Archive for the 'Social Issues' Category
Bob Johnson’s Opinions, Irrelevant to Black People?
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008“I am frankly insulted that the Obama campaign would imply that we are so stupid that we would think Hillary and Bill Clinton who have been deeply and emotionally involved in black issues when Barack Obama was doing something in the neighborhood that I won’t say what he was doing but he said it in [...]
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Barack Obama, The Embodiment of the American Dream?
Monday, January 21st, 2008THE AMERICAN DREAM:
In general, the American Dream can be defined as having the opportunity and freedom that allows all citizens to achieve their goals in life through hard work and determination alone. Today, it generally refers to the idea that one’s prosperity depends upon one’s own abilities and hard work, not on a rigid class [...]
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Gifts that Give Back
Friday, December 7th, 2007Here’s a complete list of gifts you can give and a portion of the proceeds go to charity!
Love Quotes is a line of scarves that come with inspirational messages. These scarves have become pretty popular thanks to the Today Show and celebs such as Lindsay Lohan, Cameron Diaz, and Hilary Duff. When you purchase a [...]
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The Most Dangerous & Safest Cities in America
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007The annual report listing America’s Safest and Most Dangerous Cities is out. Once again my city made the list (the most dangerous list that is) but I’m thankful Compton dropped ten notches from last years ranking. With all of the revitalization efforts in my city…I’m sure we’ll continue to drop on the most [...]
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National March Against Hate Crimes and Racism
Thursday, November 1st, 2007The shock and horror of the rape, torture, and abuse that Megan Williams suffered at the hands of six racists, the injustices the Jena Six are battling, the rise of hanging nooses, and the growing number of attacks on African Americans brings us to this call to action.
NATIONAL MARCH AGAINST HATE CRIMES & RACISM
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Should African Americans Get Reparations—> US Slavery Residue Pt 3
Thursday, November 1st, 2007Should African Americans Get Reparations for Slavery?
When the topic of reparations comes up people get very heated and opinionated… oftentimes without even knowing the facts or history behind reparations.
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White Privilege: Real or Imagined?
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007Note: This article appeared in the Baltimore Sun newspaper and was written by a Caucasian professor of Journalism at the University of Texas. The article appears here on Living Life Abundantly Marenda.Biz with permission directly from the author.
White People Need to Acknowledge
Benefits of Unearned Privilege © by Robert Jensen
Here’s what white privilege [...]
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Mayor McMillin of Jena, Offended by Anti-Racism Song
Monday, October 8th, 2007It is amazing how we can all look at the same picture and see something different or hear the same song and hear something different. Perhaps that is the case in Mayor McMillian’s strong disapproval of John Mellencamp’s song “Jena.”
Yesterday, at our monthly U Grow Girl meeting we had a wonderful conversation about [...]
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