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Angel Rich, founder of DC tech start-up,The Wealth Factory, Inc, and developer of the popular app, Credit Stacker, released "History of Black Dollar", last week. Rich says The 144 page books answers the question of "why there's a financial gap between black and white America."
From Amazon.com "reveals significant economic moments in history that have helped shape America - slavery, sharecropping, convict leasing, Little Rock Nine, Black Wall Street, civil rights, the great recession, Black Lives Matter and other important milestones - along with highlighting important figures, some lesser known, that have made these Black, financially historical moments possible through their personal diligent efforts. This book aims to help older generations remember, while enlightening younger generations on the progression of America and its direct correlation to the support of Black Americans that will inspire both groups to continuing uplifting economic social justice. "
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Photo credit: JOE JONES, NAN MICHIGANRev. Charles Williams II and NAN Michigan held press conference June 12, 2017 urging Radio One Detroit to Cancel its prospective Sale to Crawford Media
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"Radio One Detroit has agreed to sell its WCHB AM 1200 NewsTalk station to Birmingham, Ala.-based Crawford Broadcasting Co. for an undisclosed amount, the radio cluster announced Wednesday.
The deal, expected to close within 90 days, includes the dial signal and radio tower in Romulus. NewsTalk 1200 airs simultaneously on 99.9 FM, which is owned by Radio One Detroit."
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sometimes people make it too complicated in the usa. asking someone not to go for money in a country founded for money, that is why natives were annihilated, so whites could have free land. money is not merely a system, it is the life's blood of the usa and as such, when people want fiscal choices to not be done, the best solution is a counter deal
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I have no counter-argument for all that you've written. I wish I did... It would mean we now live in a utopia..
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I say a monetopia:)
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"Marc Lamont Hill, a noted author, social commentator and professor, has made a foray into entrepreneurship by opening a new coffee shop and bookstore in Philadelphia.
His new shop, Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books, officially opens Monday morning in the city’s Germantown section. The store serves up LaColombe coffee, coffee drinks, gourmet teas and hot chocolate." Via The Philadephia Tribune
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Thanks Mel.
Keep me posted on efforts with your book. I'm still working on an affiliate program to allow readers/fans to direct sales to an author's site in exchange for a commision . Did I ever mention that to you?
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@TroyI was just thinking about posting something about ISBN. I may not use an ISBN at all. I'm pondering this might be a way from amazon acquiring the title even in an return status. So while you're considering the affiliate program concept, is it possible for you to figure that action (no ISBN) into it? EDIT
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when is the next interview @Mel Hopkins
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@richardmurray Not sure. There is an interview I want to get but it really isn't about the celebrity per se, but more about the topic. This particular subject is known for creating value for the professional boxers he manages - and that goes to the core of the story I'm interested in writing next.
I really don't pursue celebrity interviews. I prefer to write about topics such as my cryptocurrency article in the same issue.
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fair enough @Mel Hopkins just happy you are doing what you love:) ... is any digital currency black owned? I know a blockchain is expensive to setup or maintain.
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"Severed", A Novel, is a crime thriller and an entertaining whodunit but I recommend it as a self-help book in my commentary "Severed", A Novel | A Black Woman's Burden
Short Synopsis | Severed, a Novel
"Someone is a few digits short of a hand in Nakadee, Louisiana. What’s worse, someone may be torturing and holding the finger-less victim captive in this small river town. Head of Nakadee Police Department Criminal Investigations Unit Captain Nate Padgett enlists the help of Forensic Anthropologist Lula Logan, PhD whom he feels he can trust since she’s having an affair with his direct report Junior Detective Devon Lemonde.
Padgett needs Logan to find out if the victim is still among the living. Dead or Alive means the difference between a local investigation or handing it over to the Feds. Meanwhile Dr. Logan has her own project underway. She’s in town to work on research project that will tell the story of the enslaved Africans who revolted against their captors in 1830 on a former plantation.
Dr. Logan has her finger on the pulse of present missing fingers case and that of the enslaved Africans of the past …the question remains, however, which case will be her undoing."
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Currently reading Severed by VL Towler. I started this book some time ago, then I got really busy and put it on the back-burner. Then I thought, make time to read. Make a commitment to a book like you used to do in your youth.
Reading like writing, forces you to close out your thoughts and enter the world of someone's making or into a world of your own making. Reading/Writing a book is a selfish undertaking. One that you owe to yourself.-
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If you had 3 wishes, what would you wish for? Of course, one of the wishes would be to get more wishes. In absence of wishes, then 10-year-old Marley Dias made a goal. She decided to get more books with Black girls as the protagonists into elementary schools. To make this happen she launched #1000blackgirlsbooks campaign. Once she accomplished goal, she then authored a book, "Marley Dias Gets it Done and so can you" to create more activists. "Marley Dias Gets it Done and So Can You" is available from Scholastic Books- Show previous comments 6 more
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LOL that is the most positive way of looking at it @Mel Hopkins
...and sounds like a good approach. I know a few folks who secured the white co-sign, but in order to keep it you have to distance yourself from those who may be perceived as too radically Black.
For example, in order for Obama to keep his white co-sign he had to repudiate Minister Farrakhan and distance himself from Jeremiah Wright. Obama got a lot of grief from some, in the Black community, for doing this, but you can't become POTUS or any white institution without the white cosign.
What disappointed me is that Obama did not give a single Black-owned newspaper an interview during his first 6 years in office and may have served his entire presidency without doing it (I did not research the last two years). One might think; what harm could some from speaking to a journalist at a Black newspaper? The problem is that Obama might have been called to account for his lack of direct support of the Black community which was too big a risk. Obama is the "president of all people."
I'll have you know I was told recently that I'm perceived as radical. I was told this by an industry icon and mentor. I repeated what they said to make it clear that I hear the correctly and to determine if they were serious. They replied "Yes, you are." Would you believe I took that as a compliment :-)
I took it as a compliment because I know anyone who explicitly advocates for Black people and institutions, without couching it in language of "diversity" is perceived as radical.
I also know that anyone who advocates a boycott of Facebook and Amazon is definitely one willing to go against the grain and is not trying to win friends by going with the majority... Honestly, if I run AALBC.com thinking like everyone else, this site would have died a long time ago.
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Pwuhahaha!!! These Snatched Co-Sign cards are hilarious!!!
I proud of you! We have to be radical, even when working for a PWI! In fact, one of the terms my former supervisors used to write about me over and over was "strong opinion" I believe that was code word to let others know "beware she will not "shuck, jive and yasam" for anyone in your organization. I couldn't! It is important to let your employer know when they're being racist! Or when they are harming others with their policies.
How can we not?
We must be radical.
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excellent dialog from you both
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Blitter, a Black-owned micro-blogging social networking site created by Patrick Francis - launched on October 5, 2017... Check out my initial thoughts on the service -
You can borrow another $100 -200,000 to get your Masters or you can
Quote"learn from the people who know what they're doing."
~Amy Astley
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i love photography,as you may know,where did you get this from?
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From the Library of Congress "Rare Book of The Month W..E.B. Du Bois "The Brownies' Book."
"A Monthly magazine for the Children of the Sun. Designed for All Children but Especially for Ours"Serial published in 1920-1921.
Blogger Elizabeth Gettins of the Library’s Digital Conversion Team writes its the "First magazine of its kind, written for African-American children and youths.
Visit the digital collection 22 back to back chronological issues at Library of Congress dot gov.
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on my link it says image "17" out of 762
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OK thanks!
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You're welcome! If you don't see it. I saved the image link.
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"Brian Tart, President and Publisher of Viking says; "DeRay McKesson is the voice of a new generation, leading the charge in the fight against racism and injustice today,"
And that voice will sound off in the upcoming book with Viking - On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope by DeRay McKesson. Read more here: The Thriving Writer
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One Night Only | The first Black-owned and operated Chicago theatre to reopen for an outdoor concert. The Pekin Theatre located in the Bronzeville section of Chicago was first opened by alleged professional gambler, Robert Motts. The outdoor concert, sponsored Illinois Humanities and Empty Bottle, an Evening at the Pekin Theater will feature ragtime pianist and MacArthur “genius” grantee Reginald Robinson and his band playing music from the Pekin’s active era, which lasted until 1916. The concert will be held June 17, 2017 @ 7PM
Source : Timeout Magazine
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Smithsonian's National African American History and Culture Museum...
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Correction: National Museum African American History and Culture
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Smithsonian's National Museum African American History & Culture beats expectation! 7 levels of African's American History with new exhibits throughout the year...
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Yes! Especially since every 8th grade class in America decided to visit at the same time... lol! @Troy, it is a fascinating museum - I hope you plan to visit it over several days as it is nearly impossible to do it in one day. It's a lot of material to process especially if you have specific interests.. Mine happens to be textile, sewing, jewelry & fashion design Industry, then cultural activism and entertainment - so my eye always wandered towards those exhibits. In doing so, I almost missed other aspects of being African in America which were equally if not more important... Thank goodness my mom pointed out those things to me, so I could snap or take a photo. It is a great experience... and clearly important to many Americans because practically all nationalities were represented on the first day I attended... One more suggestion - keep a nearly empty tummy because you'll want to save room for the food in the Sweet Home Cafe it is DELICIOUS!!! I never seen so many white folks chow down on fried chicken collards and corn bread! My mom had the shrimp and grits, I had the grilled barbecue chicken with alabama white sauce, rice and beans w/ pork bits and green beans and potatoes! I didn't need anything to eat for the rest of the day LOL
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I'll only have a day for the trip planned in July, but I visit DC enough where I can take in more of the museum. I'll save room for the food.
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This is really weird. This content disappeared from my profile page. I clicked on my profile and this status was in edit mode.
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Smithsonian's National Museum African American History & Culture beats expectation! 7 levels of African's American History with new exhibits throughout the year...
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I was on vacation for a week and just like when I left the airlines after 8 years, when I returned I found myself returning to AALBC.com-munity to find my balance.
Smithsonian National Museum African American Heritage and Culture
"Ethiopia"
W.E.B. Du Bois and James Weldon Johnson commissioned Fuller to create Ethiopia for the Negro Exhibit in the America's Making Exposition in 1921. An image of the sculpture graced the cover of the exhibit's publication describing it as "A Symbolic Statue of the Emancipation of the Negro Race" Fuller's work links the cultural achievements of ancient Egypt as well as the Ethiopian resistance to colonial rule to a narrative of African American struggle and achievement.
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"Ahh, The Name is Bootsy, Baby"
Culture Galleries - Smithsonian's National Museum African American History and Culture"
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Why White Folks Love Hidden Figures by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Adebayo
“It’s a feel good movie that demonstrates that even during one of the vilest and most racist periods of American history white saviors rose to the occasion.”
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Ain't that truth
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OCEAN'S 8 Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' all female Caper Heist flick
Music Superstar Rihanna is coming to a big screen near you. She is set to join a group of A-list Film, Television and Web actresses in the updated Ocean's 8 caper heist flick set in New York City. Ocean's 8 expected release June 8, 2018
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Tucked away in their vast film library - Pioneers of African-American Cinema streaming on Netflix - "This newly preserved collection features more than 20 films made by groundbreaking African-American directors for black audiences from 1915-1946. "
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yes @Mel HopkinsI found the list too, i have found some of the films on youtube complete side for free. i was going to post it later as a blog post in aalbc, as well as my email list. I can private message you in aalbc if you want to see the links.
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@richardmurray Thank you. That is thoughtful of you but it won't be necessary, I'm currently a netflix subscriber. I do look forward to your review.
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ok cool:) thanks @Mel Hopkins Hope you enjoyed valentines:)
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HOLD ONTO LOVE.
Shit happens — no need to immortalize it.
If you survive it, internalize what's left.LOVE.
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"Careful, Or You'll End Up in My Novel" is a new Podcast/Blog that looks through the prism of imagined stories and fictional characters to help solve real problems in real life.
Entry No.2 Bridget's Baby. Daddy's Maybe ponders if black women are unnecessarily hard on themselves, leading to their own peril and unhappiness. -
Today in "Careful, Or You'll End up in My Novel - I explore the reality behind achieving a Happily Ever After. Do you Have what it takes to have a lasting relationship?
Listen to Episode 2 "Internal Conflict" and let me know what you think.
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“It is good to be ‘woke’. It is even better to be ‘woke” to your own f*cked up sh*t too…” ~Manatole From Mel Hopkins' Actuate: Thought Into Action
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drinking straws at Sam's club was the best bargain I've found. 3000 straws for $10 First Straw: Sumerians
#BlackHistory