Kudos and BRAVO to this sister doing what she can to stem the ‘school-to-prison’ pipeline that has been proven to disproportionately affect children of color over other fellow students. This needs to be made into a NATIONWIDE POLICY!!! “In an effort to understand why students of color in the Minneapolis school system are 10 times… Continue reading The MOC Weekly Rundown, Nov. 12: MN Superintendent Requires Permission For Black Student Suspensions
Tag: racism/white supremacy
Nov. 11: “Slavery Is Essential To The Rise of US Power,” Author’s Book Explains Why Slaves Are Omitted On Veterans’ Day
If you’ve felt that it’s odd that African-Americans and their ancestors are pretty much overlooked in the entire Veterans’ Day narrative, author Edward Baptist agrees with you, His book, The Half Has Never Been Told, lays out EXACTLY how human enslavement created a flush nation and why, in further insult to the memories and dignities… Continue reading Nov. 11: “Slavery Is Essential To The Rise of US Power,” Author’s Book Explains Why Slaves Are Omitted On Veterans’ Day
The MOC Weekly Rundown Nov. 10: STILL Trying to Justify “The N-Word”
IMO, The constant effort to ‘re-invent’ or ‘re-purpose’ this vulgar and hateful slur is nothing more than an excuse to circumvent its history/ baggage and further remove responsibility for the dehumanizing of an entire race. HAYELL. NAW. NOT having it!!! As one commenter says, “Why? No other racial or ethnic slur is used with such… Continue reading The MOC Weekly Rundown Nov. 10: STILL Trying to Justify “The N-Word”
Oct. 27: Telling Others To Ignore What You Enjoy…Hypocritical Much?
Let’s just put it like this: most people simply know better than to tell others to not worry about something that they themselves have in abundance. Married people usually don’t tell lonely friends to not date, couples with children don’t tell the reproductively-challenged that kids aren’t that important and women with ample cleavage don’t go… Continue reading Oct. 27: Telling Others To Ignore What You Enjoy…Hypocritical Much?