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Where America is concerned, the term "Promised Land" is interchangeable with "the land of opportunity" phrase, both of which are connected with "the Americsn Dream" idea. All 3 are illusions associated with the element of luck and, of course, white skin. 🤪

I enjoyed this commentary and also appreciate the couple. For at least 20 years, I've avoided Octavia Butler books, telling myself , “I'm not into sci-fi.” During that time I've also known the importance of her work and how imperative it would be for me to delve into it at some point. Many years ago I purchased her book Kindred from a book sale. Having read the story line, it seemed like one I'd be able to get into when I was ready. Fast forward to January 2025, and I receive an invite from colleagues to join a book club for the reading of Parable of the Sower and an offer to pick up a copy of the text. Interesting. I started reading Kindred a day before that email and am very much engrossed in the text. Afrofuturism is definitely the key to my ability to engage with sci-fi. I'm not sure how things will go with Parable of the Sower, but I did accept the invite and look forward to reading the book and discussing with others.

Talk about "circular nonsense"....lol. Crutches don't CRIPPLE people any more than toilets cause diarrhea...lol. If you claim that Black America is crippled, didn't the Jesus you believe in HEAL the crippled instead of judging and chastising them?

Today is the holiday acknowledging the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Yet, there is hardly any media coverage of it. Unfortunately, the pageantry of the POTUS inauguration has literally trumped Rev. Dr. MLK Jr's holiday. There are events commemorating the legacy of Rev. Dr. MLK Jr's happening around the country. Hopefully, they are getting local coverage.😎