Discussing the Diaspora as seen through an internal Black lens
August 10th, 2011
BBC ask a Black London man about his views on the roiting, and when he doesn’t give the answers they want, the anchor starts putting strawmen arguments in his mouth. When he’s still not detered from trying to make a thoughtful point on the underlining reasons he believes young people are rioting, the anchor tries [...]
Tags: London Riots
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July 19th, 2011
…when in fact many were slaves owners, including the two people most responsible for writing the constitution (Madison and Jefferson), and all signed a document (The Constitution) making slavery an official institution of their new nation where “all men” where to be “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, [...]
Tags: Michele Bachmann
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June 20th, 2011
A belated Juneteenth post; but a day later is better than not at all.
The following is a report from a previous year.
Juneteenth Round Up
First Purple Zoe has the history:
“Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of [...]
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