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Dude, the changes in female relative success over men is new. For the previous 300 years, men dominated schools and the behavior in the classroom was even more rigid. It is hard to have a successful career in school when you’re building a major drug operation. 😉 I’m not confident that is true or at least that it’s been true for most of human history. We know of many cultures that are matriarchal. We are also aware of cultures with female warriors, including our own.

Yes, that is what I was saying, but I wasn’t completely serious, which I hope the smiley face had indicated. It would’ve been great to see an Ali versus Tyson fight with each of them in their respective prime. I did not see the fight, not even a clip from the bout, so I have no idea what you’re talking about. That said Tyson always was known for unusual behavior…

nah, I think it’s due to living in a male dominated, patriarchal society. That said how do you explain the increasing rates of male suicide and particular black male suicide and recent years. How do you explain women, surpassing men and college admission and graduation rates?

Sure, allegedly. I seriously doubt they would’ve brought the case, and locked homeboy up, unless they had strong evidence. What do you think, they have flimsy evidence and a weak case against Diddy? Do you think he’s being railroaded, a victim of racism?

I believe I gave you my definitions for porn and erotica. Porn is for jerking off and erotica is for the mind. Porn is NSFW, while erotica may be… depending in the job. … then again the same could be said for porn—depends on the job 😉

Physique wise, Ali was nothing like Tyson at 58in his prime 🙂

Y’all giving 50 Cent Greif? Diddy was on some Jeffrey Epstein level sh@t. Man, that is the weakest defense against going after Diddy that I ever heard. YOU don’t ever remember what Eminem supposedly did 15 years ago. What did he do call someone a name?! I guess when Eminem or vanilla ice (who is that 😉) start running under age sex trafficking rings or kicking women while they’re on the ground then denying it until a video they paid to suppress is released. Look Diddy was denied a $50 million bail, I’m sure he did some really bad things and probably told a bunch of Black people. Well, I’m not sure if they’re building websites anymore, but they’re definitely using social media for this purpose. I can’t even go on YouTube to upload a video without seeing something about Puff Daddy. I watched a few of the videos that woman Jaguar, Katt Williams, 50 Cent and a veritable potpourri of miscellaneous others Talking about P. Diddy. Who knows maybe Trump will pardon him.

Hey @richardmurray I don’t answer your questions because I often don’t understand them. What does “NSFW” mean? Porn, is probably best suited for masturbation which is a private matter typically. Erotica like good foreplay starts with mental stimulation and the photos aren’t necessary if it’s any good. While I have no idea, what an NSFW is, I would not mix porn and erotica together in the same question,, as I (and I believe most ) consider them two different things. This is something else that makes this question difficult to answer (at least for me).

Remember, I live in Tampa. It’s not the same as being out in the country. When I travel within the state, I’m going to Miami or Orlando or Daytona, or some other “relatively” cosmopolitan place—Places where plastering obscenities on your vehicle would be considered poor form and generally frowned upon. so while I’m a accustomed seeing pro Trump paraphernalia (even in NYC), what I’m not accustomed seeing the vulgarity. I saw another truck with similar signs, but not so blatantly displayed. I don’t normally walk around taking pictures of stuff like this, but it was just so prevalent. It seemed surreal. Hey @Khadijah! Yeah I’m not really on social so I don’t see the racist stuff at all. Maybe it being so prevalent there people think it’s cool to sport the rebel Battle flag on your bumper… Racist memes used to be posted here all the time, but I delete the vast majority of them — And I consider myself pretty hands off. I guess there’s no moderation on Meta. I hear on Twitter not only is there no moderation, the racist stuff is encouraged. I’m not heated, just surprised. When there is a Klan march going down Main Street in 2025 I won’t be surprised.

…Tennessee made me lose my rest and everybody knows about Mississippi goddamn! They say racist Trump supporters are a very small minority. I’m not so sure; this was a truck in Mississippi, and not at all unusual. I have to believe anyone who would adorn their car in such a fashion, reflects the tip of the iceberg, as there must be more people who feel the same way, but are just not inclined to deface their vehicle in this manner.

Being from New York it’s hard for me to use the New York Post as a source of information other than sports and celebrity gossip which don’t interest me They used to also carry Thomas Sowell and Armstrong Williams’ columns. That’s when I discovered the “Black people are not a monolith” trope.

Well @harry brown, most scholars believe Jesus existed. Now his being borne of a virgin, walking on water, and raised from the dead is another matter… strictly a matter of faith.

I think he’s being outed as a power bottom will accomplish that. Absolutely; there’s no better story to relate to generate that long green.

Well, I hope he gets better

They can seek the guidance of an adult, librarian, teacher, friend, etc. Besides at 10, I had no problem finding books I enjoyed reading. This is not difficult or. complicated. Did you look at any of the list? If so, you will say bye buttons for all the books on all the lists I shared. this bio has been on the website for sometime https://aalbc.com/authors/Mack+Reynolds oh I’m not sure why there are no books associated with it…

Sorry, I was unclear. meaning take the average professional boxer who is 20 Tyson when stand a chance, same for the average man. And you can’t just go by looks. I would hate to imagine what the impact of the solid blow to Tyson‘s head would do to him today and I doubt he has the same level of stamina he did in his 20s. Yes, and they’re very few professional boxes who could’ve attracted the box office the way Tyson can. I still haven’t seen the “fight.”

Because the average 20 year can handle the average 50 year old. It is why you never see 50 year olds engaged in professional combat sports.

Maybe next year...

Of course, the picture was photoshopped the woman you lust after does not exist in the real world. However, the blond hair is real. Everything you mention is a sterotype. But if you have any data, studies or proof beyond your word, I'd be happy to check it out. OK, so how do you explain a sista like Melody Hobson falling in love with an old white man who presents with none of the characteristics you claim women are biologically hardwired to find attractive?

The Miami book festival is taking place today and there will be all the the requisite parties and gathering. The winners of the National Book Awards will be in attendance too. I would like to be there, but alas I will not. Indeed, I have never attended, and I live driving distance away.

Dude, I don't even make money on YouTube and I have more than a million views, thousands of followers, and hundreds of videos. There is no such thing is as a code for assured business success. If there were everyone would follow one a be successful. The best you can hope for from any such code is to increase your chances of success. I have had projects that has been successful, and I can't tell you how to replicate it. A strategy that worked in 2019 might now work in 2024. Besides you might not have the ability, desire, or resources to do something someone else did. I've had projects fail miserably and did everything by the book. There is no shortage of people selling such "codes" for online business success. I always look at these with caution, because if the code they are selling is so successful, foolproof, and lucrative, they would be doing whatever it was they were selling, right?

@Pioneer1 In the book world, there are many events I miss or am not invited to 🙂

The liberal media will continue to provide Trump all the fuel he needs to ensure his message is amplified -- they can't help themselves. Jeffrey B. told The Washington Post not to endorse Kamala. When he purchased the newspaper, he and everyone else swore up and down that he would not influence the day-to-day operations of the publication. Of course this cause people to trust mainstream media less exacerbating the problem we have with mis/disinformation on social media where a substantial portion of the population (perhaps most) get their news.

There are many such lists. There are dozens of reading lists on this site alone. Here is one that was published around the time I started my website: The QBR 100 Essential Black Books. One of my favorites is Ben-Jochannan, Clarke & Van Sertima’s Reading Lists. It is even older now more than 40 years old. A great overview of contemporary fiction and nonfiction may be found on book cub reading list I share -- especially Go On Girl! book club's reading list.

This really belongs in the Black Excellence section, but I know more people will see it here. I've queued this video to start with Walter Mosley's introduction of the Warrior Publisher, Paul Coates. Read the speech here. The video is more than 2 hours long. and includes performances by Jon Baptiste. Also, Percival Everett won the fiction award (I was hoping the police were not gonna bust in there and gun him down 😉)