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Understood. Hopefully you're not consuming in that place either. Let them be is always the 1st option. Right. No need to preach to anyone. Only communicate if there's an dialog or an opportunity to build straegjc alliances. Politicians track heavily in telling lies and some of them are still effective in making life better for their constituents. I don't have a problem with history. We should never forget it Wealth building is a different subject though. Interesting how other groups benefit the most from DEI but they're silent as Black foks take the smoke.😎

The current administration is anti-government enough that it might be willing to share more information. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) does make redacted government information available to the public.😎

I wouldn't consider a prisoner's dislike of the US as dysfunctional. Everyone is entitled to their own feelings. Love has little or nothing to do with building wealth. If a tribe chooses to go in that direction, the best another tribe can do is present a better offer. Unlike relationships, it seems people will accept lies and other shortcomings as long as leadership is highly effective in making their lives better.😎

I always believed it was drones. They didn't confirm anything. The FAA doesn't have a responsibility to the tell the public anything. Their responsibility is to keep the skies safe. If those things were military drones as I suspect, I don't believe they really shut down the AFB.😎

Excellent news. I hope Burkinabe President Ibrahim Traore continues moving Burkina Faso in the right direction. If America goes too far sideways and I have to leave, Burkina Faso is the country where I plan to set up shop.😎

They knew what was going on with the drones. Denied it to the public. Most likely for reasons of national security.😎

Whatever monies are being spent on non-essential items i.e. drugs, cigarettes, alcohol, junk food, hair weave, etc., could be invested in a productive endeavor. That person has to take responsibility for the choices they made. They broke the laws. They knew the consequences. Many of my friends and associates have chosen to take those risks. They run the gamut from the cemetery to prison; struggling to successful and everything in between. Absolutely. The Black experience has been negative. We cannot dwell or wallow in it. Many Black folks past to present have not allowed the negativity of our history to keep them in a holding pattern of defeatism, victimhood, despair, etc. They have made lemonade out of lemons. Frederick Douglass is a recurring figure in your posts regarding the station of Black folks. I get it. Douglass, Garvey, Washington, DuBois, etc., are not keeping Black folks from investing in themselves. Just as you can recite the history of Black America from the 1800s up to present, there are Black folks who know better when it comes to how the system of racism white supremacy keeps our people enslaved. For one reason or three, there are Black people who choose to be complicit in maintaining the oppression. Not when Black folks are wasting the resources they do have on unnecessary things. You can continue preaching that historical reference just as I'll keep stomping against the system of racism white supremacy. Black people can do anything if they have a desire to do so. The disconnect in our dialog is that I refuse to wallow in blaming our condition on past Black leadership. We have to be proactive. Black folks know better. We can do better. IMO, Black folks are lacking strong leadership among the various Black tribes capable of codifying an agenda and plan of action that liberates us from the prison of racism white supremacy.😎

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its affiliate agencies has the responsibility of tracking every form of aircraft and monitoring the entire air space of the US. The FAA may not be at liberty to tell us everything but they know what's going up in skies. Same goes for the US military.😎

Do you know how many billions of dollars pass through Black folks hands every year? It's not laziness. Ignorance and self-defeatism and victim mentality aren't productive either. Self-hate is definitely a problem though. Sure we can redirect some portion of the billions of dollars that flow through our hands into our own infrastructure instead of giving it back to other groups of people mainly whites and asians. Black folks know better across the board but have been mentally and physically enslaved to the system of racism white supremacy. Slaves need a plan of escape and the resources to remain free. Black folks can use the money that flows through our hands to secure liberation and build an infrastructure to insure that we are never enslaved again. Unfortunately, the system of racism white supremacy is a sophisticated prison in which Black folks have gotten comfortable to live, work and play.😎

That cell phone video of the UAP/UFO flying around in NY was very clear especially considering the speed of travel. The FAA knows it's an object similar to whatever has been flying around in New Jersey and other places. Looks like the military showing off its cool new toys.😎

Considering that he's proven to be teflon over the past 9 years since he burst onto the political scene, nothing short of natural causes will get rid of him.😎

What do Black folks have to show for their gross consumerism? It's not about a comparative example or following another group. It's about investing versus spending. Again, consumer spending isn't going to build a black economic infrastructure. Investing in the things we consume is the key. Reads like you believe I'm suggesting that consumer spending will build infrastructure. To be more clear...I'm suggesting that investing the money we spend consuming would be put to better use in building our own economic infrastructure. For example, Nike has made Michael Jordan rich but Jordan's name has made Nike wealthy. Before Nike got their hooks into him, imagine if Michael Jordan had been surrounded by people who could encourage him to brand himself. Several businesses could have built around his name. Right now, Jordan could be the king of athletic wear. Pulling in every other superstar Black athlete and entertainer would have created a Jordan industry. For whatever reason, despite having Black folks educated in every aspect of American business, yet we don't own a huge percentage of the sports and entertainment industries we dominate. All of the groups you have mentioned practice some form of group economics 101. That's how they build wealth and finance other endeavors. The funniest thing is that most groups of people do not prolifically produce a Michael Jackson, Prince, Michael Jordan, Oprah Winfrey, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Jay-Z or Beyonce, etc. Individuals around whom to build a brand or an industry. I get it that we would like to see those types of individuals pool their wealth and build the Black economic infrastructure. We have to provide them with blueprints before the white folks do.😎

I know you're a proponent of wealthy Black folks investing in infrastructure. I'm definitely an advocate of that approach as well. Regardless of how it's done, we need to invest in these emerging technologies instead of merely being customers and consumers.😎

Using smart students is a cheaper way to get a product versus hiring people who demand higher salaries to take care of themselves and their families. He's a billionaire hedge fund manager. He plays digital monopoly with other folks' money. It's just a project until investors see its viability. We'll see whether or not DeepSeek remains independent or gets absorbed into the OpenAI ecosystem.😎

Maybe this administration will break enough eggs to motivate 1) better choice of candidates and 2) voters to exercise their civic duty. I'm hoping the current administration will f8ck up so bad that in getting what they did or didn't vote for that people will get stirred up enough to demand better American leadership in 2028 and beyond. The good news is unless a catastrophic event happens sooner, we only have to endure 4 years at a time before we have another chance to reset.😎

Nope. The illusion of inclusion has worked well enough to keep people satiated. The mentality seems to be get in where you fit in or else.😁😎

While you're at it, also look up how much money Black folks spend in gross consumerism. Just those figures combined would show a huge amount of money to invest in a Black economic infrastructure. 😎

Gotcha. It seems that for quite some time, about 35% percent of the total number of eligible voters don't bother to show up. Still, it would be helpful to know how that 35% breaks down if they were to vote. 6 million is an estimated number of people who voted in a previous election and didn't bother to show up again. Let's see if the next 4 years motivate those eligible non-voters to turn-out in 2028.😎

Every time I read that I'm not sure of what it means. 77 million people voted for him. I don't believe 77.1 million voters stayed home. 6 million eligible people didn't vote at all. It would be helpful to know how that 6 million voters breaks down by race, political party and state. VP Kamala Harris lost in 2024 for the same reason that Hilary Clinton lost in 2016. Unfortunately, America ain't ready for what they have in common. This country is still a patriarchy when it comes to the White House. Pay attention to how white folks show deference to POTUS OJ no matter how idiotic his words and actions. The clown in chief blamed a mid-air plane crash on DEI. Can't make this stuff up.😎

The combination of boycotts and marches led to it. From a literal standpoint as related to this thread, the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955 was effective.😎

Maybe so. But, Roland Martin's grift, er, whole platform is supposedly dedicated to keeping Black people informed. He likes to pride himself on being the voice of Black media. Since the Democrats lost the election, after cursing out and telling Black folks how stupid they are for not voting, I find Roland's pandering at the end of his commentary to be hilarious.🤣😎

Back in the 1960s. We got the Civil Rights Act. Exactly. Like Parker Lewis, the white supremacists can't lose anything. They just keep making money.😎

Of course, Black folks issues always get lost in the sauce one way or another whether it's Civil Rights, Affirmative Action or the latest DEI. The craziest part is as a negative, DEI is being linked to Black folks when it has benefitted every other minority group the most. At some point, Black folks cannot continue this Charlie Brown and Lucy with the football sh8t. The trick is old. Black folks have to stop fighting for crumbs and pour that energy into baking our own bread. As I've mentioned, I believe if any good comes out of this new administration leaning into white nationalism and flexing white supremacy, it will force Black folks to do something different.😎

I wonder why Roland Martin isn't all over this issue instead of berating Black folks who didn't vote in the past election.😎

I'm curious to see if the minority groups that benefitted most from DEI will be boycotting. I seriously doubt that white women and the alphabet soup community will stop shopping in those places.😎