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  1. Gotcha. That could make moving a foregone conclusion The city of Chicago gets to enjoy Da Bears up close for 5 years. Things could happen betweem now & then to keep them around. You will also be around to witness it one way or another. You're stuck with us.๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Ž IMO, under no circumstances could a Black American have become the 1st trillionaire. Right now, no Black billionaire has accumulated $50 billion dollars or more. The richest Black billionaire (African) has a net worth of about $28.5 billion dollars. A white man becoming a trillionaire is a historic feat. Neither of those men became billionaires. Elijah Muhammad chose to do business with white supremacists instead of building with Middle Easterners & Africans. To be fair, in the time of Muhammad & Cleaver time, Middle Easterners weren't as wealthy from oil. White folks facilitated the creation that led to OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries). That made the Arabs wealthy.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  2. I'll stand by my belief that a seasoned woman getting plastic surgery or implants has low self-esteem & I'll add...wasting her money. Of course, whataver a woman chooses to do to herself &/or with resources is her own business. That woman probably shouldn't grin & smile in the face of a man like me. I'll see comedic source material in her.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  3. Social media should not be a person's primary news source.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  4. Word on the curb is there's supposedly video evidence of Karmelo Anthony being jumped by several boys. The problem is folks are talking about it but haven't produced anything. Even if such a video exists, white folks will find a way to flip the script & leave Karmelo in prison on ice.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  5. The city of Chicago already put a certain amount of money to keep Da Bears in town. They should work it out. Maybe threatening a move to Hammond IN could be a bluff.๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Ž
  6. Plastic surgery & body transformations ( injections) & hair implants to name a few things that are big business because people don't want to put in ths work (diet & exercise) to get in shape naturally & age gracefully. Low self-esteem is the only reason any seasoned woman would aspire to look &/or be like Shakira or anyone else.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  7. Technology has lowered the barrier to entry in a number of areas. Journalism is one such area. Even with an abundance of disposable content, there's still outlets for good Black journalism. Nowadays, good Black journalism can be found in local publications & podcasts. Really depends on what the reader wants to know.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  8. A whole lot of people of questionable intelligence voted for a con man 3 times. He's an avatar for them.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  9. AP NewsWhat Elon Musk's trillion means in real termsCatapulted by the market debut of his rocket company SpaceX, Elon Musk is now the world's first trillionaire. Looks like Elon Musk is the world's 1st trillionaire. His net worth is greater than several countries combined. If those rockets keep blowing up on the platform, that net worth will come back down to billions. Also, about 4, 400 SpaceX employees became instant millions as a result of the IPO (Initial Public Offering). The 1st trillionaire is the same person who's going to put a whole lot of folks outta work with self-driving vehicles. His wealthy buddies will put folks outta work with AI. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  10. The 250th anniversary of the USA will be a display of white nationalism. Fingers crossed...maybe the 275th anniversary of the USA will be a celebration for ALL Americans. Many of those celebrating the 250th won't be around to f8ck up the 275th anniversary of the USA.๐Ÿคฃ Starting July 5th, they have 25 years of lead time in preparation & planning for the 275th.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  11. I always thought it was a strange coincidence that MJ's vitiligo showed up after the success of Thriller. ๐Ÿ˜ MJ went from one extreme to another, Black to white & then, he bought a pet chimpanzee named Bubbles: This is Bubbles today. He has been living in a great ape sanctuary for the past 20 years. He's 43 years old now. Bubbles spends his time painting & is a leader in the ape community according to his bio. I wonder if the other chimps enjoy hearing Bubbles stories about his life in Hollywood with the King of Pop. Bubbles doesn't seem to have an issue with his primate version of vitiligo & a receding hairline.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  12. Right. As he was walking own the street with rifle in hand, those same police offered him bottled water as if he was deputized as one of them or a Deacon of Defense. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Ž
  13. That's why it is good exercise to study wealthy people. POTUS OJ is considered wealthy. Many would question his intelligence.๐Ÿคฃ Beyond the Malcolm cosplay he drops a lot of food for thought. I would not be surprised because I'm well aware of it. Most poor people do not come from middle class or wealth. Low intelligence is a huge factor but other mental problems & laziness to one degree or another lands most people into poverty &/or homelessness. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  14. You're right...the Rittenhouse victims were white folks attending a BLM protest. He still got away with it.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  15. Does anyone have any real evidence or proof that MJ was a pedophile? Pictures, video, DNA samples, etc. Remember...I go back & forth with brotha frankster for the very same reason...evidence & proof. No hearsay or conjecture. As for the 2nd question...I don't understand how or why anyone would have let their child spend the night with a non-family member. Unless they were trying to get paid for making accusations against someone.๐Ÿค” Especially not when Black folks don't let their children spend the night with certain family members.๐Ÿคฃ That whole children spending the night with MJ was weird from the beginning. That doesn't mean he was a pedophile though. Right. Netflix doesn't care about MJ's legacy but there's profit to be made slandering it. Right. This site is the closest I'll get to social media. Nope. I do not believe OJ killed those people either. Many folks chose to believe the allegations white folks cooked up against them. They won in the white folk's court system though. Maybe so if we didn't have enough resources to fight the case. Plenty Black folks have been railroaded into the prison system because they could not afford to beat it. Both Black men were accepted by white folks as long as they were beneficial to them. As soon as those Black men chose to buck the system, they were castrated by the same white folks. I know thorough Black men who enjoyed the movie. Of course, they had to sit through it with the ole lady.๐Ÿคฃ That should be $900 million dollars which rounds up to a billion dollars. Makes sense...Shakira has been a Pop icon especially within the Latino community for a couple decades now. No shortage of content getting millions of views nowadays.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  16. I do not have any evidence or proof that MJ was a pedophile. Sure. Folks can make money but even if they could prove MJ did something wrong...how can he be punished 17 years after death? The only reason for the negative documentary is 1) money grab & 2) tarnish his legacy. I do not recall Black folks trying to tarnish the legacy of MJ or anyone else especially who is already dead. Yet, white folks want to re-litigate the case against MJ that he won. Same goes for the case against OJ which he already won. What do MJ & OJ have in common besides the J's? MJ & OJ are dead Black male celebrities who white folks believe got away with wrongdoing. White folks still h8te to think about the stuff Jack Johnson was able to do & he's been dead for exactly 80 years as of yesterday. Racism plays a huge role in how the system of white supremacy continues to oppress & exploit Black folks & spread anti-Black sentiment. It is already been proven that no amount of skin bleaching allowed MJ to truly become white. When MJ decided to buck against the system & void his slave contract, they viewed his a Black man who needed to be taken down. I have zero interest in seeing the film myself. However, everyone I've heard from enjoyed it. The Michael movie grossing nearly $1 billion dollars worldwide means a whole lot of other folks enjoy it too.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  17. Karmelo Anthony has been found guilty of murder & sentenced to 35 years in prison. The comparison is that those white guys murdered Black people & got away with it. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  18. White supremacy never takes a day off. They will use every resource to demonize Black folks especially icons. The Michael movie has been a blockbuster success. Admittedly, I haven't seen the movie but I've heard the allegations of abuse were omitted. Netflix has just released a documentary about Michael Jackson as mentioned in the thread title. Michael has been dead for nearly 17 years now. Yet, Netflix has decided to do a deep dive into the 2005 trial against him. There is nothing to be gained from trying to dig up dirt on Michael Jackson. But, that won't stop white supremacists from doing whatever they can to tarnish the legacy of The King of Pop.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  19. Like drugs & alcohol, consumption of entertainment is another coping mechanism. People don't have to do anything productive when they are on social media or watching TV. Entertainment allows people to escape from having to work or whatever issue(s), problems, challenges they face in real life. Absolutely. POTUS OJ has been in the entertainment business for a long time. The powers that be figured his act was good enough for the White House. As a result, the USA has a f8cking clown for a leader for the 2nd time...3rd if POTUS Bush II is counted.๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Ž
  20. Thanks for taking the time to read up on the case. The white media wants to paint Karmelo Anthony as the bad guy. Again, if the situation was reversed, the white kid wouldn't even be locked up. If a Black "troubled" kid had been killed, white folks would have said "that kid got what he had coming to him". Surely, Karmelo should have known better living in a majority white Texas town. That's probably why he kept a pocket-knife. Even if Karmelo knew about &/or believed in the stand your ground laws, he could not have expected self-defense to go so far left against him. Kyle Rittenhouse, Daniel Penny, George Zimmerman & the list goes on when it comes to white guys getting away with murder. Definitely a tragedy. More importantly, another reminder to Black folks that racism is still alive in America. Hopefully, it is a wake-up call to Black men the necessity of self-defense training & superior legal protection.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  21. Hard to argue against when resources are either stolen from a country or withheld from the people. It might be helpful to study the history behind most wealthy people. Wealth isn't built putting the proverbial shoulder to a plow. Excuses are definitely not a constructive way of coming up & building wealth. Right. They deserve to be taken out. This guy would vehemently disagree with your belief: The basic needs of human survival remain unchanged since we showed up on the planet. We have developed tools & technology to make life easier but the requirements are still food, shelter & clothing. How was the wealth they inherited built? Most poor people were born into it. Only a few people sink down to poverty & stay there. Richard Pryor was a brilliant comedian.๐Ÿ˜Ž All roads lead back to the money. Entertainment generates a lof it.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  22. There were witnesses to corroborate his version of what happened. Too late. A plea bargain would have been offered before trial. Believing in self-defense & stand your ground law is probably why the Anthony family didn't cop a plea. For whatever reason, the family didn't think about the fact that they live in Texas. The sentence is 35 years. Surely, they will appeal the conviction. Otherwise, Karmelo Anthony will be locked up until he's at least 40 years old.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  23. Study all groups of people & you'll find similar levels of intelligence among human beings. Intelligent OGs are respected. Absolutely. I knew him well before he became an activist. Always been a conscience young brother. He speaks truth.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  24. Every family has a dysfunctional member or a few of them. ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  25. The fix was in from the beginning. The quick verdict was a sign of their arrogance in telegraphing the outcome. I believe the defense was working for the other side too. Don't know why the family thought it was a good idea to hire a white legal team.๐Ÿ˜Ž

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