Culture, Race & Economy

These two are my two top choices..... for obvious reasons - The Politics of History Race and Religion. Michael Jackson - Remember The Time (Official Video) Madonna - Like A Prayer (Official Video)

@Troy Great question.

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

The following is my thoughts to Elliot SMith's ranking of spike lee films interesting that the first movie spike lee didn't appear or use his artistic norms was get on the bus. I have many feelings about the million man march not appropriate for her. Awww crooklyn or school daze got less than chi-raq awwww I oppose that. Mo better blues , da 5 bloods ok clockers is one of his most common appearing films he got game ahhh, is it denzel summer of sam is better than crooklyn aww jungle fever , another provocative movie but is it really better than the one's before? she's gotta hav…

"...as a Black-American in Australia, we’re viewed as exotic. We have an “accent,” we dress different, and we carry ourselves in a different manner that makes us stand out. So, to no surprise, we’re very well received here." Read the full article. The above was one of main selling points. All you have to do is move to a diffetent region of the country to reap that "benefit." At anyrate, it wasn't a compelling argument to move there. @Del did any of this reasonate?

Whether it's race, class, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity our society is troubled to the least. It doesn't matter which party controls Congress or the Presidency either. Getting any significant political reform to benefit working people or ensure a more free and equal society for all seems impossible. So, what's wrong? What keeps us from moving forward? Consider the narrative of a center-right political consensus. Secondly, the role of so called moderate centrists especially in the Democratic Party; and lastly the role of wealthy people and big corporations. Politicians in both parties more or less uphold the idea of less government, lower taxe…

HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY. LIVE LONG AND PROSPER! MAY 2015 BE THE START OF BETTER THINGS TO COME! CYNIQUE

I didn't watch the State of the Union address. I figured I could catch the sound bytes and high(?) lights later. The reviews, which all seem to be limited to Biden supporters, said ol Joe gave a good accounting of himself. But from what I saw, he came across as a crotchety ol geezer telling kids to stay off his lawn. I don't believe he changed many minds, and I just think the Dems could pick some one more impressive to run against tRump. This spawn of Satan looks like he might reclaim the presidency. And if he gets back in, he has promised that heads will roll, as he goes on a vengeful rampage. If he loses he will, of course, claim the election was rig…

I can’t believe what I‘m hearing on the news! It’s not bad enough that whooping cough and head lice have resurfaced, now bed bugs have made a come back, their infestation reaching epidemic proportions. “Good night, sleep tight,” has taken on a whole new meaning. Yikes! Oh well, this is something to take my mind off Obama having to rely on the Republicans to get his bill for more billions to fund the war in Afghanistan after his fellow Democrats refused to support this folly. No wonder his hair is turning gray. Add to that the irritation caused by all the hoopla involved in keeping the details of Chelsea Clinton’s multi-million dollar wedding a secret, and my chagri…

Now that you've made it WELL PAST your 92nd birth date back on August 18 (It's now September 1st), NOW what do you plan on doing with yourself??? .....besides arguing with me. I'm not sure about your health or how well you feel, however perhaps you should establish another milestone for yourself. Lol...like making it to 95! That should put you squarely around the time Trump actually leaves office....IF he leaves office, lol.

MY COMMENT the article title is false, the article contest say this is going to happen not may. in all earnest, I wonder about the black community in louisiana, who leads them, what is their plan. I ask cause, louisiana has been this way since the louisiana purchase. I wonder what the black leadership , and that means elected officials, plan is for the future of the black community in louisiana. Does anyone know? I will be blunt now, if black elected officials, black christian church leaders, the black financial elite in louisiana have no plan but integration under the constitution, I don't think that is a functional plan for the Black people of Louisiana. IN AMEN…

Just the tip of the iceberg. https://justthenews.com/government/congress/sheila-jackson-lee-says-shes-regretful-after-recording-leaks-profane-rant

My reasoning is simple. I find in AALBc, we debate on the black community, but we often escape what the black community is in the usa or eslewhere, not what we want it to be, or what it was. If most black leaders in the usa are of a certain philosophy then if your desire doesn't fit that you will find little advance or support to that idea among black leadership and i think that is a true problem. Not completely, because all it means is that you have to find or make a smaller black community in the usa or elsewhere. It isn't a grand problem. But, many black people in the USA or elsewhere tend to communicate plans for the whole village, not the section of likeminded black …

From Global to the neighborhood.

Just checking in with the family. I haven't posted in a while because I've had a lot on my plate and spare time is dedicated to sleep, lol. Hope everything is going reasonably well with you considering the global "crisis" that seems to have been developed over the past few weeks.

@Cynique, since you were there, I'm not going to challenge your knowledge of the Panthers. Besides I don't think the Black Panthers represented the greatest movement led by Black folks in any event. I'd of course put this civil rights movement at the top of the list; there were clear goals out that were achieved, and which have had lasting impact. I'd also add Garvey's UNIA there are still active branches today. I'm seriously considering joining one. What was the greatest movement in your book?

I have met a few that were mind blowing. And a couple that were not very good.

Whata trainwreck. Understand he is trying to get enough votes from DEMOCRATS, his own party. He don't need a single Republican vote to pass it, and can't get his own party on board. Actually I think they got the votes, but they are trying to get a cushion so some of those snakes can vote no so they won't have to defend the vote in November. I think, if he don't get the votes. He'll have a stroke. He has already in many ways been areply of Woodrow Wilson. He will have a stroke, and be incapacitated and Michelle will be trying to run the country and we'll have to deal with that. Be careful what you wish for.

I think that we would have another 911 attack given his hatred against Muslims.We would have some kind of war because he seems to like nuclear weapons and encourages some countries to build them.We wouldn't be able to use our freedom of speech rights because he told Chief Justice Gingrich to resign for exercising her freedom of speech rights.We probably will have another Civil War with Mexico like the Alamo years ago in Texas.I learned a lot at the DNC Convention.I know Donald Trump was a "pig" but I didn't know he was that greedy that he wouldn't pay his workers.Now he's crying about people telling lies on him.On top of being stupid, ignorant and arrogant, he's too weak …

"The idea that prisons could reform or rehabilitate is only around 200 years old." During reconstruction and into the present day the use of inmates to do the work for businesses is the most blatant form of the exploitation of the prison system -- comparable to slavery. This video lends credence to the notion that jails are built to make money and Black people, due to a racist system, are disproportionately incarcerated. Today the prisons themselves are the profit centers. Hence the dramatic increase in the number of Americans incarcerated. The recidivism and collateral damage on Black families, communities, and Black people, in g…

On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr National Holiday, Snitchingon expresses views on the state of black America 48 years after Dr. King's last birthday before he was struck down by an assassin's bullet.

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What Would Dr. Martin.Luther King Think.,Book.By D T Pollard. He Ask.This Question All The Years After Dr. King Death. Written.After Barrack Obama Was Elected President. Protesting.For Black Males Murdered By Racist White Police,Black Lives Matter. No Protest For Black Males ,Street Gangs Killing Other Black Males,More Black.Males In Prison. What Would Dr. King.Think.And Want Us To Do. Have Not Read This Book. Wonder If He Condones Black Church Corruption,Like Everyone ,Who Goes To Church,NAACP,Politicians?Black Church Takes Up Millions Of Dollars,Poverty In Communities. Preachers Controlled Church Money,They.Owned The Church Money. Buying.Rich Cars,Mansions,Diamond.Rin…

What would you call a Black person who has two multi-ethnic grandparents? For example: One grandparent who is Black and Mongolian, and another grandparent who is Black and Native Brazilian?

And this person also looks mixed themselves? What category would you say they fall into?

Supposedly the ex girlfriend of Jonathan Majors has dropped all charges... if true, maybe she settled, if she did, you have to ask why she couldn't settle earlier? maybe she didn't settle and then the question is. her charges must have been false from the get go, how are her actions warranted? Read the whole article https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2790&type=status to answer the poll question You are Jonathan Majors agent, he says he wants back in the comic book movie game, what project do you guide him into? my answer Three options, no particular order: Lobo of Dell comics/Dell publishing now a…

What Would You Do If You Knew Someone Stoled Your Beloved Pet? Would You Take Them To Court?

I am interested in hearing other opinions before I post mine

What!? Serena Williams Does the Crip Walk at the 2025 Super Bowl Half Time Show! What a show! Man! It was awesome! Controversial but nonetheless dynamic! I really thought that the Super Bowl performance with Snoop et al. could not be matched, but I think that this one was insane! I'm not schooled well on the Rap industry but I now am learning about the heavy hitters and am impressed. I've never really heard about Kendrick Lamar and I vaguely remember that he was part of the other Super Bowl too, but now, I am schooled. I also vaguely remember his music being featured in a major gymnastic college competition too. Back then, I did not realize that h…

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. …

Black. People. Coming. Together. With. Unity,Would. Make. White. People. Uncomfortable.. ..Talking. About. Racism,Inequality.,Slavery . Speaking. Historic. Writings,We. Hold. This. Truths,All. Men. Created. Equal. By. The. Creator,Life, Liberty ,Pursuit. Of. Happiness. Education,Black. Poor. Schools,Rich. White. Private. Schools. Then. There. Is. Religion. White. America. Want. White. Christianity ,To. Be. The,Only. Religion. On. Planet. Earth. Especially. This. Country.... Religious. Chaos ,Black. And. White. Christians,Read. The. Same Bible. Book.. Doubt. If. White,Christians. Speak. Of. The. Black. Presence. In. The. Bible,Beginning. With. Genesis.......This. Cou…

Democrats. And. Republicans. Are. Racist. .Democrats. Act. Like. They. Own. Black. Votes. Billions. Of. U. S. Money Keep. Going. To. Israel. And. Ukraine. .No. Billions. Of. U. S. Money. Going. To. Poor. Inner. City Black. Communities. To. Build. New. Schools. And. Create. Jobs. ..The. Illegal. Immigrants. Being. Dumped. Put. In. Black. Communities. For. Chaos. ..Have. The. Democrats. Ever. Been. To. Poor. Inner. City. Communities. To. See. The. Poverty. ,Poor. Schools. No. Jobs. ? Black. Democrats. Have. A. Comfortable. Living. Controlling. Black. Votes. ..Did. The. Vice. President. Ever. Go. To. Inner. City. Communities. . ? They. Were. Losing. Black. Support…

The image above is from a screen grab of a video I saw on the New York Times website (I'm pretty sure). They wrote an article about the election on Tulsa's mayor, a white guy in his early 40's. The most striking thing is that mayor, on his second term, the 4th Mayor of Tulsa in his family going back to the late 19th century! There was at least one Black guy running against him, the Black community is not happy with how the local government is treating their Black citizens. What else is new this is America... But I digress... Pictured s what is left of Tulsa's famed Black Wall Street. There is a tee shirt shop in the middle of the block. I did not see any d…

I know in my "True Confessions", I made the noble proclamation that Life was the question and that Love was the answer, but after checking out some of the posts of these right-wing shills who Troy was tolerant enough to let through , "love" was not something that came to my mind. More like toxicity! My reaction to the patented litany of these conservative twits is nothing new. It is one that unfailingly overtakes me when it comes to being subjected to the phony conservative credo. My revulsion to this narrative is so immediate and intense, so instinctive that I'm sure it's in my DNA, maybe dating back to cave man days when my tribe was in conflict wi…

Hillary Clinton is leading in the polls and I believe that most Americans don't give a damn about those emails whether they under stand them or not. The American people want a president who knows how to talk to them, to give a speech; to represent the U.S. among the heads of states;to run the armed forces;to stabilize or balance the economy;to make race relations better and not worse; to negotiate where there is problems in foreign policy and to ease tension in immigration;and make sure everyone benefits from this economy besides just the super rich people. We want a president who will deal with the issues concerning US,the American citizens and not what…

Hmmm................ Is it ME, or is this picture of the otherwise attractive Viola Davis on the cover of Time magazine a bit unflattering and even slightly "unnerving"? There are 2 directions we can go with this: 1. The most obvious is that her lips are curled back and it looks like she's showing her fangs. It looks a bit monsterous. No person....male or female...naturally shows that much of their teeth and gums in an attempt to smile. Whoever it was back at Time did that shit on purpose to make her look scary or clownish. 2. The less obvious but still pretty good point that I don't hear enough Black women discussing is the fact that dark …

CNN. Will. Have. A. Discussion. About. Marvin Gaye's. Classic. ,Song. What's. Going. On. 50. Years. Later. It Has Been. Influential ,,Influence. On. Social. Activism. ...This. Weekend. On. CNN. Hosted,By. Dom. Lemon. I. Think. Another. Motown. Song. ,Reality,After. All. These Years. Temptations. Ball Of Confusion -,What. Has. Been. Going. On. Black. Men. Genocide Their. People ,And. Communities. .Racist. Police. ,Racist. Politicians. Has., Not,Changed. In. 50 Years.. Black. Men. Enslave. Their ,,Communities....Respect. For. Black. Mothers. On. Mothers. Day. ,Especially. Those. Raising. Children. Along. Never. Forgetting. ,Those. Dead. For. Many. Years.....

HELL NO There IS no damn "free speech" in this nation. Since when? Since when have rich Black folks been allowed to sit up and say WHATEVER the hell they wanted to a national audience with absolutely no consequences period???? If there's no history of it, then why in the HELL would people expect for things to be different for Kanye? 🤔 Now think about this........seriously....let's think this through together...... You run around claiming Jews run the world and control the media. THEN you start bad mouthing them. Now you wonder why your money is being snatched, you're being demonized in the media, contracts being cancell…

Whatever happened to the Tiktok ban? In hindsight the ban didn't kill tiktok but merely stymied its growth in the usa. Tiktok was poised to knock meta/facebook/instagram or youtube out of the water and a media campaign led to governmental or private industry rules on workers which stymied the websites growth in the usa, although, tiktok's growth in the holistic human community is unrivaled. Tiktok is the world's biggest social media service.

You know the gal who starred in Spike Lee's "She's Gotta Have It"?

Bill Cosby's words seem to be coming back to haunt him what with the release of an old tape of a court deposition. Admitting in it that drugs were his aphrodisiac of choice when seducing young women, seems to be a very self-incriminating act. His career now looks to be irrevocably damaged. Apparently drunk with power, Cosby made his own rules to live by. Catering to his penis instead of listening to his brain has brought about the ruination of his reputation, as has been the case in so many prominent men. And unprominent ones, too. Even Jared of Subway sandwich fame, has been removed from his spokesman position over suspicion of child porn charges. Losing weight on a…

WHEN KLAN POLICE KILL BLACK MALES ,THERE IS PROTEST///BLACK ON BLACK VIOLENCE NO PROTEST.... FROM 2008-2011. BLACK WOMEN ARE 64 PERCENT OF HIV CASESBLACK WOMEN NOT HAVING SEXUAL PROTECTION,LETTING MEN NOT WEAR CONDOMS//BLACK MEN ARE 42 PERCENT OF HIV CASES SINCE 2008-2011....DESPITE KNOWING ABOUT AIDS SINCE 1980////BLACK WOMEN HAVE 30 PERCENT OF ABORTIONS.....THEY ARE EITHER YOUNG.UN MARRIED ARE INVOLVED WITH A IDIOT IRRESONSIBLE MALE/////THE STREET GANGS, BLACK SKIN NEO NAZI, KILLING BLACK PEOPLE,,CHICAGO EACH WEEK///////WHERE IS THE PROTEST FOR BLACK ON BLACK VIO…

I've been watching the footage of the Israel-Hamas war over the past few weeks and I tend to gravitate towards the Youtube channels that claim to offer LIVE footage. But the thing I've noticed is that most of these channels CLEARLY aren't live. You turn on one channel that claims to be live and it's bright and sunny outside. Click on another one and it's midnight dark outside. Yet both of them claim to be "live" from the same region! You click on a channel claiming to be live and you see images of people running out of apartments and being ushered into shelters while sirens go off. The problem is, you saw those EXACT SAME IMAGES 3 weeks ago when the c…

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…

When Love Is Not Strong Enough Throughout the history of mankind, love has withstood the test of time like no other concept known to humans. it has conquered where the sword has failed. It has come through as an agent of change like nothing else before it. Love has been an one-of-an-kind experience, a magnificent miracle, a pleasure that is so exquisite that there are no words in the language of men that can adequately define just what it is or how it is able to do what only it can do…. make us feel so decidedly alive. But given all that love is, oftentimes even it i…

...someone else picks you up. This evening I was going through my mail and found a newspaper with this article. African American Books and Culture Invigorate Culture, The author Marie Sheahan Brown, did an excellent job researching my articles, even having a video interview transcribed to pull together a two page article which genuinely captures the spirit of what I'm trying to do and also express the importance of bookstores. Thank you Marie. Small Business Exchange, Inc. http://sbenortheast.com/ Small Business Exchange Northeast is a monthly print and electronic publication covering opportunities and resources for small business. It delivers a…

“When the slaves get together, that’s the beginning of getting out of slavery.”—Martin Luther King, Jr. I'd be surprised if many people would recognize that quote coming from MLK. If they knew it was Dr, King, they probably would not recognize that it came from the famous speech he gave, the evening before he was murdered in Memphis, TN almost 49 years ago to the day, the "Mountaintop" speech. The most quoted line is, "We, as a people, will get to the promised land! I'm glad I reread this speech as I was migrating Dr. King's web page. We are misdirected with the focus nonviolent aspect of King's message. But King was keen on using economic power to win justic…

Those who have rarely been the target of organized police gangsterism are once again lecturing those who have about how best to respond to it. Be peaceful, they implore, as protesters rise up in Minneapolis and across the country in response to the killing of George Floyd. This, coming from the same people who melted down when Colin Kaepernick took a knee — a decidedly peaceful type of protest. Because apparently, when white folks say, “protest peacefully,” we mean “stop protesting.” Read the entire article by Tim Wise. https://medium.com/@timjwise/violence-never-works-really-e0af884c03b4