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I too have been working, but since 11. And I honestly believed I understood hustle. That is until my 15th birthday. The following summer the parents sent me down to grandma's for a month in the summer. I got there in time to have grandfather tell me that for the next three weeks I'd be...

By my definition, they are slaves in that they voluntarily undertake all but the physical portion of the hideous practice. To that extent, they are slaves. No need to look to a dictionary meaning or a parsing of words. These people are basically "owned" and "in bondage." They are cowering...

Again, you missed a word or two. The description that I used was post slavery. At which point sharecropping was an option. And the wages that they garnered were less than what should have been paid. There were no medical benefits or job security either. The conditions were similar even...

That condition would have existed no matter which party would have won in my opinion. And let me see if I can get this right, you're asking me to tell you which sh*tty candidate was/is better? Which party's candidate is more likeable than the other? I would gladly tell you that none of them...

And happily for me, he was not president either. Being on vacation, or not, would not have caused/caused the government to fail. The reaction would have been the same in the long run because there was no way to change any of the major things that failed. Maybe they would have got there three...

:eek: pragmatist - a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actions I'm just floored. This is a non-statement here. It could very easily apply to Wallace's pre-apologetic self also. The Clinton piece is just...

Pay attention to your own statement here. Black leaders does not a people make. As much as you'd like to believe they do, they truly do not represent the African American opinion as much as you'd like to believe. They do love the white press/public as that is where they get that anointing...

:eek: This is a joke right? You honestly can't believe half of this because it is contradictory for it to be right. Katrina was a failing of government, not a party. No matter who was in charge, the aftermath would have happened to a large extent. Iraq? I don't care to try explain it...

:eek: Sorry to burst that bubble, but he's not admired by all. Just so's you knows. There are a whole lot of elderly African Americans who still call him several very unflattering names (my grandparents included). And they will until they die. As a matter of fact, he ain't too high on my...

I beg to differ. It would be the equivocal to the post slavery condition. After slavery, there were many who wanted to stay on the plantation for it was the only life they had known. And they didn't want to make waves either. So they continued at subpar wages. To this day my grandmother...

And to this day I still think I got some great parents. I survived a few whippings and I have achieved a lifestyle and status that I am sure they are proud of. Have I gone through racial challenges? Yes! Do I get my share of sh*t for not aligning myself all the time democratically with the...

Not always true. The school board that I grew up with was black as well as the budget folks. And they were regularly inept. Fortunately, my mother was old school and she demanded to see homework papers daily when she came home. And she was also part of the PTA. And she kicked butt if we...

Correct! And if the church I attend had white kids doing that, I'd be searching for another church home again. The likelihood of me needing to do that in a major white church is not that great. :)

I'd say that to a great extent there still is a segregation of sorts in America. But I believe it is more dollar based than racial. And, slavery still exists in America. Have you not listened to all the clamor against not dealing with the Mexican influx? Mexicans are the new slaves. And...

I am not really too sure about this one. I just switched church homes lately because the music has become too secular for my tastes. The last straw for me was that the church had just allowed the kids to form a rap choir. And to accommodate the kids wishes, they dropped some of the dress...

My girlfriend is a diversity trainer, national speaker and author. Contracted regularly by major national corporate clients and self-employed for almost twenty-five years now. I am neither a liberal democrat, nor a critical republican. And we are African American. The radio show study no...

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LYING_POLL_GLANCE?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US I wonder if this includes polls? :)

You don't have to go quite that far (giggle). Although, there have been quite a few recalls of cars/trucks/SUV's for stupid stuff over the years. There are also the experts who say that you irradiate your brain with all the cell phone usage. Oh, then there are the experts who claim that...

I should send a link or two: http://cgi.ebay.com/SimEarth-The-Living-Planet-Box-SNES-Sim-Earth_W0QQitemZ300006993994QQihZ020QQcategoryZ62053QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Sometimes it's the simplcity that turns on the lights. :)

Could be the sophistication that is causing some of the stupidity too! :)