richardmurray

@ProfD this isn't a court,and you answered my original question but when I questioned a part of your reply, your answer had nothing to do with it. I wish I had questioned a part of your reply better, so you could answer it. @Delano you said So I asked about the black community and your answer is about all humanity? Again, I just want clarity to your answer, like with ProfD. I thought my question was clear, I apologize, it seems my questions are poorly constructed.

@ProfD you said I quote I asked, I quote Why couldn't you say yes or no? you state when war is necessary but I didn't ask when war was necessary. You state what you endorse but I didn't ask what you endorse. I will reask , is war a human activity, whether you endorse it or not ? if yes then , when you said you want the black community to be unified and self-sufficient in all areas of human activity 50 years from now, you were not referring to all areas of human activity? My last question is, when you said "our sovereignty " you meant the black communities sovereignty? if no please explain, if yes can you explain what that is?

MOVIES THAT MOVE WE with Nike Ma and Nicole Decandas , discuss Alien vs Predator They discuss Sanaa Lathan as a Black female lead in said film and the film itself , enjoy To view the video discussion use the link below https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1855&type=status

@Stefan I know the topic you wanted to discuss , I gave my thoughts to that. And I know your position on my topic redirection. And I didn't post to demand a reply from you or any others to my topic. You never know who will read something one day online. And, In posts I have started others have went away from my themes, and I didn't have to mention it, as it is no problem. Well, many artistic question go unanswered in this forum. Artistic question don't offer much room for argument, like geogovernance or communal strategy or individual or collective financial strategy. I do care about the state of any black collective scenario. @daniellegfny the problem with all artistic labels is how they are determined is all human craft. The art of categorization is that, an art. Yes, colleges and universities are in the business of creating a narrative from supposed experts in the arts, but that is merely cultural control. What is science fiction? The word science itself means knowledge. So, fictional knowledge can be magic, pseudo documentaries, theoretical ideas of physics or chemistry. In my experience, artistic groups: black, white, female, male, christian, muslim, et all other racial groups, don't agree on many genre labels. What is a romance? What is a whodunnit? My point is, the acceptance of commonly stated labels is never holistic or appropriate.

@Stefan I disagree with your historical assessment that my question has been answered by events in past history or events unfolding today.

@ProfD do all those areas include war, extortion side other negative human activities?

@Stefan yes, if i do not place a name then I am communicating to the initial poster After Reading your reply, my first thought was, what does it take to have a film environment. you said Black people were not on many screens in sci fi films or films in general. That is true, but it means you need a place to show films. you said Black people didn't run film studioes or have financing to make equal budget films. That is true, but how cheap can one make a film. You said you don't comprehend expecting a blackwood. But was a Blackwood impossible before modernity, meaning the last forty years. Now you say, the internet provides possibilities. And I concur, but does that mean a Blackwood was impossible in the past. Now you say you want to enjoy a science fiction film first and be happy for who participates in it second. I am 100% certain most black people, over 90%, in the usa and definitely in the white countries in humanity, USA/UK/France/Brasil et cetera, concur to you. And yes, Nollywood exists today, though they don't make blunt science fiction films. Many people in the usa consider Daughters of the dust a science fiction film so the artistic debate I will leave alone. But, was it possible to have black financed/directed/produced/acted, ala a Black Wood? Now, body and SOul by Micheaux to Meteor Man from townsend prove, Black people did make movies from the silent to today, with financial or quality standards that are on par to what audiences may have expected. But, if the BlackWood was created, how could it be? The questions are: Where to show the films? Who to make the films? Who to finance the films? How to distribute the films? My quickest answers, Where to show the films? From the 1970s to the end of the war between the states, the most prolific places in the black community, that black people had control over was black churches. Black churches are the theaters. Take a wall, color it white, project on it. If someone has a white curtain use that. Now the white law will definitely find the act of a church theater fiscally improper, so show the films for free, people need popcorn, water, vending is the roots of retail. A person with a little cart is as ancient as the pyramids. Nothing bars the church from having a small set of vendors outside. The vendors are free to donate to the church some of their revenue. Who to make the films? I think many Black people made films, but it was common Black folk, not the OScar Micheaux's or Robert Townsends of the world. And, if you have a video recorder, then you have all it takes to make a film, starting with yourself. animation is not new, I know for certain black people near 100 years old recall seeing animation as a child in NYC alone so I know it isn't fantastical. Common Black folk made films. Maybe not close encounters of the third kind in production level, but artistic display isn't about competition it is about creation. if you don't create it doesn't exists. Who to finance the films? Black businesses are not new. The Black people who financed MLK jr, the Nation of Islam, Madame CJ Walker has her old house upstate new york. Somebody black had enough money to make a small production film, every year since circa 1865. Now again, do they have hollywood money? no. But is the goal a blackwood or the goal competition with hollywood. How to distribute the films? Oscar Michaeux's films were all found in Europe , not the usa. so somebody copied them and I think oscar micheaux knew who. so, I can't believe later, the ability to copy a film and send to the churches was beyond the means for the Black community in the USA. Thus, in my view, a Blackwood should had existed already in the USA from the Black community in it. Now some caveats. yes, the Black community in the USA from the Negro leagues to my potential Blackwood are more interested in Black people aside whites than Black people alone. But, I think Black churches, showing films by Black people, spending money to make copies based on word of mouth, with small revenues was sustainable. I didn't even add historical Black colleges for the southern Black populace, which is historically or modernly the largest in the USA per a region. I can't deny many Black people wouldn't care, or would snub. But I think the model was sustainable... if attempted. South side home movies project https://sshmp.uchicago.edu/

@Stefan Do you think the problem in the black community in the USA is Black people like myself who don't want to rely on the strategy of a community of individuals ? At the end of the day, if a black person says they are merely doing best for them and helping others in their means, then 50 years down the road , the idea is that more will be able to do better for themselves, even if it is fractional but it is improvement. I don't like that strategy but maybe, the problem is Black people who don't desire that goal , don't fit black people who do?

@Stefan fair enough, my offline life speaks true to alot of what you say... but whomever can answer my question is the answer. At the end of the day, the betterment will come when the problem is solved.

Black individuals know what they want for self. Many of us know the phrases. I want to be respected. I want money. I want to be a star. I want to be president. I is very easy for Black individuals in the usa or elsewhere. But if someone ask, What do you want for the Black community 50 years from now? that is when you get idealized or simplified or dysfunctional answers. In this very forum, I read many collective desires. Some examples I think black people need to think like me ,as if their mindset is absent any flaw I think black people need to stop blaming abuse by white people, as if white people never harm anyone black I think black people need to get their financial situation together without breaking the law, as if white people didn't cheat or scheme or murder or enslave everybody else for every penny they have My thoughts Single Status Update from 03/07/2022 by richardmurray - AALBC.com’s Discussion Forums

The question , if one wants peace, is how to get the multiracial human populace in the usa to have parties of governance that allow their obvious dislikes or various levels of negativity to exists while still allowing some sort of functional peaceful coexistence. You predict rifts, but they have always been. So, the question is how to create peaceful community with the rifts still in existence

I like various science fiction films, as I define science fiction. But I thought about, did I know a science fiction film I liked a lot that was written/directed/financed/starred black people? the answer is no. I liked some, but to call them favorites. I will be lying if I said so. Good attempt to bring fun into the forum:)

OpenPulpit What are your thoughts to Black Women from Salvador, Bahia, Brasil to Yellapura, Karnataka , India to Lagos, the capitol of Nigeria, to New Orleans, Louisiana, USA? I answered two questions, that I present to you: What do you believe can be done to address gender stereotypes? Who are your favorite women, and why do they inspire you? My answers https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1850&type=status

The work at the deviantart link is a little surreal. Can you see why? If the work linked below is the cover of a book, what is the first line?

I admit, inspired by the replies offline or online from Black people of multiple gender/age/language/religion/ or other non phenotypical racial category in the usa. I realized a nice little game. I will list some tribes in the Black Village in the USA and anyone interested in playing need to take the list and place the fictional book they have read that reflects the goals or ideas of their philosophy. You can leave a tribe space blank, if you can't think of a book of fiction that fits. Militants < Kill whitey>: Rematriots < Back to Africa or garveyites>: Integrationists <integrate peacefully into white communities, even if alone>: Minority Religious fervents <nation of islam, black israelites, similar>: Segregationists <live in the usa,where no whiteys allowed, even if just one family in one home >: PRotestants<baptists, episcopalian, et cetera of the black church>: Money^3 <yes, the Black fiscal rich>: Soldiers of the USA <those who fought for the Statian flag>: Children of MAthias De Sousa <from Alexander Twilight or edward g walker to barrack obama or kamala harris>: HBCU's <the scholastic communities aside the black towns of the south>: ADD ANY TRIBES MISSED IN YOUR REPLY And have fun!

Do you have a video or text of your genre book tag? The following is from THistle and verse https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1844&type=status

The following is an excerpt with a link to the full audio https://richardmurrayhumblr.tumblr.com/post/677584876379242496/title-the-case-of-our-escape

The Storyboard film viewable at the following link Title: The Case Of Our Escape Written/Drawn/Narrated/Created by Richard Murray https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1843&type=status

To some black people we gained gained everything, to some black people we gained a lot, to some black people we gained a little, to some black people we gained nothing. All of the black people are correct in their assessment. Some black people they will be inspired by her marriage, some black people will be happy for her marriage, some black people will be unhappy for her marriage, some black people will be emptied by her marriage. All of the black people are correct in their reactions to her marriage. In government, the record of an individual in the past usually displays their thinking in the future. Don't expect any suprises from her or any in government. Obama/Kamala Harris all had years of activity which explained how they will be in higher posts. Ketanji is no different. All elected officials are like that. Ronald Reagan was governor of California. As governor he did a miniature to his time as president. My larger thoughts https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1842&type=status

If a black child comes to you, born and being reared in the usa, and asks: " I Want to be a soldier in the USA military but I don't know another reason , outside it looks cool, my parents said I must come up with one reason that involves the black communities betterment or they will send me away, please help me"? What do you say to the child?

@Delano Cynique made a comment that responded to:) in the comment she refers to who leads, and I answered to you, the white rich lead. WHo the white rich are varies from person to person. but I wanted that to be clear.

If two stores exists on one street. And both have their own rate/type of average customers or retailers. If a teller of one store is not honored in the other, is that a problem? I utilize the cinema of India to suggest a pathway that can make Black thespian obsolescence in Hollywood not a problem in the Cinema of the USA https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1837&type=status

@Delano The White Rich lead the white masses

thanks @Mel Hopkins Carter's problem is the presidency of the usa, the president of the usa is the temporary emperor of the strongest empire currently. An honestly nice guy is never going to have a good time running it, cause not nice things are more a part of being president. @Troy

@Delano one other factor not mentioned enough in our commentary or in general with these sort of topics is the desire of the people. I use an example hitler. many people, maybe even most, say hitler swayed the german people, mind controlled them, talked them into some situation. Those people are liars. Hitler didn't trick anyone. he realized what the majority of german people, or shall i say, the german christian people, really wanted. The german christian people represent a majority of germany's populace, they were tired of german jews, german turks, german romani, in their country. Did most kill? of course not. most people never kill because killing is harder than movies make it. But most german christian people were willing to cheer those willing to kill. The german christian community wanted to dominate the rest of europe and keep europe a center of the world. And was education an issue? no. Actually at that time, german was required learning in many fields of study. Sometimes what a people want isn't positive. It doesn't mean they are uneducated. It doesn't mean it is right or wrong. but it is what they want. Some leaders like to not give the people what they want if it has a negative tinge. And that restrictions limits ones leadership possibilities. The people anyone lead do not always want to be nonviolent, do not always want peace. ala most of the well known or financially/governmentally supported by whites in some way black leaders post war between the states in the usa. frederick douglass/sojourner truth/booker t washington/web dubois/da b wells/thurgood marshall/fannie lou hamer/MLK jr/Jesse Jackson/shirley chisholm/al sharpton/oprah winfrey/barrack obama.