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  1. cjg

    Perspective is everything…

    We not thinking that deep lol ... I turn my phone over bc my partner might think it's rude of I'm still looking at the phone ... If we have something to hide ... Hmm. We should be upfront, if they are not, that's another issue ...
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    Who else in here plays Capoeira? Let's get the roda started!

    My Bros were trying to start a project like this, but it never took off ... It's already going on in other countries, to some extent ...Brazil Tourism Ministry exports the good ones to other countries to teach .. my Bro has been sent to 5-6 countries (currently in Russia now :(
  3. cjg

    Who else in here plays Capoeira? Let's get the roda started!

    I can barely jinga myself .. I do something off and on though ...
  4. cjg

    Who else in here plays Capoeira? Let's get the roda started!

    Lol. Yep, I didn't see any actually lol. But I know there are some doing well (they have this afro-brazilian movie on kwelitv showing middle income blacks (mulattos but hey) ... Unfortunately, thats how it is there ... My partners were laughing at me bc I brought my lady, who is dark skin ...
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    Who else in here plays Capoeira? Let's get the roda started!

    Oh, didn't know that .. but I actually saw the word 'Niggaz' , I was surprised lol .. My nickname they called me was Pneu, and someone (I met MV Bill when he came here) told me that had a bad connotation as well ..
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    Who else in here plays Capoeira? Let's get the roda started!

    It's supposed to be 'play' :) - jogar in Portuguese.. yeah, they do get serious art the advanced levels ..
  7. cjg

    Who else in here plays Capoeira? Let's get the roda started!

    I've heard the term :) I guess there is some truth .. One can see the parallels btwn cultures ... in Brasil, you can see how Black culture (Capoeira, football/soccer, samba) is revered - ... But at the same time, their police are even more grimy than US ... I saw an interesting dichotomy ...
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    Who else in here plays Capoeira? Let's get the roda started!

    I played a long time ago, and I used to practice a couple of years ago ... It's strange how I got into it ... I was walking in a mall in Sao Paulo when I see a barbershop called 'Niggas' ... The owner realizes my reaction and he runs outside to explain .. he's like 'no problem in Brasil" (of...
  9. cjg

    #Thanksgiving2022

    Good Morning
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    Would you genuinely learn and speak Tutanese

    I agree, anything we can do to strengthen bonds among our ppl is what's needed ... Whether it's Tutenese, Swahili, etc, we need something ... The current climate has caused is to pull together, but it feels like we hadn't done that in a while ... We need to be doing multiple things at once, bc...
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    The Tribe Is Going After Dave Chappelle

    This is getting crazy ... The ADL CEO made some statements ... how does saying, there are a "lot of blacks in football", create trauma?! Now, it seems really suspicious bc a nerve was hit ... It's getting even more interesting 🤔
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    Has anyone here tried Online Income Courses with success?

    Trial and error is the best teacher ... Start with small risk, like $15 stocks, if you want to trade ... Many ways to make money though. Which one are you starting with? Ecommerce, tax liens, flipping real estate contracts virtually , stock trading? Me, I think stock trading has the lowest...
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    Has anyone here tried Online Income Courses with success?

    Very good point ... There will be wins and loses, nobody gets it 100pct .. I tried Forex, but I went back to stocks/options bc I know that best .. Forex was too slow for me :) Boyce Watkins is a good source, but also expensive .. If you get one for under $500, that's not bad
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    Has anyone here tried Online Income Courses with success?

    You can learn analysis yourself, with YouTube ... I trade stocks/options, but all asset trading is basically the same ... Can you bring up a chart? This is something to look at, ... The most important indicators to use is what they call the MACD indicator ... Basically, when this indicator is...
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    Yikes!!

    They are getting older, so no jumping around on stage this time :) NP .. For me, it's the lyrics ... Hip hop used to be a teaching event (like this, teach the Caucasian audience) ... The rap coming out of the states nowadays is .. severely lacking, such a shame. Ppl recognize this difference...
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    Yikes!!

    Whatt ! Lol ... I thought it was on point :) ... No, they never play that role. It was about teaching the audience (wipypo) ... What do you mean about 'we are all the same trick?
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    Yikes!!

    I know right ! He was on point, as always
  18. cjg

    Support Black-Owned Brands

    I reread this , and thought about a recent post I made on the Music category. Make buying black "automatic" .. Cool jingle. Will post here also:
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    Yikes!!

    I'm sure you've all heard about the Black Star performance on SNL Both in rare form from the long hiatus: "Don't believe you superior to the darker races, just means you inferior living darker places" Terrible lol
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    Support Black-Owned Brands

    Yeah, I use that site for most things (found a used laptop from a BoB, now I go to dmvcomputerman.com) ... I like that I can get some of the necessary kitchen essentials - trash bags, dish detergent, etc, all in the same place .. They are the Black Amazon) ... they started a subscription box...