Culture, Race & Economy

Dr. John Henrik Clarke said he reads this speech once a year and gets something new from it each time. Clarke emphasized the importance of Washington's message: Self-Reliance. ---------- Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Exposition Speech ADDRESS BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, PRINCIPAL TUSKEGEE NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE, TUSKEGEE, ALABAMA, AT OPENING OF ATLANTA EXPOSITION, Sept. 18th, 1895. Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Board of Directors and Citizens: One third of the population of the South is of the Negro race. No enterprise seeking the material, civil, or moral welfare of this section can disregard this element of our p…

Leo D. Sullivan, an Emmy-winning pioneer in animation with a career of over 50 years and work on dozens of cartoons, has died. He was 82. Sullivan died March 25 of heart failure at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center. Throughout his career, Sullivan helped bring characters to life through his animation, storyboarding, directing and producing. His work spanned numerous television shows, including “Hey, Hey, Hey, It’s Fat Albert,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “My Little Pony” and “Flash Gordon,” along with companies like Hanna-Barbera, Warner Brothers and Spunbuggy Works. Sullivan contributed to the opening animation on “Soul Train” which premiered in 1971…

I am fortunate, I know my parents parents story. I know the partial story of my parents/parents/parents. Charles Blow talks about black people moving back to the south, the article is linked below. But for me he dysfunctionally misses the motivation for most blacks. Yes, black people were and are financially poorer than whites in the usa, but black people fled the south because of whites. I will never forget the fortune of speaking to a family friend who said all the women in his black town was raped by white men, all, and yes, he was high yella. Black people in modernity love to talk about hanging or death or electrocution when it comes to the pas…

After listening to politicians talking so fondly about the Confederacy for a week I decided create a video to express how I felt about it. http://DTPollard.com

The Only One Chapter 7 Carole Everly was puzzled. Stumped. Confused. Despite how they had gotten off on the wrong foot during their only encounter, despite how he had since kept his distance, despite not knowing if he was available, despite all her past experiences with slippery boyfriends, despite what satisfactory companions she proclaimed her books to be, - after a week of trying to maintain her cool, she was hot for Troy Briggs and, against her better judgment, wanted to get next to him in the worst way. She wasn’t sure why she was so taken with the elusive Mr. Briggs, or why she’d become totally preoccupied with trying to figure him out, but sh…

Implicit in almost every post on this site is the underlying message that It's hard being black; not only in America, but throughout the world. Just as white skin is an "entitlement", " it can be argued that "colored" skin is a burden. If I were a rapper I'd spit out some verses about this. Instead I'll just spill out some thoughts. As an African American, no matter what your circumstances are, your race is always a factor that puts you at a disadvantage even when the playing field is leveled to allow you to advance despite inadequate qualifications. I repeat: It's hard being black. Is this how it was meant to be? White people seem to be genetically equipped to…

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 …

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF BLACK AWARD SHOWS...BLACK RICH PEOPLE GET AWARDS FOR WHAT//NAACP,ESSENCE,TRUMPET,THEY GIVE THE BLACK RICH AWARDS,BUT WHEN THEY ORGANIZE A PROTEST MARCH ,THEY ROUND UP THE BLACK POOR OR AVERAGE BLACK PEOPLE LIKE CATTLE/WHY CAN THE RICH BLACK AWARD WINNERS EXCLUDE THEMSELVES OR BE EXCLUDED FROM PROTESTING AND MARCHING.IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE SACRIFICING OF BLACK PEOPLE MANY YEARS AGO, THE BLACK RICH WOULD NOT BE WHERE THEY ARE.////.

Black and blue or gold and white? (OK, Troy, I assume this is something you aren't familiar with since you boycott pop culture trivia, but bear with me.) I found interesting the much ado about how people perceived the colors of a dress posted on social media, and how this pitted them against each other to the point of belligerancy. This controversy created such a stir that scientists chimed in and offered explanations, calling the phenomenon that went viral on the internet an optical illlusion, an example of how our brains are wired differently when it comes to processing what we see, explaining further that lighting can have an influence on an image and how th…

The Lunatic President Trump Was At The African American,History Museum..He Says He Will Combat Bigotry,Racism. And Unite The Country .Dr. Ben Carson,Silent,Behind Trump. Trump Has Racist,KKK,White Supremacist People He Has Appointed To Political Positions. Jewish Places There Have Been ,Attacked,Hate Crimes On The News,Swastika Graffiti . Trump Not One Word About Racist White Police,Murdering Black Males..The Charleston Church,Terrorist Dylan. Roof Was Planning To Attack Other,Black Churches.....Dr. Ben Carson ,His 3 Sons Want,Be Shot Down By Racist White Police. He Believes No Racist People,In Trump's Presidential Cabinet .....Amazing..Protest Against Trump Goes On,Whit…

White. Police. Are. Racist. Before. They. Become Police. There. Is. A-Picture. Of White. Police. Wearing. KLAN. Hoods. In. Florida. They -Were Fired. Saw. A. Few. Years. Ago. Picture. Of A. White. Police. -Officer. Giving. A. Hitler. Salute. At. A. KLAN Rally. Believe He ,Was, Fired. White. Police Officer Caught On Tape Saying -Niggers Are Like Isis They Have No Value . In New Jersey. ,-White Police ,White Police Commissioners,Police Unions Should -Explain Why. They. Have. No. Fear. Of Neo. Nazi. With. Guns-Torches. In. The. Streets,KLAN. With. Guns. Wearing. KLAN. Hoods!,Have. Not. Seen. Any. Of T…

I started think more about this subject over the last year or two as I started noticing that Google's ads have become increasingly irritating -- especially on these forums. The ads are embed in some posts; popup as you go from one page to the next (often without clear way to close them); and the ones I hate the most, the super large images that appear at the top of the page forcing visitors to scroll to see the pages content. These are the worse, because if you are new to the site, it makes it very confusing to know what to do next. Google AdSense allows webmasters to place advertisement on their websites. Advertisements are sold, placed, and administered by…

I found this to be quite illustrious.

This bill died, sponsored by John Conyers (RIP) in congress in 2015, but can be reintroduced. H.R. 40 Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act To acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to examine the institution of slavery, subsequently de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African-Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.

What. ,,Proof. Do. Black. Christians. Have. That. Their. Bible., Jesus,Christ. Existed. ?? Because If. They. Believe. The. Bible. Is,God,Word. Then. Speak,,Preach., Sing. Gospel. Songs. About., The,,Bible. Supporting. Slavery. ,Girls. Raped. Should. Be. Stoned. To Death. Or. Sold. To. The. Rapist. Who. Raped,, Them ,,Mothers And,Their. Babies. Murdered. ,Girls. Kidnapped. ,Raped. Forced. Into,,Marriage. .Genocide. Ethnic. Cleansing.....Slavery. Used. By,Slave. Owners. To Justify. The. Slavery. Of. Our., Ancestors.,Cannibalism. Incest.. You. Do. Not. Hear. Christians. Talking. ,Preaching. Or. Singing. Gospel. Songs. About. Any. Of. This...Lot. Of Black. People. Agree. …

A wannabe deputy trying to make a citizen's arrest, 25-year old white female, has been convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment: https://www.foxnews.com/us/georgia-woman-fights-murder-case-killing-stranger-citizens-arrest Just like George Zimmerman, this woman thought she was law enforcement. Despite being told not to pursue by a 911 operator, she chased down and shot and killed a Black man after a minor traffic accident. Now, she will spend at least 43 years in prison before she's eligible for parole at 68 years old. Of course, white racists are proud of her actions. She will be a celebrity in …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/04/politics/barack-obama-kamala-harris-campaign-events/index.html Former POTUS Obama and former FLOTUS Obama will be campaigning for VP Kamala Harris in battleground states over the next 27 days. Surely, the Democratic party were strategic in how they would bring out the big guns. I just hope that VP Harris doesn't lose the election. Otherwise, they might try to claim too many Black folks were working on her behalf.😁😎

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5419057-whites-only-community-return-to-the-land-missouri-arkansas/ As we already have a couple threads debating the social construct that is race, the reality that racism is alive and kicking in 2025 cannot be overlooked. The current administration is already peddling a form of white-centric, hyper-nationalism. The evangelical christians and other Alt-Right groups who are moving forward with their own white agendas too. One such group is Return to the Land (RTTL). These people believe in establishing communities similar to 17th century Virginia. The funny thing is white …

COMMENTING ON BLACK ASTRONAUTS..GUY BLUFORD IS THE FIRST BLACK ASTRONAUT TO GO INTO SPACE..ROBERT HENRY LAWRENCE JR. WAS FIRST BLACK SELECTED FOR ASTRONAUT TRAINING.HE DIED IN 1967 IN AIRCRAFT TRAINING..MAE JEMISON IS THE FIRST BLACK FEMALE TO GO INTO SPACE.I THINK ASTRONAUT MAE JEMISON SAID NICHELLE NICHOLLS WHO PLAYED LIEUTENANT UHURA ON STAR TREK WAS A INSPIRATION FOR HER...FREDERICK GREGORY IS THE FIRST BLAK ASTRONAUT TO PILOT,COMMAND A SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION...BERNARD HARRIS THE FIRST BLACK ASTRONAUT TO WALK IN SPACE..WINSTON SCOTT ASTRONAUT VETERAN OF 3 SPACE WALKS.. RONALD MCNAIR BLACK ASTRONAUT KILLED IN 1986 SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER.PHILLIP ANDE…

IN 1916, TEENAGER JESSE WASHINGTON WAS LYNCHED.HE WAS DRAGGED BY HUMAN MORBID HYENAS.THEY LYNCHED HIM.THEN CUT OFF HIS PENIS.BURN HIS BODY.THEN THEY DRAGGED HIS TORSO THROUGH THE TOWN...THEY SOLD HIS BODY PARTS AS SOUVENIRS....THEY CLAIMED HE RAPED AND KILLED A WHITE WOMAN....THESE MORBID HUMAN HYENAS...THEY -THE PRESENT MORBID HYENAS ARE OBSESSED WITH GETTING PRESIDENT OBAMA AND U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER BOTH OUT......WAR ON ISLAM, MOSQUE IN THIS COUNTRY ARE BEING THREATENED.......TO BE, BOMBED...REPUBLICANS WANT TO BOMB IRAN AND SYRIA........

...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

IN GEORGIA BLACK TEEN DEMARQUISE ELKINS FOUND GUILTY KILLING BABY IN STROLLER//JUDGE ADDED ON 105 YEARS FOR ELKINS ARMED ROBBERY AND SHOOTING PASTOR OUTSIDE A CHURCH////MARQUISE ELKINS GUILTY, LIFE SENTENCE WITHOUT PAROLE POSSIBILITY../MORE STUPID BLACK MALES///SOME PEOPLE THINK TRAYVON MARTIN WAS A CRIMINAL BLACK MALE AND DESERVED TO BE KILLED.....////

VICTOR WHITE WAS SEARCHED,ARRESTED,HANDCUFFED,SITTING IN POLICE CAR//VICTOR WHITE SOME HOW GOT OUT HIS HANDCUFFS, PRODUCED A GUN, AND KILLED HIMSELF, ACCORDING TO WHITE POLICE IN LOUISIANA./ANOTHER BLACK MALE, MURDERED BY WHITE POLICE..WHITE POLICE IN FLORIDA WAS FIRED FOR BEING A KU KLUX KLAN MEMBER, THE FIRED KLAN POLICE SAID,THEY KNEW HE WAS A KLAN MEMBER,HE SAYS MORE WHITE POLICE ARE KLAN MEMBERS......../WHITE POLICE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PROUD KLAN MEMBERS.///

In a recent conversation on this discussion forum I made the following observation, “It is interesting to observe how women are not nearly as devoted to Hillary as Black folks are to Obama.” I usually share quotes from these forums on social media. In reaction to this quote Zane a very popular author wrote the following: “Women tend to be bitter toward other women and don't want to see them succeed. I am riding with Hillary to the end and my stance has never changed. In my life I have faced more discrimination for being female than I have for being black.”—Zane, 213 time AALBC.com Bestselling Author The main reason this struck me is that I have watched Zane's ca…

D. Amari Jackson, who has participated here in the past (In fact, Cynique reviewed his novel the Savion Sequence) wrote a well written, accurate, and inspiring about Paul Coates, "How an Ex-Black Panther Waged a Successful, Four-Decade Revolution In Publishing Without Planning To" check it out Paul Coates, who is Ta-Nehisi's father has always been supportive of AALBC.com. It is elders like him who provide the inspiration and support (including financial) which allows independent Black-owned business to grow. People like Paul are usually overlooked, by the press, who rather expend valuable resources on degenerates like Milo. The Atlantic Black Star website is an in…

Time for a respite from the heavy stuff - for an image that visually captivates - and for a meme that tickles our funny bones. Keep staring at the black hole and something will happen. .

Founder and Creator of AALBC.com, The oldest website for black literature, @Troy says black middle aged men are invisible? the irony is not lost on me especially since Troy has a wikipedia page - and is noted professional in the Literary field... anyway, in the original thread - I named at least 15 men who are architects of America's current narrative - And I didn't even look seriously at the literary scene. There's no way in hell black middle-aged men are invisible. That is unless they want to be... Robert Smith, Billionaire https://www.forbes.com/profile/robert-smith/#4b12675e61df A former Goldman Sachs investment banker, Smith sta…

In Louisiana. Black. Man. Was. Murdered. By. Racist. White. Troopers. They. Tried. To. Cover. It. Up. Video. Show. He. Was,Tortured. Beaten. Dragged. Louisiana. FBI. Investigating. ,Police,Reform. Bill. Will. Accomplish. Nothing. Racist. White. Police Are. Racist. Before. They. Put. On. A. Police. Uniform.....News. Not ,Showing. Police. Wearing. Klan. Hoods. In. Florida. 2009 ,They. Were ,Fired. Picture. Of. A. Racist. White. Police. Officer. Giving. A. Hitler ,Nazi. Salute. At. A. Klan. Rally. Racist. White. Police. Saying. Nigger ,,On. Tape...This. Not. On. The. News. Democrats. Not. Talking. About. This. On. The. News. White. Democrats. Control. Black. ,,Democrats…

That’s right I said Biden Killed. Had he not recklessly withdrawn from Afghanistan there would not have been these losses. Biden Bad for the Military, Bad for Americans.

White south africans making a public statement against immigration to the USA is interesting. In a humanity where most in south America/Africa/asia/western Europe/Caribbean are looking to travel to wealthier shores in USA or Western Europe, the white European minorities in lands with mostly non white European peoples want the opposite. To the white Europeans in South Africa, they are an ideal case of loving a convenient financial environment. While South Africa's growth is clearly to Black south africans, white south africans will rather the land or generational wealth their forebears took for them then to build up in even competition new lives in a usa absent first peopl…

I’m so satisfied and excited, that I wanted to share my experience with others hoping that they would take advantage of WordPress and establish a web presence of their own. One of the questions I’m most frequently asked by when I speak to groups about the world wide web is, “I don’t have a big budget and I’m not super tech savvy, how do I create my own website?” Today my answer would be, “WordPress is a very good way to get started”. Read Part 1 of Article and Part 2

BLACK PEOPLE DO REFLECT AUTUMN SEASON...BLACK PEOPLE LIKE THE TREES..SOME BLACK AND BARE,LEAFLESS..LIKE SOULS OF BLACK PEOPLE..BLACK LEADERS VOICES SILENT LIKE FALLING LEAVES...BLACK LEADERS,CHURCH ,POLITICIANS,NAACP, SHOULD PROTEST THE PIMP AND DRUG HOUSES,,TAKE ON STREET GANGS..DRUG DEALERS... FAKE PREACHERS WHO ARE PIMPS...STUPID BLACK MEN WHO HAVE MORE CHILDREN, NOT CARING ABOUT THE ONES THEY HAVE.....SELF GENOCIDE IS TAKING PLACE....

You remember that word game where you have to pick the correct word. Try the puzzle below by selecting the right word from the two enclosed by the brackets: "Not since Herbert Hoover has a party out of power had such an opportunity to run against everything that troubles the American family—prices, interest rates, unemployment, taxes, or the fear for the future of their old age or the future of their children—than is now presented to the Republican Party. The Republicans, however, haven't figured this out. This is their basic problem. They have no strategy for defeating an [Obama or Carter] administration that is highly vulnerable on both domestic and foreign poli…

“The Only One”, was a little self-produced book originally written 15 years ago, and in the process of updating and abridging it for the purpose of serialization, the result turned out to be quite different from the original version. Once I reunited with the characters via of them materializing in my imagination, they sat down with me and helped me re-tell their story. And what a surreal experience that was! I’m someone who sometimes thinks of herself as a young chick trapped in the body of an old hen, and it was exhilarating to stretch out and embrace the freedom of expression that the anonymity of cyberspace allowed me. As my alter-ego took over, I had a good tim…

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…

Dalton School Apologizes for Screening Slavery Satire By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZJAN. 30, 2014 The Dalton School, one of New York City’s most prestigious private schools, has apologized after screening a satirical movie about a world in which the South won the Civil War. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQNOAGlnG9g The film above was screened at a mostly white, most wealthy school in NY City's tony upper east side. Apparently the film was screened as a educational tool. I'm sure some white guy, completely obvious and insensitive to how the film would might be perceived, thought the film was funny and decided to share it with his peeps (students).

If you are asking yourself how can this question even be debatable; you need to attend, or watch the video when I post it.

BLACK PASTOR,PASTOR MANNING SAYS, IF BLACK WOMEN ARE TIRED OF BLACK MEN TAKING THEM TO MCDONALDS ,THEN WANTING,SEX,SHOULD MARRY WHITE MEN,HE WOULD MARRY THEM IN HIS CHURCH,IF BLACK WOMEN WANT WHITE MEN/HE SAYS FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA DRESS, LIKE SHE WANTS A MAN,,SHOULD STOP WEARING HOT PANTS,SHORT PANTS////DR CARSON BATTLES DONALD TRUMP FOR WHITE CHRISTIAN SUPPORT/HOW LONG BEFORE DONALD TRUMP ASK FOR DR CARSON BIRTH CERTIFICATE/BLACK TENNIS PLAYER JAMES BLAKE FALSELY ARRESTED BY WHITE NY POLICE./THEN RELEASED//JAMES BLAKE LUCKY HE WAS NOT SHOT./////

“I stumbled across your website and I'm wondering if you can help me. I read a book a couple of months ago and I'm wondering if you can give me any suggestions about how to go about finding this book I do know that is written by a black author but I don't know the name of the book and I don't know the name of the author is there a way that you may be able to help me? I look forward to hearing from you.” My initial reaction was to suggest some Ginkgo biloba, Now 30 years ago, I might have been able to help; maybe even run the titles off the top of my head. I replied respectfully. Don't ask me why..

News, 500 DEAD In Chicago From Homicides This Year.No ,Other,Non White Race Having Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing Upon Their Own People. Black People Are Doing What Slavery ,Southern Lynchings Could Not Do . Black Men Are Doing What Racist White People Could Not Do..The Jewish People Are Not Continuing Their Holocaust .Jewish Are Not Putting Jewish People In Concentration Camps Then Killing Them. And The Church, Instead Of Uplifting Communities, Mentoring, Guiding Black Males,Preachers Buy New Cars, Mansions.Street Gangs Are Domestic Violence, Should Be In Federal Prisons...

I saw this powerful and "on point" video last night and figured I'd drop it on here. It seems to be pertinent to the disussion we were having in another thread about the value of an academic education.....especially for Black folk. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dr. Boyce Watkins interviewing Dr. Claude Anderson

I started off my career as a father by going to jail on the very same night that my first child was born. It was on a hot, steamy August night in 1972. I was minding my own business , sitting on the sidelines of a neighborhood football game where I was supposed to be playing; a star wide receiver, who was so high on heroin, I was banned from playing. Well, I actually didn’t care because I would rather nod than catch passes. Plus, I never truly believed that the team I played for from Piedmont Courts could beat the North Charlotte Bears, the team my oldest sister's brother, Buddy, played for. In fact, my "brother" played on the same high school team with Dwight Clark, who…

This is the beginning of a new era for me on this site. I will TRY to be more understanding of other people's views and more appreciative of the knowledge and information other people are presenting. Some may ask what has caused me to seek a change in my demeanor. Well......Del, Troy, and Cynique have been advising me for quite some time to "expand" my thinking and not see things just from a narrow selfish perspective but it wasn't until I reviewed Mel's African American Culture thread....OVER AND OVER AGAIN....and how adamant I was in my error that I realized how embarassingly foolish and down right irritating it may have seemed to others. Another thing I not…

North Carolina Policemen Fired For Racist Rant--One Threatened to Slaughter Blacks--Caught on Tape These policemen are not new to their jobs but were employed for about 20 years! So much hate due to issues of Colorism is not new but today, this kind of news is front page! This government is showing this kind of predatory behavior on another level, but imo, it has always happened. Nevertheless, this recent news is sad because it is showing a new reported issue of the divide within the police force. There are White European policemen that obviously not in agreement with how Black people are being targeted and this kind of evil report affects them too. …

No disrespect to those of you who "somehow" managed to make it through the maze of confusion called "The Western educational system" and achieved prominence, however............ Schools all over the United States...from elementary to university....are shutting down and in some cases closing all together, and I'm GLAD! For the most part the so-called educational system in this society hasn't helped the AfroAmerican community and it has especially been harmful to Black boys, so there is no love lost. Like Trump said, what did WE have to lose anyway?? "Yaaaay! Now I'm qualified to join in and HELP White Supremacy stay in power!…

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Day 1-Summers’ End-New Year & HALLOWEEN- It’s NOT Solar but A Lunar Based Holiday When I asked students to choose whether a popular symbol for Halloween would be either the sun or the moon, the unanimous answer has always been ‘THE MOON’. At times the CRESCENT MOON becomes associated with Halloween but mostly it would be a FULL MOON: For many, Halloween becomes a favorite holiday, however, many Christians refer to this holiday as a Harvest Festival. But what has never been taught in my Church education or in the secular curriculum as well would be the scientific truth about Halloween. Because of the Separat…

See the full report if interested https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1939&type=status