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4 minutes ago, iam90sbaby said:

Tim the kinda guy to let a black dude pound his wife to prove he isn't racist 

Wow. Every time I think the comments around here couldn’t get any more disgusting, I’m proven wrong. 

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Just now, The Real timschochet said:

Wow. Every time I think the comments around here couldn’t get any more disgusting, I’m proven wrong. 

Go away

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1 hour ago, The Real timschochet said:

Wow. Every time I think the comments around here couldn’t get any more disgusting, I’m proven wrong. 

You should just laugh at them like I do. :lol:

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Denmark Vesey


Denmark Vesey (also Telemaque) (c. 1767 – July 2, 1822) was an early 19th century free Black and community leader in Charleston, South Carolina, who was accused and convicted of planning a major slave revolt in 1822.[1] Although the alleged plot was discovered before it could be realized, its potential scale stoked the fears of the antebellum planter class that led to increased restrictions on both slaves and free blacks.

In the summer of 1822, Vesey allegedly used his substantial influence among the black community to plan a major slave revolt. According to the accusations, Vesey and his followers planned to kill slaveholders in Charleston, liberate the slaves, and sail to the newly independent black republic of Haiti for refuge. By some contemporary accounts, the revolt would have involved thousands of slaves in the city as well as others who lived on nearby plantations. City officials sent a militia to arrest the plot's leaders and many suspected followers before the rising could begin, and no white people were killed or injured. Vesey and five slaves were rapidly judged guilty by the secret proceedings of a city-appointed court and executed by hanging on July 2, 1822. Vesey was about 55 years old. In later proceedings, some 30 additional followers were also executed. Another group, including his son Sandy, were convicted of conspiracy and deported from the United States. City authorities ordered that Vesey's church should be razed and its minister was expelled from the city.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark_Vesey

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Richard Wright (author)

Richard Nathaniel Wright (September 4, 1908 – November 28, 1960) was an American author of novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially related to the plight of African Americans during the late 19th to mid-20th centuries suffering discrimination and violence. Literary critics believe his work helped change race relations in the United States in the mid-20th century.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wright_(author)#Books

 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_Rhodes_Revels
 

Hiram Rhodes Revels
Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1827[note 1] – January 16, 1901) was an American Republican politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator. Born free in North Carolina, he later lived and worked in Ohio, where he voted before the Civil War. Elected by the Mississippi legislature to the United States Senate as a Republican to represent Mississippi in 1870 and 1871during the Reconstruction era, he was the first African American to serve in either house of the U.S. Congress.

During the American Civil War, Revels had helped organize two regiments of the United States Colored Troops and served as a chaplain. After serving in the Senate, Revels was appointed as the first president of Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Alcorn State University), a historically black college. He served from 1871 to 1873 and 1876 to 1882. Later in his life, he served again as a minister.

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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Luther-King-Jr
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr., original name Michael King, Jr., (born January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.—died April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee), Baptist minister and social activist who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968. His leadership was fundamental to that movement’s success in ending the legal segregation of African Americans in the South and other parts of the United States. King rose to national prominence as head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which promoted nonviolent tactics, such as the massive March on Washington (1963), to achieve civil rights. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

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Byron Donald (R) represents Florida -19. The population of black people there is 7pct. It’s 65 pct white. 

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19 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

@EternalShinyAndChrome

is the above quote racist? Or I am calling it that because the poster “disagrees with me”? 

I think that would classify as observational humor 

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13 minutes ago, iam90sbaby said:

I think that would classify as observational humor 

You can make fun of rednecks and their pick up trucks all you want. 

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The first suspect is described by police as a Black male with a black hoodie and dark pants while the second suspect is described as a Black male, with a black or gray hoodie, black pants and yellow shoes

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On 2/28/2023 at 1:16 PM, squistion said:

 

Systemic Racism can't be dismantled if people keep voting for Democrats.

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Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005)

Congress is more diverse now than it's ever been. However, when Chisholm was attempting to shatter the glass ceiling, the same couldn't be said. During the racially contentious period in the late '60s, she became the first Black woman elected to Congress. She represented New York's 12th District from 1969 to 1983, and in 1972, she became the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Her campaign slogan "Unbought and unbossed" rings even louder today. Senator Kamala Harris paid tribute to Chisholm in her 2020 presidential campaign announcement by using a similar logo to Chisholm's.

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On 2/21/2023 at 10:54 AM, The Real timschochet said:

Wow. Every time I think the comments around here couldn’t get any more disgusting, I’m proven wrong. 

😆

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Gerald Wilson (1918-2014)

Born in Shelby, Mississippi, Gerald Wilson was a trumpeter, jazz composer, arranger, and bandleader known for "redefin[ing] Big Band." He began taking piano lessons from his mother before taking formal lessons in Memphis. His family moved to Detroit around 1932, where he extended his training at the lauded music program at Cass Technical High School. Known for his unique voice, the hallmark of Wilson's sound involved the use of multiple harmonies. His band was considered to be one of the greatest in the jazz world, with a sound heavily influenced by the blues mixed with other styles. His work has influenced artists ranging from Duke Ellington to Ella Fitzgerald.

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Looking forward to watching that Bass Reeves series. Want to binge it over a weekend soon. 

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Roland G. Fryer Jr.

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Roland Gerhard Fryer Jr. is an American economist and professor at Harvard University. Following a difficult childhood, Fryer earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Texas at Arlington, but once there chose to concentrate instead on academics. At age 30, he became the youngest African-American to receive tenure at Harvard. In addition to his scholarly work, Fryer has been published in the New York Times.

 

His work on the racial achievement gap in the US led to a stint as Chief Equality Officer for New York City under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in which role Fryer implemented a pilot program rewarding low-income students with money for earning high test scores. In 2019, he published a controversial analysis arguing that Black and Hispanic Americans were no more likely than white Americans to be shot by police in a given interaction with police.

In 2019, a series of investigations at Harvard determined that Fryer had engaged in "unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature" (WITHIN THE SAME YEAR? What a focking coincidence) against at least five women, that he had fostered a hostile work environment in his lab, and also cited unspecified conduct violations regarding Fryer's grant spending and lab finances. As a result, Harvard suspended Fryer without pay for 2 years, closed his lab, and barred him from teaching or supervising students.

In 2021, Harvard allowed Fryer to return to teaching and research, although he remained barred from supervising graduate students for at least another 2 years. Fryer apologized for the "insensitive and inappropriate comments that led to my suspension", saying that he "didn’t appreciate the inherent power dynamics in my interactions, which led me to act in ways that I now realize were deeply inappropriate for someone in my position."

 

Roland....apparently did not get the memo about keeping the party line and presenting false information to manipulate people.....so Roland....had to be dealt with 

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13 minutes ago, RLLD said:

Roland G. Fryer Jr.

 

His work on the racial achievement gap in the US led to a stint as Chief Equality Officer for New York City under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in which role Fryer implemented a pilot program rewarding low-income students with money for earning high test scores. In 2019, he published a controversial analysis arguing that Black and Hispanic Americans were no more likely than white Americans to be shot by police in a given interaction with police.

In 2019, a series of investigations at Harvard determined that Fryer had engaged in "unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature" (WITHIN THE SAME YEAR? What a focking coincidence) against at least five women, that he had fostered a hostile work environment in his lab, and also cited unspecified conduct violations regarding Fryer's grant spending and lab finances. As a result, Harvard suspended Fryer without pay for 2 years, closed his lab, and barred him from teaching or supervising students.

In 2021, Harvard allowed Fryer to return to teaching and research, although he remained barred from supervising graduate students for at least another 2 years. Fryer apologized for the "insensitive and inappropriate comments that led to my suspension", saying that he "didn’t appreciate the inherent power dynamics in my interactions, which led me to act in ways that I now realize were deeply inappropriate for someone in my position."

 

Roland....apparently did not get the memo about keeping the party line and presenting false information to manipulate people.....so Roland....had to be dealt with 

You're disgusting.

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17 minutes ago, The Psychic Observer said:

You're disgusting.

I think you are confusing me with the former President of Harvard, who did this to a bright young man....for failing to adhere to party doctrine.....common mistake....^_^

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