I see good old Joe has put in an order to mandate vaccination through companies. If a company has more than 100 employees, they will either have to do weekly testing (which is not cheap) or force vaccinate their employees. I am wondering how this will affect black communities and black Americans. In the US currently, black folks are the least vaccinated. I had to get vaccinated because I work at a hospital but to think you will have to get vaccinated to work at McDonald's seems ridiculous to me. I understand those who work in hospitals or are in the military being vaxed but outside of this, it makes no damn sense to me.

How do you think this will affect black Americans if this thing holds up and goes through?

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Something I was thinking about today. I feel like two people putting all their money in one account seems like a good, responsible thing to; but that account ends up being the source of many an argument. We have a joint account, but ive never taken any money out. I only put money in. It’s so one sided. The idea of us going all the way with one account is terrifying to me. I don’t think I could handle it.

What do y’all think?

President Joe Biden is announcing Thursday that all employers with more than 100 workers will be forced to require coronavirus vaccinations or test employees weekly.

Biden will have OSHA make a rule requiring employees of companies to be tested. Companies will have to pay for the testing, but they can pass the cost on to employees.

Biden is also signing an executive order to require vaccination for employees of the executive branch and contractors who do business with the federal government — with no option to test instead. That covers several million more workers.

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Pardon the terrible source. Basically if you work in a company 100+ employees or more, they gon fire your ass if you get vax’d. No company is going to want to have to ensure you get tested weekly for the virus.

Nothing about it is practical but it looks so cool. I would love to see a production version if this made with safety and comfort in mind. It’d be a much better site than the ugly Cybertruck that‘ll be hitting the streets next year.




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I thankfully haven't had much issue with the police, but I feel I've been relatively lucky so far. I'm sure I will encounter a cop who will make trouble. I hope that day never comes. Anyway, handling the situation is scary. I have only been stopped twice in my life, and each time was smooth, for the cop that is, but for me, my anxiety was through the damn roof. I was freaking out. And I shouldn't have that fear, none of us should.

Anyway, I fear being stopped by the police, because you never know how it'll go. I always cooperate, never argue, etc. But with how some cops can be, who's to know if that will keep working.

Do you have any bad stories about dealing with the police?

I'm a big fan of Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino. His show Atlanta was so fresh when it first aired. Has anyone here watched this show? What are your thoughts on it? I am hoping they do a season 3 of the show, as they haven't aired a new episode since 2018, and I feel like maybe they called it quits on the show. But, here's hoping I'm wrong on that, cause I want season 3 please.

Finally the NFL is back. The preseason just concluded last week I think it was, and now the teams are mostly set, and we're ready to go. I can't wait. I just hope Covid doesn't come back and cause issues with the season going forward. Last season wasn't an issue, but we know how covid can be unpredictable these days.

What teams do you see making it this year? What teams do you think will go on losing streaks? Discuss the season in here I suppose. :)

Meaning dolls, Disney movies, magazines, etc. When I was little, I remember I wanted to dress up as a princess for Halloween, but I changed my mind when I realized my skin tone didn't match any of the princess costumes. I also remember my dad explaining the lack of representation in the shows that were on at the time.

I'm glad kids now have Princess Tiana, Black Panther, and so much other representation that can show them they're important too. Hopefully they don't deal with it as much.

I just saw an article about Camille directing the 2022 production of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow is Enuf. I think it's great seeing black men and women making a splash in a white dominated area like Broadway. I know a lot of people who aspired to be on Broadway were always worried about if they could get cast for certain roles. Now it seems like things are slowly changing and there's so much more opportunity for lead roles instead of background roles.

Camille A. Brown Makes History As The First Black Woman To Direct & Choreograph A Broadway Show In 65 Years

Who you guys saying the best basketball player today? Let's go with people who are still playing. LeBron is a given, simply because he's proven himself over and over. But I don't know if I'd say he's the best playing right now. Maybe in his prime, but he's kinda past his prime imo. Who do you think is the new leader in the NBA?

What are some countries you'd like to travel to? And what are some you'd rather move to? I've always wanted to travel to Japan, mainly due to the video game culture. Japan is a big one because I grew up on gaming and anime even. I've always wanted to travel to Vietnam, as I have a high school friend who moved over there years ago and I would like to visit him and his family.

What about you?

I want to have a non toxic conversation about this. The link below will give you the just of what it’s all about

The Texas abortion law, explained

Here are my thoughts initiation thoughts:

Even if you are pro-life and the world’s most devout Christian who can’t stand the thought of babies being snatched out of the womb, how can you support such a ridiculous law. That shyt is Jim Crow for women. You know how Jim Crow just ended up with black people being lynched…. It’s vigilante law that polices one side and enables everything that’s wrong with the other side… similar to stand your ground in Florida.

Honestly, It’s a cover up bill to hide the fact that they are fukking up left and right.

It should have never been confirmed by the Supreme Court.

Where do you guys stand on this?

I am curious.

I am open to whatever but there needs to be understanding because different races and cultures have different experiences. We all have our own struggles in society, some of us have it worse off than others though depending on what is being compared and contrasted. It can get messy being in a mixed-race relationship, especially when kids enter the picture.

I have been judged for it both ways. Judged for dating white and Latino men, judged for dating black men. I feel like I can't win these days. People assume I will get mistreated if I am with a black man but t, also that I will be used as a token or trophy if I am with another race (especially if it is a white man). I have no issue with people dating whoever they are attracted to but you have to be respectful of yourself.

I saw a news story about this dude getting a 10 billion dollar bailout for his space firm the very same day he bought that James Bond studio for almost 9 billion. So you mean to tell me the government is about to use our money to bail out some rich dude while he spends even more money on something to make him more money? This dude doesn't even pay taxes! How the hell do people still shop on and use Amazon!? Why is no one canceling this dude?

I will start by saying that I don't like either Trump or Biden. Honestly, I'd much prefer someone else being president over these two. I kinda liked that Andrew Wang dude, but he didn't fight very hard and we ended up with Biden, who seems braindead most of the time. I honestly can't see Biden surviving most of his presidency, he seems in rough shape mentally and kinda physically.

What are your thoughts on these two? Would you rather Trump as president instead or maybe someone else completely?

Growing up my mom forced me to go to church every Sunday. These days I'm not very religious. I do believe in god, but I don't go to church much. I will go to church with my mom whenever I visit her though, but other than that, I haven't went to church in a couple years now. I've never been one to be too religious, but I say more power to you if you are. I respect anyone's choice to believe what they want. It's just never really been my thing.

I've been on a documentary kick as of late, especially after watching the Last Dance and was wondering if you guys have any recommendations for any others? I know ESPN has a ton of great options, but I have no idea what to pick next. Any suggestions to add to my watchlist?

I absolutely hate when white guys say "you're pretty for a black girl". It's such a backhanded insult and they truly think they're saying it as a compliment. I think it's statements like this that can cause young black girls to feel like they aren't beautiful because of their skin tone. I know black men must hear a version of the same thing too. Have you ever dealt with this? How did you respond?

The FBI released hate crime statistics for 2020 and it shows how much of a farce Stop Asian Hate was.

The 2020 data submitted to the FBI by more than 15,000 law enforcement agencies across the country, identified 7,759 hate crimes in 2020, a 6 percent increase over 2019 and the highest tally since 2008, according to the report on Monday.

The FBI data showed the number of offences targeting Black people rose to 2,755 from 1,930 and incidents against Asians jumped to 274 from 158.




So Joe Biden makes an executive order and Congress passed a bill because of this? That shows it was propaganda to boost their buffer class.
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Black folks in America tend to be judged based on others, not based on our own accountability. This is a problem. It isn't right or fair to be judged by someone else's actions simply because we share the same skin color. I do my best to not judge other people based on one common denominator. That is a foolish thing to do but I think most people do it, regardless of skin color, income level, etc.

How can we overcome something like this when it is widely acceptable? I mean you see it in religion, politics, and so on these days. Like people get thrown into a group and judged based on what other people in that group do. How are we meant to stop this pattern of ignorance when it is so heavily established and widely accepted in this country and in different cultures?

Here's the first in a series of articles I'm writing.

Your Definition of Blackness is Impeding Your Success​

By J. Marcase

Is “Black” a race, a skin tone, a nationality, or a way of thinking? Like all arbitrary terms, each answer could be true or false depending on who you ask. More insidious, is what this word can mean to one on a subconscious level. To some, the word Black is synonymous with deficiency, debauchery, salaciousness, and impulsiveness which become the bookends that confine their personal growth and development.

I would like for you to re-examine your Black identity and decouple it from a particular activity or state of being and instead view it as an ideology. An ideology where you cooperate with, advocate for, and prioritize like-minded Black people (from here forth referred to as “the code”). What is the benefit of this you may ask? Well to get to that answer, let’s examine the pitfalls of our old way of defining Blackness.

Defining Blackness by Activities
“Brothas, don’t jet ski”, “Sistas don’t be doing yoga”, “Black people don’t eat organic” and etc are all self-limiting phrases that are spoken by those who define blackness by activities. The danger in this, is that Blackness becomes dogmatic and confined to a socially acceptable group of activities. Now what happens if the group of activities the community has aligned around are self-destructive, unproductive, and/or salacious?”. It creates a cycle where the community participates in and perpetuates self-destructive behaviors and shuns everything that can break the cycle saying, “that’s what those other folk do”. To make this tangible, we have:

Marcus: Smokes, drinks, listens to rap, gang bangs, and curses.

Jason: Well-dressed, doesn’t drink or smoke, listens to rock, and dirt bikes every weekend.

When blackness is defined by activities, Marcus can present as more authentically black due to increased participation in activities deemed socially acceptable. The limitations of this frame of thought are that it does not consider if any of these individuals abide by “The Code”. Marcus may have a higher social participation than Jason, but Marcus is staunchly against cooperating with, advocating for, and prioritizing like-minded Black people thus making him an enemy to progress. Individuals like Marcus make the best government informants/agents as they have street credibility but no allegiance to the greater group.

Defining Blackness by State of Being
“Man you ain’t from the hood”, “you ain’t ever struggled”, “you don’t be in the hood” these are phrases we hear uttered by those who define blackness by a State of Being. These individuals view their blackness based on where they live, who they associate with, and their economic status which at face value does not appear to be problematic; but what if the socially accepted state of being is one of disrepair, disorder, and deprivation? Well, it results in individuals who perpetuate a cycle of poverty because the very thought of success, comfort, and abundance is an affront to their identity. This thought process knows no economic bounds and manifests itself in different ways. Let’s identify 3 different personas in the Black community and see how this mind state could potentially impact them:

• Marcus: Born in poverty and still impoverished — Individuals of this persona are typically conditioned to view a life of lacking as how things are supposed to be. Any Black person living a life of abundance or comfort is typically viewed as an affront to their world view and spurns jealously and contempt. To rationalize success, these individuals typically assume a negative action was required to obtain said success e.g selling out to the white man, Illuminati sacrifices, etc. This allows them to dismiss success as a failure of moral character rather than said success serving as a spotlight on their own personal failure.

• Tyson: Born in poverty but improved economic status — Although these individuals have left the hood, they still feel as if they must maintain relationships and respectability in the hood to protect their Blackness. Instead of serving as a beacon of light to individuals like Marcus, they place Marcus on a pedestal and constantly seek his acceptance. This is commonly seen in rappers who have moved on to a life of abundance but constantly jeopardize their livelihood by hanging around individuals like Marcus and attempting to present themselves as one.

• Jason: Never in Poverty — Typically the progeny of a person like Tyson and are taught that people like Marcus is where their Blackness resides. Individuals like Jason can suffer from an identity crisis as the group they are seeking ideological acceptance from is against everything that provides them comfort and abundance. In other words, to be fully accepted as Black by Marcus, Jason must forgo everything that provides him a life of comfort. This fork in the road is typically where an individual sacrifices it all or pulls away from the ideology entirely and seeks understanding elsewhere.

Defining Blackness as a state of being can lead to the entire community, regardless of economics, perpetuating and reinforcing a mind state of poverty. Once again, this does not consider a person’s allegiance to the community, therefore, the people deemed most “Black” can also be one of the most dysfunctional and detrimental to the community.

So, what’s the solution you must ask? To take from earlier in the piece, the solution is to view your Blackness as an ideology. An ideology where you cooperate with, advocate for, and prioritize like-minded Black people. An ideology where you look at life, politics, white supremacy, etc. through the eyes of a Black person and always promote Black self-interest.

For far too long, our elders have instructed us to be America’s moral compass but that’s a thankless role that ends in nothing structurally changing. We need to be fierce advocates of our own self-interest at all costs, and it starts by changing how we see ourselves.

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It doesn't have to be anything cosmetic but just something that you take time out of your weekly schedule to do for yourself. I wouldn't say I have anything consistent that I do but I do like to take some time and go for a quiet walk every now and then. I also like to do an at home spa night where I'll do my nails while watching a movie or something along those lines. I try to find anything that can take my mind off of work or whatever is going on for a bit lol

Black QBs are becoming more of the norm, these days, from the likes of Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson, Lamar Jackson, Deshaun Watson, Dak Prescott, and more. Back in the day, you'd see mostly white QBs leading teams, but now more than ever, black men are leading teams. But, why isn't it that we don't see more black QBs leading teams? I imagine soon enough more and more teams will have black QBs taking the lead.

Do you want to see more black QBs given the chance to lead a team?

I've wanted to try my hands at becoming a YouTuber, but it sees YouTube is dying out as of late. Does anyone here do YouTube? How is it? If you're getting the views, are you making good money as well? Back in the day I heard YouTube was great for making money, but these days it seems like it's not as useful anymore, and it's also tougher to get into.

Do you think it's even worth it to jump into YouTube now with all the changed they've made over the years?