Troy

True dat.

If in 100 years half the population of any group was gay, and presumably not procreating, that would likely spell disaster for that group. I don't have to do the calculation to know that is not enough to replace the population and that group would quickly die out. However, your hypothetical question is not likely to be realized, so unlikely in fact I'd say it is preposterous to even consider it as potential outcome.

"After examining 34 popular Android apps, PI found about 60% automatically transferred data to Facebook the moment users open the app. “This happens whether people have a Facebook account or not, or whether they are logged into Facebook or not,” PI notes in a new report [by the NY Times]." The Times’s investigation reveals that Facebook continued to give huge tech companies, including Microsoft and Amazon, access to much more: the data of hundreds of millions of people a month, including email addresses and phone numbers — without users’ knowledge or consent. Facebook allowed Microsoft’s Bing search engine to see the names of virtually all Facebook users’ friends without consent, the records show, and gave Netflix and Spotify the ability to read Facebook users’ private messages. I deleted my account a few months ago, but there is apparently no place to hide from the vultures at Facebook, who are hell bent on collecting your most intimate details of how to engage with the web including your private messages for profit. Sure Facebook has been getting beat up in the markets recently, but why nothing of consequence is being done is alarming. Meanwhile our largest platforms like Black Enterprise continually extol the "virtues" of Facebook, as if they were on Facebook's payroll, with articles this year like: "The Broke Black Girl: How a Facebook Group Became A Financial Movement for African American Women" "Boutique Owner Has Success With QVC-Like, ‘Sparkle’ Parties on Facebook" "Get in on Facebook’s New Program to Teach Girls and Children of Color Hands-on Coding" "Facebook Makes It Easier Than Ever For You to Vote" Facebook, "...A Financial Movement for African American Women..." My God, this is sickening! Black Enterprise's only critical "coverage" includes reporting on a NY Times article; "...Russian trolls used Facebook to encourage African Americans not to participate in the pivotal presidential election, reports The New York Times." Instead their resources go toward uplifting and advancing Facebook. Of course this comes at the expense of uplifting Black owned companies. But Black Enterprise is not unique. I see nothing generated by Black media critical of Facebook. So we will continue to exploited... what else is new in America?

You could be right @Pioneer1 I don't know. But I do know that not all Black people skin keloids. I knew a sista who got a tattoo and the whole thing keloid. Fortunately for her the effect was interesting and not displeasing.

@Pioneer1 I don't think so. but it could seems that way because it is more accepted and more people are making the sexuality known. The premise of this question assumes there is an increase, which I'm not convinced there is. Again, the question presupposes something that may not be true. Plus, I don't believe anyone is trying to convert Black people into homosexuals. To me, this is all "Illuminati" nonsense

This is precisely what is happening. The only difference is the government was willing to break up Standard Oil. Amazon is a monopoly in multiple industries without any indication they will be constrained by the government at all. Their are plenty of people who have a better understanding of Amazon'd dominance than I. I can speak to the Black book ecosystem, but Amazon's dominance extends way beyond this...

If you look at the history of Black people the last few hundred years compared the the previous few thousand is just a bum in the road relatively speaking. The question of Jesus' complexion historically is clearly that of a Black person. His complexion from a religious perspective is a completely question, because religions are made made, so Jesus can have long blond hair and blue eyes. In much the same way I don't like commingling science and religion, I don't confuse history with religion either. Sure there may be some overlap with history and some religions. Trying to shoehorn religion into science and history kinda misses the point of religion...

Don't forget to post your Blog's URL @Gibran

I know special education is often used against Black boys, removing them from the classroom and eliminating any potential for an education. But 56% Black illiteracy rate seems high where did you get this figure @Gibran I'd be willing to bet 56% of Black people can't get through a literary novel, but I'd also be willing to bet that better than 80% of us are "functionally" literate -- they might not be able to read and comprehend an article in the New York Times, but they can complete a job application, read signs, etc.

@Gibran Amazon has already won man. It is over. Even the amount of money I make as an Amazon affiliate has dropped substantially over the years. I could see it coming years ago -- I just could not do anything about it. Amazon is the greatest hustler there ever was. Rather than being locked up, they are rewarded. They have even convinced us "marks" to believe they are good. Again, authors, the ones with the most to gain, were the harshest critics against boycotting Amazon. No, the KDP consolidation was far from seamless there are countless articles by writers complaining about this, but again there was nothing any of us could do about it. Amazon is a monopoly for online sales of books and they are a monopoly in eBook production and sales -- they are even a monopoly in the eBook reader hardware and software sales and manufacturing. Collectively Black people are not sophisticated enough to see the problem. We are not dumb, but it is something we don't know enough about to have an opinion. See everybody feels they can have an opinion about, say, the game last night, but once you start talking about monopolies people eyes glaze over. It is not only Black people who are being effected, but we suffer more than other group as a result of Amazon's dominance. The other problem we have is that we do not have have the platforms (websites, newspapers, TV, Radio) with the resources, ability, or consciousness to teach enough people why Amazon's dominance matters. Sure, they can cover the antics of Cardi B or Kanye West, but when it comes to stuff that really matters which requires a bit of explaining -- forget about it.

This was before my time. I heard about it from old timers and sometimes saw this acted out in films featuring old school gangsters. The Wire fans will recognize characters like Marlo Stansfield, the most ruthless sociopath on the series succeed, while the criminals who followed a code all ended up dead. Even as a kids I could never understand why we robbed each other. Just down the street there were wealthy folks (Harlem is adjacent to the the hyper-wealthy upper East Side). Part of the reason for engaging in crime against ourselves is how the different communities were policed. Of course there are many other reasons... @Gibran is was the above an excerpt from your book?

You got that right. It liken it to the wild west where there is no rule of law and only the most ruthless succeeds and nice guys finish last. I have my bouts of doubting humanity them someone comes along and does something to restore my faith in humanity. Bottom line: never give up; after doing 35, I know you are not a quitter. Here is to a great 2019 Gibran!

Hey @Gibran it has been a minute. I trust all is well. I'll add your latest book to your AALBC profile: https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Gibran+Tariq After looking at your website, I see that I'm missing a few other titles. Would you mind posting the ISBN13s of the books that I'm missing in reply here, and I'll add all of them to your page. Peace, Troy

The Power of Presence by Joy Thomas Moore Publication Date: Sep 18, 2018 Format: Hardcover Classification: Nonfiction Page Count: 304 ISBN13: 9781538743805 Imprint: Grand Central Life & Style Parent Company: Hachette Livre Read Tony Lindsay's Review Description: “For single parents, working parents, and caregivers who worry about the time they spend away from their children, the mother of The Other Wes Moore shares strategies to raise happy, well adjusted kids.” As the mother of Wes Moore, whose memoir about overcoming the obstacles that face a fatherless young black man was a huge bestseller, Joy is constantly asked: How did you do it? How can you be a good parent, have a career and stay healthy when you don’t have a partner to pick up the slack? How do you connect with a child when you can't always be there? Joy's answer is "presence." Specifically, seven different ways of being a force in a child’s life, ensuring that they feel your influence. We can’t always be physically there for our children, but the power of presence can help us to be a voice in the back of their minds that guides them through difficult times. In The Power of Presence, Moore explores seven pillars of presence — heart, faith, mind, courage, financial freedom, values, and connectedness — that all parents can use to positively influence their children. Using compelling stories from women who have been there and practical advice on everything from savings accounts to mindfulness, this book is a compassionate look at what it takes to raise great kids even in less than ideal circumstances.

@Delano no one wins all the time man. Even "losing" can be a win if you look at it the right way. Any one wanna bet 45 serves out his full term and wins again in 2020?

Hi @Milton I published a review here: https://aalbc.com/books/bookreview.php?isbn13=9780999278925 unfortunately it was the reviewer's "...favorite cup of tea..."

@Delano So it is win-win cool.

It is also not supported by the numbers, for most women are not lesbian. We have so many things adversely impacting brown people, more profoundly, lesbianism does not even register.

You can sent the $50 to me via PayPal troy@aalbc.com I won't even rub it in

Hey @Cynique thanks. Consider what you would have needed to do to get a tattoo 60 years ago. Today an 18 years girls can walk into any suburban mall and get a tattoo. Also when you were a teenager, in high school, how many of your girls friends had tattoos? Often we are manipulated in ways were don't see, perhaps in ways we don't want to see it. Today, I would still discourage a young person from getting tattoos on their face -- there are still some jobs you can't get while sporting visible tattoos. There are still enough people that would prejudge you, negatively, based upon having a face tattoo. When a popular rap artist has a face tattoo we have to appreciate it does influence the people who watch their videos. go to their concerts, and following them online.

@Pioneer1 these is no science to support this because there is only one race. Now it is possible you may find, or are using, information from a century ago. This was pseudoscience used to justify the subhuman hyper-sexualized Black male. A creature that white women had to be protected from and who it was perfectly acceptable to "breed" indiscriminately with other enslaved women. Again so called Black people are the most genetically diverse people on the planet. There are white people more genetically similar to Black people than other Black people. Again, if you believe in the "Myth" (forget that BS definition of a "myth" being something that is true that never happened) of race you'll come up with flawed conclusions. Of course there are cultures that practice polygamy, but this is cultural and as nothing to do with one's skin color (how you define "race").

Man @Delano this would be much easier if you stopped going off on tangents and answered simple questions. After pointing out that your conclusion from the article was baseless The article never even used the word "fact." You failed to acknowledge this point and proceed to find some other point to take issue with -- even going as far as to discount the importance of Darwin's observations regarding the theory of evolution -- a first as far as I'm aware. Then again you are the first to assert MLK and homosexual affairs, so anything is possible. What? So you dismiss the importance of Darwin's work because he was unaware of someone else's -- a contemporary no less? That would be like dismissing Newton's work because he was unaware of the relationship between space time. Even Mendel's work started with observations indeed most scientific theories do. Math is a tool brother Newton's laws was ultimately found be be incorrect because of observations. The math supported his theory until it didn't. Now we have new math to explain the force of gravity that works under more conditions. Ultimately even these formal will change to account for the quantum world... Again, you seem to be more concerned with finding me wrong. Indeed, the above statement is a testament to that. If it helps, you win. Facts are not based in bedrock, all science is based upon math, and I could not be more wrong about everything

Del a response to this simple question does not require you following the entire thread. You were the one saying that you were "being supportive of @Chevdove." I'm saying that you were actually not being supportive of her because you are not being forthright with her. Indeed, I suggesting I'm being more supportive of her that by telling here how I feel and trying to understand her perspective. Arguing/! Del Chevdove and I are having an open and honest exchange. Unlike you I actually know what she believes -- why because she tells us. You instead dodge questions with superfluous quotes. You say that the Immaculate Conception is a "Myth that is both "true" but "never happened." Rather than explain what is true about it -- in your opinion -- you condescend and bore us by copying from the dictionary. Man tell use what YOU believe that is where the beauty lies.