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Case Study: History, Myth, and Public Schools

 

“The following is a review sheet with answers exactly as sent to the parents of 5th grade students by the social studies teacher at a school near where I live. My analysis and thoughts follow the three centered diamond icons. Be sure to see the last paragraph for my full analysis. ”

 

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

It shows a sample of how poor of an education some of our students receive.

 

At least the topic is being taught though. Some school districts like in Phoenix canceled ethnic studies for fear that the students would become radical.

See on andrewpegoda.com

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It’s the U.S.-Mexico border, not the Wild West

 

Now we have an idea why the U.S. Customs and Border Protection service was keeping secret an independent report of its encounters at the Mexican border. Because it has something to hide.

 

“…respond to rock throwing with live ammunition across an international border — on 22 occasions in 2012 — strikes us as excessive…”
See on www.latimes.com

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Cadillac Made A Commercial About The American Dream, And It’s A Nightmare

 

“There are plenty of things to celebrate about being American, but being possessed by a blind mania for working yourself into the ground, buying more stuff and mocking people in other countries just isn’t one of them.”

 

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

Another reason I’m not gonna buy any product by Ford (the owners of Cadillac). 

 

Ford is the company that intentionally bought lower priced tires from Firestone that they knew were not rated to support the weight of the Ford Explorer. Then, tires started failing, causing rollovers and over 200 deaths.

 

Now this Cadillac commercial is trying to sell us on how great the U.S. is by bashing other countries.

 

One line says “We’re the only ones going back up there”, referring to going into space. They can’t even get their bashing correct.

 

Citizens of 38 countries have flown in space, and China and Russia have current space programs.

 

See on www.huffingtonpost.com

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Lupita Nyong’o Wins Oscar For Role in “12 Years a Slave”

 

“Lupita Nyongo’s image was recently altered in Vanity Fair magazine to lighten her skin tone. But as you can see in these photos, she’s absolutely beautiful just as she is. And she won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress! ”

 

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

I love that Nyongo won and that Halle Berry had won for Monsters Ball in a previous year.

But what does it say about the U.S. that Black women only win an Oscar if the role they win for was when they were playing the abused or disrespected Black woman.

Next, I want to see an Oscar awarded to a Black woman for playing a role where she’s not being abused or disrespected.

And a curious double standard in U.S. culture is how the U.S. is mostly modest in terms of covering our bodies, even on the vast majority of beaches. However, these two women only won their awards after their bodies were bared on screen.

See on illuminatebytanya.wordpress.com

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Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Suffer from Mental Illness Each Year

20% of Every year, about 42.5 million American adults (or 18.2 percent of the total adult population in the United States) suffers from some mental illness, enduring conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, statistics released Friday reveal.

The data, compiled by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), also indicate that approximately 9.3 million adults, or about 4 percent of those Americans ages 18 and up, experience “serious mental illness” – that is, their condition impedes day-to-day activities, such as going to work.

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

And guns are super easy to get in the U.S.

How do you like that combination?

See on www.newsweek.com

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The Right to Dignity – Woman Stripped Naked By Male Deputies

 

“On May 19, 2013, in the LaSalle County, Illinois jail, 32-year-old Dana Holmes was arrested for DUI.  Caught on camera are three male officers, and one female officer, dragging Dana into a cell and holding her down while the female officer strips Dana of her pants and the male officers strip her of her upper garments, leaving Dana naked on the floor.”
See on blackbutterfly7.wordpress.com