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Jesse Jr, has his bi-polar panties in a bunch because the 3 US Presidents invited to the funeral of his father (a political figure in his own right who never missed a chance to speak about political issues) injected politics into their tributes to Jesse,Sr. at his funeral. Jesse, Jr.'s complaints have garnered very little support, with most people cynically speculating that he's probably trying to get on the good side of Trump in hopes of Trump pardoning him for his crime of misusing his campaign funds to finance a luxurious lifestyle and served time in jail for doing this. tsk-tsk. Also rumors floating around about Jesse having conned Trump into contributing to his presidential campaigns back when he ran for president twice. Whatever. As has previously been established, nobody's perfect.

Common ground achieved, arguably my most positively responsed post. I am very happy:) thank you again @aka Contrarian @Chevdove @Pioneer1 beautiful memories from you all:) thank you for sharing.

Interesting. Can't help but wonder if any of this astrological activity coincides with Israel and America's violent assault on Iran and what it portends for the future of the great American Empire and the orange tyrant who has crowned himself king of it.

Outside the Operation Push headquarters, Chicagoans assembled by the hundreds, the lines blocks long, beginning at 10 am this Thursday morning, all gathered to pay homage to one of their favorite adopted sons, Jesse Louis Jackson, who lie in state inside the building that was his domain for over 50 years. Dignitaries like Al Sharpton and commoners, old and young, mostly black, a smattering of whites including Chicago's Catholic cardinal made up the growing crowd expected to stream pass Jesse's casket for the rest of the day until 10 pm, the first of several ceremonies at various locations including Washington DC, and South Carolina, his birthplace. A few states have even ordered their flags to be flown at half mast. Jesse Jackson leaves behind a noteworthy legacy as a diligent civil rights warrior who twice ran for President, and who in 2008 stood in tears among the huge Chicago crowd gathered to celebrate Barack Obama's election victory. Jesse had his critics but few could deny his love for his people. He fought the good fight before passing at age 84. May he rest in power.

I watched the "Hunger Games" TV series and I don't remember them eatin' any niggas. It's been reported that Epstein's girlfriend who did the recruiting of the female nymphets to be served up to the perverts, was instructed to bypass black girls. They were not the object of fantasies. Racism reared its ugly head (pun intended) even in this sordid area. The men only wanted innocent-looking goldilock types to molest and rape. I doubt if black meat was considered a gourmet meal...but there is no accounting for taste.

ProfD I don't know WHAT Cynique was talking about. You were posting messages a day or 2 before she made the thread. It wasn't like you were gone for a week or a month....lol. Dang...... Any playa is entitled to a break from playing every ONCE in a while.....lol. People got business to 'tend to. But like Troy, if you DO go for an extended period of time your presence would be truly missed around here. However we're used to Troy dipping out for weeks at a time and so it doesn't hit as hard....lol. Besides being one of the few people who agree with me from time to time......lol...your wit, intelligence, and insight is invaluable. Play on playa.

@ProfDWell, everybody knows I'm fading away, but you're the one constant - the nucleus, always unphased and on point, tongue-in-cheek, as regular as clockwork dispensing your updates on what's current. The sporadic coming and going of others isn't really as impactful; they haven't taken a leadership role, and I've come to know their patterns.

I don't believe we have to worry too much about people stealing Black identity. Who or what will define Black power? White folks are going to fight reparations with every fiber in their being & every bullet they can load into a chamber. Everybody won't be able to identify as Black for several reasons. Racial discrimination is committed by those who have power over other races. The majority of people do not want to be Black. That includes many Black folks.

I guess it would be helpful to know the changes you are referring to which Black folks were forced to adapt.

I didn't make that up. I've definitely seen more than my fair share of them.

I wrote that slave films aren't going to be very popular. Surely, some people will watch the films & enjoy them in one way or another. Otherwise, films, music, books & other forms of visual & literary art provides entertainment in different ways. Entertainment as escapism doesn't have to be negative in the form of self-hate or low self-esteem. Many people can watch a movie or listen to music & allow it to take them away from their reality for a few minutes up to a couple hours.

I was deliberating whether or not to put a 'laughing emoji' or a 'heart emoji' because this post evoked two simultaneous emotions for me. Yeah. Me too. The clouds blocked it completely where I am. On this same wise though, there is supposed to be an upcoming celestial event that might be spectacular. A comet is suppose to come close to the sun in a few weeks and because of it being 'a sun grazer' though, it is difficult to know what will happen. Scientist say that it might explode or if it makes it past the sun, it might become bright enough to see.

Right. There's no shortage of missing, exploited & mistreated Black folks. Also, there's nothing to prevent Black folks from establishing search & rescue organizations &/or becoming private investigators & bounty hunters. Yet, for 5 weeks & counting, the media has been obsessed with a missing 84-year-old white woman whose daughter just happens to be a well known news anchor. The local police & FBI & all types of folks are running around trying to find that white woman. Every now & then, the media will catch itself & issue a statement that there are plenty of missing people around the USA. Then, the media goes right back to feeling some kinda way about that one old white woman.

I'm engaging you're entertainment.

Clearly you are not "stuck"

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@DelanoA very astute observation. Pioneer is simply an inert jerk, marching in place.

Lol..... Yeah, I did do a somewhat informal thread about it where I mentioned how much of a surprise it was. They got hit on an early Saturday mawnin'.....when a nigga still yawnin'....lol. But I took it down.

I recently watched the Oscar-nominated movie, "SINNERS" starring Michael B. Jordan, and it was certainly a different take on vampire horror movies with a black theme. The producers did a very good job of creating the film's dark, eerie atmosphere, as well as recreating the rural zeitgeist of black America back during the 1930s. The authentic characterizations of the cast members also contributed to the over all effect. I had to watch it 3 times to get the full complexity of the plot, but it was well worth it, and when it comes to horror movies, I would certainly recommend "SINNERS" as an intense, gripping example of this genre. The blues-themed musical sound track was also noteworthy.

Sex Zombies

@Pioneer1It figures that after your inept attempt to discredit and ridicule everything richardmurray had to say, you would then stupidly seek his advice on having me "put out of your tribe". Not to worry. As a seeker of the absolute truth, I am automatically disqualified from belonging to any tribe made up of lying, assisinine, windbags like you. Feel better now?

Chicago and the nation are mourning the passing of legendary civil rights activist, Jesse Jackson. Although the family's request for him to lie in state at the Capitol rotunda was denied, his casket will be trotted out at 4 different venues in Chi-Town and DC, and his South Carolina birthplace. In embellishing his acquaintance with Jesse, Trump called him "a piece of work". Take's one to know one... RIP Jesse.

The melodic love ballads of my 1950s era, particularly the lyrics which were so exquisite in telling the stories of love lost, - and sometimes found, are something I still hold near and dear. Whether it's Frank Sinatra lying awake in the wee small hours of the morning, being "there if only she would call,", or Sarah Vaughn confessing to being "Misty, just holding you near" or the Platters assuring that they "only have eyes for you", this music never fails to bring a wistful smile to my face. Yeah, those were the days. How could you not be entranced by a husky voice caressing poignant lyrics like:"I get along without you very well...Of course I do...Except when soft rains fall...and drift from leaves then I recall...the thrill of being sheltered in your arms...Of course, I do...But I get along without you very well..." or - "Your lips were like a red and ruby chalice, warmer than a summer night. The moon was like an alabaster palace rising to its snowy heights. Each star its own aurora borealis, suddenly the sky turned bright. I could see the midnight sun!", - a melodic tribute to a love connection... Later, of course, there were plenty of R&B story tellers in the person of male groups like The Temptations singing about "Papa" being a "Rollin Stone", or Marvin Gaye, asking "What's Goin' On?" or Prince relating the "Sign of the Times". But even they are now relegated to "oldies but goodies" broadcasts that are few and far between. None the less, the Blues are still holding forth, thanks to every hoarse ol hoot who ever picked up a guitar to strum his mournful tale about "dat low down woman who done me wrong". Sigh. I agree, however, with ProfD that all these classic mini-operas will sadly fade into the dusty archives of bygone music. Gone. But, hopefully, not totally forgotten.

frankster Affirmative action says, institutions dealing with the federal government and by top down state and counties and city governments have to open up their hiring practice. The problem is affirmative action doesn't handle private business affairs. When colleges take federal money, when city governments hire people, affirmative action is the tool to open up uneven hiring practices. I haven't had a government job. Maybe that's why I didn't see the effect of it. I applied for many government jobs and am qualified to get them, but still didn't get hired despite putting down my race...lol. Not sure what was going on. DEI diversity equity and inclusion isn't about the government, it is about private enterprise, which evaded changing its practices with affirmative action in the past. Ok, thank you for clarifying that. I was getting ready to send your ass to Haiti, but I change my mind now....lol.

Correct. There are pics of former POTUS Clinton chilling with Epstein. He doesn't deny any of it. Only that he didn't see or do anything criminal. POTUS OJ actually doesn't feel that former POTUS Clinton should have been put through deposition. Probably because OJ knows being brought in for deposition sets a precendent for if/when he becomes a former POTUS. The arrested folks in other countries is a smoke screen. They're trying to throw people off the scent of others who are guilty of far worse.

Here you go again...... Now what do you mean by "that particular" hot seat? Is there ANOTHER "hot seat" you're suggesting he may be in? Man, it's hard to believe it's been 13 years since I made those posts....lol. When I read those comments and the format they're in, I'm rather proud of myself because of my consistency. Some may look at their words or deeds from 13 years ago and lament if they don't see any change or "improvement". They look at being consistent as a sign of lack of growth. However I look at it as stability. I'm also glad I'm not a liar. I've said so much on this site over these past 13 or 14 years or so, if somebody were to dig around and compare my statements would they find any consistencies or how many....lol.

The craziest part is the BAFTA is pre-recorded prior to broadcast. They edited out anything political &/or profane. Yet, they did not edit out the supposed Tourette's Syndrome outburst. The guy yells out n8gger when the show is dead silent & at the moment 2 Black actors are onstage. Neither the guy nor BAFTA offered a real apology for the outburst. Black folks haven't demanded it. Just another reminder that we still have a long way to go when it comes to racism. Hope it is not being normalized & accepted.

Does the Black populace in the United States of America today, 2026, need an organization like what Malcolm suggested, the OAAU? If brother Malcolm was still leading it.....we absolutely need one. What lessons would Malcolm learn from the Organization of African Unity that he didn't witness after his murder? Many lessons. Among them......... 1. How deep and fully law enforcement can infiltrate Black organizations. 2. How petty and jealous AfroAmericans can be with eachother, even when it comes to important issues and situations. 3. The need to properly vet his security.

Banks exist to hold & lend money. Either they serve their purpose or not. The worst bank will fail. As I've mentioned before, I'm not beholding to any rules in my responses to threads. Law enforcement would be less inclined to run up in Black folks' homes or anywhere else knowing they might be armed. Mass shooters walk into Black churches & neighborhoods because they know those places are soft targets. Beyonce's career did not generate billions of dollars based whatever crime you believe her mother committed. Jay-Z did not make billions of dollars hustling in the streets. Jay-Z earned his fortune being one of the most gifted MCs in Hip-Hop music. Your question was about a hostile takeover of a Black-owned business financed by whites. I was referring to unity as it relates to the OAAU or whatever organization. Unity only applies to the Black folks who want to be a part of it. Nobody can force Black folks to be part of the OAAU or anything else. There have been Black elected officials who served their jurisdiction and looked out for Black folks in a major way too. The Black elected officials I'm referring to did everything from affordable housing to job programs to giving multimillion dollar contracts to Black-owned businesses. Those Black elected officials empowered a lot of Black people within their jurisdiction.

Garvey was correct in prophecy that a king would ne crowned somewhere in Africa. Yet, inspired by that king, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Salassie, the Rastafarians started their movement in Jamaica & spread it beyond the island nation. Rastafarians have their own tribe, culture & music.

I answered the question as presented...investing in solar power in space. If wealthy people are willing to pay non-wealthy people to work in space, surely some will go in order to make money & get away from the issues here on Earth. IMO, humans are at least a century away from being able to offer large-scale employment in space. Same goes for smaller investment opportunities.

True. It is in full sway already and I have a love-hate relationship with it.

Ofcourse it's not UP for discussion......lol. We all know why you haven't chosen to leave...."robust invite" or not. You don't want to leave because you have several "addictions" keeping you here. Addiction #1: FOOD Addiction #2: HOT WATER Addiction #3: ELECTRICITY Addiction #4: WI-FI Addiction #5: CLEAN UNDERWEAR It's easy to trash America when you're sitting in a cozy room sipping on warm apple cider and tapping away on your computer keyboard....lol. But if you had to LEAVE America and live in a third world country........ It's hard to keep your focus when the only thing you have to eat is a can of sardines, the lights and electricity keeps flickering on and off, and General Bar-B-Que and his boys are kicking in doors and popping caps all around the hood and the sounds keep getting closer and closer.....lol. "Tribes? Oh.....you have...ehhhh..... tribe? So do I. I am....ehh...zehhh....Chief of my tribe. They call me Chief....ehh....Bar-B-Que. I shall show you why!"

Glad I can contribute to the forum. Appreciate & enjoy chopping it up with each & every one of you too.

Looks to me like YOUR TRIBE needs YOUR OWN land. Any plans to get it?

@Pioneer1Your approval is the least of my concerns. That should've been obvious when I declined your olive branch which was nothing more than a sprig of poison ivy, befitting your rancid toxicity.

Hummm. I wish Tesa had ended her above quote attributed to "aka Contrarian" at the word "mediocre", because I didn't say any of what followed that word, which was a commentary that amounted to observations which were not my mine, and an opinion that I do not hold about a subject I have no knowledge of. Is she an AI creation??

Look as bad a guys as Epstein surely was, the idea that Epstein Hunted Niggers Like in the Hunger Games is just crazy on it's face. Now if you have some proof, first had accounts -- I'm all ears. But don't be making up shit to feed an algorithms to garner views. Again, creators are rewarded for creating this shit because it makes the social media platform owners billionaires. One of 100 reasons to avoid the platforms that do this.

This is Troy. First you must understand ability and intellect have very little to do with success in America. Being born with wealthy and a willingness to be evil is a much better indicator of success for white folks. For Black folks the ability to entertain white folks is a much better predictor of financial success. As @Delano implied getting pimped is what made america great. Being pimped who how a Black person get rich.

I have mixed feelings on the issue........... Like most philosophical concepts, you have the good with the bad. As it goes with the FBA movement. For years and years now I've been hoping for and looking forward to a movement that would be tailor made to fit and highlight OUR culture as AfroAmericans as well as give a little "pay back" to other minority groups who based on my observations tend to be more racist than White Americans themselves. This is one of the reasons I prefer the term "AfroAmerican" as opposed to simply "Black" or even "African American". Those terms aren't specific enough for MY lineage and group and culture. ADOS didn't really do that for me. Their focus was almost entirely on Reparations. FBA on the other hand is like a new found RELIGION with very zealot adherents. These cats are all over social media arguing, challenging, and asking where do WE as Black Americans fit in to whatever conversation is going on at the time and "if we don't benefit from it....we don't care" is the prevailing attitude. I'm proud of that. What I DON'T like is the colorism, anti-Africanism, and Trump-support that seems to be dominant among many of them. It started out as AfroAmericans highlighting our culture and lineage and delineating ourselves from other so-called "minority" groups who were in love with White folks and didn't want to associate with us in the first place. Today it has morphed (or been steered) towards targeting Africans specifically. Most of these FBA dudes talk about "tether this" and "tether that" all day long when it comes to other Black immigrants like Haitians, Jamaicans, and Africans....but won't say a word about the racist Hispanics and Asians who have been replacing many of our people on these jobs for years and have been far more discriminatory against AfroAmericans than not only Africans but even Whites! Some people like our great elder Professor James Small have even suggested that the FBA and ADOS movements are right-wing psychological operations designed to discourage Black people from voting and renounce support for the Democrat party. Regardless.......(richardmurray says "gardless".....lol)............... I'm both an AfroAmerican Nationalist AND a PanAfricanist....our collective African heritage is what ties all of our people together regardless of nation or culture.

Wow! These dissertations so enlightened me when it came to the existence of the different sects of Blackness whose existence I have, heretofore, been completely ignorant about! Finding a niche with those whose opinions I share on many issues was exhilarating, leaving me, at age 92, astounded to learn of the actual existence of an official movement I could identify with in many areas of thought, like slave descendants having their own unique culture and immigrant Blacks being my personal idea of black carpetbaggers - and a cynicism about the pseudo African affectations of certain black zealots who make claim to everything African and attribute everything everywhere as beimg black in origin, citing skewed history as their source. Not to mention exposing the dysfunctional compensation that takes the form of a black male machismo that is laced with misogny and homophobia. Still, I'm not totally captivated by the siren song of the ADOs, having never been an enthusiast of Reparations, and any taint of this group being "MAGA lite" inhibits my formal commitment to their doctrine. My gut always instinctively recoils at any hint of Conservative right wing white supremacy. In any case, at this stage of my existence, I don't have to make a decision or a choice about such matters, and I remain a spectator, ever aware of how Society evolves, inevitably subjected to the changes that Time brings - changes that I, in all probability, won't be around to witness...

Yes. Gemni is much better at working my website. I've completely overhauled it an am now working on new features, but sometimes it is really frustrating. Right now I'm wrestling with the account login feature. I'm not aware of any. The dominance of those that exist make it impossible for any new entrants unless that are back by a government. How do you compete with someone who can build a data center in low earth orbit. Not surprising considering the training data -- our culture

Point taken. Immigration doesn't happen if rich white folks don't want it. However, US warships were filled with Vietnamese refugees as they were leaving Vietnam. All expenses paid cruise to the promised land.

Black. Economics. - Where. Is. Black. Lives. Matter. With. All. The. Millions. Of. Money. They. Got. ? Is. Black. Lives. Matters. ,,Helping....Black. Farmers. Are They. Creating. Black. Businesses ?..Preachers. Steal. All. The. Church money. To. Buy. Cars. And. Houses ...Black. Unity. Is. Needed. For. Black. Economics. ..

Food shortages should be one of the issues voters put to politicians. NYC mayor Mamdani mentioned government-owned grocery stores & white folks nearly lost their minds. The people most under-served & suffering food shortages need to find a way to put it on the ballot.

The main thing they are trying to keep under wraps is who among the wealthy & powerful was hanging out with Epstein. They are more concerned with protecting the reputation of rich pedophiles far more than their victims. That is why neither political party wanted to open this particular can of worms...Epstein files. I believe they will continue dancing around & kicking the Epstein file can down the street for years. Similar to what they have done with the JFK assassination files.

I believe Black farmers are surviving by selling their produce in the same market as white farmers. It takes all hands on deck to feed a country with 340 million people running around in it. Obesity is a very real problem here. Folks are eating...a LOT.

Deep. From The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776) "The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful." The same holds true for the concept of race. ....considered by the masses, as equally true; by the educated, as equally false; and by the plutocracy as equally useful.

Oh, it’s not a rationalization it’s a realization. It is happening right before my eyes. I don’t think there’s much you and I can do about it. On it’s present trajectory AI will take over anything that humans can creatively produce. That includes this websites, Literature, music, art, movies… Well, it depends today people are looking at YouTube videos to do all kinds of home maintenance. The AI will just make it easier. Then there are AI powered robots, 60 minute show one working in the factory. Hey man, have you seen the Richard Feynman AI videos. I guess they’re my feed because I watched that Feynman documentary a couple of times. I don’t like the videos because I can’t trust that he actually said the things he’s saying. I listened to one about 30 minutes and it was very interesting but still I can’t trust it. Because after spending so much time with it, I know that I can almost always get the answer I need. Sometimes it’s modifying the prompt or providing information that you don’t want it to forget. Again, I can give it a 500 word prompt with some pretty involved tasks and Gemini will respond brilliantly and sometimes I can give it a prompt. That’s just one sentence and it’ll make a mistake.

Stacey Abrams would be governor of Georgia right if she could have pulled more white folks from that 58%. I believe she didn't pursue voter fraud because of the demographics of the state. She needed more than Fulton County.