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I have never criticized Joe Jackson because the reality of the matter is if that father didn't push his offspring into entertainment they probably would have ended up being factory workers in Gary, Indiana. Nobody can imagine Michael Jackson making widgets or buffing floors in a warehouse & walking back & forth to work with a lunchbox.🤣 Joe jackson, a Black man, did whatever it took to make his family rich. It worked too.😎

Logging. In. Has. Returned ..Black. Police. Silently. Watching. Racist. White. Police. Deliberately. Murdering. Black. People. Trying. To. Have. A. Race. War. ...Black. People. Being. .Attacked. In. Their. Own. Yard. In. Their. Neighborhoods. ..Black. Police Are. Not. Serving. Protecting. Their. Own. Communities. ..Where. Is. Black. Lives. Matter. ?? Black. Democrats. NAACP. Cannot. Organize. A. Neighborhood. Watch. In. Black. Communities ,,But. They. Can. Make. Tome. To. Control. Black. Votes. .Black. Lives. Matter. .Will. Not. Organize. A. Neighborhood. Watch. In. Black. Communities. .........It. Amazes. Me. . The. Churches. Do Not. Care. ...Black. People. Have. Been. Found. Hung. In. Trees. .. A. 1. Year. Old. Black. Baby. Was. Shot. And. Murdered. By. White. Trash. Police. ..All. This. Going. On. And. Still. We. Cannot Have. Black. Unity. .....

🤔 What I'd like to know is why is a woman from Los Angeles celebrating a New York Knicks victory????

Troy, you wrote: I say that all to say I don't want to read a book written a white man telling a Black family's story from the Black family's perspective. What I would want to read. possibly, is Outlaw's story from the white person's perspective. Which story are you telling? I’m telling Wyatt’s story from a white person’s perspective. I was born in 1942 of a working class family in High Point, NC. My father worked in a hosiery mill all his life and had only a 5th grade education. I grew up living next to a Black neighborhood. I did not witness any of the violent acts you mention, some of which occur with considerable brutality in my novel, but segregation, white and colored water fountains, the absence of Blacks in schools, swimming pools, movie theaters, etc. had a big impact on me. I was the first and last in my family to go to college. I use a third person limited point of view in present tense so you're there when it occurs. When Wyatt is whipped by pattyrollers, you feel his pain. Although my narrator is never named or described, I think you would quickly realize it's from a facetious white perspective. It mocks Faucette, Wyatt's father and plantation owner. It mocks the white Union officers who disrespect Wyatt and his cavalry friend, etc. Most of the story is from a Black character's perspective, Wyatt or his mother, who also is a heroine in the end. My goal is to make it onto a bestsellar list for Black readers. You probably know that the "Short Happy Life" of my title alludes to Hemingway's story. I use Hemingway’s stark writing style with short, readable chapters. I realize that time in our country's sordid history has been written do death, and parts of my novel sound like cliches because of that. For example, the jumping-the-broom scene when Wyatt and Rachel get “married.” But I tried and hope I achieved a fresh approach. Unlike Trump's cronies, I trust the expert, in this case you. Do you think Black readers will respond to my story? If you find this intriguing at all, I ask for your help in marketing my novel without breaking my bank account. I would love for you or a trusted colleague to read parts or all of my novel and tell me if you think Black readers will respond to it. If you don't think it's worth your time or trouble, I understand and I'll quit bothering you. If you think it's worth a try, I'll consider spending to promote it on your site. Can you get a better price through Ingram's than I get with author copies? Can we sell it from your site and cut out Ingram and am*zon? Maybe you have contracts that forbid that kind of collusion. Wouldn't it be refreshing to have an old white man (me) working together with a young book consultant like you?

@Pioneer1 I had no idea Shakira was 49. She looks GREAT! Shoot, she looks great for a 30-year-old! I have no clue what she may have done to her body. But she is of course wearing makeup and surely the video was edited to enhance her appearance. This is par for the course and no one involved in the production is considering the impact on the self-esteem of the viewer--nor should they. Their concern is to make a good video and I think they accomplished that. The viewer should be knowledgeable enough not to judge themselves by the images seen in magazines and on the screen -- the models themselves don't look like the images of themselves. Finally, 49 is not THAT old man. Now I won't say 49 is the new 30, but you should not be broken down at that age. Here is a video of me at 49. Now I appreciate most people could not do this move at any age, but I was a D1 gymnast. and I was in shape most of my life. Shikira has been wiggling her fine booty for decades; of course she is gonna be better at it than your typical 50-year-old Besides her JOB is to look good .

@Pioneer1 ..the global elite orchestrate the chaos & confusion around the world. The system of racism white supremacy manages it.😎