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LOL! Okay, and there are some good aspects of ads too, I suppose. Thank you.

When ever that scripture comes up, other Christians will also bring up the fact that JESUS went off at the money changers in the temple. He whipped them and forcefully put them out of the temple. So, that scripture is totally mis-understood about turning the other cheek. It's contextual people. Some situation calls for self-defense!

Some non-Black people are just not accustomed to eating in a soul food environment! Anything might happen and it wouldn't faze Black folk. Loud talkin, figtin, dancin, ...

Yes @Troy This is part of what I see that is a new feature. In the past, that little x did not appear by the heart, trophy or smiley fact, but now it does. And the little x also appears in other places on the screen as well. Yes, @Pioneer1 That is what I stated previously. The little window ads now show up in the lower right corner of my screen and the little x appears in the window at the top right for you to click it. If you click it, then the ad window goes away. But I think that because these ads take a little longer to appear, then the little x appears first without the ad at times. Yes, @ProfD One website did say that it could be some type of computer security software and/or ad-blocking. My first goal is to support Black businesses, especially like this community when I can! Yes! And it is also related because the little x by the smiley face, etc. is also a new feature that I don't remember seeing in the past. BINGO!!! That's it @Troy. Sometimes the ad pops up with the little x in the right corner. So, if you click on the little x, then the ad goes away. But sometimes, I think the ad take a long time to pop up, so then the little x appears by itself. And if you don't click on it, then, you can't even exit out of a particular thread, or you can't even sign out of the community. The x stays in the same place, is sporadic, and it may pop up spontaneously in any thread. I tried to clear my browser, earlier like @ProfD suggested but that didn't work. Then I came to realize that it might be as you have suggested, a new software added to this website.

You made me laugh till I started crying. I ran across this video and thought of you:

The internet if flooded with this story. Even still a lot of the videos that are posted showing the actual brawl are taken down pretty quickly. I did see a few though, that showed mostly all of what was videod. I saw the swimmer swinging and landing some blows. And, I saw the man with the folding chair. One meme looks like Jamie Fox, but I am not sure.

Yes, I am still seeing it. Some sites that I have researched states that this issue is not uncommon, but I still do not understand why it has started happening all of a sudden and so far, only this community. But a couple of sources states that it may be due to browser issues. One source says that it could be updated issues and etc. I am still looking into it. I ran an update but I just saw it again. However, yesterday, I did see something different. I saw that adds popped up with that same little 'x' on the bottom right of my screen, and after I clicked the 'x', the add disappeared. So I wonder if this is a new feature, because I have never gotten adds in that area of my screen until now. But again, today, the 'x' popped up without the ad.

You're right. @Pioneer1 The video of this brawl does not even come close to some of the other videos of Black people being attacked. I don't get it! And, mostly all of the major news sources play this brawl and anyone can access it. Yes. Me too. It's obvious that people were fighting though, and there were some arrest.

Oh! I got stuck! Great article. @Troy I watched the first video but the second one is over an hour long!!! I started watching it though, and GEEZ! I ended up reading the entire article. I couldn't stop! It took me, like, ALL DAY! I couldn't turn away, this article was written so well! I started reading around 12 noon and stopped around 5:30 PM!!! Then, I kept thinking about it all evening, and even though I was exhausted and have little sleep, I just had to finish the whole article and then watched the first video. For some reason this reminds me of a documentary that JayZ did. I definitely want to comment on some of what i read, but I am so tired! I hope to come back to comment. It's about 3:00 AM--in the morning! I am SO ANGRY!

Lol! Really!? WOW. He must have deleted his comment! Man, I can't believe that. He was so brazen to write it, then deletes it! Yes, absolutely. You have to choose battles and make decision for the good of the entire community. That is what keeps this alive, your wisdom and boldness in the way that you deal with forum moderation. Sometimes, I can see that at times you will come into a thread and reply to bad spirited posters and I am like, YES! Troy commented! And, I know I am not immune myself to perhaps getting into the heat of the debate and, I sometimes look over my shoulder, so-to-speak. LOL. I think there are many African Americans like me, who have been burnt so deeply due to racism and discrimination because of being Black so therefore, I just do NOT trust America at all and this causes me to respond emotionally when faced with an obvious racial attack.

Another Popular Line Dance! WOW! There seems to be an explosion for Line Dances lately! There is a new one that popped up on my channel called THE TAMIA LINE DANCE, I Can't Get Enough. The song by Tamia, is I Can't Get Enough, and this Line Dance is so popular that it is featured at many venues. I never heard of it until now, but it was made popular back in 2018! I had no idea. I still think Jerusalema is one of the best, I've ever seen, so much so, it was performed worldwide and in many different venues. I mean, it was so awesome it was performed in many places in Europe, India, and all over Africa to the point there was a dance challenge. It was performed in a Scandinavian Airport and the dancers were employees and they went all out! Remember the song, Happy by Pharrell, that song was so loved, it was performed all over the world, however, I don't believe it was a dance line choreographed, rather people performed their own renditions and interpreted what made them Happy! I love the couple that I saw first who performed it! Some of the viewers called the guy, Chad, 'White Chocolate' LOL. I have to admit, he was killing it--with his wife. And I posted another of my favorite renditons. But then, I saw another amazing Line Dance that has also become extremely popular called THE CURIOUS LINE DANCE. I believe it is more recentand was choreographed by a Black man out of New York, however, it is performed everywhere especially at Black social event! The Curious Line Dance seems a little challenging, imo and not many who do it can really work it out! But I posted two of my favorites, and these brothers killed it. And there is a third one I just absolutely love and that became so popular that it became global a few years ago from Africa. And the song became viral. Eventually someone came up with a choreography that also went viral and sparked a dance challenge that went global. This line dance is from the song KELVYN BOY and the song is so lovely. The dance lines are performed in many venues such as wedding parties. Couples love to dance with this song even older couples all over the world. And there are dance groups that have become famous all over Africa. But one of my most favorite rendition is by a Canadian girl that became so famous that she herself went viral. Her name is Kacy Rondeau and she moved to Ghana and was discovered by a media company in Nigeria. She married a Nigerian man and has lived in Africa for more than five years. She is so awesome and she kills this dance! TAMIA LINE DANCE I'M CURIOUS LINE DANCE THE MUSIC IS MUTED HALFWAY THROUGH THIS ONE! KELVYN BOY DANCE CHALLENGE--Kacy Rondeau!!! She is Killing it! This Video Went Viral! Ghana Bridesmaids Perform KELVYN BOY! So Classy! OFFICIAL VIDEO of a Dance Group of African Young Men Perform KELVYN BOY! They Really Show case this Dance! Kacy Performs to a very popular African song CALM DOWN! A Video Short. Kacy is now very famous! One More Kacy Rondeau Video Short Dance Challenge--She is Amazing

Yes, I agree to a point. @Troy It is like a never ending issue until America is overhauled anyway. Racism needs to be eradicated completely and for you to remove them or not isn't going to solve the problem. Still though, I feel that they should not get away with some of the racist things they say and do in America. At what point should Hate Speech be defined as a Hate crime? I understand freedom of Speech, but to commicate certain derogatory typed speech, I feel should be regulated, but again, at what point should a citation be dealt is the question.

Absolutely! You gave her good advice.

Wow! That's interesting. She's beautiful and a great actress. I think she can pull off just about any role she wants to do.

@Pioneer1 Thank you for letting me know! It just started happening about a week ago. I will research to see if I can find out why this has started.

These last few post are too funny! But there were some gun violence in the 60s, sad to say. However, as you say, it wasn't many, mostly knife crimes. I remember when I was in 2nd grade the school intercom announcement warned us about a gang called 'the Jolly Green Giants' jumping kids while walking home from school. It gave me nightmares. But thankfully, I had a few male cousins that were rough enough for the threat, and probably were, uh, ya know what I'm finna say . . . LOL. They showed up a lot to jump in and help me and my sister out, as we did get in a lot of fights on the school grounds. I remember Mahogany Books, but I am out of sync. I don't know what it has to do with Chuck? Anyway, Katt Williams is too funny! Oh! I love Iverson mall! DC!!! You made me laugh till I started crying.

Conspiracy or Not? Obama's Chef, Tamari Campbell Drowning Following the news of Campbell's untimely passing, his wife Sherise shared this photo to Instagram noting she was 'heartbroken' I came across this brief youtube video and, although the host says that he believes that 99% this drowning was accidental, however, he also has a 1% doubt. One of the main reasons he says that he believes there could be a deeper reason behind this death is because this is the second incident of a White House Chef who died by accidental drowning. Back in 2015, the Clinton's Chef also died by accidental drowning. Also, Tafari was initially reported to have repeatedly said that he could not swim, however, in this brief video, a couple of video's are shown of him actually swimming! Yeah, so I really did not pause about this awful and sad news until I came across this report. Now I do wonder! Tafari was initially hired on the Bush administration, I think a then was asked to stay on to be a cook for the Obamas. And he became Obama's personal chef. And like this host said, WHAT A NEAT NAME, TAFARI. I love it and can see a connection between Obama and the chef with regards to this wonderful name! I feel so sorry for his family. Anyway, here is the video and some brief references and a comment from the youtube. 1st 3 days ago Chefs make the perfect "accidental witness". They see, hear and learn things we don't. The people that say these things are worried about the possibility of certain things that were said over their meal being "leaked". How do you ultimately protect information that wasn't supposed to be shared? Eliminate ALL possible witnesses to the fact. Chefs do it by accident... they hear too much and that's no conspiracy but a fact. Read more 738 Reply "It's a Trend" - Obama's White House Chef Found Dead Tafari Campbell, 45, (pictured with wife Sherise) was found dead on Monday by divers after going missing while paddle boarding on the pond that backs on to Barack Obama 's sprawling $12million estate. Campbell's family told the South Florida Sun Sentinel in 2009 he had always shown an interest in cooking and would frequently whip something up when his large family came to visit. He graduated from a culinary school in Virginia, and had briefly owned his own restaurant before applying for a job at the White House. The sous chef was eventually hired under the George W. Bush administration, and was one of just four White House cooks asked to stay on under Obama. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12333171/Barack-Michelle-Obamas-personal-chef-identified-man-dead-paddle-boarding-accident-near-12m-Marthas-Vineyard-home.html Campbell worked while the Obama's were in the White House from 2009-2017 A view of Obama's house from Turkeyland Cove where Campbell worked as the Obama's personal chef

Okay!

Yes, I agree.

My relatives live(d) in SOUTHEAST DC!!! LOL! I lived and went to school there at times when I was young.. At one time, my aunt lived in Kennilworth! Ya Know! And, my Mom was mugged on 17th Street SE walking home from the grocery store. I can't believe you just wrote this. At one time, even the cabs wouldn't come to that side of DC. LOL. But DC can't be all that much more worse than what I've heard about Detroit, can it? What is OG?

What it's like teaching in Florida lately.

LOL! Initially, I thought you made a mistake, but then, I think that was intentional; Unidentified FRYING Objects! Anyhow, I think that this subject being brought up in government official forums and the military is insane! I can see why the government and military would be aggressive about tracking airplanes and missiles to protect our country from foreign entry! That is crucial. But to phrase these military operations to track foreign airplanes as being UFOS and UAP in association with outer space objects and perceived phenomena is ridiculous IMO. I believe a lot of money it spent on tracking asteroids byway of the federal government. They support NASA and other space agencies intensely and I can understand this too, but to lump these endeavors in one category is crazy. Mankind have invented a lot of satellites and space instruments and flying air machines that successfully have been launched into our airways and into space, but I believe a distinction should be made in what mankind have launched as oppossed to natural space phenomena if at all possible. Maybe it is that our government cannot always confirm whether or not the UAPs are manmade and that is why they lump it all in one category, but sometimes, I think they can come up with some type of protocol to quickly rule out if it is one or the other, but they just don't want to be honest about it and so, they report in such a way as to invite idiots to speak crazy beliefs and they use this as a smoke screen to deal with real threats and not have to bother with junk believers which causes prolems in protecting their major interest with governmental defense issues.

Okay, Than you! @ProfD I will try that and see if it goes away. Thank you @Troy I will let you know in a few days if it did go away. If it doesn't then, I will probably make other inquiries. This is the only site where I am getting this issue but then, I don't visit many platforms like this community, anyway. As you mentioned in another thread about Black businesses on the decline, I would rather be part of and have the means to support African American businesses but, I don't feel there are many substantial ones as you have.

I think that you are right! @Pioneer1