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This is why we need more Black media and Black platforms. Otherwise we are just being misinformed. White corporate media is not trying to serve Black viewers.

Absolutely and it also resulted in the unnecessary detainment and even arrest of a disproportionate number of Black people -- usually men. Have you even been stopped by the police for no apparent reason and had you car searched -- I have. It is always, "we were looking for someone fitting your description." Once, while having my car searched, I complained about the number of times I'd been pulled over to a sympathetic looking police office (a Black Hispanic woman) and she gave me the same line. Then over the police radio someone said they pulled over the suspect driving a car like mine. She said "see," I said "OK" the three police cars that had me hemmed up took off. But I know plenty of young men who were stopped for no other reason other than walking down the street! One of my neighbors a good kid was actually arrested -- for not having a form of identification -- a teenager!

Yeah it was pretty cool to be recognized in the industry trade publication so soon after launching. PW has consistently covered the Black Book Ecosystem over the years. Still it would be better if we could tell more our our story -- Unless you are telling your our story it ain't being told correctly. That reading list page should be redirected here: The Coffee Will Make You Black Book Club’s Complete Reading List (aalbc.com) Over the years numerous people have volunteered to moderate our book club, but no one, other than Thumper, stuck around very long. @Mzuri the post from old discussion forum are still on line, and indexed in search engines, the problem is that the software used to organized them no longer works so you can not follow a conversation. I did a search and found this, Thumper's Corner - Archive 2004 I'll see if I can dig up the rest of these and restore the archives in a way that a human can peruse them. I wish I could bring them onto the AALBC domain, but if I do that I risk Google killing my website. Seriously, Google banned the entire domain from serving advertisements years ago -- an algorithmically driven decision that was final, without review or recourse, and permanent. Google's software could have easily dealt with any issues -- they just did not give a f*ck.

That stop and frisk policy was disproportionately applied to people of color. NYC didn't use stop and frisk to shake down mafia associates who are criminals and some of whom are bona-fide killers. 😎

Mayor-Elect Adams is former police Captain so I expect law enforcement will get his full support. BLM might as well take several seats if they even think they're going to keep the incoming mayor and NYPD from handling their business. 😎

Guns aren't the problem. It's the mentality of the person carrying it. Texas is a great example of a state full of strapped people yet it's not the wild west. Minimize the conditions that lead to gun violence and fewer folks will get shot. Getting rid of racism and poverty would be a start. Of course those are two very tall orders.😎