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Culture, Race & Economy

This board's purpose is to facilitate the exchange of opinions, ideas, facts, and information as it relates to Black people.

  1. Started by Pioneer1,

    It appears that our dear father, healer, and teacher the honorable Dr. Sebi has made his transition. I hope that God's peace and blessings be upon this great man for the good that he has done and the knowledge that he has brought to our community. Dr Sebi

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  2. Started by Ray Hollar-Gregory,

    It is inconceivable that someone of Trump’s limitations would be in the position he is today. Unfortunately, here we are. Since 2008 and Obama’s improbable victory and subsequent second term in 2012, the privileged class and its political establishment has sought to delegitimize the Obama Presidency. Beginning with the clandestine Republican meeting within days of his inauguration, Mitch McConnell, Senate Republican Leader, declared it’s primary legislation objective was to obstruct the Obama administration’s agenda. It is no coincidence that the first black president has faced such extraordinary vitriolic resistance, e.g. Tea Party, Congress, “you lie” during State of th…

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  3. News Says A Washington D C Police Officer Supports ISIS.His Name Nicholas Young,Trying To Find Picture Of Him.Picture Of A White Man,Who Plead Quilty Of Supporting A Middle East Terror Group.I Dont See The Faces Of White Police Officers,Who Was Fired For Being Members Of White Supremacy Groups,Klan Groups.San Francisco,White Police Talked About Lynching Black People,Fort Lauderdale ,Florida,White Police Fantasized About Killing Black People...

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  4. Dear Friends, I am happy to report that Kevin Young will be joining NYPL as Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. He will begin his tenure at the Library in the late fall. Kevin succeeds Khalil Gibran Muhammad, who led the Schomburg with great distinction for the last five years. Kevin joins NYPL from Emory University, where he was both Curator of the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library and Curator of Literary Collections at the newly named Rose Library. He simultaneously held the Charles Howard Candler Professorship of Creative Writing and English. Under Kevin's leadership, the Danowski Poetry Library and the Rose Libra…

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  5. Guest the_malian
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    Would you like to see more mobile game featuring black main characters on the App and Google Play Store?

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  6. Started by harry brown,

    Savannah,Georgia News,Black Mother,Video Taped Herself Beating Her Daughter,Because Her Daughter,Put Sexy,Pictures On Facebook.Mother Was Beating Her With Something,Look Like Wood Ruler To Me.Some Agree With The Mother,If Their Was Putting Sexy Pictures Online They Would Be Upset.Some Say Child Abuse.Fort Lauderdale,Florida Black Teens At A Club,Then Men Show Up Shooting Guns,Believe 2 Dead .Black Teen Male Dead.Was On Basketball Team,I Think.Forgotten Kendrick Johnson.Conclusion Accident,First Said It Was Suicide.Family Say He Was Murdered,I Agree.17 Year Old Black Boy Body Dead Rolled Up In A Wrestling Mat In The Gym.Do Not Trust The Police.

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  7. In an interview with our very own Kam Williams, Dr. Julianne Malveaux said Obama's image as a community organizer in Chicago might be more a “manufactured mythology” than reality. Read the detail in her book. Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy

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  8. Started by Cynique,

    I watched the opening proceedings of the Democratic presidential convention in Philadelphia last night, and it was interesting, if nothing else. I personally thought the quality and tone and message of all the speakers helped to defuse the earlier flare-ups At night's end, however, I continue to have a problem with the "Bernie-or-Bust" fanatics. They're liked spoiled brats who, because they didn't get their way, take their bats and go home. Their "my-way-or-the-highway" attitude is a reflection of the sense of entitlement that afflicts the Millennials who makeup Sanders' supporters, and who are like rowdy fans at a high school football game. They are so inured in t…

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  9. Luvvie Ajay has a new book coming out in September, it should be pretty successful, as Ajay is a very popular blogger. I was searching youtube for a good video of her for her webpage. I found a really good video to use, but I also found the video below where Luvvie describes the "power" Black women have on Twitter. I hear about the power Black women supposedly have on Twitter all the time. The reality is that this so called power is a myth, because power comes from ownership, and Black women don't own Twitter. In fact, if Black women are truly the dominant users of Twitter; then they are being exploited because they are not being paid anything in exchange f…

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  10. Started by harry brown,

    News,Black Athletes, To Have Discussion On Black Males,Murdered By White Police.Basket Ball Players,LeBron James,Dwayne Wade,Carmelo Anthony,Chris Paul.Michael Jordan,Made A Comment About Men Of Color ,And The Police,I was Surprised Michael Jordan Said Anything.Jordan Gave A Million To NAACP,And Police Organisation..They Will Not Talk About White Police Being Fired For Being Members Of White Supremacy Groups.News Anchors,CNN News Don Lemon,NBC Lester Holt Will Not Talk About It..

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  11. Started by harry brown,

    FBI,Gangster Disciples Arrested For,Murder,Drugs,Racketeering,.Am ,I The Only One,That Believe Street Gangs Are Domestic Terrorist?They,Should Be At Federal Prison,As Domestic Terrorist,That Might Decrease Gangs In Chicago.FBI ,Black Attorney - General,Will Not Talk About,White Police Members Of,Neo Nazi,White Supremacy Terror Organizations.Neo Nazi In U.S. Military.President,U.S. Attorney General,Black,Black Man Over Home Land,Security.White Police,Murdering Inocent Unarmed Black Males,Street Gang Killings Cannot Be Stopped.Amazing..

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  12. Started by Cynique,

    I figured it was just a matter of time before things came to a head in the ongoing conflict between black males and white policemen. It's a situation that is deeply rooted not only in the history of this country but in the DNA of it combatants. It has much to do with authority, and those who resent the ones who possess it, a situation dating back to the days of slavery. African Americans have always been this country’s stepchildren, and heirs to its injustice. Centries later in the year 2016, a showdown looms. as blacks have finally joined the ranks of terrorists. The retaliatory killing of 5 white policemen by a gunman angry over the slaying of 2 black men could be the s…

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  13. New Black Religious Show Called Greenleaf,On Oprah Winfrey OWN Channel.It's About A Black Religious Church Family.Beneath The Faith Is ,Adultery And Greed. This Is Small Example What The Black Church Is.3 Black Preachers Are In Real Prisons For Killing Their Wifes,Preachers Have Children With Mistresses,They Be With Prostitutes,Beat Their Wifes,And Are Motivated By Money..Preacher"s Wife Hired A Hit Man To Kill Her Preacher Husband,He Did.Black Church Is A Prison Cell,Slave Cabin.Preachers Are Pimps,,Plantation House Negroes And Black Slave Holders..

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  14. The following is a comment made, in 2014 by George E. Curry then editor of the NNPA News Service, bemoaning the fact Obama had not granted a single interview with the Black press. As far as I can tell, with Obama's presidency coming to an end he still has not spoken with the Black press. I ran a Huria Search and can find no evidence that he has. Obama has given interviews to Ebony and Tom Joyner, but again not to a single owned Black owned newspaper. If someone can prove that this is wrong please post a link to the article—thanks George E. Curry editor of the NNPA News Service, complained last week that President Obama was disrespecting the black media, too. …

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  15. Started by Cynique,

    Things are really heating up in Cleveland. Latest trending topic sending the media into a frenzy, is the blatant plagiarism committed by Melania Trump, who in her speech at the Republican convention, lifted lines verbatim from a previous speech by Michelle Obama wherein the first lady made references to the ethical values that she shared with her husband, Barack. Melania's faux pas has proven to be a great distraction and Republicans are trying hard to blow it off while the talking heads covering the convention, not to mention gleeful Democrats, and Twitter tweeters are having a field day over this gaffe. Not hard to imagine that all this is a sign of things to come. …

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  16. Started by Cynique,

    Slow day, half way through July and I'm really appreciating that where I am, summer is turning out to be genuine. Hot, blue-skied days, warm nights, balmy breezes, green lawns, blooming flowers, growing gardens, scampering squirrels, chirping birds - thunder storms punctuated with lightning. I love it all, because for the past few years, my summers haven't lived up to expectations. They would be tentative, sluggish, not sure they really wanted to heat up, and before I knew it the leaves were falling and a cold winter was forecast, leaving me to be content with watching the seasons change. Content, indeed, because there is something awesome about witnessing nature go thro…

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  17. Started by harry brown,

    CNN News Don Lemon,Had A Discussion About White Police And Black People Wednesday Night.Wasted A Few Minutes Of My Time Watching This Crap.I Know Don Lemon Was Not Going To Have The FBI On Saying White Police Have Been Fired In The Last Few,Years,For Being In White Supremacist Groups,neo Nazi Groups.White Police In San Francisco Were Talking Lynching Black People,Burning Crosses.In Fort Lauderdale,Florida White Police Fantasized About Killing Black People.In Chicago,White Police Recruiter For White Supremacy Groups..Black Police Say All Police Are Brothers In Blue .Do Black Police Arrest White People?They Do Not Shoot White People,Down Every Week.Heard The President Talk…

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  18. Started by harry brown,

    On The News,Sacramento,California,Neo Nazi,KKK, Christians Were Attacked By A Protest Mob.Where Are The White Americans Who Say,All Muslims Are Islam Terrorist?White Terrorist Christians Are Condoned,By Politicians,American Christians.White Police Have Been Fired For Being KKK Members.FBI. Says White Police Are Members Of,White Supremacy Groups.Neo Nazi, Have Killed White Police.They Seem To Believe That The White Race Is Close To Extinction...

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  19. White Police Talked About Lynching,Black People,San Francisco,White Police In Los Angeles Organized A Neo Nazi Gang,Often Terrorized Black People.Fort Lauderdale,Florida,White Police ,Fantasized About Killing Black People,Chicago White Police Was A ,Neo Nazi Recruiter,Why Black Police Will Not Speak About This.They Talk Police Brotherhood.How Often Do Black Police Arrest White People,Have They Ever Shot A White Criminal?The FBI Has Said White Police Are,Involved In Racist White Groups,FBI Not On The News Saying White Police Are Involved,With Racist Groups,when They Know They Are..Neo Nazi,Talking Race War,After Police Killings In Dallas..

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  20. Here I am back on this forum after finishing another 6 month work assignment of 10 hour days for 6 days per week. That work schedule leaves me too drained for anything else, but food and rest. Yet as I come back I viewed videos of 2 men shot and killed like rabid dogs in the streets by those sworn to protect us, one in Louisiana and one in Minnesota. This is the most disturbed I have felt in years since it seems that even the most mundane encounter with the wrong police officer can end in your death. http://pollardpost.blogspot.com/2016/07/are-we-all-just-another-nier-to-some.html

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  21. Started by Cynique,

    All the Hillary Haters are up in arms because the FBI gave her a pass in regard to the E-Mail controversy she was involved in. She wasn't found innocent but there wasn't enough hard evidence to indict and bring her to trial. Prosecutors wouldn't have had a concrete case against her. Apparently if Trump and all the Bernie die-hards had their way she should just be thrown in prison and denied her day in court. Yet another example of how emotional irrationality is fueling this election and how much each side is reacting to what the candidates have allegedly done instead of what they will possibly do if elected. If you believe Hillary Clinton is going to repeat the mistakes o…

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  22. Started by harry brown,

    Another Black Man Killed By White Police,This Time Baton Rouge,Louisiana.FBI Has Said White Police Are Involved With the KKK,White Supremacy Groups..FBI,Not In Front Of News, Cameras Talking About ,White Police,Being ,KKK,Members,KKK,Terrorist Organization.Protesting In Baton Rouge.In Memphis,Black Woman,Kills Her 4 Children,Where Are The Anger Protest For Those Innocent Black . Lives?

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  23. Started by Cynique,

    Fallout continues from what stole the show at the recently BET awards telecast. The tributes to Prince by various artists were supposed to be the highlight of the night but their performances along with a surprise opening act appearance by Beyonce were all overshadowed when Jesse Williams, a featured actor on the hit TV show, "Greys Anatomy", was presented with a humanitarian award. His acceptance speech turned out to be what I'd describe as a kind of spoken word lament about - you guessed it - race in America. It was a very articulate and dynamic, not to mention provocative indictment of the white power structure, and it brought down the house. Pre…

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  24. ...so says the New York Times. I guess there is nothing we can do about it, huh? The article mentions as if it is some form of consolation; "The emergence of Black Twitter has also given African-Americans a powerful voice on social media." Black Twitter?! Please it is just Twitter; we don't own it, we don't control it, and it damn sure ain't benefiting Black people.

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  25. Started by harry brown,

    As Black People Get Ready To Celebrate The 4th Of July.Think Of. The Black Soldiers , That Were In The Wars ,WW2 On Back,Civil Rights Soldiers ,Sacrificing Themselves.Read On Website,Slaves,Built,White House,Capitol Building,President"s Homes,Railways.Slaves Built The Whitehouse,Capitol Building,All These Years Later,We Are Seen. As Less Equal,Denied The Equal Rights As White People ,Black People Enslave Themselves And Black Communities.

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  26. Started by harry brown,

    Happy Fathers Day,To All Of The Responsible Black Fathers On,Fathers Day.The White Media Likes To Portray. All Black Fathers As Dead beats,Not Involved In Rasing Their Children.In The Black Community,Unfortunately There Are Black Men Who Have Children And Choose Not To Care For Their Children.Cheers For All Of The Responsible,Black Fathers On Fathers Day..

  27. Started by Pioneer1,

    This thought was inspired by a few questions Xeon raised in another thread: "Well, tell ya what...why don't you give me the name of one black African country in 2016, that leads the world in technological, medical and scientific development. Give me the name of one black African nation that is a global leader in engineering, economics, agriculture and education. How many black African nations are totally and completely free of technological assistance, infrastructure development and economic assistance from China, Europe or the US? And when you finish that list, give me another list of "non-Negro nations" and governments that are dependent on "black African countries" fo…

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  28. Guest Tabias Olajuawon Wilson
    Started by Guest Tabias Olajuawon Wilson,

    Requesting Book Review: by author Title: Godless Circumcisions: A Recollecting & Re-membering of Blackness, Queerness & Flows of Survivance Author: Tabias Olajuawon Wilson ISBN-10: 1519539967 ISBN-13: 978-1519539960 Publication Date: 1/8/16 Synopsis: Godless Circumcisions is a witty and forceful study of race, sex and politics in contemporary culture. Personal and poetic, these essays, poems and biographical trysts disrobe issues central to the black, queer and working class existences. Wilson speaks fluently—fluctuating between academic authority, queer griot and matter-of-fact honesty—to issues of racial-sexual terror; masc…

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  29. Facebook Inc. has inked contracts with nearly 140 media companies and celebrities to create videos for its nascent live-streaming service, as the social network positions itself to cash in on a lucrative advertising market it has yet to tap—and keep its 1.65 billion monthly users engaged. The company has agreed to make payments to video creators totaling more than $50 million, according to a document reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Its partners include established media outfits like CNN and the New York Times; digital publishers like Vox Media, Tastemade, Mashable and the Huffington Post; and celebrities including Kevin Hart, Gordon Ramsay, Deepak Chopra and NFL…

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  30. Started by Cynique,

    Last night a rare phenomena appeared in the sky and, as is my custom when something like this occurs, I venture out into the night to gaze skyward and commune with nature. This time I really had an ideal setting for doing this because the weather was warm, the breezes balmy and the visibility clear. So on June 20th, the occasion of 2016's summer solstice, I stood on my patio and stared up at the full moon which hasn't coincided with this date since 1948 and will not happen again until 2062. Any full moon during the month of the summer equinox is called a "strawberry moon" because Native Americans looked upon it as a good time to gather fruits and berries. Smilin…

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  31. Started by harry brown,

    There Are Slaves Graveyards ,This Country,Black America Has Forgotten.Some Graveyards Of Slaves,You Could Drive By Or Walk By Would Not See Them.The Black Are Beyond A Disgrace.If The Churches,NAACP,Politicians Do Not Respect Black History,Their Communities ,Why Should The Young Have Respect.Saw On Websites,Black Churches,Take In ,Millions Of Dollars,Preachers Steal,To Buy Cars,Mansions,Take Care Of Mistresses,Black Female Preachers Steal Also.They Do Not Try To Uplift Black Communities.Black Churches Take In Hundred Million Plus.NAACP,Black Politicians Condone It.Black. People Enslave Themselves.White Politicians Control Some Black Churches,Black Slave Holders …

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  32. Congrats to the Cleveland Cavaliers the new NBA Champions! The best team won. As the final whistle blew, the highly vaunted golden warriors were reduced to the tarnished ranks of losers. The Cavaliers and LeBron hung tough, and this hungry, gritty Cleveland crew stifled the wholesome, well-fed 3 point brigade. Now instead of comparing the Warriors to the CHICAGO BULLS, whose win-loss record they broke, Curry and Company have to defer to the Michael Jordan posse who continued their winning ways by taking it all. In the end, Golden State's spectacular season all went for naught, and the only difference between them and the hapless last place Philadephia 76ers are …

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  33. Oh..... No WONDER they're talking about pressing charges against the mother of the boy who wandered into the gorilla enclosure at the zoo. The parents are Black! http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/king-racism-found-cincinnati-zoo-saga-article-1.2655860 I was thinking to myself of all the times parents have taken their children to the zoo and how the kids ended up wandering into places they didn't belong....but no one ever thought about "charging" the parent with a crime. Everyone from the zoo's staff to the authorities were so happy nothing happened to the child they let things go...but not in this case. So part of me "wondered" was the woman of color…

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  34. Started by harry brown,

    Today Is 1 Year,Of The Charleston Church Massacre.A White Racist Idiot Murdered 9 Black People In A ,Historic Black Church Trying To Start A Race War.As The News Show The Orlando Club Massacre.Last Year Black Churches Were Burned Down In St. Louis.There Are Neo Nazi In The U.S. Military,In Police Uniform,Politics.FBI Says White Police Are Members Of White Supremacy Groups.News Will Not Talk,White Police Being Fired For Being,KKK, Members,Or Neo Nazi,In The ,U.S. Military, Or Racist White People ,Neo Nazi,The Republicans Have Helped Get Elected.Tea Party And Neo Nazi,.Neo Nazi Have Killed,White Police,.Neo Nazi,KKK,These Terrorist This Country Condones..

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  35. Started by Cynique,

    Well, another mass killing has rocked the nation in the form of a massacre committed by a self-styled Muslim terrorist who shot up a gay bar on what just happened to be Hispanic Night. What an ironic dilemma for the crackpot right-wing followers of Donald Trump. The Orlando onslaught wreaked havoc on Mexicans and the LGBT folks, both of whom are among the favorite targets of Trump. But their secret satisfaction is tempered by the fact that their henchman turned out to be what they hate the most of all. A Muslim who claims ties to Isis! Trump, himself, couldn't wait to exploit the situation by going into his "I-told-you-so" mode, quick to thank what he clai…

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  36. Started by harry brown,

    MUHAMMED ALI HAS DIED.THE GREATEST, HE ONE OF SPORTS,BLACK. HISTORY GREATS.YOUNG BLACK ATHLETES ARE AFRAID TO TAKE A STAND BLACK ,RACE ISSUES LIKE HE AND JACKIE ROBINSON,ARTHUR ASHE DID...

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  37. Started by Cynique,

    Today, June 7th, would've been Prince's 58th birthday. Back in the 1980s, my 2 daughters were Prince fanatics. And it wasn't long before after being constantly exposed to his unique funky sound, I became a fan of his too, even accompanying them to his concerts over the years. In the early 90s, however, I pretty much abandoned the ol boy because his music no longer hooked me like the songs back in his hey day. "Adore" was the last song by him that I really dug. But I did take the title of my last self-published effort "The Only One", from a line in his song "I wanna be your lover." Saturday, my daughter is having a belated birthday observation for Prince. All the inv…

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  38. Started by Troy,

    Here, Richard Prince reports on issues important to Black journalists and newspapers, discussed during a countable discussion held late last year. I have strong opinions about all of the issues raised in Richard's article. The fact that this article was not on one of the independent, Black-owned newspapers websites, which many of the participants work for is just a start. I'll give you one guess where I found this article... We have a loooong way to go.

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  39. Started by harry brown,

    Not Long After The Great Muhammed Ali Is Laid To Rest.Hollywood,ESPN Sports,Which Ever Has O.J. Simpson Made In America.As Mohammed ALI Speaks Against Vietnam War And Draft,Bill Russell,Jim Brown ,Lou Alcindor,Take Stands Vocally,O.J. Simpson Distance Himself From His Blackness And His Race.Reason He Was Embraced By White America.O.J. American Made Shows.He Was Loved By White America Until The Murders ,And The Trial.Black People Supporting O.J. Simpson ,Knowing He Did Not Care About Black People Or His Race.White America Will Not Stop With Their Hating Obsession.O.J. Simpson Years Ago He Was Not Black He Was O.J. .Lot Of Black People Act Like That..

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  40. My personal experience with the world wide web mirrors exactly what Rushkoff is saying in this video. If good to hear that he is hopeful about the long term prospects for the web, for the the same reasons that I am. This video and the commentary below is from the Big Think website. “It's harder for most people to making a living now than it was before the rise of online businesses like Facebook and Amazon. That's because the digital economy is hurting the real economy, says media theorist Douglas Rushkoff. Competition is increasingly fierce in just about every industry, and digital technologies have allowed companies to pursue monopolies like never before — because …

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  41. Started by harry brown,

    Black Fathers ,Invisible Presence, Book By Michael Connor.There Are Black Men Who Are Involved,Loving Raising Their Children.White Supremacy,Hollywood,White Media,Speak Negative Of Black ,Males.All Black Men,Are Iresponsible Fathers And Criminals,White Opinion..Black People Themselves,Black Entertainment,Rap Music,Gangs,Crack Cocaine,Pimps,Iresponsible Sex,Black Entertainment Glamourizes,Negative Image Of Black Men.The Church ,Preachers,With Prostitutes,Having Babies With Mistresses,3 Black Preachers Have Killed Their Wifes,My Opinion.Respect For Responsible Black Fathers..

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  42. Started by harry brown,

    News Says,Fans For A Kanye West Concert Became A Street Mob.Concert Hall Has 1,500 Seats,4000 People Came,Fans Got Angry,Attacking Cars,Some Say It"s His Fault,,News Says A Concert At 2am Was Sold Out,Fans Became A Angry MOB.Not A Fan Of His.As I Laugh At Hip Hop K. West Chaos,,June 6, Is Birthday Of The Late Great Singer Levi Stubbs,Lead Singer Of The 4 Tops.I Will Listen To A Great Singer Who Had Talent,Great Voice And No Chaos...

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  43. Wangechi Mutu (artist), Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (writer), Chimamanda Adichie (writer), Wangechi Mutu (artist), Kerry James Marshall (artist), Sammy Baloj (artist) and Taiye Selasi (writer) discuss how black people are misrepresented in today’s society and culture.

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  44. Started by Cynique,

    Just a final post to bid a farewell to The Board. I'm retiring because I have honestly lost interest in the subjects being discussed here. For over 60 years I've been there and heard that, and re-hashing the same ol political and social issues no longer ignites my enthusiasm or inspires my optimism. C'est la Vie. During whatever time I have left on this earth, I'm now more interested in fully immersing myself in spiritual introspection, pursuit of the truth, the nature of reality, the meaning of life, and whatever else that intrigues me. Or will I completely rule out popping up on this site once in a while. I had a dream about PRINCE last week. And now he's g…

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  45. Started by Cynique,

    Well, the televised re-make of Roots came to an end and I, personally, was enriched and educated by ignoring calls to boycott it. I have yet to see the gangsta rap film, "Straight Outta Compton", which I assume would be Snoop Dog's preference for black folks to watch instead of a saga about slavery, but I don't think it could have been any better than this re-make of Roots. In critiquing this TV special, I am not inspired to give a long detailed analysis. My impression of it can be summed up in a paragraph. IMO, Roots was in the genre of a classic, character-driven epic and was well-produced, well-directed, well-cast and well-acted. Its in-depth portrayal of the …

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  46. Last Night Saw The 2012 Interview Of The Orginal Cast Of Roots By Oprah Winfrey.Lavar Burton Said His First Acting Audition Was For Junta Kinte On Roots.The Great Cicely Tyson Who Played Kunta Mother.She Always Talk Spiritually Deep.Louis Gosset,The Fiddler,John Amos Older Kunta.Ben Vereen,Chicken George,Leslie Uugams,Kizzy.She Said Because Of Her Role As Kizzy,People Named Their Daughters Kizzy.It Was Interesting..Wonder If TV One Or BET,Will Show The Original Roots..

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  47. Should the U.S. provide reparations for slavery and Jim Crow? Carlton Mark Waterhouse, Indiana University Editor’s note: This article is part of our collaboration with Point Taken, a new program from WGBH that will next air on Tuesday, May 10 on PBS and online at pbs.org. The show features fact-based debate on major issues of the day, without the shouting. The debate over reparations in the United States began even before slavery ended in 1865. It continues today. The overwhelming majority of academics studying the issue have supported the calls for compensating black Americans for the centuries of chattel slavery and the 100 years of lynching, mob viol…

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  48. This is picking up on the Roots conversation started by Harry which segued into a conversation about Race. I still don't think remaking Roots was necessary given, as we've discussed the great many other stories which have yet to make it to the screen. It is curious The Atlantic failed to mention the fact the Alex's story was largely fictional, as if this does not matter. When Roots broadcast it was presented as truth. (@Sara, do you think Haley would have paid over $500,000, in an out of court settlement, for plagiarizing a single paragraph?) The Atlantic did mention Nate Parker’s record-breaking Birth of a Nation. I heard something about a film being…

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  49. Started by Waterstar,

    You know how the word "nigger" is viewed by many? That it was one of the most dehumanizing terms that could ever be used to describe a black human being? Yes, it is of course used by many as a term of endearment while many people, ESPECIALLY older black people abhor the term being used in that sense by the younger generations... but that topic is neither here nor there at this point in the thread. There was a time that our people who were enslaved in North America called themselves and one another niggers because that is all that they were ever called and that is all that many ever knew. At some point, others referring to us as "niggers" became 'fightin' words' an…

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