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Troy Man, that $1,200 was a sweet treat....lol. I'm not going to lie. I will say this about Agent Orange, he knows how to "bribe" people. He also knows how to take care of his own. That's one of the things I DO like about Republicans. They will look out for you as long as you're backing them! They don't give a fuck about morals, values, or any other virtue except for WINNING and supporting the wealthy. And they will WIN at all costs. But you know that about them upfront and you know what's expected of you. Look how he shamelessly bailed out and is trying to bail out of jail those who broke the law in support of him. He goes after his enemies and looks after his friends. "You got MY back and I got YOURS." Like a the bad parent who tries to look good by spoiling the child...they won't give the people free healthcare and decent education. Things that they actually NEED that will benefit them and the nation in the long run. But they'll pass out a few TREATS here and a few BRIBES there all day long just to get people to "like" them and vote for them...lol. As terrible as it may seem, how many DEMOCRATS can we say the same thing about? Can't rely on them for shit. Instead of going OPPOSITE of the Republicans and finding ways to funnel money to THEIR voters and make THEM richer and more powerful, they spend most of their time crying and pointing their fingers at what the Republicans are doing wrong. OCTOBER SURPRISE! I wouldn't be surprised if that second round of $1,200 checks just "happen" to come sometime in late October....lol. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he even SWEETENED the deal by rounding it out to a nice $1,500 or even $2,000! Hell, it's not HIS money he's handing out like candy...lol. He just wants to stay in office and will do what it takes to make that happen. Infact.....I might have just helped him win, lol.

I work with a book printer, Black Classic Press, in fact I'm a reseller of their services, https://aalbcprintsbooks.com, but I've only had a few clients. There one client I worked with a Brother, Dr. David Covin, who is also a publisher. EVERY business involved with the production of his book (Raisins in Milk), writer, editor, book designer, book cover artist, printer, distributor, publisher, book reviewer, promotion and advertising, and bookseller is Black. In fact, when his book became an AALBC bestseller, he printed AALBC's Bestseller's seal on the book's cover for his second print run! Dr. Covin is not the only author you utilizes Black-owned businesses to produce their books. Imagine, if every indie author did this, rather than giving Amazon all their business? Actually the Black book ecosystem is much stronger outside America. I've work with publishers like African World Press who has offices all over the word. Cassava Republic Press is based in Ghana and the UK. Once of their books In Dependence by Sarah Ladipo Manyika has sold over 3 million copies worldwide. We don't heard about these business and books because we have no significant voice and we do not control the narrative. White folks decide which Black writers are worthy and then every one else, including some Black book sellers follow the white lead. Part of the reason people echo what white folks say is important is because the books that make the bestseller's lists and get the awards are the ones that sell the most and make the most money. It is simple, we must support the business in the black Book Ecosystem, it is the only way our voices will be heard, at least in this country (America). Right now there is a effort to get Big Five publishers to publish more books by Black writers. This is tantamount to asking publishers to produce books that will lose money for them. The books will lose money not because they are not worthy, but book sellers don't have a clue how to sell these books. Sure it is easy to sell Michelle Obama's book or an Anitracist book (right now). How would they sell the upcoming novel from Africa Work Press, Maasai: A Novel of Love, War and Witchcraft in 19th Century East Africa by Elliot Fratkin? ...and that last book was written by a white guy 🙂

Yep the article mirrors my experience. This may have been the first time I read any media coverage of this. It is interesting, and good that Graassrootz Book and Juice Bar were selected to be highlighted. I never heard of this store before. I just added Graassrootz Book and Juice Bar to AALBC list of Black-owned of bookstores. I first reported seeing a spike in sales of How to Be an Antiracst, on May 31st -- before I even realized what was coming. Within two days I getting a months worth of sales every day. I believe the surge this time spiked far higher than in any period before. Every store owner I talked to saw record levels of sales. Everyone was buying a handful of extremely popular "antiracism" books. This extreme demand for a small number of books actually hurt sales because many of us were unable to get enough copies to fulfill orders. Some Black booksellers believe that large white stores were given prior by distributors for these titles. This would not be surprising because larger bookstores, which are typically white owned, have long term relationships with distributors -- they are often personal friends, so they get preferential treatment. Is this preferential treatment racism? It makes little difference because this kind of thing will never go away, so Black booksellers will always be at a disadvantage. There are Black book sellers but they have to get the books from publishers, and then they have to contend with the same problem. White owned publishing companies providing priority service to the larger white owned-distributors. The privileged afforded white folks is built into the system -- it is institutionalized.

Not really her name is her brand. I would take Michelle Obama over Kamala any day of the weak. To put this into perspective, I find Kamala less appealing than Candice Owens.