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8 billion people on the planet Earth right now. Only a catastrophic could wipe out humanity. We have no way of knowing if/when the universe will self-correct in that regard. However, we can rest assured that shortly after the day we were born, the count down to our end began. The world ends every day for thousands of people on the planet. I believe the leading cause of death is a birthday. The next one could very well be the last.

Absolutely. Part of the code would be to identify the folks who are least constructive in our efforts to move forward. If we had to do a beneficent purge, there are many black folks that we'd have to ask to STFU and sat down somewhere. Again, peeling the onion would lead to a lot of tears especially when some loved ones aren't allowed to ride.

Well, if it is "good" news, a sista is the CEO of 1145 Holdings LLC: https://afrotech.com/michele-thornton-ghee-ebony-jet However, if history teaches us anything, exhibit A...Bob Johnson selling BET to Viacom, we should pay attention the content being produced. A cursory view of BET programming over the past 20 years has left much to be desired to my half-century old eyes. Sista Kathy Hughes had good intentions when TV One was launched. I'd imagine the same could be said for Oprah too. I can only hope that Ebony will produce positive and constructive content for black folks.

IMO, the last "tie" that bound black folks (those who identify as AfroAmericans to co-opt brotha Pioneer's term) to a significant degree was the Civil Rights movement. That's the last time we were unified in our "politics". Murder and bribery has silenced black leadership over the past 50 years and counting. Since affrimative action and a few other carefully constructed initiatives, our people have "arrived" in ways that have us all over the place" in every area of human activity. Black folks have to codify our goals and objectives in the area of politics before we can begin to peel back the layers of the proverbial onion. Rest assured, there will be plenty tears.

Hello all. I just discovered this forum a couple weeks ago. Very cool space brotha Troy has created. In that time, I've read through some of the topics to get a "lay of the land" especially among the most active participants. I'm glad to see the exchange of dialog; opinions and ideas shared here. Hopefully, I can add my 2 cents as well.