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  1. Close on the heels of the ads featuring gold garnished sneakers bearing the Re-elect Trump brand, is a TV commercial featuring Donald tRump hawking for the modest price of $59.00, a "patriotic" Bible guaranteed to inspire God to Bless America. Holding the leather bound holy book in his raised little pudgy hand, flanked by two gigantic American flags, a salivating Donnie gives his spiel, hardly able to keep a straight face as he anticipates a flood of orders from his faithful following. What a perfect embodiment of the dire warning political pundit, Sinclair Lewis, predicted years ago. to wit: "When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag, and carrying a bible." Elsewhere in the news, Robert Kennedy has selected a female Asian Progressive as his presidential running mate. Nobody seemed more stunned than she was in her deer-in-the-headlights TV sound byte. And NBC will have to pay out a ton of money to rescind its hiring of a 2016 election denier, January 6th defender, and former Republican National Committee head. They hired her to give more balance to their news reporting, but they got so much flack from their liberal Talking Heads who thought she'd be more at home on Fox News, that NBC execs backtracked and broke her contract. She gone. Since Fani fired her stud muffin, she's back on the case. Puffy's mansion ransacked and wrecked by a crew of Feds, looking for a weapons stash. Conspiracy rumors already circulating about the Baltimore bridge collapse being a terrorist attack. 10-4, your night owl news reporter signing off...zzzzzzzzz
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  2. Based upon that definition, the Civil War never ended. It just morphed. Instead of Chancellorsville, you have Charlottesville.
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  3. Not a position to like or dislike. The facts are: 1) Black communities had been flooded with drugs since the late 1960s. Drugs were a poison pill to destroy Black folks in more ways than one. 2) The 1994 crime bill did lead to mass incarceration of Black folks. The majority of whom were non-violent offenders. That 1,2 punch combo did exactly what white folks intended since the days of POTUS Nixon. Interestingly, we do not see or hear the same tactics being applied to a war against drugs in white communities. Crystal meth has never been criminalized as harshly as marijuana and cocaine. Fentanyl and opioid addiction are supposedly a huge problem for white folks but there's no harsh punishments being handed down on them for trafficking in it. I do hear the media talking heads blaming illegal immigrants for bringing drugs into the USA. White folks have always been the biggest drug dealers in the world through the pharmaceutical industry and illegal drugs too. There's no shortage of crime and violence and death on the hands of white folks. Yet, they aren't being punished as harshly. The main trick of the enemy i.e. white folks is getting Black folks to hate and destroy themselves by any means necessary.
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  4. I just purchased this book! I can't wait to get it.
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  5. @ProfD& pioneer: It's bad enough that poor ol Wendy is seriously ill with aphasia/early onset dementia, is an alcoholic, and suffering with that thyroid condition that makes your eyes bulge, now she has to be sliced and diced by 2 males who look upon women simply as objects that exist for their gratification and critiquing. ( Fani, whats-her-name being another target of their chauvinism.) I'm assuming neither of you 2 watched the documentary about Wendy that appeared on the LifeTime TV channel, because such pop culture fare is not your cup of tea and, of course, Neely Fuller hasn't issued an opinion about her yet. Anyhoo, the chances of Wendy recovering are slim; she's in pathetically bad shape and, yes, all of her chickens have come home to roost. She was catty and bitchy which was why she had such a large following of sistas and gay men. She turned herself into a caricature and made millions doing so. Now the tables are turned and she inspires nothing but pity. Pray for her. Yeah, she had a good run. She never wanted for anything - except happiness. (Yet, like Barbra Steisand once quoted, "I've been rich, and I've been poor, and - rich is better." ) And speaking of rich, Wendy has also become a football between her salivating family and the court-appointed guardianship handling her financial affairs. And speaking of football, ProdD, who you got? Justin or Caleb? I'm done.
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  6. Not sure what's going on with her but she sounds like a psy-op to me anyway. For one thing, I'm suspicious about her sexual identity because she has too many masculine features and I've seen old photos of her looking too much like a male. And then she keeps her hair dyed blonde and wears provocative and unflattering clothes. She simply looks too fake......like a Black man who tried to turn himself in to a White woman.
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  7. …. so say the determinists. toss a ball in the air. If we know the force applied, we know the exact trajectory the bar will take. The same as true not just for your life but the entire universe. Free will is an illusion. Our minds are too feeble to calculate the exact trajectory of our lives, or even wrap our brains around the entire notion, but that doesn’t make it untrue. Maybe as people get older, they begin to realize this, on some level, and they become increasingly bored with life. In much the same way a little kid can be entertained by the game, I Declare War, as they grow older they begin to find the game boring —dumb even. Gives new meaning to the saying “everything happens for a reason.“
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  8. I have not had a chance to read this yet, but UII wanted you to know that I appreciate the coverage. Since local media is missing and under resourced the events are not covered -- despite being newsworthy. Your report bring to mind the "Reports from the Field" Kalamu ya Salaam used to publish on our events. Here are The Reports from the Field of the 5th National Black Writers Conference by Kalamu ya Salaam (from April 2000). If we don't preserve the story they never happened
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  9. Yeah, the black excellence forum can use a little more love. Even the sister who helped generate the idea rarely contributes.
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  10. @Troy I made the one in the black excellence forum after your comment
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  11. Black folks have never needed white folks to teach them how to farm or do anything else. Europeans stole everything they ever learned from Black folks. As the originators, Black folks don't have to discover or invent ways of doing anything. We just need to eliminate the system of racism white supremacy. As evidenced by the title of this thread, if white folks left Blacks alone and stopped stealing their resources and colonizing them, Black folks would be totally self-sufficient. There's enough intelligence among Black folks to do anything we desire. Just a matter of removing foreigners from our lands and building strategic alliances among ourselves using our collective knowledge, skills and abilities. Black folks can totally thrive and survive without white folks.
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  12. Not at this point. I missed the one in the black excellence forum.
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  13. @richardmurray maybe. Perhaps as it will be less of a campaign speech and opinion polls and more about running the country.
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  14. Black people who fall under the sway of Christianity do so for the same reason as white folks do. After all, as ProfD infers Christianity is just a whitewashed version of an Egyptian religion whose Jesus counterpart was Horus. You are all familiar with that claim. Same guy, different color. These "buddhas" like Christ and Horus are central to all religions, all charismatic figures offering salvation. Obviously, religion fills a need. It's the "opiate of the masses". When you tell down trodden people of all colors existing in the throes of oppression/depression, that they will be justly rewarded when they die by going to heaven, a paradise that washes away all their cares, and that all they have to do to get there is to pledge allegiance to a father figure and his son, then gullible desperate people believe it! That, along with endeavoring to resist the evil perpetrated by the satanic enemy of their savior, becomes a way of life that helps them cope and survive, as flawed a formula as this is, it offers HOPE. I don't know why pioneer poses this question. Does he ask himself why he reveres the Bible and believes that God exists. What he criticizes is an off shoot of his mind set, cloaked in faith. Nobody asked me, but from my own personal experiences, I imagine that there is a higher power which you can download into your spiritual computer and program the daily miracles that get you through life. Feel free to remind me how "I know that I know nothing". źzzzzzzzz
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  15. Well the issue is......if this IS it...we wouldn't know it, lol.
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  16. ProfD Fear of mortality. People are afraid to die. They've been programmed into believing their soul could spend eternity in h8ll. Nearly every African religion before Christianity or Islam not only taught that Life existed after death and that their Ancestors lived in that After-life, they also had rituals and herbs they used that allowed certain medicine men to ENTER those Realms and communicate with Entities in them! Now whether they could do this or not is obviously questioned by some, but the fact that they certainly BELIEVED in it isn't up for questioning. All Africans believed in Higher Beings and Life after physical death. Neither Islam or Christianity introduced these concepts to them. So how a bunch of European Caucasians or Arab Caucasians could come along with other religions and SINCERELY convince them to stop believing in that and believe in a bunch of words written down in a book that THEY didn't write and couldn't even understand the language of is - Come on bro. Jim Jones. People's Temple. Jonestown Guyana. A 47-year old clown convinced 909 people to commit suicide. Great example. And Jim Jones was a WHITE man! And most of those who followed that fool down there were BLACK folks! Look at that. Like the wino on Good Times would say: "Now what does that tell you? Huh? Huh??"
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  17. Day 1 Eric Dyson was fun, as in media. I argue he is funier. I think he pulls back as he knows the federal audience is mostly not black. He described his youthful self as a "ten year old atheist nerd in the ghetto" As I love libraries as well, my parents home is a library, I stand with him on the value of libraries. His points about the selflessness of great black leaders in the past or how the government of the usa tried to subvert them with displaying personal information to various others while not assisting said black folks in alerting to white threats to them , should be well known but is simply true. The shift as Dyson admitted from black advocacy to black government representatives has been messy. It's funny I saw a version of the robin hood story which took a lot from ivanhoe in my opinion. I do think that added with the immigrant populace post immigration act, the usa is having a mountain to climb to get these populaces all as one. To be honest, multitudes , no matter how many , eventually become one under any government if that government live long enough. Simply because the people eventually merge their own cultures together one by one. His point about older black leaders , like al sharpton who has a hair scenario close to washington the first president [though dyson admitted it is to honor james brown] being spoken to ill by younger black people who lack selflessness , sometimes in a major way [ he referred to some leaders of black lives matter using funds to get homes in parallel to younger black leaders not liking kings desire for silk underwear, though mk jr gave all his money to causes] is also well known or should be, but is a truth. I have to admit I am lucky, but many of the black children I knew well offline growing up had similar parentage that didn't allow disrespect to black leaders or black elders in that way. Opposing strategy is an acceptable thing. Varying aesthetic is an acceptable thing. But rejecting based on aesthetic plus speaking ill while one does worse was not the way I Was raised. He reminded me of sharpton's quote, about how black people who support non violence have to speak till to black violent actors because you can't say white people can't be violent but black people can if the goal is integration under an unbiased law for all, when Dyson said black people not voting cause things didn't go there way is the same as the january 6th from mostly whites. As I have said many times. The Black populace in the usa, which is always under white pressure, has always had a problem handling its many paths. To restate , where do black nonviolent people condone black violence? The obvious answer is no where but when you have black people who have suffered at the hands of white power, telling said black people not to be violent issimply not going to lead to acceptance most of the time. He spoke honest to Trump's ills but explained his one meeting with trump and how congenial it was, regardless of trump's intentions or motives. But admitted he would vote for trump over haley cause people like haley actually believe what trump spews for advantage. I think four years from now will be a time for change as four years from now, the Ocasio Cortez side the Haley's will be in the drivers seat and share an anticentrist stance that has a high chance of leading to violent friction He spoke of how some black people relatively well known didn't think hillary clinton was any different than trump. Though he admitted the failure of hillary clinton wasn't in the popular vote but in the electoral college. The electoral college system which is in the constitution is not accepted enough by people in the usa, even those who active in government advocacy. When Schrumpf won that was the electoral college working the way it is meant to. The point of the electoral college isn't to subvert the majority vote. It is designed to not allow simple majority calculations to dominate the presidency, who at heart is a position at the head of the usa military above all. If popular vote was to dominate, then all you need is new york/california/texas and maybe one other state and all other states can be and will be ignored. It is a myth that strict popular voting with the unevne distribution of populace in the usa will not lead to simple strategic realities. He mentioned not enough local governmental interest by black people. In my own experience I think the past or present has soured many black people on local or state government. I never forget hearing a black woman say, she thinks the states need to go and just have federal law the whole way. Which when I think about it, while an extreme thing, a thing that will definitely lead to friction, has value. Isn't the experience of black people in the usa one where all positives come from the federal level, none from the state or city level? I think at the least you can say the federal government of the usa from a black perspective has yielded positive fruit while states or cities yield much of nothing. If federal power is absent restrictions from smaller municipalities in the usa, then the long game strategies are gone but it does fit the reality of positive returns from government in the usa I had a few questions to him but I didn't deliver in time, I wanted to wait till he was done to give them. But they had collected and presented already when he was finished and I was ready to give. 1) was MLK jr's anti fiscal capitalism that made him misread Black elected officials? 2) is the trump base's inability to be swayed by someone like haley a good sign for the usa? 3) Is the black populace in the usa in modernity hyper federalist? IN AMENDMENT A side note. A black woman with lovely legs, she likes to show off, had on coffee stockings on and, although she had on creamy crack hair in a sea of mostly black women with natural hair, was enjoying the event side her friend. The black man behind me for some reason couldn't hear Dyson or was bothered by their voices, which didn't bother me for a second. I heard Dyson side his host perfectly. As did most people. The man sitting behind them wasn't upset at their voice. So, my point is, if you are a black man, and if you like the way a certain black woman look or like to bother black women for the sake of it, stop or don't. If you want to get laid say you want to get laid, don't make up a false scenario of rudeness, just to get closer or hope to irritate to get black women to act negatively. The host side Dyson shouted out a black writer named Daryl Robinson but I failed to find his content on MSNBC. It was a reply to someone but I forgot it and didn't it write it down on my notes.
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  18. I had zero interest in watching the state of the union address. It has nothing to do with Biden. These things are really just a pep rallies and propaganda. I’d rather watch a rerun of Sanford and son.
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  19. I used to post on LSA. Too much cliquishness for me. It's one thing to dialog or debate with an individual on a subject by subject basis. It's another thing for entire groups of people to give you the silent treatment and write you off simply because you aren't part of "their" little group.
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  20. Exterminating enemies and instilling fear. Whether intentional or not, Hamas declared war when they killed !,500 Israelis. Israel is finishing the war Hamas started.
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  21. OK what the heck does “multivided” mean?
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  22. I was referring to China as a military adversary. Of course, having access to personal data on Americans helps with cyber attacks on our systems.
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  23. It's social...so it operates OUTSIDE of the law.
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  24. Watched the Forbes interview enough to know that it mentioned Dr. West has made about $15 million over 30 years. Detailed how his bread was made and lost. Running for POTUS will pull the whole portfolio out of the closet.
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  25. Fair enough. AfroAmerican history is unique. AfroAmerican wealth based on consumerism is significant but it hasn't been aggregated into allowing us to exercise real power. Thanks. I could add that fact to my post but @Pioneer1 doesn't seem to like small numbers where hundreds are thousands and thousands are millions and millions are billions.
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  26. BOOK PRESS RELEASE Publication Date: April 2, 2024 Unveiling Harlem’s Hidden Gems: Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill - A Journey Through History and Culture We are excited to announce the upcoming publication of Davida Siwisa James' book Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill: Alexander Hamilton’s Old Harlem Neighborhood Through the Centuries (Fordham University Press: April 2, 2024). In this fascinating book, James explores the rich history of Harlem's notable neighborhoods, Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill, spanning from their origins in the 1600s to their present-day significance. Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill begins with the neighborhoods' early days, tracing their transformation from rural farmland to a bustling section of Manhattan. The book vividly describes how these areas have been home to many influential figures throughout history, including Alexander Hamilton, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, and Thurgood Marshall, and played a pivotal role in cultural movements like the Harlem Renaissance. As the story unfolds, readers are taken through the architectural development, social changes, and cultural milestones that have defined these neighborhoods. James' narrative is a journey through time, highlighting the unique blend of historical events, personal stories, and architectural evolution that make Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill iconic. This book encapsulates the essence of Harlem's transformation, illustrating the resilience and growth of a community that has continually reinvented itself. With its blend of detailed historical accounts and personal narratives, Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill serves as a valuable resource for understanding the cultural and historical significance of these neighborhoods in New York City. About the Author Davida Siwisa James is an accomplished author with a deep connection to Harlem. Her diverse body of work includes nonfiction books, essays, poems, plays, and an award-winning short story. Her insights into the history and culture of Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill are informed by her personal experiences and extensive research. Praise for Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill: “Over the years, several books and projects have attempted to capture the essence of Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill, and thankfully, with Davida Siwisa James, the legendary community has its griot. She brings a fresh veneer, a lively descriptive narrative to this timeless section of Harlem. To be sure, the dramatic moments of the past are invoked and then lavishly alloyed with the neighborhood's current vibrancy.” —Herb Boyd, Professor, City College of New York, author of Baldwin’s Harlem, a biography of James Baldwin “Yes, her book is New York City history, but Davida Siwisa James' exploration of northern Manhattan across the centuries also reveals the writer/artist in her. Strings of sentences sing so poetically. Old Hamiltonian New York and twentieth century Harlem come alive with the stories in each chapter. Davida's multiple identities shine through the book: self-made historian, poet, and non-fiction writer. Peace be with you, Davida. We lovers of New York City thank you so much.” —Ron Howell, Associate Professor of Journalism, Brooklyn College, author of Boss of Black Brooklyn: The Life and Times of Bertram L. Baker “Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill traces the transformation of New York’s West Harlem community from the ancestral hunting grounds of the Lanape Indians into the cultural mecca of Black America. Davida Siwisa James narratives with pictures of one of America’s most prolific neighborhoods. Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill produced American icons like the writer James Weldon Johnson, the scholar George Edmund Haynes, the boxing champ Joe Louis, and the 20th century composer George Gershwin. But beyond that, this book makes an important contribution by showing how one small American neighborhood impacted New York’s culture, politics, and arts.” —Dr. Bruce Haynes, Professor of Sociology, University of California Davis, author of Down the Up Staircase: Three Generations of a Harlem Family __________________________________________________________________________ Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill: Alexander Hamilton’s Old Harlem Neighborhood Through the Centuries Davida Siwisa James Empire State Editions; Hardcover; April 2024 ISBN: 978-1-5315-0614-8 | History | New York City & Regional | Cultural Studies | $34.95 432 pages 128 black & white illustrations eBook Available Media Contact: If you would like to receive a review copy or arrange for a virtual or in-person talk, please contact Derek Krissoff, dkrissoff@gmail.com.
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  27. I'm sure you brothas are already aware of the Black Boule. If not....that's interesting. I'll just type that they are the Black folks who would least be interested in Reparations.
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  28. As websites wane in effectiveness, email will become more important again. However, AI threats both. I think videos (not games) can be an effective substitute. However, sources matter. It is possible we will be see a world where much of what we consume is generated by AI from a handful of companies whose only motivation is increasing profits.
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  29. As someone who grew up inner city, I totally understand the points @richardmurray is making here. I know quite a few criminals and killers. I know victims. I've never been victimized. As I've mentioned before, there's a method to the madness when it comes to crime; surviving and avoiding it. Police can't fix it. The trick of the system especially in the form of media has conditioned many Black folks to either hate and/or fear themselves.
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  30. Gotcha. Right. No reason to bet the farm or lose any sleep.
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  31. Shout out to Professor Black Truth...lol
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  32. Probably so especially it's within New Black Media.
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  33. I think one percenters will appreciate the fact that this will keep the pitch forks at bay.
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  34. Free Will is Real...in this reality - to a large extent it is govern by your Know How. You have the free will to toss the ball or not -The Decision is yours. Once the ball is toss it is now a matter of Skill and Know How - to understand or predict what will happen next. True...The exact trajectory and all the minutia involved is beyond our understanding at this point in our development But the Ancients teach us that the language of the Universe is Mathematics.....Which is exact. Hence Calculus tells us exactly where the tossed ball will travel and land. Righteuosness is Living Maths Maybe....or could it be a lack of certain chemical reactions in the human body - that results in both boredom and aging. Everything has a Cause....if you find the Cause you may find the Reason and or Purpose Man can Manipulate Thoughts - Thinking. Thoughts are their own self evident being and has no human ownership exception when we speak in past tense. The Purpose of Life is to Live..... Seems you no longer live there? The More you Know...The more you realize how little you know Fact is often stranger than fiction....and Visible light is miniscule part of the ElectroMagnetic Spectrum so is Audible Frequency. - in other words there is more things in this world than we can ever think of. I have concluded its all a dream Some of these men....Could have been women or stole the works of Women - We live in a very Sexist world Yes....an Opportunity to create Meaning - to paraphrase a previous poster if not yourself.
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  35. It's funny, years ago i heard about the federal government program in some city northwest that gives money to people for living. That is the answer. If the usa can give money to people to live, absent worry , that will allow a constant flow of consumption. as the publicly traded markets will not be hindered but helped. this will mean, content creation will continue online for free , as people will be free. Just a guess to the future
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  36. @Troy Does the information resonate or not? Do you care about the subject, why or why not? Do I make a compelling case, or is it mostly boring My thoughts as I listened? 4:26 exactly, I was asked similarly by folks. All to often one of the earlier phases of the internet was advertised , falsely, as a auto revenue stream forgetting the truth behind, brands/customer outreach/internet markets 6:18 march 1998 aalbc's intro, i didn't know 7:50 you are not alone many leave nyc to lower overhead:) but the rent or food keep raising 9:36 truth, if the government under Clinton was ranked by those who were engineers who solve prolbems not lawyers who get commission no matter what, maybe the internet would had been guided to aid brick and mortar but instead it was guided to favor the highest financial powers who are far from brick and mortar 10:48 yes, searching in the largest library has to be selective and sequentially, positively or negatively biased to this or that 13:43 good history lesson for those who don't know about search engines ways 14:27 your correct about google but beyond that, the wealth of the internet, the wealth in its activity, has always been and will continue to be a place for financial manipulative activity. 18:53 it is funny how china has such a large populace and their entire internet is manicured highly. 19:47 thank you for saying that, I keep telling people the internet is not free but many, many don't seem to comprehend this, maybe especially in the usa. 21:11 well, I will say the design of the internet in itself is the problem. IT isn't the tool it is the engineering of it. The beetle is still a great car. Volkswagon , as a publicly traded firm has remade the beetle three times in worse forms than its original, but why? volkswagon is a publicly traded firm whose stockholders can't accept positive financial stability. The internet is poorly structured 27:09 clear history on aalbc's and black owned newspapers websites. I do wonder why you guys didn't attach to the non english internet. 29;15 yes, AALBC is a business but it has a personal or communal aspect you love. And I argue, the internet is full of people who have lesser spheres of influence that is surviving. 33:08 I disagree, I think some computer engineers predicted the internet had problems but I do concur about the silo aspect of the internet 36:08 Yeah, I have seen countless people in my personal life offline who are die hard users of computer programs that have the algorithmic finess/memory capacity/speed of calculation to aid in human activity, falsely called AI. The ability to do for another is not a sign of intelligence. 37:28 yes, the usa historically has always flooded technology into the marketplace and just let human imagination plus perserverance figure it out. I honestly don't feel frightened by the modern capability of computer systems 39:32 The questioner said something I find many black people say all the time to all technology, I Can hear the influence of frederick douglass. Learn how to use the tool better, faster. The funny thing about the entire culture of learning how to use faster, better is that culture is at its heart individual. It isn't communal. In all humanity, a minority , a one percent, always master some tool faster or better than the remaining ninety nine percent. But that has never truly made the community better and as troy said, which i always say, nothing is free. The modern capabilities of computers does not reach all in humanity, even in the usa itself. What people call AI does not reach everywhere in humanity, it simply is taking over the activity of many , maybe most, in the wealthier parts of humanity. The poorer parts of humanity will have to learn how to use the tools they already have, ala wisdom, what no computer has. 41:11 exactly, the computer programs make simulations which by default are approximations, not truly imaginative. 43:56 It is clear to me that many people clearly know people who are not using the modern computer systems. I find it interesting how many black people online keep saying, learn how to use it, ride the wave, like they either know many people not interested in using it or don't want to see any people who aren't using it. It is clear the population in the usa has an imbalance in its relationship to computer technology 46:54 well, in star trek between the enterprise computer side the holodeck side the borg the destination to the computer programs called AI was imagined. Humans were fine. Cutting out human desire to enslave other human beings seemed to help... 50:36 Good goal in being free from google or am*zon in advertisements or book sales 54:17 good point, other technologies are not dead. Humans still need hand wrenches, even though you have electric powered. And humanity has enough people not connected to the internet to allow little zones online 56:00 well monopolies are mandatory goals in a public traded company environment where no firm is ever accepted for consistent financial results. Public trading demands greater growth all the time which is financially untenable or unrealistic but the bind 59:15 I know of Zane, I should had known she is the top seller on aalbc, erotic always sell. 1:00:38 great history on Zane and wikipedia and its editing, ahh terry mcmillan too. I don't use wikipedia for biography, but then I don't care for biography anyway 1:02:50 yeah, the village voice is gone in nyc, amsterdam news in harlem is a weekly, tough time 1:04:11 yes support black online 1:06:21 exactly, am*zon is competing against all other bookstores, or in retail against all other retails, this is why the federal government has anti trust agains them. I Wish someone would had asked you what you will like to see in an am*zon break up? any analogies to the ATT or MA Bell breakup in the 80s. 1:08:21 great point on the illusion of the cheapest. I think how buyers in china are accustomed to getting cheaper than the usa, through sometimes illegal means or legally thin means but the point is, a buying culture of finding the cheapest exist in the world and those in the usa who are willing can do the same 1:09:12 that is diedre, dee, cool:) she is on aalbc right? Using computer programs to make a website is interesting cause I wonder if human lawyers can use the computer programs to check websites to make sure they are not skimming content. 1:11:12 i didn't know am*zon asked writers to disclose if they used computer programs to write a book 1:!2:03 oh wow, you got a review written by an computer... I wish you could tell us what human presented such a thing as their own , anyway 1:12:17 I told people teachers will not be challenged, as someone who has educated, it is very simple. students research your content tonight. Tomorrow 1/2 hour to write it in class. anyone pull out any technology, you are not allowed to submit anything and get a failing grade. I Don't think teaching is harmed, the problem with teachers is many of them don't want to challenge children as such because when children have failing grades, the systems dumps the problem on teachers even if the teacher's methodology is sound. It isn't a teaher's fault if a student doesn't study, if a student is disinterested, but the concept of no child left behind is... 1:12:47 her question is a challenge, why can't what successful black businesses did in the past work now? What is wrong? I think an answer of communalism is missing. The reality is, the usa has a large sense of individualism. I , me, mine. It isn't we, us, our. Kids get online, search their stream, have their content. It isn't communal activity, merely one in a field. 1:16:14 and in defense, the black populace in the usa, has more funding than ever before. We forget, our financial allowance in all industries in the usa started in the 1900s not 1492. I argue 1980s is the first decade in the usa where all sectors in the usa was actually open to black people, that is centuries blockaded and that is not easy to recover. 1:18:19 exactly, the individualism is rampant in the usa, communalism has it's advantages 1:18:56 This questioner is asking a way to determine truth in modern media absent any doubt, in the governmental sector, that doesn't exist outside door to door offline. The only way an elected official can reach people to give them the truth from their mouth, is town halls, door to door. To be historical , bill clinton told hillary clinton that she needed to do more groundwork, but she didn't feel it was needed. It isn't a problem, go door to door, be communal. it is time consuming, it isn't flashy. it isn't quick money but... 1:22:56 Nice talk , enjoyed your pulpit:) my thoughts in conclusion Does the information resonate or not? Do you care about the subject, why or why not? Do I make a compelling case, or is it mostly boring To anyone online, the issue of the algorithms online that dictate how the info flows should resonate, if it doesn't well, you are a true libertarian or maybe elibertarian. I care about all subjects, I grew up and still have a home where topics are discussed offline. I Care about this issue as an artist online trying to figure out how to gain more outreach or fiscal profit while still be myself. I have heard most of your points to be honest, but the points are warranted and to those who haven't heard hopefully will enlighten. Boring is a funny word. You do drill some of your points. But is that drilling excessive, where it nulls the mind. I don't think so. But to those minds already nulled welll:)
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  37. VP Kamala Harris showed up to commemorate the Selma bridge crossing. VP Harris spends the 1st 7 minutes of her speech talking about the Gaza conflict: We don't hear any other group of people talking about AfroAmericans during commemorations and/or when addressing issues affecting them. Yet, Democrats are wondering why Black voters are becoming disenfranchised with them. To express their feelings regarding the Gaza conflict, several thousand Muslims voted Uncommitted in a Michigan Democratic primary. That's how a group of people exercises political power and gets their attention. We have a person of color as Vice President and she chose to use an AfroAmerican commemorative event to talk about an issue that has nothing to do with us.
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  38. Wind is difficult to predict. There's a random number generator thay used the wind as the seed. The only thing more important than thought is imagination. At least to me.
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  39. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/where-is-wendy-williams-documentary-dementia-diagnosis-producers-interview-1235836418/ Former TV talk show host Wendy Williams is having health issues and life challenges The same woman who made a living gossiping started to crash and burn after her husband flipped the script and took on a younger boo thang. Before her marriage failed, I thought Wendy was in decline when she had surgeries and showed up on her talk show looking like a walking Pez dispenser: Wendy isn't the 1st person and won't be the last to fall. But, it should be a cautionary reminder that karma and Father Time are undefeated.
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  40. My auntie is 91 and is still sharped tongue and full of life as ever! She is absolutely remarkable. Whether Cynical or @aka Contrarian, for your input in today's world is rich. I wonder why others at your age don't see the need to do the same and I hope to live on ... and do the same. At my age, I have come to realize that some of my younger relatives are now needing my input! This comes as a surprise to me.
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  41. I taught myself portrait photography. I never went to any photography school. I just liked taking photos. Got good at it. However, I was a better writer and spent 26 years in Print Journalism, rising to the rank of Senior News Editor. These days, I am retired and looking - on intently and sadly as Black man after Black woman miss all the signs of a democracy in the throes of a selfish collapse. To those hunting for thirst pics. there are none on here, save for the few you've already seen.
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  42. Fair enough. But, former POTUS Orange Julius (POJ) doesn't get a pass because AfroAmericans know exactly what he's implying in that statement. Then, POJ has enough sycophant n8gglets around trying to justify and legitimize his BS to Black folks. F8ck POJ and those shoes and that Tang kool-aid he's peddling.
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  43. @ProfDto me, this is more about fascism than racism. It will victimize anybody who doesn't get with the prpgam. May even reward boot lickin negroes..
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  44. OK. Now, we're getting to the heart of the matter and source of your irritation. That Black elder snitch definitely should have minded their own g8tdamn bizness. The migrant crisis is really a political football. Right-wing nuts are worried about somebody else invading *their* country and taking jobs they don't want. Left-wing lunatics plan to use this new population of immigrants as a future voter block. Rich people are silently using migrants to make more money. Black folk have much bigger concerns to address. Unfortunately, non-white folks appear to be the most passive creatures on the planet. Most Black folks do not have the same level of barbarism as white folks. White folks are willing to kill or be killed in order to build and maintain their way of life. Black folks can build successful communities anywhere if/when they are willing to kill and die for it. War is one area of codification. Got to have an army of soldiers willing to put in work.
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  45. @Troy if your favorite game is pinball and you are black from nyc, you are not a ghetto boy?:) @ProfD the curriculum must change, pi-no-chle!:)
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  46. Nah, C-Low is the game of choice for the ghetto boys of the NYC
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  47. It's true. Black folks are their own worst enemy from all sides when it comes to aiding and abetting the system of racism white supremacy. A sellout preacher misleading his congregation with lies is no different from the drug dealer who chooses to sell dope in his own community. They're both working for the same enemy. Black drug dealers should have sold exclusively to white folks and used their money to build Black wealth.
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  48. @aka Contrarian i dunno what your day to day life is like, but i find you inspirational. i think it is your sharpness of mind, wit, and intellect. You probably can’t see it, but I bet others do. I’m sure your husband did I’m @ing @Mel Hopkins and @Chevdove so that they see your message. if you have Netflix check out This is Us. I think it is an interesting series. It won’t be boring. I’ve been watching it, almost exclusively, for a couple of months now.
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  49. @ProfD& Troy: I thought it would be great to live a long life and reach 90. But, suddenly, I'm not impressed over having achieved this goal. Others in this category thank the Lord and aspire to reach 100 and are eager to tell what they attribute their longevity to. Me, I'm fighting boredom and depression. I really feel as though I've over stayed my time here and am trapped in a state of limbo I've lost interest in a lot of things and what others find interesting and exciting I find mundane. I spent a lot of time pondering about life after death and whether there is one. I've been told this all might be hormonal. And, of course, I'm very pessimistic about the upcoming presidential election and the future of the USA. Hopefully you both will be able to handle old age better than me. I'm certainly not an inspiration. Oh well, you can't win 'em all. N c Hi Chevdove and Mel. Glad to see you're still "holding down the fort."
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  50. I don’t know anyone near 90 active on the Internet. So I always find “@aka Contrarian” (the poster formerly known as Cynique) to be remarkable. If I can make it to 90 AND still be running the site that would be a prodigious feat. I’m in my early 60s now and in my mind’s eye I cannot imagine myself an old man. I guess that is a relative perception, as someone in their early 20s may look at me and see if an old man. Well I thank you all for creating a special place. I know it does not have the cache of social media, but it is ours.
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