An African-American student at Ole Miss talks about having racial slurs yelled at her and alcohol thrown at her.
See on www.cnn.com
African Americans
Burning Tulsa: The Legacy of Black Dispossession
The term “race riot” does not adequately describe the events of May 31 – June 1, 1921 in Greenwood, a black neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The historical record documents a sustained and murderous assault on black lives and property.
“I want you to think about wealth in this country. Who has it? Who doesn’t? A study by the Pew Research Center found that, on average, whites have 20 times the wealth of blacks. Why is that? When there’s a question that puzzles you, you must investigate.”
“It’s a nontraditional curriculum for a language arts teacher, but I aim to teach students to connect the dots about big ideas that matter in their lives — and I use both history and literature to explore injustice.”
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“Forgetting about what happened and burying it without dealing with it is why we still have problems today.”
Community Village‘s insight:
Did you learn about this in high school, or college?
See on www.huffingtonpost.com
Black In America: Open Letter To All My Sons (in memory of the young Black men murdered without cause)
“What you hate, change it. What you value, share it. What you love, cultivate it. ”
Community Village‘s insight:
There’s a line in this letter that says “This country has never loved us…”
I explained what the country does love in the comments.
Black Lives Matter
“To be Black and conscious in America is to be in a constant state of rage” -James Baldwin (by DesiBjorn)
Community Village‘s insight:
Black Lives Matter
Racial diversity still lacking in Hollywood’s major films
“The numbers are troubling still in the prestigious Academy Awards. Only three black men have won awards in the Best Leading Actor category from 1958 to 2013, and only one black woman, Halle Berry in 2001 for her role in Monster’s Ball, has ever won the award for Best Leading Actress.
Despite the praise and success of these films, there is still a major problem in representation of black talent in Hollywood. The main issue is that they are casted for roles that are racially limiting in nature rather than what The Huffington Post’s Senior Editor Kia Makarechi calls “non-racially coded characters.” 12 Years, Fruitvale, Mandela, and The Butler demand black actors to fill in black roles.
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Community Village‘s insight:
The lack of racial diversity in Hollywood is more evidence of discrimination in employment, which in turn keeps those salaries out of the hands of people of color.
It’s 2014 now and it seems each ethnic group needs to create it’s own industry of careers in order to get full employment. But even then, it’s still the mass media and the big budget blockbusters where the bigger money is, so the discrimination and favoritism is a form of oppression.
Michael Eric Dyson, Professor of Sociology speaking at the Commonwealth Club of California 2009
“Michael Eric Dyson, Ph.D.; Professor of Sociology, Georgetown University; Author
Named one of the 100 most influential black Americans by Ebony magazine, Dyson touches on politics, the arts and the personal, including justice, poverty, faith and spirituality. Known as the hip-hop intellectual, he examines issues of class, race and poverty, and political strife. Join us for an enlightening discussion.
Moderator: Richard Thompson Ford, George E. Osborne Professor of Law, Stanford University; Author, The Race Card”
Community Village‘s insight:
Now that Dr. Cornel West is not broadcasting weekly with Tavis Smiley, I went and found me some Dr. Michael Eric Dyson to listen to.
See on www.youtube.com
Jury watches deadly moment in Dunn trial – CNN.com Video
Murder trial begins for Michael Dunn, who police say fired into a car full of teenagers killing Jordan Davis.
See on www.cnn.com
White American racism against Blacks: 1600s
“By the 1610s the plantation system in Virginia was in place – before Blacks arrived in numbers. Whites grew tobacco and other crops using forced gang labour.
Working conditions:
- pay: little to nothing
- housing: separate, substandard
- food: poor.
- punishment: whippings, maiming
- term of service: generally four to seven years.
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See on abagond.wordpress.com
Another Florida Case Puts ‘Stand Your Ground’ Back In Court
Michael Dunn, a 47-year-old software designer, says he shot Jordan Davis, 17, in self-defense.
See on www.npr.org
Jordan Davis Family Prepares For Michael Dunn Trial
CNN interview with Lucia Mcbath, the mother of 17-year-old Jordan Davis, gunned down as he sat in a friend’s SUV in November, 2012.