At what age did you begin to understand racism? I was in the 7th Grade around the time Root's came out, i was never taught about it from my parents even though my Dad being from L.A. and a lot of my family being from Oakland they knew what the deal was but never really told my brothers and sisters what we would be facing as we got older.
it became clear after watching roots at such a young age, and from that day on i knew what i would be dealing with. I just wish i was taught from my parent's, The Baby Boomer generation seriously failed Generation X.
Don't leave your kids unprepared if you have any.

In case you are questioning the title, there’s been a period put on the end of Colin Powell’s sentence.

Yes, he died and I know in the past he was revered for being the “first negro” in some white institution but is that enough anymore?

Is having a Black head of the military an accomplishment when that nigga is commanding the Death Star to blow up Black people?

He was a willing accomplice in the WMD lies on iraq that killed hundreds of thousands if not millions.

So I ask, is he in hell?

Here we go again. Another season of basketball action is kicking off. Last year, the Greek Giannis cream rose to the top. Father Time gave CP3 a break and set his sites on King James. Lamelo actually lived up to the hype. Ben Simmons has hit a definite wall, and if him and Philly are as done as his outside shot.

So what are the 6zero predictions? Who you got? What’s the surprise pick for the year?

I prefer rap and hip-hop from the '90s myself, heck even the r&b had more soul to it. I am curious to see who you all were into back in the '90s. I was quite young at the start but I got into music nearing the end of the decade and ended up going back a handful of years to find my taste in music. I still find myself going back to this music since it resonated with me the most.

Login to view embedded media Whether or not you agreed with his politics, Gen. Powell always displayed class, dignity, and honor. He gave the world a positive image of a strong & noble Black man.
May he rest in peace.

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For those that interested, this is a damn nice article on the subject.

Login to view embedded media I've been with Samsung for a very long time, looks like I'm going to stick around.

I'm not quite sure what it is but I just feel good every time i open this program. Do you have any programs that make you go "ahhh"?

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What do you think the differences between dating and marriage are? I know for some, they feel like it's just a legal thing and there isn't really a difference. I've never been married but I feel like a big difference is feeling secure in the relationship and the fact that you two are building something together.

I've had this piece for about 20 years, it broke about 7 years ago, I never got around to getting it fixed. My wife snuck it from me and had it repaired and surprised me with it a few days ago. Nice surprise!

The most interesting part of this is as the world is headed to climate disaster, it is still assumed that disconnecting man from nature was the right way to go.

What do African-Americans owe America?

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Maybe the worst most over emotionable fan base in the country. They are always mad cause they lose and they always lose cause they are mad.

But for real, this isn’t safe for anybody. They should drop the hammer on those fools.

When I was younger, I had a close friend move away. I think if this had happened now, we likely would have stayed in touch thanks to social media, video chats, etc. but I was never able to get back in touch with her. She ended up marrying a guy in the military and goes state to state when he needs to relocate. I wish I had made a better effort to stay in touch but it is what it is. I only know about her marrying someone in the military because a family friend mentioned running into her a few years back. We parted ways over 10 years ago.

Have you ever had a close friend move away? Did you keep in touch with them?

Does anyone here play ROMs via emulators? I am building up a collection of games I had from when I was a kid. My brother basically hoarded all the consoles and games as we got older and left me with nothing. I didn't care at the time but now I want to play some of the classics and I don't have the consoles for it. Not about to spend money rebuilding the collection either. So yeah, I am working on a ROM library.

This brotha popped out of nowhere and made some bangers, then he seems to have disappeared.
Very original sound, I like his style.
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A government school in Georgia has been exposed forcing high-school students to develop a business plan for a company that would tackle world hunger by making babies into food, sparking outrage across the state and beyond. In this interview on Conversations That Matter with Alex Newman, Truth in Education leader Rhonda Thomas breaks down the sick "exercise" and even shows some of the graphics and photos.

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The Jerry Springer show was one of those shows my parents didn't like me watching. When I was a kid, I thought it was some hilarious stuff, but now days I can't watch the show. Looking back, I realize how awful these types of shows were towards black youth. I would also add Maury Povich into the mix here, because he hasn't helped with his constant episodes about paternity tests, or lie detector episodes.

Looking back, it was just shows to make fun of people of color and to toy with people who aren't in a good spot in their life. I think this is a big reason why Jerry Springer was cancelled, and good riddance. We still have Maury, but he's calmed it down a lot. I remember when he would have trans men/women come on the show and he'd ask the audience to guess if they were a man or woman. Probably won't be seeing episodes like that anymore. But he still does the paternity test and lie detector episodes.

These shows are racist imo. They probably asked every guest to act stupid and weird, and then it makes them look stupid in the process.

What did you guys think of these shows? Do you think Maury will ever get cancelled? Knowing him, he will probably die before they ever cancel the show.

I have some family videos on VHS that I would like to convert to digital. I've been looking around the web for some capture devices, and I found a few, one I am considering is the Easy VHS to DVD device. It's just a USB dongle with an S-Video and AV connections. I have a VCR in my garage somewhere so I will have to bring that out, but are there any others that may be better suited for capturing VHS?

Also, I kinda want to go through the tapes I used to record my shows when I was a kid. I had a thing about recording stuff on VHS, thought it was so cool as a kid. So I might have a bunch of tapes with commercials and stuff, kinda tempted to record those and upload them to YouTube haha!

Do you guys know of any other capture devices to copy VHS tapes?

I did not expect to hear any news about this recently, but it sounds like Jussie Smollett will be going to trail for providing false allegations back in 2019, saying he was attacked by two white men, who put a noose around his neck. That was proven false I guess and he thought he had paid for his crime, as he did community service already and has paid a $10,000 bond. But it sounds like that isn't going to be enough anymore and the courts are taking him to trial, or attempting to.

What do you think will come of this case? Does Jussie Smollett have a chance? Or is he likely to lose the case?