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Here in the US, folks are mainly divided into two camps politically...Democrat or Republican (GOP). On the surface it looks like the two parties have different platforms (liberal or conservative). Yet, they share the same ideology which is the maintenance of white supremacy. Both parties are juggling balls i.e. platform issues. While folks are pre-occupied with the balls in the air, they're not watching the sleight of hand tricks happening below. i've never been under the illusion that either party has ever given a d8mn about the peple. Both parties make decisions based on what's good for business. That is the business of maintaining white supremacy. Regardless of who occupies the White House, they are two sides of the same coin. Follow the money. POTUS PJB (Papa Joe Biden) is the flip side of the same coin once occupied by Agent Orange. Different agenda. Same paymasters. 😎

Well I did have my fingers crossed. Anyway, I had to refresh my memory on the President’s record so far - I haven’t seen anything he’s done except clean up the ish left by the last administration. This is what the democrats do for the first two years of their administration - especially after the GOP raids the treasury, pass laws for their cronies and reduce taxes on the wealthy. Here’s a list of President Biden’s signed executive orders. He even issued an EO for the Human Rights crisis in Ethiopia - - Some of the bills he’s signed into law overturn 45’s harmful laws against the environment and working class. I like that he overturned 45’s Usury law and put the cap back on how much payday lenders can charge “the poors”. - those exorbitant interest rates usually hurt black communities the most. And he also overturned a Trump law that made it easier for employers to retaliate against workers who filed EEOC claims - that is direct win for the black community. I know because I once had to file a claim against my television station. So… it would be interesting to learn who we should be checking out next.

@MzuriI Know Right! This case put the spotlight on many other eminent domain landgrabs from Black Americans. The local media here in GA even resurfaced how ( haunted )Lake Lanier was actually a community (Oscarville, GA) of Black Americans run out of their homes. The land was flooded, cemetery, fences many remnants of the what the town looked liked remains but underwater.

Yep Black and indigenous people…I think we collectively hold a little over 1 percent of this country’s wealth. And they continue to write laws to remove of us from our land and chip away at what we do have. At least one family, in California, got their land back this week. The California governor returned Bruce’s Beach back to its rightful owner.

ProfD You ain't LYING bro. It's one thing to see women running around in pajamas, but I've seen so many YOUNG DUDES bopping up and down the street in their pajamas and sandals. To me, a man should be ready for BATTLE when he walks out the house. You should be dressed in some hard shoes that allow you to fight (or run if you must...lol) and tussle if it comes to it. How in the hell are you gonna protect yourself let alone your lady when you're walking around with some soft ass pajamas on with little kangaroos on them? They don't even have to hit him, all they have to do is just snatch down his pajama bottoms and he'll be embrassed and tripping all over the damn place. As for women in pajamas............... For some reason I do NOT find that sexy at all. Even if the woman was ordinarily sexy....if she's wearing fruity pajama with her butt bouncing and wobbling all over the place, it doesn't seem right. "Yeah....is this Kentucky Fried? Ok then. Small fries and BIG MAC." If she's been wearing them all day in public...you KNOW they stank.

i don't think my decision can be challenged. I am invisible. Nobody pays any attention to old folks. and neither blacks nor whites will be interested in claiming me. I am Vampira; raceless! .o r

Mel Hopkins Lol....if I were you I wouldn't hold my breath for his list. Mzuri In 2020 Black America had a choice between BEEL-ZEBUB (the prince of demons) or SATAN himself...lol. Now which one would YOU have chosen? The chief demon or Satan HIMSELF? I personally didn't vote for EITHER Trump or Biden, because I didn't trust either one.

With NYC Central Park Condos going for nearly $10 million, imagine how much Seneca Village would be worth today? Descendants of the Lyons family may know the dollar amount but they probably will never see a penny. I shared this NYT article from my account it should be open to read. Their Land Became Part of Central Park. They’re Coming Back in a Monument. A new sculpture will honor the Lyons family, black activists and property owners who once lived in Seneca Village, a community destroyed by the creation of the park. A double ambrotype portrait of Albro and Mary Joseph Lyons. The city is planning a monument depicting them, along with their daughter Maritcha, in Central Park.Credit...Smith Collection/Gado, via Getty Images Also, check out the book Black Gotham |A Family History of African Americans in Nineteenth-Century New York City  by Carla L. Peterson, "an academic who wrote a book on investigating her own family history. Dr. Peterson is a great-grand-niece of Maritcha Lyons."

My divorce from the black race is final. I am no longer wed to this sprawling entity reeling under the spell of the "what black folks need to do" mantra, an insanity that chants the same things over and over again, expecting different results, blaming the same conditions, fixating on the same villains, excusing the same behavior, mesmerized by the same denial, creating the seductive narrative that my diminished appeal couldn't compete with. My own unfaithfulness made things worse. Love didn't conquer all. Now, here i am, on my own, lanquishing under the radar, living out my remaining days, realizing that some things are just not meant to be... Should a great grand child of mine come across this decree 50 years from now, will the words inspire laughter or tears? Anyway, feel free to bid me a rousing good riddance!

What's up with so many sistaz running around in bonnets and shower caps lately? You can't go into a gas station or a Popeyes Chicken joint without seeing some young sista toddling around with a cell phone stuck to her hear and a shower cap on her head, lol. If she ain't got a shower cap on, she's got one of those hand-kerchiefs wrapped around her head and tied in the front calling it a bonnet.

ProfD MAN....I forgot about those plastic runners on the carpet until you brought it back up! I had an aunt and a bunch of friends who's mothers had them. And you had to take your shoes off when you stepped off the plastic. We had that big bowl of plastic fruit on our coffee table...lol So I know what you mean. We didn't have a White Jesus on the wall. But we did have a picture of MLK. Some Black folks had a picture of MLK....White Jesus...and JFK all lined up, lol I had a friend who's mother actually would walk around the house TALKING to that White Jesus on the wall when she got frustrated, like loosing her keys...lol. "I wish you'd HURRY UP and help me find 'dem keys! I gotta git to work!" Mzuri Everybody had their furniture and carpets covered in plastic. And it was so uncomfortable to sit on. Now we don’t do that any more because we all have carpet and upholstery cleaning machines. Well a lot of Black folks today don't even HAVE furniture in their homes! You go in some Black homes today and there's noting but a few milk crates a flat-screen tv on the wall, and a control pad for video games. Some of these people don't even have BEDS to sleep on.....just a mattress on the floor.

in a non-party situation (bar, club, auditorium, etc.), IMO, loud music is an opiate that allows folks to drown out their own thoughts and problems. Loud music also keeps folks from having to maintain a constructive dialog among themselves. 😎

Yep. As black folks "arrived" and moved on up like The Jeffersons, they started becoming more lax in all areas of human activity. Where we are today didn't happen overnight. It's been a slow decline. Plastic on the furniture was an aesthetic not only keep the furniture clean but also to make it look new indefinitely. There were plastic runners on the carpet and plastic flowers. I know some of you remember that dusty azz fruit bowl too. 😁😎

YEP! It worked in 2016 - and they even put together a documentary showing how well it worked. The documentary showed how they profiled black voters in key states. They identified the weak minded, the thinkers, individualists, and one other type and then convinced them not to vote. I guess even weak-minded, but engaged, social media users couldn't be persuaded to vote for Trump. Kind of like a hypnotist can only get a subject to do something they might be inclined to do but not something you'd never do. @Troy ,can we get a "Yep" button to go with "like," "thanks," "laugh," "sad," and "confused.") I don't like everything I agree with.

It does not matter to me whether a man has a propensity for wearing women's clothing nor if he's attacted. I'm secure within my own manhood. Physically, I'm not the type of dude the average fairy guy wants to "try" unless he's ready to die. Besides, most alphabet soup dudes kinda know who they can either approach and/or take advantage of with that BS. That's why it's important to overthrow the system of white supremacy and replace it with a system of justice and correctness. 😎

Mzuri You know, a lot of this mess started AFTER so-called "integration". Before integrating with Caucasians socially, Black American were the MOST morally upright, religious, and physically cleanest people in the country. Black folks were the ones who loved dressing up to go to church. Fixing big Sunday dinners. Had the most respect for their elders Valued family more than any other group. That changed a generation or two AFTER mixing it up with Caucasians. Africans come to this country and many of them can't even RECOGNIZE our people. Many Africans can get along better with Caucasians than our people because of what "integrating" with Caucasians have done to them and their morals. Back in the old days, the furthest a Black woman would go in a house-coat would be her front porch to get her mail. I'll give you an example....... Back before the mid-80s, most Black homes kept PLASTIC on their couches and living room furniture and didn't let the kids sit on it to keep it clean. That couch and chair would be 200 years old....lol....and still clean without a speck of dust on it because of that plastic. The plastic also came in handy for keeping that Jheri Curl juice from getting all up in the fabric and making a stain.

************************************************************************************ Back in the olden days, when Negros were elegant, they didn’t even leave the house unless they were dressed to impress. Ladies and Gentlemen wore hats, gloves, pressed garments, shined shoes, and overcoats. They cared about their appearance. Now, people are going out dressed any kind of way. Females are wearing house dresses, nightgowns, hair curlers, and whatever suits their fancy to take the kids to school, doctor’s appointments, grocery stores, and everywhere else. Men are out there with their pants hanging down, shirts unbuttoned, shoe laces untied, unkempt, looking like bums. It’s no wonder you dummies can’t get a job, still living at home with your momma. What is worse is that the clothing items I mentioned are interchangeable now. So, there’s men in dresses and women walking around with their pants hanging down, behinds hanging out to expose their rank boxer shorts, acting like thugs. They should all be ashamed for being a disgrace, but they’re not because they don’t seem to know any better. While the rest of us decent folks are wondering what in the world have we become. ************************************************************************************

The U.S. Constitution has always allowed the Congress to print it's own money and assign value to it. Cities and States must earn their revenue, but the Federal government really doesn't have to collect taxes because it can literally PRINT up as much money as it likes and give it any value. The "debt ceiling" itself is a joke...as we all can see by now. As long as Congress can keep raising it, there IS no "ceiling". The ONLY reason for forming a Federal Reserve and putting the U.S. dollar into a global currency market is to have an EXCUSE not to spend money on needed programs that would help the American people like free healthcare, safe public housing, free education, ect..... Now you have some fake "entity" that you "owe" money to...that you literally made up. They have TRILLIONS of dollars to spend in the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan. TRILLIONS of dollars to spend for a rover to ride around Mars staring at rocks and dust. But when you ask for free healthcare or free low income housing...... "Well look.....those things would be nice to have. But who's gonna pay for all of that? The country's BROKE!"

Mel Well I did have my fingers crossed. So… it would be interesting to learn who we should be checking out next. The thing is.... They won't produce a list of candidates because they know every Republican on that list will be WORSE than Joe Biden...lol I've been going back and forth with Black Republicans all over the internet for the past 11 months or so. The White Republicans are USING them to harass and troll other Black folks...Democrat or not....to vex the Biden Administration and whip up support for 2024 They have 2 strategies. -Either get Black folks to vote Republican. -Or tell Black folks to stop voting at all....knowing that will make the Republicans more likely to win But they know most Black folks can see the Republican party as the OPENLY racist party and they know better than to tell Black folks to vote for Trump. That would backfire. So they just go around waiting on anything bad to happen to Black folks and then blame Joe Biden for it. A Black man is shot in St.Louis....blame Joe Biden. A Black child is killed in a tornado in Texas....blame Joe Biden. A Black woman dies in California during child birth.... "See...bet yall wish ya hadn't voted for Joe Biden NOW, don't ya!" Anything negative that happens to Black folks, these fools are grabbing it and running around harassing and ridiculing other Black folks over it as an excuse to blame the Democrats and get them to either vote Republican or don't vote at all.

Ok. Except I think this species sometimes wears 'white' skin. Sometimes they may choose other skin colors to advance their agenda but calling them people, folks, or even human is a stretch. 😛 As you mentioned, LEGERDEMAIN only occurs in plain sight. They can't help but record in writing all of their dastardly deeds. So anyone who doesn't read is S.O.L.. because their hubris forces them to keep 'history' - I guess it's necessary for the others who join them at a later date. Anyone with excellent reading comprehension, the ability to connect the dots and detect change will always stay ahead of the curve.

nels You're steady trashing Joe Biden and telling us how much of a racist he is, and most of us (I know I do) AGREE with that. But I've repeatedly asked you WHO should Black folks have voted for? WHO should Black folks support and vote for now? ...and you duck and dodge and ignore the question. You've made your point about who Black folks should NOT vote for, but the question still remains....WHO should Black folks be voting for? WHOOO WHOOO ????

I find it amusing that anything can be used for currency (wood chips, bronze, silver, stocks, bonds, bitcoin, crypto, etc.) Gold was the standard for a long time. Now a platinum coin the size of a quarter or silver dollar could be worth a trillion. Just because they said so. For grins and giggles, I would love to see Jeff Bezos ask that $50B (billion) in cash be dropped off in his front yard. I wonder how long it would take to round up and deliver the paper.😁 Of course, I already know the answer. They can't because it doesn't exist. As POTUS GWB Jr. famously said, it's a house of cards. 😎

Yes, Joe Biden has indeed repeatedly stuck his finger right in the eye(s) of black America and the country as a whole for many many decades. Until liberal black America in particular, jettisons the mainstream media, the deep state and the blame racism mentality, things are not going to get any better.

************************************************************************************ It was wonderful to see the descendants get their land back, especially after it appreciated to $75M It would have been even better if the government hadn't taken the land away from its rightful owners in the first place. I can't imagine how it felt when the govt came in and declared eminent domain over the property that Black family paid for. What horrible mental anguish that must have been for them. https://www.npr.org/2021/09/30/1041837156/bruces-beach-manhattan-newsom-los-angeles ************************************************************************************

I have no way of knowing one way or the other. How can you be certain? From the my teen age years onwards. I always sought older people for conversation and debate. You and Mel are part of my tribe, part Soceress and Magus.

30 years ago, when Rodney King got his azz whupped on video, I thought it was an open and shut case. Nope. Fast forward to present where cameras are everywhere (light poles, cell phones, police body and, etc.). Yet, we've been told not to believe our lying eyes when folks get choked or shot. Mayor Lightfoot wants swift justice. DA Foxx has to follow the science, er, evidence in order to build her case. If mayor Lori wanted to be a prosecutor, s/he should've stayed on that job. Otherwise, s/he needs to let DA Kim handle that. These n8gglets make black folks look bad trying to one up each other in proving they can do massa's work. China owns a huge amount of the US debt. The US doesn't really want the Chinese to call in those markers. So, in defiance, the US likes to saber rattle in showing its military strength. It's like Deebo owing you money and flexing at the same time: China has already shown the US how WWIII will go down. It won't be a military fight. Think biological warfare. Pandemic. 😎

Mzuri But you're right, you aren't going anywhere. And she SHO' ain't going anywhere with that black neclace on her neck. That's STAYING...lol

Right. The equivalent of throwing rocks at the window hoping to get into a party without an invitation. 😁 Yet, it doesn't stop black folks from trying to force white folks to pay attention to and/or validate them. Pathetic. 😎

There's no solution for Blacks in America. It is what has always been. A few will thrive , some will get back and others fighting to survive.

My sista, I'm new around here but I thoroughly appreciate the dialog you have engaged with me.🙂 I'm guilty of suggesting what black folks need to do but I think it's a necessary dialog too. I would hope that you'll hang in a while longer. We've got more music to discuss.😎

Yeah bro, in addition to bonnets and shower caps, n8gglets (male and female) down in these parts are wearing pajamas out in public too. I'm wondering how f8cking lazy can you be to jump outta bed and get into a car and show up at the grocery store in night clothes. Then, the dudes pants are sagging to the point that if they're wearing a belt it is around their thighs. That's when I'm wishing a dude who just did 20 long in the penalty box rolled up on these crash dummies...I see your ad slim, what up doe: I can only shake my head when it comes to the fashion sense or lack thereof among my people.😎

Chaka Khan was in the Black Panthers for a while. What do you think of Herbie Hancock's non Jazz forays into popular music?

@Mel Hopkinsperhaps because there is more unity amongst sisters, because they are the glue in the community the church, business, and every progressive movement amongst Blacks. It may be true of other people of colour.

I no longer have delusions or hope.

ProfD And don't forget the recent stunt L.A. Laker's Russel Westbrook pulled a few weeks a go walking down the street in a skirt: Russel Westbrook of the L.A. Lakers.