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Right or Racism?
Warning: if you are known to roll your eyes and suck your teeth at articles claiming the race card then get prepared to do it now. What a way to start a post huh? Sixteen year old Kiera Wilmot wanted to do some science experimenting so she mixed two chemicals together in a bottle. Well [...]
Tagged as bartow high school, black students, casualties, civil rights data collection, expulsion, handcuffs, kiera wilmot arrested, principal, punishment, racism, radicalists, science project, scientists, terrorism, terrorists, violence
Categorized as UIM Blog Topics, Empowerment Issues & Politics, UIM Blog Topics, What Do You Think
Siemens’ Noose
Four African Americans are suing Siemens Factory for racism. Barry Murphy who has been with the company since 1966 finally broke down and blew the whistle on Siemens after another coworker Welder Daniels spotted a noose hanging from the ceiling in the locker room back in January. A representative of Siemens confessed to not seeing [...]
Tagged as 2012, Africa, african americans, Barry Murphy, black employee, colored, fire, locker room, majority, metal shank, noose, question, Race, racism, Simens, supervisor, Welder Daniels, white
Categorized as UIM Blog Topics, Empowerment Issues & Politics
#PAUSEMOMENT: Phil Mushnick, NY Post Writer: Brooklyn Nets Should Be Called ‘New York N—–s’ Because Of Jay-Z Ownership
WHA THA WHAT?! Phil Mushnick, a NY Post writer, put his foot and his behind in his mouth recently when he said that the Brooklyn Nets should be called the “New York Niggers” because of Jay-Z owning the team. “As long as the Nets are allowing Jay-Z to call their marketing shots — what a [...]
Tagged as Jay Z, racism
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…and justice for all!
Americans are still reeling over the murder of Trayvon Martin including me but at least one family can have some kind of closure after their family member was brutally murdered because he was black. Forty-seven year old James Craig Anderson of Mississippi was brutally beaten by a group of white teen boys who was drunk [...]
Tagged as Aaron Rice, beat, behaviors, black, closure, damage, death penalty, Deryl Dedmon, family members, forgive, forgiveness, God, guilty, harassed, hate, hotel, James Craig Anderson, judge, judicial system, life sentences, Mississipi, parents, pick up truck, racism, racist, religion, respect, sentences, sickness, Slavery, white teens
Categorized as UIM Blog Topics, Empowerment Issues & Politics, UIM Blog Topics, What Do You Think
Affirmative Action No Longer Needed?
Should we get rid of affirmative action? Let me throw some facts at you for a sec. Affirmative action was developed over four decades following Brown vs Board of Education (it overturned the Plessy vs Ferguson case) in 1954. It was meant to give minorities and women special consideration when it came to employment and [...]
Tagged as affirmative action, blacks, creed, Education, employment, free ride, hire, human resources, inferior, Lyndon Johnson, minorities, national origin, Race, racism, sexism, system, University of Texas, whites, women, workplace
Categorized as UIM Blog Topics, Empowerment Issues & Politics
Racism Still Exist?
That is a stupid question I know however I seriously think that a lot, not just some, have gotten too comfortable to the point where they don’t see it anymore. Recently there have been several blatant situations that have disturbed me. From slave questions being given to students on tests, to teachers using slavery as [...]
Tagged as arrested, attackers, behavior, Brother Rice high school, Chicago, Christmas, girlfriend, Hate crime, knife, Matthew Herrmann, noose, parents, racism, Slavery, slaves, students, teens, victim, white
Categorized as UIM Blog Topics, Empowerment Issues & Politics
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