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@Delano Truth! This is truth and ranks right up there with the other genius and profound observations you’ve shared in this space (and on my blog too!) Communication is like sequence, a simple algorithm that causes folks to carry out tasks. It is absolutely manipulative - that’s the function! @Troy said something very powerful in his WSJ appearance -(paraphrasing) algorithms will have a lot of things popping up for you to buy but they are meaningless without context - therefore sharing your experience cuts through the noise . I realize now from this simple distinction is why I call you twin. We don’t communicate, we commune ( a word that has become obsolete) we share feelings and experiences. Commune rises to a level of intimacy. The only time you and I have locked horns here was that one time we tried to out-fact each other. lol … Aside, I remember @Pioneer1 made a comment that I never called the black men in this forum “brother” .. I always wondered about that but later I began to feel a kinship. From your observation - I get why some folks I’ve never met now feel like family and others can eff all the way off. The old and new currency is intimacy —🗝 “Don't give the fact; give the feeling" -Crossing Lines

Bro, I respect it but I do appreciate your presence and contribution. 😎

I doubt that there will be more female than male responses.

@Cynique @Troy @Mel Hopkins @ProfD @Chevdove I don't always agree with you but I enjoy your presence.

I don’t watch TV local news and i don’t watch cable news. So I never see the Black community through that lens. But back to your statement, I hear Juneteenth utterance with its pairing of 1865 w/ freedom and enterprise. I see the activities planned in my neighborhood, which is majority black and in other black majority counties and cities in the U..S. So far these events are related to commerce and our natural environment. What black people do is indicative of what they believe. Just today, the proprietor of black-owned business in Cincinnati came to the aid of his vendor whose business was gutted by fire. The first thing he said was 1865! Let’s help this brother in the spirit of 1865. So, it this is your belief and action… .” I have said in this very community that black people have always owned businesses. I am certain of that based on my bloodline, whose business ownership goes into the 1800s. “ Then you know after slavery ended in the Land of Dixie, enterprise and job creation was the only way black people could survive. By now LLC is embedded in our psyche and DNA . Voting came much later. BTW, be careful with local tv news. When I prepared MOS (Man on the street) interviews for my CBS network affiliate - I edited the responses the way I wanted them to appear on the evening news. That is to say, what you see on air isn’t necessarily what the community or individuals believe. It’s what the news producer wants you the viewer to believe about your community. Local news programming aims to keep the attention of teens. And video story development borders on propaganda - produced to win “hearts and minds of its viewers.

It's not your fault that I'm persnickety. However I am grateful for the forum. That means the World to me to be heard and seen.

I always felt Cynique could publish some essays through a traditional publisher. Her biting commentary, whether i agree with it or not, is always interesting. @Cynique on social do you get the same reaction? I mean do people express similar sentiment as Del?

Trolls avoid these like the plague. Sorry man ☹️

Just like drugs, illegal guns are poured into the AfroAmerican community. If a record number of AfroAmericans started buying legal fireams, gun laws would be changed overnight.😎

It's rather difficult for actions to be uttered, but I'll give it a try. "The most common action uttered" by me in my Illinois hometown where Juneteenth was not widely celebrated or, as in my case, even heard of was: "Wow!" It wasn't until i was in my 30s that I learned the story behind this date. 😳

1. Always demand evidence from those who troll forums and liter threads with egregious and false generalizations. Don’t click any links. Their information only leads to more propaganda and malware. Instead, demand they include the url and a legitimate source. Note: Trolls never have a primary source - they are lazy and don’t have the capacity to do the research on their own.

Hmm...I reckon an elderly black could make some real good French fried potaters.🤣😎

An "elderly black"??? Where did you grow up? I don't know a lot of Black people who talk like that. They usually say "elderly Black man" or "elderly Black woman" or "elderly Black people" but not just simply "a black".