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Yep. Sista Brittney is starring in movie for which didn't even audition. Showed up with her chronic oil in the middle of Russian aggression. Now, she's a political prisoner. I doubt they are allowing Brittney to be mistreated over there regardless of the prison. She's a high value bargaining chip.

Meanwhile, because they own the designs, Adidas will be selling shoes under their own brand that look just like Yeezys.

Brotha @Delano. that's poetic with regard to sista @Cynique. I certainly share that sentiment. Thanks for expressing it.

Everything is being used to keep folks dazed and confused to avoid dealing with America's original sin (slavery) and the debt owed (reparations). Social media, consumerism, religion, history and conspiracy theories are just a few that keep folks busy. Otherwise, freedom of speech does have its consequences.

The democratic state of Maryland elected it's 1st Black governor yesterday. The outgoing governor is a Republican. He did an excellent job too . Just goes to show the GOP doesn't have to be filled with clowns and kooks.

Parler was founded 4 years ago by 3 relatively young white folks. No need to make them even more rich. Considering the money Kanye has, he could create a social media platform out of thin air. No need to buy an existing platform.

Thanks for the info. I've always been a proud AfroAmerican...Black man descended from slaves. Soul Brother #1 James Brown's Say It Loud" could be my theme song. Never saw value in claiming any other heritage or religion.

Bingo. That's the elephant in the room. That company will probably make even more from the movie and book. Meanwhile, they're trying to make Kyrie apologize, donate money take classes and meet with the Jews in order to educate himself. It's BS. I hope Kyrie retires from playing basketball instead of jumping through those hoops. Unfortunately, AfroAmericans are in no position to defend our own when they come under attack by other groups of people.

Agreed. Unity would be the 1st step.

Kanye West and Kyrie Irving are free to say whatever pops into their heads and comes out of their mouths. They can tweet a links to movies too. However, biting the hand that feeds them will never end well. They will find out no amount of fame or celebrity provides protection against powerful people.

AfroAmericans should be using their platforms to address 1) America's original sin (slavery) and 2) reparations. That way, AfroAmericans won't have time to get caught up addressing any other group of people. AfroAmericans should be able to 1) outline the problem, 2) formulate an agenda and ) focus on a solution. AfroAmericans from all walks of life but especially celebrities, athletes and entertainers should wear clothing and record music about slavery and reparations. i believe that would force America to talk about and deal with it especially when their kids start asking questions.

IMO, you didn't miss anything noteworthy from the debate. Useful idiots is a good way to describe many of these Black parrots and boot-lickers on both sides of the aisle. Because there's no Black agenda to which poliicitians can be held accountable, they're just regurgitating the same BS talking points authored by white folks.

I'm not a Twit either and have no horse in the race but I didn't expect Twitter to be any different under new ownership.

AfroAmericans need to pool their resources to create businesses and spend money among ourselves instead of giving it back to White folks. As I've mentioned before, $1 should exchange hands between AfroAmericans 7-8 times before it leaves our community.

Da Bears traded DE Robert Quinn and LB Roquan Smith who are two excellent defensive players. I hope GM Poles knows what he's doing up there and that he'll continue bringing the right players to that young Bears team.

Well, I hope that doesn’t mean you're going to disappear on us again. If so, provide the forwarding address or coordinates to your cave.

Until @Delano arrives with the time markers, I'll offer the following: The odds of winning the $1.5B lottery are 1 in 292 million. Reinvest the $8 won...no more or less. The Democrats are going to lose the House in the midterm elections. They haven't done enough stop the GOP over the past 2 years. I'll go back to my easy chair now.

Sure. As long as they either 1) start businesses and/or 2) have something of value to offer. The hand out looking for a job from far Right white supremacists won't work in that hypothetical situation.

@Cynique, when the dust settles from the hypothetical civil war, if the white Right wins, Black folks will be pushed back 100 years. They won't even be able to sellout. Prostitution may not even on the table.

I find the backlash against Kanye and Kyrie interesting. I know what the guys were trying to say. The problem is biting the hand that feeds never ends well. Yet, the same sensitive folks have no problem doing business with these dudes whether it's selling music that glorifies Black folks killing each other or paying them to play games. Former POTUS 45 and Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene were not forced to make public apologies and/or lose money when making their antisemitic remarks. The question has to be asked why Black folks are chastised and ruined for anything perceived as antisemitic while white supremacist are allowed to say far worse with impunity,

Despite Bill Cosby being the Executive Producer of the show, NBC was able to pull those shenanigans. The folks in control of the money always get the last word. HBCUs are great. While AfroAmericans have made strides in terms of education, we are still lagging behind other minorities and need to shore up our economic infrastructure. The future won't be as bright for a bunch of young AfroAmericans wielding a worthless piece of paper when white supremacists stop offering job opportunities. Right now, there's an effort underway to rollback Affirmative Action. When that shoe drops, doors will close.

The Bears just traded to get WR Chase Claypool from the Steelers. A huge upgrade for their offense. WR Claypool should be able to help QB Fields a lot.

The whole thing is a sham. No surprise she lost her appeal. Sista Brittney should have never been convicted and sentenced for that offense. She's a political prisoner. Whenever the Russians and US decide to do a deal sista Brittney will be on 1st thing smoking out of Moscow.

I'm still not convinced that Kanye is mentally unstable. Kanye was a Hip-Hop music producer for decades before he became a celebrity. If that n8gglet was crazy for real, that tea would have been spilled a long time ago. I believe Kanye is milking his 15 minutes of fame. Apparently, he's will to blow through cash in the process. If Kanye keeps running his mouth, he's going to end up back on the South Side of Chicago.

Another congratulations to brotha @Troy on being recognized by his peers for his 25 years and counting of service to the literary community.