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I have largely given up on TikTok. It is just not my thing. I logged on today to post a graphic of my bestselling books and saw this post of a woman, I don't know, recommending AALBC! At first, I actually had trouble reconciling what I was seeing. Was this lady actually promoting AALBC. I'm not sure if anyone has ever gone onto a social media platform and added a video explicitly recommending AALBC.

Well, i see the crabs in the barrel are on the crawl, throwing shade on a black woman in a high position. I find these petty attacks on VP Harris ironic, considering that they're coming from the likes of those who when they had an articulate, knowledgeable, well-spoken black man as president, among his severest critics were other black men, petulant and pissed because Obama didn't fulfill their unrealistic expectations. Nor am I surprised, by the remarks of Jeromex and Nels, the 2 right wing coons among us, lackeys who have the gall to attack Kamal Harris' qualifications and morals when among their own ranks have been such terrible Vice Presidents as the corrupted and disgraced Spiro Agnew, the inept Dan Quayle, the airhead Sara Palin, and of course , the dufus Gerald Ford who ascended to the presidency after the despicable Richard Nixon was forced to step down, whereupon Ford pardoned him for his sins against the nation. And just to cap Jeromex's ignorance, let's cite Lincoln's vice president, Andrew Johnson, who turned out to be an alcoholic blatantly racist presiden!. But what kind of remarks would you expect from members of the same party as the semi-literate, Marjory Taylor Greene and the idiotic Lauren Boebert; the lecherous Rep. Matt Gaetz and his penchant for teenage girls, and Rep George Santos, the lying sociopath guilty of being an imposter. Let's also throw in the numb skull ex- jock, Congressman Jim Jordan who, as a college athletic director, looked the other way when it came to sexual hazing. What's really ludicrous about this whole subject is that, in the view of candidates like Donald Trump and Joe Boden, suddenly certain critics expect the office of POTUS to be held by experienced capable respected males above reproach. Puleeze. I find the attacks on Kamala reeking with misogynistic contempt. Especially when you consider the sorry caliber of males making up the Congress and Senate - not to mention the population in general, LOL It's depressing. Nothing that's going on the world at large, including the African American community, gives me any reason for optimism. When my time comes, I'll be glad to get the hell outta here.

Coffee is extremely popular. Wrap it up in the right branding, flavors, creams and sugar/sweetener choices and as 50 Cent said.... watch the money pile up.

@Niccolo Machiavelli, Leader of the black community. Do you need directions?

Someone shared this with me this morning. It was unattributed, so I can't share the source, but I learn it I will. This reminds me of the HISTORIA AFRICANA DATES FOR MAJOR AFRICAN EVENTS @Mel Hopkins shared a few months ago. 1501 African Slaves in the New World Spanish settlers bring slaves from Africa to Santo Domingo (now the capital of the Dominican Republic). 1522 Slave Revolt: the Caribbean Slaves rebel on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which now comprises Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 1562 Britain Joins Slave Trade. John Hawkins, the first Briton to take part in the slave trade, makes a huge profit hauling human cargo from Africa to Hispaniola. 1581 Slaves in Florida Spanish residents in St. Augustine, the first permanent settlement in Florida, import African slaves. 1612 The first commercial tobacco crop is raised in Jamestown, Virginia. 1619 Twenty slaves in Virginia Africans brought to Jamestown are the first slaves imported into Britain’s North American colonies. Like indentured servants, they were probably freed after a fixed period of service. 1626 The Dutch West India Company imports 11 black male slaves into the New Netherlands. 1636 Colonial North America's slave trade begins when the first American slave carrier, Desire, is built and launched in Massachusetts. 1640 John Punch, a runaway black servant, is sentenced to servitude for life. His two white companions are given extended terms of servitude. Punch is the first documented slave for life. 1640 New Netherlands law forbids residents from harboring or feeding runaway slaves. 1641 The D'Angola marriage is the first recorded marriage between blacks in New Amsterdam. 1641 Massachusetts is the first colony to legalize slavery. 1643 The New England Confederation of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Haven adopts a fugitive slave law. 1650 Connecticut legalizes slavery. 1652 Rhode Island passes laws restricting slavery and forbidding enslavement for more than 10 years. 1652 Massachusetts requires all black and Indian servants to receive military training. 1654 A Virginia court grants blacks the right to hold slaves. 1657 Virginia passes a fugitive slave law. 1660 Charles II, King of England, orders the Council of Foreign Plantations to devise strategies for converting slaves and servants to Christianity.1662 Hereditary Slavery Virginia law decrees that children of black mothers “shall be bond or free according to the condition of the mother.” 1662 Massachusetts reverses a ruling dating back to 1652, which allowed blacks to train in arms. New York, Connecticut, and New Hampshire pass similar laws restricting the bearing of arms. 1663 In Gloucester County, Virginia the first documented slave rebellion in the colonies takes place. 1663 Maryland legalizes slavery. 1663 Charles II, King of England, gives the Carolinas to proprietors. Until the 1680s, most settlers in the region are small landowners from Barbados. 1664 New York and New Jersey legalize slavery. 1664 Maryland is the first colony to take legal action against marriages between white women and black men. 1664 The State of Maryland mandates lifelong servitude for all black slaves. New York, New Jersey, the Carolinas, and Virginia all pass similar laws. 1666 Maryland passes a fugitive slave law. 1667 Virginia declares that Christian baptism will not alter a person's status as a slave. 1668 New Jersey passes a fugitive slave law. 1670 The State of Virginia prohibits free blacks and Indians from keeping Christian (i.e. white) servants. 1674 New York declares that blacks who convert to Christianity after their enslavement will not be freed. 1676 In Virginia, black slaves and black and white indentured servants band together to participate in Bacon's Rebellion. 1680 The State of Virginia forbids blacks and slaves from bearing arms, prohibits blacks from congregating in large numbers, and mandates harsh punishment for slaves who assault Christians or attempt escape. 1682 Virginia declares that all imported black servants are slaves for life. 1684 New York makes it illegal for slaves to sell goods. 1688 The Pennsylvania Quakers pass the first formal antislavery resolution. 1691 Virginia passes the first anti-miscegenation law, forbidding marriages between whites and blacks or whites and Native Americans. 1691 Virginia prohibits the manumission of slaves within its borders. Manumitted slaves are forced to leave the colony. 1691 South Carolina passes the first comprehensive slave codes. 1694 Rice cultivation is introduced into Carolina. Slave importation increases dramatically. 1696 The Royal African Trade Company loses its monopoly and New England colonists enter the slave trade. 1700 Pennsylvania legalizes slavery. 1702 New York passes An Act for Regulating Slaves. Among the prohibitions of this act are meetings of more than three slaves, trading by slaves, and testimony by slaves in court. 1703 Massachusetts requires those masters who liberate slaves to provide a bond of 50 pounds or more in the event that the freedman becomes a public charge. 1703 Connecticut assigns the punishment of whipping to any slaves who disturb the peace or assault whites. 1703 Rhode Island makes it illegal for blacks and Indians to walk at night without passes.1705 Slaves as Property Describing slaves as real estate, Virginia lawmakers allow owners to bequeath their slaves. The same law allowed masters to “kill and destroy” runaways. 1705 The Virginia Slave Code codifies slave status, declaring all non- Christian servants entering the colony to be slaves. It defines all slaves as real estate, acquits masters who kill slaves during punishment, forbids slaves and free colored peoples from physically assaulting white persons, and denies slaves the right to bear arms or move abroad without written permission. 1705 New York declares that punishment by execution will be applied to certain runaway slaves. 1705 Massachusetts makes marriage and sexual relations between blacks and whites illegal. 1706 New York declares blacks, Indians, and slaves who kill white people to be subject to the death penalty. 1706 Connecticut requires that Indians, mulattos, and black servants gain permission from their masters to engage in trade. 1708 The Southern colonies require militia captains to enlist and train one slave for every white soldier. 1708 Rhode Island requires that slaves be accompanied by their masters when visiting the homes of free persons. 1708 Blacks outnumber whites in South Carolina. 1710 New York forbids blacks, Indians, and mulattos from walking at night without lighted lanterns. 1711 Pennsylvania prohibits the importation of blacks and Indians. 1711 Rhode Island prohibits the clandestine importation of black and Indian slaves. 1712 Pennsylvania prohibits the importation of slaves.1712 Slave Revolt: New York Slaves in New York City kill whites during an uprising, later squelched by the militia. Nineteen rebels are executed. 1712 New York declares it illegal for blacks, Indians, and slaves to murder other blacks, Indians, and slaves. 1712 New York forbids freed blacks, Indians, and mulatto slaves from owning real estate and holding property. 1712 In Charleston, South Carolina slaves are forbidden from hiring themselves out. 1715 Rhode Island legalizes slavery. 1715 Maryland declares all slaves entering the province and their descendants to be slaves for life. 1717 New York enacts a fugitive slave law. 1723 Virginia abolishes manumissions. 1724 French Louisiana prohibits slaves from marrying without the permission of their owners. 1730-1750 The number of male and female slaves imported to the North American British colonies balances out for the first time. 1731 The Spanish reverse a 1730 decision and declare that slaves fleeing to Florida from Carolina will not be sold or returned. 1732 Slaves aboard the ship of New Hampshire Captain John Major kill both captain and crew, seizing the vessel and its cargo. 1733 Quaker Elihu Coleman's A Testimony against That Anti-Christian Practice of MAKING SLAVES OF MEN is published. 1735 Under an English law Georgia prohibits the importation and use of black slaves. 1735 Georgia petitions Britain for the legalization of slavery. 1735 Louis XV, King of France, declares that when an enslaved woman gives birth to the child of a free man, neither mother nor child can be sold. Further, after a certain time, motherand child will be freed. 1738 Georgia's trustees permit the importation of black slaves. 1738 Spanish Florida promises freedom and land to runaway slaves. 1739 Slaves in Stono, South Carolina rebel, sacking and burning an armory and killing whites. Some 75 slaves in South Carolina steal weapons and flee toward freedom in Florida (then under Spanish rule). Crushed by the South Carolina militia, the revolt results in the deaths of 40 blacks and 20 white The colonial militia puts an end to the rebellion before slaves are able to reach freedom in Florida. 1740 South Carolina passes the comprehensive Negro Act, making it illegal for slaves to move abroad, assemble in groups, raise food, earn money, and learn to read English. Owners are permitted to kill rebellious slaves if necessary. 1740 Georgia and Carolina attempt to invade Florida in retaliation for the territory's policy toward runaways. 1749 Georgia repeals its prohibition and permits the importation of black slaves. 1751 George II repeals the 1705 act, making slaves real estate in Virginia. 1758 Pennsylvania Quakers forbid their members from owning slaves or participating in the slave trade. 1760 New Jersey prohibits the enlistment of slaves in the militia without their master's permission. 1767 The Virginia House of Burgess boycotts the British slave trade in protest of the Townsend Acts. Georgia and the Carolinas follow suit. 1770 Escaped slave, Crispus Attucks, is killed by British forces in Boston, Massachusetts. He is one of the first colonists to die in the war for independence. 1772 James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw's writes the first autobiographical slave narrative. 1773 The first separate black church in America is founded in South Carolina. 1773 Slaves in Massachusetts unsuccessfully petition the government for their freedom. 1773 Phillis Wheatley becomes the first published African-American poet when a London publishing company releases a collection of her verse. 1774 The First Continental Congress bans trade with Britain and vows to discontinue the slave trade after the 1st of December. 1774 Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Georgia prohibit the importation of slaves. 1774 Virginia takes action against slave importation. 1775 The slave population in the colonies is nearly 500,000. In Virginia, the ratio of free colonists to slaves is nearly 1:1. In South Carolina it is approximately 1:2. 1775 Georgia takes action against slave importation. 1775 Abolitionist Society Anthony Benezet of Philadelphia founds the world’s first abolitionist society. Benjamin Franklin becomes its president in 1787. 1775 In April, the first battles of the Revolutionary war are waged between the British and Colonial armies at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. Black Minutemen participate in the fighting. 1775 In July, George Washington announces a ban on the enlistment of free blacks and slaves in the colonial army. By the end of the year, he reverses the ban, ordering the Continental Army to accept the service of free blacks. 1775 In November, Virginia Governor John Murray, Lord Dunmore, issues a proclamation announcing that any slave fighting on the side of the British will be liberated. 1776 In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, members of the Continental Congress sign the Declaration of Independence. 1776 In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers, forbids its members from holding slaves. 1776 Delaware prohibits the importation of African slaves. 1777 Vermont is the first of the thirteen colonies to abolish slavery and enfranchise all adult males. 1777 New York enfranchises all free propertied men regardless of color or prior servitude. 1778 Rhode Island forbids the removal of slaves from the state. 1778 Virginia prohibits the importation of slaves. 1780 Delaware makes it illegal to enslave imported Africans. 1780 Pennsylvania begins gradual emancipation. 1780 A freedom clause in the Massachusetts constitution is interpreted as an abolishment of slavery. Massachusetts enfranchises all men regardless of race. 1783 American Revolution Ends Britain and the infant United States sign the Peace of Paris treaty. 1784 Abolition Effort Congress narrowly defeats Thomas Jefferson’s proposal to ban slavery in new territories after 1800. 1790 First United States Census Nearly 700,000 slaves live and toil in a nation of 3.9 million people. 1793 Fugitive Slave Act The United States outlaws any efforts to impede the capture of runaway slaves. 1794 Cotton Gin Eli Whitney patents his device for pulling seeds from cotton. The invention turns cotton into the cash crop of the American South—and creates a huge demand for slave labor. 1808 United States Bans Slave Trade Importing African slaves is outlawed, but smuggling continues. 1820 Missouri Compromise Missouri is admitted to the Union as a slave state, Maine as a free state. Slavery is forbidden in any subsequent territories north of latitude . 1822 Slave Revolt: South Carolina Freed slave Denmark Vesey attempts a rebellion in Charleston. Thirty-five participants in the ill-fated uprising are hanged. 1831 Slave Revolt: Virginia Slave preacher Nat Turner leads a two-day uprising against whites, killing about 60. Militiamen crush the revolt then spend two months searching for Turner, who is eventually caught and hanged. Enraged Southerners impose harsher restrictions on their slaves. 1835 Censorship Southern states expel abolitionists and forbid the mailing of antislavery propaganda. 1846-48 Mexican-American War Defeated, Mexico yields an enormous amount of territory to the United States. Americans then wrestle with a controversial topic: Is slavery permitted in the new lands? 1847 Frederick Douglass’s Newspaper Escaped slave Frederick Douglass begins publishing the North Star in Rochester, New York. 1849 Harriet Tubman Escapes After fleeing slavery, Tubman returns south at least 15 times to help rescue several hundred others. 1850 Compromise of 185 In exchange for California’s entering the Union as a free state, northern congressmen accept a harsher Fugitive Slave Act. 1852 Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel about the horrors of slavery sells 300,000 copies within a year of publication. 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act Setting aside the Missouri Compromise of 1820, Congress allows these two new territories to choose whether to allow slavery. Violent clashes erupt. 1857 Dred Scott Decision The United States Supreme Court decides, seven to two, that blacks can never be citizens and that Congress has no authority to outlaw slavery in any territory. 1860 Abraham Lincoln of Illinois becomes the first Republican to win the United States Presidency. 1860 Southern Secession South Carolina secedes in December. More states follow the next year. 1861-65 United States Civil War Four years of brutal conflict claim 623,000 lives. 1863 Emancipation Proclamation President Abraham Lincoln decrees that all slaves in Rebel territory are free on January 1, 1863. 1865 Slavery Abolished The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution outlaws slavery.

The solution is even simpler...human beings need to do a better job in taking care of each other. More love. Less greed.

I've been listening to Professor Black Truth and Tariq Nasheed and Mint Condition.

Yep. Americans should be asking themselves why there is poverty at all in the most powerful country on the planet. Of course, it's by design.

Black Greatness: Have you seen the movie, 'Something the Lord Made'? Vivien Theodore Thomas (his mom just knew she was having a girl, and chose the name Vivian in spite of the fact that she had a son) was an American laboratory supervisor who developed a procedure used to treat blue baby syndrome Thomas did not have any professional education, nor experience in a research laboratory; however, he served as supervisor of the surgical laboratories at Johns Hopkins for 35 years. In 1976, Hopkins awarded him an honorary doctorate and named him an instructor of surgery for the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.. Without any education past high school, Thomas rose above poverty and racism to become a cardiac surgery pioneer and a teacher of operative techniques to many of the country's most prominent surgeons. *************************************************************** There are other Black Greatness movies out there that shine light on other contributions that we made to the WORLD, yet have gone undiscovered until recent years. Gifted Hands is a Story about neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson whose life went from a failing student to the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was the first to successfully separate conjoined twins who were joined at the back of the head, *************************************************************** Hidden Figures is a story of NASA's segregated group of African-American women hired to process aeronautic data in the space era. These African-American female mathematician's math skills helped put a US astronaut into orbit in 1960s. This is just some of the ladies *************************************************************** What other Black Greatness movies are out there?

LOL! I have never understood the victimhood perspective! I've heard people say things like, I am not going to be the victim anymore, etc., but I just do not understand that position in many circumstances. For instance, there have been many people that have been wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for years and then later due to such evidences as DNA testing, released from prison, and I ask myself, 'SHOULD THEY TAKE THAT POSITION OF NOT PLAYING THE VICTIM ANYMORE!?' This just sounds crazy to me because in this case, they have certainly been victimized severely. For them, it's not playing the victim, rather, they are the victim and this should be acknowledged and deserve some kind of recompense. In other words, if the law just simply released them from prison, and gave them no economic recompense and more, then that would be wrong.

VP Harris believes POTUS PJB will win re-election: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kamala-harris-biden-re-election-prepared-to-step-into-role-president-if-necessary/ VP Harris also believes POTUS PJB will be fine but she's prepared to lead of necessary. Based on her education and work experience as a public servant and politician, VP Harris has the qualifications to do the job. There's a few thinklgs I'd like for VP Harris to do in order to better prepare herself to be POTUS: 1) Blow her nose or get the surgery to fix her voice. Listening to her talk requires patience. 2) Collect her thoughts before speaking. VP Harris does a lot of empty blabbering and serves up word salads. 3) Read a lot more. VP Harris doesn't appear to be knowledgeable about whatever she's talking about. 4) Stop drinking. I have zero proof that VP Harris is an alcoholic. Sometimes, she looks and babbles like someone who's had one too many drinks. I don't believe the Democrats would allow VP Harris to become POTUS. They'd come up with some emergency plan to let someone else lead if POTUS PJB cannot. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the Democrats and POTUS PJB find a way to convince VP Harris to step down and let Gov. Gavin Newsome get on the ticket in 2024. Regardless, VP Harris' place in US History is solidified. I'm not so sure that we should drink to it tho.

No worst than America was at its Birth and early years....especially for Black Africans. Farrakhan to America: “You Should Keep Quiet!” Africa is Experiencing a growing Brain Gain and a Returnee Migration from the Diaspora of Descendants of Formerly Enslaved Africans....several not only visits but many now reside there permanently. "According to 2014 estimates, more than 3,000 African-Americans and people of Caribbean descent live in Ghana, a country of about 26 million people. " https://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/april-2015/african-americans-resettle-africa "Returnees" Are Leading to a Brain Gain in Africa The USA suffers from those very same shortcomings..... The U.S. is currently on pace to meet or surpass the previous record for the most mass shootings in a year, which was set in 2021 with a total of 690, according to Gun Violence Archive (GVA) data. Why it matters: So far this year, the U.S. has seen an average of two mass shootings every day, for a running total of 419. At this point in 2021, 401 mass shootings had occurred, and that year over all had a daily average of 1.9 mass shootings. Details: GVA defines a mass shooting as an incident in which at least four people are shot and either killed or injured, not including the shooter. Already, over 25,000 people have died from gun violence this year, and there are still 153 days left in 2023. https://www.axios.com/2023/07/31/us-mass-shooting-2-every-day-2023-stats If we use the UN definition of what is a Slave....Then The USA has over a Million legal Slaves and over 40 million illegal slaves....Modern Slave are called Prisoners and Victims of Human trafficking. The Heat: U.S. Prison Slavery For a greater understanding search the following in Youtube 13TH | FULL FEATURE | Netflix No its Not....Maybe it's just Righteous Indignation to an Injustice that he or she wishes to see change in this his beloved country - No one is perfect. Perfection is a goal we strive to knowing we will never achieve it as we grow closer with ever and every improving change for this greater society.

To all your sorry=assed men objectifying women and lying about Kamala Harris, in total denial about her credible resume, I say none of you sound like anyone who'd make an impressive candidate for anything more than a garbage collector! Boy, am I glad I'm old and don't have to immerse myself in what's currently out there when it comes to the mating game . No wonder more women are exploring the lesbian alternatives. rather than holding their noses while wading through the mix of hairy faced scarecrows and grotesque explosions of testosterone gone to waste , losers whose brains consist of nothing more than the residue of wanna-be egocentrism. Who can blame poor black women for being angry and uninspired. What's even worse is that right here in our midst, sitting in judgment on Kamala's morals is an ass-kissing lawn jockey calling himself Jerome X, a right wing wimp enslaved by his devotion to the party that coddles donald trump, the most unscrupulous, lecherous, ignorant self serving crook to ever run for president. He and JeromeX deserve each other. Yes, I'm making generalizations. But generalization seems to be the rule around here, - especially when it comes to criticism of black people.

@nelsI've done my home work, and i know that there is no such word as "omonouos". So how much credibility can you give to someone who misspells what is undoubtedly supposed to be a common word like "ominous". And doing your homework amounts to something more than reading right wing propaganda being spread by someone who is saturated with the idea that right wing conservatism is a panacea guaranteed to solve all the world's problems. How brainwashed can you get?

I haven't done my homework as time at the moment for me is a scarce commodity.....could you please inform me of some of his past most egregious action with links to source as to why he is so threatening to Blacks? I know it is a Label meant to pigeon hole(categorize and stereotype).......What exactly is wrong with being a Left Wing Liberal?

WOW!! CONGRATULATIONS JASON and 133Art!!! Thanks for sharing @richardmurray! There are more Black Superhero/Sci-Fi authors (over 20 in my search) than I thought! A couple of years ago, I attended a Black Lecture Series. A Sci-Fi author, Brandon Easton shared his desire to write about Black Heros saving the day and its evolution into the sci-fi world. Some AMAZING perseverance to stay the course in spite of the endless obstacles. Sharing a snip of just a few comic books written by African-American writers Then, I thought about US Congressman, John Lewis who, along with other writings wrote, The March Trilogy which is an autobiographical black and white graphic novel in comic format in which superheroes of the Civil Rights Movement are portrayed, It's interesting to me that these books are classified as comics, and learned that, it was the comic book Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story (superheros)that inspired him to dive into his work of authoring The March Trilogy. What makes these books classified as comic books is that these Graphic Novels use descriptive novel-length works written in comic book style - using panels, images, speech bubbles, and narration boxes to tell a story,

I first met Tom Wood two years ago when I shot this video. Wood was the first Black member of a major U.S. bank’s board of directors, when he became a member of the Chase Manhattan Bank board of directors under the chairmanship of David Rockefeller. This would be Tom's last interview. He passed three week later.

here’s the news link https://www.wltx.com/amp/article/news/local/midlands-woman-south-carolina-woman-farmer-of-year-black-farmers-coalition/101-23ce6e1a-aefa-4905-bcea-c412db78b86a

well she did a pretty good job at it pledging AKA and graduating from the HBCU Howard University. Most black people don’t have credentials like that. Obama not so much…. Unless you wanna count smoking l weed and running ball, but unlike Harris Obama did marry a sista. Nether can control being phenotypically Black, nor their culture… I don’t judge people on shit they can’t control only what they do with it, and both are successful. Sure, Kamala is the first Indian VP, but she is also the first Black one too.

My belief is that we should find a way to live our lives to the fullest at all times. Surround yourself with good people and love. Do not spend too much time around toxic folks.

You will see an improvement over the original. The numerology will interest @Delano I believe.

Hey @ProfD you better watch yourself or else I'll have to ban you LOL! Seriously, THIS comment is "racist and hurtful?!" Actually, by definition, it is the Karens who are racist and hurtful! It was probably a Karen that requested that the comment be pulled.

True that. Music as art still has to be entertaining on some level. Even a legendary rapper like Rakim can drop knowledge but his persona and delivery still have an element of entertainment too. Flavor Flav can actually rap despite his antics.

@Pioneer1 I don’t think people who are locked up are factored into the poverty figures. The poverty rate also measures income versus a defined figure fora location as more blacks move out of cities where the threshold for poverty is higher to place where the threshold is lower poverty rates will decline (assuming local rates are being used in the graph above. People were still getting stimulus checks, PPE money, extended unemployment in 2022 right? with inflation, rising the cost of energy from utilities to gasoline. The Increased cost of money I can see gains in 2022 being erased.

Bill Moyers recalled from LBJ We were in Tennessee. During the motorcade, he spotted some ugly racial epithets scrawled on signs. Late that night in the hotel, when the local dignitaries had finished the last bottles of bourbon and branch water and departed, he started talking about those signs. "I'll tell you what's at the bottom of it," he said. "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." The land of opportunity myth is one of the great tragedies of the usa. It's always been even when british colonies mostly filled with the impoverished. A 1% ofrom each : whites/women/indigenous/blacsk/males/many more

@richardmurray when I click on the link I get an 'OverBlog' pop-up message in a different language. I tried three times. Unsure what that means (risk) and how to avoid/work around, but I have no doubt that the preview of Princess bombshell is impressive. Can a sista get Cliff-Notes?

First and foremost, Mr. McMillan is like a folk hero. My uncle's would tell stories of and about the movement and the neighborhood friends they hung around with. Standing is historical and Ernest shares his activities, travels and provides his perspective of how the nation/Dallas chose to handle the growing black voices during the early 70's. It was a Honor to meet him.

Thanks Maurice! https://aalbc.com/bookstores/store.php?store_name=Afrori+Books

Accounts for 3% of global GDP and trade but I'm willing to bet the amount of money being extorted and/or stolen by colonizers and greedy, corrupt leaders from Africa would increase that percentage significantly. I voted no to the question. Each of those 54 countries needs to become more stable, less dependent on foreign aid and development. Right now, the Chinese, French and Arabs are treating Africa like an all you can eat buffet. Then, there's Russia and the US. Ultimately, they should become the United Countries of Africa. That would cause a seismic shift in geopolitics.

A fairly recently opened bookshop in Brighton,East Sussex. Visited the once. https://afroribooks.co.uk/

In (direct) reference to your 'entire' post, if you only knew how you sound. IMO, hopeless is being extremely generous, to say the least. Tried hard not to be judgmental on this one, but failed.

@JeromexI believe her husband is Jewish and liberal. And it's not like I have to defend Kamala from your attacks. You have no black credentials or credibility because you are a right wing shill. As a member of Trump's cult you don't even qualify to be an example of the pot calling the kettle black when it comes to criticizing vice presidents.

I was too busy being a Mom in the 90s. But when I think of earlier decades, Phillip Baily comes to mind for me.

Troy Websites are great and we need them, but I personally think you should seriously think about establishing a brick-n-mortar institution for a lasting legacy. And yes, I know it will cost a ton of money, but......... I'm a sincere believer in the fact that when the DESIRE is there the OPPORTUNITY and MEANS will manifest themselves.

Searching. For. Whitopia Black. Author. Talks. About. The. Whitest ,Places. In. America......Book. By. Rich. Benjamin....

The coups we are seeing in Africa are in reaction to French colonialism. To this day France still has their hands in the pockets of their colonies and they are still colonies. The people in power in these nations have been tools of the French and they are being replaced. Trump's isolationism was actually helpful to Africa... this is worth discussing in more detail...

With a market-driven-AI-fueled-social-media-addicted population, any communication is propaganda. @Pioneer1 Gary apparently committed suicide.... Trailer for movie on Gary Webb

@Troy I understand. I completely support the Forum title change. I look forward to my moderator duties!

We are the ORIGINAL....the first. Can any copy compare to the original?

good idea positivity helps

Our community has been going through in one way or another for several hundred years now. The reality is that h8ll for one person or a group of people is paradise to another. To that extent, life is what we make it especially from an individual perspective. So, it would be selfish to wish for the destruction or annihilation of our people based on our own perception of conditions and/or circumstances. We should strive to do whatever it takes within our calling to make life better for our people. Imagine how different our history would be if Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had resigned himself to a life of ministry, academia, political office or maybe corporate America. Every generation has an opportunity to make life better. It's all about the Black men putting in that work.

@Troy running AALBC is a huge undertaking, but as you can tell, your followers are dedicated, and it would be an honor to assist with moderating the new Forum. My only concern is that I don’t frequent the site enough so I wonder how effective I would be. That said, I am happy to assist with moderating, and adding content. thoughts? my friend, @Pioneer1, I’d love to read your descriptive thoughts

Sailor Medusa Birthday Treat For Princess Tranquility characters from Kuroshi-tenshi Kuroshi's Sailor Medusa loves milkshakes so I figured, a great birthday treat for Princess Tranqulity, whom the sailor protects will be a milkshake: a cup and cream like Sailor MEdusa while a cookie in its embrace is like Princess Tranquility. 3D model https://skfb.ly/oKJyp Sailor Medusa Birthday Gift by richardmurray3d on Sketchfab Colored page version https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Adopt-August-2023-Submission-979394363 Coloring page version https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Adopt-August-2023-Bw-979394208 Sailor Medusa side Princess Tranquility https://www.deviantart.com/kuroshi-tenshi/art/Kalfu-s-Moon-Her-first-friend-976229718 Contest from @arcencieldigitalart https://www.deviantart.com/arcencieldigitalart/journal/OPEN-Contest-3D-Art-in-all-it-s-Forms-974532840 I used Figuro to design https://figuro.io/Designer

I would not discourage a Black man from being an Uncle Tom. There's no shortage of them. I only ask that Uncle Toms do not seek help from Black folks if/when their situation goes sideways with white folks. From police brutality to modern day lynching, if an Uncle Tom is a victim, Black folks shouldn't shed a tear and/or lend a hand to help him. Let Uncle Tom work it out for himself. He knows better.

Yeah? Well if that's true then why the HELL didn't they do it in INDIA? Funny how these "hard working" people with "strong families" are broke as hell in their OWN country and only seem to meet success when they reach the shores of America where AfroAmericans are. If his parents were so damn successful by working hard and maintaining structure in their families, they didn't have to bring their asses over HERE to MY country for success. They could have stayed where they WERE and been just as successful.....right? They came here and became successful because WE (AfroAmericans) paved the way for them to. If it weren't for AfroAmericans, Swamy and his parents would still be living in some mud-hut carpeted with Persian rugs sprinkled with cow pee for good luck. "The Pioneer1 is right! We don't need America! With our hard work ethic and family values we shall be rich in just a few years!"

Just being......real. True China has learnt that isolationism is not a good long term political strategy...choose your partners Yes....but unlike the West's exploitation which was a Genocidal Devastation of land and people - the Chinese are also providing Real and Immediate benefits. Yes unity is good and right, regrettably we are not there yet...as a result we must choose partners that are not all Africans That's not the whole story....Cuba is very instrumental in the liberation of many African Countries. Just being White European does not automatically makes one an enemy of Black Africans

Two of the better articles on the Niger military overthow of its president are, 'Niger coup: Why some people want Russia in and France out ', by Tchima Illa Issoufou & Beverly Ochieng, BBC World Service, Niamey & Nairobi 'China's oil and uranium business in Niger', by Andrew Hayley Putin sending the French running from Niger, squeezes European Union and France which rely on Niger's uranium. China already dominates Niger's oil, and makes China the main Niger oil and uranium player.