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Maybe slightly provocative but @Breck hampton aka Harry's latest post inspired this thread. BLINO (Black in name only) organizations exist primarily as social clubs to serve as controlled opposition within the system of racism white supremacy. As long as Black organizations exist to enrich themselves as glorified social clubs & funded by non-Black people, they will remain ineffective when it comes to protecting Black people & championing our concerns & interests. Black Lives Matter (BLM) sprung up in the wake of George Floyd being murdered & subsequent protests. BLM used that situation to raise a lot of money. They disappeared shortly after the protests. IMO, NAACP & Congressional Black Caucus & other legacy Black organizations are fossilized & too old to help Black people in modern times. Many Black organizations may be great for chewing the fat but at some point they have to spit it out in order to eat real food. It would be great to be proven wrong that these Black organizations are BLINOs. I'll wait for those Black organizations to push legislation & champion reparations specifcally for FBA/AfroAmericans.😎

In 1957, I was 17 and worked at Del Farm supermarket, on South Park Avenue, as a stockboy. When the store got super busy, a call from the manager over the loudspeaker went out: “All stockboys front.” I would break my neck if Judy Davis was a cashier that day to assist her by bagging groceries. It was well known that she modeled for Ebony Magazine and she was the prettiest girl that had ever spoken to me. She called me skinny, so affectionately. With her, I learned that I was capable of opening my mouth and letting words come out that made sense and sometimes made her laugh or smile sweetly. Thus fortified, I joined the Marines a year later.