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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…

Here is a 60 second trailer from a much longer video I shot of Michael Eric Dyson critiquing President Obama, during the National Black Writers Conference a few days ago. It has been interesting to observe Michael move to essentially the same position Cornel West took several years ago, a position that Dyson himself beat Dr. West up over publically.

You know you’re old if when Black History month rolls around, in addition to celebrating the remarkable accomplishments of your race, you find yourself remembering past events in your life which could now, themselves, be classified as historical. Being born during the Great Depression in 1933, the year Prohibition ended, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected for the first of his 4 terms, I was told that my mother rolled me around in one of the baby strollers provided for visitors to Chicago’s Great World’s Fair, an exposition being held on this city’s famous lake front, and whose theme was “a century of progress“, and where she toured one of the exhibits showcas…

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…

Here's something you don't hear a lot of about. While I was working on a piece about the absurdity of life, I found out middle aged white males have the highest suicide rate of all groups here in the U.S. In fact out of the more than 42,000 suicides in 2013, 7 out of 10 were committed by white males. Next highest were American Indians/Alaska Natives who ranked up there at 11.7% out of every 100,000. Guess who is near last on this list with the fewest suicides per 100,000? You guessed it, at 5.4% per 100,000 suicides for African-Americans. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage is less for African-American women. The repo…

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…

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.

(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.

Or why you only invite Socrates to a suicide party.

JUST READ SINGER BILLY PAUL DIED SUNDAY//BEST KNOWN FOR GRAMMY WINNING CLASSIC ME AND MRS. JONES/AMONG THE CLASSIC SOUL CHEATING SONGS../AMAZES ME DR BEN CARSON SUPPORTING DONALD TRUMP AFTER TRUMP SAID CARSON WAS MENTALLY UNSTABLE//IF THE REPUBLICANS TRY TO STOP TRUMP FROM BEING THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE,TRUMP SAYS THERE WILL BE RIOTS,THE TERRORIST SUPPORTING HIM, NEO NAZI, KKK, ARE CAPABLE OF KILLINGS AND BOMBINGS,TRASH LIKE THIS GET ARRESTED FOR HAVING GUNS PILED AND HOME MADE BOMBS/////

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.…

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 …

“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?

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 …

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.

ON THE NEWS, BLACK SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN DETROIT WAS STEALING MONEY MEANT FOR THE INNER CITY BLACK SCHOOLS/BLACK SCHOOL PRINCIPALS HAD BRIBERY SCHEMES, WITH THE MONEY FOR THE SCHOOLS.EACH PRINCIPAL GOT MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS,NOT GIVING A DAMN ABOUT THE BLACK CHILDREN EDUCATION/SOME OF THE BLACK SCHOOLS , NAMED AFTER BLACK HISTORY GREATS, JUSTICE THURGOOD MARSHALL, CHARLES DREW AND MARCUS GARVEY/THESE BLACK CROOKS ARE AS VILE EVIL AS THE WHITE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR OF FLINT, NOT CARING ABOUT LEAD IN THE WATER, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE ARE POOR AND MOSTLY BLACK////BLAC…

How do we begin the process of seeking justice for all people, focusing on the people at the bottom first? What think tanks are focusing on solving this world problem, mistreating people, especially people with color in their skin?

NEWS PRINCE HAS DIED,NOT A FAN BUT HE WAS A GREAT MUSICIAN///HE WAS TALENTED./ FLINT LEAD WATER SCANDAL,3 IDIOTS HAVE BEEN CHARGED, NOT THE GOVERNOR THE HEAD SNAKE..FORMER SYRACUSE COLLEGE BASKETBALL LEGEND DUANE PEARL WASHINGTON HAS DIED, NEWS SAYS/WHEN THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS WERE EXCITING, NOW IT IS A BORING CATHOLIC LEAGUE...PRINCE WAS TALENTED AND A GREAT MUSICIAN I NEVER REALLY LISTENED TO HIM////

NEW SHOW GHOST BROTHERS, BLACK MEN INVESTIGATING HAUNTED HOUSES AND THE PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, MAYBE THEY WILL CONTACT DEAD SPIRITS OR BE CHASED OUT OF A HAUNTED HOUSE.SHOW IS ON DESTINATION CHANNEL/NEW MOVIE ABOUT SUPREME COURT CLARENCE THOMAS AND ANITA HILL CALLED CONFIRMATION, ALL THE CLARENCE THOMAS NOMINATION ,ANITA HILL DRAMA. ANOTHER MOVIE,MEET THE BLACKS, THIS AT THE THEATERS ,MEET THE BLACKS ABOUT A BLACK MAN STEALS MONEY AND DRUGS GOES TO HIS FAMILY AFFLUENT COMMUNITY TO HIDE, A CRITIC . SAYS,THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST STORY, FILMS TO BE ON SCREEN /REALLY/SOUNDS LIKE IT///////

It is me, or does Zoe look like an actress performing in Blackface? Why does EVERY single film trailer about a Black musician show them wielding a gun? Whether it is the NWA film Straight Outta Compton or Miles Davis bio-pic, one would think Hollyweird believes this is the only way to attract an audience. Zoe is a fine (in both senses of the word) actress, but her being cast in this role is distracting, particularly where there are so many dark skinned actresses who could have pulled this role one off brilliantly. @Chasitie, this will be another flick I'll wait to see when it is available for streaming online

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.

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CDC CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL SAYS ZIKA VIRUS CAN BRING BIRTH DEFECTS TO BABIES, IF WOMEN ARE BIT BY MOSQUITO,WITH THE ZIKA VIRUS.WEST NILE VIRUS MOSQUITOES HAVE, WEST NILE VIRUS CAME FROM BIRDS, MALARIA YOU CAN FROM MOSQUITOES ,MALARIA THE SYMPTOMS ARE CHILLS, VOMIT, SWEATS, HIGH FEVER, VERY WEAK FEELING, MOSQUITOES ARE VERY DANGEROUS/SUPPLY YOURSELF WITH HOT SHOT, RAID AND BLACK FLAG/////

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…

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…

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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

Well, the time is drawing near and I will soon have to decide who to cast my vote for in the upcoming Illinois primaries. My choices are represented by Clinton and Sanders. Everybody else is out of the question, particularly Donald Trump, that ego-maniacal, fascistic xenophobic, ignorant mouthpiece of the worst America has to offer. (Funny how when checking out the Wendy Williams show the other day, watching her toddle around in stiletto heels, almost pitching forward from the weight of her enormous implants, her glassy eyes peeking out from the drapery of her latest wig, lasciviously sharing gossip with her enraptured audience of giddy women and gay men all of whom ha…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TROY! HAVE A GOOD ONE.

65th Day of ‪#‎BlackHistoryMonth‬: Booker T. Washington author of UP FROM SLAVERY born April 5, 1856 I read Up From Slavery as a youngster. I don't recall what or prompted me to do it. It would be many years later before I would learn that he was a "controversial" figure.

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…

White supremacy is a form of racism centered upon the belief, and promotion of the belief, that white people are superior in certain characteristics, traits, and attributes to people of other racial backgrounds and that therefore white people should politically, economically and socially rule non-white people. How do we remove the concept from society and begin to treat all people equally?

46th Day of ‪#‎BlackHistoryMonth‬: Alice Walker, "the first legally married inter-racial couple in Mississippi" married March 17 1967

THE LEAD BLACK VOICES HATING PRESIDENT OBAMA, TAVIS SMILEY, CORNEL WEST,ERIC DYSON, ,I DO NOT HEAR ANY OF THEM TALKING AGAINST CORRUPT BLACK PREACHERS, WHO BE WITH PROSTITUTES, HAVE MISTRESSES, HAVE CHILDREN WITH MISTRESSES, BEAT THEIR WIVES, 3 PREACHERS IN PRISON FOR KILLING THEIR WIVES, PREACHER DEAD, BECAUSE HIS WIFE HIRED A HIT MAN, PREACHERS WORSHIP MONEY, THEY ARE PIMPS. /CORNEL WEST,TAVIS SMILEY BOOKS ON DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, NO OTHER PREACHERS THEY TALK ABOUT / THEY DO NOT, PROTEST BLACK CHURCH CORRUPTION/HAS JESSE JACKSON JR BEEN RELEASED, HE WAS IN PRISON FOR STEALING CAMPAIGN MONEY//…

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

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…

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

61st Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: 10 years ago today, April 1, 2006, Bob Johnson, Tiger Woods, Oprah Winfrey, and Michael Jordan, pool resources to create a fund to provide startup capital to support independent Black owned businesses.

66th Day of ‪#‎BlackHistoryMonth‬: April 6, 1968, Eldridge Cleaver, the author of Soul On Ice was in a shootout with police that left a Black Panther dead

It appears that white supremacy/racism begin when Black People begin the the task of achieving all around the world. One well know example would be the "Black Wall Street" in Tulsa, Oklahoma this town was literally destroyed. The holding back and holding up a group of people because you can, and this action having an impact on their lives and their children lives has to be supreme, this is frightening, and the answer is continue to achievement? Again, I ask the question, how do we begin the process of solving this world problem of white supremacy/racism. This powerful institutions has and continue to destroy many lives and many cultures.

APRIL 4, 1968, SOME PEOPLE BLACK AND WHITE DO NOT BELIEVE JAMES EARL RAY IS ALONE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ASSASSINATION OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING. SOME SAY IT WAS MEMPHIS BAR OWNER, SOME RACIST POLICE , SOME J EDGAR HOOVER AND THE FBI/ THE KING FAMILY BELIEVED JAMES EARL RAY,WHEN HE SAID HE DID NOT DO IT//CONSPIRACY THEORIES FOR THE ASSASSINATIONS OF DR. KING,PRESIDENT KENNEDY, AND ROBERT KENNEDY ALL THESE YEARS LATER.SOME BELIEVE JAMES EARL RAY WAS THE SCAPE GOAT/ ///. //

In case anyone cares, EMPIRE is back and the season opener aired last Wednesday. As the resident pop culture vulture, I would be remiss if I didn't provide a re-cap for anyone who missed the return of this hip hop soap opera. Watching the first installment, I could understand how, like the Roman Empire, this show is in danger of toppling. Rating are on a downward slide and one reason for this could be the plot redundancy so apparent in the premier episode. Rumor has it that fewer celebrities will be making cameo appearances, a decision I question because familiar show biz faces popping up were what kept things entertaining. Apparently Naomi Campbell didn't get…