Black Culture Discussion Thread

Crackas killing unarmed africans we aint solve that
It should be hard for me to turn the other cheek
I get to tweaking thinking about my people dangling from the tree
 
Ayo since we on the topic of black culture ...i gotta speak on us gotta stop tryna pull stunts that we wouldnt pull with other races (specifically whites)....i work for myself & gotta say my most lousy customers is other hlack people...& it mainly be with the women...want shorts or asking why so much(if i was a white man u wouldn be trying that b.s)....want a arm & leg done pass the listed price ...dont trust paying me deposits(chump change deposits..again if i was white u would give it up easily without me having to lecture u...whites usually give me a pretty penny out the gate with no worries)..we gotta cut the nonsense out with tryna get over on our own people & u would be compliant with others & go with the process with them.
 
New Agreement With Nigeria’s TETFund to Bring Up to 50 International Students Seeking Ph.D.s to Morgan State University Annually


Morgan State University, the historically Black educational institution in Baltimore, announced a new educational collaboration with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), a fiduciary and funding agency of the federal government of Nigeria. The five-year agreement with TETFund will create a pathway for international students to study in the U.S. and pursue a Morgan State University degree.

Through the partnership, a framework is being created in which early, mid-level, and senior career faculty and staff members from Nigeria’s 238 public universities, colleges of education and polytechnics can pursue their Ph.Ds. and postdoctoral research at Morgan State University in fields and disciplines relevant to the developmental needs of Nigeria. Toward this end, TETFund will provide the funding, via scholarships and other grants, to support the educational expenses (tuition/fees + living expenses) of Ph.D. students and the salary plus living expenses of postdoctoral students.

The agreement could bring up to 50 (no less than 30) new Ph.D. students and up to 20 postdoctoral researchers to the Morgan State campus each year. Morgan State hopes to welcome the first cohort of students from Nigeria this coming fall.

“This is an historic collaboration for Morgan State University, possibly the largest such agreement of its kind between an African nation and an American institution of higher education,” said David K. Wilson, president of Morgan State University. “Through our arrangement with the TETFund, not only will Morgan greatly enhance its standing as a high research university, but the resulting research could be globally beneficial.


 
Larry Kramer is a Gay Rights advocate who passed away yesterday.

Here are some of his most famous quotes.

Edited for effect...

"I now realize that I am a gay BLACK man before anything else. Other gays blacks may think they're a Jew first, or black gay, or a banker, but I'm gay black."

"The most important fact is that gays Blacks have been here since day one. To say otherwise is a gross denial and stupidity. We played an enormous part in the history of America."

"We're still leaderless. We still don't have strong organizations that are fighting for us; there isn't a national AIDS Black organization out there worth squat in my opinion.

"Mr. Do-Nothing Obama will say today, 'Lets think of all the poor dead people' - or 'let's honor all the dead' instead of fighting for the living. He has been really useless in terms of both HIV race and gay Black issues. He is simply not a leader. He may be president, but he is not a leader."

"Some reporter called me 'the angriest gay Black man in the world' or some such. Well, it stuck, but I realized it was very useful."

"I do not think the gay Black population has been all that rabid for gay marriage civil rights. Note that I do not use the words 'gay Black community.' Expunge that expression from your vocabulary. We are not a community."

"AIDS Racism is a plague - numerically, statistically and by any definition known to modern public health - though no one in authority has the guts to call it one."

"I think being gay Black and gay Black people are the most wonderful things in the world. I wish all of us could have the power and pride to benefit from what is rightfully ours. Why isn't there an enormous building in Washington called the 'National Association of Lesbian and Gay Racial Concerns' to lobby for us?"

"Living with AIDS Racism is like always having the sword of Damocles over your head. The disease is scarier than death itself. The disease is so messy, so devastating, so pervasive. It robs you of everything you hold dear. "

“There will always be enemies. Time to stop being your own.”

Peaceful Journey Mr. Kramer.

The truth is the truth...
 
This is where I am tonight. Just soaking this up.

Again, so funny how much of what was said here rings true in 2020.

But some of you know this already.



Black people need an awakening man. It’s like we still don’t realize the world don’t give a damn about us.
 
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