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73 Years of Lynchings in America!

Michelle Obama Speaks out!

The treatment President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have received from some Americans, some media and some public officials will be forever recorded for future generations.  The stupidity, actually racism, has been so obvious to us all. We can reasonably expect that the first Latino/Latina President will receive similar treatment because it seems that “stupid” in America is a common and cultural attribute. I am sure that the first Latina First Lady will be asked if Taco Tuesdays will be the normal in the White House.  She will be asked where she learned such good English and problably when she first came to America.

Hate Groups: 10 States top List

These are the ten states with the most Hate Groups. At the top of the list for Hate groups is the KKK! Are you shocked? Are you frightened? Black Americans are the group that is the most hated.

Louisiana

Virginia

Kentucky

Alabama

South Carolina

Tennessee

New Jersey

Idaho

Arkansas

Mississippi

http://www.theroot.com/articles/news/2015/07/black_people_are_the_most_hated_people_in_the_country_and_these_10_states.html?wpisrc=obinsite

Museum about America’s Slavery

http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/402172/the-only-american-museum-about-slavery/

Race Based Slavery – the concept

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_history_of_american_slavery/2015/05/why_america_adopted_race_based_slavery.html?wpsrc=kwfacebookdt&kwp_0=35546&kwp_4=203812&kwp_1=178981

Lynching of Leo Frank

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-century-after-lynching-town-still-wrestles-over-history/ar-BBlzTYA

The eyes of hate were upon us or were they really?

“If looks could kill”, as the expression goes, seven adults and a child would have been dead at a local restaurant over the weekend.  A colleague of mine and I had brunch at a local restaurant with two young man who had given a presentation to some students earlier in the morning.  One of the young men had invited his wife and baby girl to join us, and the other young man had come with his fiancée.  As people were being seated I noticed that they couldn’t keep their eyes off our table. I looked at the people seated at the table behind me to see what they were doing, and an older woman was also staring at our table.  I whispered in the young man’s ear…”have you noticed how people keep staring at our table?” He nodded yes. 

At first I just thought that it must have been interesting to see an older woman sitting next to a handsome young man, who could have been his grandmother.  Then I realized why and a few tears tricked down my cheek.  The young men at our table were black.  And while they were wearing suits, they were after all, black.  Wonder if people even cared that one of the young man owned his own insurance company and was a model father, while the other one made a six figure salary.  In retrospect, I wonder if it would have mattered to the gawkers that sitting at the table they were staring at were three master’s degrees, a Juris doctorate, and two BAs.  Nope, don’t think knowing those realities would have stopped the gawkers…sad, but true.

Oops, never mind.  They were probably just in awed at the beautiful, diverse, and well dressed group enjoying each other’s company.

Black kids see cops/White Kids see doctors

Good read!

http://www.colorlines.com/articles/study-behavioral-problems-black-students-see-cops-whites-see-docs

Playingforchange.org

White and Black “rioting” and how it is covered by the Media

Does the media hurt or help race issues in America?

Toys with Disabilities! Finally!

this is fantastic!

Toys with Disabilities 

Idali’s List of Movies that Deal with “isms”

Consider viewing at least 10 of these recommended movies! Who knows, you may learn something new!

Idali’s List of Movies

50 Books Donated to Lenawee County Schools

These books can be found in Lenawee Schools and public libraries.

50 Multicultural Childrens Books