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"Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet." -- Bob Marley

Happy Birthday, Bob!!!

LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS...
Did You Hear This One? Rumor has it that Mr. Trump has decided to change "Black History Month" to "National African-American History Month." I mean like who did he talk to when he came to this decision. Who agreed? Were there black people involved? Oh yes, Omarosa! (**side-eye**) Why are Black people just finding out on February 2nd? (That's after the official beginning of Black History Month.)
More on this: ABC7 Chicago

AIN'T THIS A B*TCH...
Tariq Nasheed tweeted what everyone is thinking, "If prosecutors can find ppl who claimed they were drugged by Bill Cosby in the 1950s & 60s, they can charge the lady who lied on Emmett Till." Emmett Till was a young man who was brutally killed for supposedly making sexual advances at this young white woman Carolyn Bryant. Well, Carolyn Bryant has recanted her story. His ultimately death sparked the Civil Rights movement. Now What!?!

YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT…
Invest, Invest, Invest in Our Communities
Atlanta's black-owned bank Citizen Trust gained thousands of new clients over the last few months. Why? Black people have finally gotten fed up and decided to invest in their own businesses. Now, with Trump leading the helm as President, hopefully we will unite as a people not only to open bank accounts, but also start new businesses and actually support one another. We need to stop giving our dollars to businesses who don’t give a damn about us.
>> Did You Know? The Black Wall Street, located in Greenwood, Oklahoma, was a thriving community where black businessmen/businesswomen owned banks, hotels, cafes, stores, movie theaters, and more. In 1921, there was a racially motivated riot in which a group of white men attacked the community killing many.
More on this: Ebony.com

WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE WATCHING…
Invest in Yourself
Millions of men and women are point blank faking it and it's easy to do. Post your best moments on social media and it looks like your life is rosy when in fact you have less than $20 in the bank, your lights might be turned off in a few days and you don't know where your next meal is coming from. She's educated, explored the world in her younger days but today she's 55 Unemployed Faking Normal. This interview piece on the author of "55 Unemployed Faking Normal" is a scary wakeup call for any and everyone. Don't think you are invincible!
Watch here:  55andFakingNormal.com

BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVERYDAY!!!
Give Credit Where Credit Is Due
Meet Esther Jones (aka Baby Esther) a Harlem Cotton Club singer and dancer during the 1920s. She was known for her signature cabaret style and using the term Boo-Boo-Boo (and many others). But many don't know her style was jacked by the creators of Betty Boop.
Read all about it here: ILoveOldSchoolMusic.com

Afro-Indigenous

Word of the Day: 
Afro-Indigenous -
 African descendants outside of the continent who are also classified as indigenous like the Garifuna people in Honduras.
- the historical black—settler—population of Nova Scotia.
- admixture of African and aboriginal.

Invitation Africa A growing retirement trend for African Americans is retiring to the African continent. Ghana leads the way in inviting African descendants from all over the world to return to the land of their roots. They are currently the only African nation with a policy to allow anyone of African ancestry to live within its borders permanently. According to 2014 estimates, more than 3,000 African-Americans and people of Caribbean descent live in Ghana, a country of about 26 million people. Whatever their motives, Ghana, the first sub-Saharan Africa country to shake off colonial rule 58 years ago, has become the destination of choice for diasporans looking for a spiritual home and an ancestral connection in Africa.
https://www.africanexponent.com/post/8200-why-african-americans-are-increasingly-retiring-in-africa
http://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/april-2015/african-americans-resettle-africa 

African-American Supremacy? Yale researchers have discovered a genetic variant to predict the morphine dose needed to achieve effective pain control in a population of African American children undergoing surgery. No such effect was found among subjects of European ancestry. “We found specific gene effects in people with African ancestry, an understudied population,” said Joel Gelernter, the Foundations Fund Professor of Psychiatry, professor of genetics and of neuroscience, and senior author of the paper. Intriguingly, said the researchers, the genetic variant identified among African-Americans is adjacent to the gene OPRM1. This gene encodes the main cell receptor targeted by opioids in the brain. The variant could be used as a biomarker, helping tailor treatment for African-Americans with an opioid use disorder, note the investigators. http://www.medicaldaily.com/opioid-addiction-2017-personalized-treatment-race-identifies-african-american-409370
http://news.yale.edu/2017/01/24/gene-variants-may-help-personalize-treatment-opioid-addiction 

 NISSAN CRITICIZED OVER CIVIL RIGHTS ABUSES AGAINST AFRICAN AMERICAN WORKERS
“Today, the company exploits its predominantly African American workforce in a variety of ways.” Jackson pointed to punishing production quotas in the Canton plant as well as a lack of adequate safety equipment. The company has relied heavily on temporary employment agencies for hiring, paying lower wages to temporary employees for the same work as permanent workers. Nissan management has run a campaign of coercion and intimidation to keep workers from speaking about a union. Of the roughly 5,000 workers at Nissan’s Canton plant, an estimated 80 percent are African American. https://uaw.org/nissan-criticized-civil-rights-abuses-african-american-workers/ 

Too Black, talented and gifted to accept Democrats’ message of doom We have to stop allowing Democrats to use Black people, as they are now, against Trump and other Republicans by pushing this fear, this helplessness into our culture. We are being used to protest, we are being used to cry. We are being used to tell our young children, our families, of the difficult times ahead because of Trump’s presidency. We are being taught to teach our young Black people this organized fear of White Republicans, leading into this internalized pseudo adaptation to inferiority of White Republicans, while simultaneously teaching that the only savior is the White and powerful Democrat. http://spokesman-recorder.com/2017/01/25/black-talented-gifted-accept-democrats-message-doom/
 
Blacks should up the ante and display pride There is one thing black people master above other groups, I am sure in the whole world, is respecting other people. Why do you become ashamed of yourself if you fail to pronounce foreign (white) language proper? Do they care or feel guilty for not being able to pronounce yours at all? Why would you be ashamed if you understand their language and not perfect but can speak, yet they know nothing about yours? This attitude of being apologists doesn’t take black people anywhere. During the dark days of Apartheid we were conscientised to be proud of whom we are. Black Consciousness Movement used to say “Black is Beautiful”. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Local/City-Vision/blacks-should-up-the-ante-and-display-pride-20170125