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post #46 of 55
7/2/09 at 9:09pm
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Since when has Africa been an exclusively black continent?
Err... well... I'm no anthropologist, and I think regardless the academic consensus is that the notion of race isn't relevant to science, but I think it was black from the time of the rise of Homo sapiens until the point where the forebears of the Egyptians mutated, lost a significant amount of pigmentation, and became established as a distinct group.
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post #47 of 55
7/2/09 at 9:19pm
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Err... well... I'm no anthropologist, and I think regardless the academic consensus is that the notion of race isn't relevant to science, but I think it was black from the time of the rise of Homo sapiens until the point where the forebears of the Egyptians mutated, lost a significant amount of pigmentation, and became established as a distinct group.

So the guy that asked about naming one successful leader in Africa was implyinjg the Nubians? I don't think so.
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post #48 of 55
7/2/09 at 9:44pm
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So the guy that asked about naming one successful leader in Africa was implyinjg the Nubians? I don't think so.

No, I was solely responding to your statement. But I think Nkrumah still gets decent reviews. Although I think he was a commie.
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post #49 of 55
7/2/09 at 10:16pm
He wasn't a commie. They painted anyone who didn't want to be under the west's thumb a communist. Lumumba wasn't a commie but Mubutu said he was and he was dead shortly after. It's like calling Chavez a dictator eventhough he was voted in by a wide margin.
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post #50 of 55
7/2/09 at 11:43pm
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Originally Posted by Johnny_5 View Post
He always comes around when something bad happens.

What happened to Jesse Jackson?
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post #51 of 55
7/3/09 at 12:09am
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Originally Posted by paraiso View Post
Lumumba was the first leader who was going to have an honest go at it but he got sold out by Mubutu and the rest, as they say, is history. African countries have always had the west interfering in their business. If you're implying that blacks can't lead then you need to take these things into account. I don't think blacks are anymore or less corrupt than whites.
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post #52 of 55
7/3/09 at 1:29am
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What happened to Jesse Jackson?

I didnt forget about him but since this was a thread dedicated to Sharpton I decided not to include him.
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post #53 of 55
7/3/09 at 4:32am
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Originally Posted by Southern-Nupe View Post
No offense, but you know very little about the African American community, I never received a letter naming Sharpton as the leader of all things Black.

I personally find the guy rather interesting, but it took until more recently for me to change my views. I've had the opportunity to see several interviews involving him, and I was rather surprised to find him somewhat witty and funny.

As for Jesse Jackson(the other person, Whites feel compelled to name as our community leader), I can neither stand him, or know few Blacks who are fans as well.

are you crazy? i used to play basketball, i know tons about the african american community!
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post #54 of 55
7/3/09 at 11:56pm
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are you crazy? i used to play basketball, i know tons about the african american community!
lol You got me, now if you could talk more trash than Bird, you automatically get a community pass.
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post #55 of 55
7/7/09 at 2:14am
no thanks....no thanks.....
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