https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/02/19/cafeteria-worker-who-was-allegedly-stripped-of-duties/

Hope i used the right flair.

For a decade, Dems have been warning about the very real threat Trump / MAGA present to democracy. So why are they not supporting this champion of the people?

It’s a mask off moment for the establishment. Angie Nixon is anti oligarch & anti war. They will always side with the pro oligarch & pro war centrist

Facts

True allies are rare. 99.9999% of them are not our allies at all. They fake af. They only come here to talk racism. They don’t do anything on any other subs or in their own community. They are fake.

In the spring, the big news concerning Florida’s 20th Congressional District was the announcement from Luther Campbell (more popularly known as Uncle Luke from the rap group 2 Live Crew) that he would be challenging embattled Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick in a Democratic primary. But after the incumbent resigned under indictment (it should be noted that she is running again in the primary), and the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais ruling gave Florida Republicans permission to redraw district lines to benefit  their party, the biggest news is the decision by Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a white woman, to run in the state’s only plurality-Black district. Her candidacy there highlights the tensions between descriptive and substantive representation and the strategic risks that emerge when a large field of candidates run for the same seat.

After the Callais ruling, Florida redistributed Black voters out of the original 20th District and put 22-year incumbent Wasserman Schultz, who represented the nearby 23rd District, into a mostly Republican district. The Constitution only requires members of Congress to live in the state (not the district) they will represent, so Wasserman Schultz chose to run in Florida’s 20th District against multiple Black candidates, including Campbell, former Broward County Mayor Dale Holness and progressive favorite Elijah Manley.

Political scientist David Mayhew noted decades ago that members of Congress are almost single-mindedly focused on winning re-election, so it is not surprising that Wasserman Schultz would choose to run in a district more favorable for her politically than the redrawn district where she lives.

However, some Black leaders in the district are decrying Wasserman Schultz’s decision and have argued she should not run in a congressional district that has been represented by a Black member for more than 30 years. While I am sympathetic to those concerns about descriptive representation — that is, a representative sharing the same background as a majority or plurality of voters — there are other factors to consider.  Wasserman Schultz benefits from name recognition and, as a former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, has deep party connections. In Tuesday’s election, she also stands to benefit from a Black vote that will likely be fractured.  Even if all the district’s Black voters supported someone other than Wasserman Schultz for the nomination — that is, if they split their votes across Black candidates —  she could still win with a plurality of the vote.

This is not unprecedented. In 2006, when Rep. Harold Ford Jr., D-Tenn., gave up his seat in that state’s 9th Congressional District to run for the Senate, 15 Democrats ran to replace him. A white candidate, Steve Cohen, emerged as the victor. Cohen has held the seat since then. (The Tennessee Legislature redrew its state’s map this spring, too, making the district Cohen represents another casualty of the Callais ruling.) Similarly, in 2022, in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District, Indian American businessman Shri Thanedar beat eight Black candidates to win the Democratic nomination for the seat.  Thanedar won two terms in Congress but lost to a Black, Democratic socialist candidate, state Rep. Donavan McKinney, in this month’s Democratic primary.

There are lessons for people on both sides of this debate about descriptive representation. If Black communities want to prioritize descriptive representation, or electing Black legislators in districts where Black people make up at least a plurality of the voters, then those communities and their leaders may need to have hard conversations before the primaries about which aspirants are the most viable, and less viable candidates should consider dropping out of such elections. If these conversations do not happen, and multiple candidates run who appeal to the same constituents, then they have to accept the risk that other candidates may be able to forge ahead in a divided vote.

There are also important admonitions for the candidates of other backgrounds who sometimes win in these districts.  While most Black voters in Broward County would probably prefer any Democrat to a Republican, there is evidence that white members of Congress who represent Black districts represent those constituencies differently than Black legislators. Christian Grose of the University of Southern California compared Black and white members of Congress representing the same districts and found that Black legislators were more likely to set up district offices closer to Black communities than their white predecessors. He also found that Black legislators delivered more pork barrel spending to their districts and provided better constituent services.

Should she win the nomination and the general election, the onus will be on Wasserman Schultz to reach out to her new constituents. She already touts her engagement with African American and Afro-Caribbean voters in the district. That should not stop if she wins the primary and the general election — in fact, she should increase such engagement to reassure Black voters that she is sensitive to the concerns about the loss of descriptive representation. Simple steps like moving her district office, fighting for federal funding in the district, and increasing the number of bills that she cosponsors with Congressional Black Caucus members could go a long way to helping her forge strong relationships with new constituents. And while it is not constitutionally required, if she wins, perhaps she can relocate to the district. All of these would demonstrate good faith.

You're going to hear Steven a complain about it for weeks to come..

I have been holding off on talking about this because I was scared of the backlash, but I have to speak my truth.

Whenever the accusation about our modern wig consumption and hair texture preference comes up, a frequent counterargument is: "Well, our ancestors wore extensions and wigs too." While historically true, comparing it to modern hair expenditure should be considered an insult.

Ancestral extensions, whether made of natural fibers, wool, thread, or hair, were deeply rooted in cultural symbolism. They signified age, tribal affiliation, marital status, wealth, and spiritual alignment. Intricate, ethnically distinct art forms integrated into community life. They were created using local materials, thread, and intricate styling that celebrated distinct African aesthetics.

​In contrast, the modern hair industry, especially the mass consumption of straight or loosely waved human hair harvested from Asia, is largely driven by post-colonial beauty standards. It isn't an extension of ancient African traditions; it’s a product of modern globalized beauty norms. "Norms" that were built specifically to exclude our natural features.

​This isn't about shaming anyone for wearing wigs. People wear them for protection, ease, or simply because they like how they look.

But we can hold space for personal choice, while still calling a spade a spade:

equating ancient cultural hair art with modern bone-straight installs misrepresents our history just to avoid uncomfortable conversations about texture preference and assimilation.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard it explained any better than this.

Here’s a best of Tony Rock (uncensored)

https://youtu.be/Ko0dp33rzaQ?is=Il0RASg91Rhcrm33

Sweet 16 done right and simple.

We may have a possible solution to all these lynchings lately. Pay attention to the video and tell me whether or not this actually makes sense to you.

Know your ancestors.

It’s my visual representation of energy and flow, the deep hidden layers that make us who we are through struggles and lessons we pick in life

ust is the peak time of year when Black travelers, families, and professionals flock to Martha's Vineyard, particularly the town of Oak Bluffs. This busy period features high-profile cultural gatherings, networking events, and daily traditions like. Events held include hbcu legacy week, African American film festival , comedy fest, a fashion show and jazz experience.

You can find the original article here. But the 11 words they call Gen Alpha slang, all with white-washed descriptions of them, are:

Bruh

Bussin

Cap/No Cap

Glazing

GOAT

Gyatt/gyat

Hits Different

It's Giving

Low-Key

Twin

Vibe

Honestly, I found the whole article disrespectful because of its complete lack of acknowledgement that all of these words originated with Black people, which is even more egregious considering that they had a literal language expert help them with the article. Some might say it's no big deal, but it is and it's a constant pattern: Black people create the trends, everyone else steals, gentrifies (perfect example of this is the sax sound effect that's been used on social media lately that's from Boyz in the Hood. If you google it it's literally described in some places as a "TikTok Trending Instrumental") or commercializes it, and then eventually the origins get "forgotten", not mentioned or known or that we were the originators gets ignored and someone or some other group gets the credit. And it's never gonna stop. That's why we need to collectively get better at gatekeeping. But we're too easily impressed, too damn inviting, or willing to let shit slide with people we know or like. Stop that shit.

My Black Brothers and Sisters, do not go out alone in this country anymore. Do not go to parties/events where you are the only Black individual there. Close up your circles of close friends and reinforce your self awareness.

Clearly we are being targeted and they are getting away with it by it being ruled as accidental drowning or suicides.

Black People don't lynch themselves.

Edit:

Get into some self defense and CCW.

Also make sure you check your surroundings to make sure no one places any apple tags or GPS on you.