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  1. There has never been a shortage of celebrities, not just Black ones, willing to do anything to maximize their wealth. Is there any record of a Black person, in entertainment, who sought to darken their skin, or are they always trying to lighten it. We know white women have been known to seek to darken their skin. I don't Bey is "selling out" as in selling out Black people. I think she is an A-list celebrity and is behaving like one. Try to shoe horn our senilities on to her in an effort to understand her motivation is a futile exercise. I know I liked when i skin got tanned in the summer, in fact I prefer my darker completed self. It was a running joke in my family that I believe my skin color is really darker than it is I always said my Nubianess is coming out as my skin darkened in the summer. In Florida I was able to keep my Nubianess all year long That is why we are not bazillionaire. The Carters not only know what to do to get super rich thet are willing to do it. Right on!
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  2. Candace Owens is so smart that she's dumb. Same goes for Sen Ted Cruz. Instead of solving problems in their own backyard, those two crash dummies have nerve to speak on Australia. Not a good look at all. Then, they wonder why folk hate Americans. Being arrogant, nosey and stupid aren't endearing human qualities. Candace and Ted both need to take several seats.
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  3. I'm not letting THIS one go so easy. AALBC is an INSTITUTION in the Black community now. And those who have benefited from that institution have a responsibility to help maintain and EXPAND it. This is actually bigger than Troy Johnson....in my opinion. Just like Fisk, Morehouse, and Howard are bigger than those who founded them. These fine institutions grew to be bigger than the mere business of the indidivuals who founded them, but have become a cornerstone of Black American Academic culture. Speaking of Howard..... I was reading about how the students at Howard are protesting the shitty living conditions in their on-campus dorms. Seems to me that many of these HBCUs are relying entirely too much on tuition and government funding for their mantenance and not enough of the Alumni are giving money back like Mr and Mrs Cosby have done. AfroAmericans have a RESPONSIBILITY to support our own! If we don't....who will? This is AfroAmerican History. AfroAmerican Legacy
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  4. ************************************************************************************ There is a branch of Criminology called Victimology. Victimology is the study of the (stupid) things that victims do to attract a criminal or a crime to happen to them. I am not trying to blame the victim, but you really should be more careful about the things you do to invite negative consequences. I will list a few things you should consider below: Don't go out at night, alone, walking down the dark street, wearing every single piece of fancy jewelry that you own. Some thieves are not too smart and they will mistake that cheap gold knock-off for the real thing. This also applies to designer handbags, etc. Don't wear a bunch of chains, necklaces or other things around your neck. This gives a culprit a handy way to grab, choke, and control you, or even kill you. Don't have a purse or pocket full of cash, and then let everybody know that you have a purse or pocket full of cash. It really doesn't have to be a lot of cash, people will rob you for $20. Be careful when you go to the ATM. Try to use one that is inside somewhere, not on the street or at the bank because that is where criminals hangout waiting for their next mark. Don't be a mark. Don't go out wearing extremely skimpy outfits, and then wonder why untoward things keep happening to you. Save your skimpy outfit that exposes all your goodies for the booty call, not the grocery store. If you are living with someone or in relationship with someone that you know is crazy and violent, if you decide to leave, just leave. Don't announce that you are going to leave. Even if he isn't violent, people snap. Don't ever let a criminal take you to a secondary location. If you end up in the middle of nowhere with a criminal, you will probably be toast. You get the idea. Be careful, use common sense and always protect yourself. ************************************************************************************
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  5. Cynique, I think you've covered the bases in providing excellent advice to young ladies. if I may tell young fellas overflowing with testosterone how they should interpret this PSA: Hunt thirsty well beyond menopause cougars. Buy a pair of rose colored glasses to make them look vivacious and a tub of K-Y Jelly to make them more pliable. If you're really lucky, she'll love to f8ck and cook and may have a few coins too. Do not spend the night as you may not appreciate how she smells and prepares for bed and/or how she looks in the morning when she awakes. I think we've provided some good advice to both sides of the aisle. Hopefully, they'll heed it and be great.
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  6. Yeah, there is a big difference between WEALTH and RICHES. Riches are strictly financial. Wealth involves POWER and INFLUENCE to go along with the money. Chris Rock said: "Michael Jordan is rich. The White man who signs his paycheck is wealthy!" There are a lot of RICH Black folks, but not too many are WEALTHY. If you're just rich....you got a lot of money in the bank. But if you have your own lawyer, own several businesses, and know the mayor and a few judges on a first name basis and routinely have lunch with them....now you're WEALTHY.
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  7. Oh no...more brainwashing and promoting the agenda. But at some point I'm going to have to look at the Negroes who are willing to do this for a pay check. Most of them claim to be Christian and the Bible THEY believe in clearly condemns not only homosexuality but I believe it also condemns men dressing up like women. I know it condemns feminine acting men. So Black people are going to have to decide where do they get their morality from..........the religions they preach, or Caucasians.
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  8. I wasn't too crazy about beer. When I do drink....it's usually wine or white liquor mixed with juice. I'm a SUPERTASTER so I can taste the alcohol in almost all alcoholic drinks no matter the content. When I DID drink brew it was usually Colt - 45 and Crazy Horse. I was trying to be like Billy D...lol
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  9. Celebrities are super rich. They are not wealthy. The Carters have rapped and sang and danced their way into a huge bag of money. No doubt about it. But, they didn't have to lighten up in order to get it. The beauty of Hip-Hop music is that it was street. Folks didn't have to sell out in order to get paid from it. Jay-Z could be himself and make it based on his gfit for lyrical wordplay. In fact, he still hasn't changed much. I don't see him becoming white. He hasn't gotten a lip reduction either. OTOH, Jay-Z's wife has fallen into the entertainment trap. She too made a fortune prior to this latest round of whitening. But, there are folks in her ear leading her to believe "darling, this makeover will be beautiful". I don't think she's whitening on purpose. Between the rise of Hip-Hop and fall of the King of Pop, I thought black folks would learn and understand that they could be unapologetically black and successful at the same time. It worked from the late 1980s through early 2000s. For the most part, many black entertainers are staying true to themselves. Lizzo hasn't become bulimic or aneroxic and/or whitened herself...yet.
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  10. So, this week, I managed to watch an episode of this show. It does contain the typical escapism i.e. blacks folks doing white people sh8t. Sure enough, the alphabet soup community has managed to infuse themselves in it too. Beautiful young black sistas who are being cast...a, b, c, d, e, f, g.... Again, I'm not surprised considering who's behind the show. Sad.
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  11. A rose by any other name... For real! Hey @Delano did you create this from scratch or leverage existing hieroglyphics (symbols)?
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  12. Unless they decide to retire from the entertainment business, there's no telling when the bosses are going to let them chill and live off interest and dividends. Excuse me Mrs. Queen Bey, where's that gotd8mn album you owe me to fulfill your contract.
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  13. Mzuri Yes, I know, it is hard to believe that I was once a party animal. I won't be divulging anything else from my youth in order to preserve my (perceived) reputation. And here I was picturing a GEISHA GIRL on the other end of the computer... and here you come talking about guzzling down bottles of 40 ounces like Ice Cube, lol. "To the home girls who didn't make it......." You are correct about one thing - we are always going to be paying those annoying taxes, but most of those are going towards fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement so there probably won't be enough to cover the cost of Universal Healthcare anyway. But it could happen. The federal government can LITERALLY MAKE as much money as they need. They can print up TRILLIONS of dollars out of thin air; which they are currently doing right now. Problem is they aren't using it to pay for people's healthcare as much as they're printing it up to spend on the military and bribing foreign nations. Where is she anyway, she hasn't been here since YOU made her mad. I didn't MAKE her mad. She was already mad when I came across her....lol
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  14. Illustrations breathe life into the author's stories. Rest in Peace Jerry Pinkney
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  15. Bro, while we're tackling serious stuff I try to use the emojis to let y'all know when I'm clowning too. It always takes a small percentage of folks to do the heavy lifting for the masses. "That's just the way it is". Mzuri, I hope the humor comes through in what I post and you can get a good laugh. I believe that's the best medicine. Considering Pioneer missed it on the vax joke or didn't find it funny, I'll have to figure out something else.
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  16. ProfD The vax is a dry run at universal healthcare and so far, they haven't been able to give it away to enough folks. It is? I don't see how. Too me it just looks like a push to get people jabbed and that's it. For the most part they aren't paying for other medical bills or treatments. It doesn't make sense to cast a vote, hit the liquor store or weed spot and grab a chicken box or fish plate and head back to couch hibernation for 4 years. Which is why I constantly say that we need to organize a solid group with a solid agenda instead of focusing on uniting ALL or even MOST AfroAmericans. Because most aren't qualified for this anyway. It's like the Civil Rights Movement....most will BENEFIT from it but most won't be able to participate in it. Leave June Bug on the couch with his O.E. 800 and Popeyes chicken sammiches..... "Smmck... I KNOW this bitch ain't forget to put extra sauce on my shit" We'll call him IF we ever need him, lol. Mzuri You don't even need to be a U.S. citizen to get healthcare. All you have to do around here is go to an emergency room, and they can't turn you away. Well that's just emergency treatment. Catastrophic care. Going to the emergency room to get patched up after a stabbing or car accident and then put out the hospital after a couple days is NOT Universal Healthcare. Universal Healthcare takes care of ALL of your medical needs from the beginning until you're cured...or pass on. Everything you need is free. All of the chemotheraphy, surguries, rehab, admission for as long as you need to stay, physical therapy...it's ALL free. Not a mere patch up job and kicked out of the door or dropped off on the nearest corner. BTW, have I told you that you keep me in stitches. And so does ProfD. Y'all crack me up. Whatever it takes to put a smile on your face
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  17. As long as they are relevant, the money will contine to flow. To a certain extent, it's out of their hands. The public has to decide if/when they're tired of enriching them.
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  18. "Like you? I feed your ass, put clothes on your back, and let you stay under my roof. I do it because you're my SON and it's my RESPONSIBILITY. Nobody said I had to LIKE you". POWERFUL. One of the most powerful lines in Black cinema so far.
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  19. ProfD I wanted to beat my man Denzel Washington azz aka Troy in Fences the way he had my girl Viola snotting and crying and sh8t. Man Fences was an EXCELLENT movie. One of the best Black movies I've seen in a while. But as I tell the younger cats, you have to be over a certain age to really appreciate it. I think you'd have to be born before 1975 and grew up in atleast a somewhat urban environment to HALF WAY understand the movie and what it was about. I saw things in that movie that reminded me so much of what I saw in my childhood growing up in a working-class Black neighborhood. Fences CAPTURED it excellently And the weird thing for me is Denzel actually DIRECTED it. He's a pretty good director.
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  20. Point taken regarding Nina Simone. Everything about her beauty (look, voice, demeanor, etc.) is appreciated by a man who's totally secure in his own masculinity. To me, the women listed are extremely beautiful too and to varying degrees, I believe they could potentially give off that Nina vibe as well. Especially Lauryn and Viola. Of the 3, I'd choose Viola Davis every time and twice on Sunday. I wanted to beat my man Denzel Washington azz aka Troy in Fences the way he had my girl Viola snotting and crying and sh8t. Viola was gangsta in Widows so I didn't have to f8ck Liam Neeson up.
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  21. LBYR Contact: Marisa Russell, Executive Director of Publicity (212) 364-1548; marisa.russell@hbgusa.com Jerry Pinkney, Caldecott Medal–Winning Illustrator, 1939–2021 New York, NY (October 20, 2021)—Little, Brown Books for Young Readers is saddened to announce the passing of Jerry Pinkney, one of the most heralded children’s book illustrators of all time. The illustrator of more than one hundred books, he had the rare distinction of being the recipient of five Caldecott Honors and the winner of the 2010 Caldecott Medal for The Lion and the Mouse. He died at age eighty-two after a brief non-Covid-related illness on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. A titan in the publishing industry, Pinkney was in the vanguard of those depicting Black life in children’s books and a champion of the work of emerging Black artists and illustrators. He won the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award five times and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor four times, and was awarded the 2016 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for lifetime achievement (now known as the Children’s Literature Legacy Award) and the 2016 Coretta Scott King—Virginia Hamilton Award for lifetime achievement. He found great success in retellings that featured animal characters and was the creator of such acclaimed works as The Tortoise & the Hare (2013) and 2020’s The Little Mermaid, which the New York Times Book Review called “lovingly rendered with rich detail.” At the time of his death, he was working on a memoir with his wife, minister and author Gloria Jean Pinkney, his high school sweetheart of sixty-four years, detailing his childhood struggling with a learning disability and his path to becoming an artist against the odds, to be published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. “Jerry was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather whose impact influenced the creative endeavors of so many in our family,” says Gloria Jean Pinkney. Megan Tingley, Executive Vice President and Publisher, LBYR, said, “Jerry’s indefatigable attention to and love of his craft was unmatched, and he never stopped asking for his work to be pushed and challenged. Everyone he worked with was touched by his infectious delight in the act of creation, which never waned, and his generous spirit of kindness and collaboration.” Andrea Spooner, VP, Editorial Director, LBYR, commented, “Jerry Pinkney was a true artistic legend of the children’s book industry for more than half a century, and it’s fair to say the industry today might look very different without his groundbreaking work. As someone who worked with Jerry for more than twenty-five years, I can say that every interaction with him was a meaningful one. He brought great joy, excellence, genuine personal connection, and dignity into every aspect of his work and being, and we will all miss him dearly.” A native of Philadelphia, Jerry Pinkney studied at the Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts). He began illustrating children’s books in 1964 with The Adventures of Spider: West African Folktales, and was also the illustrator of the original iconic cover of Mildred Taylor’s Newbery Award–winning classic Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. He also illustrated the first eight Black History stamps for the US Postal Service, and served on the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee. He was a member of the National Endowment for the Arts, was the first children’s book illustrator elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, was elected into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame, and was the most exhibited illustrator in American museums. In advice for children, Jerry Pinkney said, “For the young person who is struggling in school, never forget there are many different ways to learn. Be curious. Do not be afraid to try. Do not be disappointed when making mistakes. You will discover your own unique way of understanding the things being taught. Learn from mistakes. Everything that happens to you will frame who you are, and who you will become. Your path to success will follow.” Jerry Pinkney is survived by his wife of sixty-one years, as well as by his daughter, Troy, and his three sons, Brian, Scott, and Myles Pinkney, all artists, and nine living grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Dyslexia Foundation (dyslexiafoundation.org) or the Teatown Lake Reservation Preserve and Education Center (teatown.org). About Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Little, Brown Books for Young Readers is a division of Hachette Book Group, a leading trade publisher based in New York and a division of Hachette Livre, the third-largest trade and educational publisher in the world. HBG is made up of eight publishing groups: Little, Brown and Company, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Grand Central Publishing, Perseus Books, Orbit, Hachette Nashville, Hachette Audio, and Workman. For more information, visit hbgusa.com. # # #
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