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She's still a beautiful and gifted sista. Just when I think that Marley has worn off, Lauryn shows up in between hair appointments. Oh yeah. I know a half-fro when I see it.

White men understood the importance of making the tent bigger in order to maintain their power.

You're absolutely right. Most everything on TV is meant to entertain its particular audience. Beyond local reports, the *news* has become entertainment too.

Stevie Wonder, Lauryn Hill, Lisa Fischer and Valerie Simpson were among those who performed at the funeral service for Roberta Flack. I would like to know what was so important that our beautiful sista Lauryn Hill couldn't finish getting her hair done. Hair appointment aside, the mercurial Ms. Hill still has that voice. The woman can sing effortlessly. Surely, the late Ms. Flack would have approved of Lauryn showing up for her homegoing service. Of course, the great Stevie Wonder did his thing too. The man is a living legend. Deserves his flowers now. Ms. Roberta Flack was an awesome musician, singer and songwriter. She left us with an excellent body of music. RIP our beloved sista. DC for life.

The parents of the teenaged slugger are standing with their daughter as she navigates the backlash of her actions. Whenever the victim is ready to receive it, a sincere apology and a hug could possibly settle this matter.

Admittedly, I didn't watch The ReidOut nor was I on that call to save it. However, I do believe Joy Reid should have enough followers to junp into another show.

Of course I'm kidding mayne.

This is an open and shut case of unsportsmanlike conduct, assault and battery. This isn't one of those videos where they can tell folks you didn't see what you saw on the screen.

Of course I enjoy hanging out here. Then again, I'm not on the main social media platforms. I'll see what I can do about coming up with more interesting topics from my armchair. Maybe I'll start a thread entitled the pimp chronicles. @Troy, don't turn off the lights. I'm still here mayne.

No intrusion. There is no such thing as a private conversation on a public forum. The shrinking participation of the forum does give the appearance of a 2-way dialog between regulars (myself, Pioneer1, frankster, richardmurray and Troy). Always great when folks like yourself, Chevdove, Delano, Mel Hopkins, nels, Umbrarchist and others roll through to chop it up, It would be awesome if more folks chose to participate.

Hopefully the car served you well over a longer period of time. Words to live by in my book. Facts. There would be a lot more random s8x happening if women were as easily attracted to men. That's why gay dudes seem to attract women like bees to honey. The funniest part is that women will wish the dude wasn't Aunt Jemima. They'll try give him that snatch box with no strings attached. The downside is many women ended up with that *package* as a result of dealing with dudes who were switch hitters. If a woman tells me she was ever involved with a dude who was locked up for a long time, my eyebrow goes up. That conversation won't go a significant distance. @aka Contrarian, glad your cataract surgery went well. Check out those over the counter reading glassses. You probably need a 1.25 or 1.50 to read small print. Glad you're back.

They could have had a fling. Friends with benefits or some other arrangement for a moment. Went their separate ways afterwards. They were together long enough to motivate you to come up off those chips and buy a ride. Ask them. Wait for the answer. Don't interrupt. The alphabet soup community seems to have it much easier when it comes to hooking up. They don't need power or money or dates. Just a mutual attraction and opportunity to get down. They can go from digging each other to s8xual relations in the amount of time it takes to find a spot. As heterosexual folks, we have to spend some amount of time getting to know each other before the good part comes up. Of course, there are times when it's on and popping sooner than later for little or nothing. Depending on situation and circumstances.

300+ years of free labor provides no generational wealth. Coming up with a number including compounded interest would be trillions of dollars. Land is worthless if it is not developed and/or used to produce goods. Plenty Black folks will say their family has land down south. Ask what they're doing with it. Wait for the answer. Don't interrupt. Crickets. Middle class workers aren't wealthy unless they have solid investments.

It really depends on the type of business. Many blue-collar conpanies are built like pyramids. Some of them have multiple layers of management too. Many white collar businesses are top-heavy with more managers and executives than workers built on a horizontal ot flat organization. Modern businesses are less predicated on telling folks what to do. People are hired bssed on their knowledge, skill and ability.

Haven't read the book but that's exactly what's been happening with wealthy folks controlling the masses using a few things including drugs.

The Jews lost 6 million during the Holocaust. They have been receiving billions of dollars reparations since 1948. That's plenty scratch especially with compounded interest for nation-building. As brotha @richardmurray points out, Black folks consist of many tribes. Many individuals are doing extremely well for themselves.

Trust and believe that if Chikumbutso is anywhere near producing such a technological advancement, the richest man in the world or someone with a bag of money would be on his bumper. There is no way that wealthy white men will allow a Black man in Zimbabwe to out-invent them. That's what makes social media platforms so dangerous.

The vision could have happened as you saw it. Maybe not quite what you thought. They could have just been friendly. Bottom line is the vision was your motivation. The universe sent a sign that it was time to cop that ride. It has been said that the main reason most men shave and shower is to attract women. Otherwise, we'd still look like cavemen. Plenty heterosexual men are motivated to amass power, make money, look good and be *accomplished* and/or *successful* on some level is to increase their access to women.

Agreed. He figured why not especially if it could enrich him. His handlers saw an opportunity to change America with the *right* candidate. A political outsider. The pandemic grinded their operation to a halt. That's right. They got a foot on the gas pedal down to the floor too.

Facts. However, every race has folks who are qualified to run a business and hire the folks they need to maintain it. There's no shortage of qualified and competent workers too.

Motivation is the #1 reason most people work. They need or want something. I truly believe the absence of need and/or want makes people lazy. Show me a person who is indifferent about having a house, vehicle, clothes, shoes, money in the bank, etc., more than likely they are lazy as f8ck. Unfortunately, too many people are willing to support lazy folks. Parents will make excuses for housing grown azz adults and grand-children. Men will sponsor women who trick and/or have a bunch of kids. Women will take care of broke azz dudes providing them with s8x, shelter, transportation, food, clothes, booze, weed, etc. These lazy people don't have to be motivated to take care of themselves because someone else is willing to enable them. Religion isn't a bad thing if/when used in place of drugs and alcohol. The problem with religion as an opiate is that it can lead to a certain amount of mental and physical indolence.

Sure. If working for someone else is all that person is qualified to do, they aren't potential business owners. No different from workers who are not and will never be management material. There are levels to enployment beyond getting a job. Obviously, I'm not suggesting or advocating that a *lazy* individual should start a business. In fact, they won't. H8ll, Black-owned businesses shouldn't hire *lazy* individuals either. The folks most qualified to start businesses need capital in order to do so. They need competent workers too. The lazy, weed smoking folks shouldn't bother to apply.

The US talks about cutting benefits to poor people and Medicaid/Medicare and Social Security. Then, they'll brag about sending billions to another country or defense or some silly azz program that doesn't feed, shelter and/or clothe its citizens. The craziest part is there no public outrage. The people go along with the country raising debt limits and spending money on everything that doesn't benefit them directly.

No shortage of companies are trying to come up with the *right* technology. Doing so will cost a lot of money.

Understood from your point of view. Funny thing is TikTok influencers almost lost their minds when they thought it was going away.