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According to " Why Do We Take Pride in Working for a Paycheck?" by Livia Gershon,
The early American Labor movement didn't include black men or black women.Around 150 years ago, it was allegedly beneath white society to sell their time for wages thus bringing the term, wage slavery into the American lexicon when referring to corporate jobs.
It's reported that in an effort to entice white workers including white working class women, whom worked the farms for their husbands, wages and working conditions were made more palatable. This fight came from an organized labor union "Knights of Labor" however their advances didn't include black people.
Today, black women only earn .68 cents on a dollar earned by a white man. -
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12, DEAD,Christmas Night,Chicago.
Mel Hopkins replied to harry brown's topic in Culture, Race & Economy
Well this would make black boys & black men the key challenge that needs addressing in this cyclical problem. Black women (including single black mothers) are the most educated and employed according to the US Education and Labor Department 2015 statistics. Therefore this would seem they're the only responsible group in service to the black community. But they alone are not enough. So what is to be done about these black boys and men? How, when and why did they become the black community's weakest link and make themselves the target of the former and current president? -
@Troy Is there a suggestion, Q & A topic for current discussion boards & profile? I have a question that wants to masquerade as a suggestion. It seemed as if I could share my profile post on other social networks but now I can't. I'd like to share my aalbc member profile posts on my other social networking accounts just like I can share my discussion comments. I know it was available last year. Is that possible now? Or will it return?
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Welp, you win... "I got tears" from "salad days of our youth" to the quoted. All beautifully expressed, @Cynique
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Ha! Well that's certainly an attention-grabber!
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I'm not speaking for the author - ( Aside: It seems as though folks drop stuff here and never return) just offering my observation to your remark @Troy Currently there is no difference between men and women because as the quote indicates "both men and women participate in the patriarchal system"... I believe some women are working to free themselves from the mindset and as the author suggest men too - but as I wrote in my blog the other day, women spend so much time loosening themselves from the shackles that its hard to do anything else. All this to say; yes, men need to have that conversation separately -
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12-year-old Activist Lands Book Publishing Deal
Marley Dias, Pictured
Photo credit: Andrea Cipriani Mecchi
Tired of the school's reading list filled with white boy and dog protagonist, Marley Dias kicked off her own hashtag #1000BlackGirlBooks, last January, which featured Black girls as stars of their stories. She achieved her goal of collecting and donating books with black girls as the protagonist.
Today Scholastic announced Dias will pen her own story about social activism.
“Marley is using her voice to advocate for social justice, a commitment reflected by her ambitious life goals: she dreams of becoming an editor of her very own magazine and plans to use media to spread positive messages and to perpetuate more socially conscious pop culture”
Scholastic, Inc. reports the book will be released in the Spring of 2018 .
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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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SoulJourn: "Celebrating Black Women Filmmakers"
"On the occasion of the recent restoration and re-release of Julie Dash’s 1991 masterpiece Daughters of the Dust, BAMcinématek celebrates the black women directors who blazed the trail for that landmark film. The filmmakers represented in this series all worked far outside the mainstream, often with limited resources, overcoming a historically hostile system in order to tell their stories on screen. Taken together, their work represents a rich history of long-undervalued independent filmmaking.
“One Way or Another” is co-programmed by BAMcinématek’s Nellie Killian and Michelle Materre; founder, host-producer, Creatively Speaking Film Series; Associate Professor of Media Studies and Film at The New School."
Source: 'One Way or Another: Black Women's Cinema, 1970–1991'
BAMcinématek
February 3–23, 2017-
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SoulJourn: "Not all Blacks in America were enslaved
but laws enacted against their freedom haven't changed since colonial times.
Source: The Black North: A Social Study by William Edward Burghardt Du Bois November 17, 1901
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Sounds like the return of an egalitarian society.
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SoulJourn: "Deciding to work where you're not welcomed"
Marlyn Thomas English Instructor Alabama A&M University talks about the hypocrisy black female artists face when going against the grain of popular opinion.
In the book, Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
"Black females working at West Computing in Hampton, Virginia worked on a government job that provided them neither the transportation or public area rights as white counterparts; however, they continued to work and eventually began to see where they could win battles one at a time."
Many have stated the film “Hidden Figures” and the actions of those black women featured were inspiring. However, when Chrissette Michelle decided to perform at Trump’s presidential inauguration, she faced black twitter backlash and was all but black-listed among “progressive” Blacks.
So, what’s the difference? Thomas states it goes back to the Madonna and Whore archetypes and the policing of black women’s movement must be checked and stopped. Source: "The hypocritical attacks on black female artists that perform for Trump"
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Western mythology is influenced, if not, built on African teachings. What we call astrology was part of a star-worshipping curriculum which also included astronomy - maybe the western church separated them but the origins began in what is known today as Africa. I use the quote below because I'm unable to pull my research. The "star-worshipers" also studied or venerated the sun and moon and, roots of their practice dates back to well before 5000 B.C.E. Evidence for a level of sophistication and knowledge of astronomy has been found at several archaeological sites in Africa, including the complex at Nabta Playa in southern Egypt. The structure at Nabta is almost 7,000 years old, and is the oldest astronomical complex in the world. Other astronomical sites in Africa include: Namoratunga II, near Lake Turkana, in Kenya, which was in use around 300 B.C.E.; the Senegambian stone circles; and the Bouar megaliths in what is now the Central African Republic. Also psychology was originally the study of the soul, spirit (psyche) - while these words have latin and greek origins if we look further back there's a Canaanite origin... I apologize for not making my statement clearer - I didn't make the time to condense my explanation.
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SoulJourn : A Portrait in Community Artivism
REGEN PROJECTS, contemporary art gallery, presents Theaster Gates' exhibit "But To Be A Poor Race"
January 14- February 25, 2017
6750 Santa Monica Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90038 Tel 1 310 276 5424 Fax 1 310 276 7430
Theaster Gates, Urban Planner & Conceptual Artist whose $2 million Chicago Southside project The Arts Incubator in partnership with the University of Chicago was profiled in The New Yorker (01/20/2014), presents an interpretative display of paintings and pieces based on content from Jet Magazines and WEB DuBois' hand drawn info-graphic charts depicting the economic contributions in "Exhibit of American Negroes displayed at the 1900 World's Fair in France.
According to Gates, this is his protest. He says in the LA Times article,
“The show says, I am going to continue to go to work. I’m going to continue to make art. I’m going to continue to sing. I’m going to keep working as a protest.”
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Donald Trump could be the next President.
Mel Hopkins replied to Del's topic in Culture, Race & Economy
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My introduction was horoscopes. My friends mother did my astrological/natal chart. When I began researching the scriptures - astrology for me became the study of the constellations and planets and its perceived effects on society. Now when I think of astrology I tend to combined it with psychology.
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This morning before dawn, I had a dream of a talking rat who was exposing what was supposed to be hidden. Not sure of the context but I remembered Chinese New Year. (01/28/17) - Welcome the Year of the Rooster!
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Too cute!
Let me see, my Chinese themed book would be..."The Enchanted Paddy Field" that would tell the story of the importance of cultivating one's talents.
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yes it is, very positive
the enchanted paddy field, good title:) yes, cultivate self like you cultivate the land
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What a wonderful exercise - Thank you for the inspiration!
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We as individuals may not be able to heal the world; we can share out talents to help one another.
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No reputable Literary agent will ask for a fee upfront - they get a percentage 15-20% of the deals they make for you. As a screenplay writer - you're best bet is to look for an agent in Los Angeles- they do contracts for screenplays ; remember most screenplay writers have to belong to the writers guild - but before you can gain membership you have to first sell a screenplay - I know it sucks but that's the nature of the game. But who knows you could be the one that breaks the mold. if you turn your screenplay into a novel you may have a better chance of landing a literary agent on the east coast. Those agents represent fiction and non fiction writers. Best way to find a fiction nonfiction literary agent is to use search engine and enter the genre of your project and book agent - for example " literary agent, Occult" this should result in literary agents that represent occult writers. Once you get to their website read their terms carefully - if they ask for money upfront - RUN!!! All this is spelled out in a great book I found "Get Published! Get Produced! A literary Agent's Tips on How to Sell Your Writing" Much success!
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Status: Default
Project: Communication Plan
Thought of the day: "Fast and Wrong... Is still wrong."
Song of the Day: SOS Band: "Take your time"
Currently Writing: "A Promise Broken", A fictionalized Romance Memoir
Currently Reading: "Severed" by VL Towler
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and how about 13% of black men voting for Trump? Really? Unsurprisingly, turnout for Clinton was higher among black women than black men, with Hillary earning 94% of the female black vote (4% for Trump) and just 80% of men (13% for Trump).
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To what all of you have written... YES!!! My journey into the occult began with the scriptures .... Those scriptures not recognized and canonized reveal so much - After a deliberate search, the words had me wondering if it were a handbook for angels. If a magician has a specialty, mine would be oneiromancy (dream interpretation); psychography (automatic writing) and I can, as it seems to be the case with @Cynique and @Troy , read energy. It extends beyond presence to include when someone thinks of me. I can pick up the vibration accurately. It wasn't until I was watching a movie that I realized that each of us has a distinctive rhythm to our heartbeat... So that may be what I'm sensing. EXCEPT... that heartbeat rhythm stays with us when pass on. I can tell when I'm in the presence of a loved one that has passed on - or even an energy of a stranger. I believe we all have these abilities but I think many have allowed them to become latent. @Delano Interesting that you mentioned we haven't transited into the age of Aquarius yet. So these labor pains continue - oh my! What's your take on Ophiuchus, the 13th sign - is its appearance responsible for the delay? Or no?
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@Delano I like that idea and yes I will share my experiences. I've only shared my knowledge of magick in my debut novel. I've always been too embarrassed to share the practice publicly, the fact that I used to practice magick and how today, I'm still energized by the subject means I shouldn't ignore it. As you mentioned there are many levels of magick and they can overlap. When working within nature there's a real possibility to invite those in from other dimensions that may revel in destruction. This is what I found when I was completely immersed in the practice. As an alchemist, you have to be mindful of your vibrations (energy levels) at all times. Sadness low energy/ low chi brings about forces who are "hellbent" and destruction and those forces will use your low vibrations to complete any task. I was once so sad that I was laid off from my job that I made myself sick with fever. I drifted off to sleep and felt as if I was on fire. I began to toss and turn from what I thought were the effects a high fever. As I rolled over in my bed - my former co-worker text me to tell me my immediate supervisor and my departmental co-worker were trapped in the office and the section of the office building was on fire. They got out unharmed but very much shaken The fire investigation revealed ongoing construction in that section of the building as the cause.
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Professor, Author and Feminist Roxane Gay took a stand and told her agent to pull her upcoming project "How to be Heard" from Simon and Schuster. Reports indicate she refuses to use a platform that would also give voice and $250k to an alleged white supremacist...
Could you leave a book deal behind to take a stand?