Culture, Race & Economy

I was out to dinner with a some friends last night and one of the women described how she was victimized in an online scam. She was also trolled with an email similar to the ones I receive all the time. When an entity hacks into say Target's servers and steals passwords this is a VERY big deal. Many of us use the same passwords on multiple systems. So if your password is stolen from Target they may now also have your bank account's password. This data is freely available to the dark web and sophisticated scammers know how to exploit people beyond simple identity thief. I've included an example of a scam email below. Now I would NEVE…

EAST AFRICA: ETHIOPIA & ERITREA Honors the Memory of Murdered LA Rapper Ermias Joseph "Nipsey Hussle" Ashghedon Africa News.com He was an icon: Ethiopians pay tribute to Eritrean-American rapper Nipsey Hussle Ethiopians held an emotional farewell, reciting poems and delivering moving speeches in honour of murdered rapper Nipsey Hussle, whose roots in neighbouring Eritrea won him admirers in both countries. …Nipsey eulogised At the Saturday evening memorial in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, Hussle was remembered as a rare entertainer who bridged his American upbringing with his roots in the Horn of Africa. … “It’s just r…

Though, at the outset, this may seem totally foolish financially, but it has been done before and with great success, I might add. As they say, drastic times require drastic measures, so consider this. First, some historical background. After the Civil War, a great deal of land was confiscated from the southern rebels as contraband of war. In any event, there was some talk of this land being distributed among the newly freed slaves in those parts of the country. It was a noble thought and would have been an even nobler gesture had it taken place. It didn’t, though. What happened was that President Johnson held a National Day of Amnesty where he of…

For the progress of all. The N-word is a banned word in the US and Canada as far as I know for the historical reason of slavery and abuse of a group of people based on their physical appearance (Race) by another group of people. So, this word is emotionally charged negatively. Now, it is a racist word for some (the slave masters' descendants) and not for the other (the slaves' descendants). I think there is a problem with that too. A word should not be racist for one group and not be for the other. Not all African-Americans agree with the use of the N-word in public by anyone. The use of the N-word by a Caucasian descent is a hate crime, but Caucasian listen to Rap m…

Algorithms Of Oppression speaks to the exact problem Facebook is demonstrating by rejecting my ability to sell the book on their website. The book's author, Safiya Umoja Noble, provides "a revealing look at how negative biases against women of color are embedded in search engine results and algorithms." Algorithms Of Oppression came out in 2018 but I noticed this problem more than decade ago, as Google's search results displayed a clear bias toward the most negative aspects of Black women authors in their search results. Read how Google search results focused upon Terry McMillan's scandals over the successes. See how Google's search resu…

Akoma Meaning Akoma means “heart,” and it is a symbol of love, goodwill, patience, faithfulness, fondness, endurance, and consistency. https://www.adinkrasymbols.org/symbols/akoma/

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FIyah 2022 Blackspecfic report https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2174&type=status

So can ignored users see what's being posted by people who ignore them? Asking for a friend. 😚

Keechant Sewell left the NYPD because she wanted to reprimand a senior official in the NYPD and the mayor opposed her. Adams said he loved Kechant Sewell but when she wanted to reprimand a high ranking official in the NYPD, the mayor opposed her. Yes she was not from the NYPD but a law enforcement agency in long island, but all the nypd people clapping for like friends or appreciative is bullshit, and adams is a liar. I learned this from local nyc news. I apologize I can't find a clip of this online and I didn't tape it nor do I see it coming on again. So for those looking for raw proof, I can't give it. But Inside City Hall 7/22/2023 last segment, the words w…

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/31/california-slavery-reparations-bills-unraveled-over-gavin-newsom-amendments-00176957 The California reparations bill stalled before making it to a floor vote. A democratic senator introduced the bills. Yet, it's believed the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) may have undermined the bills because they didn't write them. Reads like that n8gga sh8t. Ridiculous if such is the case. Unsurprisingly, some of the biggest obstacles to any Black progress are fellow Black folks. All skin folk aren't kin folk. We know reparations of any kind for Black folks is a long shot. St…

The Gene Therapy popularly known as the mRNA Vaccine or Covid 19 vaccine.....finally some truth seeing the light of day Senate Hearing on COVID-19 Vaccines What’s in the Pfizer Documents? | Naomi Wolf

Bill Russell born 1934 What are your thoughts on what he said about coaching? What are your thoughts on what he said aboutrelating to youth?

Y'all know I'm not a conspiracy theorist; the Earth is an oblate spheroid; vaccinate save lives; and chemtrails are simply contrails... But do you think man is really capable of the technological advances of the 60 years? Look at our leaders. look at the country's literacy rates -- we can't even stop murdering each other for 2 seconds! It is hard to believe a people so easily addicted to social media can also produce AI and Quantum computers. I don't believe it -- it must be aliens behind the scenes. 👽 I heard we shot an alien spacecraft with hellfire a missile and it just bounced off, still they did not destroy us. Maybe they are an advance human race trying to stop us…

WHITNEY WAS A GREAT SINGER.I NEVER UNDERSTOOD HER MARRIAGE TO BOBBY BROWN. I THINK BOBBY BROWN INCREASED HER DRUG USING..NEWS SAYS, INVESTIGATION OF DOCTORS WHO GAVE PILLS TO WHITNEY.. HER SPIRITUAL ADVISERS ,GOSPEL SINGERS AND PREACHERS, SHIRLEY CAESER AND MARVIN WINANS DID NOT HELP..NEWS SAYS, YEARS AGO , SOME THOUGHT WHITNEY WAS GAY, BLACK PEOPLE THOUGHT SHE WAS TOO WHITE, BEGINNING CALLING HER WHITENEY..FOX NEWS TRASH SPEAKER BILL O' REILLY SAID WHITNEY WANTED TO DIE.BILL O' REILLY IS A NAZI.... THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHO GAVE PILLS TO WHITNEY, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO GAVE COCAINE TO WHITNEY AND BOBBY BROWN. .../

African in America or African American? "The riddle of identity means I can live in the US for 20 years yet still be treated differently – by both black people and white" Mukoma Wa Ngugi guardian.co.uk, Friday 14 January 2011 08.30 EST Africans who live in America do not share the history of struggle for civil rights, and indeed, even today, do not experience racism in the same way – the 'African foreigner privilege', Mukoma W Ngugi calls it. Photograph: Corbis African in America or African American? Mukoma Wa Nguigi "You do not know what it means to be black in this country," an American-born son told his African father. He was right. W…

My hunch is yes because it seems our mixed-race President is incapable of mentioning let alone shining light on issues facing Afro-Americans in the United States. Ignoring the images of Hugo Chavez portrayed in protector-of-the-status-quo news media, you will find that Chavez was a champion of rights and inclusion for Afro-Venezuelans. Chavez was the extremely rare Latino leader who acknowledged his African roots and sought full recognition of Afro-Venezuelans in the culture. From Al Jazerra: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/03/201336151053865910.html From Black Agenda Report: http://blackagendareport.com/content/hugo-chavez-new-world-risin…

I think a film about Public Enemy could be as commercially successful as one about N.W.A., but of course white folks in charge will choose to perpetuate all the negative Black stereotype they can find. I think it is all they know how to do... maybe it is all they want to do.

I watched this video followed the instructions as was absolutely floored by the results. Not many things impress me but this thing did. Give it a try and see if you get the same reaction it only takes a minute.

Read Kam's review of Heist: Who Stole the American Dream? (2012) The full movie is below. Easy to understand explanation of how the country got screwed up and how we can fix it

Two and a half years, Americans were left toiling, unlawfully – like slaves. 30 months in a timeless zone of what they knew; of what they were. For now, forget the ones that survived, for some died not knowing they were free, not knowing their children and grandchildren and great grandchildren have survived their plight. July 4th shall always be stained with the legacy of Juneteenth for that day ALL Americans became free…. I look back through American history, searching for something to grasp, to make me feel like an American. And it’s tough. I see slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, racist policies, the injustice system, the police states, inequality in housing…

The 1st installment in our “Press Play & Read” web series. Come see us and get lost in the full publication while enjoying the accompanying soundtrack. domestic violence – noun: violent or abusive behavior directed by one family or household member against anotherSource: Merrian-Webster Dictionary “Do you feel safe at home? We have to ask these questions.” The triage nurse was more salt than sugar, yet there was something about her stoic demeanor that made Scott feel safe, as if his story mattered. Shame and embarrassment aside, his experience with reporting injuries sustained at the hands of his wife was nothing short of offensive. Vapid accus…

For the past few years I have been pointing out to people that when you hear the war cry “Tax The Rich 🤑 “ you better hide your wallet. Back in 2012 this article proved my point https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2082385/We-1--You-need-34k-income-global-elite--half-worlds-richest-live-U-S.html This one of the reasons why I believe that we are living with paradigms that don’t describe our current conditions or positions. It’s because we are just repeating slogans and not really doing and inventory of our assets, we are being smothered by our liabilities. One of the biggest obstacles to our fully experiencing of potential is the idea …

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333720-800-do-we-create-space-time-a-new-perspective-on-the-fabric-of-reality/ @cynique

Darryl. Davis. Black. Musician For. 30. Years. Has. Been. Converting ,Klan. Members. ..He. Goes. To. Klan. Meetings. Talking. With,Klan ,Members. Over. 30. Years. He. Has. Converted. Hundreds. Of,Klan ,Members. Away. From. The. Klan. He. Was. Given. Klan. Robes. And,Hoods. .There's. A. Picture. Of. Him. At. A. Klan. Cross. Burning ..,Converting Klan. Members. He. A. Miracle. Worker......

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After mentioning them in a post to Troy in another thread, I felt compelled to produce THIS thread in commemoration of my Parents. The SUPREME BEING is my absolute Best Friend, however.... Among human beings, my Parents (so far until someone else comes along who treats me better) were my BEST friends! I didn't realize this until not only after I became an adult but after they passed away. This thread may seem a little selfish or self-centered, so does anyone else feel the same way about their parents or atleast A parent?

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Would you say your musical taste has changed over the years? How would you compare music you listened to when you were younger to the music you listen to now as a more mature adult? What genres do you fav? Do you like today's sound?

https://forward.com/opinion/691282/elon-musk-did-the-adl-slam-whoopi-goldberg-but-give-grace/ https://www.axios.com/2025/01/26/musk-germany-afd-party-past-guilt-holocaust Billionaire Elon Musk gave a Nazi salute at the Inauguration last week. Then, in a speech to Alternative for Germany (AfD), a far-right, anti-immigration party, Musk tells them there is "too much focus on past guilt" referring to the Holocaust. In the span of 2 weeks, Musk has displayed that which is considered antisemitic behavior. To date, the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) and Jewish community has not denounced him. We know for a fact that W…

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know what? I was going to post on an older topic but then I noticed anyone who says anything, even a few veteran members, are immediately accused of being our good friend and "speshul" board member Kola Boof. Monk it. I'm Kola's Wig Head and I just want to say three words---sad, sad, sad. This board has lost all relevance over some hotshot provocateer who I personally don't think is around here much. I too follow Kola on Twitter and she's not lost her wollop for being "on" one bit. I, too, Cynique am a Kola expert. I too have been around for years off and on. I know Kola's m.o. even at her best and these whiners and deniers aren't Kola Boof.…

BLACK CONGRESSWOMAN BERNICE JOHNSON IN DALLAS GAVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO HER RELATIVES AND HER AIDES RELATIVES, NOT SUPPOSE TO .AGAINST THE RULES OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCAS...10,000 ANUALLY GIVEN TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BLACK CAUCUS TO GIVE IN SCHARSHIPS NOT TO RELATIVES..SHE DENIED IT THEN ADMITTED IT..SAID DID NOT KNOW RULES...WHO ELSE IN CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS IS GIVING SCHOLARSHIPS TO RELATIVES,WHEN NOT SUPPOSE TO./////

The Hidden Colors: The Untold History of Aboriginal, Moor & African Descent Hidden Colors is a documentary about the real and untold history of people of color around the globe. This film discusses some of the reasons the contributions of African and aboriginal people have been left out of the pages of history. Traveling around the country, the film features scholars, historians, and social commentators who uncovered such amazing facts about things such as: *The original image of Christ *The true story about the Moors *The original people of Asia *The great west African empires *The presence of Africans in America before Columbus *The real reason slavery was e…

Well, not me, really, as I am secular and don’t find such exercises useful, yet I am certain worldwide millions of misguided people of color are praying. A conclave of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will meet very soon to elect the next pope (see, proof that popes are not divine and chosen by God), and speculations abound that two black Cardinals from Africa have a chance. Some background: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2277047/Will-pope-black-Ghanaian-Nigerian-cardinals-lead-race-Vatican.html I say, oh, please, go away, that will never happen. Every pope has been old, white, male (of course), and European. And since a great part…

BLACK PEOPLE BELIEVING JESUS AND GIOD IS WHITE IS AS BAD AS RAP LYRICS GLAMOURIZING DRUGS, GANG VIOLENCE,PIMP AND PROSTITUTIONS//NOT A BIBLE READER , BUT THE BILBE DOES NOT SAY JESUS AND GOD IS WHITE/WHY DO BLACK PREACHERS GIVE THE RELIGIOUS THAT THEY ARE//TO GET WHITE PLITICIANS MONEY,TO BE TELEVISED EVERY WEEK//WHAT/SPIRITUAL ENSLAVEMENT AS BAD AS BLACK PEOPLE USING, SELLING DRUGS, INVOLVED IN PROSTITUTION//GANGS/RAPPERS,PREACHERS BOTH GET PAID FOR CONFINDMENT OF BLACK PEOPLE//ARE PREACHERS SERMONS AS BAD AS RAP SONG LYRICS//YES////LIKE SOME RAPPERS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS// 3 BLACK PREACHERS I…

Standing on the threshold of 2014, one of my new year's resolutions is to keep in mind what a big joke life is and to, therefore, appreciate what good medicine laughter is. The list below, pilfered from FaceBook, cracked me up, because I relate to it. And it was such great relief from all of the platitudes and religious testimonies that saturate this site.

Some asked me to explain this on Twitter. Rather than go back and forth on Twitter. I invited the brother to debate me here. Who knows maybe he will say something to change my thinking on the matter.

Cynique and Sara How about you two agree to a temporary cease in hostilities? Say...until the end of April? It appears both of you find SOME interests in each other's posts, but because of the ongoing feud you probably feel akward trying to give ask a legitimate question or respond to something the other might have said that you find interesting. So worried the other may see you as weak and caving in, you can't even make a serous observation without an insult to let them know it's still "on". "Hey, that sure is a pretty dress.....for an ugly bitch like YOU to be wearing" "Thanks ho.....yo daddy said yo fat ass mama didn't look good in it so he snatched it out…

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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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…

Obviously this thread is open to discussion from everyone..... Cynique said something in another thread that I've been meaning to question her on for weeks but when I log on I tend to get so involved in other topics that I forget to ask. She said: "All my female friends tended to be like me. Our tough bitchy facades were almost a litmus test. If a guy could hold his own with us, we'd let down our guards and be nice and sweet. Unfortunately, i think more flunked the test than passed it. We were in the vanguard of ball-bustin' black sistas. (Something I'm not particularly proud of.)" https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/5260-what-do-you-think-of-the-ongoin…

There is a new Black Female Mukbanger that has an (Eating Channel) on YouTube making some great videos! Her name is Itz Squeeky! However, the name speaks for itself because she has a high pitched voice! But, that doesn't stop her while she's taring up some Food while having an amazing sense of humor! Check out her YouTube website. You'll be so glad you did!

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@Chevdove We talked race relations and I told you that it seemed to me that races get along much better in Canada than in the U.S. and there are many opinions why, but most AfroAmericans who've spent time in both nations have come to this very same conclusion. This is a recent interaction between 3 different races: Black civilians Asian civilians and Caucasian police. Now I want you to pay attention to what you SEE and what you DON'T SEE..............