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You obviously don't know me very well. But I'll inquire, how have I allowed racism to block me? While you ponder that, what does anything you wrote have with the danger you expose yourself and others engaging in an unnecessary task of driving peoole around in a Uber car during a pandemic?

Uber drivers are now essential? The service was only invented 10 years ago. What makes it essential? I think that is Ubers owners exploiting their workers. Deep... For the most, part schools that opened need the money. It is the same calculus @daniellegfny is using. Remember @Pioneer1 Danielle has already contracted Covid-19. Fortunately he did not have serious complications. He was lucky. More than 180,000 other Americans were not so lucky. Hopefully Danielle did not hurt or kill others driving them around in his car.

Too many people have to do unwise things to survive. The paradox is that these very same people fight to maintain the systems that force them to make unwise choices. They say victims of abuse will often defend their abuser.

Sounds like another book @Pioneer1 🙂 I do know there are Black women willing to do this and have I experienced it. There are a variety of reasons partners are not supportive of each other, but the combination when you find it is powerful.

I can always tell when a book cover has been copied from Amazon. Amazon put that "copyrighted material" text at the top and bottom of the book -- they are they only bookseller that does that.

What? How did 45 increase the supply of gasoline. Do you think demand has any direct impact? Not having health insurance does not sound like a benefit to me.

Wait What?! Paying off debt is what gets one out of debt. This and giving 45 money he does not need helps explain your financial challenges.

If your primary goal is to delight children, wouldn't someone raising the price reduce the number of children you would delight while not increasing the amount of money you made?

45 does not control gas prices. The repeal of the individual mandate selfishly ignores the fact that that millions do not have health insurance. @daniellegfny do you have health insurance?

Sure, if I wanted to sell products on Amazon, which obviously I don't. But your question ignores the practice of over charging. Again, your motivation appears to be purely monetary. @daniellegfny what was your reason for publishing a children's book?

Oh, I'm sure of that @Delano which supports your civil war theory.

"Supreme" accomplishment is a bit much, because most people have no desire to become president, especially the smartest and most talented people in the country. Still it is an impressive accomplishment, not I ever wrote implied that. My point is considering 99% of the previous presidents were white men it is much less of an accomplishment that it would be of an ADOS. @daniellegfny with all due respect that is magical thinking. "Investment" implies the possibility of a positive return. I'm sure your contribution, certainly not nearly large enough to even register, will have zero impact on the decisions made by this administration or any other republican administration. If I'm wrong tell me what you got, or plan to get, in return for money you gifted to Donald.

Maybe you guys are right. Someone just texted me an article describing increased violence in Portland. Apparently militia groups are killing protesters with aplomb. Oregon is very white state 78%. I believe it was even illegal for free Black people to live there. The vast majority of my new sales came from (presumably white folks) Seattle, so I don;t believe all the white folks feel threatened by the protests.

No doubt. white supremacy perverts both religion and science.

Yeah that line resonated with me too. I don't talk about my personal life much online ... But believe it, or not, my ex did not want to have anything to do with AALBC ... can you imagine? I never got any encouragement for her indeed I can point to concrete example of when she actively thwarted my efforts. I'll leave it at that. I never looked to the wider audience (white folks) for validation, thought I fully appreciate that it is needed today to make any real money. I work for the validation from Black people. If white folks appreciate what I do great, but that is not what motives me. While I don't need the validation of my partner, I will never enter into a long term relationship with a woman who does not support my work. I can only imagine what having a supportive Black woman by my side would have done for me and AALBC. Shoot, what would strong Black relationships do for the Black community in general? It is unimaginable.

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I'm currently reading. S.A. Cosby's Blacktop Wasteland. It is in the category of what I would put in a category of a "Man's Man" book LOL. In fact let me create a category for that and add a few titles ....stepping way for a few minutes ... Here are some books in the new A Man's Man Literature Category. The author S.A. Cosby will be in an online chat tomorrow (August 30, 2020) at 6:00 p.m. Eastern I'm one of the designated booksellers. In fact I have 9 autographed copies left. Click here to Register to Chat with S.A. Cosby

You are not sure why it is a bad thing to overcharge for a book? The explanation is self explanatory. You said it is a great book. If you truly believe that, then you should also believe getting into the hands of readers is important ... right? Think about this for a few minutes. Not as a greedy capitalist, but as a Black man who loves his people ... presuming that you do.

This is a big deal. A very big deal.

@daniellegfny I'm not going to try to explain how warped this perspective is, because you won't see it. Hopefully me saying it will get you to reconsider giving your money to a rich person who does not need it. That and a wiliness to burn other people= and go bankrupt numerous times. His tax records will become public one day and I imagine they will be quite revealing. The fact is 45 started life as a rich white man and has been successful is not a tremendous accomplishment. What is remarkable has been his ability make himself relatable, indeed a role model, to people like @daniellegfny.

Most ebook publishers will produces files in multiple ebook formats. I may not be able to listen live, but I'll check out the archive.

So you can relate to Trump @daniellegfny? That is remarkable given your background. I have no clue what this means.

Morning! Early bird! NRA membership, boy we defintely have different world views. What do you get out of the NRA? Besides supporting the people who fight to arm the poor soul who shoot up protests, schools, churches, night clubs, social gatherings, street corners, what purpose does the NRA serve?

I appreciate the sentiments @Dee Miller! I'm sure none of the Sisters discussed in this conversation would understand anything you wrote.