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Del for the most part in our daily lives there is objective reality. 2 + 2 will always equal 4. People who refuse to accept that 2+2=4 because they believe it could be equal to something else, despite evidence to the contrary are going to have problems dealing with reality. There are many people in this situation. Then there is of course the situation where an entire population believes something that is objectively false, proven to be untrue, yet the belief persists. There are many such beliefs lthat fall into this category and they cripple a society. In fact we live in such a society where 2+2 does not equal 4.

Del I reworded my original response. It was riddled with poor grammer. I'm not sure if it impacts your interpretation of what I wrote. I looked up Behaviorist and I don't consider myself one. People overeat because they can't control themselves. But this is natural, some of us are better at self control than others. Some of us are under more pressure and stress and therefore find it more difficult to execise self control during different periods. Others simply dislike overeatting so restraining oneself is not difficutl at all. I suspect most people who overeat know they are doing it, know that is is not healthy, but do it anyway. Maybe it is Thanksgiving and there is a ton of free, tasty food available at a relative's house, so one is more likely to overeat under those conditions. The only way to guarantee that someone will not overeat is to make the food unavailable.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Center for Black Literature, in Collaboration with 37INK/Atria Books and Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp., Presents “A Literary Salon: A Conversation with Wil Haygood, author of and Pamela Newkirk” CONTACTS: Clarence V. Reynolds, 718-804-8881 creynolds@mec.cuny.edu Maeshay k. Lewis, 718-804-8882 mlewis@mec.cuny.edu Wil Haygood, author of The Butler: A Witness to History, and NYU professor Pamela Newkirk will be in conversation to discuss Haywood’s recently published book. National: As a Bookend Event of the 2013 Brooklyn Book Festival, The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College will present award-winning journalist Wil Haygood and New York University professor Pamela Newkirk in conversation to discuss Haywood’s recent book, The Butler: A Witness to History, about Eugene Allen, who served eight presidents as the White House’s head butler from 1952 to 1986. Haygood’s latest is a companion book to the major motion picture. The event will take place on Saturday, September 21, 2013, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Skylight Gallery at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp., located at 1368 Fulton St. (between New York and Brooklyn Aves.) Brooklyn, NY 11216. The donation for the event is $10 / $30 with book purchase. A book-signing will follow the program and light refreshments will be served. Space is limited, to reserve a seat and get advance tickets, visit the CBL website at www.centgerforblackliterature.org and click on Calendar of Events, or go to https://thebutlerbookreading.eventbrite.com/, or call the Center for Black Literature at 718-804-8883. In 2008, author and journalist Wil Haygood published an enlightening article in the Washington Post on Eugene Allen, who served presidents from Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan as the White House’s head butler from 1952 to 1986. Haygood’s article “A Butler Well Served By this Election” is the basis of his new book as well as the idea for the blockbuster film Lee Daniels’ The Butler. “We are pleased to have this engaging author share his experiences of meeting Allen. Although Eugene Allen did not make headlines during his life, he had a close relationship with presidents during significant historical moments in America. His story is a testament to the legacy of those Black men and women who endured and witnessed prejudice and racism during the Civil Rights era and beyond. It is important for all of us to be aware of his story,” says Dr. Brenda Greene, executive director of the Center for Black Literature. According to the publisher, The Butler: A Witness to History is a mesmerizing inquiry into the life of Eugene Allen, the butler who ignited a nation’s sympathy and inspired a major motion picture directed by Oscar nominee Lee Daniels. The Butler stars Oprah Winfrey and Forest Whitaker and is considered both a critical and box office success. Included in the book is an introduction by Daniels and an essay by Haygood in the vein of James Baldwin’s jewel The Devil Finds Work that explores the history of blacks in Hollywood as well as more than 45 pictures of the butler, Eugene Allen, and his family, the presidents he served, and the remarkable cast. The life of Eugene Allen is truly a compelling one. In 1952, Allen started work as a butler in the White House. And as Haygood tells in his 2008 article about Allen: “He saw eight presidential administrations come and go … He was there while America’s racial history was being remade: Brown v. Board of Education, the Little Rock school crisis, the 1963 March on Washington, the cities burning, the civil rights bills, the assassinations.” And all the while, Allen, who never missed a day of work, kept his faith. About the Participants Wil Haygood In 1988, legendary Vietnam War correspondent and novelist Ward Just described Wil Haygood as “perhaps America’s best young reporter.” In the ensuing years, Haygood’s career has been marked by prize-winning journalism and books. His biographies of Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Sammy Davis Jr., and Sugar Ray Robinson have been acclaimed. His family memoir, The Haygoods of Columbus, was hailed as a “work of literature.” Haygood distinguished himself as a journalist at the Boston Globe, where he worked for 17 years—as national writer and foreign correspondent—and now at the Washington Post, where he has covered the national scene since 2002. His award-winning 2008 Washington Post front-page story about longtime White House butler Eugene Allen—reprinted in newspapers all around the world—is the basis for the major motion picture The Butler. Haygood has been an Alicia Patterson Fellow, Guggenheim Fellow, and Pulitzer Prize finalist. In 2013, he received the Ella Baker Award—named in honor of the civil rights pioneer—from the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Literary Foundation. Haygood resides in Washington, D.C. Pamela Newkirk is professor in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications and director of the undergraduate studies program at New York University. She is the author of Within the Veil: Black Journalists, White Media (2000), which was awarded the National Press Club Award for Media Criticism and editor of A Love No Less: More Than Two Centuries of African American Love Letters (2003). Her most recent book is Letters from Black America: Intimate Portraits of the African American Experience (2009), a collection of letters from a wide variety of African-Americans. The School Library Journal commends this volume as a superb collection of more than 200 letters ranges widely in time that add immeasurably to the hopes, fears, struggles, tragedies, and triumphs of African- Americans. About the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY This year marks a milestone for the Center for Black Literature as it celebrates its tenth anniversary. Founded in 2003, and spearheaded by Dr. Brenda M. Greene, the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, was established to expand, broaden, and enrich the general public’s knowledge and aesthetic appreciation of the value of Black literature; to continue the tradition and legacy of the National Black Writers Conference; to serve as a voice, mecca, and resource for Black writers; and to study the literature of people from the African Diaspora. It is the only Center devoted to this in the country. For more information about The Center for Black Literature, please call 718-804-8883, or visit the CBL’s website at www.centerforblackliterature.org<http://www.centerforblackliterature.org/>. ### Celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of the Center for Black Literature

Moonshine, Ecstacy & Molly, something for every generation huh? The reason all of this happens is becuase it is very lucrative, and we are so easily manipulated and exploited it is shameful. In New York City they cancelled the 2nd day of an outdoor concert (walking distance from where I live) because a couple of kids killed themselves doing Molly during the 1st day of the event.

Rihanna is famous for singing about Molly (or at least referencing it) in her song Diamond Lyrics from Rap Genius [intro/Outro] Shine bright like a diamond Shine bright like a diamond [Verse 1] Find light in the beautiful sea I choose to be happy You and I, you and I We're like diamonds in the sky You're a shooting star I see A vision of ecstasy When you hold me I'm alive We're like diamonds in the sky Rihanna – Diamonds Lyrics [Pre-hook] I knew that we'd become one right away Oh, right away At first sight I felt energy of sun rays I saw the life inside your eyes [Hook] So shine bright tonight, you and I We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky Eye to eye, so alive We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky [Post-Hook] Shine bright like a diamond Shine bright like a diamond Shining bright like a diamond We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky Shine bright like a diamond Shine bright like a diamond Shining bright like a diamond We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky [Verse 2] Palms rise to the universe As we moonshine and molly Feel the warmth we'll never die We're like diamonds in the sky You're a shooting star I see A vision of ecstasy When you hold me I'm alive We're like diamonds in the sky [Pre-Hook] At first sight I felt energy of sun rays I saw the life inside your eyes [Hook] [Post-Hook] [intro/Outro] [Hook] [intro/Outro]

Waddya get when these people mix, Shekeelah Spechineck, who would probably go by the nickname "KiKi", 'cause you know we don't use are governments. I used to go by TJ, and Tee-Roy those were not names that I created just what people chose to use. I used to call myself "Easy", but it never caught on, cause I really never forced it.

Del, the people and the situation is indeed very complex. However, we can determine what motiviates people the most by their behavior. Their words are usually a reflection of self-delusion or outright lies. A key to understanding Obama's motivations can be derived by observing his actions. We can say that he was tricked by the GOP, if we want, and that may make some of us feel better, but we would be deluding ourselves.

Thanks for the feedback man you can always use this link: http://bit.ly/coochiebk or the unshortened version: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00EZTQ0LU/ref=nosim/aalbccom-20 Send the information when you are ready.

If memeory serves there were over 200 different spelling sof the name "Unique", including "Uneek"

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Some of My Best Friends: A White Woman’s Journey into Racial Profiling AALBC.com is one of the few entities that regularly publishes reviews of self published books. A service which is increasingly in short supply but one that I'm glad to provide -- even though it is not exactly the most profitable service. I do draw a line for books without an ISBN. I just don't review them. Indeed I don't even consider them "real" books. There are a number of other reason I steer clear of these books, but I don;t want to start another rank :-) However, there are exceptions to every rule. Jane Chritchlow's book of photographs is one such exception. I consider this book a deceptively compelling take on racial profiling and worth checking out. Michel Martin recently interviewed her for NPR. Check out the book and let me know what you think.

Coochie http://bit.ly/coochiebk Hey Alidawriter when you get a chance read this article: http://aalbc.it/writersmustdo especially point number three. Alsao do me a favor and send me troy@aalbc.com a list of all your titles, photos, video, etcyou want on your new AALBC.com page.

Pioneer, sit back for a second, take off your reading glasses, take a sip of Henessey, and think about it for a few moments. The answer should be simple... You may not want to accept it, as it would comflict with your assumptions about Obama. I'm sure the assumptions are difficult to reliquish, but if you do the answer would be as be plain as day.

Pioneer, Christianity's history is rife with examples of people twisting it to suit their needs -- even going so far as to justify the massacre or "non-believers" and the enslavement of Black people. Have you ever considered my their are so many denominations in the Black American Christian Church in the US alone?

I clearly remember the 1st Black person I met from the was born and raised in the midwest -- because they sounded just like people in my family from the south. It took a second to wrap my brain around this. I got pretty good at making the distinctions between Black midwestern (different that white) and Black southern accents. But it is much harder now. My New York City bred kids sound just like their friends from Philly, DC, etc. But I believe that is more of a class thing. People lower on the socio-economic scale speak quite differently than people in the same neighborhood. Poor kids speak ebonics more more frequently than middle class kids regardless of where they live. Also I have a cousin, from North Carolina, who used to always say "dis-n-dat". But no one in NY City used that term -- unless they came from the south. My cousin no longer uses the phrase today. She simply grew out of it and is better able to express herself. Naamean?

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Good question. Given that every English language word, including misspellings, and most meaningful 2 or 3 word phases have been "dotcomed" mostly by entities registering names purely for the sake of hoping someone will pay for them. Picking a decent URL for a website is not easy. As a result, when looking for a meaningful domain name for the website, whose original goal was to help visitors discover the global Black world wide web, I decided to look at Swahili words. I began looking for words which represented what the my new site would represent. I thought about independence and the self-reliance the websites I catalogued would need and I found the work Huria which is defined as: huria1 noun freedom, liberty, independence huria2 adjective free, independent, self-sufficient, autonomous huria3 adverb freely, liberally, openly, without restraint Huria definition source: African Languages.com Now the logo is another story: my buddy, who came up with the logo thought the rooster fit. Seems odd he would do that but I liked it and figured I could back into a meaning for it. I have two; (1) The Rooster represents a wakeup call for our, in my opinion, slumbering people; (2) The cock's head could be that of Abraxas but without knowing very much about the obscure Gnostic symbol I figure I stick with the wakeup call reference ;-)

http://huria.org/?q=YOURSEARCH With Huria Search you can quickly search 50+ Black owned magazines, 100+ Black owned newspapers, 100+ Black owned booksellers And did I say there were no advertisements?

Steve Harvey has done what matters most and that is make more money that most people. You don't have to be the smartest guy, or the funniest one but you do have to be willing to work hard. And nt matter what you say about Steve he does work exceedingly hard. Steve or his people also know how to promote the Steve Harvey brand and are obvioulsy doing quite well. I rememeber seeing Steve perform in West Palm Beach, FL in the 1991. I went to see any Black comedian who came to town. I rememeber him because I did not care for the show. He was not terrible, but he did not illcit any laugher from me. Perhaps he was doing his "white" audience routine...I don't know. I was unfamiliar with him before the show, but realized who he was after he blew up. Speaking about white audiences during that time I saw a lot of comedians. Sam Kennison was the funniest guy I saw during that era. I remember Rhoda. I did not even know she was still working. But I have not watched a TV sitcom in a very long time. I have been watching HBO series. My favorite right now is Boardway Empire which debuts Sunday. But I'll be watchingfFootball and playing poker with the fellas on Sunday. I watch these programs on demand anyway... Arsenio coming back. I would have though he epitomized harmless. Did he do something I don't know about?

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Another reason to bring back the draft. If there was a chance some rich kids could be in combat perhaps these guys would think twice. Then again the rich would find a way to get their kids exemptions... This is no win. We are going into another war. Obama checking in with Congress will help deflect some blame from him. But lets be clear: we will engage Syria.

It is interesting how many people have no idea that scores of passages from Alex Haley's book of was lifed from The African, by Harold Courlander, The except below is directly from the 30th anniversary of Roots. This Dick Gregory says Alex did not write The Autobiograhy of Malcolm X. What is so astonishing to me is how few people know this or why it even matters.

OK, sorry about that. Please share the photo you would be willing to share (I may not have seen it) I've deleted the ones previously posted.