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A man can put in the work required to change his station in life. I was referring to AfroAmericans primarily but also lifting Black people by extension. Working together as I envision it would have Black folks on code.😎

Channeling negative emotions into constructive energy would be great. Greed and jealousy aren't usually associated with positivity.😎

Everything shown in white-owned media is designed to reinforce anti-Black beliefs and sentiment. The eyes provide a window into the soul and mind. Folks believe a lot of what they see and shaped their thoughts accordingly. The real question is what are Black folks doing to control their own image and narrative. Put a Jewish woman in those same commercials and watch how fast the ADL comes crashing down with charges of antisemitism.😎

Brotha @frankster strikes again.👏🏿 Whole post was thorough but I wanted to highlight salient points. If AfroAmericans were to take their talent, knowledge, skills and abilities gained from the West and looked to build with Africans and others throughout the diaspora, the status of Black folks all over the planet would rise exponentially. However, AfroAmericans need to start with building an infrastructure right here in America. Call it a laboratory or test run or proving ground.😎

Yep. The government definitely had a word with them (antitrust) for monopolistic practices.😁 Microsoft tried to argue that because every computer had an operating system ( brain) they should be entitled to a royalty for every piece of software product run on the platform. They lost. Most definitely. As long as there are people who feel they should have more than everybody else, greed will always be a problem. 😎

No reason for us to duplicate the worst of men. Power and wealth should be used to lift all boats. Everyone should be able to live comfortably.😎

Right. The media has more boots on the ground in Israel and Ukraine than they have soldiers. 🤣😎

Either one will do as long as it's honest and doesn't cause harm or mistreatment to others.😎

This is the African country I would like to buy land and build a house but there's one small problem...I don't speak a drop of French.🤣 So, more than likely I'd end up in Ghana. 😁😎

Well brotha @Stefan, I appreciate the compliment.🙏🏿 I enjoy the space brotha @Troy has created here. I just try to do a small part in keeping discussions lively and entertaining. Back to the program.... More than a handful of countries as listed above. I stand corrected.😉 Authoritarian and hybrid regimes, flawed and failed democracies lead to violence and instability. No matter how poor and/or unstable a country is there are folks running around fat and happy because they are better off than them. The common denominator in every one of those countries is Black people. IMO, mainstream news organizations aren't interested in reporting it because that would uncover who is ultimately responsible for the political and economic instability of those countries. Yet, Black folks throughout the planet have enough access to technology, information and resources to highlight these problems. Social media could be used for more than posting a bunch of BS. In fairness, it's hard to help folks who aren't helping themselves. Maybe it's just easier to flee and/or bury one's head in a TikTok video.😎

I saw a commercial for the movie a few days ago. Not a 'must see' movie for me but I hope it's well done and well received by its intended audience.😎

I was referring to laws and regulations as it relates to monopolies. AfroAmerican businesses have been victimized by racism. Small Business Administration and regulations were established to help. There are laws specifically designed to keep AfroAmericans on the bottom. As AfroAmericans, we need laws specially designed to help us i.e. a hate crime bill. Asians got it instead. White folks don't really believe laws were made to be enforced against them. We covered this one a while ago. Federal law regarding marijuana means it cannot be trafficked across state lines and is prohibited in places under federal jurisdiction. However, states have a right to make their own laws whether it's marijuana or abortion or guns. It's a privilege of living in a democracy.😎

Yep. Men commit all types of transgressions and atrocities in the name of greed, lust, power and money. Yet, an honest and decent man can have anything desired if he's willing to work hard for it. 😎

Only a handful of Black countries have ongoing violence. But, the tribal sh8t, greed, corruption and cronyism are very real. Many folks flee because they aren't among the chosen and favored. However, to your point, putting in the effort to *fix* their own countries instead of fleeing elsewhere would make more sense. Nope. They flee to countries where white folks run everything and happily work as wage slaves. 😎

Consensual. She never pressed charges. Just casually wrote about it her book. Craziness. But, it's the same mentality that allows clergy folks to get away with abuse. Of course, a Black man can't get away with exerting any type of power. There's no statute of limitations in prosecuting him whether it's real or imagined. White men will continue getting away with all types of sh8t as long as they're controlling the game.😎

As master teachers have told us, these perverted forms of religion aren't meant to help Black folks at all. Here's an example of how white folks brainwashed Black folks: https://www.nairaland.com/775131/king-leopolds-letter-christian-missionaries.an#9278115 Mainly through religion and other forms of subjugation, both figuratively and literally, these people have been f8cking Black folks for ages. Catholics do not have a monopoly on perversion. Christians and Muslims are guilty too. Again, Black folks have to spend less time on their knees praying and doing whatever else keeps them in blinders and oblivious to what's happening right under their noses. The rap group Whodini said the freaks come out at night. They didn't say a d8mn thing about the Pope's folks and them.🤣😎

Well, if Africa is any indication of what Black men in charge would do to build their own countries...I don't know if comet strike would make it better or worse. 😄 Otherwise, some African leadership is enriching themselves by selling out to the highest bidders and giving them access to their land and resources. When Black folks from other countries aren't selling out they are fleeing to countries where they can tuck up underneath white folks. Looking for a better life they refuse to ceeate at *home*. Lazy AfroAmericans have a convenient excuse for their shortcomings. Especially when they don't have any wealth nor own anything and feel powerless against the system. Playing against a stacked deck. Black folks need to get their heads out of religion and every other distraction and form of escapism and figure out how to overcome the realities of living in the here and now.😎

It's a slippery slope. Laws and rules were created because when businesses were allowed free reign they monopolized the game. Laws, rules and regulations are checks and balances that supposedly give others a fair shot at getting in the game. Of course, it doesn't always work that way. Some folks can figure out a way to get around anything.😁😎

Spike Lee put that dude in a few movies and he feels comfortable talking at Black folks recklessly. N8gglets need to stop kicking it with folks like Rappaport and stop doing interviews with that Vlad guy. Exactly. A few Black talking heads feel obligated to say something but for the most part Black folks are minding their own bizness even if they've got none. 😁 Picking lint out of one's own navel is better than opening a pie-hole and speaking on these dust-ups.🤣😎

Julianna Margulies had nerve to say one thing on a podcast and turn around issuing that boilerplate apology they all give when it comes out wrong. Funny how these groups of people are dead silent as Black folks deal with 50 shades of racism on a regular basis. But, as soon as these other groups of people are going through some sh8t, they want Black folks to ride with them as if phoning a friend. Interestingly, these same groups of people don't call out Hispanics or Asians or Indians or anybody else to stand with them. It's always "if Black folks were going through...." this or that would have been said or done. Nope. As Dr. John Henrik Clarke stated "we have no friends". These wars are not our fights. We're better off remaining neutral in these situations.😎

I just envisioned country azz folks getting married and having a reception right there in the Wally World parking lot. 🤣😎

Having no code is the main problem. Not being able to easily identify the bootlicks, shills and tethers is another issue. Maybe a cataclysmic event forcing AfroAmerican unity will happen in the future.😎

Many victims do take justice into their own hands. Some end up behind bars too. Every now and then, there will be a news story about how someone exacted their revenge against a perpetrator. It happens more often than we know. In the article linked above, a young man shot the priest who had victimized him. Still took a while for the church to believe the priest was foul. Otherwise, several factors go into victims suffering in silence. No amount of confidentiality will bring them forward. I've never liked bullies and those who take advantage of other people especially the most vulnerable i.e. children, women and elderly. I feel perverts should be rounded up and put in the dirt where they belong. It would save taxpayers money too.😎

Considering the literacy around here, I'm inclined to believe we're capable of both...doing research and making sh8t up.😉 Providing opinions on topics keeps the discussions lively and also adds a touch of humor to the mix.😁 I doubt the forum was intended to be a classroom. In any event, allow reader(s) to separate the chaff from the wheat and do their own fact-checking.😎

Southern white folks have been anti-Black since slavery. Northern white folks who immigrated from Europe to the United States through Ellis Island included anti-Black sentiment in their luggage. I would contend that racism and especially anti-Black sentiment throughout the United States has been the same ever since white folks showed up. 😎