ProfD

Correct. The white folks in the least affected part of New Orleans protected their turf with guns. The police were shooting folks too. A few Black folks got shot & died. I Right. Those wards right outside the French Quarter were prime real estate to developers who wanted to swoop in and rebuild it after the hurricane. I'll always believe certain aspects of the aftermath of hurricane Katrina were planned &/or allowed to happen. Follow the money.😎

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

Black folks have been doing a great job of staying outta white people sh8t. They're gonna try to pull us in one way or another. Don't let it happen. Besides, Black folks don't have enough power or willingness to overthrow oppressors &/or exact justice on those who transgress against our people. 😎

Understood. I never believed in Santa Claus. Told my parents to miss me with religion when I was about 12 years old.😁 Religion is great source material for discussion &/or debate. It gives people something to talk about because neither side is right or wrong & can't can prove anything either way.😎

Clearly they could see that he wasn't one of us. Yet, those women chose to get down. Colonization & westernized propaganda is a very powerful drug when it comes to mind control which ultimately influences what people are willing to do. Women have been offering up their bodies for the lure of better life since the beginning of time. Some combination of money, power & merely being white comes with perks & privileges with all types of women.😎

Tribe is just a shorthand way of typing "group of like-minded people".😁 Please provide examples of their accomplishments in terms of Black empowerment. Were they able to sustain & make it wealthy? Is this the same Haiti that owes a debt to France into perpetuity? Haiti might be *free* from white folks but it will always be poor because white folks have seized their wealth. Both Freetown in Sierra Leone & Liberia had huge issues with the Black folks that emigrated from the USA. Black folks outside the USA are not welcoming FBA/AfroAmericans with open arms either. They are looking for us to bring a bag of money.🤣 I'm a huge proponent of Black folks being empowered & self-sufficient & autonomous throughout the planet. I would love to see all Black folks winning. 😎

Appreciate your thoughts. I enjoy taking up an armchair & hanging out in this proverbial coffeeshop that is the AALBC forum. @aka Contrarian...most importantly, I'm happy that you are able & choose to tap into the forum especially at this point in your life.🤗😎

There aren't many like-minded groups &/or they're too disconnected. For example, the smartest among poor people could organize to fight for more opportunities & resources. Yet, poor people keep voting against their own interests & consuming just enough to survive. They enable the rich & powerful. They're comfortable in their station. What other reason(s) keep people from taking action to improve rheir position in the grand scheme of life? Correct. Actions speak louder than words. The speeches & marches organized & conducted by FBA/AfroAmerican leaders were effective in getting Civil Rights legislation passed. By extension, those actions by FBA/AfroAmericans made it even more possible for Black immigrants to get a foothold into the USA. White folks use other Black & non-white groups of people in their maintenance of the system of white supremacy. The aforementioned FBA/AfroAmericans put in work over a half-century ago that made it possible for other Black folks & non-whites to have better opportunities & access to resources under the system of racism white supremacy. As I've mentioned above, the groundwork has already been laid for Black folks to have more access to opportunities & resources. Unfortunately, for a half-century & counting, many Black folks have chosen to rest on their laurels under the system of racism white supremacy. Actions do speak louder than words. Taking up a seat of comfort under the system of racism white supremacy is the action many Black folks have chosen. Same goes for poor people under the status quo.😎

I'm here. Don't know that my absence would leave a void in the premises. 🤣 @aka Contrarian...you & a few others need to tap in letting us know you're still good.😁😎

Definitely requires organization among tribes. Correct. Tribes must decide what's most peaceful for them & build strategic alliances with other like-minded groups. Right. Those decisions won't be made today or tomorrow. Mainly because people are comfortable as individuals & tribes.😎

I agree with your statement that a Supreme Being doesn't need humans writing on its behalf. No codes or metaphors or similar foolishness. Clearly the work of humans. Many books have been written for the sake of mind control which ultimately determines what people will do.😎

No. IMO, human greed is the biggest impediment to greater peace in humanity. The general population of the world has to decide if/when they no longer want to enable a handful of greedy people to empower & enrich themselves. People have to be willing to give up the comfortability they have taken up in a less peaceful human existence in order to achieve a greater level of peace.😎

This is part of the reason we have a resident agnostic around here.🤣😎

Black folks have to figure out how to commodify intellectual property instead of giving wealth away.😎

IMO, the lack of leadership & organization within the groups is the bigger problem.😎

I do not support demonizing any other group of Black folks. That is non-productive. However, I do not have a problem with FBA/ADOS/AfroAmericans defining ourselves. Regardless of size, it is important from a cultural perspective. Once FBA/ADOS/AfroAmericans have unity among ourselves, it becomes easier to build strategic alliances with other groups of people globally. The BS is Black folks fighting among themselves when the bigger enemy is the system of racism white supremacy.😎

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.🤣😎

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 largest number of Vietnamese refugees came to the USA after the fall of Saigon between 1975-1980.😎

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.😎

Heard the news 1st thing yesterday morning that his spirit had flown. RIP Rev. Jesse Jackson.😎

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'm slightly curious to know if Gemini or ChatGPT or any other AI or LLM companies are black-owned entities. I know there is no shortage of Black computer programmers, engineers, scientists & mathematicians, etc., running around.😎

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

As a result of the Vietnam war, there's a whole lot of Vietnamese Americans in the USA. War is big business. A lot of wealth is generated & transferred as a result of it.😎