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I think he posted up his chair in the same spot that handicapped folks park wheel chairs. It doesn't block anyone else's view. That would have been a more reasonable accommodation than calling police. The outcry would have been far worse had he been in the alphabet soup community.

There's less profit in death. In a capitalistic society, It's more lucrative to keep people alive and medicated until their bodies can no longer take it.

Euthanasia would be more humane than bring murdered violently.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesfarrell/2023/12/29/homicides-see-historic-decline-in-2023-despite-perceptions-that-crime-is-on-the-rise/ Murders have dropped by 10% across many major US cities. Hopefully, this downward trend will continue into the future. Let folks die of natural causes or incurable diseases. There's really no need to speed up the process. In the meantime, there is no shortage of issues to tackle with any potential savings in law enforcement, hospitalization and incarceration.

Excellent question brotha @frankster. It's all good. We know the dealy-o. Awaiting a response to your question.

The biggest difference is Dr. West wasn't getting a salary of $900k per year. Otherwise, I can imagine it looks/feels good believing these folks respect the credentials until they find a reason to kick that azz to the curb.

I'll defer to Troy and Delano to give their NY perspective. However, from a bottom up perspective, through Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll, Soul, Funk etc., AfroAmericans either created or heavily influenced all music produced in the 20th century to present. Reggae and Afrobeats were was inspired by AfroAmerican music. Bob Marley was heavily influenced by Motown,Doo Wop & R&B groups of the 1960s. Hip-Hop music was built on breakbeats from Funk and Soul records. Of couse, music producers went on to sample everything else musically. Hip-Hop rapping started with AfroAmericans like Gil Scott-Heron and Oscar Brown Jr. well before the Last Poets and Hip-Hop MCs co-opted it. As an aside, it's a known fact that white folks stole the Blues from AfroAmericans to create Rock music. The dominant society will always do whatever they can to strip AfroAmericans of their inventions and contributions or give credit to someone else. That's why it's important for AfroAmericans to codify and control their own sh8t especially when it comes to wealth-building intellectual property...inheritance.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2024/01/02/claudine-gay-resigns-from-harvard-why-black-excellence-is-never-enough/ While Dr. Claudine Gay seemingly survived congressional inquiry into her handling of war protests on the campus of Harvard University, she ultimately resigned under intense scrutiny from the white court of public opinion. Unsatisfied that Dr. Gay wasn't fired after the congressional inquiry, white folks went after her academic record claiming plagiarism in her writings. I find it hard to believe Dr. Gay's credentials were not verified prior to white folks allowing her to become president of one of America's most prestigious universities. White supremacy usually breaks its tools when they no longer find them useful. Dr. Gay's resignation is a clear example of it. Dr. Gay will remain on the faculty of Harvard. Apparently, the plagiarism charges don't keep her from teaching. She'll just have to move to a smaller office on campus for now. I don't know how many AfroAmerican students Dr. Gay was able to get admitted into Harvard during her short tenure. However, I do believe Dr. Gay could use this situation as a stepping stone to leading an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). An HBCU should be place that will welcome someone with Dr. Gay's credentials with open arms providing that she wants to be there. We'll have to wait and see how comfortable Dr. Gay is with being demoted over some sh8t that she had zero control.

By design, most Black mayors are limited in what they can do for other Black folks within their communities.

Vivek Ramaswamy's 15 minutes of fame will expire soon. He didn't make the cut for the CNN debate. His poll numbers are in single digits. Ramaswamy may have put enough soundbites on tape for former POTUS to consider him for a cabinet level position in charge of whatever agency he wants to abolish. Still amazing the amount of money these people *waste* running for public office. Seems they could help a lot more people instead of burning through like paper.

Rumors about Puffy have been swirling around for many years. Timing of the ramp up is interesting. Right after Keefe D gets arrested for the murder of 2Pac, Puffy is getting sued and rumors about his lifestyle come up. A lot of weird stuff happens in the entertainment industry. Some religious figures are entertainers too.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/29/rev-william-barber-ii-amc-theaters-to-change/72057398007/ Rev. William Barber walks with two canes and has his own personal chair to sit. Last week, Rev. Barber took his 90-year old mother to see The Color Purple movie. Rev. Barber brings his chair into the movie theater as a reasonable accommodation. Yet, some goofy azz movie theater employees take exception and call the cops. The po-po escorted Rev. Barber out of the movie theater. Considering Rev. Barber was in his home state of North Carolina, clearly, these people should have known him. He's only the most prominent civil rights activist there. The CEO of AMC definitely knows Rev. Barber's work. He quickly issued and apology and wants to have a meeting for damage control, er, to clear up any misunderstanding. Whether there is a lawsuit or not, a few crash dummy employees will lose their jobs after potentially costing their employer a few million dollars. The police department has some explaining to do as well. This story ain't over yet.

Voting for the lesser of two stinkers seems to be par for the course during POTUS elections. That's definitely in the POTUS job description.

That's hilarious. Definitely a dialog that could become circular or go on ad infinitum.

Vivek Ramaswamy references Thomas Jefferson as one of his idols. Jefferson fully supported slavery. Considering the way he thinks, Ramaswamy should be content with having the full support of the Indian-American and Asian-American communities and some white folks. Ramaswamy doesn't need or deserve any support from the Black community.

Nothing. They wouldn't be any diffent from self-serving *leaders* in Black countries filled with greed and corruption.

Hating on others and/or gossiping about them has been a huge problem for a very long time. Miserable people with too much time on their hands have nothing better to do. For people who don't have much going on in their own lives so spreading gossip and eating it up like Skittles is the highlight of their lives. Haters and gossipers are definitely among the useless in a nation-building movement.

Mayor Johnson is on code in following orders of democratic agenda related to immigration. These mayors do not have the power (authority) to do their own thing especially if they intended to help AfroAmericans.

Sure. As I've mentioned before, they don't have real power. Excellent examples of limited power. Mayor Adams is catching h8ll for going against the Democratic agenda related to immigration. We know the difference between bully and buffer. Going to war with buffers won't accomplish anything. Great example of how most Black folks of any level of intelligence are keeping their pie-holes closed on that situation. In other news, Kanye West has written a letter of apology to the Jews. Foolish dude. But, he has an album coning out next month. Facts. That needs to be considered whenever we think about dealing with them.

Definitely have to be on code in order to organize. White folks are in control of the immigration. They are allowing other minorities to flood the zone in places that AfroAmericans do not own. Therefore, I don't believe it would make a difference for AfroAmericans to bark like a little dog right after the big dog barks. Just like the bully, you're definitely not going to win by beating up the goldfish. That still requires 1) being on code and 2) major vetting of potential strategic allies. Yeah, that's definitely a losing proposition. They are being positioned to replace AfroAmericans in certain places. Right. Folks in other cultures are more on code. Many of them have been programmed with anti-Black sentiment. Strategic alliances have to be filtered.

Facts. They are trustees within the system of racism white supremacy. Right. Still we have zero business trusting further than we can throw or see them.

Umderstood. They all need to be rounded up by the drop squad. That's a huge hurdle we have to overcome. Right. It's a battle that has to be fought on several fronts. Accepting the fact that we have no friends among other groups of people makes it even easier.

No sir. I cannot allow you to take responsibility for our tangential dialog above. On topic, Kwanzaa is a cool concept. Definitely something we could incorporate into our best practices.

Not your fault at all. Didn't intend to derail your thread. I can delete my posts here or have them moved to a new thread. if you wish. Let me know.

Yep. Both she and Vivek Ramaswamy have something in common. Interesting that these Indian-Americans choose to side with white supremacy.