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I usually do not watch music award shows but insomnia forced me to watch this one.😁 it was great to see the following AfroAmericans recognized for their contributions to music: Tina Turner Jay-Z Charley Patton Gil Scott-Heron LL Cool J Billy Preston Clarence Avant The house band was led by music director Adam Blackstone and they were on fire. The fantastic Jennifer Hudson would have made Aretha Franklin proud with her rendition of "Natural Woman". I think Tina Turner was proud of H.E.R. and Mickey Guyton singing songs in tribute to her excellence. It's a long s…

Orkut is being rebooted it seems. what are your thoughts? I admit, if I had money I will try to help aalbc. Money matters in website development. But beyond that... Black e-profiles or e-users... do we use these reboots wisely, what are your thoughts as e citizens? I am not advocating anyone join orkut, but I offer the link as it inspired me to write this post. orkut link

I believe I did a thread on this before but...... Once again, with all of the talk and spamming and bullshit all over the internet and social media STILL very little to no mention of Daylight Savings Time and how the clocks must be turned back. Even the so-called "New" channels and sites have barely said a word about it. It makes you wonder where people's priorities are. Perhaps they're used to their computers and "smart" phones doing it automatically that most people don't give it a second thought.

📚 Submission for Review by aalbc — African American Literature Book Club **Title:** S.M.A.R.T. Thinking: Master the Five Habits of Daily Critical Thinking **Author:** William M. White, Ed.D., MLE **ISBN-13:** B0F8N6ZDZ9 **Publication Date:** May 13, 2025 **Format:** eBook — downloadable to your phone for quick, daily reference We are living in a time when African Americans, other people of color, and women — particularly African American women — are under unprecedented attack. From voting rights rollbacks to book bans erasing Black history, from policies targeting immigrants to the disproportionate impact of economic cuts on…

I frequently see Amazon charging more for a product that other vendors. This example was particularly egregious because Amazon was charging more that EVERY other vendor I checked. I was able to check multiple prices in my search engine query. I visited Amazon just to make sure and to get the screen shot. I brought the telescope from Target because they offered free shipping, and honestly, because they were not Amazon. The product was not available locally. Other than the fact that Amazon could get away with inflating the price, there was no discernible reason for Amazon charge more for this telescope. Many people use Amazon as the first place t…

Who. Watches. This. CRAP ?.. Black. Gospel. Singers. Will. Not. ,Sing. Songs. About. The. Bible. Violence. ..The. Bible. Supporting. ,Slavery. People Can. Be. Kidnapped. Forced. To. Be. Slaves. ,Slaves. Can. Be. Raped. Tortured. ,Bible. Supports. Genocide. ,,Ethnic. Cleansing. Children. Murdered. ,Girls. And. Women. Raped Should. Be. Stoned. To. Death. Or. Sold. To. The. Rapist. .The. Gospel. Singers. Do. Not. Sing. About. This. Because. Of Money. ..Preachers. Do. Not. Preach. This. Because. Of. Money. ...How. To. Make. A. Negro. Christian. Slave. Plantation. Owners. ,Used The. Bible. To. Justify. Slavery. .....Christianity. Put. In. Children. …

Again. Racist. White. Police. Officer,Charged. With. Murdering,17-Year. Old. Black. Boy.When. Laquan -McDonald Was. On. The. Ground,Dying,He. Was. Still. Being. ,Shot..Racist Police Officer Told News,Media He Fears Prison,Probably Trying To Get A All,White Jury. Judge Gave Him A,$2,000 Fine For Talking To News,Media. Black Police Silent..Racist !lunatic President,Racist,White Police Murdering Black Males,Street Gangs,Murdering Black People,Black,Men Not Being A. Father,To. Their. Children,Still. No. ,Black. People Come. Together. For,Unity. Voices..

CEMOPTAP is a New York City based grassroots organization that works actively to support Black people. Your probably know some of the revered speakers below: SANCTIONS MUST BE IMPOSED When you Attack the Ancestors, When You Attack the Babies, When You Attack the Community Sanctions must be imposed on Seth McFarland and Netflix. McFarland got away years ago with that terrible image of Harriet Tubman with a nude white woman draped around her, but not this time. They can't and don't do this kind of thing to other people, they can't do it to us. What kind of sanctions must be determined. But if we were to let this type of insult go by and…

Happy Perihelion , happy new year During the perihelion the earth is closest to the sun and the sun actually appears smaller and smaller in the sky till the midyear, the aphelion in which the sun then gets bigger and bigger in the sky photo citation https://www.flickr.com/photos/benheine/31614749540/ 2024 work list literal list https://rmnewsletter.substack.com/p/2024-art-list-rmnewsletter list with image previews- scroll under the Cento https://rmnewsletter.over-blog.com/2024/11/12/01/2024-rmnewsletter.html

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I learned of Plummer's passing (January 15, 2023) through an email sent to me today which included the following article published in Our Time Press. This is an important article. Plummer's passing did not get national coverage, but she deserved it. A Google search shows coverage by Indie Black-owned publications -- which we have to support (subscribe to one). If you are from the New York City area, you will be familiar (or should be) with many of the names mentioned. These are the people on the front lines fighting for us, not just locally, but globally. Mainstream media will completely ignore our true warriors in favor of rants of dysfunctio…

Black. Panther. Star. Dies ,Chadwick Boseman . He. Was. A. Great -Talent. Great. Loss. . Former. Pro. Basketball. Player. C!ifford-Robinson-Died, Played. Mostly. With. Portland.. 40 Years. BET Channel -Among -The. Years. BET. Genocide. Music ,Glamourizing. Crack Cocaine -Gangster. Life ,Pimp ,Prostitution ,Now Sunday Best Crap ,With That-Idiot Kirk Franklin. Best Gospel Singing Contest. BET Will Not Talk-About Preachers Murdering Their Wives ,Raping Children ,Not -Molesting ,Child. Raping ,Many. Black. Preachers. Have. Been -Arrested,-Preachers. Stealing. Millions. Of Church. Money. Buying -Rich-Cars. Mansions ,Not. Caring. About. Poverty. In. Black …

MY THOUGHTS 0:10 Jill scott's character in this film is well known, I have only seen two tyler perry films. One is with a black woman who is with a wife beater, and the other is with a black woman who is using a black man's marriage as a cover for her mistresshood to a white man . But it seems he likes to have an abused black woman by a black man. reminds me of "for colored girls" 3:30 I don't think Zenobia shared why the relationship between jill scott's character and said character's husband bother's her so much. It is clearly negative but she wanted to say more i think 4:15 Nike, you found the relationship with the michael j white character side wife…

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MY COMMENT The health problem is simple. The populace in African can use to have better trials and studies based on is populace who have genetic specifics that did and will yield different results in any trial in comparison to other populaces in humanity. The fiscal problem is also simple. The African continent doesn't have firms or governments with the money to invest in research and trials expansive enough for the problem stated above. Engineering is a process, it isn't a matter of going to school in beijing/new york city/london today and having access to wealthy countries research facilities and going back to africa and waving a magic wand. You have to slowl…

Makayla and Canisha This satanic CAVE MAN shot those two young ladies because he was RACIST and they were AFROAMERICAN......that's the truth. It had NOTHING to do with whether or not he loved children or them witnessing a murder. That's just a SPIN the media is trying to put on it to take his racist motives OUT of the picture. But notice how despite killing his own wife, shooting 2 other females, and STILL shooting inside the house when the police arrived....he was able to "surrender" without having a scratch on him! Same situation with Killer Kyle Rittenhouse and Dylan Roof....arrested and detained without a scratch.

As constituents we are complicit in the corruption of our government, because we vote along party lines, disregard lies that are told and make those legit criminals career politicians! https://www.facebook.com/canon.harper.14/videos/130738597978522/

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/15/g-s1-23117/gun-shots-fired-trump-florida-golf-course For the 2nd time in as many months, someone takes a shot at former POTUS Orange Julius. The shooter pokes rifle through a chain link fence. Secret Service sees him setting up. He gets off a shot. Secret Service returns fire. Nobody gets hit. Like a movie set. Shooter jumps into a Nissan getaway car. He doesn't get too far before he's apprehended by police. Of course, he lives to tell his side of the story. Former POTUS OJ assured everyone he was fine. Thanked Secret Service for acting quickly. Current POTUS and VP Harris called t…

Novocain Can Lead to Divorce Court! This Video Short-skit I found to be hilarious! So I thought I would share it for a little humor today. I don't know what I would do if I were in this situation. I wonder how angry would a Brother get if he heard this kind of revelation from his girlfriend or wife at the dentist office. And if I heard this kind of talk , well when the phone messages came into play, that would be obvious to me that was truth serum. Careful Who You Take With You To Your Dental Appointment

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19th Day of ‪#‎BlackHistoryMonth‬ Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison 1st Book by a Black writer to win a National Book Award

News, Quarterback Colin Kaepernick Receives The Muhammed Ali Legacy Award.. . White America Angry At Black Players Kneeling Down,Saying They Disrespect The Flag. White America,Has No Problem With Neo Nazi Carrying The U S. Flag,And The Nazi Flag In The Streets Of Charlottesville....December 7 ,1941 Attack On Pearl Harbor. Dorie Miller Enlisted In The Navy To Earn Money For His Family. Blacks,Who Joined The Navy Was Not Trained For Combat...They Were Cooks Or Cabin Boys. When Pearl Harbor Was Attacked,He,Used The Machine Gun Protecting The Navy Ship And His. Country. Dorie Miller The First African American To Receive The Navy Cross...Also Carried Wounded Sailors To Safe…

Another. Of. James. Byrd . Murderers. Was. Executed. James. Byrd,Was,Tied. To. A. Truck. And. Dragged. To. His. Death,In,1998.In,Texas. By. The. Klan -Trash. In. Texas. They,Were,Looking For A Black Man to Murder. James -Byrd,Was,Tied. To a Truck And Was Dragged To His Death. One,Of,The Klan Trash Murderers Was Executed In 2011. Another,Was Executed Wednesday ,News Said. The Third ,Klan-Trash Man. Got A Life Sentence. .....This Could Happen ,Again,At,Any Time.!!!!.They.Get Away. With. It,In. Police. Uniform.!!.

Saw. On. The. News,Atlanta. Black. Po!ice. Want. Community ,Trust??,,Black. Police. Are. Silent. In. Racist. White. Police. ,Murdering,Unarmed. Black. Boys,Black Men. While ,White Police,They Support ,Neo Nazi. In The Streets With Guns,Terrorist With Guns ,Are,Condoned. . What Would Happen If Black Police ,Were,Shooting. At Neo Nazi Who Were Marching Around ,With,Guns In The Streets,Or In A Black Community?? The Black,Democrats ,NAACP Protest ,,When Police Murder Black ,Males,,,No. Protest. By. NAACP,Democrats,Church,When. Gangs,Slaughter. Black. People,Crack. Houses,Black. Men. Prostituting,Teenage. Girls. In. Streets. …

A Myth is something true that never happened.

The following is the last newsletter I’ll send this year. It is a compilation of all the people on the website who transitioned this year. Given the number of people who thanked me for sending this, it apparently touched more people than any email I sent all year. For that reason, I share it here. In Memoriam 2024

Akoma Meaning Akoma means “heart,” and it is a symbol of love, goodwill, patience, faithfulness, fondness, endurance, and consistency. https://www.adinkrasymbols.org/symbols/akoma/

Center for Black Literature at the National Black Writers Conference, a video with transcript https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2065&type=status

Democrats are still pulling out all stops in getting Black folks to vote. Former FLOTUS Michelle Obama is the latest to come out with impassioned finger wagging at Black men. Apparently, the threat of Black men choosing to stay on the couch instead of voting on November 5th puts women's reproductive rights in jeopardy. Black men will have failed to protect women's rights if they don't vote and get VP Kamala Harris elected. I'd imagine women's reproductive rights could mean something to men who want children. I'm not so sure that it matters much to men in the alphabet soup community and men who don't 1) want chi…

Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett (46%) lost in her Senate primary bid to James Talarico (53%). Democratic nominee Talarico will have an uphill battle against whoever becomes the Republican nominee as Sen. John Cornyn & Ken Paxton head to a runoff. However, it remains to be seen if Talarico can do better than Beto O'Rourke did among voters back in 2018. A Democrat hasn't won Texas statewide Senate race since 1994. The next major political move for Rep. Crockett would be a cabinet-level position in the administration of a Democratic POTUS. Until such a time, I would imagine Rep. Crockett will continue in Congress. …

Close on the heels of the ads featuring gold garnished sneakers bearing the Re-elect Trump brand, is a TV commercial featuring Donald tRump hawking for the modest price of $59.00, a "patriotic" Bible guaranteed to inspire God to Bless America. Holding the leather bound holy book in his raised little pudgy hand, flanked by two gigantic American flags, a salivating Donnie gives his spiel, hardly able to keep a straight face as he anticipates a flood of orders from his faithful following. What a perfect embodiment of the dire warning political pundit, Sinclair Lewis, predicted years ago. to wit: "When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag, a…

Kamala Harris Wants To Control You | Tulsi Gabbard Digs In [September 18, 2024] THROWBACK: Tulsi Gabbard ENDS Kamala Harris' Bid for President in 4 Minutes Flat [August 15, 2020] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WabvabWvv8k Rep. Maria Salazar accuses Kamala Harris of giving the Hispanic community a 'horrible' reputation [September 13, 2024] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAGKPdBHpIU

What is CRT & Can this be Correlated to Face Mask Mandates? It seems like some aggressive parents, students, teachers, and school members are angry about what is being taught in the classroom about ‘Racism’ but in some strange twist, the issue of ‘wearing face mask’ is being associated with this concern about ‘teaching about racism’ as it correlates to the First Amendment. Or are they two separate issues that happened to be crucial topics of the day? Last week I read an article about some school board members and their complaint about teaching CRT [C.R.T.—Critical Race Theory] and then later analyst say that this may be a First Amendment violation!?…

https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-shooting-dc-c5785dd8920d2d1ac7d71fab769faf5f Two national guardsmem were shot in DC a few blocks away from the White House. They are in critical condition. The gunman hss been apprehended. He is a an Afghan national. He's in critical condition too. This shooting did not occur in the worse part of the city. It happened in an area that is among the safest. I've heard 500 national guard will be brought back into the city. A heavy-handed reponse after the fact and with immediate threat neutralized doesn't make sense. Of course, Black folks didn't have anything to do with this…

Do yall think shit like this is FOR REAL real....as in unrehearsed? Part of me thinks it's all phony and staged. And part of me thinks most of it is real but heavily edited. Because you usually don't see people come right out and disrespect others so blatantly, I would think the person they're pranking would suspect it IS some sort of joke or "set up" and not react too violently. However crazy and unstable people DO exist and people who do around trying to "punk" and chump people for views are playing a very dangerous game.

Congrats to Imani Perry for winning the 2022 National Book Award for Nonfiction, her book < Searching for America, South of the Mason-Dixon > is reviewed from Tayari Jones. And Kwame BRaithwaite's art is being showcased in the New York Historical Society. Enjoy a small gallery alongside a Spotify playlist made by the artist side his son. https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2159&type=status

Man, these brothers are something else........ I absolutely LOVE being a Black man! Nobody else can get down like we can! @frankster You asked which one was me and which one was you???? Well..... Which one was saying they did NOT believe in Christianity but believed in being "Christ like" and then later one claimed to be a Christian?

The. Queen. Of. Soul,Aretha. Franklin,Is. Gravely Ill.She. Is. In. Hospice. Care,She,Has. Been. Battling Cancer,8-Years,News. Says. She. Had. Been. Visited By. Singer. Stevie Wonder,Ex,Husband Glynn Turman., ,Jesse Jackson.There Was A Vigil , For,Her At Her Father's Church In,Detroit..People Sending Their Prayers...She Surrounded By Family,And Friends. News Sounding,Like The Queen Of Soul,Is,Near Death. I Hope Not.!!!!

Does this represent progress? In addition to your answer can you provide your rationale

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Scotland's Sunday Post and a couple of U.K. newspapers have published a news story that reported that Prestwick airport, near Trump’s Turnberry golf course resort, has been told to expect a U.S. military Boeing 757 on January 19th. The aircraft has occasionally been used by Trump, the paper reported. There are two Boeing VC-5 aircraft that are used as Air Force One. But Trump will not be using them for this Scotland trip. The trip will allow Trump to avoid being in D.C. for the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden.

Nope most recent trailer, my thoughts, article https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1898&type=status

This talk reminded me of @Pioneer1, as he used to always talk about modern humans exiting millions of years ago. I guess this is where he got the information. Of course, this flies in the face of the current theory of evolution. Apparently there are religious text "Vedic" that speaks to modern humans running around millions of years ago. Who can really know...

Son murdered mom after telling family members he was going to inherit her house whether she was 'dead or alive': cops While there, Nunez-Romano allegedly told officers that his mother was shot through a window. A gun was later found inside a kitchen drawer, as well as spent shell casings near Nunez-Romano's wallet, according to prosecutors. Romano was found on the second floor of her house, where Nunez-Romano also lived. She had gunshot wounds to her hip and neck. During the investigation, family and witnesses described Nunez-Romano as someone who had a history of acting "aggressive" and "unstable." A cousin alleged that his obses…

Can people recommend other books like The Black Hand of God, which show historical African kingdoms as sophisticated and powerful? I want my kids to have multiple data points where they see that Africa was full of great civilizations and that Africans actually gave up more than simply primitive life when they were brought to the New World.

Ok. Black. Christians. Contradictions. With. Your. Jesus. ,,Resurrection .. One. Version. Mary. Magdalene. Goes to. The Tomb,Still. Dark. Stone. Moved. From. Tomb. She. Goes. Running. ,,Says. Someone. Stole. His. Body. ,Mary. Magdalene. Goes. To. The,,Tomb. With. Mary. James. Mother,Another. Version. She. Goes,Gets. Disciples. Its. Morning. Sunrise. ,She. Goes. To. Tomb. With. Salome ,Joanna ..Some. Say. There. Was. No. Resurrection ...,In. John. This. Is. Written. So. You. Would. Believe. That. Jesus. Is,The. Son. Of. God .....Scrolling. See. What. Was. On. On the. OWN,,Channel. Black. Christians. Stars. Celebrating. Easter. Did Not,Look. At. That. Crap ....Black. Peopl…

First the backstory, I should go farther back and how little art or graffiti has been treated by the NEw York City government at the behest of many people in NEw York City, i daresay most, as a negative going back to the 1970s. Funny how the sotheby's of the world are selling JEan Michel Basquiat's art , an artists who died penniless, for a hundred million dollars while the city painted over the street art in the 191st street tunnel with no pausal, they took photos of it i think. Well now the city wants to repair the problem. But instead of it being a random thing done through time, changing as well, they want it to be official. So... NYC DOT Announces …