Culture, Race & Economy

https://apnews.com/article/angie-stone-car-crash-singer-41a7094f6d3aaa224902497f17e0204d R&B/Soul singer Angie Stone died in a car accident early Saturday morning. Long before her R&B run, Angie Stone was Angie B was in the rap group Sequence that had a minor hit with "Funk You Up". Angie Stone was in an R&B group called Vertical Hold. There she met and had a baby by Michael Archer the dude we know professionally as D'Angelo. Our beautiful chocolate sista could flat out sang. Thanks for the music. RIP Ms. Angie Stone.😎

BBC News London Stephen Lawrence: Murdered teen's father forgives killers The father of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence says he has forgiven his son's killers, nearly 25 years after the attack. Dr Neville Lawrence the decision had been "one of the hardest things", but he still wanted justice. The murder "opened the country's eyes" to racism, he added. Stephen, 18, was stabbed in an attack by five white youths on 22 April 1993, at a bus stop in south-east London. Two White men were jailed [20 years later]. Not just in America, Blacks are being targeted everywhere.

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FORMER BASKETBALL PLAYER CHARLES BARKLEY SUPPORTS ZIMMERMAN VERDICT/REALLY//HE SAYS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO JURY PROVING ZIMMERMAN GUILTY/REALLY//.BARKLEY SAYS,THIS GIVES RACIST BLACK AND WHITE PEOPLE A PLATFORM//ZIMMERMAN MIND WAS ON KILLING SOME ONE BLACK AND HE DID,MY OPINION/IF NOT TRAYVON MARTIN ZIMMERMAN WOULD HAVE KILLED ANOTHER BLACK MALE.////.

State Of Black .America Summit Was On Last Week. Saw,Some -Of It..Wonder Did They .Talk About Black Police Being -Silent,Knowing White Police Have Been Fired For Being -KKK,Klan Members? Black Preachers Stealing Church -Money,To Buy Mansions And Rich .Cars,Instead Of Uplifting -,Poor Communities. Church Money Should Be For Taking Care, Of,The Church,Charitable In Communities,Help -.Start,Black,Businesses ,Scholarships In Poor -Communities..Corrupt Preachers Worship Money...Black -Men,Having Multiple Children With Multiple Women Black -Women,Having .Children With Irresponsible Men. Street -Gangs,Genociding Their Own People. Hundreds Dead In -.Chicago,Because Of Gangs,…

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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https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/31/donald-trump-nabj-interview-00172104 Former POTUS Orange Julius had a meeting with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). Instead of making any case for what he plans to do for Black folks, former POTUS OJ was combative, insulted his hosts and doubled down on his ignorant rhetoric. Not that we should have expected anything different but former POTUS OJ clearly did not use the opportunity to ingratiate himself with Black folks. Former POTUS OJ is consistent in letting Black folks know he's doesn't and never will give a d8mn about then. Surely, that intervie…

https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/stephen-a-smith-snoop-dogg-nelly-soulja-boy-trump-inauguration-1235879909/ Snoop, Nelly and Soulja Boy caught flak for performing at inauguration events. Sports talk, loud-mouth, Stephen A. Smith weighed in on the criticism. All 3 dudes are already millionaires. They had their own reasons for performing at the event. There's no such thing as having too much money. No matter how it's spun, I believe the color green was their primary motivation. Just like anybody else, rich entertainers will put their politics aside in order to get paid.😎

ON MSNBC NEWS, RUSH LIMBAUGH WAS SHOWN SAYING OBAMA WAS A DRUG ADDICTED AT COLLEGE.LIMBAUGH IS ADDICTED TO PRESCRIPTION PILLS..OBAMA WAS THERE DOING NOTHING, AS IF HE GOT THERE FROM AFFIRMATIVE ACTION..EX POLITICIAN REPUBLICAN JOHN SUNUNU SAID OBAMA SHOULD BECOME AMERICAN,IMPLYING HE WAS NOT BORN HERE...THEY THINK BIRTH CERTIFICATE WAS FORGED.......

Legendary pianist died.

The New York Times selected 100 books as the “Best Books of the 21st Century.” I pulled out the books (22) written by Black people. Years ago, I created a list of the top 100 Black books of the 20th Century. It was a list voted on by almost 4,000 people.

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/02/g-s1-40854/tesla-cybertruck-explosion-las-vegas Probably a coincidence but there was another tragedy on New Year's Day. Another American citizen and member of the military made the news when he blew up a Tesla CyberTruck in front of Trump hotel in Las Vegas. Unless a manifesto was left behind, we may never know the motivation of this man because he killed himself. Unfortunately, these events will continue until America deals with the underlying conditions.😎

Just how important was Raphael Warnock’s re-election victory? Wheeeeeely Important. It was the first time since 1934 that every Senate incumbent of the party of a sitting President won reelection. That is history making. As I’ve said before, Biden’s careful handling of the country and its economy is far superior to anything Trump ever managed. By adding to their one seat margin, Democrats no longer have to depend on Conservatives Joe Manchin (D-WVa) or Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) to pass bills or confirm judges. Both have been notoriously unreliable since 2021 when Democrats needed them to pass Covid relief bills and they steadfastly refused to cons…

Only found out about this lovely sounding place recently. Can't seem to get their web site up,at least on my device, but here's a YT clip. Hope to visit NYC next year and I'm coming here along with the Peacefood cafe in the Village. https://youtu.be/sgR0NfoN-EM

https://apnews.com/article/wildfire-southern-california-santa-ana-winds-b565a3bd043d6444820f1571b2307bf1 Thousands of acres of multimillion dollar homes are burning up in Los Angeles. Houses, cars and material possessions can be replaced. Human life cannot. Anyone living in the path of the fires should evacuate when ordered to do so. Stay safe. 😎

The following are quotes from an article written by an employee of IPS Inc., the company who developed the discussion forum software I'm use here. The article was written to help explain why privacy is an important aspect to building and online community and growing a discussion forum. This article struck me because I did observe an great migration away from indie forums like this one to the large social media platform and I'm interested in growing this forum. Participation way down from a peak about a decade ago. Competing against the large social media sites is very hard, for the simple fact is that sites like Facebook utilize everything they kn…

READ ON WEBSITE BLACK IN AMERICA, BLACK,, TEA PARTY DR. BEN CARSON WON A STRAW POLL..DOES HE REALLY BELIEVE REPUBLICANS WILL PUT HIM IN THE WHITE HOUSE////DR. BEN CARSON SUPPORTS WHITE POLICE KILLING INNOCENT BLACK MEN AND BOYS//.HE TALKS LIKE HE GOT WHERE HE IS ON HIS OWN, NO BLACK HISTORY SACRIFICERS,///HE BELIEVES LIKE WHITE AND BLACK REPUBLICANS PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS BORN IN AFRICA, HE IS THE ANTI CHRIST..DR CARSON IS A CHRISTIAN SO I GUESS HE CAN RECOGNIZE THE ANTI CHRIST..DR BEN CARSON IS A HOUSE NEGRO ON THE PLANTATION....THERE IS NO RACISM IN THIS COUNTRY, RACISM HAS BEEN OVER FOR CENTURIE…

Every blue eyed person on the planet is a descendant of one single person Story by Kate Plummer • Yesterday 3:41 AM Blue eyed people, listen up. Ever wondered why your eyes are the colour they are? Well wonder no more. Every blue eyed person is descended from a single European who lived around 6,000 to 10,000 years ago, according to scientists. How did they work it out? Originally, all humans had brown eyes in various shades until there was a specific mutation that made the change. The mutation is a gene called HERC2 and it switches off OCA2, the gene that determine…

Do you all believe in beating the snot out of... I mean, spanking your child? I don't have children(yet), but I don't trust a lot of new gen ideas that only talking to children teaches them correction. I believe that works with some children who have the sweetest demeanor but others, who live to cause destruction, need a more... Uh, stern lesson? What's your opinions?

The above lampoon pretty much sums up how seriously I take everything that goes on in this country. Obama gave it the ol college try in his state of the union speeach. He talked tough. Hard to do when your tongue is a noodle. And the beat goes on. I'm still swallowing back barf over how some crazy, white, gay-friendly duo beat out perennial black winners like JayZ, Drake, Kanye and break-out new artist, Lamar, for the best rap album of the year at the Grammys. Explanations refer to Rap now being mainstream. Who'd have ever thought this genre would find a home among white dorks. And speaking of the Grammys, why is everyone raggin on Beyonce for acting like…

Race and Religion in American Politics | Vince Everett Ellison https://www.dailywire.com/episode/vince-everett-ellison By its title alone, this uniquely informative 'over the target' video is reportedly the uncensored version that YouTube literally doesn't want you see. Not many, but most Black Americans appear to be beyond politically ignorant and otherwise, to the point where such ignorance coupled with bone-crushing stupidity (on steroids), has become a crippling crutch from which there may be no escape. American blacks have proven time and time again to be extremely dense between the ears, throwing logic, reason and rationale under the bus nearly every …

IF RUSSIA WANTSTO ATTACK UKRAINE,DO NOT CARE,U.S. WARNING RUSSIA,WANT IS THE U.S. GOING TO DO SEND IN THE TROOPS,RUSSIA HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS.....I THINK I READ U.S. WILL LOAN UKRAINE A BILLION DOLLARS..IT AMAZING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT CUTTING THINGS FOR THE POOR,VETERANS, ELDERLY IN THIS COUNTRY BUT CAN SEND OTHER COUNTRIES BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.SOME WAYS DEMOCRATS,REPUBLICANS ARE THE SAME......FEAR RUSSIA WILL ATTACK UKRAINE, TRAYVON MARTIN WAS ATTACKED WALKING DOWN THE STREET, JORDAN DAVIS ATTACKED IN HIS CAR, WHITE,AND BLACK REPUBLICANS CONDONED THESE INNOCE…

These. Rich. Black. Athletes. And. Entertainers. Talking. About. -Voting. Is. Getting. On. My. Nerves. .Black. Voters. Should. Begin -Holding. Their. Community. Leaders. And. Elected. Political. -Accountable..Including. The. NAACP. Overseer's Of. Black. Votes. -If-The. Racist. Trash. Trump. Is. Voted. Out ,Pimp Houses,Crack-Houses,Street. Gangs. Slaughtering. Black. People. Will. Not. Stop.-Black. Political,NAACP,Athletes,Entertainers,Not. Talking. About ,-Black. Genocide. By. Black. People. ,Preachers. Stealing. Millions ,of,church. Money. To. Live. Rich. ,Not. Helping. Poor. Black. -Communities,Preachers. Raping. Children,Killing. Their. Wives-Getting. Teenage. Girls. …

We already read about dark skinned-women being discriminated against and given a bad time. I wanted to change the game on several fronts with Ruthless Pamela Jean. Instead of being bulled for being too dark, Pamela is bullied and nearly killed by bullies for being too light. I loved writing this book. I aimed to make the bullied stronger through Pamela Jean. Her father was not in the home. Her mother was just plain tired and had given up. By 8 years of age, Pamela made a decision. She decided to work on helping herself. She set goals to indoctrinate herself into a man's pimp game and changed the world. Pamela also realized that when men leave some women, there are a conti…

MySpace did a complete reboot. There are no ads, the content scroll sideways. Which might work well on a mobile device that swipes, but is a pain with a mouse (but mice and a keyboard going away anyway right?). I have no cue how to add content yet, but it look like the site is mainly for musicians. For what is is worth here is my URL https://new.myspace.com/aalbc let me know if you figure out what to do when you get there :-)

I don't think that the problem is so much about prayer being taken out of school as it is thinking being taken out of school. Prayer in school might not be a bad thing, don't get me wrong. However, I believe that there should, more than any other campaign, be a campaign which focuses on putting thinking back in school. (George Dubya should be the poster child for WHY the now extracurricular program called "thinking" should be supported and promoted in schools.)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2025/07/02/lia-thomas-trump-deal-trans-swimmer-upenn/84443136007/ University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) stood to lose $175 million dollars in federal funding for allowing transgender athletes to participate in women's sports. Going a step further, UPenn is stripping the transgender athlete of titles won a few years ago. They are also apologizing to the women who were defeated. The only reason this is being done now is pressure from the current administration to restore the US to a two (2) gender order...male and female. This administration is busy on multiple fronts....immigration…

This. Past . Weekend,8-Dead,60 Shot. In,Chicago,Gang Violence...Black. Police. Superinttendent. Says. He Also,Said. They. Need. To. Be. Mentoring. For. Young. Boys. In. Chicago. I. Have. Said,NAACP, Black,Churches,Politicians,Need ,To,Make Time To Mentor Black Boys,Before They Get To High School. If NAACP, Church Preachers,, Can Make Time To Get Votes And Money,They Make Time,To,Mentor Black Children Before,They Get To High School.The. Millions Of Dollars,Black Churches Take. Up,Black. Preachers. Steal,Could. Send,. Black. Children. To. College...Preachers. Steal,Money. Buy. Cars,Mansions, As,Poverty.Is In. Black. Communities,,They. G…

MILLION MAN MARCH,20 YEARS LATER/ SAW ON C-SPAN 20 YEARS AFTER MILLION MAN MARCH GATHERING. MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN,STILL,WANTING BLACK UNITY. ..BLACK UNITY SEEMS DIFFICULT TO HAVE// ON MSNBC BLACK PREACHERS SUPPORT,DONALD TRUMP,SAY ,TRUMP IS NOT RACIST.BLACK PREACHER WAS TALKING LIKE TRUMP WAS THE MESSIAH./BLACK PREACHERS ARE MOTIVATED BY MONEY,GREED,NOT RELIGION/HOW LONG BEFORE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING IS FORGOTTEN/////////

LISTENING TO THE CHRISTMAS SONGS,3 VERSIONS OF SILENT NIGHT,MAHALIA JACKSON,TEMPTATIONS,IMPRESSIONS/WHEN THE BLACK CHURCH BELLS RING,AND AFTER THE CHOIRS SING,WHAT IS THE BLACK PREACHERS SERMON/I BELIEVE IN LUKE 2 1-20 AND MATTHEW 2 1-12,THEY TALK ABOUT THE BIRTH OF CHRIST.IT DOS NOT SAY AFTER MARY AND JOSEPH WAS TURNING AWAY FROM THE INN, THAT IN THE STABLE WAS BORN A WHITE BABY WITH BLUE EYES,HE WS LYING IN THE MANGER.KINGS AND WISE MEN WERE BRINGING GIFTS TO THE WHITE SAVIOR./BLACK PEOPLE ARE SPIRITUALLY ENSLAVED BY CORRUPT PREACHERS WHO LUST FOR MONEY AND WOMEN//NOT RELIGIOUS AND NOT A BIBLE READER ,BLACK PEOPLE THA…

Lol...talk about "getting down and dirty".

Read. President. Obama,And. His. Wife. Talked. About. Kwanzaa.,Did,President. Obama. Suggest. To. The. Black. Political,NAACP,Churches. To. Practice. Kwanzas, To. Uplift. Black,Communities? Churches, NAACP ,Black Political Do Not. Want,Kwanzaa.. That Would Stop The Control Over Black People. Preachers Do Not Want Kwanzaa,That Would Stop Preacher's From,Stealing Money To Buy Cars,Mansions,Fancy Suits,Gold Jewelry . They Do Not Care About Poor Communities And,Poverty..Black Preachers. Have. Been. Arrested. For. Stealing. ,Church. Money...Trump. Supports. Kwanzaa ,After. Christmas,Trump,Praised. Kwanzaa,Tump,This. Nation. Honors The,Contr…

It was very difficult to watch NBC's coverage of the Olympics. If I had to look at Michael Phelps mother's mug for another second I probably would have lost it. So much time was spent on human interest instead of actual competition it was nerve racking. The were so fixated on trying to catch Orsoco in tears they did not even cover other athletes competing. Scores were unannounced -- few routines shown. Why so much coverage of beach volleyball? There is an twitter hashtag #nbcfail where people are venting over NBC's coverage. I have not read many of the tweets, they are not very interesting to me. What is interesting is that athletes are getting booted ou…

************************************************** 'The Wire' star, Michael K. Williams, 54, is found dead of suspected heroin overdose in living room of his Brooklyn penthouse surrounded by drug paraphernalia https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9963685/The-star-Wire-actor-Michael-K-Williams-dead-New-York-City-apartment.html **************************************************

When you take a look at your personal history, the one thing you will be forced to contend with is the fact that what you are doing right now is establishing a reputation that is sure to outlive you. Be advised that right now, at this very moment, you are building your legacy. In essence, you are cementing the posterity you will leave behind to be viewed by your loved ones. Long after you are dead and gone, your deeds will continue to testify either for or against you. Oftentimes, the preacher will embellish his eulogy to make you seem more saintly than you actually were, but what will always remain is the ghosts of your actions and behavior. They cannot be su…

Black. Preacher. And. His. Wife. Arrested. For. Stealing. $50'000,,Dollars,From. A ,77- Year. Old Woman. . Black. Preachers,Steal. Millions. Of. Dollars. Of. Church. Money. To. Buy,Cars,Mansions. ,Diamond. Rings,Gold Jewelry ,Go on Shopping,Sprees.. Preacher's And Their Wives Are Snakes,Jackals,And Hyena .. Church Congregation Happy When,Preacher's Steal Church Money. Not Caring About Black,Communities In Poverty... Church Congregation Are,Idiots,,Morons... NAACP ,,Black Political, Black. Church Preachers,Congregations. Support. Preacher's. Stealing. Millions Of,Church. Dollars,As. They. Talk. About. Poverty. On The. News..... Black. Chris…

Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is still selling tickets to a fight against Republicans that doesn't exist. Rep. Jeffries is vowing that Democrats will continue fighting for Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits. There's no path to Democrats winning a fight when Republicans are majority in House and Senate. Rep . Jeffries House seat may be safe for now. However, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's political future is in jeopardy as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may primary him. Regardless, the Democrats are as stable as a 3 leg chair in Congress. They are powerless. Somebody needs to tell Rep. Jeffries to…

HAVANA, July 26 (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro accused the United States on Thursday of seeking an overthrow of the Cuban government similar to Arab Spring countries, while reiterating his government's willingness to negotiate with its decades old foe. "“The day they want (to talk) the table is served," Castro said in a nationally televised address on one of the biggest days in Cuba's political calendar. “"I have already informed them through diplomatic channels. If they want to talk, we will talk ... but as equals ... We are going to talk about the same themes (democracy and human rights) in the United States," he said. The communist-ruled island …

Black. Mothers. Day. To. All. The. Loving,Caring. ,Responsible. ,Mothers. . Especially. Those. Raising. Children. Alone. Because. Of,Dead Beat. Bum,. Fathers. And. To. The Grandmothers ,Who,Helps. With The Child Raising.... Black Mothers , Should,Be,Celebrated ,Often,Not Just One Day A , Year.......Happy,Mothers Day To All The , Mothers,Grandmothers,Who Are Members Of AALBC!!!!!Mothers,, Day. Music,Temptations- Oh Mother Of Mine,, Checkmates-Black Pearl. Intruders - I. Will. Always. Love. My. Mama...

MURDERER JODI ARIAS, JURY COULD NOT AGREE FOR DEATH PENALTY FOR JODI ARIAS WHO KILLED HER BOYFRIEND ,TRIED TO DECAPITATE HIS HEAD,AFTER SHOOTING HIM/WHITE PEOPLE ARE UPSET. SOME OF THE SAME WHITE PEOPLE WHO CONDONE ZIMMERMAN FOUND NOT GUILTY OF DELIBEARATELY KILLING TRAYVON MARTIN, WHITE POLICE DELIBERATELY KILLING MICHAEL BROWN IN FERGURSON, MISSOURI, ERIC GARNER CHOKED TO DEATH ACCUSED OF SELLING CIGARETTESAND OTHERS KILLED BY WHITE POLICE,WHITE PEOPLE CONDONE THOSE INNOCENT PEOPLE KILLED, THE MURDERERS GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER, BUT THERE UPSET THAT MURDERER JODI ARIAS NOT SITTING ON DEATH ROW …

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LeBron James questions whether long lines in Georgia primaries are result of systemic racism LeBron James has not only become disgusted with the disturbing trend of law-enforcement officials killing unarmed black men. The Los Angeles Lakers star also pointed out how the long lines in certain neighborhoods during this week's Georgia primary elections mark yet another example of systemic racism. James was responding to a Politico reporter's tweet that election lines took hours in some Atlanta neighborhoods while there were no long waits in white, suburban areas. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2020/06/09/lakers-lebron-james-critical-long-li…

In New Jersey, Racist White Police ,Charged With Hate Crimes. He Was Caught On Tape Saying , Niggers Are Like ISIS ,They Have,No Value. He Bought A Police Dog To Intimidate Black,People At A Basketball Game. I Think He Slammed A Black,Male's Head Into A Steel Door,Who Was A Suspect..Quarterback Colin Kaepernick Should Be On The News,Now Saying ,This Is Why I Was Kneeling Down...They Need To Show How Many White Police Have Been Fired For Klan Members On The News,Those Caught Saying Racist Things...When Robert Mueller Finish Investigating Trump And The Russians ,He Should Investigate Neo Nazi,KLAN In Police And ,U. S. Military...

Trump plans to send National Guard to Memphis, escalating troop deployments | AP News What happened to Chicago? Is he still planning on deploying them there? What's taking so long? Why is he just "threatening" and "talking" about doing it when he has the power to simply order them there??? It's a fucking game, that's why. As I said before, even if he does..... They won't ESTABLISH a safe-zone, they will BE in the safe-zone. Holding posts in the safest most crime free areas of the city. Because they'll only be there for show anyway; not to really reduce crime and violence.

ON AUGUST 30, 1983, ASTRONAUT GUY BLUFORD BECAME THE FIRST BLACK ASTRONAUT TO GO INTO SPACE...BEFORE BECOMING A ASTRONAUT ,GUY BLUFORD WAS A COLONIAL IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE//HE FLEW COMBAT MISSIONS IN THE VIETNAM WAR....IN 1992, ASTRONAUT MAE JEMISON BECAME FIRST BLACK FEMALE ASTRONAUT TO GO INTO SPACE.//2 BLACK ASTRONAUT HAVE BEEN KILLED ABOARD SPACE SHUTTLES.IN 1986, ASTRONAUT RONALD MCNAIR DIED IN THE SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER TRAGEDY..IN 2003, ASTRONAUT MICHAEL ANDERSON DIED IN THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA, DISASTER../////TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE TO GO INTO SPACE..//