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richardmurray

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  1. Somewhere else online I commented the many I thought of , no rank. 

    I will use the following as my entry. My reason is not for ranking, but it is self contained, it isn't in the context of a feature length film so any of you can watch the whole things.

     

    Directed: Oliver Schmitz <a white man>

    Lead Thespians: Aïssa Maïga side Seydou Boro

    @Chevdove fatgirlz is a great shout, very uncommon romance on screen in many ways

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  2. @Stefan the truth is never evil or good. Humans react to the truth in varying ways. 

    I oppose all of your assertions outside of two: a viciousness does exists in NYC, landlords are kicking people out of homes even after they received some back rent. 

    All I can say to the landlords actions is the consistency in NYC from them, for hundreds of years in that way. If the question is how to stop a centuries old tradition. I offer that pulpit for any to take on. 

    To visciousness , NYC has always been a city of many faults, many problems. The question is, what is to be considered acceptable in financial activity outside of making profit, when an activity is only meant for profit? I offer that pulpit. 

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    Kurt Zouma is a black athlete. He kicked a cat and made a video of it. Adidas terminated their shoe deal with him. 

    Years before Eden HAzard a white athlete. Kicked a ball boy and he didn't lose his shoe deal.

    Years before Luis Suarez a mestizo athlete. Achieved multiple incidents of biting another player. He didn't lose his Adidas shoe deal and Adidas publicly stated, I paraphrase, they talked and the player comprehends the standards of adidas.

    I end my examples that show incongruity. 

    This question I have in this post isn't about the incidents or the actions of adidas. 

    If a firm has the right to maintain or destroy a relationship based on a whim or financial assessment or culture or anything it see fit, I pose the following question.

    Will the signal of a black owned firm operating in a similar matter, absent any congruency, be the best sign of black empowerment , in a humanity dominated by fiscal capitalism?

     

     

  4. @Stefan one problem exists, the point of this post from @Troy is the return of ebony magazine who themselves said is going to have a print form. so, me asking if any print based magazines make money when a magazine is being rebooted with a print form by the admission of its owners is , in my view, common sense. I asked Troy as we were debating the strategies for Ebony to be successful, we were not debating whether anyone was ignorant or stating anyone was ignorant about the modern publishing industry.

    @ProfD :) I have on a helmet with a  strap

  5. I buy paper books. I know many who do. But I think paper based books industry will not include retail sales. I think the future of paper based books is in libraries, or with specific communities  with publications that cater to them. Yes, I know examples exists of fiction/magazines/newspapers/perodicals that statistically show financial growth or at least stability. But overall I think the paper based book industry while it will grow will not grow in the direct sales way. Whereas the same books in ebook or audiobook, will grow. 

    So thoughts for all the authors /artists in this group 

    THE ARTICLE

    https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1822&type=status

     

    A discussion on Ebony MAgazine

     

    AALBC Author series idea for authors in this community

     

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  6. @ProfD  I quote myself 

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    how do you turn a profit and what is your goal? 

     

    Every comment I made in this post concerns the owners of Ebony magazine or the magazine itself.  I never said the black rich do not exist in the usa or black people in the usa do not have buying power. 

    Why did you write 

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    There is enough money within the black community to keep Ebony magazine afloat financially.  Also, there is enough black wealth that the magazine could be FREE. 

     

    I don't recall saying anything suggesting as such. now when you said 

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    The major challenge is getting folks to sponsor, subscribe and read it

    That relates to my position in each comment in this entry. I think it isn't a major challenge. I think it is the challenge of any magazine. The new owners of ebony will display thier goal. if they are wise they choose a narrow goal.

  7. I will enjoy if any actually read the body of this post... I am not asking the question in the title, so please don't answer it. 

    My prose

    The question in the title was asked by someone and I thought to myself, that is not a functional question. Teaching history should be taught wherever it can be. But, a functional question is, what is the goal of education to the masses? I rephrase the question, are black people right to think education gives access to a power more potent than the sword? 

    At the end of the day, usa history proves that money or education aren't really important long term. what is important is who is willing to kill to get what they want or who is not? 

    White people were willing to annihilate or enslave many so that they and their descendents could have more than anybody else. Many whites died in that ambition. But, the eventual survivors and their descendents could and do have more than anybody else.That is the blunt truth. 

    Now to my question, whose answers are the purpose of this post <let's see if any of you read this post well>

    I maintain that education is a necessary action in life but does history prove the black community has falsely given education a potency it doesn't have? 

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