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Most unfortunate for Americans who are either oblivious to and/or unwilling to see the games being played by both sides (left and right). Prior to the $787.5 billion settlement, a lot of time and money has been spent and made surrounding the election lies. The cash register will continue to ring as other news agencies continue talking about the settlement, lies, orange julius, DeStupid, etc. Amazing the amount of revenue being generated under the guise of news reporting that has become another form of entertainment. It reminds me of daytime soap operas. Every major network has one.

@Pioneer1, it's never my intention to neutralize an argument/conversation. Just as two things can be true at the same time, the glass is either half-empty or half-full.

@Pioneer1, there is no shortage of individually successful AfroAmericans who have taken responsibility to ascend the ladders and cross the bridges to wield varying degrees of power. AfroAmericans have come a long way since the 1960s. At the same time, there is no shortage of dysfunctional AfroAmericans too. For a number of reasons, some folks just can't or won't get right. Nobody should have to put their lives and careers on hold in order to help people who have no desire to help themselves. Survival of the fittest. Black politicians as elected officials do have a responsibility to serve their communities from the poorest to the wealthiest. That is the job they signed up to do.

Surely, you're not asking for a statistical survey. However, Prince fans and concert-goers were women of all nationalities. Surely, many among them thought he was sexy. But, considering that Prince and gone and so are some of his fans too or they've gotten older...it's a moot point.

@Pioneer1, I understand and agree with some of your counterpoint. Like anybody else, brothas and sistas guilty of harming others deserve to be locked up too. But, I also know DAs will do whatever it takes to make their quotas when it comes to feeding the prison industrial complex. I hope she didn't use our people in that regard. Sure, VP is a more powerful position. Just like the political party she represents, neither is doing much for AfroAmericans. To me, it doesn't make sense to have power and not use it cconstructively especially for AfroAmericans considering the number of problems to be solved. The reality is that AfroAmericans cannot afford to sit back and do nothing when they are in positions of power. Let there be a [insert minority group here] VP and watch the boats rise for their entire culture because they have a code. Conversely, that's why the US will never have a POTUS of any other descent. The experiment with an AfroAmerican checked off that box. The majority of AfroAmericans are not begging on the street or chilling in prison. However, opportunities to thrive could be better. The system of racism white supremacy definitely cannot be dismantled with insolence and complacency in the form of AfroAmericans believing they have arrived. Nothing is given to most AfroAmerican adults. They have to work for it. Those in a position to build a ladder or a bridge for those coming up have a responsibility and obligation to do so. I'm not seeing that with AfroAmericans in power. I see them eating fruit and showing white supremacists that they're capable of treating their fellow AfroAmericans with benign neglect too.

Agreed. Every now and then, the universe sends a gifted person who transcends their generation.

As she has claimed, the VP is mixed (Jamaican daddy and Indian mother) which makes her a person of color i.e. non-white. I'm willing to bet the VP wasn't running around on the campus of Howard University calling herself anything other than a Black person back in the day. But, her position is par for the course like so many other HBCU educated and Greek letter organization affiliated n8gglets who have been running around waving their credentials to get jobs from white folks while paying lip service to the Black community. I wonder how many Black brothas and sistas the VP sent to prison during her tenure as San Francisco District Attorney and Attorney General from 2004-2011. The problem is this symbolism has been ongoing for a few decades now. AfroAmericans holding positions of power and doing nothing to help our people is harmful by way of benign neglect. Anybody can merely put their azz in a chair spin around in it. That's not constructive especially when it comes to dismantling the system of racism white supremacy.

Agreed. There's is a huge difference between the androgeny of Prince who was still masculine and the character Lil Nas X has chosen to portray.

Still today, as evidenced by the cosmetics industry, Black folks are doing whatever it takes to pass in the dominant society.

You're right. But, it all applies to all human beings in the most developed countries. As you mentioned, a better quality of life has given us an extension that are harder working ancestors did not benefit. The craziest part is that while many folks are living longer they aren't necessarily more productive. I'd like to see the universe snatch the most useless people sooner than later.

Women who feel they were victimized by masculinity and patriarchy will have resentment for it. Women who were not reared and raised in a healthy masculine and patriarchal environment will have little or no respect for it. Mostly AfroAmerican women have *issues* with masculinity and patriarchy because it has failed them in one way or another. As American women mostly white are pushing this toxic masculinity narrative notice how it adversely affects Black men the most. Just like women's rights in the 1960s, white men are allowing a few women to talk this BS and some even support it. That movement was lumped in with Civil Rights. But, as a whole, white folks know better...they are always on code. That's why the majority of white folks act in a traditional manner. Same goes for other cultures. Meanwhile, we have a bunch of AfroAmerican women running around playing dual roles and claiming they are strong. OTOH, we have a bunch of effeminate dudes running around and some are pretending to be women. There's a reason that it takes a man and woman to bring life into the world. They each play a role in the nurturing and development of that human being. The absence of a strong masculine and patriarchal presence will lead to confusion in both males and females.

As AfroAmericans, there's no shortage of platforms to reinforce the meaning of words especially in how we choose to use them. White folks have politicized woke and Black folks who know better and have the megaphone to say something are silent. Especially those Black folks who will go along with whatever political wind sail to which they happen to be tethered. Sellouts. We need a drop squad.

I realize this fella (Lil Nas X) is in the entertainment business. He's not a role model by any stretch of the imagination. Still, the drop squad should have gotten to him a long time ago.

First thing we need to know is whether or not AfroAmerican politicians are actually interested in Black empowerment. If the politicians are only looking to enrich themselves in one way or another, nothing else matters to them especially not making Black lives better. Case in point...the current Vice POTUS has no desire to help Black folks. Securing Black votes and token spokesperson for the Democratic party are her primary objectives and responsibilities.

Smart move. Each generation has its hurdles to jump and crosses to bear. Roll with what you *know* and leave this *new* sh8t for those coming up behind us.

The NY DA wasn't interested in putting the former POTUS in handcuffs or behind bars. The whole exercise was a charade. Another show under the big top circus featuring the clown.

Major cities need to do a better of providing an environment for the brightest young folks to thrive while growing and inspire them to build their lives there. The mayor of Washington DC was born and raised in the city. It definitely allows her to connect with the residents, young to old and poor to rich.

For a long time now, Black folks have used religion as handed down to them from white folks as a coping mechanism to deal with the system of mental slavery system created by white folks. In relationship speak...it's complicated.

What happened in TN is a great example of how racism white supremacy is still alive in America. The system of white supremacy has been so fine tuned now that they can give non-white folks the illusion of power or having a voice and snatch it away. White supremacists even know the Black people playbook when it comes to airing their grievances. The craziest part of this situation is that the expelled two young AfroAmerican TN state ssenators were protesting the latest gun violence carried out with an assault style weapon that took the lives of 8 white folks (3 children) and 1 AfroAmerican man. But, the majority GOP senate body was mostly determined to put those young AfroAmerican men back in their place. They didn't expel the white woman who stood with them. Racism written all over that situation here in 2023. Regardless of whether or not they are reinstated, I hope the two young AfroAmerican TN state senators will keep up their movement. With their social mediia platforms, young AfroAmericans have a vehicle for confronting racism white supremacy.

@Delano, these indictments really won't go anywhere once the clown gets the GOP nomination. A POTUS candidate has a certain amount of immunity from prosecution.

By design. Poverty, drug abuse and crime help to sustain the American economy.

https://apnews.com/article/chicago-mayor-election-johnson-vallas-838d2740994587d0eb0cbbfb04cd55cc Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson will succeed Lori Lightfoot in the Windy City. Mayor Johnson believes he will be able to tackle the crime problem through a holistic approach of 1) more detectives, 2) more job opportunities for young people, 3) better housing and 4) keeping guns out of the city. It would be awesome if the n8gglets in Chicago took it upon themselves to stop killing each other. Getting rid of the gangs would reduce the crime rate overnight. Eliminating drugs would clean up the rest. The reality is there is no money in curing human dysfunction. However, problem people keep the criminal justice system and hospitals and prisons in business. Good luck to brotha Brandon Johnson. He has taken on a tall order. The best way to eat it is one bite at a time.

As I mentioned in another thread, the AfroAmerican community seems to be content with the status quo. The best we can do as Black men is to protect and provide for the women, children and elderly within our immediate community. We have to build and connect with other strong Black men who are doing the same thing. Exponential growth with like-minded folks is the best path to building a community that could be self-sufficient and on code.

Slow down bro. None of that is in the indictment. I've read the charging document. It's already being reported that this NY case is flimsy at best. In fact, this indictment could help him secure the GOP nomination.

So, the former has been charged with falsifying business records in the 1st degree. Misdemeanor. Each of the 34 counts is basically one of the checks written out to the following: 1) porn star 2) doorman to keep his mouth shut about child fathered with housekeeper 3) to 'catch and kill' a news story First, NY has to prove the former POTUS orchestrated these payments. Even if found guilty, the charge is a misdemeanor that could be punishable by up to 1 year in prison. The State of NY would not sentence a former POTUS to serve time for such a crime. This whole charade is hoping the dude will drop out of the POTUS race. Not gonna happen. In reality, the Democrats best chance of getting POTUS Biden re-elected is by running against former POTUS DT again.