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I read this from Cynique.... And I look at Farrakhan who's 83 and just gave a major speech a few days ago in Detroit. And I look at Dick Gregory who is also in his 80s, still giving lectures, and is up on every major event still impacting Black America...and it all not only makes me wonder but gives me hope. I wonder will God bless me to make it to and beyond that age range, and I hope that if He does I would have the clarity of mind that Cynique, Farrakhan, and Dick and so many others have to articulately express myself and engage in meaningful convesation. When I was in my 30s I used to work with a woman who was 73 and I would often tease her about her age but I would do it along with mild flirting and admiration mixed in. She used to be a school teacher...very smart....snappy. And at 73 she was still smarter and quicker than most of the younger people on the job, especially when it came to things not requiring a computer. I don't know if it's because I'm getting older, or because society is changing...but 70 and 80 year olds today don't seem to be anything like they were when I was a kid. They seem more lively and youthful.

Hello and thanks for your comment. The title "Disconnected" is my expression on how relationships are nowadays; At least with my experiences. "The feeling of disconnect" and how technology such as texting verses a real conversation is an added addition to ruining that union.

My views about this subject has changed so much over the years... I've went from believing that Jesus was White as a child, to believing he was Black, to now questioning whether he even existed AT ALL. From the research I've done on religion, religious scripture, and the history of the Middle East; it's becoming apparent that much of what the Bible has to say about history BEFORE the Babylonian Exile period (about 500 B.C.) is complete fabrication. If I'm ever blessed to start my own school, one of the thing I will NOT teach is history beyond the 20th century. Because most of it can't be proven. The best most of us can do is just gather evidence and weigh it to make a determination of what really happened. A solid education starts with a firm foundation of FACTS, and you can't establish something as FACT if you can't prove it.

Sheeeeyit....age is a little more than just a number. It's also a LIMIT...on what you can eat. I know there are certain things I was able to consume in my 20s that I can no longer consume today without experiencing the consequences. Like ice cream, milk, and chocolate.

Age is just a number. 80 is the new 60. Have you checked out 91 year old Cicely Tyson? Talk about black not crackin! I wanna be just like her when I grow up.

The Kardashians just have the money and the IDGAF attitude to do what many White and other non-Black women have wanted to do for years....and that's be in a sexual relationship with Black men. The mainstream media (still mostly controled by White men) clowns on these women every chance they get. Hoping, praying, laying in wait....for any and every negative or nutrageous thing that happens from Kanye's rants to Lamar Odom's overdoses to use as a weapon to warn other White women of the consequences of having relationships with Black men. I remember the same thing the media's doing to Kim and Kanye, they did it to Puffy and Jennifer Lopez...until they broke up.

I get what you are writing, but it fails to address the primary point addressed in the video, when Facebook articles kicks in the articles will be read on Facebook. What you are assuming is that people will eventually click through to an RSS and by my own research they don't. In all honesty RSS feeds only work with high powered tech sites or sites that don't really need the traffic that arrives from a feed. What you have to consider is most people don't have feeds enabled on their site. They aren't even aware that they can do so through their CMS. But even by chance, everything you wrote is to the benefit of Facebook. Anytime you see Facebook native it is in regard to the content remaining on Facebook to improve their numbers. What I have is not a bias. I can't speak for Troy, but I've been reading and following his own tests in regard to the ability for Facebook to generate consistent traffic and social media simply does not do very well for non-social media that requires a person to actually click through and visit your site. You are excellent proof of this as you aren't even on Facebook, yet your site is gaining ground. Which leads me to this question, why would you even defend something that you don't use yourself? What Facebook articles is, in essence, is a frame. When a person utilizes a frame your website does not get a page view/load. This takes away the impression on that ad. You can be an advocate and look at the other side, but doing so means that you would be okay with losing ad impressions. Now, when a frame is used the ads very rarely show up. What's worse is this detail in the following quote reaffirms my thoughts: But there’s still an open question about what the impact of Instant Articles is for publishers. Facebook significantly restricts how many ads publishers can show in Instant Articles. According to its policy, “Each ad must be separated by a minimum of 350 words. If your article consists primarily of images or media, ads must not exceed 15% of the content.” For some sites, that’s fewer ads than they’re accustomed to showing. Meanwhile, the stripped down, sterilized design format can remove important links that help recirculate traffic to a publisher’s other posts, and that encourage people to pay for subscriptions, buy event tickets, or sign up for newsletters. The Wall Street Journal reports some publishers are now earning as much per click to an Instant Article as to a traditional page. But that doesn’t factor in the decreased likelihood of subsequent page views. http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/17/instant-articles/ As always this is a good, productive discussion and it is one that lurkers and posters will benefit from.

Note: I agree with what both you and @CDBurns mentioned. I also think it is necessary to play the adversary's advocate in an effort to get beyond own biases.

Let's say for now - with an open mind and no barriers (remember I don't even use facebook - but I'm all for making money lol) it is Either, OR, AND... If www.AALBC.com/tc/blogs is already set up as a RSS feed and HTML5 - and you can launch it through mobile - AND AALBC members already post mini blogs on the AALBC.com blog page; and you, Troy, as the AALBC.com founder and owner already have an account on Facebook load the AALBC.com rss feed to Instant articles with your own AALBC ads, it seems as if you will be opening up another channel for AALBC.com online publishing, AALBC.com readers, AALBC.com authors, and AALBC.com book club members. Further, instead of paying writers - writers have an opportunity to pay you to advertise on the AALBC.com/tc/blogs FB instant articles feed. For example, you run a special a 2-fer at $X per month to advertise an author's book on the AALBC.com/tc/blog & the RSS Feed via FB instant articles... Not only can I advertise my book on AALBC.com, I also get to advertise my book via the AALBC.com/tc/blog feed that I've contributed to, which is distributed through FB Instant Articles too! BAM! From the FB instant articles Q & A... (I don't code nor do I have an app, so I can't speak to this from a technical viewpoint - but here's a clip of the Q & A that goes beyond the video ) Choose From FLEXIBLE MONETIZATIONS OPTIONS Ads within Instant Articles load quickly and fit seamlessly into the reading experience. Publishers choose what monetization option works best with their business! Facebook Audience Network maximizes ad revenue per article with demand from over 2.5 million advertisers globally; Publishers can also directly sell and serve their own display ads and keep 100% of that revenue. Q: What types of articles work best for this format? A: Instant Articles works for any type of article, from daily spot-news coverage to in-depth, long form features. Q: Do publishers need to create original content for Facebook? A: No. Instant Articles provides a faster, Facebook-native way to distribute the content publishers already produce for their own websites. We've made it easy for publishers to publish their full catalog of articles each day directly from their existing *MS through an RSS feed with /TML markup, eliminating the need to author articles in a new location. Q: How much effort is required for publishers to reconfigure their content for Instant Articles? A: It's a straightforward process because Instant Articles uses HTML and RSS, standard ways for authoring articles on the web. After some basic setup, publishers can automate Instant Article production directly from their own content management systems. Facebook provides tools so publishers can preview all the items in their Facebook publishing feed and edit or revise content manually. Publishers who wish to embrace new elements like interactive maps and auto-play videos can use simple, well-documented HTML tags to enhance their content with rich-media features. Q: How quickly are articles published and updated? A: Instant Articles automatically loads new stories from the RSS feed as soon as they are published to the publisher's website and apps. Updates and corrections are also automatically captured via the RSS feed so that breaking news remains up to date.

Thank you very much! I've reached out to Soror Jean Ann and a few others from that period. Your account is the first personal recollection I've seen about her coronation. Can we talk offline? I'm at rlh1908@gmail.com. Thanks again for sharing!