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If white women would not vote for Hillary, why does anyone think any of them would vote for Oprah? You know white men are not going to vote for a Black woman -- not even one who is a Billionaire. Sure Oprah would certainly command a large percentage of the Black vote, but this is not enough to win an election -- even f the only option is 45 who despite his baggage can claim low unemployment and record stock market highs. Even if 45 is impeached Oprah does not stand a chance against any white male candidate with his head screwed on.

I think any concept can be explained. It just some concepts may take more time as a foundation of more basic knowledge may need to be laid. A sign of intelligence is the ease at which one can explain a seemingly complex concept in a way anyone can understand.

Pioneer you hold up white people as a moral example. A casual look at history will show white people killing each other at an alarming rate. 600K+ killed in the war between the states. Millions killed in WWI, WWII, then there is our course Hitler, The crusades, and even the pate of massive shootings Vegas, Columbine, etc. And don't get me started on white folks and their genocide of the indigenous people in the American's, Australia, and the treatment of Black people--come on man! Surely you are going to use some random white guy, given their collective history of rape, pillage, and plunder across planet Earth, to make your point Again our willingness to debate and even argue, is more of a sign of unity than disunity.

I figured I'd give it a try since speaking in my language failed. You know I've learned a couple of things over the years here. I don't mean just facts and ideas, but about communicating with people. I gave a talk last week about Facebook, Amazon, and Google, rather than bombarding the audience with facts and figures I decided to tell more of my story to connect with people on a more human (emotional level). Afterward the organizer told me what she really liked about my talk was that it was informative but I also made it "personal." Communicating in a language people understand is a worthy goal. Thanks everyone.

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Actually I don't; at least not usually.

Hey Del it's not really clear what you're asking? Are you suggesting that my previous claims to understand pioneers point of view is no longer valid? If so I would disagree. I still believe I know exactly where Pioneer is coming from. I just believe is factually incorrect and I disagree with them on that basis.

Yes Pioneer the conversation is beyond nonsensical. I made the mistake of trying to speak in terms I thought you'd understand but I see that did not work. You only see people in terms of your antiquated understanding of race (and gender) and the stereotypical baggage that goes along with it.

@Pioneer1 so what. Self made Black women are a dime a dozen. Black women overcoming obstacles is par for the course. This is not why Oprah would be elected she would be elected for the same reason 45 was elected, she is a celebrity. 45 has all the other qualities you've ascribed to Oprah. Orpah did not give us Obama. More than 90% of Black people, including myself, supported Obama from jump street. Please, I'm sick of celebrities. Just because one is on TV all the time does not make them qualified to be president. At least Obama sat in the senate for a few minutes -- Let Oprah do that first then maybe I'd consider it. ------- Del i made need to visit.

My God that is terrible. I have even more respect for Hamer. @Cynique, that article explains why I don;t subject myself to those awards shows. Ignore them. You know I find myself trying to ignore a lot of the media lately. I recently got rid of my Cable TV, so this should become a lot easier now and I'll even save some money!

Del rape was part of the culture. The question really is; would I rather get raped and stay in the big house or work the fields AND get raped?

Oprah has a new selection coming out February 6th. Booksellers are not allowed to sell, loan, or display the book before the pub date. Right now they won't even say what the title of the book is or who the author is. All I have is the ISBN13: 9781616208776. If I knew the author was Black I might consider adding it to my database. Google say the publisher is Workman Publishing; which technically one could derive from the ISBN. I can't believe this is that serious. It is just a book... On another front Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House hit the selves earlier than expected. I had no intention of adding the book to the site, but my aunt wanted to buy it from me, so I told her not to worry about it I'd send to her as a courtesy. So I go to the distributor's website and the book is on back order (i.e. I can place an order now, but God knows when they will ship ity). On top of that my discount is 40% so the book will cost me $18 which does not include the cost of shipping the book to my aunt. So I check Amazon, Amazon has plenty. They'll get it to my aunt for 50% off in less than 24 hours! I'm sure Amazon strong armed (negotiated) a higher discount, but still they are surely selling the book ast a loss how of a discount can they be getting they'd need to get 70%-705% at least to break even if they are going to to sell the retail the book for 50% off. While checking my hyperlink I see the price is now 40% off. It was 50% this morning. Even at 40% I may as well order by inventory from Amazon and use them as my distributor... If they would ship book without their log on the box I would consider it. But I'm boycotting Amazon, so auntie will have to wait ;-)

You might be right Cynique -- especially if folks like me refuse to even be a part of the travesty our electoral process has become. Del I don't know what that means. From your perspective do you think people (or I) would be better off, in general, where you are compared to a major urban center here in the U.S. Are there any other Afro-Americans where you are?

Oh for some reason I thought you felt Tommy and Sally were in love with each other. I seem to remember mansplaining that "love" was unlikely given the master/slave relationship. More like I'd rather lay up under TJ rather than work those fields....

America "jumped the shark" with the election of 45. The media have made the presidential campaign another reality television series. I'm sure ANYONE who runs against Trump will win -- even Oprah. But just the idea of bring her up as a candidate is the same thing they did with 45 -- giving him all the coverage and ignoring legitimate candidates. The media got rich and we got 45. But if the 2020 election is between to celebrities 45 v Oprah; I absolutely will NOT VOTE. I don't wanna hear any noise about who died so that I have the privilege to vote. They did not die so that my choice would be between an semi-literature scam artist and billionaire talk show host. Hey @Delano, what are the rents like down under?

Do you think Sally could have passed for white and avoided being enslaved. I know you don't agree with my take on Jefferson abuse of Sally @Cynique, based upon a previous exchange. I really don't care how the descendants of this enslaved woman feels about her mistreatment. This does not change that fact the she was Tommy's property and he could do anything he wanted to do with her -- whether she liked it or not.

Thanks! I plan to attend this event. I always miss the antiquarian fair in NY City. I have added this event to our calendar: https://aalbc.com/events/index.php?st=Florida#Florida+Antiquarian+Book+Fair

I'm in the final throes of redesigning this website. The last major task is changing the look and feel of the website. You may have noticed that about 18 months ago I changed the design of the site, introducing the orange background and optimizing the site for mobile. But feedback from my students and others have given me reason to make additional modifications--including a major overhaul of the homepage and major section main pages, books, authors, reviews, etc. At any rate, I've been playing around with different color schemes and designs. I've changed my Blog to reflect an option I'm considering. Please visit my Blog and let me know what you think of the revisions. Post your replies here or email me at troy@aalbc.com Thanks, Troy

I don't know what Hemming skin tone was but I believe she appeared to be "Black." Speaking of Jefferson, what he did to Hemming makes 45's pussy grabbing seem completely innocuous.

Hi @Ted Hassani Walker, Sr., thnaks for joining and please feel free to contribute ideas to advance the #readingblack movement.

No. It is hard to have this discussion because you're mixing up race, with phenotype, and culture. Dark skinned people were enslaved. If someone's skin color was light enough they would not have been enslaved in the American system. Although white people have been enslaved only America's "peculiar institution" made permanent bondage based solely upon skin color. Light skinned "Black People" could also escape the imposition of jim crow laws. History tells us that many so called "Black" people got away with this--it was called passing....but you know these things. Indeed it was during skin color based slavery when racists promulgated false theories about race, and the associated levels of racial superiority. Those racist theories has been dispensed with by educated people. The only ones holding onto them are ignorant and/or racists. Why do you hold onto these old racist ideas? It is the 21st century man we are all human, members of the same race. Some have dark skin, some have light skin, and some are even homosexual (that last bit did not come out of left field but is part of another conversation). None of these differences make any one superior or inferior to anyone else. These old ideas only hold us back.

@Pioneer1, you speak as if the major media and Universities don't have Black people in them. My God man, did you even read the article? If you did, you clearly did not understand it. The American government is not promoting homosexuality; they are promoting civil rights for Gay people. There is a big difference. Do you did read that it was the Obama administration that led the effort? Is he part of this conspiracy of yours too? One statement from the article made my earlier point "Same-sex relations remain illegal in most nations, the legacy of colonial laws that had been largely forgotten until the West’s push to repeal them in recent years." In any event, instead of asking me (us) why these things are happening why don't you just tell us. But then you'd have to explain why there is so much support for white homosexuals--or is that just to throw us off the track of the real agenda--whatever that might be. Please enlighten us.

{Why am I even having this conversation?} @Pioneer1, genetically there is only one race. It is dumb to talk about humans in this context. That is why I gave up. This is also why I wrote "Black" is cultural; because there is no genetic basis for it. But if I'll accept the term "Afro-American" for people who confirm to "Black culture" in the United States. I use "African American" myself hence the name of the website--which address culture, not the color of someone skin.

You mean someone like me @Pioneer1? What are you talking about? What community are you talking about and who outside of it is trying to promote homosexulaity? Has someone from France come to your door and try to turn you out? Please be more specific.

I said, "I give" Pioneer. You win. There is too much that you don't know or are willing to accept for me to convince you otherwise. The science, which is crystal clear on this issue, is irrelevant you. The questions you asked are based on how people look. I just gave you an opposite example of a white person who is culturally Black and accepted as such by the community. You've ignored my example, because it conflicts with your argument. You don't see how my example actually demonstrates the flaws in your argument. Again you win. The prize...well I guess that would be ignorance of the science, a racist world view, and misinformation. Congratulations.