most inhumane place in the universe. It is not Disney World. Instead, it is an incubator, a sprawling pressure-cooker infested with an apartheid-like authoritarianism that leaves n…

I understand the excitement of special election wins by Democrats, Dong Jones, Conor Lamb, etc. And I see the importance of blocking the doors to more of Trump’s nepotism and political opportunists, paving the way for possible impeachment or criminal indictment; but am I unreasonable to condemn African American enthusiasm of a Democratic control of Congress that may only stall the inevitable, whatever that is?

Actor,Singer,Activist ,Harry. Relative's. Book ,My ,Song,About,His. Career,Being. A. Activist,People He ,Has,Known .Speaks. About. His. Childhood...

The political platform of the Republican party used to be the platform of Democrats in 1860 that saw good and bad guys of plutocratic means win elections and policy. Contrary to the state of modern ignorance, elitists wealth served as only an idol for the populists, poor people respected the rich as most capable of leading the country because they were wealthy. Wealthy Republicans who dominated northern States advocated protections for African Americans and advanced social justice which Democrats largely opposed. Tables have since turned. Today, with both parties having had their turn at the moral code of the human condition plate the (tell all) missing factor…

So now what? We spent our money in support of an African based film; shattering records and propelling Africanism into the global equation. Our consumer aspect has always been evident but the display of unity was something new. Your Black card is revoked; I’ve seen facebook friends de-friend friends who haven’t seen it. Kente cloths in 3D. Dashikis at matinees. Busuutis at the concession stand. The display of pride was unprecedented… But how can we change this into a movement? The beginning of something big. Is it possible? Or was the display ‘for entertainment purposes only.’ One of the hardest conditions Blacks have been battling to over…

T’Challa v Killmonger Good v Evil But who’s who? T’Challa, as king, is fated with protecting Wakanda, the land he rules. It’s customs, its peoples and most important, its resources primarily vibranium. This resource is the most powerful metal on the planet and as a result has transformed the kingdom he inherited into the most advanced technological civilization known to man. He’s ruler of the most dominant nation on earth albeit secretively as part of his protective plan is to keep this resource entirely within his nation. Killmonger, through events, is a native to Wakanda and feels that its his birth nation’s duty to utilize this po…

THE TRUTH HURTS 3 In prison, the thing most constant on a prisoner’s mind is freedom. Remember that. I remember a guy that stayed in the same cellblock where I lived, and one night when it was time for Soul Train, I ran excitedly to his cell, giving him the good news. Soul Train was now airing. He looked me in the eyes and said that the last thing he wanted to see was sexy women. He said that he had a life sentence which meant that his career with women was officially over. That, in and of itself, was almost enough to make you want to escape. The next time I saw Biggs was about five years later at another prison. He was on the Mental Health Unit, the so-called …

THE TRUTH HURTS On November 10, 2017 | 0 Comments What we have here is the abject failure of those who make the laws to keep in mind the laws of karma. Thanks to hard-hitting, soul-taking punitive laws, we are now experiencing the natural outgrowth of the seeds spawned by these draconian measures. Ever heard the old adage about “the same thing that makes you laugh, makes you cry. Right now, we are at the crying part. No so very long ago, politicians and other law-and-order folks, were patting each other on the backs, and celebrating just how successful they had been at enacting the most stringent criminal laws in history. Now, we shed tears be…

WHITE. Politicians ,Both. Democrat. And. Republican,Upset ,Over. Minister. Louis. Farrakhan. Comments. About. Jewish ,People. Helping. Oppress Black. People. Anti. Semitic ,Talking.. Republicans. Supports. Every. Racist. Thing. From,Trump's. Mouth,Support. Racist. Police. Killing. Innocent,Unarmed. Black. Males,Neo. Nazi. Marching. Around,With. U.S. And. Nazi. Flags,White. Democrats. ,Win. Elections. With. Black. Votes.. Black. Democrats ,They Cannot,Criticize. Minister. Farrakhan. Without. ,Criticizing Black. Preachers. Who. Have. Been. Caught. With. Prostitutes ,Arrested. For. Stealing. Money,Preachers. Killing. Their. Wives,Having. Children. With. Mistresses...WHIT…

i'm having a cynical reaction to how the term "God" is being bandied about in the ongoing discussion about religion and science. Some people obviously think Christianity has a monopoly on god, having based its religion on someone calling himself the son of god. Judaism says, "not so". Islam stammers "maybe". Inscrutable Oriental gurus and swamis and lamas have their own version of god in keeping with their cultures and philosophies. The ancient Greeks figured, "By Jove, we'll create mythical gods for every situation!" The Romans chimed in with a "Sounds like a great idea!" God is moreorless a generic term co-opted by groups who have turned mysterious forces in…

The source of these words can be traced to human opinions. Are they true? Who knows? I. WONDER.

Travis Smiley Plans To Use PBS ,For Firing. Him Claiming It ,Was Because Of Sexual Misconduct . Travis Smiley Says He ,,Was Fired Because Of Racism ,Not Sexual Misconduct. Sexual -Misconduct ,Assault Upon Women In ,Hollywood,Politics,Sports ,Not Mentioned Religion. . Black And White Preachers Are In Prison. For Killing. Their Wives. White People Have Conversations On The News ,After The ,Massacre Of The Innocent At The Florida High School. Black -Males Unarmed Shot Dead By. Racist White Police ,Getting Away With It Except In. South Carolina , That White Police Officer Was Found Guilty Of Murdering Walter Scott.. In Florida George Zimmerman Got Away With. Murd…

Well, the 90th annual Academy Awards ceremonies have come and gone. Hollywood's favorite night out was a glittering affair, bristling with glamorous and empowered females flexing their toned up muscles in a show of solidarity for the "Me, too" Movement, accompanied by male escorts keeping low profiles, and crossed fingers, hoping they wouldn't be the next lecher to be outed. Yawn. There weren't any surprise upsets when it came to the winners. Black folks were reasonably well-represented among the nominees which included Denzel Washington, Mary j.Bligh. Daniel Kaluuya, Octavia Spencer, Common the Rapper and, last but not least, Jordan Peele, who directed …

It's well known that Donald Trump's LARGEST support comes from White people without college education, especially uneducated White men. The main reason for this is because of AM radio. AM radio is dominated by racist conservative hosts like Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh who place all of the blame of society on Blacks, Latinos, Muslims, and women...especially feminists. Just like poor Blacks and poor Latinos, poor and working class White men have seen their wages go down, health care go down, and quality of life in general decline.... But instead of blaming it on the policies of corporate controlled Republican Administrations like Reagan, Bush, and Trump alon…

Well, the results are in. "Black Panther" which opened this week-end was a box office sensation to the tune of $192,000,000+, primarily due to the patronage of black people deliriously happy to have a super hero with the same skin color as theirs. These theatergoers showed up in droves, many of them decked out in African garb, all ready to have their hunger for something other than movies depicting the drudgery and cruelty of slavery in America, satisfied. Reviews of this film have been good, and popular opinion has been overwhelming in its enthusiastic approval. That the movie's director is also black, is chocolate icing on the devils food cake. But there are always vo…

http://www.collective-evolution.com/2016/08/19/5-pioneering-scientists-who-were-spiritual-mystics-most-of-them-were/ https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/611905 https://www.speakingtree.in/article/partnership-between-science-spirituality https://m.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/12-famous-scientists-on-the-possibility-of-god_us_56afa292e4b057d7d7c7a1e5

What have we here? A beginning or an ending? A dream or a nightmare? Or the result of taking the red pill.

I'm curious. Does anybody have any theories as to why i am so routinely in disagreement with Pioneer? I, myself, have no clue as to why most of the things he says invoke my opposition. This is not something i have to work at; my rejection is genuine and readily forthcoming when it comes to the majority of Pioneer's assertions, - as opposed to former poster, Chris Burns, who i always agreed with. Strange. i actually disliked former poster Sara as a person, and this fueled my compulsion to dismantle her deviousness. When it comes to Mel, her ideas are so fresh that what she says coaxes my approval. i have normal relationships with Troy and Del, either agreeing or di…

Heard On ESPN ,Black Race Car Driver Darrell Wallace ,First ,Black Race Car Driver To Race At Daytona 500 Race ,Since,1971 - Wendell Scott. Brehanna Daniels ,Became The ,First Black Woman To Be On A Pit Crew At A NASCAR Race,She,Changed Tires. She A Native Of Virginia ,Played ,Basketball At Norfolk State. I Think...Beautiful ,Talented ,Confident Sister. Darrell Wallace He Might Be A Good ,Successful Race Car Driver ,If The Racist Don't Stop Him...

You all bring so much passion and fire to your posts! I appreciate ALL of your words and look forward to seeing many more thought provoking posts such as the ones I've read. I really do mean it when I say I appreciate ALL thoughts, not just some. Watching the opposition between ideas sharpens me and makes me even more desirous to fall back and detach from views that could be debated all day long. Bottom line, 99% of what we know we get from methods we cannot personally confirm. It's a sad truth. But it is what it is. I lay wait like a lion in the bushes for new information to guide us to truths. Stay lively and keep bringing the fire! …

This cartoon was apparently in Michael Moore's 2010 movie Bowling for Columbine. It would be hilarious if it were not so sad.

Alternative thoughts when everything about the confines of this disgusting country stifles and disgusts, thanks to Trump and his ilk. When the "Black Panther" orgy morphs into a bizarre worship of the ancestors who supplied bodies for the slave trade. Time for the sanctuary of introspection.

Actually YOUR stance on "race" is illogical. Knowing that race is a CATEGORY, logically speaking there MUST be more than one option. So for you to take the position that there is only ONE race....the human race. Is like saying that there is only ONE flavor of soda pop....the "soda pop" flavor. See my point? To say there is only ONE race....the human race....would be like claiming the words "race" and "human" are almost synonymous.

News Says This Idiot Murderer Was Able To Buy This Military ,Rifle At Age 19 At The Gun Store. He Is A Racist ,Says He Hates ,NIGGERS And Jews .He Wanted To Kill As Many As He,Could. Trump Talking Mental Problems, Nothing Wrong ,With Him Buying Guns ,Planning To Kill ,He Is A Racist . Racist ,Like Trump . On CNN News, Black Reporter Kamau Bell ,Interviewed The KU Klux Klan , The Klan Had There Faces ,Covered. ,Walking. Around With Rifles ,Other Guns .. Any ,Other Race Had Guns ,Weapons With Faces Covered Up ,Would Be Arrested . Trump Said Las Vegas Killer Was Evil ,White Texas Church Killer Was Evil ,Not Mental Problems. He,Supported Neo Nazi In Charlottesvil…

I discovered this video reading an article about Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor on Munchies I'm still listening to it -- not even halfway through (Nikki Giovanni just read a poet to and for Lena Horne and they just started a conversation. This is just a great video featuring different Black women in conversation, singing, dancing, poetry -- a terrific compilation and demonstrates why we need Black media. The following a from the video description on Youtube: Inspired by the book by Chester Higgins, this special episode of Black Journal features a discussion between Joan Harris, Vertamae Grosvenor, Martha Davis, Marian Watson and Amma Baraka. A sep…