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What is “The Great Replacement Theory” and why should we care? Damn! Think Buffalo! Think Trump and the Republicans!

In a paper done by the National Information Forum, The “great replacement” theory, in simple terms, states that welcoming immigration policies — particularly those impacting nonwhite immigrants — are part of a plot designed to undermine or “replace” the political power and culture of white people living in Western countries.

America is struggling with its reasoning and responses to population replacement, or the “great replacement” theory. Like so many demographic issues, the composition of America’s population has become highly politicized, partisan and divisive.

Promoted by racist, antisemitic, xenophobic and white supremacist groups and spread by some media outlets, the great replacement is a conspiracy theory about changes in the composition of America’s population. The great replacement theory centers on the belief that nonwhite, non-Christian people are being brought to America for the purpose of replacing the white Christian majority population in order to establish a new political and socio-cultural agenda.  

It has moved from the fringe of racist political movements to become prominent in American politics. A recent poll found that 61 percent of Americans who voted for former President Trump agree with the idea behind the great replacement theory

Real Estate: We Still Can’t Get a Fair Deal?

The more we pull back the carpet, the more roaches we see. As we continue to do research for topics, 99.999% of the time we are encountering discrimination and down right merciless behavior towards Black folks. It is hard discovering all the ways that we are systematically subjected to abuse on every level. It is amazing where we could have been. Stay tuned.

Home Appraised With a Black Owner: $472,000. With a White Owner: $750,000.

According to the New York Times, Nathan Connolly and his wife, Shani Mott, say an appraisal company undervalued their home based on their race. The couple has filed a lawsuit in Maryland.

Last summer, Nathan Connolly and his wife, Shani Mott, welcomed an appraiser into their house in Baltimore, hoping to take advantage of historically low interest rates and refinance their mortgage.

They believed that their house — improved with a new $5,000 tankless water heater and $35,000 in other renovations — was worth much more than the $450,000 that they paid for it in 2017. Home prices have been on the rise nationwide since the pandemic; in Baltimore, they have gone up 42 percent in the past five years, according to Zillow.com.

But 20/20 Valuations, a Maryland appraisal company, put the home’s value at $472,000, and in turn, loanDepot, a mortgage lender, denied the couple a refinance loan.

Dr. Connolly said he knew why: He, his wife and three children, aged 15, 12 and 9, are Black. A professor of history at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Connolly is an expert on redlining and the legacy of white supremacy in American cities, and much of his research focuses on the role of race in the housing market.

Months after that first appraisal, the couple applied for another refinance loan, removed family photos and had a white male colleague — another Johns Hopkins professor — stand in for them. The second appraiser valued the house at $750,000.

This week, Dr. Connolly and Dr. Mott sued loanDepot, which is based in Foothill Ranch, Calif., as well as 20/20 Valuations and Shane Lanham, the owner of 20/20 Valuations. Mr. Lanham is the appraiser who conducted the first appraisal.

TD Jakes Says We Are Raising Black Women to Be Men?

Do you think that Black men are non-contributors and we need to raise our Black Women to be men. We don't think that it is as simple as Rev. TD Jakes makes it. Stay tuned.

Two of the most powerful positions in the United States government will soon be held — for the first time — by black women: Kamala Harris and Ketanji Brown-Jackson. Harris, as we all know, is the vice president of the United States and Brown-Jackson could is a Supreme Court justice.

But Harris and Brown-Jackson also share a personal attribute that is equally noteworthy: Each has a white husband.

This fact is significant. The effects of racism have left well-educated black women with a paucity of black male partners: According to Brookings Institute data, black men are less likely than black women to have completed high school and 50 percent less likely to have attained a four-year college degree. Yet despite the shortage of suitable black partners, black women have also been the least likely of any minority group to marry outside of their race, according to data from the Pew Research Center.

 

YouTube Link To TD Jakes Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkjfZ6Rj03E

 

Our Interview with the Legendary Daniel ”Danny “Simmons -Recorded Live

The Walt Weekly sits down with the Legendary Daniel “Danny” Simmons who shares his experiences on Life, Art, and his Future Aspirations

About Our Guest

Daniel "Danny" Simmons Jr. is originally from Hollis Queens and currently resides in Philadelphia. He is is a Neo-African abstract expressionist painter, co-founder, and Chairman of Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation (since 1995) He is also an avid collector of African art and comic books.

Websites & social media

IG: @dannysimmonsjr

FB: @dannysimmons

https://rushphilanthropic.org/

Literary Kicks : An Interview with Danny Simmons

Publications

Three Days As The Crow Flies

I Dreamed My People Were Calling But I Couldn't Find My Way Home

" Deep in your best reflection" and "the Brown beatnik tomes"

The TWW Interviews Two-Time Grammy Winner: Daru Jones- Rebroadcast

Daru Jones is one of the most respected drummers of his generation. Jones is a two-time Grammy Award-Winning musician for his work on Lazaretto (Jack White) and on Testimony (Gloria Gaynor). Born to two professional musicians, he began playing the drums at the age of four. Though he got his start in the church, Jones has been influenced by musicians from a wide range of genres. These eclectic musical tastes have carried over into his own career as he has recorded, performed, and toured with renowned artists and producers such as: Jack White, Pete Rock, Gloria Gaynor, Slum Village, Jamie Lidell, Talib Kweli, Dwight Yoakam, Nas, Pee Wee Ellis, Lorenzo Jovanotti, Queen Latifah, Black Milk, Salaam Remi, Pharoahe Monch, Rance Allen, Black Violin, Ski Beatz & The Sensei’s, and Jon B (partial list). Alongside these artists, Jones has graced the stages of some of the most revered events in the music industry, including: One Mic: Hip-Hop Culture Worldwide! A 20th anniversary celebration of Nas debut album Illmatic, the 2013 Grammy Awards, Austin City Limits, Rock The Bells Festival, and the Montreux Jazz Festival. Receiving rave reviews from: Rolling Stone Magazine, LA Weekly, and USA Today (partial list), he has also appeared on several national and international television programs: The David Letterman Show, Jools Holland (UK),  The Colbert Report, Saturday Night Live, and MTV

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Mining Gold in West Africa:Part 3- Capital, Process ,and the Chinese

The Chinese are mining gold left and right!

Welcome to part three of our series on the gold business on the West Coast of Africa, i.e., Sierra Leone, Guinea, Gambia, Burkina Faso. Based on my experience, I will discuss what the initial mandatory steps are should you decide to explore this opportunity? As with any venture, if you don’t put in the groundwork, the risk of failure is almost guaranteed.

So stay tuned potential millionaires.

 

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Juneteenth Memorial- An Awakening with Andino Ward

In recognition of Juneteenth, TWW looks back at our Live Show ,with Andino Ward.

 

Host: Walter Latham

Cohost: Michelle Sweney-McCombs

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Mining Gold in West Africa- Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of mining and buying gold in Western Africa. In this episode we talk about the city of Freetown, the day-to-day downtime, and the surprising encounter with a creature.

 

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Walter Latham- Host

Michelle Swiney-McCombs- Co Host

Mining Gold in West Africa- Part 1

Have gold will travel! That is the motto that called to many during the gold rush. This episode is part one of a series of gold mining operations and trading in Western Africa. We have Black miners too.

Danger Will Robinson! Roe v Wade is Being Overthrown: What’s Next

Michelle and Walter dive in on the Supreme Court’s pending overturn of Roe v Wade and its implications for our community. Is this the first of many attacks on our rights?