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@richardmurray Every time I tried to read the newsletter, it switched to french.

Yes, there are signs posted in my community to drip the faucets and open the cabinet under the sink. It's is so friggin cold!

Amazing! @Rodney campbell Your writing is so captivating! You are brilliant imo. Obviously, your mother is also incredible and extremely unique. There are not many people that would have the strength and conviction to do what she did. This is so painfully true. Yes, there is the hidden agenda! Yes! Sounds like mind control.

Oh Wow! Congrats @Troy!

Yes, this is news to me. It is the age of Aquarius I guess. @Delano I now wonder what that means. And, it is also interesting what you have said about Pluto during the French and American Revolution. THE HALEY'S COMET came into orbit at this time! Native Americans saw this comet as the reason for this revolution! This comet came into orbit around December 1811 I think and remained visible for about a month. And, major earthquakes occurred and even though the richter scale was not used, it was believed they were massive earthquakes of category 9 in Arkansas and on the Madrid Fault near the Mississippi. I know I do not have the proper terminologies to pose a decent question or hypothesis, but anyway, I wonder if the 'tail' of comets are the result of other phenomena like meteorites and such. Just a few days ago, it was reported that a huge meteor fell in Middle America and was so loud it alarmed many people. Yes, I hope that the prophecies of destruction are not about now, but nevertheless, these phenomena stretch over decades. As you have said, there has been a lot of upheaval in the past 5 years. I was in Florida when the Great American Total Solar Eclipse occurred in August 2017 and the very day, four major hurricanes [tropical depressions] began and a week later they were well formed, but scientist do not connect the dots for us to know these systems began as a result of that eclipse. Shortly thereafter in November, THE WATER TURNED RED AS BLOOD in southern Florida and this was due to the type of shell fish or coral that were affected by the hurricane churning up the ocean, and piles and piles of dead fish washed up on beachers. Then a few weeks later thousands of dead frogs washed up on the shores in North Carolina. Does this sound familiar!? Does it sound like the plagues of Egypt? Yes, our planet is affected by massive stars at times.

This is so depressing. Yes, it seems like it will never stop.

Yes! You bring me to remembrance when I studied Genetics in college! I absolutely did not believe in flippiing coins as being scientific at all, however, it was an assignment in my Genetics book! I remember thinking it was a stupid exercise, however, I did it. It took me hours and I was flipping the coin all night in order to respond to the table I had to fill out. To my surprise, my results were exactly as the book predicted regarding homogenous and heterogenous breeding! I could not believe it! This is a very intriguing subject! I do believe in patterns and cycles and some 'things' may seem to be random, but it may be due to not knowing the full picture. This makes me think about the recent comet and scientist say that comets are extremely unpredictable, however, they know certain comets have a pattern but they did not always know this until they were able to observe them and determine certain patterns.

REVELATION Chapter 8 [1] And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. [2] And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. [3] And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. [4] And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. [5] And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. [6] And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. [7] The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. [8] And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; [9] And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. [10] And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; [11] And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. [12] And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. [13] And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! ============================================================== *****My Note; Most of what is written is based on science and prophecy. These prophecies are cyclic and have happened before. Verse 12 refers to after the Crucifixion***** THE SPACE OF ABOUT AN HALF AN HOUR**** This means the time of 30 years after the Star of Bethlehem appeared to mark the advent of Jesus. The RETURN OF SATURN MARKS the 30 year period [about a space of an half an hour]. There was A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE at this time and it occurred for 3 hours and the whole planet experience this because all of the land masses had not shifted far from the equator, but due to this very eclipse, THE EARTH SPLIT AGAIN and at this time the NORTH POLE AND THE SOUTH POLE land masses formed as a result of the earth split. This is recorded by map makers of ancient times. **** VERSE 12 refers to this very phenomenon. [12] And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. For anyone who lives in Alaska or near to the Southpole, they know that for A THIRD OF THE YEAR, 'THE SUN IS SMITTEN'. For three months, it is nighttime completely. Then six months later, for 3 months, 'THE MOON IS SMITTEN' and so, for a third of the year, it is daytime completely! Certain stars and CONSTELLATIONS are not seen for the time that the earth is tilted for that 3 month period.

Yes, this is one of the main scriptures, imo that speaks to both Astrology and Astronomy. Yes, the scriptures speak about the issues of human sacrifice of which Abraham was about to do to his son Isaac and it speaks to the issue of astrology, etc. but I think people can be too judgemental and do not understand relevancy. I believe that people should have the human right to work out their own salvation and belief systems. There was a time when, it was NOT considered 'a sin' to marry a cousin, but then the scriptures dated a later time in which it did say that this was not to be done. But now, I would like to enjoy this new GREEN COMET! ALSO, I wonder has anyone seen it yet. I have not been able to because for most of the nights that it has been reported to be in the sky, well, it has been continually cloudy!!! MAN! The very night it has been reported to now become visible with the naked eye, THE CLOUD COVERAGE IS THICK! And I strongly believe that this comet has something to do with this weather system! Just I said back in 2020 when the Neowise comet came into our solar system, and it rained almost the entire time from spring until the end of summer, I just have this feeling that scientist are not telling us everything they might know about comets. The Corona virus also marked 2020 as a unique time in our recent history. Reports are saying that California and most of the west have been receiving record amounts of rain. I do wonder though, how do scientist know that this comet came into our solar system 50,000 years ago? At any rate, YES, I do believe that this GREEN COMET is biblical and I appreciate what you posted @Delano about signs and wonders in the sky! A few days ago, I was reminded about a prophecy in REVELATION Chapter 8 about a major sign of the times, and about a particular STAR and I now believe that this comet is that star! The scriptures say that this star is called WORMWOOD [i.e. vermoud, vermouth...] and it is a star that correlates to the Biblical description of a BITTER HERB of the same name. This star is suppose to come and turn the waters bitter of which again, correlates to this bitter herb. So yes, I do believe that this comet is that star and this is not the first time it came into our solar system and made waters bitter. THE STAR named WORMWOOD would correlate to this GREEN HERB WORMWOOD, so it is mind blowing to me, that this comet would appear in our skies and be green! That is insane. I believe that this comet and other comets do have some kind of impact on our earth. I believe that this Green comet has some affect on our earth in that it has led to volcano eruptions and this is what the scriptures mean when it says that the star would cause a third of the the waters in the seas to become bitter. Oh yes, and indeed there have been some recent volcanoes that have erupted; There is a recent volcano activity in ICELAND There is a recent volcano activity in Hawaii There is a recent underwater volcano eruption in Vanuatu. Yes, I do believe we are experiencing an incredible star event!

80,000 Protest in Israel! Vice Pres Kamala Harris Speech Sparks Protest-Univ. Michigan What a way to start out the new year! What an omen. However, based on how this new event has been presented though, I am not sure what is really being said. I do not understand who initiated this recent conflict that has led many Middle Eastern typed people to go out in the streets in America and the Middle East to protest. Over here in America, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and supposedly sparked anger to the point that students began to protest on bullhorns. Sasha Obama had initially been enrolled in this university, but she has recently been reported to now be going to the University of Southern California in San Diego, I believe. Michigan University rally calling for ‘Intifada,’ demise of Israel stuns internet: ‘A call to murder Jews’ Opinion by Gabriel Hays. 6h ago https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/michigan-university-rally-calling-for-intifada-demise-of-israel-stuns-internet-a-call-to-murder-jews/ar-AA16lUjn?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=2bbdb69d0c8c4beda880ea2277d2fd14 But then, all the way over on the east coast in Washington, D.C., in George Washington University students there are also speaking out against what they believe is antisemitism. The Palestinians and the Zionistic Jews are protesting and things seem to be really bad. All the way over in Israel, 80,000 people came out in the cold pouring rain waving the Star of David flag and the LGBTQ+ Rainbow flag and are angry at Prime Minister Netanyahu’s new reformed government[?]. Did he make drastic changes about the West Bank? George Washington University StandWithUs Student Leaders (credit: STANDWITHUS) As written in the complaint, "when the students raised concerns about the antisemitic harassment they were experiencing, … https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/complaint-alleges-george-washington-u-prof-discriminated-against-jews-israelis/ar-AA16llCm?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=10ad829a339942bcbff57afcb7ab8c6d Thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu’s new government Crowds rally against Netanyahu’s plans to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank and weaken Israel’s Supreme Court. … Protesters brandished signs with slogans including “Democracy in danger” and “Together against fascism and apartheid”. Another banner read, “Housing, Livelihood, Hope.” Some protesters carried rainbow flags. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/8/thousands-of-israelis-protest-against-netanyahus-new-government What is going on!? Why all of a sudden these demonstrations are being held over here in America!? Why would VP Harris speak and become a target for the protest? I am beginning to sense that African Americans are being exploited. I feel like there is A SMOKE SCREEN that has been set up that revolves around events since the time of the 911 attacks. Why do I sense a secret movement to weave African Americans into the Middle East conflicts about antisemitism and terrorism as if we have always been a part of it and as if we are passionate about the events over there when we have never even been educated about any of those issues? ‘We Know Occupation’: The Long History of Black Americans’ Solidarity with Palestinians Why the Black Lives Matter movement might help shift the conversation about a conflict thousands of miles away. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/05/30/black-lives-matter-palestine-history-491234 Black-Palestinian Solidarity From Ferguson to Gaza, from Baltimore to Jerusalem, From Charleston to Bethlehem, we will be free.” https://www.kairosresponse.org/black-palestinian_solidarity.html Media reported that the antisemitic rally was held to protest Vice President Kamala Harris’ Thursday visit to the campus, where she gave a speech on climate policy, and student activism. The protestors appeared to be standing against U.S. government support for the state of Israel. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/university-of-michigan-protesters-call-for-intifada-demise-of-israel-a-call-to-murder-jews/ar-AA16lGFB?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=115c84c7d97340eea3a8401edac32f37 [1] MOST OF US AFRICAN AMERICANS DO NOT HAVE A CLUE ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON OVER THERE BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ZION JEW MOVEMENT AND THE PALESTINIANS! [2] Most African Americans DOS do not have a clue that the Palestinians are being re-defined as being AFRO-PALESTINIAN JEWS and are now being aligned to conflict with the Zionist Jews as if we were always there and always hostile against them. Afro-Palestinians History Background By the 9th century, it is estimated that some 3 million Africans had been resettled as enslaved people in the Middle East, working as soldiers and labourers in the riverine plantation economies. [1] As is illustrated by the life of Mansa Musa king of the medieval kingdom of Mali, pilgrimage by African converts to Islam became an established practice, . . . [1] There are some Palestinian communities which trace their origins to pilgrims from Sudan and Central Africa (mainly Chad) who are said to have reached Palestine as early as the 12th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Palestinians [3] Most of us over here in America do not have a clue that there have been secret operations since the 1950s of hundreds of thousands of Ethiopian Jews and other Original Hebrew Israelites from Iraq and other countries that have been sent back to the Middle East as a form of REPARATIONS since being driven out way back during the Roman Empire times when the country was changed to be named Palestine and now, they are being severely oppressed again due to racism. Many of us over here have been deceived to think that the Jews, the Israelites and Jesus were White people. [4] Most of us over here do NOT see any possible correlation to the election of POTUS Barack Obama and Vice President Harris and Yityish Aynaw as Miss Israel and a new IMMIGRATION MOVEMENT being set up as a form of REPARATIONS and Repatriation of people of African descent who are being encouraged to come to America while others are being encouraged to ‘go back’ to the Middle East as ‘immigrants’ to be defined as Afro-Palestinian—Jews’. Many of us would never consider that all of these strange intermittent killings of Black Americans over here would have anything to do with a possible movement to encourage us to feel a desperate need to flee. Will there be a plan to round us up and export us out of America as REFUGEES to other countries like they felt the need to round up the European Jews and send them to Ghettos before they executed the Holocaust? [5] Most of us ADOS could give a crap about celebrity blunders about the book From Hebrews to Negroes, or about Whoopi, Kyrie, or Kanye’s mis-statements about the European Jews and being used to define us as being ‘antisemitic’ against people that INITIALLY have nothing to do DIRECTLY with our h3llish predicament of Chattel Slavery and being Second Class Citizens. That stuff has nothing to do with our educational curriculum. We aren’t required to take test on any historical aspects about how the ancient Jews of Israel were forced out of Jerusalem, scattered, became part of the Seljuk Turk force in the Crusades, invited back to Palestine by Saladin and undertook the hajj back to Mecca under Mansa Musa. We have no clue about the genocidal attempt of Genghis Khan and why the Africans in the Horn engaged in the Great Mahdi War. [6] Who in the h3ll in their right mind would want to be an immigrant in areas that have been ripped up already due to terrorism that began because of evil racist policies anyway? We need to take our stance here in how we have been raped and robbed of our human rights and completely miseducated and wait for the right time if we feel the need to flee for refuge. Don’t be running to the desert cause Jesus ain’t there yet. Don’t run under the blue and white flag of the Star of David, because that flag may be okay for the Zionistic Jews, but for the Original Israelites, that flag is a complete oxymoron. David was anything but a Diplomatic King of Peace. He was violent king who lived to make war. The correct Star of Peace would be a Six-Pointed Star of Solomon because he was the Israelite King of Peace, but Solomon scripted himself to be defined as a black-skinned man who would fit the description of a Beja of Sudan today, and that would not work for the Zion Jews right now. Oh yes, and the Rainbow flag would be another oxymoron because, although it is reported that homosexuality is practiced everywhere in the world today, it is definitely against the law in many countries in Africa where the Original Hebrews exist because it is completely against their religion. As a matter a fact, if we are forced out of America into most Middle Eastern countries as refugees, we will probably be killed on the spot if we try to sport anything with a rainbow on it, because we are being set up to be the scapegoat scum of Sodom and Gomorrah; thought I’d throw that little tidbit too. There is something strange going on. Why are the Zion Jews protesting out in the rain like that? Is Netanyahu getting ready to ‘flip the cake’? Is the western league getting ready to give the West Bank back to the Palestinian—‘Uh, Palestinian Jews’? African Americans will hopefully not strike out against these Jews, because if they say that they are Jews, why should we be offended? Afro-Palestinians During the Arab Revolt of WW1, the Ottomans converted the compounds into jails – one known as ‘the Blood Prison’ and the other as ‘the hanging prison’ – where prisoners were detained and executed. [12] . . . These have close links with similar communities in Acre and Jericho, established when Africans came to work in the Umayyad sugar industry. [14] The community in northern Jericho have often been called “the slaves of Duyuk” even in modern times. [15] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Palestinians Afro-Palestinians in East Jerusalem kneel in solidarity with Black Americans struggling for Justice A family photo of first-generation Afro-Palestinians at the Dome of the Rock. Source: African Community Society (ACS) archive Wion Video – 80,000 Protest in Israel

Well, @Stefan on that note, did you see the recent post about a statue that is deem to be controversial? ‘Woke’ MLK ‘penis’ statue insults black community: Coretta Scott King kin “But then when it came out, a little boy pointed out — ‘That’s a penis!’ and everyone was like, ‘Yo, that’s a big old dong, man,” said the 43-year-old Oakland, Calif., resident. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/woke-mlk-penis-statue-insults-black-community-coretta-scott-king-kin/ar-AA16nA1v?li=BBnbfcL I'm not sure what to think about this. Will others, especially young children view this statue on the same wise? Is the negative reaction correct in that this is an insult? Now that I have read about this initial reaction, I do see it from that viewpoint. What do you think? Anyway, yes, this is a great man and I honor him today.

Reading about this leads me to now believe that would be part of the plan--to engage many Black and Latino Americans and put their lives in dire straits in this new deal. Yes, this is my line of thought as well Sometimes though, I think it is a conditioning and many believe that it is the right path to take and do not realize the negative consequences until they are deep in it. Many of them come back to America, if they can come back, and are damaged for life and at a very young age! Yes!

LOL! @Pioneer1 I can't believe you tryin to call me out like this. Let me reiterate my stance on my personal choice in life: As a Black woman, my first love is definitely a brotha. Before, I met my husband, my preference was specifically, dark skinned typed and I actually thought I was going to be married to a particular one, but it did not work out. And before, him, there was another that did not work out. And then before him, a Puerto Rican man proposed to me and I accepted, but I changed my mind and hid from him all summer. LOL. Then, well, I've had other proposals too from non Black men. And, I chickened out and ducked and hid. It was too much for me. Like the negative attention that Megan's getting, man!--the racism is crazy! But it's been my experience in that 'Men will be men', no matter what, and when they see a female that they like, they will respond and 'race' is not a factor! Again, that's been my experience. When I met my husband, and when it came down to it, I could care less whether or not, he was dark or light. My husband is older now, but to me, he is still handsome. He is 'a light skinned Negro'. But, I believe now as I have before, culture is very important, however, again when 'it' comes down to it, A MAN IS A MAN, and I don't care what color or 'race' he is. Some people break cultural barriers and marry and I have no problem with that especially when it comes to a sista. And this makes me appreciate Prince Harry a lot. Meghan Markle is absolutely beautiful and they looke like a match made in heaven. I hope that he continues to stick up for his choice, but he sure is getting hit hard. I hope he doesn't fold.

Now that is true!

LOL! @ProfD But this is my very point. I still do not feel certain though that they have the right guy. I hope that they do, but most of the people that have interacted with him shortly before he was arrested say that he was very friendly, sociable, and therefore, he does not fit the profile of what others have said that knew him earlier. So far, no one has come forward to say anything really alarming against him in his earlier college years and he has two degrees under his belt before he went to Washington. One person said that he had a drug problem and checked into a rehab center earlier in his life, but I am one of those people who doubted OJ Simpson's guilt too. The glove didn't fit for me and that was a problem. So far, the only thing that sticks out for me is the DNA found on the sheath but there needs to be more solid evidence, imo. Who ever did this crime though, is really sick. LOL! In these kinds of crimes, there are a lot, imo. But to go after four young college kids, and cut their lives short like that is just unbelievable. My heart goes out to their parents and other loved ones. This is short clip of one victim, Kaylee Goncalves. I just cannot believe that someone would cut this young girl's life short like this. I hope who ever did this will rot in hell forever! May Kaylee Goncalves RIP. My God. My God.

@Rodney campbell Never really thought about this! Oh WOW! This is very interesting. This sounds like what I've heard from @Delano

Please do post it here if you can get a glimpse of it. @Troy For the past two days, the clouds have been too thick to see anything in the night sky, but this comet is supposed to be visible for at least a month, so I do hope that I can see this wonder.

@Delano I was hoping that you stopped by this link! I just recently heard a politician speak on this regard a few weeks ago and his sentiments are the same as yours! Actually, h;e spoke about it back in 1950. I am going to try and dig up this video and post it. @Cynique

**********A GREEN COMET********** IN THE SKY THIS WEEK! Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) This comet that was first detected last year is said to be visible with binoculars this week. I am intrigued! I remember the comet of 2020 that was supposedly visible for months, however, no matter how much I tried to view it through a telescope to see the 'tail', I just could not operate my telescope to see it. I did see it with though, position below the Big Dipper however, I just wanted to see the actual 'tail'. But, A GREEN COMET!? That's interesting! This particular comet discovered March of last year inside the orbit of Jupiter. In about a week, it will be closer to Mars. I am fascinated with the science behind comets and believe that there is a lot more that scientist have not discovered about them. I wonder if they have a significant affect on earth in some way. I remember in 2020, it rained and rained for most of the entire summer and wonder if that comet had anything to do with that, and more. Anyhoo, If anyone gets a chance to see this GREEN COMET, I hope that you do share! _______________________________________________________________________ Rare, green comet to pass by Earth starting this week Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will reach perihelion on Jan. 12. ByIvan Pereira Video byDara Elasfar January 10, 2023, 1:18 PM If you're looking at the night skies over the next month and make out a tiny green light in the sky, don't panic, aliens haven't landed. A rare green comet is expected to pass by Earth this week and will be visible in the night sky for nearly a month, according to NASA and astronomers. https://abcnews.go.com/US/green-comet-pass-earth-starting-week/story?id=96335242

Oh yes! @Troy. It sort of makes me think about the term, Intersectionality.

Yes, I would not be curious about this book had it not been for the woman he chose to marry.

Oh! @ProfD What a thought! To add to this point though, not only could this be a problem with AfroAmericans giving over a Reparation funding to Asians but this type of behavior would be something to think about on a much wider scale! How would Reparations even be a benefit if that is what it would amount to!? No, @richardmurray, you are right in that money cannot repair death. But for the government to not do anything is a problem too. These kind of atrocities should have never occurred in the first place, but now what can be done to help cultures that have been so damaged?

Yes, young people of this generation seem to be obssessed with Tik Tok. If you could hear some of the young kids speak about it in school. It seems like a losing battle for parents who even attempt to regulate the amount of time their children are on their smart phones and etc.

70+ Japanese & Asian American Organizations Wrote President Biden a letter to give African Americans Reparations. December 2022. I am so grateful for these Japanese and Asian humanitarians! My heart goes out to them. In this video, it was mentioned by the Japanese the awful hardship that they endured in the concentrations camps here in America when they were severely persecuted during the World War, nevertheless, today, some of them have come forward to plead the present status of African Americans today. Again, I believe that there is something going on politically, globally, and at a high level about the issue of African American DOS over here in America regarding Reparations and a lot of interest is based on the ancient scriptures. And I believe that some ‘officials’ are working hard to suppress this global interest and also, they are trying to downplay it to African American DOS. I remember back in the very first term of POTUS Barack Obama and prior to him even being elected as president that he firmly stated that he did not believe African Americans should get reparations. So, I believed back then as I do now, that was the very reason why he was already chosen to be president in the first place long before the vote even began. Is Obama the Herod of our modern times? Like many different kings of people that are now defined as being ‘African American’ today, Barack Obama would not be defined as an African American Descendant of Slaves here in America. His father was Kenyan, and his mother was a White woman, no matter though, he has become the face for all African Americans today, whether we are FBA, AADOS, or immigrants or ‘other’. I think that his slogan in his first election was ‘Change’ and then the second term it was about the ‘Inclusion’ for LGBTQ+ Federal law that was passed. My has times changed. Nevertheless, the issue of Reparations is still lurking about and underlying every other law that has been passed to help others. I am reminded about the recent issue of Immigration laws too, and once again, I remember how Obama defined us African American DOS as being immigrants. However, it was the famous Black Surgeon, Ben Carson, who made this statement after Obama, that most Black people attacked. No matter what though, again, this burdensome issue of Reparations continues.

This is interesting, @Troy in that there has been a huge drop in the amount of promotion and marketing behind Black books. I did do a little research to find out how my interests in certain subjects faired amongst the book publishing industry. What I found that was so alarming is the type of books that many publishers are in demand of and I wonder if this is why you have these observations. There is a huge change today in the kind of categories listed as opposed to the past! For example, I saw the acronym BIPOC and also the category of Diverse Literature in the list and thought, WOW this is kind of new to me. But what really was striking is the demand for LGBTQ+ authors! That is something that was not in the list back in the day! And so, yes, I wonder if this is a reason why there is a drop in specifically, books written by Black authors and being promoted and marketed by major book publishers. Are many Black authors now falling in the category of Diverse Literature or LGBTQ+ category? Now, I do see that there are publishers that definitely list that they want African American authors but now, are these authors listed under BIPOC, Black, Indigenous, People of Color category? I think times have dramatically changed in the book pubishing and book writing genre of today. I can't see myself competing with these writers. Maybe I could fit in the BIPOC category.