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@Delano Another brilliant statement! @NubianFellow Amazing statement-- This is the second time I have heard this statement from a Black man! That is so insane because, even back then, during the campaign--the first campaign for his office, I knew that he would be used to promote the White cause--no matter how he felt about Black people. I think highly of Barack Obama though, but this system is bent on exploiting us for their cause. This system was fixed on making us Black Americans the poster child for homosexuality and therefore, this was the main purpose, IMO for putting Obama in office. My problem with this issue of 'homosexuality' is that it is not the 'whole'!!! The beginning of homosexuality--a long, long, long time ago is PEDOPHILIA!!! So therefore, I always see the dual aspect of this term 'homosexuality. Today, it doesn't matter to me who chooses to be homosexual, but what enrages me is that in the beginning... it was the main tool aimed against BLACK MANHOOD. Period! People got angry with the statement of the Russian leader for also saying this very thing in that the beginning of homosexuality is pedophilia, but this is the truth. This issues cannot be forced upon a grown man or an adult, but it was introduced and put on a child and this is a great evil. Barach Obamas childhood was nurtured under a White Grandfather who was really racist and I just can't get past this point and don't understand how Black America, especially 'the Church' can ignore this point. Stanely Dunham was a rebel in his day and even he had a very troubled childhood. He witnessed trauma in his childhood in reference to his mother who had apparently committed suicide. He and his wife fled to Hawaii from Kansus during the Civil Rights Movement and wanted nothing to do with Black peoples issues, and yet he was the one to raise Obama. Geez. As far as Obama himself, I saw his anguish over Black issues and believe he was fighting for our cause but he was undercut a lot. Scary thought. But yes, seems true unless we today, can go back in time and see how things were set up and continued on and on for thousands of years.

Not everyone who shares your colour shares your values.

10 Years Ago Today: Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #5 was published. The publisher @Ron Kavanaugh started the magazine over 21 years ago -- before I launched AALBC. Ron graduated with (@Mel Hopkins and I from the same High School). I did not know Ron back then, it was a really big school, but we met about 21 years ago in a local Black owned bookstore (back when those existed). About 5 years ago Ron shut down his book website mosaicbooks.com. In October of last year he announced that he was no longer printing his magazine and was just going to produce an electronic version. With almost 400 million Black folks in this country it is hard to image a magazine dedicated to Black writers, from the diaspora, and there books can't survive in print. The people inclined to produced these types of publications will all be dead soon. It seems to me the people who would read them already are -- if not physically then mentally. I know that sounds harsh, but sheesh, what kind of country do we have if we can not support bookstores, magazines, or websites that focus specifically on Black writers -- you know the people who tell our stories? Don't tell me that social media has picked up the slack -- it has not. It can not and it will not. Recently I've put some effort into promoting Magazines like Mosaic. I'm also working with the Center for Black Literature to sell their Killens Review of Arts and Letters. I previously promoted Black Issues Book Review that efforts was not nearly as efficient because AALBC was not database driven back then, but I did my best. None of this effort generates and revenue, but i do it because the information is important. Unfortunately things that are important to Black folks, like an accurate portrayal our history, are not supported by the marketplace, so the work must be done by volunteers -- and done in an environment that is hostile to the effort. There may come a time when indie sites like AALBC are no longer allowed to exist -- seriously. At that point, the people in charge of relating our stories will be the likes of a Mark Zuckerberg. The reality is that we are close to that point today, and the result is the emergence of the "least woke generation." You can down load a free copy of issue #5 of Mosaic Literary Magazine here. Do it while you still can....

Yes this would be great but under these big governments, what I have seen already is how when certain Black people get going, they soon are approached and completely bought out-- it seems-- by force!!! For example, I remember seeing the hype about FUBU and wondered what it was and then soon, I saw that it was a clothes line that, to my surprise, did become amazingly successful! I couldn't believe it. But, I loved some of the clothes and bought them. Then they became bought out--completely!!! LOL. I couldn't believe it. Then I saw another Black business, a well known restaurant who had soul food and everyone from many cultures came. It was always filled to the max! But then to my surprise, they were bought out! I couldn't believe it. Asian companies bought out both businesses, the FUBU and the restaurant. So, I went to the soul food restaurant that was in the mall, and was seated by Chinese management and the family ran the whole business. Wow! Chinese people selling soul food. What a thought. It's hard for me to grasp. I slowed down from going after I got sick one time. I am not too sure about being served soul food from the workers now, who are all non-black. LOL.

@Delano, yes! Psychic twin, I need this skill. i wrote the same thing in response to a post here - but mine was 350+ words... yet this is exactly what I meant!

@Chevdove , @Pioneer1 knows what I wrote, he is just acting ignorant. No man (black, white et al) has ever abused me - but that doesn’t mean they were kind. It just means they behaved the way they should in society. No one gets points for behaving as s/he ought to. My former husband is the kindest man I know and was the best man for me which is why I married him. But for some reason, Pioneer believes I should lower my standards to accept any kind of behavior from a man in my life. No, it doesn’t work like that with me. I’ve never been a “good enough” woman. Further,I’m not going to accept Pioneer’s half-baked theory that black men are agressive sexual miscreants and should be accepted as such. That’s silly. Ali may be Pioneer’s ideal specimen of a man but In that video clip Pioneer posted Ali was ridiculous ; calling black Africans savages and likening his wife to a piece of retail merchandise. Ali sat in the chair spewing that nonsense and had to be corrected by a british man about African culture. Now how are you as a black man going to let a european teach you about your own culture? So I rejected Pioneer’s hero and that’s when he got butthurt and deflected to my former husband. He claimed I couldn’t speak on black men’s behavior because my ex is white. Now, I ignored that statement because it was offensive. It was as if Pioneer was saying I raised the bar that no black man could reach. - It was as if he put white men on a pedestal - something I never considered. Sure, I trolled Pioneer by playing up my husband’s features - but seriously my ex is a kind man and good father. His daughters adore him - so why would anyone condemn him. But then he used my words to fit his narrative; putting his inferiority complex on display. I can’t debate anyone’s weakness. But I do thank you, Chevdove, for hearing me. Note: I’ll do my best to retun and clean up my typos later.

In this video, spoken word poet TOO BLACK and "THE BLACKS" (saxophonist Jared Thompson and drummer Clint Breeze) brings into question the subject of Black Identity and its relevance in today’s society. Throughout the years, the “Black Card” has taken on many different names in the African American community, the “Negro Membership Card,” “The Hood Pass,” The Ghetto Pass,” etc. but rarely do we ever question the requirements for obtaining this card nor do we wrestle with its significance. What is the “Black Card” and who deserves to have it? Is it even necessary to project the narrative and ideology surrounding the coveted “Black Card”? How do we use it? Can we use it? As African Americans, does this idea of a “Black Card” help or hurt us in the long-term fight for freedom from an oppressive society? These are poignant questions that dare to spark a broader conversation on the tricky and sometimes problematic intricacies of Black Identity. Let's have a conversation...

@TroySnake Girl was one of Kola's alter egos. i think Baby girl was a fairly mainstream person who was quite literate, and as i seem to recall her fiance had tragically drowned....

@Chevdove from time to time i get some insights.

@Chevdove I looked past it because I wanted to give the black man another chance and I was hoping that movement was just a tactic to get elected. I had no idea that movement would replace the black voice or even compete with it. I was conflicted in voting for him but he was the best candidate and I admit, I only voted for him the second time because he was black. I am guilty as charged. I admit, it was a foolish decision. You would think Trump would have tried to reverse that the way he is reversing everything else sellout Obama did. I agree wholeheartedly with that. That is, after all, the purpose of its existence. Everyone is a slave to something. I feel that we should make wealth our religion and practice it by wealth building. We need to create cash flow among ourselves and get paid! I wonder if black people would cooperate with such a system if it was created just to empower them.

LOL! I love Delano! LOL. It was funny. But @Pioneer1 knows I love him too.

@NubianFellow Did you make this decision after you voted for Barack Obama in the 2nd term? In his 2nd term, I think his slogan was CHANGE and it had to do with this homosexual (pedophile) law and he made this clear well before people went to the polls to vote. Because I take this pedophilia issue hard, I do Not understand how Black people could have not seen this issue. It just does not make any sense to me. I kind of remember Chris Rock saying something about this and then he was shut down. But Barack's mother, Stanley, let him be raised up by her father, Stanley, a White man! She was not around but lived, I think, in Indonesia with another husband. Barack did not know his African-Kenyan father. So, I do not understand how Black people cannot see that he was selected to put in this homosexual law due to his upbringing. Maybe for White people, the homosexual-pedophilia issue is okay, but are beginning in this government is based on CHILD RAPE, and little Black boys 'maleness' was comprimised!!! I just don't understand how Black people accepted this. It's baffling to me. LOL! true! You're right, 'religious beliefs' and 'Integration' is a flaw that is NOT apart of ancient script. The 'Black Jesus' had nothing to do with the Romans, but some of them came up to him. We have been deceived and need to go back and find out the truth. We will continue to be confused about this historical religions if we don't consider the global aspect and the origins of these cultures over hear in Western Civilization. It is a low level of thinking that will continue to be used against us if we are not educated properly. Most of the world, even today, still operates under these religions under a different understanding and the Western World cannot get rid of them like they have done over here. We've been lied to and confused. The Arabs are NOT the beginning of the Muslim religion but that is what Malcolm was made to falsely believe and it led to a big fallout over here in America. Those Islamic warriors over there in the east world did not form with the ARabs, but they formed amongst themselves, meaning Negroes. The Hebrew Israelites and the Islamic warriors and the Muslims formed and eventually the ARabs became apart of some of their formations by and by... we've been mis-educated over here. Those religions and other ancient religions are still the basis for many people all around the globe, and they will not discard their relgion for the western world. It's not going to happen.

Ugh... @Pioneer1 Thank you for taking the time to respond. I appreciate your comments. But I think the problem I am having on this topic may also be personal too because of some of the bitter situations tht I have experienced too and so, I think I have heard a different perspective than you have. And also, I don't see myself nor you as being immune to White Supremacy. Pioneer, you don't think that you have had this problem? I believe we all have had this issue. I may be wrong, but I just don't believe that @Mel Hopkins statements equates to her being what you have concluded. At any rate, I think that we as humans in general, have been conditioned and manipulated by big government in so many ways, it's not easy to make any conclusions on others. It also seems obvious to me that you don't understand why I keep bringing up the media hype about the late Areath Franklins funeral and the reaction of that Black man (pastor) in relation to this subject. But maybe if a flip it, you may understand. PIoneer, what if there was an ALL WHITE or predominantly White funeral and a BLack girl was in the place of Arianne Grande. What if that Black girl wore a mini skirt and was asked to perform a song at this funeral; and then what if a White man (pastor) grabbed this Black girl wearing a mini-skirt, around the waist and pulled her close to him and massaged the sides of her breast and speak on the mic of how happy he was to have her be there in an audience of a bunch of White females, older and younger; Pioneer, do you believe the White women would be quiet about this kind of reaction? Do you think that kind of reaction from a White man would be acceptable to his White peers? You said that you didn't have a problem with it, but I think that your reaction shows, a White Superiority complex that you may not recognize. If a White young woman wore a mini skirt at a formal affair that is predominantly White, surely, she make get some negative remarks from some women, but the atmosphere would be different if the girl was BLack and no White man would justify it. Also, if a young Black girl wore a mini skirt at ARetha Franklins funeral at the podium, surely she might get some negative remarks from Black women, but the atmosphere is different, IMO, because Ms. Grande is White, nevertheless, you as a man are justifying it. Again, no White man would refute White women if they rejected a sleezy dressed Black girl at a formal White event. Black men, in the past have done this commonly; they oppress Black women but allow other kinds of women to have lower standards with in the Black culture. That is White Superiority expressed in the Black world. Yes, we as African Americans have this problem, both genders. Again, he is the best man for her; that is what I heard. And here, you have repeated this statement and I agree that this is a problem amongst us, and it's good to know that you would not do this. As for me, I have heard of some horror stories about Black women being raped and etc. by Black men and therefore, I cannot judge another person because, I believe that this system is the bigger problem starting back to the slave yard where this kind of behavior was encouraged. Oh Hell no... Here we go ... You are completely wrong here. I worked round several foreign women from the Middle East, and this is NOT true. They are very oppressed by this kind of behavior that you describe that should be acceptable. @Delano I love it! You are brilliant!

@NubianFellowAll of your theories which are shared by many many others who all believe that white people work in concert and are apparently of one mind when it comes to how blacks are to be handled, something made possible because whites have gotten together and planned it all out. The notorious "THEY". Aside from resembling the plot of a dystopian sci-fi novel, what you say mostly serves to reinforce the idea of how superior whites are, as evidenced by how they are able to exert this much control over the fate of blacks. i happen to think that what exists in America today is the inevitable result of power corrupting and a part of this dynamic is the very human tendency of those in power not wanting to share it. It's the nature of the beast. Where we are today is a result of human evolution, motivated by a "king of the hill" mentality. And "to the victor, go the spoils". Tell me, do you think if the situation was reversed that blacks would treat the whites they dominated with justice and kindness?? i think not. You are bogged down in your idealism, thinking that life is fair. Blacks are unlucky. And apparently not so smart. Or maybe just different from those who are good at conquering. Whatever. Soothsayers like you are preoccupied with pointing your fingers at scheming whites, with wringing your hands over "unwoke" blacks. You are consumed by a narrative which never stops flowing from the river of your discontent. So how's that workin' out for ya? Are things any closer to your dream of blacks reversing the tide? Huh? Shake it off and watch the sun set. It'll come up tomorrow. Enjoy the view. Life is a state of flux and change, as a by product of this, will come with time. The worse fears of Caucasians will one day be realized and they will eventually be swallowed up by people of color. Class divisions will be what makes a difference. Wealth will be what determines who will rule and who will serve. And the earth will continue to rotate on its axis. Maybe.

R Kelly is a distraction. So was Bill Cosby. So will the next black man they take down. Understand, whether these people are actually guilty or not has nothing to do with them being taken down. They have been guilty for decades. But think about it, Elvis Presley's Hollywood Star is still intact. He's still the king according to them. Yet, Michael Jackson JUST died and even Oprah is on the plan to assassinate his character - after he gave her the interview of her career. Now we have a #MeToo movement that popped up out of nowhere to go after black celebrities in particular. Of course they will target others but the main headlines will always be black celebrities. R Kelly scandal is so much deeper than R Kelly. So was Bill Cosby. You can think I am reaching but I am certain that they will be digging like crazy to get something on Stevie Wonder. The black community is played with this entire story. One thing white people did before we even knew who they were was to study us. They watched and they observed. Not because we were civilizing them, but they were taking note of our weaknesses and finding out how to systematically turn us into their slaves and bedwenches. Once again, black people are being studied. R Kelly is a social experiment gone viral. He was purposely chosen. He fit the criteria to empower their agenda against black people. Whether you feel that R Kelly is guilty, innocent or it shouldn't matter, black people are deciding. Black people are making a decision and choosing a side. this is supplying certain individuals with powerful information on the black community. Are black people collectively more likely to support pedophilia or will they actively participate in degenerating their own? Notes are being taken and behavior is being collected and observed. Meanwhile, your government is doing... ?

Hey @RoyalJMills133 yeah there were some lines I liked. Imagine a Black Card loaded with reparations.