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In the latter years of his career, jazz legend Mils Davis and Prince became friends. During the MTV era in the 1980s Miles, looking very Princesque, even made a video playing his version of Cyndi Lauper's, 'Time after time". Jazz purists were miffed by Miles' cross over into the pop domain, but he brushed them off. ''So What?" is vintage Miles, and a phrase that could sum up his approach to life. Also appearing on this video another jazz icon, John Coultrane. https://fb.watch/8pW5Nyh5Hm/

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Is it possible to develop your identity without being influenced by community?

I have always loved the art of Chevelin Pierre, for years now, so even though it is march,and haitian independence is january 1st, it is being shared:)

Someone once said all the communities in new york city change , and thinking on nyc, they are right, even white communities in nyc are unrecognizable from how they were. No community in nyc stays the same. IT is a false myth that only the black community goes through changes, all communities in nyc do. from carl manley In 1996, Gordon Parks photographed survivors who were still alive showing where they were in 1958 for A Great Day In Harlem. (Art Kane) Only 2 survive today: Benny Golson and Sonny Rollins. Note: Sonny Rollins is missing in the 1996 photo. He was standing behind Marian McPartland in 1958 but not in 1996. Marian is in the red dress. …

News. Says. Trump. Will. Have. The. Investigation. ,. Assassination. Files. Of. The. Dr. Martin. Luther. King. ,President. Kennedy. And. Robert. Kennedy. Released. ...Dr. King. Assassination. Theories. Racist. White. In. High. Places. Organized. Dr. King. Murder. .Read. The. King. Family. Do Not. Believe. James. Earl. Ray. Was. The. Murderer. .....They. Believed. He. Was. Framed. ...The. Kennedy. Assassinations. ? Racist. White. In. High. Places. .Foreign. People. .?.Will. There. Be. Truth. In. These. Investigation. Assassination. Files??.,,NO. Cannot. Trust. FBI. CIA...

Gunfire erupted during Tulsa’s Juneteenth celebration, leaving one dead and multiple victims in critical condition. The Black Wall Street Times Jun 23 Today, I was traumatized by having to relive the stories of …

Lord Dunham’s Report Feb 11th 1839- how England copied the usa in canada Is Canada a better USA? Not absent killing of native americans or enslaving of blacks, but a heritage of white violence less active to the non white that makes its modernity, less dirty?

This week, as a distraction to the dust-up in Iran & stalled negotiations, POTUS OJ decided to disagree with Pope Leo XIV & depict himself as Jesus. Of course, neither Catholics nor Evangelical Christians condemned the actions to any significant degree. I love the phrase as it relates to people in general..."moral relativism & situational ethics". 😁 On a daily basis, the actions of POTUS OJ reinforce what people think, believe &/or are willing to accept.😎

What happens when you protest in America? Well, that depends largely on what you are protesting about, but most importantly, it depends on the color of your skin. Check these protests out and see if you can determine how and why things went awry. The first peaceful assembly starts off peacefully yet ends violently. The second peaceful assembly is met with resistance, but the resistance is dramatically different. Why? Check this out:

ROBERT CHAMPON WAS KILLED FROM BEING BEATEN TO DEATH BY HAZING ON THE FAMU BAND BUS, BLACK COLLEGE FAMU.ON THE NEWS, FAMU PEOPLE SAYING IT IS ROBERT CHAMPION FAULT, HE WAS HAZED TO DEATH, HE COULD HAVE STOPPED IT, OR HE KNEW THERE WAS HAZING AT FAMU/WHAT////WHERE IS THE PROTEST AND ANGER FOR HIM, LIKE FOR TRAYVON MARTIN,IN FLORIDA, AND CHAVIS CARTER IN ARKANSAS, WHO THE KLAN POLICE KILLED....//

Next Suday, August 18th will be my 80th birthday. I began my week-long countdown yesterday. Can I make it? I seriously wonder. I feel OK but - who knows? Anything can happen. Life is fickle. Because I want to do it my way, I have planned a family dinner to be held in a private banquet room, where my 5 kids, 8 grandchildren and 3 great grands will gather to help me celebrate. My niece and grand nephew live out of state and won't be able to make it. Except for 3 distant cousins, these are all the blood relatives I have left in the world. Most of my close friends are dead and the 4 surviving female ones don't live close. Only casual acquaintances survive. I…

For info (pictures and presentations) about my book Eddie Green The Rise of an Early 1900s Black American Entertainment Pioneer for which I have been nominated as a finalist for the INDIES Book Award please visit https://www.facebook.com/elvagreenbookpage/#. Let me know what you think.

One could observe that there's never a dull moment on this board because people are always going at it, engaging in verbal combat, something that has become the name-of-the-game on social media. How such confrontations play out here, provide very good material for a spoof served up with a cast of caricatures. Let's shift into the satire zone for a moment and imagine a "mockumentary" about the genesis of a Cynique's Corner smack down. * * * * * * * * * * After a busy day on the job where he holds the position of "head nigga in charge of shuffling papers", Pioneer is back in his digs, flushed with a latte from Starbucks, busy at work putti…

PROTEST IN AFRICA FOR DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD? I have read a few reports about protests in African for death of George Floyd and that are from certain African countries and officials, but it does seem that there are no widespread protest coming from that realm. For this reason I have contemplated. But as of now, I have not formed an opinion. I've seen a report of a South African woman's emotional response upon hearing a tape recording of George Floyd pleading before he died. I have seen that there are protest outside the embassy in Kenya. I have seen protest in Tunisia. I have seen a report about a few West Africans who protested nearby U.S. Embassi…

HAPPY DAY OBSERVANCE OF THE DAY OF ASCENSION-- HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Well, for those who are celebrating this holiday today with family and friends, I say to you HAPPY THANKSGIVING but I also wish 'Black Christians' to have a wonderful day in remembrance of Jesus Christ who ASCENDED TO THE HEAVENS on this day, 40 days after PASSOVER and after he was Resurrected on OCTOBER 17. [1] The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, [2] Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had…

In a world that has become increasingly computerized, artificial intelligence (A.I.) occupies a prominent place in the technology equation. It also poses an ominous threat. How so? Because it makes humans dispensable, and does so in some of the most unlikely areas of every day life; such as card games. I read somewhere that with all of their high-tech programming, robots do not make especially good bridge payers. Something l can attest to. I am a fan of this game which i have been playing since i entered college 70 yeas ago. Back in the 1950s before the advent of television, and the Internet, Bridge was a very popular past time among campus denizens. Today …

The Democrats now have a two-member edge in the Senate, leveling another Donald Trump toady. Hee hee hee! Now, name some great judges, President Biden. You are the THIRD Democratic President who reduced the budget deficit. You will go down in history as a tough POTUS, willing to stand up the nastiness of the Republithugs and the craziness of the defenders of the BIg Lie. Rev. Raphael Warnock put the finishing touches on the mythical bullchit that Donald Trump is super unbeatable when it comes to politics and a business genius. Trump's entire company was convicted of fraud. Trump Org. was found guilty of criminal tax fraud, conspiracy and falsifyin…

First the backstory, I should go farther back and how little art or graffiti has been treated by the NEw York City government at the behest of many people in NEw York City, i daresay most, as a negative going back to the 1970s. Funny how the sotheby's of the world are selling JEan Michel Basquiat's art , an artists who died penniless, for a hundred million dollars while the city painted over the street art in the 191st street tunnel with no pausal, they took photos of it i think. Well now the city wants to repair the problem. But instead of it being a random thing done through time, changing as well, they want it to be official. So... NYC DOT Announces …

I have placed my reply in my email newsletter, 7/30 edition. But I will leave the article for you. It is long so... https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2386&type=status

......not more bullshit and wishful thinking. I met and had a deep conversation with a group of Hebrew Israelites a few days ago, and it made me a bit disappointed. None of these brothers were over 35 and infact most of them were in their 20s and they were very sincere about Black folks and Latinos being the 12 Tribes of Israel and even more disappointing was the fact that they believed slavery was a "curse" from God for breaking the commandments of the Bible. I was taking these brothers and schooling them not just with their own Bible that they hadn't read thoroughly but also with basic common sense and logic like if slavery was a "curse" then wh…

https://www.thedailybeast.com/saturday-night-live-skewers-donald-trumps-new-bible-grift The former POTUS having paid out close to $275 million in litigation is now hawking the bible for $60. A couple months ago, it was gold sneakers. Of course, there's Truth Social going public and the constant fundraising. I can only imagine the number of con men who will be inspired by this dude. Some white 12-year olds are already in training. The sh8t Teflon Don has been able to say and do and get away with is...no longer unbelievable.😎

The solution is simple, figure the bus routes that have the lowest percentage of fair evasion and then using 10% as a delimiter, stop all bus routes where the fair evasion is greater than ten percent. All the services in NYC from the bus to the subway to the projects were all started for sectors in the white populace of nyc, not the entire white populace in new york city, plus not the entire populace of new york city, but mayors or others [ushed to expand these services to all in new york city as if they were free. Just cut the bus services where the fair evasion is greater or equal to a certain percentage. It is simple, but no elected official will do that be…

Many people believe that the word "race" that is used to describe groups of people is also closely related to the "race" that describes a timely competition. Just like a car race, horse race, even a foot race..... They believe that the word "race" was chosen for these various groups because they were literally in COMPETITION with each other for power, land, wealth, and other resources and who could accumulate the most in the shortest amount of time.

HaHa. Trump was passed over for the Nobel Peace prize he wanted sooo bad because he's jealous of Obama who this great honor was bestowed upon during his presidency. Trump was sure the prize committee would recognize him for trying to negotiate a cease fire between Palestine and Israel. So glad this undeserving despot was denied this honor which went to Maria Corina Machado, a woman who has long been fighting for democracy!

https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2026-04-13/lawmakers-behaving-badly-house-considers-historic-expulsion-spree Rep. Eric Swallwell (D-CA) & Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-TX) have resigned from Congress amid s8xual allegations. Swallwell, who was a serious Democratic contender running for Governor, of California, has been accused of raping several women. Of couse, he denies it. Rep. Gonzalez has admitted to having an affair with a staffer who committed suicide by immolation (setting herself on fire). Two (2) Congress-folks facing expulsion: Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) who has been accused of stealing millions of dollars. Rep. Co…

When we were younger we used to complain about a media that always seemed to be on the look out for the craziest sounding people to use as a sound bite for a news story. They did this so much it became a cliche. Over the years the media has taken this type of "journalism" to a new level with shows like Jerry Springer which are designed to profit by entertaining the masses at the expense of the most dysfunctional in our society. Now here is a story (that someone forwarded to me); covering a very serious crime -- attempted rape. However rather than being at least partonizingly sympatetic to the victim; the highlight of the broadcast was a rant by the victim's brothe…

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Congressman And Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Said He Will Not Attend Trump Inauguration,Because Trump Is Not.A Legitiment ,President. . Fuhr Trump And The Racist Republicans Believe That President Obama Was Born In.Africa Not Hawaii,Birth Certificate Was Forged..John Lewis Who Was With Dr. Martin Luther King, Has No Problem With.All These False Prophets,In The Black Church. 3 Black Preachers In Prison.For Killing Their Wives,Preachers With Prostitutes,Children With Mistressses,Beat Their Wives,Worship Money,Buy Rich Cars And Houses,They Are A Disgrace To Dr. King. Maybe Kanye West Will Sing At Trump.Inauguration,He Loves Trump. Was That Steve Harvey Next To Trump On A New…

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

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…

The Hurricane Dorian situation had me a bit down emotionally the past few days. The fact that this storm roars into a category 5 hurricane and heads straight for the U.S. and then STOPS in it's tracks over the Bahamas and stays there for nearly 2 days before making an "L" and moving north as it loses strength is almost unbelievable. No one can tell me this was totally co-incidental and simply part of nature. For one thing, storms don't STOP in the middle of their rack and do a little dance for 2 days before moving on. Also, since when do storms make sharp "L" movements? They may curve and make wide turns, but head west only to stop r…

@Pioneer1 the message below was in my in box today: "I don't understand why we just sit around and TALK. when there is a well defined STRUCTURE that makes Black Lives Matter and it is our own National Structure.We can't arrive at this far reaching destination of our lives mattering without a VEHICLE, a well thought out way to make our lives matter. We cannot logically obtain Reparations while we have not liberated ourselves. Reparations do not work well for encapsulated people. Reparations is an International matter as explained by Malcolm X and the only way to obtain COLLECTIVE reparations is that we must be a Self-determining collective, until we realize th…

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I don't have an answer to this question. But the frustration that I feel is immense. I've looked to civilian review boards, elected officials, community activists etc. I was referred to a podcast. The lead host is a former police officer. I don't know if the dialogue on their site is helpful but it gave me some insight.

Not sure if anyone covered this issue since the controversy a week ago but Whoopi got in trouble for claiming that the Holocaust wasn't because of race. They even suspended her for that comment. Well......she's right. Jews...for the most part....are NOT a separate race from the rest of Caucasians. They are part of the same race. There ARE some Black and mixed race Jews, but they are a relative minority. The vast majority are Caucasian (White). Jews are an ETHNICITY...not a race. They are bound together not by blood but by culture and history. The only difference between them and other White folks are their religious and cultural practices, and…

At first impression I was discouraged by Warnock’s defeat of Walker. I then started to do the post election analysis. I was pleasantly surprised by how well Walker did despite the negative press coverage and financial deficit. To people who criticize Herschel’s speaking ability I would point out he speaks better than Mitch McConnell. Stacey Abrams lost by an almost 2 to 1 margin. Herschel’s difference was by about 7 percent. So what does this all mean? It means that the Ga Gop didn’t put their full support behind Walker. The National GOP was also deficient. I would also add that Conservative media did not treat Herschel with respect. More to come.

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According to the good, edumucated, GOP folks in Florida, centuries of Chattel Slavery were apparently a great deal for us Black peeples. Why, we should be eternally grateful for all those decades of wanton brutality, vicious lynchings, psychotic mass killings and continuous denials of our humanity - so sayeth today’s Republicans. And since we now know there’s no difference between Republicans and Democrats (according to some in this group) we just oughta bow down in permanent gratitude. Because the goofballs in Florida hath declared that during Chattel Slavery we darkies picked up vital skills that would benefit us all of our born days. And this happened despite…

Black. Men. In. America.....Different. Ways. Of. Black. Genocide....Poverty. ,Racist. White. Politicians. Organize. Guns. And,Hard. Drugs. In. Black. Inner. City. Communities. For. Black. Males. To. Genocide. Black. Communities. .In. Gangs. And. Selling ,Crack. Cocaine .......Black. Entertainment. Has. Black. Men. Wearing ,,Dresses. ...Black men. Wearing. Dresses... Heard. On. YouTube ,,Rappers. Are. Forced. To. Be. Gay. ......Gay. Rappers.....Black. Athletes. And. Entertainers. Are. Obsessed. With. White. Women,,Especially. Black. Athletes. ,They. Worship. White. Women..,The. Church. Black. Preachers. Worship. Money. Enslaving ,,Black. Minds. With. A. White. Jesus. ...…

That harvest moon which recently loomed on the horizon, appearing like clock work every year in October, is as wonderous as our resident bee hive. Here it is overlooking the mall parking lot near me. Who's running this show???

Economic Corner 12 - 02/12/2025 offline internets and intranets What do you think should be the future of black owned websites?

HOSEA 4;6 MY PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED BY LACK OF KNOWLEDGE.HOSEA 4;14. A PEOPLE WITHOUT A UNDERSTANDING WILL COME TO RUIN... WE HAVE ENSLAVED AND SELF INPRISONED OUR SPIRITUALITY AND OUR COMMUNITIES.. .DRUGS,GANGS, IRRESPONSIBLE SEX, PREACHERS,LEADERS THE OVERSEER'S . SELF GENOCIDE IS TAKING PLACE.....

Who's crazy? It is really the natural healer Dr. Sebi or is it really the profit centered system that says which suggests that he is crazy? Dr. Sebi

Nowadays I don't a lot of free cash laying around. But I'm more than willing to make a sacrifice and splurge on something for myself or someone else. So I decided to buy tickets for myself, and my daugthers, to checkout the latest installment of the Star Wars saga on IMAX 3D. I never would have imaged that going to the movies would be considered splurging, but at $72 for three tickets I consider it splurging. The crazy thing is that finding tickets was not easy. I brought them online and our favorite Imax theater was sold out until after Christmas! So I had to drive way out of my way just to see the film. Given the box office (more than a 1/4 of a …

Sob. On the brink of missing the the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2008, the injury-riddled Chicago Bulls, with inspired play from their "bench", defeated LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, leaders of the Eastern Conference by a score of 105 to 102 on Saturday, creating an opportunity for the Bulls to snatch the last place spot on the playoff roster. But alas, on Sunday the Indiana Pacers crushed these hopes by routing the Brooklyn Nets and by doing so, eliminated the Bulls' play-off bid. And to add insult to injury, Bull fans now have to contend with the prospect of the Golden State Warriors breaking the 72-game winning record held by the Bulls' 1995-9…

I still have not heard the President's farewell speech, but I have heard clips and I watched an Interview on TV last night. In each instance, I've heard Obama state that the country is better off as a result of his presidency. In fact, in the interview I watched last night, Obama said this was "objectively" true in any way you want to measure it. As an entrepreneur; educator; and someone who has been involved in a wide variety of industries including, defense, financial services, publishing, and technology the notion that the country is better off now, than it was 8 years ago, does not ring true. While it is true, based upon the data I have access to, that the…