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https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/19/politics/lloyd-austin-testify-lawmakers-hospitalization/index.html Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was appointed by and reports to POTUS Biden. He secretly went into the hospital to have a medical procedure. Didn't tell his boss about it but POTUS was cool. Wished him well. However, the GOP in Congress are demanding that Secretary Austin testify before them to explain his disappearing act. Ridiculous. As NF Jr. might say in mocking white folks...boy, come in here and set down because you've got some 'splainin' to do about your whereabouts and why you didn't tell us your business...boy. Hopefully this will give brotha @Pioneer1 an idea of how these white folks see Black folks in powerful positions.

Then as a Black man.....YOU should be able to answer the question, lol. What do you want people to do? SPRINT across the damn boulevard?????

.....and now DeSanitized is out, lol.

About a quarter way through Travellng Soul, a biography on Curtis Mayfield by Todd Mayfield. Dipping into Jimmys Blues, a small volume of Baldwins poetry. A lovely gift from my daughter.

@Stefan @richardmurray I smile, I ponder, I reminisce, I reflect, I get emotional, I wish, I try to get in your head, I resolve my thoughts of the photo, I wonder what reaction you expect from me & I wonder what you were thinking when you took 'that' shot? INCREDIBLY POWERFUL!! Thanks for sharing your artistry.

Thank you to Kisura Flytie for informing me about hawaii's black community her youtube https://www.youtube.com/@plantdyefortextiles I asked questions, here are my answers The schomburg is a museum/library dedicated to a part of the history /heritage of the Black populace in the U.S.A. It was started by Schomburg, who is black, but the schomburg has always rejected the various perspectives of black history or heritage in the usa for a focus on integrated heritage , the segregatory/militant/nationalistic heritages in the black populace in the usa have always been downplayed, not unwanted, but not emphasized, not exposed. https://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg the Schomburg started as part of the 135th street branch until it expanded beyond it. So the schomburg was always apart of the new york public library system which i argue is the largest library system of any city in humanity. Where I live, Harlem has a chamber of commerce since 1896 but it was started by whites and has always been a unenthusiastic advocate of black ownership, even in harlem itself. The following is the alliance of black chambers of commerce in the usa. the international section is informative. https://usblackchambers.org/ The closest to my locale is the long island https://liaacc.org/ I signed up to their newsletter, i suggest you all find your local and if you don't have one in the city you live in, let's talk abd maybe we can figure out how to start one. Now to Black Hawaii https://obamahimuseum.org/ A historical figure, enjoy the read https://historichawaii.org/2023/02/17/anthony-d-allen-from-schenectady-new-york-to-hawaii/