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It's more like envy or insecurity.

In my mailbox today. I don't see how calling yourself a "New Afrikan" describes and describes you as a citizen of both the Republic of New Afrika and the United States of America. Anywho, here is the original email: --------------- The term African-American is disparaging if Black People use it to indicate they are citizens of the United States. Citizens of the United States are called Americans; a hyphen indicates you are not all the way there. Over the years people have used a lot of terms that did not properly represent who We are. African American is as much one of them as Afro-American, Negro and Colored. Recognizing yourself as a New Afrikan universally eliminates the element of inequality that terms like African-American carry. Recognizing yourself as a New Afrikan makes you a whole dual citizen of both the Republic of New Afrika (“New Afrikan”) and the United States of America (“American”). Visit my website at www.asetbooks.com and my youtube channel at https://youtube.com/channel/UC7fEkUP01ViblCH1W6XkGTA for more of what We need to be aware of. We are Black People, We are New Afrikans. We are not dark-skinned white people. We need a nation of Our own. Mba Mbulu

It was minor. I am pretty well coordinated. Ususally when I hang my clothes out to dry if they fall off the line most of the time I catch them before the hit they ground. I hve good hand eye coordination and reaction time. On this particular instance I dropped my pegs about 5 times. And I felt a bit off.

Well, since black folks created everything, we're just taking it back. White folks don't really create anything. They steal and repackage it.

Same here. I have the great fortune of being around Africans enough to know better. Being a natural comedian, whenever they (Africans) try to complain about AfroAmericans, I have several questions: 1) why did you leave your country and come to America 2) why didn't Africans come back to pick up our ancestors when the cruise ship got stranded 3) why did Africans sell each other into slavery 4) why are African countries practicing greed and corruption 5) why are people poor and/or starving in Africa with its abundance of resources 6) why do Africans mix and match Polo, FUBU, Phat Farm, Enyce and RocaWear 7) Why are Africans afraid to put lotion on their heels African n8gglets are no different from AfroAmerican n8gglets especially when it comes to believing the white man's ice is colder.

If the lights are about to be turned off, you need to let somebody know before that happens.

Adding insult to injury, Eminem rounds up 12 AfroAmerican rappers to form a crew. Those n8gglets grinning and smiling in the background enjoying a white Trojan horse ride. Hip-Hop is black music. Michael Jackson looked just fine up until the Off the Wall album. The success of the Thriller album led to that dude to losing his mind and bleaching himself. The ultimate display of black self-hatred was him adopting those white kids and leaving his fortune to them. Yeah, because black folks don't own much of anything, white folks can take it and do whatever they please. Kinda like discovering America.

This is what I call "Negro Logic" Distorted half-backed thinking that not only doesn't consider all the factors of a situation but doesn't even make solid common sense. Thinking that merely changing your name or playing around with words is enough to get your freedom and respect is an example of "Negro Logic". Or what Tariq Nasheed calls "Prison Babble" A bunch of niccaz sitting up in a jail house with nothing better to do that to kick ideas around to eachother and argue them.

Yeah, that author is on his head as far as I'm concerned. I have always been and forever will be fine with Black, African-American or AfroAmerican when describing black folks born in the US. Warts and all, America (US) is our home country. We just need to fix the raggedy parts of it.

Yeah, doing negative things and saying "white folks do it too" is the equivalent of finger pointing and it's childish. Ain't nobody got time for that. I don't have a problem with AfroAmericans taking a concept and improving upon it constructively. If black folks can come up wtih an action hero or a thing of beauty, go for it. Most art is built on variations of familiar themes. Some folks can take a blank canvas and come up with something original. A lot of stuff is derivative. Music and sports would be devoid of flavor if AfroAmericans didn't use their gifts, knowledge, skills and abilities to flip the script on it. Remove all black football and basketball players from the game. Hardly anybody would watch it. AfroAmericans added Rhythm and Blues; soul and funk to music. We are responsible for the baby making music of the 1970s. White folks consume what black folks do until they figure out how we did it. Then, they codify, reproduce and sell it to themselves. From The Rolling Stones to Elvis Presley to Michael Bolton to Celine Dion, they've repackaged black music. Now, they consider Eminem one of the greatest rappers. So, if black folks can come up with a better version of James Bond, Superman or a doll, they should do it. I'm a huge proponent of AfroAmericans seeing themselves in positive positions of power, intellgence, excellence and beauty. In my eternal optimism, I'll forever be pro-black to a fault. Even if it kills me. I can live with that.

Absolutely. As I mentioned in another thread, AfroAmericans need to learn how to become producers instead of wallowing in being employees and the ultimate consumer. I believe that here in America, Asians make 90% of their money from AfroAmerican consumers buying their food, dry cleaning, beauty supply products and services (hair and nails), etc. When I was a youngin, AfroAmericans owned everything in my community. In the late 1980s, I saw the handwriting on the wall. AfroAmericans cashed out and Asians showed up. It's been that way for three decades now and counting. AfroAmericans need to figure out what other folks need from us and that we can produce for ourselves and own it. That is the beginning of building your own economy.

If folks are that busy they shouldn't be dating. If folks aren't doing anything worthwhile or constructive, they definitely shouldn't be dating. IMO, American society is definitely conditioning male behavior to be less assertive and aggressive. The equivalent of pulling a lion's teeth outta its mouth. They want males to be more sensitive to everything. I call it the pussification of men. Unfortunately, too many boys are being raised by women. A mother can teach her son how to be caring and compassionate. She cannot teach him how to be a man. However, by design, real men and women will connect. Survival of the fittest. Without it, humanity ceases to exist. Alpha-males don't need coaching and/or a pep talk. They know what to do when it comes to getting a woman's attention. I definitely remember those days when males and females seemed to be more attracted to each other like magnets and they had no problem with public displays of affection (PDAs) The times have changed and it looks different but folks are still hooking up and showing PDAs. Just a matter of being in those spaces. Movie theaters, shopping malls and school and college campuses are filled with it. Ao, I'm not overly concerned that dating will become exclusively virtual nor will old skool male/female interactions be compromised. Pheromones still exist.

You have us

ProfD Some of it comes from working too much, but a lot of these folks don't even have jobs. Laying around on their sister's or grandmother's couch texting all day....ain't doing a damn thang worthwhile But much of it is because the latter generations (Millenials and Gen Z) of boys have been CONDITIONED by the White people they went to school with or worked around to take a prudish attitude toward approaching girls/women. They were taught that it's "inappropriate" to flirt with women, call them baby, and other things that were so common in the Black communities prior to 2000. The were told that flirting heavy with a woman in public is called "street harassment" and were taught to feel guilty about doing it. Now ofcourse boys will be boys and men will be men and testosterone has a way of FORCING you to assertively and seek the comfort of a woman regardless of any social rules against flirting pursuing; but still most people just want to fit in and will try to honor the social rules. The interesting thing is.... I was told by many many women (including White women) that the bold assertiveness of Black men is one of the things that made us so attractive! So it's I find it suspect that so many Black boys/men have been convinced that this is a problem. If you're in your 50s I'm sure you remember the days where on any given weekend night if you go around the hood you'd see tons of Black boys and girls just out embracing eachother smooching in public. The boy would have his arm around his girl as if to say, "This is may lady". When was the last time you saw THAT lately? When was the last time you even saw a Black male and female embrace eachother in public let alone smooch and kiss?

ProfD I doubt it will go that far but if so, I'm guessing national guard would get called up similar to during protests. Or start deputizing the racist militia groups. Mzuri Medical personnel, law enforcement, and other essential workers would rather quit their job and lose their income than get vaccinated, which says that the risk of side effects is not worth it and the people will not be bullied or threatened by their employers or the government. It's just more re-enforcment and assurance that I made the right decision. And that I'm CERTAINLY not alone. I have millions and millions and millions of folks right there with me.

I doubt it will go that far but if so, I'm guessing national guard would get called up similar to during protests. Before that happens, I'm thinking they'll ease up on the vax status mandates.

Since I cannot start a thread, I'll keep using others... Hair...Synthetic or Real or Magic Marker Around these parts there is no shortage of beauty supply stores. Of course, most of them are not owned by black folks. From cute to ridiculous, my sistas seem to have a deeper appreciation for showing off fake hair or human hair that once belonged to someone else in the form of a lace front or weave. Brothas aren't exempt. They're wearing toupees or using a shoe polish like substance to fill in the hair that's either gray or missing from their head and face. Seems black folks took more pride in their natural look once upon a time. Just wondering why they're spending so much time and money trying to look pseudo-European or searching for the fountain of youth.

It get's better and better.......... I'm willing to wager over a third of all law enforcement in the nation will eventually end up walking off the job....plunging this society into mass chaos.

Reads like Gen Powell had Parkinson's disease and cancer. He was vaxxed. Yet, they're reporting the achoo virus pushed him over the edge. IMO, Gen Powell and Condoleezza Rice were two of the smartest folks in the GWB Jr administration.

Sad to hear that about our brother. For some reason I was sadder over Herman Cain's death. I really liked Herman Cain.

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