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This was a project I've been talking to a number of people about. Deliberately choosing to make a book a NY Times Bestseller. I joined others in a national effort to place Victoria Christopher Murray's new novel, Forever an Ex (Touchstone, June 17, 2014), onto the NY Times Best-selling books list. Like opening weekend for a film, the date surrounding a book's publication are very important, specially the week before and the week after are crucial. We are trying to generate as many sales as possible up until Saturday June 21st. The book is available at where book are sold. Here are some links I recommend: MahoganyBooks: http://aalbc.it/4evermb Russo Books: http://aalbc.it/4everrb The Burning Bush Bookstore: http://aalbc.it/4everbb Amazon: http://aalbc.it/4everam B&N: http://aalbc.it/4everbn The MahoganyBooks (The official bookseller of the Power List), Amazon, and B&N links will generate commissions for AALBC.com. MahoganyBooks, The Burning Bush Bookstore, and Russo Books are independent booksellers that are also part of this effort. To learn more visit my Blog. Oh yeah, buy the book, we don;t want to embarrass ourselves

Welcome to the boards WC. That was an Interesting and meaty post. You made many points that could generate rich conversations on there own. There was a publishing company run by a Brother named Glenn Thompson called the Writers and Readers Publishing Cooperative. They published a number of very popular comic book like books. In fact, your suggestion sounds very much like the books they published two decades ago: Here is one on AALBC.com: Check out Herb Boyd's book, Black Panthers for Beginners as an example: I'd be interested in reading why you do not believe you are not "culturally Black" (I assume you are Black). I think this is a link to the Devon Harris panel you mentioned: http://www.c-span.org/video/?319748-1/panel-discussion-technology-publishing I'm listening to it now. The Link to the panel I was on my be found here: http://www.c-span.org/video/?318668-4/panel-discussion-publishing

I did not mean to suggest that men do not discriminate. But based upon my experience as a dude in the company of men, men probably discriminate a lot less than you might imagine. I'm sorry to break it to you, but I never encountered a woman who could not find a man to sleep with her. Even the drugged out crack whore can get a man to PAY to sleep with her. There are many jokes about this too. You heard of "Coyote Ugly" right? A woman so ugly that a dude would rather chew his arm off rather than wake her AFTER sleeping with her. A double bagger; a woman so ugly you put a bag over her face and one over yours in case the one on her breaks and so on... Of course, as you suggest, all men are different. Some men are certainly more doggish than others. Most men are not like the guy Harry always talks about with the 30 kids. And sure there are men who wish to be and are celibate and monogamous, but I strongly suspect they are in the minority.

"A bit annoyed" is an understatement. And I completely disagree with the "professional" descrptor. My man was simply exploiting a disturbed woman. There are ads running on the video money was made as a consequence, at least several thousand by my estimate when I first viewed it. Some my try to couch the video as revealing racism. I just think my man was exploiting a situation for fun and profit. Del, if you live in a society that does not engage in this nonsense I envy you.

Jeffery Renard Allen's new novel, Song of the Shank is reviewed by Mitchell S. Jackson the review appears on the cover of the June 22nd New York Times Book Review.

Cynique, I tend to agree with Pioneer on this one though we may be arriving at the conclusions from a different angle--which in the final analysis makes little difference. Chris Rick famously quipped that men are as faithful as their options. Many men who are "faithful" love their wives and have no intention if breaking up with them. The concept of monogamy is an invention of man. Much the same as the requirement of celibacy for Catholic priets. Because man makes a rule does not make it natural. Besides aren't things that are natural easy to do? It seems to me monogamy is not one of those things.

More films from Moguldom... Bottoms Up 72% The Swirl

Someone on social media told me this series was in fact televised in the US. I never heard of this series until yesterday. When I got some publicity material about a film. I watched episode 3 this morning the satire and animation style is reminiscent of Boondocks. I like it.

Harry Brown, this film ought to be right up your alley. This does not appear to be a film slamming Christianity or religion, but one that addresses the abuse which has, to my way of thinking gotten completely out of hand, to the determent of the Black community. Perhaps this will encourage more of us to critically consider how our collective resources are put to use. Needless to say the white community is not immune to this--indeed they invented the problem. It is a cultural problem, one like most things seem to hurt us to a getter extent.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MOGULDOM STUDIOS TO RELEASE GROUNDBREAKING EXPOSE’ ‘BLACK CHURCH, INC.’ ON JUNE 30 Film tackles controversial topic of financial abuse in the church Buy from iTunes Store (NEW YORK) – June 12, 2014 – Moguldom Studios, known for their revolutionary style of documentaries called “docutainment,” is set to release Black Church, Inc., an eye-opening expose about controversial issues clouding the church including “love offerings” (cash payments given to ministers), financial abuse and the deification of the mega-church pastor, all while asking… “is prayer-for-profit moral?” The documentary will be released on June 30, 2014 and will be available for purchase on DVD, as well as digital download through online retailers including iTunes, Google Play, Amazon.com and MoguldomStudios.com. Moguldom Studios is leading the way in producing non-theatrical films through digital networks by keeping at the pulse of trending topics that are relevant in today’s ever-evolving world. In Black Church, Inc., the hour-long feature investigates and examines the sensationalism of the black church and its present day relationship with serving the community. Dr. Anthony Pinn, Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University, discusses what he feels is a flaw in the “prosperity gospel,” or the idea that the Bible condones acquiring wealth. The shocking statistics, and heart-wrenching stories are sure to raise questions that will have lasting changes in our churches from the inside out. Viewers will learn about how the days of working class preachers, who didn’t expect financial gain in exchange for spiritual guidance, are gone. A new breed of pastors has emerged: the mega-pastor - one who aims to sell their religious brand and get rich off the gospel. The film compares the black church’s origins to its modern day cultural relevance, and focuses on modern mega-churches, as well as asking hard-hitting questions about service vs. the extravagant lifestyles of its multi-million dollar ministers and ministries. As the nation attempts to bounce back from a recession, mega-churches continue to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to fund their pastors’ exorbitant lifestyles. Through interviews with clergy members, politicians, community leaders and journalists, Black Church, Inc. explores whether the preachers, parishioners or communities are the benefactors of the millions of tax-free revenue generated by religious organizations. Black Church, Inc. attempts to justify the dichotomy of the profits of prophets. It takes a look at pastors who are seen as activists including Rev. Taharka Robinson, Rev. Al Sharpton and Pastor Raphael Warnock, as well as other pastors such as Rev. Eddie Long, Rev. Creflo Dollar and Rev. T.D. Jakes. "The purpose of our films is to provoke thought...to spark debate. Here at Moguldom, we accept the challenge of initiating difficult conversations. Black Church, Inc. is another example of presenting a question that many people within our community have been wondering,” says Brett Dismuke, President of Moguldom Entertainment. Black Church, Inc. will be released on June 30, 2014, with the DVD and digital download available for purchase on Amazon.com, Google Play, iTunes and www.moguldomstudios.com Production credits include Todd L. Williams as director, producer and writer, as well as Jamarlin Martin, Marve Frazier, Barion L. Grant as executive producers, and Gloria Camacho as executive in charge. For more information about Black Church, Inc. and Moguldom Studios, visit: www.moguldomstudios.com Films by Moguldom Studios being released in Summer 2014 include: Bottoms Up (July 30, 2014) – A look into the plastic surgery phenomenon of women trying to make their backsides larger. 72% (August 26, 2014) – A documentary that dives into the “baby mama” crisis and how 72% of women in the black community are raising children in a single-parent environment. About Moguldom Studios: Moguldom Studios is a next generation film company that delivers intimate, timely and unforgettable stories about the African-American experience, creating independent documentary films that are branded as “Docutainment.” Docutainment, as Moguldom Studios calls it, is a hybrid between reality, day in the life and traditional storytelling, which takes a unique and objective look at the African-American experience, all the while offering such riveting stories which will also appeal to anyone who is interested in multicultural documentary films. Moguldom Studios’ staff consists of filmmaking award-wining experts who know exactly how to capture the African-American experience with a style that is fresh, edgy and relevant. Our goal is to deliver intimate, timely and unforgettable stories that all can enjoy. The films are available for purchase or rent right here on the Moguldom Studios website as well as on platforms such as iTunes, Google Play, Amazon and more. See more at: www.moguldomstudios.com

Black Panther is a cartoon series by Marvel Animation in partnership with BET, which was blocked from being aired in the US. The creators manipulated the establishment into producing it, but only after it was financed and previewed did the establishment realize what had happened and then yanked it from airing. It is a most political savy cartoon and DVD sales have been atop the charts of comic movies since its release, making it a favorite of many. If you understand the West and its relationship to Afrika this will be one of your favs too! Alfre Woodard, Kerry Washington, Jill Scott and Djimon Hounsou starring as Black Panther, round out an all star cast for this wonderful and valuable work of art. Watch, learn, enjoy and share --michaelxspeaks

For Immediate Release June 10, 2014 REGGAE ICON SHAGGY (best known for his hit singles "Boombastic," "It Wasn't Me," and "Angel") records the audio-book version of the Jamaican patois "translation" of the New York Times, Amazon.com, & Wall Street Journal #1 best seller and worldwide phenomenon, Go the F*** to Sleep: GO DE RASS TO SLEEP Written by Adam Mansbach, illustrated by Ricardo Cortes, translated by Kwame Dawes & Kellie Magnus Audio-book narrated by Shaggy [Scheduled Audible.com Release Date: July 15, 2014] In June 2011, actor Samuel L. Jackson's reading of Go the F*** to Sleep redefined the audio book for the Internet-driven 21st century. Samuel L. Jackson's appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman marked the first time an audio book had been promoted to such a large TV audience, and soon more than one million people had listened to the audio book, which continues to sell thousands of copies every month. With the publication of Go de Rass to Sleep, audio-book publisher Buck 50 Productions/Urban Audio Books has recruited worldwide reggae superstar to repeat Samuel L. Jackson's coup, in a Jamaican fashion. Shaggy's humor and verbal prowess are on full display as he reads the book's stanzas such as: Modda puss a hug up har pickney, Young sheep a lay down wid big sheep. Yuh wrap up an warm inna yuh bed, putoos, Beg yuh, go de rass to sleep. To our knowledge, this is the first book ever to be translated into Jamaican patois other than the Bible (for which there is no audio book read by Shaggy). As with the original, Go de Rass to Sleep is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don't always send a toddler sailing blissfully off to dreamland. Profane, affectionate, and radically honest, California Book Award-winning author Adam Mansbach's verses perfectly capture the familiar--and unspoken--tribulations of putting your little angel down for the night. In the process, they open up a conversation about parenting, granting us permission to admit our frustrations, and laugh at their absurdity. • The best-selling Go the F*** to Sleep has been translated into over thirty languages worldwide, from Afrikaans to Czech to Turkish. Now it is finally translated for Jamaican and other Caribbean parents of the world! This book will have widespread appeal both in the Caribbean and in Pan-Caribbean communities across the United States. • Go de Rass to Sleep launched at the Calabash International Literary Festival in Treasure Beach, Jamaica, on May 31, 2014. Calabash is the biggest and best literary festival in the Caribbean. • Go de Rass to Sleep makes a perfect Father's Day gift for the new, experienced, expecting, and altogether exhausted parent in your life. It's also perfect for baby showers! • Go the F*** to Sleep is a runaway, out-of-the-blue, international sensation. The book has been featured everywhere from the Today Show to NPR to the New York Times, and has been spotted at celebrity baby showers and on banned-book lists alike. The success of Go the F*** to Sleep has paved the way for an entire genre of satires of children's board books for adults. • Akashic Books has long been committed to publishing Caribbean writers. Our current season includes five titles demonstrating the diversity and strength of this region, including: Not for Everyday Use, a poignant memoir from awarding-winning author Elizabeth Nunez; Pepperpot, a groundbreaking anthology of short stories by authors living and writing in the Caribbean that launches a brand-new publishing venture; Game World, a middle-grade adventure novel from Wall Street Journal senior editor C.J. Farley, and I Love You Too, a charming children's picture book from reggae icon Ziggy Marley. Buck 50 Productions dba Urban Audio Books is a producer of premium spoken African American-interest audio information and entertainment. Urban Audio Books produces audio editions of books and original programming. Content from Urban Audio Books is available for use on personal computers, CDs, cassettes, or computer-based and wireless mobile devices. Buck 50 Production/Urban Audio Book titles are distributed by Blackstone Audio the largest independent distributor audio books in the US. For more information on any Akashic Books titles, contact Susannah Lawrence at susannah@akashicbooks.com.

For Immediate Release Contact: R. Lark Young customerservice@mahoganybooks.com (703) 730-3873 MahoganyBooks Hosts Books for the Block: A Community Wide Book Drive to Collect Thousands of Books for Area Youth Woodbridge, VA June 9, 2014—MahoganyBooks announced last week that their Books for the Block book drive campaign will run this year from June 1 through September 1, and benefit youth in the Washington, DC Metropolitan region. In an effort to increase both access to literature and the love of books, residents of Northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC are urged to clean off their shelves and donate new and gently used children’s books at various collection sites throughout the area. Requested book categories are fiction, board books, educational workbooks, biography, science, math, and art-- for ages 0-18. Supporters unable to drop off books at local sites can log on to www.mahoganybooks.com and enter Booksfortheblock as their coupon code at checkout. The ordered books will directly benefit the drive. Current Drop off Sites in the Northern Virginia/Washington DC Region include: Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington - Hylton Branch 5070 Dale Blvd., Woodbridge, VA 22913 Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington - Manassas Branch 9501 Dean Park Lane, Manassas, VA 20110 WPFW Radio Station: 1819 L Street NW, Washington, DC 2003 (9am-5pm) Bloombars Cultural Arts Center: 3222 11th St. NW, Washington, DC 20010 Beginning August 2, the largest distribution of books will be conducted at the family friendly African American Festival in Manassas, VA where area youth are encouraged to come out and choose their very own book to take home with them. Partners of the 2014 Books for the Block include the Prince William County Public Library (Chinn), WPFW Radio, emPower Magazine.com, Ramunda Young, Inc., Bloombars, Friends of The Chinn Park Regional Library and both Boys & Girls Clubs of Manassas and Hylton in Dale City, VA. Aside from area youth, recipients of the books include the Friends of Chinn Park Regional Library, Prince George’s County Library and the Boys & Girls Club. “We want to impact our community by providing the most pivotal cornerstone of success, books,” says Derrick Young, CEO of MahoganyBooks. “Our vision is to be a leader in the community, by promoting reading, writing, and knowledge of self as a fundamental way to enrich the life of every individual says business partner, R. Lark Young. "This book drive allows us to realize part of that vision.” This year's goal is to collect 2000 books. For more information about Books for the Block click on the blog at www.mahoganybooks.com, email customerservice@mahoganybooks.com or call 703.730.3873. About MahoganyBooks Started in 2007 by an enterprising husband and wife duo in the Washington DC area, MahoganyBooks is an online bookstore that believes in social entrepreneurship--giving back to the community via everyday business. They specialize in books written for, by, and about people of the African Diaspora and take a leadership role in the African American community by promoting reading, writing, and cultural awareness as tools to improve communities. Visit www.MahoganyBooks.com to learn more.

Pioneer, I disagree. It is all related. You are treating this situation like the Brother with the camera is a journalist, reporting on racism, as if the guy was reporting on something that happened. Don't you see that he was effecting the outcome of the situation. Again most people would have left the scene before this lady had a chance to go on this rant. Most people would not have continued patronizing a disturbed woman while filming it. That is the opposite of reporting. What I did was post a photo of someone that you can not identify to illustrate a point. We live in a society where people post images of others in order to make fun of them. Unfortunately I'm subjected to a great deal of this on social media. Increasingly, we are seeing people take it a step further by egging people on just for fun maybe even for profit. This is not an example of MLK risking his life marching for our freedom in the south. This is the Steve Harvey Show making a crank phone call aggravating unsuspecting people to entertain their audience and make money. No one would mistake a crank phone call with a true reflection of reality.

Cynique I think it is a given she dislikes Black people. I don't have enough information to speak to her intelligence, but I'd be willing to bet her IQ is lower than yours or mine. She clearly has mental issues. Her reaction was way out of proportion to the situation. I seriously doubt this brother was the first to experience her wrath. I'd be willing to bet her husband and children hear her go off quite frequently. Pioneer the Brother that filmed the situation contributed to it escalating. He incited her even further, so it was an artificial situation. I lived in upstate new york for 4 years and am a frequent visitor to the region. This lady's behavior is not typical of people in the area, in general they tend to be pretty friendly folks. That is not to say there are no rabid racists in in upstate NY, you just don't encounter these situations as regularly as some are implying based upon this video. But After posting the message above (June 6th) I ran a few errands. Less than 60 seconds after leaving my apartment I observed the brother pictured below. Actually I heard him first because he was engaged in an obscenity laced conversation and used the N-word at least twice in less than 30 seconds. He was not yelling but he was certainly speaking loud enough for anyone in a 20 foot radius to clearly hear what he was saying. Next I noticed the sagging jeans, of course my man fits right in. Seeing brothers wear pants like this is no more unusual than hearing a Black man using the N-word in public. What stuck me as "odd" was that home-boy was carrying a brick!? He was not holding it in a menacing, I'm-about-to-kick-some-ass manner. In fact, he was carrying it using only the tips of his fingers as if he did not want to soil his hands. I could understand why a white woman who observed this man (he was well into his 20's), with sagging pants, cursing loudly and carrying a brick, would grab her purse a bit tighter and cross the street if she saw him approaching Again I don't agree with people posting videos of folks with the intent of embarrassing them. I this case I'm not revealing the identity of anyone. I just smiled when I say this Brother thinking about my comment of how easy it would be for me to film people doing things that others might find funny. I was at least 5 other things that stuck me as weirder still just that afternoon. One has to do the current style of women wearing tights as pants. No some women simply should not make this fashion choice. You just wanna say, "Boo-Boo, no honey, that style is not for you." :-) I'm going to look for that video of the Brother fighting in the street and load it on YouTube. If I make more than a $100 I'll let you know.

Pioneer, ignoring Obama for a moment. No one is calling him a POW. At best he is a deserter at worst I've heard him described as a defector, a traitor. He apparently had a history of going AWOL. I also understand that six servicemen have lost their lives attempting to rescue this guy. Harry we will see if they lock him up. If they do then maybe Obama was wrong and his critics are right. If they don't, all the noise about defecting was indeed BS to disparage Obama. I wonder if Obama feels being the first Black President is worth all of these headaches. The price of fame alone is a pain in the ass that will likely follow him the rest of his days, seems a huge price to pay...

I'm sorry and frustrated you are having difficultly Pioneer the board needs the presence of minds like yours. I have not experienced any difficultly, If anyone else has please let me know. Pioneer can you click this link to my Blog and let me know if it is slow too: http://aalbc.com/blog That page is the most resource intensive on the site much more than this page. I want to see if that page loads slowly too.

Here is the video: I've been called the n-word numerous times in public. If I were in this situation it never would have gone as as it did because I, like most people I suspect, would have simply gone about my business. Once I discover someone is deeply troubled, as this woman clearly is, unless I'm prepared to help them, I leave them alone. I also not keen on people recording other people, without expressed or implied permission and putting it on YouTube. There have been a few occasions when I recorded something I knew would attract a lot of attention, but chose not to post the video. I don't even take out my camera anymore. I live in New York City trust me I see a lot of crazy things. I just don't think the dysfunction of others should be a source of our entertainment. I did not think the Jay-Z getting a beat down by Solange video should have been made publicly available either. Someone should have loss their job, but I'm sure TMZ paid the person a couple of years of wages for the video. Honestly posting videos of people embarrassing themselves is very tempting. The video above was viewed over 6 million times as of the moment I posted it above. It should have make several thousand dollars just with the google ads alone. Maybe one day I'll succumb to greed or need and post my own videos of people behaving badly just to make a few bucks.

Absolutely Del. Technically we are Republic, but in practice we are an oligarchy.

Oh by the way, I discontinued Domains for Authors.com earlier this year (2014). I barely did better than breaking even over the years, is not really related to my core brand, and it is now one less thing to be concerned with.

Wow sahana I so used to deleting spammy messages from this website that I can usually spot them pretty easily--even when the software designed to catch this automatically fails as in this case. But I like your gansta , very slick. This ad was posted on a page related to the content. You even made a couple of seeming innocuous posts on a couple of other pages first. But all of that combined including the avatar is what reveals you as someone solely interested in pushing a product. But it was done so much better that all the others I've come across I actually not going to delete it... I have to believe this was done by hand and not by a robot. I wonder how much one pays for that service? This reply really was not intended for sahana I'm sure they will never visit the site again, but this is really just to give folks a little insight into the stuff I deal with on a daily basis. There are days where I actually delete more posts from spammers than are made by regular people. I do have to go back and look at Sahana's profile because that is also a place were spammers stuff links to all kinds of crazy sites. I also have to stay on top of this stuff as masters like Google don't like it when you site contains controversial material. I can't place Google ads on ThumpersCorner.com for this reason.

Oh sorry man, I missed your prompts to comment on the reading, in fact it was not completely clear to me that was the reading. The week has been particularly busy. I think the link with the doppelganger most accurately describes my own internal conflict. I do things that don't necessarily agree with one who is actively managing their life. But things do seem to work out, though at times is seems pretty precarious. My mind has certainly become less rigid or rather I'm certainly more willing to entertain different ideas. But this has been my nature most of my adulthood. I am however much less tolerant when I become aware that someone is employing faulty logic, deception, hubris, or just plain ignorance. I actively pursue partnerships all the time. I will say however lately others are more willing to engage in them. This week for example I've had dialog with four different entities on partnerships. The increased willingness to collaborate is more a function of of necessity, survival really... I'm not sure what to make our the first paragraph it is not very clear to me.

Oliver's take, in the video below is too alarming, disheartening and scary to be funny. We used to complain about the "digital divide" (the disparity in internet access for Black folks relative the white Americans). Today we have cell phones with social media apps and have stopped complaining about the lack of access. Meanwhile a cable bill for those with internet access is now over $100 per month, with some paying much more. A smart phone with a data package is typically over $100 too. Bang for the buck we are getting a terrible deal relative to the rest of the industrialized world. Truth be told, "Net Neutrality" disappeared years ago for small businesses. People care as much about his as they do the digital divide. The only reason we are talking about Net Neutrality now is because Facebook, Amazon, Google and other mega companies are crying foul. Please don't think for a split millisecond that "Net Neutrality" has anything to do with individuals. This is about large corporations fighting over the opportunity to extract more revenue from us. Netflix's Diagram on how Internet Service Providers Deliver Internet Access to Consumers Last month, Netflix made a deal with Comcast to pay for direct access to its broadband network. Under the so-called "paid peering" deal, which was deemed mutually beneficial, Netflix will be allowed to connect directly to Comcast's network instead of going through intermediaries, as it formerly did. Brian Roberts is CEO and Chairman of Comcast Corporation and personally controls 33 1/3% of the voting rights of the company. Roberts is also chairman of the board of directors of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) and previously treasurer. He served as chairman of NCTA from 1995 to 1996, when the landmark deregulation, in 1996, of Telecommunications Act became law. Roberts received an estimated $24,683,315 in total compensation, during 2009. (according to wikipedia) Comcast is the largest mass media and communications company in the world by revenue. They own Universal Pictures, Time Warner Cable, NBC. Obama with Brian Roberts. Life Outside The Fast Lane: Startups Wary Of Web Traffic Plan by Laura Sydell The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is offering up some to govern traffic on the Internet. The draft document could allow some Web companies to pay more for faster access. Setting the Record Straight on the FCC’s Open Internet Rules by: Tom Wheeler, FCC Chairman Thomas E. Wheeler is the current Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, appointed by President Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in November, 2013. Prior to working at the FCC, Wheeler worked as a venture capitalist and lobbyist for the cable and wireless industry! Pointing out Obama role is done not to just bash him, but to illustrate just how very profound this problem really is. We are simply collateral damage as large multinational corporations vie for dominance over the Internet. The government, apparently is clueless or disinterested about what to do. In any case both parties profit handsomely from donations and consumers continue to get less for their money and far too many of us go without access at all. Image Source: CFC Oklahoma, via Dailytech

I was not familiar with this film until reading Ross Sarano's article, Is Ralph Bakshi's "Coonskin" Still Controversial in 2014? in Complex Pop Culture

Del I wrote that, "Prejudices are a survival instinct, part of human nature." I also detailed why I felt that way. My definition is not scientific; it is simply based upon my observations and what I currently think I know. The distinction between correlation and causation are largely irrelevant to most people. So I'm not sure how important it is when considering the underlying motivation for an individual's prejudices. We are bombarded by tons of ideas and images. TV, the internet and now social media, in particular, is exposing a whole generation to stuff that only God know hows it is impacting our psyche, including our prejudices. I don't believe in impact is positive at all--on so many levels. Maybe that is one new prejudice I have; an inherent distrust for the motivation of corporations, or at least those that run them. Left to their own devises we'd (Black people) would all be in a field or factory somewhere slaving away. This prejudiced was formed after directly observing the behavior of corporations for decades.