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Outside the Operation Push headquarters, Chicagoans assembled by the hundreds, the lines blocks long, beginning at 10 am this Thursday morning, all gathered to pay homage to one of their favorite adopted sons, Jesse Louis Jackson, who lie in state inside the building that was his domain for over 50 years. Dignitaries like Al Sharpton and commoners, old and young, mostly black, a smattering of whites including Chicago's Catholic cardinal made up the growing crowd expected to stream pass Jesse's casket for the rest of the day until 10 pm, the first of several ceremonies at various locations including Washington DC, and South Carolina, his birthplace. A few states have even ordered their flags to be flown at half mast. Jesse Jackson leaves behind a noteworthy legacy as a diligent civil rights warrior who twice ran for President, and who in 2008 stood in tears among the huge Chicago crowd gathered to celebrate Barack Obama's election victory. Jesse had his critics but few could deny his love for his people. He fought the good fight before passing at age 84. May he rest in power.

I watched the "Hunger Games" TV series and I don't remember them eatin' any niggas. It's been reported that Epstein's girlfriend who did the recruiting of the female nymphets to be served up to the perverts, was instructed to bypass black girls. They were not the object of fantasies. Racism reared its ugly head (pun intended) even in this sordid area. The men only wanted innocent-looking goldilock types to molest and rape. I doubt if black meat was considered a gourmet meal...but there is no accounting for taste.

ProfD I don't know WHAT Cynique was talking about. You were posting messages a day or 2 before she made the thread. It wasn't like you were gone for a week or a month....lol. Dang...... Any playa is entitled to a break from playing every ONCE in a while.....lol. People got business to 'tend to. But like Troy, if you DO go for an extended period of time your presence would be truly missed around here. However we're used to Troy dipping out for weeks at a time and so it doesn't hit as hard....lol. Besides being one of the few people who agree with me from time to time......lol...your wit, intelligence, and insight is invaluable. Play on playa.

@ProfDWell, everybody knows I'm fading away, but you're the one constant - the nucleus, always unphased and on point, tongue-in-cheek, as regular as clockwork dispensing your updates on what's current. The sporadic coming and going of others isn't really as impactful; they haven't taken a leadership role, and I've come to know their patterns.

I don't believe we have to worry too much about people stealing Black identity. Who or what will define Black power? White folks are going to fight reparations with every fiber in their being & every bullet they can load into a chamber. Everybody won't be able to identify as Black for several reasons. Racial discrimination is committed by those who have power over other races. The majority of people do not want to be Black. That includes many Black folks.

I guess it would be helpful to know the changes you are referring to which Black folks were forced to adapt.

I didn't make that up. I've definitely seen more than my fair share of them.

Clapback to Trump's racist post.

Maybe he isn't stuck, he may not be mobile.

Lol..... Yeah, I did do a somewhat informal thread about it where I mentioned how much of a surprise it was. They got hit on an early Saturday mawnin'.....when a nigga still yawnin'....lol. But I took it down.

I recently watched the Oscar-nominated movie, "SINNERS" starring Michael B. Jordan, and it was certainly a different take on vampire horror movies with a black theme. The producers did a very good job of creating the film's dark, eerie atmosphere, as well as recreating the rural zeitgeist of black America back during the 1930s. The authentic characterizations of the cast members also contributed to the over all effect. I had to watch it 3 times to get the full complexity of the plot, but it was well worth it, and when it comes to horror movies, I would certainly recommend "SINNERS" as an intense, gripping example of this genre. The blues-themed musical sound track was also noteworthy.

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Common ground achieved, arguably my most positively responsed post. I am very happy:) thank you again @aka Contrarian @Chevdove @Pioneer1 beautiful memories from you all:) thank you for sharing.

Not surprisingly we have the opposite feeling. I think my post are more concise and more reasoned. Growth implies change. I can't imagine something growing and not changing.

I'm not really sure nor do I even care what tribe I belong to anymore. I can't even keep it straight what the letters stand for. I would simply say that when it comes to black folks, my first loyalty is to the unadulterated truth, and let the chips fall where they may. The only way I would currently distinguish myself is to declare that my dislike for Trump and everything he represents is so intense that it's palpable, and I have nothing but utter contempt for black Conservative MAGAs. If whatever this reveals about me is true, then - so be it. zzzzzz

There are still stories about love and life.

Yes is the Western world and their statement that many scientific professionals report yet they rarely state the obvious that all scientist confirm and that would be 'eyewitnesses or lack thereof.' In other words, if there were no humans until after the earth split, even it were millions of years ago', then this would only be 'a wild guess'. If there are NO humans who existed in other parts of earth other than Africa until after the earth split, therefore, this would not even be a theory because, a scientific theory would have some sets of proofs based on a 'control group' which would be ancient records that would have to come from ancient scribes in Africa being the first civilization; people who kept records of humans. So where are the ancient records about these Primitive humans that did not write or keep records that began in a distinct continent; Africa? But here are other questions that reveal this prepared statement about Pangaea, a super continent, stated by modern scientist to be uninhabited by no humans until after it split. If it did not begin to split until 2 million years ago, then [1] Why are there mounds, archaeological structures, all over the world constructed almost exactly, or very similar like the ones in ancient Egypt which would have the same dates and timelines, proving humans used the same shared skills and transfer of ideas and knowledge of which was transferred back and forth on the planet earth, likely before it split? The Egyptian mound builders, mounds in ancient China, the mounds in the ancient Americas, and the temples in Iraq have similar dates, showing that ideas were transferred over land and that the earth could not have split at this time which was around the 3000s B.C. And so, by this time, the Homo Erectus were long gone. Who can prove, scientifically, that they began in Africa when, prior to the 3000s AD, there was NO Africa as a separate continent? University of California, Berkely Tests confirm humans tramped around North America more than 20,000 years ago preserved in mud in New Mexico were made by humans thousands of years before any people were thought to be in the Americas By Robert Sanders https://news.berkeley.edu/2023/10/05/tests-confirm-humans-tramped-around-north-america-more-than-20-000-years-ago/#:~:text=Find an expert-,Tests confirm humans tramped around North America more than 20%2C000,of the last Ice Age. The University of Arizona Footprints found at White Sands National Park in New Mexico provide the earliest unequivocal evidence of human activity in the Americas and provide insight into life over 23,000 years ago. The findings are described in a Science journal article co-authored by University of Arizona archaeologist Vance Holliday. https://news.arizona.edu/news/earliest-evidence-human-activity-found-americas#:~:text=Footprints found at White Sands,of Arizona archaeologist Vance Holliday. Did Homo Sapiens interbreed with Homo erectus to produce fertile offspring? No, humans did not live on Pangea. . Pangea existed approximately 335 to 175 million years ago, while the first hominids appeared only about 6-7 million years ago and Homo sapiens appeared only about 300,000 years ago. AI Overview Based on geological, biological, and archaeological evidence, there are no written records or any other evidence of human civilization existing during the time of Pangea. AI Overview [2] And then what about the Cave Depictions. The dates all across the world of cave depictions prove, byway of archaeological studies, that they can be dated. Therefore these ancient drawings should reflect some proof *****Note: I'm falling to sleep, so I will finish later.

The craziest part is the BAFTA is pre-recorded prior to broadcast. They edited out anything political &/or profane. Yet, they did not edit out the supposed Tourette's Syndrome outburst. The guy yells out n8gger when the show is dead silent & at the moment 2 Black actors are onstage. Neither the guy nor BAFTA offered a real apology for the outburst. Black folks haven't demanded it. Just another reminder that we still have a long way to go when it comes to racism. Hope it is not being normalized & accepted.

Banks exist to hold & lend money. Either they serve their purpose or not. The worst bank will fail. As I've mentioned before, I'm not beholding to any rules in my responses to threads. Law enforcement would be less inclined to run up in Black folks' homes or anywhere else knowing they might be armed. Mass shooters walk into Black churches & neighborhoods because they know those places are soft targets. Beyonce's career did not generate billions of dollars based whatever crime you believe her mother committed. Jay-Z did not make billions of dollars hustling in the streets. Jay-Z earned his fortune being one of the most gifted MCs in Hip-Hop music. Your question was about a hostile takeover of a Black-owned business financed by whites. I was referring to unity as it relates to the OAAU or whatever organization. Unity only applies to the Black folks who want to be a part of it. Nobody can force Black folks to be part of the OAAU or anything else. There have been Black elected officials who served their jurisdiction and looked out for Black folks in a major way too. The Black elected officials I'm referring to did everything from affordable housing to job programs to giving multimillion dollar contracts to Black-owned businesses. Those Black elected officials empowered a lot of Black people within their jurisdiction.

My point is the Rastafarian culture & music has traveled around the planet. Not too many minorities can stake that claim.

Garvey was correct in prophecy that a king would ne crowned somewhere in Africa. Yet, inspired by that king, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Salassie, the Rastafarians started their movement in Jamaica & spread it beyond the island nation. Rastafarians have their own tribe, culture & music.

True. It is in full sway already and I have a love-hate relationship with it.

Most people consume the cheapest bottled water they can find on sale. However, there's still higher end bottled water on store shelves too. There will always be a few writers who can make money with their skill & creativity.

Correct. The white folks in the least affected part of New Orleans protected their turf with guns. The police were shooting folks too. A few Black folks got shot & died. I Right. Those wards right outside the French Quarter were prime real estate to developers who wanted to swoop in and rebuild it after the hurricane. I'll always believe certain aspects of the aftermath of hurricane Katrina were planned &/or allowed to happen. Follow the money.

Ofcourse it's not UP for discussion......lol. We all know why you haven't chosen to leave...."robust invite" or not. You don't want to leave because you have several "addictions" keeping you here. Addiction #1: FOOD Addiction #2: HOT WATER Addiction #3: ELECTRICITY Addiction #4: WI-FI Addiction #5: CLEAN UNDERWEAR It's easy to trash America when you're sitting in a cozy room sipping on warm apple cider and tapping away on your computer keyboard....lol. But if you had to LEAVE America and live in a third world country........ It's hard to keep your focus when the only thing you have to eat is a can of sardines, the lights and electricity keeps flickering on and off, and General Bar-B-Que and his boys are kicking in doors and popping caps all around the hood and the sounds keep getting closer and closer.....lol. "Tribes? Oh.....you have...ehhhh..... tribe? So do I. I am....ehh...zehhh....Chief of my tribe. They call me Chief....ehh....Bar-B-Que. I shall show you why!"

Glad I can contribute to the forum. Appreciate & enjoy chopping it up with each & every one of you too.

Looks to me like YOUR TRIBE needs YOUR OWN land. Any plans to get it?

@Pioneer1Your approval is the least of my concerns. That should've been obvious when I declined your olive branch which was nothing more than a sprig of poison ivy, befitting your rancid toxicity.

I have mixed feelings on the issue........... Like most philosophical concepts, you have the good with the bad. As it goes with the FBA movement. For years and years now I've been hoping for and looking forward to a movement that would be tailor made to fit and highlight OUR culture as AfroAmericans as well as give a little "pay back" to other minority groups who based on my observations tend to be more racist than White Americans themselves. This is one of the reasons I prefer the term "AfroAmerican" as opposed to simply "Black" or even "African American". Those terms aren't specific enough for MY lineage and group and culture. ADOS didn't really do that for me. Their focus was almost entirely on Reparations. FBA on the other hand is like a new found RELIGION with very zealot adherents. These cats are all over social media arguing, challenging, and asking where do WE as Black Americans fit in to whatever conversation is going on at the time and "if we don't benefit from it....we don't care" is the prevailing attitude. I'm proud of that. What I DON'T like is the colorism, anti-Africanism, and Trump-support that seems to be dominant among many of them. It started out as AfroAmericans highlighting our culture and lineage and delineating ourselves from other so-called "minority" groups who were in love with White folks and didn't want to associate with us in the first place. Today it has morphed (or been steered) towards targeting Africans specifically. Most of these FBA dudes talk about "tether this" and "tether that" all day long when it comes to other Black immigrants like Haitians, Jamaicans, and Africans....but won't say a word about the racist Hispanics and Asians who have been replacing many of our people on these jobs for years and have been far more discriminatory against AfroAmericans than not only Africans but even Whites! Some people like our great elder Professor James Small have even suggested that the FBA and ADOS movements are right-wing psychological operations designed to discourage Black people from voting and renounce support for the Democrat party. Regardless.......(richardmurray says "gardless".....lol)............... I'm both an AfroAmerican Nationalist AND a PanAfricanist....our collective African heritage is what ties all of our people together regardless of nation or culture.

@ProfD the promised land hilarious

Black folks have to figure out how to commodify intellectual property instead of giving wealth away.

IMO, the lack of leadership & organization within the groups is the bigger problem.

Yes, and these arbitrary divisions make fighting amongst ourselves so much easier.

Yes. Gemni is much better at working my website. I've completely overhauled it an am now working on new features, but sometimes it is really frustrating. Right now I'm wrestling with the account login feature. I'm not aware of any. The dominance of those that exist make it impossible for any new entrants unless that are back by a government. How do you compete with someone who can build a data center in low earth orbit. Not surprising considering the training data -- our culture

Point taken. Immigration doesn't happen if rich white folks don't want it. However, US warships were filled with Vietnamese refugees as they were leaving Vietnam. All expenses paid cruise to the promised land.

Black farmer John Boyd Jr. did get a chunk out of the billion dollars allocated to farmers back in 2025. It would be great if there were Black sports leagues that could support Black farmers. In the meantime, Black owned restaurants & grocery stores & schools, etc., should be sourcing their products from Black farmers.

Okay, I have to drop some humor here! This showed up on my channel recently! I do not follow the late Richard Pryor and was too young when he was doing his thang, but this brief clip just hits the spot on some of the topic in this very thread! Also, the late Robin Williams was in this clip too! It is too funny! I am also going to share another clip when Robin Williams roasted Richard Pryor.

There was only ONE post that I made that wasn't relevant to the topic of Magic...and that was the last one before this, which I just removed. All of the others touch on the subject of Magic.

I tried moving the conversation, but It does not look like I can move all of them. I think I moved to start, but the rest of them will have to be cut and pasted To the new one and then delete it here by the users… That is the best I can do

Time flies. That dialog is 1 year old already. Nothing much has changed. There is not mega-Black-owned website. Apparently, there's no real incentive to create such a website when Black folks are comfortable using the white-owned sites i.e. F*c*b**k, X, Inst*gr*m, T*kT*k, G**gle, etc. I still think the Black church tribe is large enough to warrant creating their own internet platform.

IMO, as a melting pot, the USA warts & all is the composite nation Frederick Douglass envisioned.

@Pioneer1 I didn't comprehend how much a supporter you are of regulation till the following i see so a private card game has to be taxed, not easy to implement that, unless invasion of privacy becomes legally acceptable. The federal government has tools to do it, but those tools don't allow the kind of flagrant use needed to tax card games and craps. you miss the financial reality of scale. Black people have always gambled as whites but the scales are far different and that matters, numerically, financially, it is not the same scale and thus can't have the same penalty of scale if numerically proportional. Cause if not, then support every single business being to big to fail. the rational behind too big too fail is that the major banks in the banking industry can't fail because of their scale, so scale is accepted by whites in the usa, so blacks, even statian blacks like yourself, should be able to comprehend scale in penalization.and thus white gambling is a higher scale than black gambling in the usa. the black church was not the main numbers agents ever in nyc, maybe outside nyc, even enough, but in nyc the black churches/black church was never the main agent. Many black people who went to church played numbers cause many black people did, it was a chance to make a dollar. But black churches were not the main agents in nyc. In nyc you can see the odds for each game on a lotto ticket. They are worse odds than the numbers. A little arithmetic three digits each have ten possibilities, zero to nine three times, so the odds is ten to the third power, ten times ten time ten, that is one out of a thousand, that is far better than any legal lotto system. Come on.. if you want to hate the village just say so. But here, don't take my word for it. https://www.lotteryusa.com/news/history-of-new-york-illegal-lottery awwwww The numbers are different... you just love knocking the village, or maybe you love upsetting me. The gambling debt your talking about isn't numbers, or playing cards or dice because you can't play any of them without money upfront. you can't have a gambling debt with cards/dice/numbers... the slot machine, playing the horses, cause you need money to play upfront. The only way you can have a gambling debt playing numbers is if you went to a loan shark to get money to play numbers, but you talk about libertarianism, who told you to go to a loan shark? You just championed libertarianism but then when it extends to actions you don't think people should be free to do , you cite crime ahhhh Know so much? In my own mind I don't know anything. But field hand, you haven't figured out anything. Pioneer porgy, how was church this morning field hand? @ProfD yes, but I amended my point by saying the following I don't mind bills not getting passed, but bills aren't even sent to the floor? why? why not? black elected officials are not busy. They do not work for a living based on the legislature they get passed or put forward so... regardless of not having enough black elected representatives to be a voting black in legislatures, in modernity, each can propose laws. By law, of the country you hold so dear, every single elected officials can put bills to the floor. The reparations bill has not been passed, or turned into a law. but a black elected official, a black woman, [pardon me for forgetting her name] person put it forward. No excuse existed in the past. I didn't suggest laws had to be made. And each black member of congress... any member of congress has the power to put a bill to the floor. No one is stopping any of them. From women members of congress putting equal pay bills to the floor. from paraplegic members of congress putting equal worker protections bills to the floor. If they don't want to work, ok, but power has nothing to do with it. Many bills die on the floor. why not more?

I was referring to legalized gambling here in the USA. Black folks do not have that much power here in the USA. The white folks in power decide what is and is not legal &/or acceptable. Those powerful enough to create the game & rules of it also determine how it's to be played.

I have definitely incorporated your idea of Black tribes into my thoughts regarding our people.

May our beloved sista continue to rest in power. Of course, the devil would side with his own. It depends on the crime law enforcement commits. Law enforcement folks know the limits of leniency against them breaking laws. There is no abuse of law as long law enforcement is upholdinflg & maintaining the system of white supremacy. That ultimately comes down to keep non-white folks in check. Whenever white folks are caught in the crossfire that is form of sacrifice. Collateral damage.

I don't think so. I don't think said date should be honored either. I'm fine with Juneteenth being the celebration date among FBA/AfroAmericans.

Feynman was born in NYC. Whenever he spoke you could hear that he was the City. So when I heard the British accident I was done. I have to say it is getting harder to tell the difference.

The thing about it is..... Niggaz live all over Georgia, not just the ATL. That's just the biggest CONCENTRATION of Black people but I've been around Georgia enough to know there's a sizable Black population in every region of that state. Down in Albany, and especially in Savanna along the coast. A lot of the Black population are transplants and aren't inclined to be politically active in the state. They come from California, New York, the Midwest....and don't care about the local politics because they don't see Georgia as their natural born home. PROFESSOR GRIFF lives in Georgia....lol. How the hell you gonna have a racist Republican governor in the same state Professor Griff lives????

Stacey Abrams would be governor of Georgia right if she could have pulled more white folks from that 58%. I believe she didn't pursue voter fraud because of the demographics of the state. She needed more than Fulton County.