Culture, Race & Economy

This is picking up on a Farrakhan will speak before the Detroit City Council, to members of the clergy and to residents of the city. Acknowledging the Detroit's rich legacy, Minister Farrakahn opined about the city's present condition, saying "Detroit is where the Nation of Islam started. Detroit is almost considered now, a dead city. So we'll come back to Detroit where we began and loook at the condition of Detroit, pool our resources and try to buy properties in Detroit and start rebuilding one of the greatest cities in America where we're concerned." From the Michigan Chronicle. Are the Nation of Islam's goals consistent with yours? What do you think …

CBS 60 Minutes broadcast a segment about the Echelon Network back in 2000. They told about how the NSA monitors ALL electronic communications. Worldwide. It is my understanding that Echelon has been in use since the 1960s and possibly even earlier than that. But now it's OMG! the U.S. Government is listening in on my telephone conversations with my grandmother and reading my texts and e-mails. And as usual, it's all OBAMA's fault. He's stealing our freedoms and stomping on the Constitution. Again. Clownie bozos like Ron Paul, Hannity and all the rest know good and well that this eavesdropping business has been going on since the beginning of time. Wake up people…

CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND VETERAN MEDGER EVERS WAS ASSASSINATED JUNE,12,1963......HE WAS KILLED,GUNNEDDOWN IN HIS DRIVE WAY...HE WAS MARRIED TO MERLIE EVERS,HAD 3 CHILDREN.....MEDGER EVERS WAS INVOLVED IN SCHOOL DESEGREGATION.....,.MEDGER EVERS WAS BURIED AT ARLINGTON CEMETARY WITH FULL MILITARY HONORS......THE HUMAN TRASH THAT KILLED MEDGER EVERS,,TOOK 30 YEARS TO GET JUSTICE....MERLIE EVERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PRESIDENT AND CEO OF NAACP YEARS AGO..../////////I / THE MOVIE GHOST OF MISSISSIPPI IS ABOUT MEDGER EERS AND HIS ASSASSINATION....

THERE ARE MILLIONAIRE BLACK FOOTBALL/BL AND BASKETBALL PLAYERS,ARE THEY INVOLVED PROBALY NO//////BLACK ATHLETES AND ENTAINERS COULD REBUILD DETROIT...THE BLACK TEA PARTY DR. BEN CARSON DOES HE COME FROM DETROIT/WHAT HAS HE DONE./////////MOTOWN BERRY GORDY.....

Lately, an intriguing phrase has come to my attention, one that refers to the movers and shakers who shape the zeitgeist of the 21st century. The term being bandied about by those who keep tabs on sociological trends is “The Nanny State”. This is a label I find very appropriate because television, the Internet, and the print news that permeate every aspect of our lives, have merged into a politically-correct nursemaid babysitting the masses. Presuming to know what’s best for us, they have sat us on their knees and pacified us with fairy tales. Robbing us of the initiative to think for ourselves and dousing us with superficiality, the "Nanny State" tells us how we …

MISSISSIPPI,WHITE MAN ARRESTED FOR SENDING RICIN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA.....ALSO CHARGED WITH MAKING AND DEVELOPING RICIN...IS THIS A NEO KLAN MEMBER,AND IS THIS THE BEGINNING OF TERROR///U.S, POLITICIANS UPSET WITH SYRIA USING CHEMICAL WEAONS ON IT'S OWN PEOPLE./////RICIN IS DEADLY LIKE ANTHRAX./////KLAN HAVE BEEN CAUGHT WITH BEFORE......

NEWS SAYS BOAT WITH 1 BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF COCAINE WAS STOPPED.. I THINK THERE ARE PEOPLE IN HIGH PLACES IN THIS COUNTRY GROWING COCAINE AND TRANSPORTING COCAINE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES TO END UP IN BLACK COMMUNITIES...........

SOME SAY THE GHOST OF A SLAVE HAUNTS THE MYRTLE PLANTATION IN ST.FRANCISVILLE,LOUISIANA. SLAVE CHLOE WAS FORCED TO HAVE SEX WITH THE PLANTATION OWNER..SHE WAS A HOUSE SLAVE,SHE DID NOT LIKE BEING WITH THE PLANTATION OWNER,BUT SHE DID NOT WANT TO BE A FIELD SLAVE....THE PLANTATION OWNER CAUGHT CHLOE EAVES DROPPING ONE DAY AND CUT OFF HER EAR..FEAR OF BEING MADE A FIELD SLAVE,SHE WANTED TO PROVE HER WORTH,SHE WAS INVOLVED IN THE P LANTATION OWNER FAMILY BIRTHDAY PARTY..SHE PUT A POISON PLANT IN THE CAKE...SHE WANTED TO MAKE THEM SICK SO SHE COULD NURSE THEM BACK TO HEALTH,,,SHE KILLED THEM..THE PLANTATION OWNER'S WIFE AN…

1965-1969 BLACK SOLDIERS MADE UP 12.6 PERCENT OF SOLDIERS...BLACK POPULATION WAS 17 PERCENT IN U.S.////BLACK SOLDIERS MOSTLY IN INFANTRY I READ ONLINE...RACE RIOTS WERE ON SHIPS AND MILITARY BASES BECAUSE OF THE WAR,RACISM AND SLOW RACIAL PROGRESS......REASON FOR VIETNAM WAR,/VIETNAMESE INDEPENDENTS,,ONE PART OF THE COUNTRY FIGHTING ANOTHER PART OF THE COUNTRY//////BLACK SOLDIERS DRAFTED TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE ...IN ANOTHER COUNTRY HAVE RIGHTS AND INDEPENDENTS//////AMAZING.//BLACK SOLDIERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST WARS HELPING OTHER PEOPLE HAVE RIGHTS AND PEACE..THINGS THEY HAVE PROBLEMS HA…

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THE JODI ARIAS TRIAL SHOULD END SOON//SHE GUILTY OF KILLING HER EX BOYFRIEND...THE NEWS AND TRIAL TALKERS THEY KNEW SHE IS GUILTY SHOULD BE ON DEATH ROW OR LIFE SENTENCE...GEORGE ZIMMERMAN GOES ON TRIAL FOR DELIBERATELY GUNNING DOWN TRAYVON MARTIN WILL THEY SAY THE SAME GUILTY//OR WILL THEY TALK THIS STAND YOUR GROUND CRAP///./GEORGE ZIMMERMAN SAID GOD WANTED TRAYVON MARTIN DEAD....///HEARD CALLING HIM A F--KING COON//THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH FOR PRE MEDITATED.MURDER.//////

IT IS SAID WHEN BLACK PEOPLE CALL A BLACK PERSON A UNCLE TOM, THEY ARE MEANING SELLING OUT TO WHITE PEOPLE///LETS TALK ABOUT WHO UNCLE TOM WAS ACCORDING TO THE BOOK UNCLE TOM'S CABIN....TOM WAS A LONG SUFFERING RELIGIOUS SLAVE..WHO HAD FAITH AND TRIED TO HELP OTHER SLAVES...BOOK SAYS....HE WAS SOLD TO SIMON LEGREE A VILE SLAVE OWNER..HATED TOM WANTED TO STOP TOM'S FAITH IN GOD.....SIMON LEGREE ORDERED TOM WHIPPED TO DEATH... ..BLACK PERSON IN A CONFINED REALITY HELPING OTHER PEOPLE IN CONFINED REALITY AND HAVING REAL FAITH.....I HAVE SEEN SOME BLCK PEOPLE CALLLED UNCLE TOM,,,THEY DO NOT FIT THAT DESCRIPTI…

DESMOND HATCHETT IN KNOXVILLE HAS 30 CHILDREN, HE CLAIMS HE ONLY HAS 24/ ..HE SEEMS TO ,BE STRESSFUL,PAYING, HIS CHILD SUPPORT..SOME OF THE MOTHERS OF HIS CHILDREN GET 1 DOLLAR AND 49 CENTS A MONTH IN CHILD SUPORT....WHY ARE BLACK WOMEN ATTRACTED TO BLACK MEN WHO ARE SEXUALLY HYPED LIKE ANIMALS AT MATING TIME IN THE WILDERNESS/./////

Everybody has heard Charles Ramsey's name by now. He helped three women escape from a house next door that had been missing for ten years in Cleveland, Ohio. I knew from the moment he started to get a lot of media attention, someone would try to dig up dirt on him and tear him down and it has happened already. Domestic abuse arrests of Ramsey from over ten years ago were dug up by a media company. We really need to examine our culture of finding fault with everything and everyone. http://pollardpost.blogspot.com/2013/05/charles-ramsey-punished-thats-why.html

BLACK TALK RADIO SAYS MALCOLM SHABAZZ , , GRANDSON OF MALCOLMX WAS FOUND DEAD.//IN MEXICO..I SAID IN APRIL WHE THE FBI ARRESTED HIM WAS SOMETHING PLANNING SOMETHING FROM UP HIGH.....MALCOLM SHABAZZ ...WAS A ACTIVIST AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZER.WAS SOMETHING AFRAID HE WAS BECOMING HIS GRANDFATHER MALCOLM X....../..

...perhaps that is the nature of good filmmaking. OK maybe I'm a hypercrite for (albiet with the private parts on full blast). And maybe I'm a hypercrite for not being overly concerned about Brothers who go to Rio for Sexcapades. And maybe I still a little racist despite by calls for the iradication of the concept, but the premise o this film kinda irks me. You can read Kam's review here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4ZFB8qwWa4

AGAIN ON THE TRISHA GODDARD SHOW.A 13 YEAR OLD BLACK GIRL SAYS SHE DOES NOT LIKE BEING BLACK/SHE LIKES WHITE BOYS NOT BLACK....SELF HATING IS STARTING YOUNG/////A WHITE WOMAN DOES NOT LIKE HER NIECE DATING BLACK MEN,TOLD HER T HAVE A ABORTION BECAUSE THE BABY SHE HAD WAS WITH A BLACK MAN..SHE SAID THE BIBLE SAYS TRIBES SHOULD MARRY THEIR OWN KIND.THAT IS WHY GOD SEPARATED THE RACES//REALLY.////.

I've never gotten into March Madness or college basketball at all for that matter. But. dating back to the early 90s during the Michael Jordan era and the dominance of the the Chicago Bulls team, I have been an NBA fan. The Chicago Bulls provided their city with so many thrills and so much excitement during those days, and the memories of the nail-biting playoff games and the subequent championships are really vivid. I still have T-shirts and other memorabilia from back then and every time I go to a Chicago Bulls game, it still sends chills up my spine to see the 6 Championship banners hanging from the rafters in the United Center. Now I'm in a state of amaze…

ISRAEL IS ATTACKING SYRIA...ISRAEL WIL PROBALY ATTACK IRAN NEXT...WHY IS IT ISRAEL HAS NO PROBLEM WITH NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR WEAPONS//THE PRESIDENT HAS NO PROBLEM WITH ISRAEL ATTACKING COUNTRIES, BUT SOMEONE ATTACKS ISRAEL THEN THE U.S. IS UPSET.......WHAT WILL THE PRESIDENT DO IF ISRAEL KEES ATTACKING COUNTRIES, NOTHING,YET HE WARNS NORTH KOREA/// I WOULD NOT CARE IF THE MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES UNITED AND ATTACKED ISRAEL/////.

This black sexuality debate between us calls for a separate thread, Pioneer. You seek to santize polygamy by putting it in the context of marriage and you further seek to justify it by citing some mythical, undocumented “scientific studies” which you claim prove that all black men have an overload of testosterone. You then proceed to deduce from this that monogymy is unnatural for these insatiable brutes, further asserting that courtship is a white amenity and that black people are simply imitating Whites when they go through this formality because their true nature is to dispense with any romantic ritual and get right to the business of fuckin’. You add that sympa…

The secretly recorded conversation between Malcom X and the FBI is just fascinating. I can't believe 20 years have passed since the air date of this program and I'm just now seeing it for the first time. Gil Noble's Like It Is program was terrific. Is their anything like it on TV today. One of the reasons Youtube remains one of the best things about the internet. Lets hope it is not completely corrupted by Google's relentless pursuit of ever increasing revenue.

ON JOE MADISON WEBSITE,JOE MADISON SAID HE HEARD A AUDIO TAPE,HE HEARD GEORGE ZIMMERMAN CALL TRAYVON MARTIN A FU--KING COON BFORE HE SHOT HIM.I BELIEVE ZIMMERMAN WAS ON FOX NEWS SAYING GOD WANTED TRAYVON MARTIN DEAD.......ZIMMERMAN HATES BLACK PEOPLE AND HE WAS GING TO KILL A BLACK MALE THAT NIGHT.////..

When I study Cuba, Venuzula, China and other nations ran by strong central governments and how organized they are as opposed to most other third world nations who try to adopt Western style Democracy............ When I look at places like Iraq and Libya that were ran by strong men or dictators who kept order in society and how things deteriorated after these dictators were taken out of power...... And the more I look at the sad economic, social, and moral situation so many AfroAmericans find themselves in in a so-called "free" society...... The more I wonder is Democracy the best form of government for US as AfroAmericans. This may sound outrageous but I actua…

The other night, while deciding who I was going to watch between Jimmy Kimmel, Dave Letterman or Jay Leno, upon seeing that Carol Burnett was Jay‘s guest, my decision was made. I’ve always been a fan of Carol because she was born the same year I was and we have grown old together as we look forward to our 80th birthdays, which for her, just happens to be today. She’s a comic genius and that was another reason I related to her because I was in sync with her tongue-in-cheek brand of humor; comedy skits that spoofed the entertainment industry, or just simply made fun of what others took seriously. Anyhow, there she was being interviewed by Jay, looking great for…

I was looking at the "trending topics" on the website, basically the most popular content on the site in real time. This image shown below -- not the webpage -- just the image was on the list. I placed a white circle which hides a humongous penis about to be inserted into the brother's behind. Other websites, 10 that I found, all pornographic, including one pedophila site called "TEEN HARD F--K MOVIES" were kind enough to display the images -- served from my site! I never noticed the imagine since the time it was posted back in 2005. Judging from the conversation no one took offense though ABM suggested that I might and I do. I don't care about the …

Greetings. The idea that people who are homosexual and wish to be married should be able to do so and have this marriage recognized in all aspects is becoming increasingly popular. Perceptions of gender/roles are changing rapidly, as are families and society in general in response to these changes in perceptions. (From Michel Martin's "Tell me More" show on npr.) When people debate gay marriage, some argue that it could lead to legalized polygamy. Host Michel Martin asks how, and if it would even matter. She speaks with Austin Nimocks of the Alliance Defense Fund and Jonathan Rauch of the Brookings Institution. http://www.npr.org/2012/05/31/154064922/would-…

Seize the Time: The Eighth Defendant Fundraising Video This is a fundraising video for an upcoming film about the Black Panther Party and it's Chairman, Bobby Seale. Click here to contribute

This film is gonna be the shit! I like exciting science fiction. I plan to see Oblivion even though the reviews are mixed. I'm not sure what the draw is, maybe I'm a little geeky, maybe I like the imagining a future where one can roam the universe with where unmimaginable discovers lie ahead.

This American Life is my favorite "radio" program. Over the years I've found every program extremely engaging, some fascinating. I listen via podcast usually at the Gym or during long drives -- interestingly never at home. The episode almost brought me to tears (seriously). I think because I remember, as kids, we had to deal with gangs and being afraid of being robbed or beat up. It has an effect on you -- though I never spoke to any one about it then, or ever, for that matter. No one could really help you, not your parents, not the teachers, definitely not the police. You had to rely on yourself or you friends (friends usually meaning a gang). This t…

I went to see Perry's film Temptation last night. In general the critical reviews of this film (save the one I published on AALBC.com) were horrible; so much so I was reluctant to check it out. Considering some people, not me of course, can easily check out two or three flicks for the price of a single movie ticket the risk can be minimized ;-) At any rate, the film was not bad at all. Sure it was the typical drama laden "Tylerperryesque" flick, but it was also a story that relates the complexity of marriage, and is sure to resonate with many people. Sure the situations were over the top, in the plausibility department. But it was far more plau…

Louis Farrakhan Responds to Accusations that He Killed Malcolm X in the Film “Betty and Coretta” by BBD Staff The new film, “Betty and Coretta,” explores the lives of two iconic women, Betty Shabazz and Coretta Scott King. In the film, Mary J. Blige, who play’s Shabazz states that she believes that Louis Farrakhan had something to do with the death of Malcolm X. Min. Farrakhan is obviously concerned about the allegations and does a direct interview with The Final Call to discuss the matter in more detail. The film has been attacked by the daughters of both Betty Shabazz and Coretta Scott King, who say that their mothers were not properly represented. …

Pan-Africanism: Reality or Myth? by Playthell Benjamin Read the entire article One of the things that interest me most is the persistence of certain ideas in Afro-American thought. They are transmuted and refashioned to suit the particulars of the era, but some fundamental concepts persists none-the-less. One of these ideas is Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism, which has been called different things at different periods of our history. One of the fundamental things that distinguish human beings from other animals over whom we rule is the gift of language, learning, and the ability to construct a narrative i.e. tell a story....Read the entire article

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…

Below is an example of how self-serving people can use the bible to justify anything and this includes slavery There is always some obscure verse they can come up with to reinforce their position. I'm so sick of the same-sex marriage controversy because Gays always want to lay guilt trips on heterosexual people as if we're the ones who are queer. But nothing will drive me into the corner of homosexuals quicker than hypocritical bible-thumping Christians who pick and choose the "sins" they want to condemn. For all we know, Jesus may have been gay. He hung out with 12 other guys and "love thy fellow man" was a motto he lived by. …

Apparently people are finding it difficult to find the OWN channel number on their cable box. Here is the OWN channel finder: http://www.oprah.com/own/channel_finder.html Now if I could be Perry or Winfrey to help people find AALBC.com I'd call it even.

Came across a channel I haven't seem before. It seems to be very positive and is geared towards African Americans doing positive things. Also have notice some listings of family movies. I'm not sure who's over this channel but it's the best one I have seem so far. Big improvement over BET [and others]. It appears that Magic Johnson is one of the founders. http://www.aspire.tv/ http://www.aspire.tv/people

After a recent unusually high number of black-on-black murders in Montgomery, Alabama, the local police department declared itself utterly clueless. “Police Chief Kevin Murphy says police cannot stop these violent crimes until they understand them. But it's easier said than done, so police are getting help from other professionals to devise a plan.” So they hired a Afro-American professional. Earnest H.R. Blackshear Jr., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology at Alabama State University and Director of The Community Violence Laboratory at Alabama State University, has been appointed chairman of the Montgomery Police Department’s newly formed Montgom…

Obama Schoolmate Charisse Carney-Nunes of The Book Look featured ‏in Black Art in America: http://blackartinamerica.com/profiles/blogs/award-winning-author-that-rubs-elbows-with-president-obama

Little Known Black History Facts--Celebrating our brothers and sisters who may have been left out of the history books! Here are some brothers and sisters who were somehow left out of our Black History books: Dedrick "Slick" Lawrence - First person to wear a fur coat when it's not even cold outside. Charles "Sweet Mac" Farnsley - First to call someone else a jive turkey. TORNETTE PITTS: First to warp the time-space continuum by slapping somebody into next week. Sequoia Brimley - First person to go straight to church on Sunday after leaving the club earlier that morning. *LOUISE PERKINS: First person to attempt to climb into a…

IN CHICAGO, 6 MONTH OLD BABY JONYLAH WATKINS WAS KILLED WHEN HER FATHER WAS CHANGING HER DIAPER T IN THE MINI VAN, HE WAS SHOT BUT SURVIVED, SHE THE BABY WAS SHOT A FEW TIMES MULTIPLE WOUNDS..BLACK ON BLACK VIOLENCE IS DOING WHAT SLAVERY LYNCHING HANGING COULD NOT DO MAKE THE BLACK RACE EXTINCT...WHAT ARE BLACK LEADERS DOING, REV. AL SHARPTON SAID THE CHURCH HAS FAILED,ONLY PREACHERS WANT IS MONEY THERE ARE NOT DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING,WHY ARE THEY TOLERATED//IN STEUBENVILLE OHIO FOOTBAL PLAYERS CHARGE WITH RAPE, BLACK FOOTBALL PLAYER ALONG WITH ANOTHER TEEN FOOTBALL PLAYER FOUND GUILTY OF RAPE..GIRL WAS DRUNK NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND T…

Group Calls on Black Community to Reclaim Black Economic Power by Bob Law From http://www.buyblackallyearlong.com New York, NY – A coalition of Black media owners, professional and political organizations are calling on African American consumers across the nation to begin immediately to redirect a minimum of $20.00 per week in spending to Black-owned businesses. The initiative being called “The Million Dollar Black Spending Power Campaign” is being organized by local groups in a number of key cities. It is projected that even with minimal support this effort may turn one million dollars per week back into predominantly Black communities throughout the countr…

JOAN RIVERS TO HELM PROVOCATIVE AND OUTSPOKEN COMEDY DOCUMENTARY Why We Laugh: Funny Women takes an uncensored look into the lives of female comediennes Premieres on Showtime TONIGHT, March 21, 2013 at 8pm EST/PST New York, NY (March 21, 2013) – Codeblack Films, a Lionsgate company, partners with Emmy Award winning, Tony nominated comedian Joan Rivers’ Rugby Productions, LTD produced an in-depth 90-minute documentary exploring the cultural and social journey of the female stand-up comedian titled Why We Laugh: Funny Women. Why We Laugh: Funny Women includes personal interviews with some of the most prominent female voices in comedy and ent…

Leonard Cooper & His Fro Wins Jeopardy’s Teen Tournament February 14, 2013by Yesha Callahan Throughout my teens years I was obsessed with Jeopardy. Every night at 7:30 p.m., family members knew where to find me. I sat in front of the television and competed against the other contestants. My friends and family were amazed with how much useless information (which is what they called it) I knew. As I watched the teen tournament this week, I had my money on Leonard Cooper, a 17-year-old high school senior. Not only did he have a charismatic personality, he had the brains to go along with it. The Jeopardy Teen Tournament final is a two-day event, the scores…

Here are the top ten selling DVD's on my website: http://aalbc.it/dvds2012 I'm not sure how much longer I'll be able to compile this list. As you might imagine, people not are buying as many DVD as they used to. I watched most of the Top Ten films but none of them on DVD.

Black Bloggers Connect™ has teamed up with Codeblack Films to launch The “Free Angela” Blogging Contest. Codeblack Films is a division of Lionsgate Entertainment, distributor for the highly anticipated film, “Free Angela And All Political Prisoners”. The film, about the life of Angela Davis, was written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Shola Lynch. Free Angela is produced by Shola Lynch, Carole Lambert, Carine Ruszniewski and Sidra Smith. The film's executive producers are Jada Pinkett Smith with Overbrook Entertainment and Shawn “JAY Z” Carter's Roc Nation. Presented by BET Networks, the film will open in select AMC theatres on April 5th 2013. …

These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while the exchanges were taking place. ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning? WITNESS: He said, 'Where am I, Cathy?' ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you? WITNESS: My name is Susan! _______________________________________________________ ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact? WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks. ______________________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active? WITNESS: No, I ju…