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Yes, as ProfD already stated...he claims Jewish heritage. As I said before, when you go to the Eastcoast you'll find MANY Jews who look like him or are darker with more African features. When I lived in Pennsylvania I met Jews who were so dark they looked like East Indians and I thought they may have been Ethiopian Jews and they said NO, they were raised in America but their parents were from parts of Europe like Hungary, Poland, and Russia. Karl Marx was Jewish and if you see pictures of him, he looks kind of like Frederick Douglass.

While this is true to a CERTAIN extent keep in mind...... The "nigga culture" is so strong it often pulls the children OF the middle-class and affluent AfroAmericans into the "gangsta" lifestyle. A lot of Black children who grow up in rich and so-called "good" households often get bored or think they aren't living "Black enough" so they rebel against their upbringing and go ghetto and get thugged out. Which brings me to another point..... Black wealth is too UNSTABLE in the U.S. Unlike the White and even Asian communities in the U.S. where the wealthy will pass down wealth to their offspring generation after generation and their progeny will often either maintain or add to that wealth -too often AfroAmerican wealth and affluence only lasts for ONE generation. Brutha man or sista girl works hard, fights against racism and obstacles, sacrifices and struggles to build wealth and establish a multi-million-dollar business and leaves it to their children only for them to lose it by: -getting involved in criminal activities and having it confiscated by the government -marrying a White or non-Black spouse and having it taken in divorce -or simply losing the wealth their parents left them through neglect and poor business management. But this is a different subject all together.

richardmurray I started a few threads suggesting that we support brother Troy and turn AALBC into an actual bonafide certified INSTITUTION that will be around for many many decades even after Troy himself is no longer here. If I had it my way, not only would AALBC be online but he'd have an actual physical building full of books and rooms where authors can be interviewed or give lectures to promote their products. I'm talking Smithsonian level. And to help maintain this....besides the profits received from the institution itself there would also be an ENDOWMENT from the more successful authors who had their careers launched by publicity from AALBC. ....and yes, Troy and his children including his brand new daughter should GET RICH from this! I personally give ZERO FUCKS about people thinking you should dedicate your life to building an institution and providing services for people but not get rich from it. That's not MY religion. If somebody has a religion that tells them they should go around building institutions and helping people but not get rich or not collect money to enjoy themselves or not live a lavish life for their efforts....they should keep THAT religion to themselves. I will NOT be a part of that religion. In my opinion, If Troy dedicated so much of his life and sacrificed so much of his time and turned down careers in corporate America just to provide a separate space for Black authors to have a voice and get their works noticed, then he should be REWARDED HANDSOMELY for this!

ProfD No no..... I when I say other people, I mean THEM "other people"....lol. Ofcourse we'll confront ANOTHER Black person. Black folks see eachother as competition and have little problem or hesitation walking up to eachother and asking questions. Go to the south side of Chicago or South Central Los Angeles and the Black gangs will confront another Black man all day long about what he's doing up in "their" hood! But let a White or even Latino male stroll through there and ACTIVELY pursue money or women and they'll stand back looking at him, or peep out of closed curtains staring at them but not saying a word. They'll assume they're the police or just leave them alone....ignore them....and others will actually run out to GREET them and do business with them! The same nigga who will pull a gun an a Black man for simply driving through his neighborhood will HELP a White or Latino man get some dope or coochie and act as an ambassador showing him around the 'hood.

Let's parse this because I think we're dealing with two separate issues...... One is the treatment of women, the other is the treatment of homosexuals. First of all, NO ONE should be mis-treated....male or female.....gay or straight. Dealing with the treatment of females....... I think the AfroAmerican community mistreats our females in a number of ways. First of all, we force them into too many LEADERSHIP roles in which they aren't qualified to be in like being forced to be the breadwinner of the family, the father/disciplinarian, and doing things husbands should do. Also when there's an assault on the AfroAmerican community by outside of our community...too often it's the WOMEN who confront the attackers instead of the men. That right there is a form of mistreatment and abuse of the woman. As far as physical abuse, it's far too much of it for a number of reasons. Too often Black men get frustrated with Black women and can't handle them verbally or intellectually and out of frustration the only thing they can resort to is physical violence as a way of "shutting up" the sista or hurting her. Another problem too is a lot of our people both male and female are JUVENILE in their thinking. They may be over 21 but they have the mentality of 12 or 13 year olds and only know how to solve problems with physical aggression and violence. And yet another problem is a lot of AfroAmerican women are taught by society and school that it's ok for THEM to physically assault a man but a man shouldn't put his hands on them....and a lot of bruthaz don't play that and will not only hit back but seriously injure her. All of these issues must be dealt with as it relates to violence towards our sistaz. As far as violence towards homosexuals........... AfroAmericans aren't known for being especially violent towards homosexuals simply BECAUSE they are homosexual. It's just not something we do. If you are a gay man and hit on a straight man and get knocked out....lol...you weren't knocked out because you were GAY.....you were knocked out because you insulted the straight dude. If your gay ass kept on using the bathroom and minded your own business instead of trying to molest another dude in the bathroom....you wouldn't have gotten hurt. Same with trans. Trans aren't being killed simply for being trans. They have been killed by PRETENDING to be women and not telling straight dudes they are trans UNTIL they get home and into an intimate situation and then an extra dick is discovered. Should they be KILLED because of this? I say no....however I've never been in that type of situation so I don't know what's going through a man's mind who reached down into a woman's jeans only to find out she's not really a WOMAN!!! -Yikes!!! "Boy, what's wrong with you! Why you lookin' at me like daaat!"

I'm glad I'm in the company of like minds.....because the lion is ABSOLUTELY one of my favorite animals! I LOVE lions for many many reasons. And like the good Professor said, lions are always on code. It's in their nature. Like Chris Rock said in one of his stand-up routines: "When somebody goes into a lion's cage and get's attacked and eaten, they say the lion went crazy. No! The lion just went LION. He did what a lion is SUPPOSED to do! The man was the crazy one for walking onto that lion's cage!" Lions are on code and do what THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO....especially when they're out in the wild. Run up in their territory and the Pride will IMMEDIATELY investigate to see what you're up to! Are you competition? Are you trying to take one of our females? Are you trying to take some of our land/territory away from us? What's your aim....your purpose.....your angle? They instinctively know you want SOMETHING or you wouldn't have brought your ass up in there....lol. Now compare lions to the average nigga and what THEY do when other people come up in their neighborhood!

Wiggling around on that couch like she's being possessed....lol. I don't know her music too well but based on the clip you just provide....I get a "Macy Gray" vibe from her. Not a lot of talent, just a pretty face and a lot of antics designed to appeal to the ego of her White fanbase and especially the fantasies of White men. Even the White camera men she has zooming around in her video seems to bolster this. Like Macy, she reminds me of a Black girl raised around White people. Or a Black girl who seeks fame and fortune by DIRECTLY appealing to a White audience and giving them what they want to see in a Black person. White men LOVE a crazy Black woman. I mean crazy as in CRAZY - truly mentally disturbed .....not "cuss you out and hit you with a shoe for being racist, crazy...lol. They LOVE to find a sista with some sort of mental problem because they can take all types of advantage of them without as much backlash.

Such a beautiful woman. It wasn't until a few days ago that I learned that the song "Hot Stuff" was actually by Donna Summer!!!! All of these years I've been hearing that song, and thought it was a White woman who sung it....lol.

Stefan The claim from some that all the heat and explosions from countless wars have caused Global Warming ranks right up there with some all-time fanciful statements. Really? Multiple fiery explosions that last for mere seconds can combine to warm the entire atmosphere of our planet? I've never seen any proof. No? Well how many studies have been conducted to RULE OUT this possibility? I'm guessing none, because any proof of a connection would bring further negative publicity to the Military Industrial Complex who makes money from these weapons and the conflicts they're used in. How about nuclear blasts? But there was no appreciable warming of the planet’s atmosphere following the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Again, HOW MANY studies were done....if any...to rule this out? Many scientists claim that an action as minute as a butterfly flapping it's wings in China has A reaction...no matter how minor...on the entire planet to a certain degree. Yet when it comes to weapons and warfare with all of the heat and SMOKE and RADATION they produce....no studies or results of those studies if carried out. You're worried about the wrong damn thing. You're only worried about what White folks TELL YOU to worry about. That's one of the problems with so many so-called "educated" Negroes. They don't use their OWN intellect for academic pursuits and research that benefit their own people or even humanity in general. They use it under the direction of the White folks who TRAINED them and focus on what they are TOLD to focus on. Which is why the problems of this planet aren't likely to be solved by Negroes educated in Western/White academic institutions.

"This dead man"........???? I won't accuse you of hating Marion Barry, but my question is besides cheating on his wife and using an illegal drug.....what makes Barry such an "evil" person in YOUR opinion? Besides a few personal transgressions, who has he actually HARMED????

I happened to come across an archive video of brother Malik Shabazz (formerly "Malcolm X") giving a press conference about what the L.A.P.D. did to some fellow NOI brothers at their temple back in 1962. His intelligence and articulation is absolutely remarkable and exceptional. This is the type of intelligence and aggression against White racism that is missing through out so much of our community today.

First you said there is NO agenda. But then I said you indeed DID have one....which you denied. But I eventually pulled it out of you that you DID have an agenda that you actually admitted to....lol. Lol...Why make things so hard for yourself, Del?

No, not ALL of them are ignorant or unintelligent.....but so many ARE that it's had a major negative impact on our people collectively and left them vulnerable to be enslaved, massacred, and displaced. Look how the young people call violent Rap "trap" music and call the dope houses "trap" houses....... Even when they KNOW Gangsta Rap was put out as a TRAP to encourage violence.....they still make it. Even when they KNOW drugs was put into the community as a TRAP to get them incarcerated....they continue to sell it. .....for some of our people, outside of a Miracle....there is no hope. Can't afford to waste more time on them.

Spot on! Man, you stole a little bit of my thunder as I was going to wait a few posts before I sprung those facts on the people....lol. You even mentioned how Black people were Eunuchs in the Bible, something I was going to hit them with a little further along! Yes, Caucasians have a LONG history of demasculinizing and emasculating many Black men both physically and mentally.

It is my understanding that Trump was hit with 30 something felony charges in New York. Now he's hit with another 30 something felony charges in Florida....all by the Feds. It's also my understanding that most of the time the Feds don't come after you unless their case is game tight. So if he manages to get cleared of over 70 Federal felony charges.....then we can pretty much acknowledge that this so-called "justice" system is RIGGED.

frankster You are Only Conscious of Approximately 1% of what you perceive and you remember even less....maybe you read a story in a book and place a face on it and a place to it in your imagination, Saw it or them in a movie, commercial or even just over heard a story as a child Perhaps. But you're pretty much ASSUMING that when people encounter scenarios they think they never encountered before...they are just entertianing long lost memories. You don't know this as solid fact. Time is a Construct of the Mind(In shared Reality) in which we place events in a linear Sequence I agree that time is a construct, but WHO constructed it? Certainly not human beings...who have to operate WITH IN it. ....The Past is a memory and the future a projection - both are function of the Mind The past isn't necessarily a memory, because there are MANY things that happened in the past that we don't remember. Sorry to disappoint you but most of the information I am inferring is African and Eastern. Well..... Saying that "time doesn't exist" certainly isn't an African concept but a Western/European one. If you meet with disembodied Spirits, Beings, Creature and or Elementals then you are not in a Dream State...You are in a Trance State(Alpha Brain Waves). We'll just have to disagree on this one. It is the State of Mediums and Channelers....Usually preceded by the Hypnagogic State. I understand what it is. However dreams take place in many states of consciousness..not just one. Infact, you're ALWAYS "dreaming" if you understand what dreams actually are. All physical Realities are One Most Realms/Realities are physical while one is in them. Just as physical if not more physical than THIS Realm. You can have many Worlds and Timelines in Physical Reality Ofcourse. It's a Recording On a screen....The Individuals represented/reflected on screen were or are real - but the image you see on the screen is not real it is a reflection of the real. The images and sounds are real too. They may not be the actual people they represent...but they ARE real on their own. Different rules applies to different Realities. Correct. In order for us to Understand the dream our mind tries to keep things familiar by insinuating Time....but it never really works the way we know time works in physicality. Dreams are Limited to using what you would recognize...if not it would not make any sense to you. Some dreams....infact MOST dreams...aren't understood in THIS Reality. Most people don't even REMEMBER their dreams, let alone understand them. They have them and it feels like information was downloaded into them, but they don't always remember them in sight and sound.

frankster Fine by me as long as it fits with the information I already has vetted as true or brings new compelling evidence which would then force me to change. Lol...so are there things in the Bible that you've "vetted" as being true? The Idea of a Supreme Being sounds too individualistic Is that a problem for you? The word God has a history that is not all that fitting I've heard other people say that. As far as I'm concerned, man can't ruin the name "God" by their misdeeds. Rulers and the Rich find Religion and God as useful. They certainly use religion as a means of power and control.

Just send the brutha some money.....lol. As soon as he posts the P.O. Box again so we can. Unless he has some sort of APP that I can send money directly through a credit card WITHOUT having to register my personal information on it.

These are VERY good reads! The question one has to ask one's self is....why were so many Black men turned into "eunuchs" through out history.

frankster You are using bits and pieces of your memory to create a message How are you using bits and pieces of memory to talk to people you don't know or go to places you've never been in waking life? You only remember that which you've experienced already. In Dream Reality Time as in Now is not the same in its Attributes as in Shared Physical Reality......Neither are you Aware of all that you Know. See, at first you said time DIDN'T EXIST in the Dream reality...now you're qualifying and describing it's existence. This is the problem with imitating White folks when it comes to philosophical and psychological pursuits. They put out confusing information that often contradicts itself and if you follow them and call yourself imitating them you'll be just AS confused and contradictory. The very infrastructure of Dream Reality is perceived through Memory... Are you sure of this? There are Many States of Consciousness....We are talking about the Dream State - REM(Delta Brain Waves) A Deeper(Theta Brain Waves) or Other State Of Consciousness can have you meeting with Beings.....That is not Dream Reality - A whole other set of Rules apply. So is it your belief that deceased Loved Ones and other Spirits can not meet with you in the Dream state? Sound as we Know is Only exists in Physical Reality....It is believe communication exist via Telepathy I will have to respectfully disagree. Again, whether we're talking about dreams or Spiritual experiences.....MILLIONS of people have reported hearing a wide variety of sounds outside of this particular Physical Reality. Infact, most people who've spent time in other Realities will tell you that THIS Reality is quite limited and that the range of sound we hear is very limited compared to the wider range of sights and sounds and feelings in other Realities that can't even be CONCEIVED OF in this one. There are sounds in other Realities that simply haven't been HEARD in this one. There are colors in other Realities that can't be described in this one. nly Physical Reality has Physical Bodies.....Whatever body they were using to fly in their dream - was not physical not matter how much it looks and feel physical. You seem to be under the impression that there is only ONE Physical Reality. I don't. My idea of "physical" actually is relative to which ever Reality you are vibing with at the time. If I'm dreaming....THAT'S my "Physical Reality" complete with my own physical body. The Movement Talking Characters and Structures you see on a screen in a movie house is not real.....they only look real. But the people, things, and places that were recorded on film were indeed real. Real as in Spiritual....but not physical as we understand Physicality I repeat, YOU seem to believe there is only ONE Physical Reality. I do not. Time as we know is not the same in Dreams. I'll agree....but it does exist. Bits of Memory can be use to create seemingly new information - Ideations I agree. But that doesn't mean that's the case with all or most dreams. It is a function of Memory and Familiarity...Dream Reality Time is not Linear or Sequential. Time and location change from moment to moment instantly. In many cases..yes. Perhaps it's the consciousness shifting from one Reality to the next. Perhaps a more trained and experienced dreamer can focus on one Reality like staying tuned on one television channel instead of surfing. We Do Create Reality - Buddha was and is Right. No comment.

If fear is the culprit holding so many Black folks hostage and keeping them from dismantling the system.....we certainly don't show fear when it comes to dealing with EACHOTHER. Perhaps fear is a major factor in preventing Black folks from actively tearing down the system of Racism, however what I believe is an even bigger factor is the LOVE OF and RELIANCE ON the system that prevents so many Black folks from tearing it down. Too many Black folks LOVE White folks and the system they designed, they receive what they think is a lot of benefits from it and many have indeed gotten rich from it. They have no plans or desires to tear it down because they are inlove with it. Kind of like the "house nigga" in Malcolm's analogy. When it comes time to run away the house nigga will stand there looking at you like you're crazy.... "Run away??? And go where? Where we go find a place nicer than this with food better than this?" Today the average nigga will look at you and say........... "Dismantle the White man's system? And replace it with WHAT???? Nigga you crazy! Where we go find another system better than this? Where else can I get all the weed I'm smoking here? Where else will I find places where I can order off the dollar menu at Taco Bell or Micky D's? Nigga you better GIT' ON talking 'bout tearing down some White man's system! I'm about to TEAR DOWN the door to the liquor store and get me a half pint of Hen-dawg....LOL" You talk about tearing down the system of racism and some of these nigga'll grab some duct tape and hammers and try to patch it back together again and keep the bullshit going.

So... Sorry for sounding ignorant but what happened to the criminal charges he faced in New York? Was there a verdict? Is it still on going? He's been charged with SO MUCH SO MANY times....I'm losing track...lol. The man just won't go away.....he keeps resurfacing....popping back up every election cycle. Gaining more and more support from different demographic groups that he really should have no support from like AfroAmericans, Jews, women, Latinos. Even after becoming President and leaving office...he keeps popping back up influencing things and stirring people up. He reminds me of another Vladimir Putin in how he just doesn't go away but switches roles and positions but continues to remain in charge one way or another.

frankster Once you have a accurate translation...... many of the above questions will be answered Well, I think the one I've been quoting from and posting is one of the most accurate out there right now. It's a near literal transliteration and translation which is almost as exact as you can get given the language/cultural barrier. All Text is Man's Interpretation of the Divine.....The Divine is also You Me and every living thing. and more. In my opinion and understanding, Divine doesn't always mean God or The SUPREME BEING. They are Man's attempt to pass on his Understanding of the Divine and the Reality we live in.. Or an attempt to CONTROL humanity through deception and psychological intimidation. What's a better way to control people and get them to follow YOUR wishes than telling them "God" commanded that they do so? Especially if you don't really believe in God in the first place so you're not worried that God will come down and correct you and your lies.

frank Or What if they are both right... Words do have more than one meaning...Which affects Context and Narrative. That possibility exists. If that's the case, then in MY opinion a good transliteration would put BOTH meanings out side by side instead of only one. Yeah Why? If a person believes the Bible is "God's Word"...what would be more important than making sure you are EXREMELY ACCURATE down to the very minute detail in translating it? Even engineers are extremely meticulous when it comes to the mathematics needed to make cars and airplanes. Shouldn't it be even MORE exact when it comes to texts that a person believes is the Words of God? Also, if a person is trying to deceive me...I'd like to know WHO it is and WHY they are. Get to the bottom of it. Get to the root of it. Because if they are trying to harm me in ONE way, they may be trying to harm me in other ways too. So I need to know in order to properly protect myself. The Translated text is Mistranslated.....Not the Original Text. - One must now render his own understanding given current insights True, but also keep in mind the ORIGINAL text could still contain errors and inaccuracies also. Also, one should ask one's self... If they indeed came from God, why would God present a text to humanity that needs "translating"? Why not present it in a text that EVERYONE can read easily and crystal clearly? No need to pass through the "prone to corruption" hands of another human being. What if its a matter of Cultural Nuances and Personal Bias....then it is Accidental or Negligence - Unintended without Purpose. Good point. Still, my question would be IF the text was sent by God and meant for humanity and it has been mistranslated or inaccurately translated...why did God not protect it from any form of mistranslation or inaccuracy? Find then the Ancient texts yourself a new translation. If I thought it was THAT important, I would. But I don't find it that important because I personally don't believe it came from God. It may make for a good read and interest me for the purposes of piecing together ancient history...but I don't see them as "God's Word". Trust me, if I truly believed it came from God....much of my time would be devoted to finding these texts and trying my best to get an accurate translation or better yet learning the ancient language. But I don't...so I'm not.

frankster Thank you You're welcomed In the Dream Reality it is Memory of sound applied to Create and or Reflect Seeming Shared Reality. In the Dream Reality, the only role "memory" has in making you familiar with the sound you're hearing NOW (in the dream) because you heard it before in the past while you were awake. Same with people. If you're conversing with someone you know or have known in a dream...it's not your "memory" that you're conversing with them. Because most likely you're talking about and doing things you HAVE NOT talked about and HAVE NOT done yet in the waking state. So how is it a "memory"? No...the only role "memory" has is as a reference so that you are FAMILIAR with what or who you are dealing with in the dream state. And some Beings or people you have NOT met in the waking state so there is no "memory" of them. You've been to places in your dreams you've NEVER been to in this Reality...so how can it be a "memory"????? In Dream Reality....You as in your Physical Body, is Not there in your dream, so you as in your physical body is Not Flying in your dream. I would have to differ. Most people who fly in their dreams have observed that they are in A physical body flying. They just aren't in the physical body of THIS Reality. In Dream reality you only appear "Physical" Hence different Rules Applies....Physicality and all its attributes do Not apply. Some mystics would argue that you ARE physical. Similiarily You only seemed to be Hearing Lol. Is the OBSERVATION of an observation the same AS it? Its Attributes are different from the Physical Body's Attributes. I can agree somewhat. Yes.. So Dreams are clearly more than memories since most of the time they are of things that haven't happened before. Dream Reality Has its own Attributes.....One in Which Time and Space do Not Exist - Only its Memory. Time and space DO exist in the Dream Realities. They just don't always necessarily line up with the time and space in THIS Reality. What seems like days in a Dream Reality may take place in 20 minutes in THIS Reality. But it does exist. Memory and Recreated Memory....You are the Dream and all Aspects of Dream are a part of You This is Caucasian/Western theoretical and philosophical interpretation of dreams. Which I don't ascribe to. I think Carl Jung proposed the same assertions White psychiatrists, psychologists, and Philosophists are basically trying to say dreams are strictly creations or concoctions of the dreamer's mind. Ancient wisdom knows better and says that dreams are your Soul literally entering another Reality or Realities while your physical body in this Reality is at rest. Study the concept of DREAM TIME among the Aboriginees of Australia. Oh! I did. Well, there you go! Thank You. You're welcomed The Extent of the Influence is Vast according many Spiritual Leaders and a Few Scientist Very vast. There are a limited number of spices one can cook with...probably less than 500. But the HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of different combinations we can come up with to make different dishes is amazing! Everybody has their own mind and most can use the power of their minds to INFLUENCE the world by using the material that already exists in it to reshape the world. Yet they didn't bring any of this basic material INTO existence, it already existed. African and Eastern Spiritual Movements and Systems seems to be way ahead in this regard. Yes, which is why I'm skeptical and for the most part mistrustful of Western psychology and philosophy when it comes to Spiritual matters. Not only are they behind.... Most Western scholars know more of the truth than they actually put out for the public. They actually purposely put out trash and disinformation they KNOW isn't true in order to confuse the masses....while they hold on to the little truth they DO have and try to keep it secret. They knew the truth about Dreams 1000 years ago....but purposely put lies and silly philosophical questions out for the masses to argue over.