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Troy

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  1. 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.
  2. 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]
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. If memeory serves there were over 200 different spelling sof the name "Unique", including "Uneek"
  7. Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance by Carla Kaplan
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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?
  12. 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?
  13. 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 ;-)
  14. 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?
  15. 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?
  16. Lifted from Reddit
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. Whoa... wait a minute. I almost messed this: Harry is this your first reply within a conversation?
  21. Yeah we could go on all day with examples of why the US much more complicated than it needs to be. You almost need a degree just to utilize of of the featured on my TV and you need 3 different remotes one for the sound system one for the cable box and one to the actual TV and that does not include the game consile , or TV devices. And forget universal remotes 'cause they actual require the degree. All this carp just makes life more streesful -- 'cause people never really have a complete understanding of what is going on around them. But at the same timewe can't let folks completely off the hook because the people who can't complete the 1040-EZ form can describe in minute detail the intricacies in his hometown's sports teams teamd, personnel, relative strength against other teams in the league, coaching, defensive and offense strategy, salary caps, etc...
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