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Both men and women should love themselves before they even think about sharing it with someone else and procreation. Broken people usually create or indulge in toxic relationships and breed dysfunction. That cycle tends to repeat itself.

In my view, it's not about patriarchal control. Nature designed it that men build and lead. When natural disasters strike or any form of heavy lifting is required on the planet, women are not expected to be the 1st responders. I still contend that it's only among AfroAmericans that women being empowered over the men. Here in the US, the societal emasculation of men is worse for AfroAmerican men. That Vogue cover is a shining example of it. Despite that Jay-Z has just as much money as Beyonce, the media gives her more props than him. Oprah Winfrey has always been lauded while Steadman Graham is relegated to her side-piece. Yet, when it comes to their white counterparts of similar status, it's not the same. If an NFL team owner most of whom are billionaires has a wife, she's barely noticed. Black folks definitely should not view patriarchy as an encroachment on freedom. In fact, that is the last piece on the chessboard. Do Black folks hate or resent their fathers? I hope not. When Black men are no longer seen as the head and simply a tail, it will become even easier to conquer Black women and children.

Yep. Rihanna has more money than A$AP Rocky. Then again, there's not too many Black men who have as much as she does. Interestingly, no matter how much money a white woman has she's never promoted or considered to be more powerful or bigger than a white man. Jeff Bezos ex-wife hooked up with schoolteacher on the rebound. She's a billionaire. Neither she nor anybody else looked down on the dude. The media hardly mentioned it. Only AfroAmerican women are put in a space where they proclaim to be strong and independent and don't need a man. From Rihanna to Lizzo, the media is having a field day laughing at them.

Rihanna is 5' 8" which is above average for a woman (5' 4"). A$AP Rocky is 5' 10". As mentioned, he only looks shorter because of how the picture was taken. Now, if Rihanna puts on a pair of 4-5 inch heels, A$AP will be looking up.

Nope. Police still beating up and killing folks. Colin made enough money while he was in the NFL to live a very comfortable life away from playing the game.

I'm not surprised by the photo considering their generation and the fact that they are a part of the entertainment committee.

Yep. They got brothas out here dyeing their heads and beards with black shoe polish to look like younger dudes.

The murder of George Floyd led the NFL to acknowledge Colin's protest with these slogans and a $100 million dollar pledge to fight racism and police brutality. For his protest effort, Colin has been blackballed from the NFL for the past 7 years and counting.

True. Protest/boycott works when there are 1) demands and 2) actions. The NFL IS 70% AfroAmerican. If those dudes had refused to play another game....that would have made a huge difference because white men would have lost a lot of money. Bro, you not just gonna casually type our folks out in these streetz protesting, er, twerking and wearing out shoes for no good gotd8mn reason.

Yessir. That's correct. Maybe the race soldiers will cross a line that forces Black folks to explode. But, I doubt it.

Race soldiers become celebrities for killing Black folks. They will never get the death penalty. These killings will continue until Black folks fight back.

Unfortunately, waiting on someone else to fix the *problem*.

Protesting is meaningless especially when it's predictable. They know the playbook. Just wait it out. But, If protest was focused i.e. stop spending money with certain establishments that would get attention and inspire dialog and change real quick. Capitalism doesn't like to lose.

AfroAmericans have a unique history. It's important to know and celebrate it beyond the shortest month of the year. As Black history is under attack and threatened to be whitewashed from the books, it's more important than ever that AfroAmericans preserve it by any means necessary every day.

Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Coordinator (OC) Eric Bieniemy appears to be en route to being hired as the OC of the Washington Commanders. This will be a lateral move for OC Bieniemy who has won 2 Super Bowls with the KC Chiefs. Yet, every year for the past 3, OC Bieniemy has interviewed with a total of 14 NFL teams for their Head Coach (HC) vacancies and been passed over. To put this in perspective, Super Bowl losing Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Coordinator (DC) Jonathan Gannon and OC Shane Steichen have been hired as HCs for the Arizona Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts respectively. Neither Gannon nor Steichen has nearly as much experience as Bieniemy. The NFL has a glaring problem when it comes to racism. Ultimately, it comes down to this harsh reality...white team owners are going to hire folks that are a reflection of themselves. Also, if 70% of the NFL players are Black, the team owners would feel more comfortable with the overseer, er, HC being one of their own. As an avid NFL football fan, I will always trumpet for AfroAmericans to put an investment group together and buy an NFL team whenever a franchise becomes available for sale. Ownership is the only way to level the playing field in everything within the system of racism white supremacy.

Ain't is a contraction for is not and are not just like isn't and aren't. At this point, ain't is definitely accepted nationally. It pairs up well with double negatives too. Ain't nobody got time fo' dat... Ain't ne'er another one... Spell check recognizes ain't as a word too.

Here we go again... https://www.npr.org/2023/02/17/1157893626/white-louisiana-police-charged-in-alonzo-bagley-shooting-death Domestic disturbance complaint leads to Alonzo Bagley, another AfroAmerican man being killed by police. There's a body-cam video that captures some of the situation. The most disturbing audio is the police officer who fired the shot crying and begging Mr. Barnes to pull through and survive. Another situation that didn't require the police officer to pull and fire a weapon. But, it will keep happening especially when officers do not see a reflection of themselves in the victim and/or have a grievance. The cop's lawyer is already trying to spin the narrative and provide a defense for his client. Ridiculous.

Better jobs, housing, schools and economic opportunities means less poverty, homelessness, hopelessness and despair which equals fewer crimes.

Reading about and watching historical accounts of Black folks past and present. Before the month ends, I may trek back to the National Museum of African-American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Needless to type, I celebrate Black History all year round.

Brotha Del, can't say that I blame the aliens one bit for avoiding human beings. Some can be strange creatures.

That's why I believe we need to do a better job of treating mental illness especially here in the US. If we can eliminate or reduce the triggers that cause violent episodes, even fewer things become a weapon.

Well, finally a subject in which we share some agreement. I believe the reason UFOs and aliens aren't receiving as much attention is because we have so much technology from powerful telescopes to satellites that we should be able to *see* something hurtling into Earth's atmosphere. It's almost like when folks stop believing in Santa Claus. Too many things don't add up. Here's some tinfoil hat sh8t to consider...maybe aliens won't come from outer space. The aliens could be living among us or within the Earth's core. Signs of life have shown up in volcanoes.

@Stefan nails it. Every continent can help itself if/when the human beings living on it do a better job of taking care of each other. Love solves most problems among human beings.

*If* If there was a such thing as an alien spacecraft that could navigate through outer space surely it would be sophisticated enough to withstand any attack from Earthlings.

The Exoduster movement was a great idea. But, it was poorly planned and loosely organized, met huge resistance and still required white benefactors and cooperation. Conceptually, moving to the free state of Kansas was great until AfroAmericans realized they were not getting the best farmland nor significant opportunities for economic progress and sustainability. A solid movement requires multiple levels of advanced planning and logistical support. But, like a religion, a movement has to start with shared beliefs and goals under leadership. The Civil Rights movement was in direct response to the oppressive laws and mistreatment of AfroAmericans. Still, there were opposing views within the AfroAmerican community in terms of dealing with it. As it relates to the debate of violence versus non-violence. AfroAmericans have never been properly organized and equipped to go to war against white folks. Period. AfroAmerican leaders understood the resulting bloodbath would have left the AfroAmerican population decimated. The net gain would have been minus-zero. The remaining AfroAmericans would been relegated to reservations similar to Native Americans. Non-violent resistance saved millions of AfroAmerican lives that would have been slaughtered. The compromise AfroAmericans settled on is being stuck in a holding pattern of benign neglect within the system of racism white supremacy. Surely, there are AfroAmericans who thrive financially but they are still prisoners within the system. Get too far out line and the walls will appear.