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Topic: Black American moves to Brazil--Plans to Stay |
Sankofa
Replies: 15
Views: 630
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Forum: Latin America Posted: Wed 28 Oct 2009 19:19 Subject: Black American moves to Brazil--Plans to Stay |
| ^ I definitely agree with you on that. My family on both sides were/are military and have lived all over the world and they have basically said what you have just said above. Peace. |
Topic: Black American moves to Brazil--Plans to Stay |
Sankofa
Replies: 15
Views: 630
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Forum: Latin America Posted: Wed 28 Oct 2009 17:58 Subject: Black American moves to Brazil--Plans to Stay |
Okay, Frank. I apologize for using "first-person plural pronouns". But you are mistaken in thinking I was using it as an "expression of ethnopolitical solidarity".
If anythi ... |
Topic: Black American moves to Brazil--Plans to Stay |
Sankofa
Replies: 15
Views: 630
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Forum: Latin America Posted: Wed 28 Oct 2009 14:52 Subject: Black American moves to Brazil--Plans to Stay |
Why is the way he feels so strange?
It's hardly the first time a successful "African"/"Black"-American has said and/or felt this way about America and/or felt this way about f ... |
Topic: Star Jones: Polanski Allowed To Rape Because He Is White |
Sankofa
Replies: 14
Views: 801
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Forum: Popular Culture Posted: Wed 14 Oct 2009 14:16 Subject: Star Jones: Polanski Allowed To Rape Because He Is White |
| When R Kelly raped a child (or possibly several children) a few years ago I do not remember how many persons spoke in his defense versus in condemnation of him. I do vaguely remember hearing things, i ... |
Topic: Star Jones: Polanski Allowed To Rape Because He Is White |
Sankofa
Replies: 14
Views: 801
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Forum: Popular Culture Posted: Tue 13 Oct 2009 18:43 Subject: Star Jones: Polanski Allowed To Rape Because He Is White |
| Come on, you guys... she wasn't/isn't lying or exaggerating in her assessment IMO. It may have been the "cliff notes" edition but what she said stands IMO. And no famous people would have ... |
Topic: Season of bad behavior |
Sankofa
Replies: 5
Views: 276
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Fri 18 Sep 2009 16:22 Subject: Season of bad behavior |
| Meanwhile, in Georgia... there have been at least two recent cases of older, "White" men assaulting women and children in public places and there hasn't been any of the venom being spit at t ... |
Topic: Dowd on Teabaggers |
Sankofa
Replies: 32
Views: 955
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Tue 15 Sep 2009 13:29 Subject: Dowd on Teabaggers |
| Yes I am serious. No, people who attend tea party events are TEA PARTYERS. It's obvious the type of media you follow. Anderson Cooper of CNN was the first person to insult the movement by making the & ... |
Topic: First lady’s shorts draw some long, hard looks |
Sankofa
Replies: 33
Views: 1464
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Forum: Women's Interests -- Men Welcome Posted: Wed 02 Sep 2009 20:49 Subject: First lady’s shorts draw some long, hard looks |
It is the duty of the FLOTUS to represent the image of the USA woman to the world. I think Michelle needs to improve in that respect.
IMO, there hasn't been a woman as fine and elegantly dr ... |
Topic: Madonna booed in Bucharest for defending Gypsies |
Sankofa
Replies: 12
Views: 925
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Forum: International Stories Posted: Fri 28 Aug 2009 13:17 Subject: Madonna booed in Bucharest for defending Gypsies |
This story sounds eerily familiar. Jim Crow, anyone?  |
Topic: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Arrested for Disorderly Conduct |
Sankofa
Replies: 133
Views: 4550
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Wed 29 Jul 2009 20:31 Subject: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Arrested for Disorderly Conduct |
Hi all, it's been a long time... there have been some interesting comments in this thread, to say the least. I'd like to add my opinion to the fray as well.
I think it would be much easier if we s ... |
Topic: Improving U.S. Society |
Sankofa
Replies: 58
Views: 5941
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Forum: Site Management Posted: Fri 26 Oct 2007 14:49 Subject: Improving U.S. Society |
OTHER, I can see the intelligence in what you have written thus far in this thread. I actually agree with you on this.
Frank wrote in another thread regarding this topic:I do not know how to stop ... |
Topic: social security number classifing people by race |
Sankofa
Replies: 4
Views: 432
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Thu 25 Oct 2007 12:29 Subject: social security number classifing people by race |
zandie wrote:
does the goverment classify people by race useing social security number.if i wanted to reclassify my self as mixed race my social security would still classify me as black america it ... |
Topic: Woman Wants Accused Torturers to 'Fry' |
Sankofa
Replies: 2
Views: 330
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Thu 25 Oct 2007 12:21 Subject: Woman Wants Accused Torturers to 'Fry' |
I bet they make a movie out of her store. just watch. but who will play her i bet the get a dark skinned girl to play her.
What in hell does that have to do with anything? Better yet, why/how is ... |
Topic: <<Vive La Révolution Informatique!>> |
Sankofa
Replies: 8
Views: 1445
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Forum: Site Management Posted: Tue 23 Oct 2007 19:23 Subject: <<Vive La Révolution Informatique!>> |
Was that quote purposely changed because I thought it actually went like this:
Quote:
"history shows then, that as a result of these unusual forces in the education of the Negro he easily l ... |
Topic: Vintage Powell |
Sankofa
Replies: 32
Views: 7286
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Forum: History of the U.S. One-Drop Rule Posted: Tue 23 Oct 2007 17:42 Subject: Vintage Powell |
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Topic: A Language, Not Quite Spanish, With African Echoes |
Sankofa
Replies: 13
Views: 3798
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Forum: Latin America Posted: Fri 19 Oct 2007 13:59 Subject: A Language, Not Quite Spanish, With African Echoes |
Great story! Thanks for sharing, anonymouse. I have never heard of these people before you presented this link. Thanks again.
MisterLawyer
Thanks for providing the video link! You can actual ... |
Topic: Sizing Up Asian Men? |
Sankofa
Replies: 37
Views: 21947
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Forum: Women's Interests -- Men Welcome Posted: Thu 18 Oct 2007 18:51 Subject: Sizing Up Asian Men? |
1,129,866,154 (July 2007 est.) http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India.htm
With a population of over 1 billion people, I hardly think that Indian women are unhappy with the men in that country. Is the ... |
Topic: Sizing Up Asian Men? |
Sankofa
Replies: 37
Views: 21947
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Forum: Women's Interests -- Men Welcome Posted: Thu 18 Oct 2007 18:20 Subject: Sizing Up Asian Men? |
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Let's "keep it real" here... everywhere on the planet, penis size matters! It does. To think it doesn't it is fooling yourself, not to mention, straight up lying. In every Western s ... |
Topic: Sizing Up Asian Men? |
Sankofa
Replies: 37
Views: 21947
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Forum: Women's Interests -- Men Welcome Posted: Thu 18 Oct 2007 18:15 Subject: Sizing Up Asian Men? |
Monica wrote:
...I will be totally honest, there is one "race" I have contiuosly advised, esp African Americans to be very thoughtful of producing childrne with...it's asians.
does n ... |
Topic: Sizing Up Asian Men? |
Sankofa
Replies: 37
Views: 21947
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Forum: Women's Interests -- Men Welcome Posted: Thu 18 Oct 2007 17:55 Subject: Sizing Up Asian Men? |
Since this thread is all about anecdotal evidence, I thought I would contribute this NOT WORK SAFE LINK
http://www.gayasianshop.com/Site/Images/Products/1977_1.jpg
This guy and his 9 inches wa ... |
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