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Hold tight...I might be able to pull some up.

Attractive woman....slightly masculine in my opinion...but still attractive. I wish she hadn't messed up her skin with all those tattoos though.

Chev What I do not fully understand would be of its' importance outside of Texas in relation to the federal mandate ending slavery. Because it's a SYMBOLIC victory. It's a bone that the Caucasians in the Democrat party threw at Black people to make it look like we're making political progress when in fact making it a Federal Holiday does absolutely nothing for us. It's like passing out Monopoly money. Absolutely useless to someone above a 12 year old mentality.

Chev The definition of ruddy is clear as a bell. No need to continue going back and forth over it...either you accept it or you don't. You obviously believe in the Bible, which is your right. So you're going to use what is within your means to make it's characters...especially it's positive characters...fit your desired narratives. When I believed in the Bible I tried to do the same thing. However a time came where I had a stronger desire for TRUTH than I had for merely confirming my former beliefs and looking for excuses to promote my narratives.

Tommy Sotomayor and Kevin Samuels are also arguing with eachother over which of the two is better at ridiculing and debasing Black women. Tommy said he was the FIRST to start it on his platform, but Kevin Samuel claims he's BETTER at dissing Black women than Tommy. ((shakes head))

I agree. I think what they're calling "aliens" have been among us for a very long time already. Probably since the beginning of humanity. I think they're also the ones who are really responsible for a lot of the technological advancements you've seen through out history.

I don't think those visions and other-realm experiences is because Cynique's mind is deteriorating. Based on her writing skills she seem to be totally in control of her faculties, lol. However many people WITH mental problems or who do get older and their brains begin to deteriorate experience psychic and psychedelic visions for a number of reason. Among them are: 1. If they are elderly, that probably is the natural way for the Universe to transition them from this world to another world after the death of their physical body. Kind of like how a very sick person on their deathbed usually sees loved ones who've already passed away who come back to help them go to the other side. 2. The brain is designed to keep you grounded in THIS reality while you're awake. Sometimes when people have problems with their brains like schizophrenics or Alzheimers it doesn't work as it should a OTHER realities start "leaking through".

From what I've read many people around the planet DID see these advanced Beings as gods and angels and other deities. The Nation of Islam teaches that those are Black Beings flying around in many if not most of those crafts that this world calls "UFO".

Troy Most Mafioso are PRACTICING Catholics. People who can kill one day and sincerely participate in mass or communion the next don't seem like the type of people who will easily change their ways after learning the truth...lol.

Troy I doubt this is factually accurate. Most of the Jews in Israel are not “Caucasian.” Where did you find his quote at? All I saw was him quoting my posts...lol. But I actually agree with him that most of the Jews in Israel probably are Caucasian racially speaking. I haven't been to Israel but most of them either migrated from Europe and the U.S. or descended from those who migrated from Europe and the U.S. There are a lot of African and Middle Eastern Jews in Israel but I don't think they make up the majority. Like Lin Manuel Maranda’s view of Washington Heights, the media portrays many places as more white than they really are. You would think no Black people lived in Brazil, Cuba, or Israel based upon the white run media. I've been through Washington Heights before and it's pretty much a BLACK neighborhood. Black Latinos...mostly from the DR and PR. That damn false ass movie wasn't an accident. He PURPOSELY mis-portrayed the residents of that neighborhood and people called him out on it. I heard he didn't even use real Dominicans as actors but used mostly Puerto Ricans.

Well....I believe most of the Beings that are flying around in what the media calls "UFOs" are SUPERIOR Beings. Meaning, they are Superior to the average human being in technology and intelligence. Caucasians don't want you to believe in anyThing or anyOne stronger and smarter than them.

Yeah, Juneteenth was mostly a SOUTHERN Blk tradition. And especially in the Texas area. You didn't find a lot of AfroAmericans in the North celebrating it. I heard my Parents and other older relatives mentioning it from time to time but it wasn't nearly as big as Kwanza...which wasn't too big either after the 70s. Troy What they should do is get rid of that stupid Columbus Day Most Italian Americans would have a problem with that, lol.

Chev My concept of homosexuality has changed over the years, especially after leaving religion AND having lived down in Atlanta which has a very large homosexual & bisexual population. My attitudes towards it is less hostile and focused on it being an abomination and now more towards it being an abnormality that in some respect may actually be natural...like left-handedness. There is certainly an LGBT agenda being pushed on Africa and Black people world wide, however I believe that homosexuality and bisexuality occurs in nature to a certain extent and it may be a form of birth control. I don't know this for sure, but I'm suspecting it. Now the Bible clearly condemns homosexuality, however it must be understood that those scriptures you're reading was a modification of the scriptures Musa gave to the Caucasians when they were in the caves. They were engaging in all kinds of sexually deviant behavior like screwing animals and sleeping with their own immediate family...so he had to clean them up from that. But those scriptures weren't meant for the entire humanity to follow, especially Black America. So you must read them in context.

No, Tommy is still around and very active. He's currently going back and forth arguing with Kwame Brown.

Chev But, yes, I absolutely understand that you do not 'say' that you ascribe to any religion but believe in 'The SUPREME BEING' with no script to support anything about your version of 'The SUPREME BEING'; What he or she looks like, what he or she communicates to you or anybody, etc. Why do you need a script or book to understand the concept of The SUPREME BEING? We live in an Existence full of beings and Beings, correct? Well just recognize that the most Powerful and Knowledgable of those Being is The SUPREME BEING. I believe The SUPREME BEING Communicates to me and others in various methods like dreams, alter states of consciousness, signs, visions, and even a direct Voice from time to time as well as many other methods. It just depends. So far, it this has not happened! If I am wrong, then put an example here, The fact that you refuse to accept the ACCURATE definition of "Ruddy" and want to make up your own or go dig into it's etymological history and concocts a "new" definition of the word instead of accepting it is but ONE example.

Novanova There are different stories of how dreadlocks became a symbol of African culture and they all may be valid, however the one I'm most familiar with has to do with it being a symbol of African resistance in the Americas. In places like Jamaica and other islands in the Caribbean when Africans were first brought on land to be used as slaves...many escaped and ran into the tropical rainforests and mountains to escape the Caucasians. Living out in the wild without finer tools like razors that were traditionally used to groom themselves and cut their hair many of them let their hair (and beards for men) grow unkempt and it naturally matted and locked together forming TRUE dreadlocks. The tradition was maintained to wear the hair unkempt and untouched as a sign of resistance.

Someone with a brain I almost forgot about this thread, thanks for rejuvenating it. Any comments or questions?

This is nothing but a SYMBOLIC victory. A bone thrown at AfroAmericans in an attempt to appease them and make them THINK they've made gains when thinks are really going backwards in many of our communities. Harry is correct that slavery hasn't ended. It still exists. The only difference is you have to be convicted of a crime first before they can force you to work.

Troy I agree 100%. People should stop using all of these fancy names and titles for it and just teach history as truthfully as they can. Giving it names like "Critical Race Theory" and "1619 Project" draws too much attention.

For several months now the internet and media has been buzzing about the Critical Race Theory and even more focus has been places on the arguments happening in school board meetings and townhalls all over the nation. Some say it should be taught, others say it shouldn't. I'm not exactly sure what it is and when I've asked those who support and promote it's teaching to give me a clear solid definition of it they can't. Instead they give me examples of subjects that may be taught IN Critical Race Theory, or they may give me one of CRT's objectives. But no definite clear definition OF it. Not even Merriam Webster's online dictionary offers a definition of it! I've come to suspect that the entire CTR debate is a DISTRACTION generated by those who are preaching so hard against it, the right-wing Republicans. I believe many of those teachers and professors who teach with CRT in mind are sincere in their fight for social justice, however I think the debate and the attention it's getting is a strawman built by Conservatives as a boogie-man to point to and focus negative energy against.

I think that Crispy Show is done by Tariq Nasheed. It's really a mockery of one of his rival youtubers Tommy Sotomayor who is dark skinned. He calls the puppet "Crispy" in a mockery of Tommy's dark skin....as is "burnt/crispy black". "Crispy" Puppet Now to be fair, Tommy routinely bashes and makes fun of Black women so I don't feel too sorry for someone clowning on HIS ass. But making fun of his dark skin is going to far and is counter productive. On top of that..... Tariq is very intelligent and I like most of his work but over the past several months I've been having issue with the brother and had to let the show go for a while. For some reason he insists on driving a deeper wedge between AfroAmerians and Africans from the Continent. He routinely mocks and makes fun of Africans and their food and culture. I'm not sure what's happening with the dude. He's obviously smart and conscious, and he even educated OTHER Black people with his Hidden Colors series films....so why he's doing this I'm not sure.

Cynique Good to hear from you. And I'm glad to see you're still up and about at 87; doing more in a day than a lot of people half your age...lol.

Daniel It's attitudes like THAT....that give Uber drivers a bad name, lol. You're the type of guy who probably rolls the car a little bit while the passenger is trying to get out if they don't leave a big enough tip.

Thank you for that UNsolicited advice for what I should do with MY money..lol I'm sure (to a degree) you meant well. But I didn't ask for a link to registration. I asked for an actual link to "How To Be An Anti-Racist" I wonder if you're this ADVERSARIAL with your customers? They get in and say, "Take me to the hotel" and instead you drive them to a homeless shelter, and when they demand you take them where they want to go -instead you give them a lecture on how this is the best route for them to save money...lol. "I know what YOU'RE saying...but I'm telling you staying HERE will save you more money! As long as you've been coming to this city, you should know this by now."

Everything seems serious to those who believe everything they see in the media. There were some Little Rascals fans who were depressed after seeing Eddie Murphy's Saturday Night Live skit about Buckwheat being shot: BUCKWHEAT GOT SHOT! They thought it was serious because they didn't know acting and role playing when they saw it. It'll start being serious IF you see him actually spend 5 minutes behind bars, or even end up in cuffs. Until then, it's all smoke-n-mirrors and role playing.