25 years ago, Dr. King “had a dream”…

05Nov08

WOW! That’s really all I could say last night. I was unable to fully process the wonderful news. I was overwhelmed. America spoke. The people rose from their couches, went to the polls and voted in record numbers! Wow! We spoke. We told Washington that we will no longer tolerate the archaic, white haired, white [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama, black in america, change, oppression, racism

the ridiculousness that is racism…

27Jun08

In 8th grade I did a joint social studies/English paper on the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Because I was a good student, I was allowed to watch videos that other students would have been denied. I guess my teachers knew I would understand it on the level that it needed to be understood if [...]

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Tags: equality, racism, remember the titans, rosa parks, segregation

and then…

17Jun08

And then you have the jackasses is this country who are still colorblind and ignorant and they scare the hell out of me at times. I still believe the power of education is stronger. This is just yet another disgusting roadblock on the rocky path to change. until next time…

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Tags: Barack Obama, racism