Culture, Race & Economy

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 …

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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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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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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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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“Actor-director-producer Nate Parker made history by inking a landmark $17.5 million Sundance deal to sell his slavery drama The Birth of A Nation to Fox Searchlight, starting his 2017 Oscar campaign a full year early. The vibrant and lyrical portrait of the divisive African American hero is an incendiary inquiry into themes of racism and faith that still echo today.”—Daily Beast Set against the antebellum South, The Birth of a Nation follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner (Armie Hammer), accepts an offer to use Nat's preaching to subdue unruly slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities - aga…

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…

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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Social media knows I have no love for the Huffington Post (mainly because they, unnecessarily exploit writers), so in their incessant mission to share things with me that reinforces the my world view (the thing I want the least), I was presented with this message on every social media platform I visited the other day. I contribute to the echo chamber that is now the WWW, and share it here was well, because after BEA this shot also reminds me of mainstream publishing in general. HuffPost is typical. Most of the events I attended at BEA in Chicago last week were dominated by women.

On May 17th Pioneer said: "Cynique I'm suprised you don't have a degree. You took me as a well LETTERED woman. Especially having written columns for news papers. But then again..... As many of those older than me have told me for years, the education students received in highschool and even junior high back before the 60s was often superior to what they're getting in most colleges today." __________________________________________________________________________________________________ This is true. That's how I got hired to write a column for a newspaper. The editor who took me on, in addition to liking the letters I wrote to the paper's OpEd page, was impress…

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…

For the last 8 years I've heard that President Obama hasn't addressed African-American Issues affecting the black community. What are the issues facing 21st century Black America? If we were to draft a legislative proposal agenda to present at the state level, what would we demand?

In a recent conversation on this discussion forum I made the following observation, “It is interesting to observe how women are not nearly as devoted to Hillary as Black folks are to Obama.” I usually share quotes from these forums on social media. In reaction to this quote Zane a very popular author wrote the following: “Women tend to be bitter toward other women and don't want to see them succeed. I am riding with Hillary to the end and my stance has never changed. In my life I have faced more discrimination for being female than I have for being black.”—Zane, 213 time AALBC.com Bestselling Author The main reason this struck me is that I have watched Zane's ca…

How far have we come from the revelations, speculations, stereotypes, and evaluations that are given about us and the labels were give to ourselves. "In our world, however, extremes quickly meet. Sumner believed it “the greatest folly of which man can be capable to sit down with a slate and pencil and plan out a new social world,” a point of view containing little hope for the underdog. But for all his good works, some of Park’s assumptions were little better. The Negro, he felt, “has al-ways been interested rather in expression than in action; interested in life itself rather than in its reconstruction or reformation. The Negro is, by natural disposition, neither a…

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Who knew a Brother invented the Super-Soaker? I admit I had no idea. Maybe I've had my head in the sand, or maybe it is simply not common knolwedge. Lonnie Johnson became a multi-millionaire, pretty quickly as a result. Share the story with you a young person in a brand new book for children: Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton and illustrated by another Brother Don Tate.

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(obviously anyone can comment) On more than one occasion you mentioned the lack of appreciation for those who are older. My question is WHY do you think there seems to be less respect or appreciation for the elders in society today? I have my opinions but I want to hear yours (and others) first.

Each person’s destiny is not a matter of chance; it’s a matter of choice. It’s determined by what we say, what we do, and whom we trust.” Quite a powerful message. I stopped to eat at a restaurant and sat by the window so I could watch the people passing by on the street. There were literally hundreds of people milling around and waiting in line. Amid all the confusion and traffic, a delivery man was pushing a cart stacked high with boxes. He was trying to navigate the cart delicately through all the crowds of people dashing by. No one took much time to notice him. As he pushed the cart down a slight curb, four of the boxes toppled over onto the street.…

Or why you only invite Socrates to a suicide party.

From the New York Times: The Faces of American Power, Nearly as White as the Oscar Nominees By Haeyoun Park, Josh Keller and Josh Williams, Feb 26, 2016 "We reviewed 503 of the most powerful people in American culture, government, education and business, and found that just 44 are minorities. Any list of the powerful is subjective, but the people here have an outsize influence on the nation’s rules and culture." The article looks at the faces of the the most powerful people the Times has identified. It is interesting to see white power describe white power as white, then seemingly lament the lack of diversity. It seems disingenuous to me; designed more to gra…

What determines how long we’ll live? Surprisingly, our zip code plays a large role. Not all communities have the necessary ingredients for health. People who reside in areas without easy access to healthy food options, parks for exercise, and good schools for their children have shorter lives than those who live in more affluent communities. Differences across neighborhoods were manmade and can be unmade, but it will take all of us. The California Endowment’s 10-year Building Healthy Communities initiative seeks to bring equity to all neighborhoods so that all Californians can enjoy the benefits of healthy communities and live long and productive lives.

After all of the protesting and violence over the last five years to stir up people about the gaps in income inequality, Blacks are still the poorest of the poor and Whites are now officially on notice of the imminent economic destruction of White civilization. “Federal regulators say five of the biggest banks in the U. S. failed to develop adequate plans for how they might reshape themselves in case of bankruptcy, which could leave them unable to survive without another taxpayer bailout,” Associated Press reported April 14, 2016. Once again we have evidence that skin color, not money, is the key to survival. That is why our focuses on how self-empowerment Blacks can …

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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…

77th Day of #blackhistorymonth: April 19, 1989, a brutal rape leads to tragic miscarriage of justice for "The Central Park Five" donald trump famously took out a full page ad calling for the execution of these boys who were later proven innocent. The newspaper ad Mr. Trump bought in 1989 after a female jogger was attacked in New York’s Central Park.

I went to my polling place at 7:30 a.m.; one would have thought it was a midterm election--there was barely a soul in sight. Even our convoluted process of; determining your district, getting the ballot, filling out the ballot, and finally scanning it went quickly, simply because no one else was ahead of me. Interestingly, I did not have to show any form of identification. Given the scrawl that I use as my signature, I'm confident virtually anyone could walked in and voted in my place. One has to show identification just to walk into a local bar, but not to vote. Bernice seemed to have had much more buzz on a grassroots level. But Hillary was backed by many …

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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…

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

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…

Hello, I have to interview someone from a different culture for my global issues class. I figured this would be a good forum to do so. Preferably it should be someone from the country of Somalia. And they should have been in the U.S. for at least under 10 years. However, someone from a different culture in general is fine and I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you very much! 1) Identify your culture/and or country of origin? Gender and approximate age? If you are no longer living in your country of birth, how long have you been away? 2) In your country of origin: how do people greet each other (shake hands, bow, embrace, other). Has the tra…

“Sankofa is an Akan word meaning we must go back to our roots in order to move forward, to gather the best of what our past has to teach us, so that we can achieve our full potential as we move forward, can we start the process of becoming problem solvers by experiencing an Sankofa moment of us all focusing our mistreatment and becoming united as one people, who are being mistreated all around the world, because of the color in our skin in the spirit of Sankofa. Will this is dismantle white supremacy/racism?

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68th Day of ‪#‎BlackHistoryMonth‬: First Black Billionaire, Robert L. Johnson Born April 8, 1946 Bob and I change the same last name, and birthday. But our bank account could not be more different

67th Day of ‪#‎BlackHistoryMonth‬: Billie Holiday born April 7, 1915 here are a few books

I read this somewhere...is this really the truth? Thirteen Lies We Tell Black Children 1) Black parents and adults can protect you in the world. 2) Go to school, get a good education and you will get a good job and live a happy life. 3) Do not commit a crime and you won't have to deal with the police. 4) Get a good job, save your money and you will be economically successful. 5) Others are responsible for your health. 6) Take pride in your house and community and the housing values will go up. 7) If things are not going well in your community, it's the parent's and adult's fault. 8) There is a…