Friday, April 4

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Automation Impacts President Trump Bringing Manufacturing Jobs Back To The US

When Donald Trump ran for President of the United States, he ran on a platform to bring jobs back from overseas. Trump believes that the only reason why the United States lost manufacturing jobs to overseas is because the United States government forced the American people to compete with those of another country. In other words, the government decided to trade with low production cost countries, which hurt the American people in the long run. However, it's President Trump's goal to fix the "mess" caused by previous administration. While it seems like President Trump has the best intentions for the American people, it seems like he is missing, or perhaps underestimating a key part of the manufacturing system, automation. Automation refers to the use of automatic machines and equipment for ...
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Why We Need to Say Black Lives Matter
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Why We Need to Say Black Lives Matter

I'm going to give you an analogy here. It's not a perfect analogy, because I'm using the example of children, and Black Lives Matter is not only about children, by a long shot. Here's the scene: You're a white parent of a white boy, now in his junior year of high school in a town of mostly white people. This is a town where kids start in school with each other and are with the same kids all the way through high school-basically, a closed system. In testing all through school, your son came out just as smart as everyone else, and somewhat smarter than some. The minute your son stepped into kindergarten, almost all the other kids thought it would be fun to tease him until he cried. This went on all through kindergarten, elementary school, middle school. The teasing turned to name-calling, ...
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What Black Men and Peacocks Have in Common

The interesting thing about being the only black man, and black person, in an office is that I have this unique opportunity to educate white people about black culture. For me, and many black men in my position, we find that once the initial barrier of resistance is overcome and a right of passage is granted, a competent and professional black man can go about the serious business of shattering stereotypes, representing the entire black race, and engaging in the refined behaviors that engender trust from our colleagues. After all, for many of the whites that we are exposed to, most will have had very limited, if any intimate contact with other black men. Yes, trust is the key that opens up the door to comfort and intimacy with our white corporate colleagues. That's why, when one of them ...
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Dating in Black Culture
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Dating in Black Culture

Dating in black culture used to start with meeting the girl, maybe in school or at the library. If you're older maybe you would meet someone at work or the grocery store. After that first meeting you would exchange phone numbers, talk on the phone a few times and set up that first date. You might go to the movies or a nice restaurant and you get to know the person you are dating. My how things have changed! Today first contacts are not happening in grocery stores but in chatrooms. Talking on the phone is replaced by text messages and emails. First dates and meetings are happening months later after spending lots of time getting to know each other often from great distances and also through the virtual world of the internet. Welcome to dating in the black culture, the 21st century edition....
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Detroit and Soul Music History
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Detroit and Soul Music History

They say the birth of soul came in the 1950s, when the parents of gospel and jazz came together to form a more contemporary and dance-friendly style of music. The Motor City is no doubt the backbone of modern soul and R&B. It became a powerhouse and industry standard for soul music throughout the country, competing with Atlantic Records and Stax for chart-topping hits throughout the 60s. BLACK EMPOWERMENT The one thing that stands out about Detroit's golden era of soul music, which isn't covered very often in many music documentaries or biographies, is the reverberation and inspiration drawn during the civil rights era occurring alongside its timeline. Soul music isn't just a genre, its black poetry set to the sounds that emanate from the soul. If that sounds like a profound state...
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Black People And Our Fascination With Following Dead Leaders
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Black People And Our Fascination With Following Dead Leaders

"Why do you seek the living one among the dead?" Luke 24:5 We love to worship the dead. We wait till our good leaders die then we name a street after them and/ or put up a symbolic picture and claim that was my man... I follow him. Meanwhile, the living leader is ignored while we quote the words of a dead leader, marvel over his deeds and wonder what he would do if he was present. We can speculate all day but will never know how they will respond to present conditions. Once the[in the present] ignored living leader is dead we give him his props, put up a picture, name an alley after him and the cycle continues when a new living leader comes among us. While I am speaking of this as an issue within the context of the black community there is evidence of this being a universal phenomenon....
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We Must Have Black Unity Now More Than Ever
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We Must Have Black Unity Now More Than Ever

The Most Hon. Elijah Muhammad and The Hon. Louis Farrakhan have preached for a combined 84 year period that the solution to black suffering, poor black conditions and other ills is the simple principle of black unity. We have the brightest minds and the richest pockets(collectively), but we don't yet see the need for group unity and operations. Because a Muslim(Elijah & Farrakhan) have made the call many reject because they think it's a "Muslim thing". However, we are suffering not because of religion, but because of and simply due to us being black inside of this society. If we are suffering (collectively) because we are black then should we not put aside whatever differences we have for the greater good? If you are a Black Muslim you are suffering. If you are a Black Christian you ...
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Black Muslims And Black Christians Have To Be The Examples Of Spiritual Maturity To The World

"And thou wilt find the nearest in friendship to the believers(Muslims) to be those who say, We are Christians. That is because there are priests and monks among them and because they are not proud." (Qur'an 5:82) The Hon. Louis Farrakhan once said if Jesus and Prophet Muhammad(Peace be upon them) were standing on this stage with me they would both embrace, because they come from the same root, God. However, the followers of both divine prophets, in many cases, have not found the same love because of supposed religious differences. Muslims killing Christians and Christians killing Muslims dominate the news, but we all supposedly worship the same righteous God? Part of the mission of The Hon. Louis Farrakhan is to destroy these divisions in religion. From the beginning of his rebuilding o...
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Moving Forward While Remembering the Past and Embracing the Future
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Moving Forward While Remembering the Past and Embracing the Future

Moving Forward While Remembering the Past and Embracing the Future. I have realized that the best step to take when trying to move forward in life is to accept that sometimes we have to let go of the life we expected to have and to start living the life we are given. Looking back on our past is not always a bad thing. For me, taking an honest look at my past helps me understand more of who I want to see myself become in the future. I believe if I didn't remember past experiences during my life, I would not learn what truly were my mistakes and successes. I know that most of the time, I am my own worst critic and set unrealistic expectations for my life. But now that I understand this about myself, I can work on this aspect and continue to remember not to be so hard on myself. I have sp...
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