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No wonder Moses dropped or threw away 75% of the Laws of Ma'at. He knew saved and sanctified people would have a hard time following 10 commandments. 😁😎

Yep. That's why I think it's beyond ridiculous. it's not just wigs. Women and men are dying their natural hair different colors too. Round up these n8gglets and their heads will make them look like a bag of Skittles. 😎

Hope the day was enjoyable and your friends and family showered you with affection.

Yes! Next Year! @Cynique Have a great B-day!

From what I see of the cover and what you said, I like it already! I'm a retired teacher and very aware of good children's books. I was a bilingual teacher and so usually looking for books that were in Spanish or both languages. But... I had black students too and I'd love to have them read your book. Where can I see the entire text? Is it online somewhere? Good for you, for putting out these good thoughts. I know it is needed. Example: in Watts I was teaching 4th grade. 2 black girls were drawing self-portraits, as was the entire class. I looked at their pictures. These girls were both dark-skinned. Their pictures showed light-skinned girls with blue eyes. I said, "Are you sure you got the colors right?" and one of them responded, "Hey we want to be pretty, not all black." Well I made a few appropriate comments about how lighter isn't necessarily prettier, and there's not a thing wrong with y'all... but this runs deep and they'd been programmed by a lot of TV. etc, to think like that. So, yeah, Hoorah for you and your book!

They should just use the slogan "Sieg Heil" and stop pretending that they are other than outright fascists.

@Pioneer1 This is an afterthought. I love your comment and it has been resurfacing in my mind. One of the reasons why I love sharing my research in this community that revolves around BLACK BOOKS and forum though is because my research is not received in the White Supremacist environment of our western civilization! So even though I agree with you in that my research will float down to the bottom of the page and disappear due to a lack of understanding my many Black people, however, I strongly believe that my research will resurface eventually because OF THE SOURCE. This kind of hidden history has been deliberately suppressed and I can see that it is drawing some 'secret hostility' especially on the subject of THE SLAVE SHIP ERA. Many White Supremacist loathe this issue and try to white wash this horrible period by saying that White people too have been slaves. OH BUT NO!!! LOL. THEY CAN'T SAY THAT ABOUT THE SLAVE SHIP TRADE--at least NOT NOW! LOL Imagine seeing a movie with White men in chains being forced into slave ships, lying closely packed, naked, in the bottom of the ships. Imagine seeing actors like Charleston Heston [late], Richard Gere, Johnny Depp, playing those roles as being Toby, or Kunta Kinte, Fiddler. One day, this may happen in order to stop Black people from seeing how unique this horror really has been. One day you will hear that, it doesn't matter what 'race' the slave ship victims were because we've all been enslaved on slave ships, Irish, Scots, Germans, we've all been through it. Again, thank you so much for your observation! I feel at times that I don't write enough or share enough about my research. It's my passion! Recently, I tried to dig up a bit I researched on ancient Egypt, and now, I am so frustrated because i cannot find it. I wrote the first draft last year and now, I want to edit and post it but cannot find it. It is not easy digging up valid references. But perhaps one day, I hope that our future generation will benefit from it and no matter how this kind of information goes 'unread', I strongly believe that it will resurface one day.

Oh yes, intelligent black people would of course logically flock to the Party of White Supremacy! Sure, why not? The Democratic centrists might be lame and spineless, but the RepubliQans are outright racist fascists, so... some choice, eh? Between Stupid and Evil, I'll vote for Stupid. You are ignoring when discussing the "Latino" population that they are not a monolith. They are comprised of various ethnicities. The Cubans in the USA tend to be RepubliQans. Mexicans tend to be Democrats. Democrats do not "attack God", who knows where you get that especially ludicrous bit of Russian/GOP propaganda. And I know plenty of black people who are very definitely Christians and strong Democrats. Black people run the Democratic Party in this County, for Chrissakes. Does "fraudulent political class" include Moscow Mitch McConnell? Right. Or, rather, WRONG.

Jazz legend Miles Davis and poetry legend Quincy Troupe. On April 15, 1989, writer and poet Quincy Troupe interviewed Miles Davis at the Studio Museum in Harlem, just a few months before the publication of their co-authored Autobiography of Miles. Why do you love Harlem? Why do you live there now, and what are you working on? IMAGES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: QUINCY TROUPE WITH ALEXANDER “SKUNDER” BOGHOSSIAN. QUINCY TROUPE WITH MILES DAVIS AT THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM, APRIL 15, 1989, THE FIRST TIME DAVIS EVER SAT AND TALKED TO A LIVE AUDIENCE IN SUCH A SETTING. QUINCY TROUPE WITH HUGH MASEKELA IN LESOTHO. DOROTHY AND QUINCY TROUPE, SR. Franklin Sirmans IMAGES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: QUINCY TROUPE WITH TONI MORRISON. GIANT TALK: AN ANTHOLOGY OF THIRD WORLD WRITINGS, EDITED BY QUINCY TROUPE AND RAINER SCHULTE. MARGARET PORTER TROUPE AND QUINCY TROUPE WITH DEREK WALCOTT IN SAINT LUCIA. Franklin Sirmans JAMES BALDWIN WITH QUINCY TROUPE QUINCY TROUPE WITH AMIRI BARAKA AND STEVE CANNON LEFT: QUINCY TROUPE WITH TOM FEELINGS AND MAYA ANGELOU. CENTER: A COPY OF JACOB LAWRENCE’S AESOP’S FABLES SIGNED TO QUINCY AND MARGARET FROM LAWRENCE AND GWENDOLYN KNIGHT. RIGHT: THE TROUPES WITH JACK WHITTEN https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/griot-jali-californias-first-poet-laureate-quincy-troupe-returns-to-his-old-stomping-ground/ https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/once-upon-a-harlem-time

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Thanks ProfD. I used to be more verbally combative. Not just here but also in real reality. I will comment a bit, but in general, I want to talk less. My goal is not to have any opinions. No I never defended Abbott Lab. I said the goal of a corporation is to maximise profit. You may not realise it, but that's not my opinion. That is the mandate for management. In addition if you were more sensitive to tone, or just listened to Troy's Cynique's or Chevdove's comments you would have seen your error. No other member, except you, would think that I would say, what you erroneously are attributing to me. I thought reporters were suppose to check their sources. Don't worry about it, not admitting you're wrong, won't raise anyone's opinion of you.

I respectfully ask that you continue to engage in the discussions. Please do not let others mute your opinions and perspectives and contribution to the forum. 😎

The Dr. mentioned the laws of Ma'at a lot I have shared them below. They appear in The Egyptian Book of the Dead. The 42 Laws Of Ma’at (Negative Confessions) 1- I have not committed sin 2- I have not committed robbery with violence 3- I have not stolen 4- I have not slain men and women 5- I have not stolen food 6- I have not swindled offerings 7- I have not stolen from God 8- I have not told lies 9- I have not carried away food 10- I have not cursed 11- I have not closed my ears to truth 12- I have not committed adultery 13- I have not made anyone cry 14- I have not felt sorrow without reason 15- I have not assaulted anyone 16- I am not deceitful 17- I have not stolen anyone’s land 18- I have not been an eavesdropper 19- I have not falsely accused anyone 20- I have not been angry without reason 21- I have not seduced anyone’s wife 22- I have not polluted myself 23- I have not terrorized anyone 24- I have not disobeyed the law 25- I have not been excessively angry 26- I have not cursed God 27- I have not behaved with violence 28- I have not caused disruption of peace 29- I have not acted hastily or without thought 30- I have not overstepped my boundaries of concern 31- I have not exaggerated my words when speaking 32- I have not worked evil 33- I have not used evil thoughts, words or deeds 34- I have not polluted the water 35- I have not spoken angrily or arrogantly 36- I have not cursed anyone in thought, word or deed 37- I have not placed myself on a pedestal 38- I have not stolen that which belongs to God 39- I have not stolen from or disrespected the deceased 40- I have not taken food from a child 41- I have not acted with insolence 42- I have not destroyed property belonging to God

I figured out why it bothered me. This is a forum to exchange ideas and discuss them. So if a person is attempting to tell people how to think or how they should feel this feels manipulative. It's the height of arrogance to say your feelings are invalid or wrong. However I think I will go back to just posting links and minimising my position. I desire less conflict and angst on all of my interactions.

It's the height of absurdity that black women call themselves embracing their natural roots by wearing these huge wigs made out of synthetic fabric in places like Taiwan. But that's what's trending, and if attention is what they are seeking, then - mission accomplished! You know what they used to say back in the day - "blondes have more fun!"

Maybe just try for intelligent discourse. It is also important to set the rules of engagement: no ad hominem attacks; agreed upon definitions of key terms of subject being discussed; rational arguments especially for highly subjective topics.

The video is hilarious on several levels especially to someone like myself who finds humor in d8mn near everything. 🤣 It's amazing that Black folks hold on to the goofiest BS left behind by their colonizers. Those wigs have always looked ridiculous even back in the 1700s. Unfortunately, AfroAmericans are spending a sh8t ton of money or hair and wigs nowadays. Many of them look just as ridiculous. In as much as some things change, a lot of it stays the same. Thank goodness I'm totally comfortable in my baldness. 😁😎