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Literary agent Regina Brooks [ founder of Serendipity Literary Agency ; https://www.serendipitylit.com/ ] I first saw or heard during a black literary convention at Medgar Evers college and she was enthused, engaged with the audience. Being honest, telling a joke or two, and providing opportunity. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/regina-brooks_regina-brooks-named-2024-pw-notable-activity-7275179743052808193-_-w-?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop I told her Condolences concerning your mom, happy that she comprehended your happiness before her passing and... Congratulations! on the Publishers Weekly honor! You have earned a night off:) citation https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:7275179741941252096?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A(ugcPost%3A7275179741941252096%2C7275296384595968000)&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A(7275296384595968000%2Curn%3Ali%3AugcPost%3A7275179741941252096)

My short attention span prevented me from doing anything other than cherry picking the topics I wanted to respond to in this marathon post that my late night curiosity prompted me to check out. All I can say is the longer I live, the more I realize how much the black experience can vary. I have never been around any black married couples who so desperately desired light skin children that the wife copulated with a white male in order to achieve this goal! People I knew, dealt with however their kids came out, (sometimes being guilty of showing favoritism toward their lighter-skinned offspring albeit.) In my social circle, guys were sometimes intimidated by fair-skinned girls, settling for brown ones. Girls often had a thing for what they perceived as the more masculine darker skinned guys. But none of these tendencies dominated customs. People liked who they liked, and ugliness came in all colors, just as good looks were good looks. This Neely Fuller sounds almost like a cult figure. Mysterious and dogmatic, proselytizing a color conscious doctrine that stems from personal experience and anecdotal examples, all of which enthrall his admirers. I wonder why he hasn't gained more popularity in the black community, why black leaders don't recommend his advice which is purported to be so wise? Not surprised Fuller is said to have mentored Frances Cress Wellsley. the original "angry black woman" with unorthodox views. I went to college with her sister who, unlike dark Frances, was tan colored. They had another sister, who was light skinned but they all 3 looked like each other. What am I to make of this? If I am to believe what was said here, it's possible that their mother was impregnated by a white man instead of her husband, and this accounted for the youngest sister being lightskinned. Get outta here. This may be the case with single women who get pregnant. But, since slave descendants come in various degrees of skin tones the great majority of them have white blood in them due to female slaves being raped by their white masters. So when 2 slave descendants procreate, they are bringing a whole history of bloodlines into the mix. This includes not only skin color but facial features:, hair texture and body builds and even non physical talents and skills. The hybrid slave descendants who comprise the negroid population of America can't be sure what color their children will come out because of "throwbacks". Let's not downplay the science of genealogy, in favor of rumors and superstition. I have actually seen cases where one mate is dark and the other light and their daughters were all dark and the sons all light or vice versa. Dominate and recessive genese may be somehow affected by the sex of the fertilized embryo. All kinds of factors influence how a child looks. Including how melanin reacts to certain conditions. Whatever the case, colorism won't go away. It ebbs and flows but never disappears. it is so pervasive in the "Afro American" community that the preoccupation with it has become neurotic. Even Beyonce has been accused of lightening her skin! Ironically; the ones most conscious of skin color seem to be those with dark skin. They have a love-hate relationship with "high yellow" people. I. personally, suspected that certain sistas didn't vote for Kamala because.they harbored feelings of resentment against her. It does seem that a preference for lighter skin spans all cultures. If Africa is the cradle of mankind, then any species that isn't black is a mutation of the original race. Perhaps it's in the DNA of the mutants to reject those whose skin is darker than theirs.

I do not want to or cannot back up or support all the information....with what I consider a credible source.

America has chosen as leader of the free world, an orange, over-sized toddler whose diet consists of McDonald's. That explains his lack of continence. 🤣😎

As a consequence of judgement, sure, but it depends upon the situation and person where the caution is applied.

That is crazy. With the ready availability of DNA testing people can't get away with that crap now. 🤨 What possible "Advantage" did a Black man have in American during the first half of the 20th century?