Posted in Culture, History, Socioeconomic on Oct 6th, 2009
Veronica had at least two tribes of which she considered her and her family members: black, and poor. Her dad made the decision to abandon one (the black group) in favor of joining another poor group, this one predominantly white. I’m sure if he could have chosen to desert the poor group and join a [...]
Posted in Equity, Socioeconomic on Apr 27th, 2009
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I recently became involved in a community project to develop a plan to increase pathways to employment for the homeless. The initial discussion included defining homeless. The stereotypes abound: drunk on the corner with the sign and his dog, drug addict, mental illness. The realities include a much broader segment of the [...]
Posted in Law & Justice, Socioeconomic, Struggles on Apr 13th, 2009
Meandering through the World Wide Web, a headline – “A Child’s Questionable Arrest” caught my attention. Written by Marian Wright Edelman in 2007, the story of a 7-year-old black child unfolds. The young man was arrested (7 year old) for riding a dirt bike on the sidewalk. He (a 7 year old) was taken into [...]
Posted in Economics, Education, Socioeconomic on Apr 10th, 2009
Let’s say President Obama’s bow to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia earns him a gift, in the form of a gesture to help shift the balance of power in America from the white upper and middle class base that currently holds it. The goal would be that 60 years from now, there would be a [...]
Posted in Business, Culture, Economics, Education, Equity, History, Immigration, Labor, Mexico, Socioeconomic on Apr 1st, 2009
When I told Chidrup, who is from India, that I am working on a project about the problems of racism in the US, he was puzzled. He sees the US as a place of education and boundless opportunity for everyone.
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 characteristics.
Belief.
A belief [...]
Posted in Anglo-European Primacy, Business, Education, Labor, Socioeconomic on Mar 13th, 2009
But if you’re aren’t the most powerful person on the face of the earth, you ain’t makin’ this list as a black person. Asian, Arab, Indian, woman, sure! However, the only one with a discernible amount of the blood of black Africa running through his or her veins to be included on the Financial Times [...]
Posted in Economics, Education, Immigration, Labor, Mexico, Racism, Socioeconomic, Struggles, Uncategorized on Mar 9th, 2009
One of the realities of racial prejudice is that it inflicts real pain on real people—often people who are hiding the pain: the woman who cares for your kids or cleans your house, or the man or woman who cooks the food you eat in a restaurant or who processes the food you eat in a processing plant nearby.
Posted in Education, Socioeconomic, Struggles on Mar 2nd, 2009
Black Prisoners Caucus Summit 2006
Monroe, Washington
You are cordially invited to click on the link to hear Kimonti Carter speak at the Black Prisoners Caucus Summit 2006.
Pretty powerful. Fourteen and fifteen year olds sentenced to prison for life because they committed a heinous crime.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not condoning nor making excuses for these [...]
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