Culture, Race & Economy

@Pioneer1 this is basically the same concept you assert regarding Black people. You say it is because we've adopted a Eurocentric life style. I say it is because we live in a culture dominated by greedy people ... Most of whom are white I suppose. At the end of the day the story is really that we, all Americans, eat too much an move to little. All the stuff about indigenous culture is superfluous window dressing. Just eat well and excerise. They are an attractive duo...

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In some Black Nationalist circles and on YouTube, there is this thought that interracial marriages will lead to the end of the black race (at least in America). Nothing could be further from the truth. White Nationalist also believe this about their race but there is a difference. White people are drastically declining in their population due to low birth rates. The death rate among white people is higher than the birth rate. This is the reason why in America, Europe, and even in Ukraine there is a rise in white supremist and nationalist groups. They feel that white people are on the verge of extinction. …

As the gun control debate continues, it only makes defenders of the 2nd amendment more nervous. So, the most logical thing for gun lovers to do is run out and buy more guns before the stores close. I doubt supply chain shortages will affect the gun industry. But, that won't stop folks from making sure they've got more than a couple firearms. Besides, if the government makes it harder for folks under 21 years old to buy an AR-15, those individuals are beating the legislation. Politicians will talk a good game but I do not believe gun laws will change in America. The 2nd amendment generates too much money. 😎

The total number of books on AALBC published in 2022 was the lowest it has been since 2005! The difference is not a few book books but hundreds of books! Now I don't have every Black book published on AALBC -- but my information is certainly indicative of the books published by the major publishers and the larger independents. I also capture more Black indie books than any other independent online store. This data tells me substantially fewer Black books were published in 2022 than in the past two decades! There were 35% fewer books published in 2022 than in 2021 and almost 50% fewer than the peak published in 2015, as reflected on the AALBC web…

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

I just want to say, out of pure coincidence: one's birth, a documentary, one's death all three black female pianist find themselves near in my thoughts and I wonder... all three were black musicians but all three were also highly skilled, I argue all three were stymied in a terrible way. It occurs to me that they could had performed a trilogy, they were literally alive long enough to have played together... HAzel Scott https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/203-the-disappearance-of-miss-scott-02232025/ Nina Simone https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/198-nina-simone-born-1933/ Roberta Flack https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/204-roberta-flack-born-1937/ …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK BOOKSTORES OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES TO CHAMPION BLACK LITERARY CULTURE Sacramento, CA (August 4, 2025) — Inspired by the legacy of the country's first Black-owned bookstores and the remarkable individuals behind them, the official launch of the National Association of Black Bookstores (NAB2) took place today. As a first-of-its-kind national organization, NAB2 has been built to unify, elevate, and empower Black-owned bookstores across the country. NAB2 is a nonprofit collective created to promote literacy, amplify Black voices, and preserve Black culture by increasing the visibility, sustainability, and…

LT Governor Winsome Earle-Sears is running for Governor in Virginia. Right in line with Herschel Walker running for office a couple years ago, the GOP seems to endorse the goofiest Black folks. This Winsome Earle-Sears clip will become a meme: She won't be winning the election in VA. She will be most remembered for this unhinged moment. 🤣😎

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Source NPR: Gov. Jan Brewer (R-Ariz.) signed into law a ban on classes that are designed primarily for students of a particular ethnicity. The law targets any ethnic studies classes in the state's public school system that "advocate ethnic solidarity instead of the treatment of pupils as individuals (May 24, 2010) Source: Huffington Post: "Shooting the Messenger" On January 18th, NPR aired an interview with John Hupenthal the Superintendent of Arizona Public Instruction and the author of a state law banning ethnic studies programs. According to Hupenthal, the law was conceived, in part, because of the "failure of the Tucson Unified School District to prov…

It seems writing FCK is an acceptable why of writing the f-bomb. I see it plastered on shirts everywhere. Would writing F*CK, or just plain FUCK be any worse? (Technically, in my case, it is. By simply spelling out the word correctly I run the very serious risk of running afoul of the Google censors, who determine where their ads can be placed, but that is another story). At any rate, I thought this video was cute. But is is largely preaching to the choir and I seriously doubt an actually racist will change their thinking after viewing it. Indeed why would the view it? The Internet has become such a stratified bubble--I doubt anyone who could benefit from…

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Actually YOUR stance on "race" is illogical. Knowing that race is a CATEGORY, logically speaking there MUST be more than one option. So for you to take the position that there is only ONE race....the human race. Is like saying that there is only ONE flavor of soda pop....the "soda pop" flavor. See my point? To say there is only ONE race....the human race....would be like claiming the words "race" and "human" are almost synonymous.

Who remembers being told black folk don't read or if you want to hide information from black people, put it in a book? Lately, I found several articles that disprove those notions in addition to learning that the Pew Research Group stumbled upon the fact that college-educated black women read the most books. And it made me wonder about black women's reading habits. If you're an AA woman, please click on the link and take this 2-minute survey. When 100 respondents are recorded, everyone will be entered into a drawing for a $50 Target gift card. Thanks!! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FNGGNPB

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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…

@Chevdove I told some Original Black folks what you said.....lol. I told them that you claimed they were primitive and didn't exist anymore. And they started laughing and gave me a message to give to you! "Helloooooo......." "Vanakum" "Namastay" "We heard you were talking junk about us.....don't do that!!!" "Here we are.....do you see us? We are still here.....hi-eeeeeeee!!!!!"

@frankster I was watching this video yesterday and the exchange around the 46 minute mark made me think of the discussion you and I were having recently.....

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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.

TO MY NAY-SAY FRIENDS OF TYLER PERRY AND FOR COLORED GIRLS. Blow it out your ass! Yeah, that's what I said, find a clue and some toilet paper. Well carey,"Tyler Perry is a Black dysfunction porn pimp. He thinks that because he's so dysfunctional that all Black people are as well. I think Oprah falls into this category too" Is that right? Well let me tell you a thang or two. I get so tired of negros that watch a movie, and then cry about how it makes "us" look. Give me a freaking break! First, it's a damn movie, okay. It's one story in time. It's one of a thousand avenues in which one could draw a conclusion and/or opinion on any number of topics includi…

License plate readers: A useful tool for police comes with privacy concerns By Allison Klein and Josh White, Published: November 19, 2011 An armed robber burst into a Northeast Washington market, scuffled with the cashier, and then shot him and the clerk’s father, who also owned the store. The killer sped off in a silver Pontiac, but a witness was able to write down the license plate number. Police figured out the name of the suspect very quickly. But locating and arresting him took a little-known investigative tool: a vast system that tracks the comings and goings of anyone driving around the District. Scores of cameras across the city capture 1,800 images…

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.////..

The nature of reality is an ongoing enigma, a subject that is frequently explored on this board. It's a concept that I never tire of contemplating. Is reality an illusion? Is illusion a reality because it can be mentally perceived? When it comes to reality, does it matter whether something is tangible or intangible? Is deception the same as an illusion, and is one person's reality another one's lie? The 2 pictures below were taken a couple of days ago. The first picture was taken about 20 minutes before the second one, proving how external factors can embellish and disguise. Nobody embodies the mystique of reality any more than humans who create the paradox of faca…

ITS AMAZING THE SAME PROSECUTORS FROM ZIMMERMAN MURDERING TRAYVON MARTIN TRIAL/////IF JORDAN DAVIS FRIENDS WERE NOT WITH HIM , MURDERER MICHAEL DUNN WILL BE FREE///// PROSECUTION DID NOT BRING IN THE RACIST LETTER DURING TRIAL/////STAND YOUR GROUND CREATED BY KKK REPUBLICANS SHOOT DOWN BLACK MALES LIKE PREY,THEY WANT TO HAVE RACE RIOTS,RACE WAR...BLACK REPUBLICAN, LARRY ELDERS,HE SAYS WELL, O. J. SIMPSON GOT AWAY WITH MURDER,WHAT, ,WHY IS HE BRINGING UP O.J. SIMPSON..LARRY ELDERS SAYS, JORDAN DAVIS KILLED NOT EMIT TILL/YES JORDAN DAVIS, TRAYVON MARTIN, IS EMIT TIL…

I posted these comments on another thread but decided to make it separate post where it could be more prominently displayed and hopefully elicit some opinions from black males Black males are really a popular topic nowadays, whether they are spawning broods of children, or getting gunned down with their hands up, or going upside the heads of their girlfriends. Social media is now all a-twitter over the released videos of Baltimore Raven's Ray Rice punching out his girl friend on a elevator, and then dragging her unconscious body out of it. The NFL's first reaction to this incident was criticized for being too lenient in just imposing a suspension on Rice but…

Early users of this application, that sends pre-programmed messages to your girlfriend, reports that it actually improved their relationship. I saw a really interesting movie last year about this guy who fell in loved with his virtual girl-friend, a piece of software. There are already programs that can carry on conversations with people for hours and the people are unaware they a communicating with a computer program. So I'm not surprised an app like this would actually work for some people. There was a time when more of my tweets were automated and I noticed there were automated conversations taking place between my account and others!. I later…

Tired of the school's reading list filled with white boy and dog protagonist, Marley Dias kicked off her own hashtag #1000BlackGirlBooks which features Black girls as stars of their stories. Check out the PhillyVoice article here

Iyanla VanZant On Her Show, Talked About The Angry Black Woman, Violence By Black Women On Other Black Women. A Black Mother Put Violence Upon Her Daughter Because Her Mother Abused Her.. Black Women Abused By Men Has Been A Topic On Her Show. She Needs To Talk About Black Women Abused By Corrupt Preachers. Preachers Beating On Their Wives, Having Children With Mistresses And Killing Their Wives. I Read Where Preacher"s Wife And His Mistresses Were Fighting In Church. Lot Of Reason Why, Black Women Are Angry..One, Black Women Rasing Children Alone..

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There was a tweet from Tariq Nasheed warning AfroAmerican protesters (tactics of which I don't agree with) in Louisville Kentucky that armed White Supremacists were going to attack the protesters there on Saturday and told the brothers and sisters there to get ready. Now this is early ON THE GROUND video of a Caucasian man shooting into the park where people are and there seems to be someone else (who looks like a man of color) with something in his hand walking toward the gunman before apparently ducking for cover. Later on you hear 2 different types of gun fire going on.

Heat flushed Natelegé Whaley’s body as she wrote a news article about the shooting by police that killed Breonna Taylor. Ms. Whaley, a journalist, figured she was tired. Then came the mental fog, digestive issues and blurred vision. When these seemingly separate issues snowballed into a panic attack and a trip to the emergency room in late May, Ms. Whaley, 31, who lives in Brooklyn, connected the dots. “I’m writing about the suffering of someone who looks like me,” she said. “We just keep going and going and going and going because we feel like that’s what we must do, and that’s not healthy.” Read the rest at the New York Times. --------------…

I'm not sure why I had a desire to start this subject. I guess it's because I had a COUPLE of work-wives at my old job and I'm starting to miss them already, lol. How many of you had work-spouses? And by "work-spouse" I mean people you had deep emotional connections to, to the point that you almost (or actually did) fell in love with them. You may or may not have even been having sex with them, but that strong love and bond was there -BUT ONLY AT WORK, lol. And DON'T LIE! Don't you DARE get on here and front like yall don't know what I'm talking about. I've had so many jobs in my life where people were screwing around with each other on the job. …

@DelWhat's your take on omens or messages from the other side? i don't want to be morbid, - but I am. 💀 On my night table, next to my collection of quartz crystals, is a small pyramid topped by a tiny ankh. Also on a nearby desk is a picture of my late husband. Yesterday morning when I woke up, the framed picture was laying on the floor and as I was picking it up, I noticed the ankh was missing from the pyramid and I spotted it on the floor, too. What do you make of this? And, believe it or not, as I am trying to key this, my computer keeps skipping and stalling. 😱 I have no major health issues and have been doing OK but if I come up "missing in action"…

Black people do NOT need reparations ! Our community needs more fathers, more family structure, and more trade schools. Far too many blacks are sitting around and waiting for that big reparations pay day rather than trying to lift themselves up. Playing the victim is easy but how about our community teaching our youth that they arent victims? Thats a much better and more constructive idea. Slavery happened 160 years ago, how would they even determine who gets reparations? So many blacks have white or hispanic blood anyway. Should the families of White Union soldiers who died freeing slaves also get reparations? Should black Africans that sold their own people to s…

Economic Corner - Space Mineral Race MY THOUGHTS I must first say the parts below. FISCAL NOTES FROM THE ARTICLE OR FROM CITATIONS- quick notes to look at, all financial info is there CITATION NOTES FOR ARTICLE ELEMENTS- for persons or organizations BASE ARTICLE - the main article that inspired this edition INVESTIGATED FINDINGS - other articles I found that are valuable to share Now... to my thoughts The history of mineral rushes throughout human history is clear, 99% who venture for mineral riches end in failure, so the money in the space mining industry is and will be in the support system to mining. SpaceX and others who have…

He hired his lover for a $160K NYC gig. DHTPHTG. The New York Times covered the story otherwise I would never heard about this book. It was self published. I don’t see very many sales despite the coverage by the Times

Something to think about.

Chapter 8 The Only One Bobbing her head, grooving with the sounds of Four Play, warmed by the glow of alcohol, Carol paused long enough to take another swallow from her drink. “You really put me on the spot,” she drawled, blinking at the person seated across from her, finally making up her mind, not caring what Wanda would say later. It wasn’t as if she didn’t have good judgment, didn’t know how to play the game. After all, her life was just one big game, a game she had trouble winning which was why she was spending her Friday night, playing bid-whist and listening to a CD instead looking forward to a Saturday night date to hear a live performance, - thanks to a …

Arizona Governor says Police can Begin Enforcing Immigration law By Paloma Esquivel and John M. Glionna / Los Angeles Times | Tuesday, June 26, 2012 | http://www.bostonherald.com | West PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer called it "a victory for the rule of law." But for police chiefs, Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the so-called "show me your papers" provision of SB 1070, the state’s immigration law, looks like a big headache. Arizona may now require officers to ask for proof of legal status of people they stop for other reasons and suspect to be in the country illegally. State law enforcement officials said the decision immediately made …