Erika's View Stats and Russia Viewers

Wondering why Erika's View is getting so many hits from Russia. What's up Russia!

Has Black America Progressed?

This is a question I have been contemplating recently. I can only come to the conclusion of no. Black America has not made any progress. We have been stagnant since the 1960's. If there is proof otherwise I have not found it yet. Here are a few Black in America timelines:

We are still in a struggle for equal civil rights. What will it take to progress?

63 Year old Emett Till Case Reopens

What new could they possibly have discovered about this case? One can only wonder if they'll find any guilty parties and punish them.

Current Events: President Trump Clarifies Controversial Comment

Did President Trump mean this correction? What's going on here? President Trump Clarifies Controversial Comment From Press Conference With Vladimir Putin | TODAY

Vann R. Newkirk II - Martin Luther King Jr.’s Real Legacy | The Daily Show

Have Black Americans made any real progress? Watch Vann R Newkirk II discuss this topic on The Daily Show.

In a Daniel Caesar Mood

Daniel Caesar - Get You ft. Kali Uchis

"And I’ll take some time
Just to be thankful
That I had days full of you, you
Before it winds down into the memories, it’s all just memories, la, la, la, la, la"

 

and Daniel Caesar on Tiny Desk Concert

How not to be ignorant about the world | Hans and Ola Rosling

Michael Dyson vs. Jordan Peterson on White Privilege on The Monks Debate

An interesting conversation on white privilege from The Monks Debate. This debate is between Michael Dyson vs. Jordan Peterson.

Michael Eric Dyson - Rebuttal 4 from Munk Debates on Vimeo.

Listen to Malcolm X's Legendary Speech: "The Ballot or the Bullet" (Detroit, April 12, 1964)

I find it surprising and sad that this speech from 1964 by Malcolm X is still so relevant today.

B.o.B. talks: Spirituality, Meditation, The Subconscious Mind & What we as humans should do

what are your thoughts?

The Black Woman (1970) - feat. Nikki Giovanni and Lena Horne

Definitely not as entertaining as RHOA but absolutely educational. There were lots of nuggets of information in this video.

We don't have these conversations anymore. 

The Black Woman (1970) - feat. Nikki Giovanni and Lena Horne

Inspired by the book by Chester Higgins, this special episode of Black Journal features a discussion between Joan Harris, Vertamae Grosvenor, Martha Davis, Marian Watson and Amma Baraka. A separate conversation between Nikki Giovanni and Lena Horne.

Ntozake Shange and “For Colored Girls”

I stumbled across Ntozake Shange after a google search of young black writers. The most recent article was from 2010. It was an article from The Root . Maybe I should have googled modern black writers. My point is that this is how I found Ntozake Shange. It appears that her poem has been cited in a few movies. This is the first one.

What they said in 1999 about Amazon.com

Who is Cern?

Videos on the subject of Cern.

Newsweek Magazine 2017 America's New Cash Crop Marijuana WEED Cover

I'm growing saffron.