Posted in Immigration, Mexico, Racism on Apr 16th, 2009
Brought together by destiny. People said it’d never work. But somehow one plus one equals three. The Texican whopper. The taste of Texas with a little spicy Mexican to understand it you must try it. This is the real untold story of the history of Texas. Now you know.
Posted in Law & Justice, Racism on Apr 14th, 2009
I read this story about Cordish County in Kansas that has created a ban on “baggy pants” in an area referred to as Kansas City Live a few weeks ago; I wasn’t quite sure what my thoughts were. And, then it came to me…
Posted in Happiness, Racism, Relationships on Apr 10th, 2009
“If I am me because you are you And you are you because I am me Then I am not me and you are not you. But if I am me because I am me And you are you because you are you Then I am me and you are you.” Abe Wagner Have two [...]
Posted in Business, Economics, Labor, Racism on Apr 7th, 2009
One of the world’s leading diamond producers, DeBeer’s, has decided to halt production in their diamond mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, withthe reason being the current economic climate makes the project no longer viable.
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Posted in Anglo-European Primacy, Racism on Apr 6th, 2009
Ambivalent – uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow Elwin Wilson, described as “a sad, sickly man, haunted by time,” feels ambivalent about his life spent hating black people. At the age of 72, in poor health, Elwin faces mortality and doesn’t want to go to hell. “All I can say is [...]
Consider this the first of many posts in which I extract my head from, um… the sand, to admit to astounding historical ignorance. Until this morning, I’d never heard of Jack Johnson. Johnson was boxing’s first black Heavyweight Champion of the World (1908-1915). He’s in the news today because John McCain and others are asking [...]
Posted in Law & Justice, Racism on Mar 31st, 2009
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduces Sherlock Holmes in the 1887 story “A Study in Scarlet.” In it, Holmes shocks his friend John H. Watson, M.D. with his ignorance, which “was as remarkable as his knowledge.” Watson is particularly surprised that Holmes is unaware that the earth revolves around the sun. “Now that I do know [...]
Young Franklin, eyeing the perfect opportunity for his daily good deed as a newly-minted Boy Scout, politely asks the woman waiting to cross the road if he can be of assistance. She is clearly blind, and he is only too eager to help. The woman graciously accepts his offer. Halfway across the street, she asks [...]
Posted in Economics, Racism, Socioeconomic, Uncategorized on Mar 26th, 2009
The effects of racism are like the parts of a mosaic: Until the parts are assembled, its picture is unclear. But what is racism? Wikipedia says racism is the belief that a particular race is superior or inferior to another, that a person’s social and moral traits are predetermined by his or her inborn biological [...]
A black municipal judge in Dallas is taking heat for a line from a newspaper column he wrote earlier this month: “Black folks have been cleaning up white folks’ messes for hundreds of years, so why should we expect any different now?” Forget, for a minute, whether the statement is simply true or baldly bigoted. [...]
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