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@Delano What? @Cynique I think it is a combination of all of the people you described, not one or the other. Sure there are some Black lowlifes, who would be evil under the best of conditions (same for white folks). Also, I do believe there are some misguided white folks (let's not forget the Black ones), who voted for 45. But I do believe his base are racist white people and greedy business folks.

@Delano What?

@Mel Hopkins, speaking of Black women with Blond hair: I was in Atlanta for a few days covering a book event. I've been sharing links to over 20 videos I've created over the past few days. There were at least three Black authors with Blond hair, either dyed, wig or weave. I just happened to notice this as I was publishing the videos. One such video is shared below. Admittedly, to @Cynique's point, I do not think these women are self-hating Black women trying to be like white women -- quite the contrary. One woman, in particular, is simply unique and does what she wants to do despite what anyone else might think. She is an example of a powerful person. Considering these sisters and additional contemplation, I'm backing off my position of categorizing these women being under the direct influence of marketers in relationship to how they they style their hair. This may have been true at some point, but in 2018 it has grow way beyond the simple explanation I have asserted. That does not mean I don't not think profit driven marketers don't have an adverse influence on us all (cigarettes, social media, etc), but when it comes to what women do with their hair and why it just is far more complex -- You go Bey LOL!

Yeah, I've heard Robert talk on this issue previously and I read the article. Robert Reich, is a really smart and thoughtful guy. He probably surrounds himself with similar people, people who are willing to change their positions given facts, new information, or a different perspective; the kind of people who have time and education to contemplate big ideas and are not worrying about how to put food on the table. Finding ground with these types of people, opened minded and reasonable, would work using those 10 steps. Try reasoning, in this manner, with a poor white racist to help them understand that Black people are no different that they are (or God forbid that genetically we are all the same). Depending upon who you are talking to it might get you killed. Some people's minds will never change, the only way to get then to comply -- if at all -- is with a foot up their ass. Seriously, force is what freed the slaves and got us the right to vote. Finding common ground sounds good on paper (or the screen), but in the real world, as the Four-Eyed Gangsta once said, "you need a bigger gun and the willingness to ue it."

@Pioneer1 this statement, with all due respect, reflects sloppy thinking. I've exhausted every possible means I have at my disposal to help you understand why, but obviously someone much more skilled than I is needed -- but I doubt that would make a difference, because you very rigid in your opinions. Since you've failed to find evidence of a genetic race test. Can you then explain how some "Black" people have more in common, genetically with some white people than other white people. There is not a single physical characteristic of any so called race of people that is not present in indigenous Africans. You may not know this but African has the greatest genetic diversity of any place on Earth -- no other places comes close. This is because man originated in Africa and migrated out of Africa. Yes most Europeans have a small percentage of Neanderthal DNA, but this does not make them, Neanderthal -- or "white." They are still SPaiens like the rest of us. Maybe if they had 75% Neanderthal DNA it would be a different story. This is true, but I fail to see the contradiction. Please explain why you see this to be contradictory. You mean like one phenotype being smarter than the other, more prone to crime, or more inclined to prefer polygamy? Is this really what you are saying?

@Delano, honestly I have met Brothers like this too. They may say they were a virgin when they got married and have never had a desire to be with anyone else, but one can never really know the truth... In any case, I believe this is very rare. Given the actual behavior of people versus what they say, I tend to doubt very few men only want one sexual partner for their entire life. Again they may say this, perhaps to conform to their religious values, but actual behavior is usually different.

Here is a video of Barracoon's editor, Deborah G. Plant.

Yeah I just added this book to the site. Does "Unhinged" refer to Omarosa, 45 or both of them? Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House by Omarosa Manigault Newman Publication Date: Aug 14, 2018 List Price: $28.00 (store prices may vary) Format: Hardcover Classification: Nonfiction Page Count: 368 ISBN13: 9781982109707 Imprint: Gallery Books Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc. Parent Company: CBS Corporation

@Pioneer1 LOL! You do you man! But I think I'm more suited for a woman under 60 right now 😉

LOL! Here we go! @Pioneer1, man made constructs like race have no basis in genetics. No man, it is not. We are talking high school biology here. But it is not your fault I did not learn this in school either. Again, no. There is a chromosome or set of genes which allows us to conclusively identify one's gender. There is no chromosome or set of gene one can use to identify one's race. If you can find any source claiming such a genetic test that you assert is possible, I'm interested in reading about it.

True dat! No; this is a contradiction. Yes race is a way to categorize people, but it is not like sex which is actually genetically determined. The way we use race changes over time and differs across cultures. Even the U.S. census uses different terms to describe the same people every decade. The term is confusing because it is purely arbitrary. If there were a genetic test for race, we could just test everyone for their race, the way we test for blood type, but as previously stated this is not possible.

Absolutely! Most men today are like boys. I watched Cadillac Records for the 2nd time last night. The character Howling Wolf is a prime example of manhood.

Well @Pioneer1 I admit my position is changing on this issue. I always viewed pro athletes as entertainers, you know people you provide amusement for others -- they have no agency besides what their owners provide. Colin exhibited a minor form of protest and he was summarily executed -- obviously the NFL colluded against him and was never punished, while Collins lost his livelihood. Seemingly there was nothing anyone could do about it. Today, it appears others, clearly risking their own careers given Colin's example, are "standing up," for themselves and Colin -- invoking their right to engage in a symbolic protest, however minor -- against the will of 45, the NFL owners, and many of the fans. This is can be a powerful thing. If this protest continues and builds momentum, the NFL and the general public, will have no choice but to yield to the protests -- they can't fire everybody. At some point the media will have to consider why they are kneeling -- forcing the public to reconcile the outrage decent people feel about police killing black people with reckless abandon. Our million-dollar-slaves will will gain some power and control in their role -- who knows where else that will lead. I honestly don't think the protest will grow to a point when it comes to a head, but you can always hope.

@Cynique, of course we are cool. We can disagree from time to and be cool. If you were 40 years younger and single, I absolutely would be sweating you for your number 😍 I have nothing but the highest regard for you. @Pioneer1 relative to where i grew up I absolutely live in Mayberry. I often leave my doors unlocked, and have left my garage door open all day long without being cleaned out. Now I don't leave my garage door open deliberately -- sometimes I just forget, but opportunistic crime just does not seem to occur here. I can leave my laptop on a table in the B&N go upstairs to the men's room and the laptop will still be there -- try that in NYC. These may sound like trivial examples, but I point them out because coming from a city like New York you always have to have your guard up which creates a constant of stress that you don't realize you have until you don't have it anymore.

I agree white supremacy permeates the very fabric of this country, but I would stop shot of say the entire nation is a charlottesville... you know what, nevermind. I take that back; this nation did elect 45.

Man the unbridled pursuit of money corrupts everything, and it is the way our system is designed to function, so it is fatally flawed. We would have to create our own entities funding them is the challenge however... [subscribe to Ebony]

What is there to think about @Pioneer1 Bumpy was a gangster? But he, under the right conditions could been anything he wanted to be. He is a product of a white racist environment. Fortunately the condition that created him have been greatly reduced.

You seem to be conflating Pioneer's position with my own.. In any event I was not indignant or resentful. In fact, I rather enjoyed our exchange and laughed when I read your description of me as the a self appointed "Paragon of virtue." (did I find it funny because it has a grain of truth? 😒) People are simply not the same everywhere. There are places where no alcohol is sold on Sunday and places where prostitution is legal. I would not live somewhere where I could not buy a cold one on a sunday afternoon. People choose communities that reflect their values. Some people love living in NYC, I do not. It is noisy, filthy, crowded, and expensive. Others find it filled with life, diversity, sophistication, and swagger. In the area I live in now, filled with gated communities and chain stores, has it issues too, but the trade offs are worth it at this stage of my life. I don't have to step over the homeless people as I got about my daily business or walk with my head down so I dont step in dog do-do. The likelihood of my being a victim of a crime is virtually nil. Some behavior I would regularly witness in NYC simply not exhibited here. No once have I heard the word nigger uttered in public, not have a seen a mother curse a child out at them them that they are a piece of shit just like their dad. I have however witness bible study and prayer groups meet in Starbucks and the B&N I've lived in at least 20 places for a year or more and every community is different, and this is largely because of the people. @Pioneer1 I don't think I have ever met a man that only wanted to be with one woman their entire life. But I was born and raised in NYC 😉

You could have started and stopped right there @richardmurray

Yes @Chevdove, I meet the author, Teresa Kemp. I shot, edited, and published the video. You may read "moor," about her here: https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Teresa+Kemp I just checked someone stole my slogan, readmoor.com is taken. There is nothing new under the sun.

@Chevdove, I really should not have used race I should have used species. The crux of my argument with Pioneer had to do with me asserting what the scientific community has discovered, a conclusively paid to rest after sequencing the human genome, that there is no scientific basis for race. An African can have more in common, genetically, with a European than another African. African, the birthplace of humanity is a large continent and has more genetic diversity than the rest of the earth combined Obviously racism exists -- indeed it is why I run this site -- but again racism has no basis in science. Of course facts and science will not convince racists to change their views. But over time this backward thinking will die out on its own. Saying that Americans have been the most oppressed for "thousands upon thousands of years" is a gross exaggeration don't you think? All the other species of man have died out. Another 4 billions years from now Earth will be an entirely place. If we survive, we will evolve into something other species -- perhaps something completely unrecognizable, but it is much more likely we'll just go the way of he Neanderthal and Denisovans.

@Cynique those statement do not support me be asserting myself as a paragon of virtue. Using your reasoning I could say the same you, but I won't because I don't believe that to be true. How is saying that morality is relative -- including your perspective -- setting myself as some "paragon of virtue?" Me stating the fact that I, understand your point but just disagree with it, cause for being accused of "Righteous indignation?" in you perspective. How does simple disagreement conjure "indignation?" I not expressing indignation, nor do I feel it. This is an emotion that you are perceiving for a reason I don't understand. Agan, this is fundamentally a statement that I disagree with. You can call my disagreement "righteous indignation" or say that I'm no propping myself up as a "paragon of virtue," but none of this will change my belief on this issue. Indeed hurling types of personal brabs at me just tells me you don't have a very strong argument to support your opinion. They take people, Black ones in particular, and through them onto jail for smoking Marijuana -- a natural plant. This sounds exactly like the actions of an "unnatural repressive" society to me. If you'd like to dispute this, I'm all eyes, but if you wanna call me more names, don't waste the key stokes...

Wait, what?! Quote a single thing @Cynique, that I wrote that would substantiate me setting myself up as the paragon of virtue... please. What I trying to point out to you is that the term moral is relative and by some standards your views would be seen as "puritanical."

Yes, yes @Mel Hopkins all of it is defined by, and impacts, the culture. It is a complex system of influences. However when people are influenced solely by money -- as publicly traded companies are, the tactics become more nefarious resulting in more negative outcomes than we would get from the influence of art. @Cynique I'm not saying that everything people are influenced to buy is bad for them. the ads I place for books aren't bad for people, in fact I'm motivated by helping people more than I am by money... if I were motivated more by money. AALBC would not exist. As far as Chicago's violence, it is a problem that would require more changes that people have the power to implement or enforce. I would start by making the possession of a fire arms even an air gun illegal. I would improve all of the social services from nursery school to senior citizens centers. I would. Improve the quality of housing, education, and health care. You know the basic shit middle class white people have access to that we dont because of the legacy of enslavement, Jim crow, and racism. Jeff Bezos could fund this by himself.