It is important to acknowledge the lives of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Eric Garner. These men and their families have made an impact on the world and it is important to remember their lives and the struggles they faced. Their deaths brought attention to the ongoing issue of systemic racism and police brutality against Black individuals and helped to galvanize the Black Lives Matter movement. By remembering their lives, we can honor their legacy and continue to fight for racial justice in their memory.
Tag: Black Lives Matter
Lack of Solidarity?
The NFL is being celebrated by Black people for putting on a great halftime show yesterday, which featured some of my favorite entertainers, including Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent during the Super Bowl. I didn't watch the performance. I only caught the highlights on Instagram. At the same time, you have a Black … Continue reading Lack of Solidarity?
Price of being Young, Black, and Gifted
There are many more examples, like Bob Gibson in baseball, Tiger Woods at Augusta, or Shaq in the modern-day NBA, to name a few more. This is not new, but her reaction to that adversity is compared to other great Black players I mentioned. Simone Biles, continue to be the fantastic athlete you are and do not allow them to determine or derail your greatness!
Four Reasons that may make you rethink celebrating the Brown v. Board of Education decision
1. Black Teachers lost their jobs. 2. Elimination of a pipeline that would produce teachers and faculty members. 3. Tens of billions of dollars of incremental funding shifted from Black to white communities. 4. Black children exposed to a higher concentration of teachers with lower expectations for them.
We are wasting time trying to convince white people that Black Lives Matters!
Why do we care so much about getting White people to acknowledge that our lives matter? Even if it is possible to convince them, do we think that society would magically change in our favor?
Undervalued Commodities
Dear Undervalued Commodities, Oil, marijuana, and electricity are commodities that sell themselves. I wish Black people realized that we're the only commodity that can literally sell ourselves... Right now we are providing services like we need them, when we should be offering our services at a premium. A cultural revolution really is the solution, because … Continue reading Undervalued Commodities
The Lockdown may have been the key to energize the youth intellectually!
Courtesy of Riah Shots When schools closed due to Covid-19 earlier this year. I was concerned for students academically, socially and emotionally. While there have been frustrations here and there with online learning, our society has presented a number of topics that students have no choice but to notice. Courtesy of Riah Shots This morning, … Continue reading The Lockdown may have been the key to energize the youth intellectually!
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