Troy

Well, the building on the covers looks like one of NYCHA's projects. Thanks for sharing the book here.

On the TV show Curb Your Enthusiasm, they did a segment where some guy had his funeral while he was still alive. Needless to say it did not go well.

I'm not sure what you mean by "sista." To me that connotes a shared experience with me, so I may not consider everyone a Sista or Brotha. The fact that I had ID as was unable to buy wine is why I boycott the store. The color of the skin of the person is irrelevant to me (however I can't say that the cashier felt the same way).

OK so how do you explain the concept of "passing" in our society. Passing wouldn't be a thing if all you had to do is look at someone to determine their race. I'm glad you've finally admitted that there is no genetic basic for race.

Pretty much sums it up.

Nope not at all,, it’s a more valid descriptor of a human being than the hodgepodge of racial categories you like to use.

Don’t you know right after I responded and this post I read something about someone siding Terrence Howard to explain how the Covid vaccine works?! It is freaking unbelievable! no, I take that back. It is perfectly believable. I swear people are underestimating the impact of the social media feed, and how information is shoved to us custom tailored to keep us engaged the manipulation is not deliberate, but the by product. AI will only make this much worse! Who could’ve imagined Terrance Howard ravings would be held up higher than any scientist’s.

Oh my, so you’re going to listen to Terrence Howard over the scientific community? Profd this is exactly what I was talking about in my other post crackpots like Terrance Howard gets a massive audience on Joe Rogan’s podcast and people are completely misled. The Covid vaccine simply does not go into the nucleus of the cell and modify one’s genes. in middle school, we learned about the structure of the cell the cell wall, the mitochondria the nucleus… I don’t know what to say…. The one potential saving grave of these anti-cancers is that maybe they’ll catch smallpox and be dropped from the gene pool.

Pioneer the “artful Dodger.” Can’t explain why there’s no DNA test for race can you? You won’t even entertain the question…. Is it because you don’t like the conclusion that it forces you to draw?

Sure. My point is that outside of boxing for Ali and music for Sly what they have to say about anything else less is less interesting to me than what you have to say. That’s just based on age and experience alone. Whenever black celebrities have something to say on subjects they have little expertise in they get more attention than a more attention than a black person with expertise in the discipline.. Terrence Howard wrote some nutty stuff about how he reinvented math and it’s all over the Internet. He’s being interviewed on these ideas Neal Degrasse Tyson even talked about it for 30 minutes on his podcast. He tore apart, but he still gave it his attention?! Same thing with Kanye West whatever nonsense he has to spout is covered on national television just because he makes music that people enjoy. So they have a musician and a boxer up there with a senator they could have Barbara Jordan on the show but again white people don’t wanna see Barbara Jordan they wanna see a prize fighter and a musician. It really is no different today.

It is his office, who cares? 3.5 years to go.

Humm this is a surprising statement. I have not watched the video, but what make you say that is the mRNA Vaccine is Gene Therapy? Did the video in some way prove that the vaccine actually alters our genes? I know anti-vaxxers have been saying this, but saying that does not make it true. I previously said that 3.5 years of Trump not a big deal, but if we stop vaccinating our kids Trumps adverse impact may not be easily reversed by the next administration and can have repercussions for generations.

Both men were entertainers, in their early 30's, and uncredentialled, so I don't expect brilliant revelations from them. Ali went on to enjoy a life beloved by white people. Sly's band and his music reflected both racial and gender harmony.

The fact that people of all hues have contributed to music in a meaningful way is further proof that there is only one human race. Now if y'all wanna say the first and only human race is Black, I won't argue the point

Of course it will change. Power and wealth tied to racism is relatively new and is already on it's way out. Sure, they are. Anyone who buys into the notion of race is confused by definition. Think about the practice of "passing." You saw Sinners the question "What are you?" illustrates our level of confusion.

I used to post to Pinterest. A lot of what is on Pinterest, indeed social media in general, is AI generated, which is fine in and of itself, but couple that with their algorithm designed to keep you on the social media platform is junk it is just not good... The idea that Meta ads are not effective is old news. Facebook made that plain more than a decade ago. I'll pass on Pinterest. Let me know how you guys make out.

That issue predated the firstTrump‘s presidency, which makes it far more difficult to deal with. Unlike the Trump presidency man-made climate change is not gonna go away by itself. I can’t even imagine humanity lasting as long as the dinosaurs did.., if we do last another 200,000 years, I think will likely end up like the humans in the planet of the apes films.

Racism can only persist in the world that embraces race. I’m not in favor of laws that have different sentencing guidelines based upon the so-called race of the perpetrator or the victim. You rape somebody you get charged for rape you murder somebody you get charged for murder the whole idea of a “hate” crime never made sense to me. We can’t even agree on who’s Black and who’s white no we’re supposed to have different sentences based upon the idea of race.

I agree with Starr's lyrics particularly in the context of the Vietnam war era. Nina Simone's commentary on protecting Malcom X completely ignores who bombed his home and ultimately gunned him down, which was known when she made the statements... Edwin Star - War War...huh...yeah What is it good for? Absolutely nothing Uh ha haa ha War...huh...yeah What is it good for? Absolutley nothing...say it again y'all War..huh...look out... What is it good for? Absolutely nothing...listen to me ohhhhh WAR! I despise, 'cos it means destruction of innocent lives, War means tears to thousands of mother's eyes, When their sons gone to fight and lose their lives. I said WAR!...huh...good God y'all, What is it good for? Absolutely nothing...say it again War! Huh...What is it good for (Edwin sings 'Wohh oh Lord' over the top) Absolutely nothing...listen to me WAR! It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker, War. Friend only to the undertaker. Ohhh! War is an enemy to all mankind, The thought of war blows my mind. War has caused unrest within the younger generation Induction then destruction...who wants to die? Ohhh WAR! good God y'all huh What is it good for? Absolutely nothing...say it say it SAY IT! WAR!...uh huh yeah hu! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing...listen to me WAR! It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker, War! It's got one friend that's the undertaker. Ohhhh! War has shattered many a young man's dream, Made him disabled, bitter and mean, Life is much too short and precious to spend fighting wars these days. War can't give life, it can only take it away! Ohhh WAR! huh...good God y'all What is it good for? Absolutely nothing...say it again War!...huh...woh oh oh Lord What is it good for? Absolutely nothing...listen to me War! It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker, War. Friend only to the undertaker...woo Peace lovin' understand then tell me, Is there no place for them today? They say we must fight to keep our freedom, But Lord knows there's got to be a better way. Ohhhhhhh WAR! huh...good God y'all... What is it good for?...you tell me! Say it say it say it saaaay it! War! good God now...huh What is it good for? Stand up and shout it...NOTHING

I attended this very event in 2021, the 100th anniversary of the massacre. Judging by the photo every on-duty officer must have been on the scene. One thing that is not mentioned very much is the adverse impact of the elevated highway that cut through Black Wall Street after it was rebuilt. This scenario has been repeated all over the country. I understand there is talk about getting rid of that highway.

The civil war lasted 4 years. WWII lasted 6 years. The great depression lasted more than a decade. The institution of chattel slavery lasted 1/4 of a millennium. Four 4 years of Trump.... {yawn}

Agreed with some edits: Regardless of the reasons, race racism is something we have to acknowledge and deal with under the system of racism white supremacy. The fact that they have to make laws in order to *correct* racial discrimination and prosecute race-based crimes makes it a real thing.

Absolutely nothin'!

@Pioneer1 you've dodged this question for years, but I'll ask it again: If race were so absolutely defined in by our genes what hasn't anyone developed a genetic test for race? It sure would make it easier to determine who is potentially entitled to reparations.

No. It has already been established that the is more genetic diversity within a so-called race that between them. In other words, @Pioneer1 you are genetically closer to a garden variety white boy than you are to any given Brother. You may reject this, but it is a fact. You do this all the time. Recently you said Homer Plessey wasn't Black. The supreme court said he was Blac and could not sit in the same train car as good white people, but you say he is not Black. You also said Walter White wasn't Black. He says he was Black and he ran the NAACP for 2 decades. This is why racism is so stupid for it has no basis in science -- it is purely arbitrary. Are there standard for all of these? Do you need all od the characteristics, some of them or just one? Supposed you are a dark-skinned person with a narrow nose, straight hair, and rounds eyes are these people Black? They just call it something else. So called white people have discriminated and persecuted other so called white people for any number of nonsensical reasons. "Race" is just another stupid reason in a long line of stupid reasons...