Culture, Race & Economy

In modernity, music is still loved by many and will always be, but has music's place as a cornerstone of black storytelling, changed? https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/208-kwl-live-qa-music-love-and-storytelling-with-xio-axelrod-02272025/

http://www.riverfronttimes.com/locations/sweetie-pies-the-grove-41863/ I was there earlier this week. Had the fried chicken. Black Eyed peas. Cornbread. String beans. All for $9.50. Couldn't eat it all. I met Ms. Montgomery, the former Ikette who runs the place. Got pictures of herself from those days all over the place. You could hardly get in for all the white folks. If you ever come to St. Louis and you aren't robbed assaulted or murdered, you should stop by there (It's in a safe neighborhood, too!)

A glaring example of how screwed up this country has become is how Republican conservatives are defending Herman Cain against sexual harrassment charges, making up excuses for the doofus they are supporting for president by saying Cain is the victim of a smear campaign - totally ignoring the seriousness of these allegations as if a sexually aggressive black man is no big deal. Adding insult to injury is conservative harpie Ann Colter laying claim to Republicans like Cain and Justice Clarence Thomas by referring to them as "our" Blacks. I am almost reduced to silence by the digust I feel for this situation. Meanwhile, the news of Kim Kardashian's putting her lates…

The documentary "Classified X" by Melvin Van Peebles is a classic. Movie images sustain racism. Over and over again, Hollywood made blacks the objects of derision or fear: African-Americans were illiterate primitives, rustic fools, fumbling servants, or simply outside society. Young blacks began to surrender to these self-images, while whites accepted them comfortably. Using images from classic American films as chilling reference, Van Peebles explains with wit and anger why popular culture is still a matter of black and white. - Laurence Kardish

"The Fallacy of the Fourth" by Paul Scott On July 5th 1852, the great orator and abolitionist, Frederick Douglas delivered an electrifying speech where he posed what was possibly the most significant question of his time; "What to the slave is the Fourth of July?" He received a thunderous round of applause. A hundred and twenty some odd years later, July 4th 1976, as a nine year old junior militant, I stood defiantly on a picnic table, raised my sand shovel and posed a similar question. Why do black people celebrate Independence Day,anyway?" The response I received? "Shut up and eat your hot dog!" The issue of whether African Americans should cel…

THERE IS CONFUSING AMONG BLACK PEOPLE WITH THE BIBLE..WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS/WHAT THE BIBLE DO NOT SAY//HOW,WHEN THEY ARE ALL READING THE SAME BIBLE BOOK/BLACK PREACHERS ARE NOT DR.MARTIN LUTHER. KING/,THE SPIRIT OF DR. KING IS NOT IN BLACK CHURCHES......REASON THERE IS CONFUSION////BLACK RELIGIOUS CONTROLLED BY PREACHERS WHO ARE CONTROLLED BY POLITICIANS/BLACK POLITICANS CONTROLLED BY PREACHERS,MIGHT EXPLAIN HOW MRGA CHURCHES ARE BUILT,,POLITICIANS GIVING PREACHERS MONEY NOT THE COMMUNITY./////////////////DO BIBLE READERS REALLY READ THE BIBLE....//////.///

Ted Talks Video: From simple alphabets to secret symbolic languages, graphic designer Saki Mafundikwa celebrates the many forms of written communication across the continent of Africa. He highlights the history and legacy that are embodied in written words and symbols, and urges African designers to draw on these graphic forms for fresh inspiration. It's summed up in his favorite Ghanaian glyph, Sankofa, which means "return and get it" -- or "learn from the past." The Book Afrikan Alphabets: The Story of Writing in Afrika Hardcover by Saki Mafundikwa A used version of this book is $450 Afrikan alphabets have a rich cultural an…

READ ON BLACK IN AMERICA WEBSITE,BLACK GANGSTER IN PRISON RECEIVED A LETTER, FROM THE KLAN... LETTER FROM THE KLAN WAS THANKING NIGGER GANGS FOR KILLING BLACK PEOPLE,AND RAPING BLACK WOMEN/////IVE SAID BEFORE BLACK PEOPLE ARE DOING WHAT SLAVERY, SOUTHERN LYNCHINGS AND HANGINGS COULD NOT DO, GENOCIDE THE BLACK RACE...DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BLACK HOLOCAUST AND THE JEWISH HOLOCAUST,THE JEWS ARE NOT CONTINUING THEIR HOLOCAUST///JEWISH CHURCH NOT CONTINUING THEIR HOLOCAUST, LIKE BLACK CHURCH PREACHERS,ENSLAVED THE MINDS AND SOULS OF BLACK PEOPLE.JEWS SEEM TO STAND AS ONE , BLACK PEOPLE ARE …

Color Of Change FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 4, 2017 CONTACT: Mark Ro Beyersdorf, mark@berlinrosen.com Black Activists and Ravens Fans Call on Baltimore Ravens to Sign Colin Kaepernick Ravens headquarters is overwhelmed by hundreds of phone calls asking the team to sign Kaepernick NEW YORK—Staff at Baltimore Ravens Headquarters are now hanging up or refusing to take comments in support of Colin Kaepernick as Ravens fans, Black activists, and Kaepernick supporters inundate the team with hundreds of phone calls asking the Ravens to sign Kaepernick. The Ravens’ egregious silencing of this outpouring of support for Kaeperni…

HUFFPOST News dentity Of Michael Cohen’s ‘Mystery’ Client Revealed Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, has represented Fox News’ Sean Hannity, a court hearing revealed Monday. Cohen’s lawyers exposed the identity of Cohen’s previously unnamed client in a courtroom in New York after the judge ordered them to do so. ... Hannity addressed the news on his radio show Monday, saying he had never officially retained Cohen as his attorney. @seanhannity "Michael Cohen has never represented me in any matter. I never retained him, received an invoice, or paid legal fees. I have occasionally had brief discussions with him …

This short video does a very good job of explaining why Covid19 is so much more dangerous than the seasonal flu. When Kareem posted the link to that error ridden article calling into question the seriuosness of the pandemic. I called it out as such and pointed out a fundemental flaw in the article's reasoning. Interestingly, after doing that Kareem stopped posting. @Chevdove you were surprised by his reaction -- indeed I was too. But in hindsight I'm beginning to think Kareem was a troll, a sophisticated one, but a troll nonetheless. Trolls do a number of very bad things; one is spreading misinformation. If you go to a Black website and…

A week ago I wrote that I had cast my ballot for the 2020 election 🗳. Today I received a call from my State Board of Elections and they helped me set up my vote tracking account. One of the things that it indicates is that my ballot was requested. I didn’t request it. So who did? Fortunately, because I try to stay informed I knew it was coming. But how many people aren’t expecting to receive it? Also the system to track your ballot was hard to register with and I actually had to call because it wouldn’t let me establish my account. Another thing was my normal polling place was changed. I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t created my account I might …

Justice4Garvey Campaign Partners with Black booksellers, Publishers and Distributors to Petition a Presidential Pardon for Marcus Garvey CONTACT: Keilia Phillips now@justice4garvey.org, 202-349-1498 Kellie Didigu, media@mahoganybooks.com (Washington, D.C.) January 28, 2022 Black booksellers, publishers, and distributors throughout the U.S. have partnered with the Justice4Garvey campaign to petition President Joe Biden to grant a posthumous pardon to civil rights leader Marcus Garvey. The goal of the campaign is to gather the required 100,000 signatures necessary to elicit a response from the President. The signatures must be collected withi…

WARNING: a personal question is asked so simply don't reply if offended, don't reply if insulted. Only reply if you want to answer, and no man should comment as no man is a woman. And if a man must comment please don't be disrespectful. I have never banned a comment nor is that my way online but... I ask women in AALBC a simple yes or no question. Based on interactions with black men in intimate settings, can you count all the orgasm you had on both hands in your life? This does not include orgasms by yourself or aided by a machine by yourselves or with a woman. For my extra thoughts Single Status Update from 06/18/2022 by richardmurray - AALBC.co…

13.5 Inflation: Here’s what we know: Inflation did not ease as much as expected in August, with an 8.3 percent rise in the Consumer Price Index showing that the squeeze on consumers remains acute. Inflation came in faster than expected in August even as gas prices fell. Inflation Report Dampens Biden’s Attempts to Celebrate the Economy Markets plunge on higher-than-expected inflation numbers. Inflation explained: The good, the bad and the uncertain. Rapidly rising rents could pose a problem for the Fed. A jump in grocery prices is pinching consumers. Gas prices have fallen for 91 straight days, relieving some inflationar…

80,000 Protest in Israel! Vice Pres Kamala Harris Speech Sparks Protest-Univ. Michigan What a way to start out the new year! What an omen. However, based on how this new event has been presented though, I am not sure what is really being said. I do not understand who initiated this recent conflict that has led many Middle Eastern typed people to go out in the streets in America and the Middle East to protest. Over here in America, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and supposedly sparked anger to the point that students began to protest on bullhorns. Sasha Obama had initially been enrolled in this university, but s…

Brother frankster, in another thread you mentioned the "Watchers": Would you like to know the TRUTH about who these Watchers actually were? They were BLACK MEN....soldiers stationed to the area of and around the Caucasus Mountain range and the Black Sea. They were assigned to keep the Caucasians from escaping and coming back into our civilizations. Some of them saw the Caucasian women as attractive and had sex with them producing mixed offspring. This is where you get the "sons of god mixing with the daughters of man" in Genesis btw.... You'll find that the Book of Enoch....like most so-called "scriptures" that pass throu…

I came across this old video of a Black female pastor who checked the hell out of Donald Trump in the middle of his speech when he started veering to the left. I said "so wrong" because although I don't do religion....not organized man-made religion....according to the Bible and Christian theology, she shouldn't even BE a preacher or pastor. However it seems to me that this woman has more courage and linear thinking than most of the Black male pastors OR politicians out there because she didn't let him get away with starting up a bunch of off-topic foolishness at her church. She told him straight up....that's NOT what we brough you he…

President Obama wrote an essay that is in Newsweek and the cover title. Take the facebook poll on Did Rush Limbaugh go too far with a Racial Attack on Obama over Haiti? Link to the Poll on http://DTPollard.com Why Haiti Matters In the tragic aftermath of Haiti's 7.0 earthquake, images of the disaster break our hearts and remind us of the fragility of life. What America must do now?and why. By Barack Obama | NEWSWEEK Published Jan15, 2010 From the magazine issue dated Jan 25, 2010 http://www.newsweek.com/id/231131/output/print

Well, now that I'm on the same label as Adam Mansbach, I've been able to meet him in person & chat with him. He really is White. So I digress on that argument (I had insisted he was a black writer). He's also REALLY cute and kind. But he is NOT...as so many claimed....my King "ABM" (the popular board member on AALBC that I performed a kind of Duo dance for so many years). The web allows people to be anonymous and many of the most famous writers, editors & agents post here at AALBC.COM. There was the rumor that ABM was really Adam Mansbach pretending to be a Black guy and sitting in on our issues year after year---mostly tal…

Queen Nanny of the Windward Maroons has largely been ignored by historians who have restricted their focus to male figures in Maroon history. Learn more about Jamaica only female national hero. By Deborah Gabriel Queen Nanny is credited with being the single figure who united the Maroons across Jamaica and played a major role the preservation of African culture and knowledge. Background Queen Nanny of the Windward Maroons has largely been ignored by historians who have restricted their focus to male figures in Maroon history. However, amongst the Maroons themselves she is held in the highest esteem. Biographical information on Queen Nanny is somewhat va…

Last night I stumbled across a movie called Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey on Netflix last night. Elmo was more my kids generation than mine. Even they were more into the Mighty Morphing Power Rangers than Sesame Street. Anywhoo... I decided to watch the movie 'cause Elmo's puppeteer is a Brother. So I watched the movie it was fine; your basic Brother from humble beginnings makes good -- really good in Kevin's case. Low and behold I learned later in the news that homeboy actually quit his job yesterday in light of allegations of having homosexual sex with a minor. The first cat took the allegation back and a second dude has now made another accusation. W…

Fred Mwangaguhunga's gossip site Mediatakeout.com is the 2nd most popular Black owned web site of any kind Mr. Mwangaguhunga cited another metric, however, that he thinks is more telling: 46 percent of his visitors, about 7.5 million people, are black women, a number that represents broad penetration into that market. Read a New York Times article about his fantastic success

2 YEAR OLD MYRA IS MISSING IN MADISON, MISSISSIPPI/LAST SEEN ON SATURDAY,I THINK...AMBER ALERT PUT OUT AFTER 24 HOURS OF HER MISSING//NEWS, BLACK PEOPLE WERE SAYING BECAUSE THIS IS A BLACK CHILD.....IS THE BLACK CHURCHES, NAACP, BLACK POLITICIANS LOOKING FOR BLACK CHILDREN WHEN THEY ARE MISSING//THERE WAS A SHOW CALLED FIND OUR MISSING ON TV ONE CHANNEL//ABOUT MISSING BLACK CHILDREN,WHAT HAPPEN TO THAT SHOW/////THE CHILDS MOTHER I BELIEVE HAS CRIMINAL PROBLEMS,I THINK////////.

ON THE NEWS, WHITE LESBIAN COUPLE GOES TO SPERM BANK,ASKED FOR A WHITE MAN'S SPERM...THE ONE WHO BECAME PREGNANT,GAVE BIRTH TO A BIRACIAL CHILD, BECAUSE INSTEAD OF A WHITE MAN SPERM,THEY RECEIVED A BLACK MAN SPERM..THE LESBIAN COUPLE PLAN TO SUE SPERM BANK/AMAZING..BLACK MAN IN TEXAS HAS EBOLA,,.HE CAME BACK FROM AFRICA WITH EBOLA..AM I THE ONLY PERSON ,DO NOT BELIEVE EBOLA JUST APPEARED FROM NO WHERE.///

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…

Basketball Player On The Golden State Warriors Team Said,I,Do,What The Master Says. Coach Steve Kerr ,Had Some,Of The Players Rest And Not Play In The San Antonio,Spurs Game..Andre What ever Is Last Name Is,Said,He Does What The Master Says. A Discussion On ESPN Black People Have Slave Mentality ,Believing White Superior ,Black,Inferior Opinion .The Athletes Have Millions Of Dollars...The Average Black People, With Unity We Would Be,Superior ,The Racist White Knows This. That's Why They ,Have Schemes,Plots And Plans To Have Chaos ,Among Black,People And Communities....

NAACP Says To The Stay From The State Of Missouri,They Can Fire You From A Business Based On Discrimination ,And Get Away With It ..Is The New NAACP President A Black Woman? Quarterback Colin Kaepernick ,The Lunatic President Trump Says He Is The Reason Kaepernick Is Not A Quarterback Yet..Football. Players Caught With Drugs, Steroids, Sexual Assault,Domestic Violence Playing .Pro Football,After Being ,Suspended. Mike Vick .Says Colin Kaepernick Should Cut His,Afro. His Afro. ? Colin Kaepernick Afro Has Nothing To Do With. Why Kaepernick Not Being Signed With .A Football Team..Mike Vick Dog Fighting ,Dog Killing ,Got .A Quarterback Job With Philadelphia Eagles..A…

Ex White Police Michael Slager Found Guilty Of Shooting,Murdering, Unarmed Walter Scott In South Carolina..Judge Announced Police Michael Slager Guilty Of,2nd,Degree Murder And Obstruction Of Justice....I Am,Surprised He Was Found Guilty . Black Males Shot Down,By White Police ,Get Away With It...News Lunatic President Trump,Will Slither To Mississippi To The Civil Rights Museum. Trump Supporting Neo Nazi In Charlottesville,Again. Saying ,President Obama Was Born In Africa ,Not Hawaii ,Going To A,Civil Rights Museum..Politician Conyers Resigns At Age 88 I Think,He Is 88 .Preachers Who Act Like Pimps ,Lusting For Women And,Money Can Remain On The Pulpit.. Black People Love…

I hope Beyonce wins next year. She's the only artist I can recall who has used their platform to communicate the complexities of life for black women in America . Kendrick Lamarr's experiences are not mine and I've lived the african-american experience far longer than he . I would have preferred the membership designate this prize for his ability to capture the complexity of modern life of a black man in America... Still, congratulations to KL for being recognized by a body that I hold in high esteem.

Black. Father's. Day. Respect. For. Black. Fathers Who. Are. Responsible,Caring. And. Loving . Those. Responsible. Black. Men,Over. Shadowed. By. The. Irresponsible. Black. Fathers.. . Dealing,With Daily Racism And Poverty,Crack Sellers, ,Gangs,,,Pimps .,..White Media Shows Black Men Who Desert Their ,Families,,Not,Black Men Who Are Responsible....News,Black. ,And,White. Democrats Trying To Get The Black Vote In South-Carolina. . Today. Waiting To See Them Slither. In. Black. Churches,Like. Snakes.. Flint. Water. Scandal. The. White. Political,Who. Was. Guilty. ,Charges. Have. Been. Dropped. Not,Surprised. The. Republica…

News , Says. Kanye West. Was. Singing. To. Prisoners. In. Prison.. He. Is,A. Christian. Now. Who. Cares. ! Nero. Had. Christians. Thrown To,The. Lions.. Black. Religious,Especially Christians Are ,Stupid-,Morons. . . Christianity Has Enslaved Black People And, Communitues. .. . Actor Chris Rock ,Black Christians Are Black,People With No Memory.. Black College. Female Student ,Was,Murdered Last Month. She Was Recently Buried.. Her ,,Roomate At. Clark Atlanta Was Arrested.. ... .Gangs. In. St.Louis,,Memphis. Are. Almost As. Bad. As. Gangs. In. Chicago.. ....Racist White. Watch. Black. People. Genocide. There . Own. Race..

First these are not debates. The pretense is annoying. Why can't the people running these debates simply cut the speakers mics? Why can't the moderator force the speaker to answer the questions asked. The Dems are unhappy the Republicans are going to confirm another Supreme Court Justice; they should have worried about that 4 years ago. If they plan to add more justices -- admit it. It is obvious they plan to do that. Pence saying democrats want to allow abortions up to the the moment of delivery is aburd. How can the candidates be to simply say anything. There was very little useful information related during th…

The following report is from El Muhajir/Marvin X who is well known for his work as a poet, playwright and essayist of the BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT or BAM. He attended Merritt College along with Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. You should read more of his work at Black Bird Press News & Review ------------------ “Huey P. Newton, The Rain Man” Dr. Huey P. Newton, Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party, was assassinated on August 22, 1989 on Center Street in West Oakland, a few blocks from what was the Cypress freeway. On October 17, 1989, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the Bay Area, crashing the Cypress freeway, the Bay Bridge and other structures…

I believe that each State needs to have a commission to help people establish heritage.

How many true fathers actually exist in the black community today? How many black fathers are good role models? How many black fathers help their children with their homework and teach their children to respect teachers, the police, as well as our elders? if almost 75% of our black children are born out of wedlock to mostly young, unskilled, and low income mothers, are black men stepping up to the plate and actually leading by example? Are black children actually proud of their fathers? Do they brag about their fathers? Are their fathers in prison for violent crimes and serious drug offenses? Are they leading a thug life and trying to be rappers? we need more …

Do you like having fun? We are looking for a few people who are willing to judge our upcoming coloring contest. We just need to get a brief biography and clear head photo. You will be just looking at the different submissions and choosing the three best. You will right a brief statement about what you liked and what could be improved. Email me at daniellegfny@gmail.com

Today, Americans exercise their civic duty in electing the leadership of the country up and down the ballot. Regardless of who one chooses to vote for and whether they do it early or by mail or in person, it is an exercise that comes around every 4 years for the national election. Every 2 years for other elections. Time flies. Seems like just yesterday we were doing the same thing on the national level.😎

Eastern standard time to view eclipse 1st penumbral phase: 11:57 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 13. 1st partial phase: 1:09 a.m. EDT on Friday, March 14. Totality: 2:26 a.m. EDT. 2nd partial phase: 3:31 a.m. EDT. 2nd penumbral phase: 4:47-6:00 a.m. EDT.

Name names:) if none , say none https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/452-opening-for-the-boone-theatre-from-the-black-movie-hall-of-fame%C2%A0/

After Judge Cabrera’s historic ruling, little Clitoria Jackson will likely undergo a name change. (DETROIT) In a decision that’s expected to send shockwaves through the African-American community—and yet, give much relief to teachers everywhere—a federal judge ruled today that black women no longer have independent naming rights for their children. Too many black children—and many adults—bear names that border on not even being words, he said. “I am simply tired of these ridiculous names black women are giving their children,” said U.S. Federal Judge Ryan Cabrera before rendering his decision. “Someone had to put a stop to it.” The rule applies …

On Tuesday I made a post on my blog entitled “Tavis Smiley is no good for Black folks!” The provocative title was used to encourage people to read the post so that I could talk about one of the good things Tavis has done and that is start SmileyBooks. I began by describing why I did not always like Tavis. My dislike for Tavis really began when I saw Tavis’ reaction to Barack’s declining to participate in Tavis’ State of Black America forum. However in hindsight my impression of Tavis has changed to one that is very favorable. I discovered pretty quickly that many people – at least those that commented on my Blog and on Facebook page DESPISE Tavis! I was ac…

"BigBuck" has nothing on Cynique. I can write trite poetry, too. In a world full of turmoil where dire conflict reigns, countries alternate between losses and gains. Democracy-starved Egyptians are engaging in riots, while overweight Capitalists feast on the latest fad diets. Financially-stable China is the new sheriff in town, and, like Europe and Japan, America’s economy is down, struggling with war and persistent unemployment, fending off Generals wanting more troop deployment. The English are preparing for Prince William’s wedding, scurrying like bugs infesting a hotel room’s bedding. North and South Korea…

Does this type of programming matter to you? Do you have any opinions on how if reflects on our culture in general and Black women in particular?

Cynique when you spoke about Neil Degrass Tyson in it made me think of Richard Feynman. He is just a fascinating dude.

ON THE NEWS BROWN SKIN LOOKING MAN ,WITH FACED COVERED, FBI SAYS MIGHT BE FROM NORTH AMERICA, CANADA, OR U.S.,,WHITE, BROWN, BLACK AMERICANS HAVE JOINED ISIS TERROR GROUP,IT SEEMS....CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG,,I BELIEVE THE U.S. AND PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS DROPPING BOMBS OVER IRAQ, OTHER AREAS BEFORE THE U.S. JOURNALIST WERE KILLED./U.S. WANTED TO DROP BOMBS OVER IRAQ BECAUSE THE IRAQ CHRISTIANS WERE FLEEING WAR, .WHAT ABOUT UKRAINE PEOPLE, FLEEING RUSSIA ,THAT WAR, WHY DID THE U.S. NOT DROP BOMBS ON RUSSIA, TO HELP THE UKRAINE PEOPLE, RUSSIA HAS NUCLEAR WEAPONS.BLACK PEOPLE BEING KILLED…

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…

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…