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I think they should disappear but we clearly disagree on this. What do you think about the idea of a beauty pageant for men. We'd get to prance around on a stage in our speedos being judged by a bunch of women. I never heard of this show and I'm surprised by that. I'll have to look it up.

Neely Fuller, Jr. (October 6, 1929 – February 1, 2025) Roberta Flack (February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2025) Jawanza Kunjufu (1953 – April 25, 2025) Tony Rose (October 11, 1950 – May 27, 2025) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (January 5, 1938 – May 28, 2025) Thomas Sayers Ellis (d. July 17, 2025) Vivian Elizabeth Ayers Allen (July 29, 1923 - August 18, 2025) Larry Ward (d. August 19, 2025) Quintard Taylor (December 11, 1948 to September 21, 2025) Assata Shakur (July 16, 1947 to September 25, 2025) Michael I. Days (August 2, 1953 - October 18, 2025) Keturah A. Bobo (d. October 2025) DéLana R. A. Dameron (January 30, 1985 – November 29, 2025) Elle Simone Scott (November 28, 1976 – January 5, 2026) Charles S. Finch III (February 25, 1948 – January 17, 2026) Eric Huntley (September 25, 1929 – January 21, 2026) Some of these folks I knew, some I admired from afar, and others I was unfamiliar with. Quintard was a Brother whose work I really admired at https://blackpast.org/ He built his site into an institution. I spaced on our last meeting and missed it. I called him back and was wondering why he did not return my call... Keturah was a shocking loss because she was just so young and had such a bright future. Vivan Allen was Debbie and Felicia's mom who was force in her own right I did not know until she was gone. Eric Huntley, they don't make men, publishers, or booksellers like him (and his wife) any more! We are all soft, weak, and asleep compared to him. Of course, I don't have to tell anyone here who Kunjufu, Fuller, Shakur, and Finch are any why they were important. R.I.P.

I was expressing an opinion @richardmurray describing it as "wrong" is wrong That is like saying I'm wrong because my favorite color is brown. Yeah, pretty much.

(1) This is untrue most abolitionists were not Black. Many of the civil rights, some of whom lost there lives, activist were not Black. (2) Even if that was true that is no reason not to support other oppressed groups I'm not a fan of giving a characteristic to an entire group of people. For example, can you name on group of people, where every person in that group don't give a f8ck about us?

@ProfD and @Pioneer1 I guess you Brothers don't buy into the notion: First, they came for the immigrants, and I did not speak out… Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me. As you know, most people sit on the sidelines and do nothing when another group -- or even their own group -- is being harmed. I don't think it is a good idea to tell others that they should stop supporting oppressed groups simply because they don't share the same ethnicity.

Yeah "capitalism" the way we practice it, which isn't true capitalism. As you mentioned bail out undermine capitalism and artificially bolster companies as well as tax incentives, tariffs against foreign competition not to forget laws that stifle competition suppress worker rights, etc. Speaking of cars why are we leading the work in electric vehicles. All we really have is tesla and while China has superior vehicles that cost less our EV charging infrastructure is paltry compared to the rest of the world.

A true renaissance man! It is interesting the boys moved as far away as possible in opposite directions. Craig consider our commissioned book review.

We are all free if we choose to be @Delano

For the umpteenth time: The concept of "race" exists, the presence of this website demonstrates that. Race is purely an arbitrary social construct with no basis in genetics. A person's skin color tells you nothing about their intelligence or the size of the penis @Pioneer1 @richardmurray won't come to your rescue on this issue any sooner than he'd come to the rescue of someone who believe the Earth is flat or that vaccines are bad for us.

@richardmurray I'm long past the time when I should have upgraded this software. There is a completely overhauled version of this platform that I'm interested in implementing. I will probably do it before the end of the year. I'll keep you and everyone posted.

TLDR: but y'all should check out this documentary. I didn't even know it existed until MLK Day this year.

The Bears final game was one of a few I watched this season. That pass under pressure and catch was crazy! It was a tour loss for Bears fans though... Talk about turning around a team -- I also checked out the Indiana game.

Hi Faithful, feel free to pose a question or make a statement to get the ball rolling and feel free to share information about your books too

Hey man I'm note sure if you are up on BISAC codes, but I did fight for some new ones for Steampunk and a few others.

TLDR: but "beauty" pageants are a thing whose time has come and gone... and they really need to get rid of the ones featuring little girls.