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@Delano I was only on the project for a year and performed functional tests. I did not design the satellite system. The consumer navigation systems was decades way. So I don't know what the relationship between the the Earth's magnetic field and how Chevdove's navigation system works. I do know GPS systems do not function like compasses. The Earth's magnetic field is not part of the equation. Your position is determined by triangulating your position from multiple satellites (which incidentally Del time dilation needs to be factored in for accuracy). I strongly doubt the changing position of the Earth's magnetic north was the cause of your problem @Chevdove. I suspect it was either human error; crappy hardware or software; or an out of date map.

Thanks for sharing the info Dana: https://aalbc.com/events/index.php?st=Virginia#The+Hampton+University+Literary+Festival

...if there is a list of Black writers with more names list I've not seen it:

@NubianFellow I must say your views on race are fascinating. For a second I thought you were gonna bring up Yakub. The white race is something european people made up to distinquish themselves from Africans and has nothing to do with neanthedals. As far as who has a soul, or not, I'll leave that up to reglious folks to pass judgement. Maybe I'm operating with a different definition of "king and queen: than you are. There typically is one king in a given area. they sit on a throne and have subjects, who serve them. How can everybody be a king or queen? Now if you mean we should treat or revere each other as if we were all the highest level of royalty. I can get with that. Well that is my point; Sistas do have more important things to worry about, but hair, for many, is a huge priority. Maybe not for you, but for many women...

I read this review and immediately thought of @Pioneer1 "Professor Banks concentrates his book on interviews with middle class black women, who he says are the most likely to be unwed of any group in the country..." "Feminist leader Gloria Steinem knew just how to piss off and intimidate white men in power when she showed up in Newsweek, at the start of the Women’s Liberation Movement, with her “boyfriend,” the very dark, handsome, well-sculpted, black Olympic star Rafer Johnson."

Is a exhibition of greater evil an indication if supremacy? If i go into your home, club you to death while you slept, am i superior to you? But to your point, the whole notion that all Black people in the US are Kings and Queens is wishful thinking at best delusional at worse...if everone was a king or queen the terms would not distinguish us in any way or mean very much. That does not that diminish any of us, for we have unique characteristics that make us great in some way. Well i can't tell you what to claim but if you are like most African Americans you been here at least a few generations perhaps a couple hundred years and by definition are indegenous. But it is true your DNA did start in Africa. This also true of every soul on Earth. Aa far as hair is concerned I think I look better without it. But I'm sure this opinion is shaped the the larger culture. What escapes me is why some women reject the idea that they are HEAVILY influenced by marketers who drive the culture. It is a wonder Black women can maintain their sanity under such pressure. I think @NubianFellow's perspective is healtier, bt im nit about to advise women onbwhat to do with the

Well it is the voters that put him in power. In 2020 45 will win the popular vote -- especially if Kamala Harris is the Dem nominee.

You aint miss anything really. But if 45 continues to read what he is given, without going off script, manage to stay out of jail, continue to gerrymander democrats out of existance, and continue the use of Russian trolls. He has a very good shot in 2020.

Yes it is. I also rank Essence as the top Black-owned website.

Dude the employment situation is jacked up, Many have given up looking and are not counted in the unemployment figures, wages are shit and benefits are nonexistent. But that is not the point. This speech helps 45, will rally his base, and even get more people on board with him. Let me know what you thank after you've heard it. Abrams speech was fine, but did not directly address anything 45 said. The bit about her father walking in the freezing rain after giving his only coat to a homeless man was a bit much LOL! Her family only had one car -- poor baby how did they manage to survive!

Charcoal Joe: An Easy Rawlins Mystery by Walter Mosley Publication Date: Jun 14, 2016 List Price: $26.95 (store prices may vary) Format: Hardcover Classification: Fiction Page Count: 320 ISBN13: 9780385539203 Imprint: Doubleday Publisher: Penguin Random House Parent Company: Bertelsmann and Pearson PLC Book Description: Walter Mosley’s indelible detective Easy Rawlins is back, with a new detective agency and a new mystery to solve. Picking up where his last adventures in Rose Gold left off in L.A. in the late 1960s, Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins finds his life in transition. He’s ready—finally—to propose to his girlfriend, Bonnie Shay, and start a life together. And he’s taken the money he got from the Rose Gold case and, together with two partners, Saul Lynx and Tinsford “Whisper” Natly, has started a new detective agency. But, inevitably, a case gets in the way: Easy’s friend Mouse introduces him to Rufus Tyler, a very old man everyone calls Charcoal Joe. Joe’s friend’s son, Seymour (young, bright, top of his class in physics at Stanford), has been arrested and charged with the murder of a white man from Redondo Beach. Joe tells Easy he will pay and pay well to see this young man exonerated, but seeing as how Seymour literally was found standing over the man’s dead body at his cabin home, and considering the racially charged motives seemingly behind the murder, that might prove to be a tall order. Between his new company, a heart that should be broken but is not, a whole raft of new bad guys on his tail, and a bad odor that surrounds Charcoal Joe, Easy has his hands full, his horizons askew, and his life in shambles around his feet.

This is only the 2nd time I listened to 45 speak for more than 5 minutes. The other time was when he gave that press conference where his intern was assaulted. LOL If he is not thrown in jail first, I can easily see him winning, quite handily, in 2020. Man when he introduced those people he got out of jail, I almost forgot about the Central Park Five. Black unemployment the lowest in history -- wow! Stacey Abrams is gonna have he work cut out for her with the Democratic response.

No surprise there... No man is immune from these rumors.

This page is one one of the most frequently visited pages on AALBC and it has nothing to do with books. I created the page because I'm constantly on the look out for alternative places to network with others. Once I started researching sites I figured I'd share the information. In the early days of the web there were a great many places where you can find lists of recommended websites. Today these lists are virtually nonexistent and is one of the reasons indie websites are harder to discover. How many of these websites have you visited? The most frequent comment I hear regarding this list is, "I never heard of most of these sites."

Ah contraire mon frere. I defended Cosby: This particular situation is simply not worthy of my attention.

Laugh out loud funny -- thanks man LOL! Why am I not surprised you have a list of gay bars at your disposal.

No, I don't watch TV broadcast TV, but that does not surprise me -- he is popular enough to do that.

Sorry @Delano I meant what do you think about the general public's reaction to Al Sharpton's hairdo -- before he dropped all that weight and swapped out the jogging suits for the expensive tailor made suits?

No, it actually is not. If I directed the comment too you I know you would take it that way. Besides, "ad hominem attack," is a bit hyperbolic don't you think? @Pioneer1 is not nearly as sensitive as you are, and I'm certain he does not feel as though I'm attacking him. I suspect that he would be more likely to laugh at the dig rather than feel "attacked." LOL!

I was not asserting that. I was saying it is not necessary. However the notion that some women style their hair in a manner they believe men would find appealing is not exactly absurd. Wouldn't you agree @Cynique? Of course there are and given the escalating cost of college that might seem reasonable. The reality however is less than 10 percent of Black women are currently enrolled in college. @Delano I dunno. From a personal perspective I judged Brown on his music which for the most part I enjoy -- again I give entertaining a lot of leeway in how they present themselves. When Al first rose to prominence his hair style, obesity, and jogging suit, was definitely a negative in my book... he was a mess. What do you think Del?

This concept requires more nuanced thinking than @Pioneer1 normally exhibits. It is lost cause.

Damn @Pioneer1, that is a thought provoking statement. Indeed, any perceived problems with Black masculinity is usually a function of white racism. Can you imagine dudes straightening their hair, dying it Blonde, and styling it the way Brad Pitt does?! How would it sound if these Brothers defended the practice saying it was easier to maintain or that Black women have no place commenting on the how men style their hair. Suppose Black women preffered this look and more brothers started adopting the style. In this scenario it would be pretty obvious we are striving for and preferring a European stardard of beauty. However if Black women do this a Black man better not say shit about it being about rejecting naural hair in favor of adopting a white standard.... instead the problem is the Black man -- not the impact of centuries of white racism. @Delano sharpton claims he adopted the style to play homage to Brown. Neither dyed there hair blonde. I'd give entertainers a bit more lattitude in how they present themselves... very few Brothers are interested in mimicking Al Sharpton's hairdo. Of course this is true, but obviously we a particularly shallow culture. Women (not just black women) and their hair is perhaps the pinnacle of this. Black women, typically take FAR better care of their hair than the do their bodies. They invest far more time and money in their hair than their education -- am I lying? Go to any impoverished neighborhood and what business do you see thriving? This is energy is entirely unnecessary to attract a man. Big businesses are the only beneficiaries.

None of my doctors are white men. So this is mot a consideration of mine. White boys/men do a wide variety of dumb things they are a product of their environment. The school who published the photo is just as responsible. How do feel about Black men wearing wigs and dresses to amuse white people?

@harry brown there is not going to be a race war. First of all, it would last about 5 minutes. Blacks are out numbered and out gunned. We don't own the manfucaturing, distribution, or sales of weapons -- even if we wanted to stock up we'd be locked out. Besides Black folks kill each at a rate higher than the klan ever did. Plus the prison and education system are doing a pretty good job of destroying Black people already. I could care less what the governor did 35 years ago. Tell me what he is doing today. Most of us has done something stupid in the past. Short of a serious crime like rape or murder, I'd hate to be judged today on something I did in 1984. Wouldn't you?

@NubianFellow this article, written by @Cynique almost 1/2 century ago may give you some perspective https://aalbc.com/authors/article.php?id=16