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“The Hate U Give” shows that it’s time to get “Off the RACE Track”
The new movie, The Hate U Give, is now in theaters. I watched the trailer and was amazed at how my book, Off the RACE Track, shows how America got to the point documented in this movie and gives some … Continue reading
Posted in African American experience, African Americans, black culture, healing racism, inner city, inner city streets, Off the RACE Track, prejudice, racial healing, racism, Steve Simms, street talk, streets, Uncategorized, urban, urban life
Tagged Algee Smith, Amandla Stenberg, Angie Thomas, movie, new movie, race, Russell Hornsby, The Hate U Give
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Bible Believers Should Have The Same Rights As Quran Or Gita Believers!
Almost nobody criticizes Muslims for believing the Quran, or Hindus for believing the Bhagavad Gita. They expect the followers of those religions to believe their holy book. Yet many people criticize Christians and Jews for believing the Bible! What’s up … Continue reading
Posted in Bhagavad Gita, Christian, Christianity, discrimination, equal rights, faith, faith in God, Hindu, Hinduism, Islam, Jewish, Jews, Judaism, Muslims, New Testament, prejudice, religious prejudice, religious rights, world religions
Tagged Bible, criticism, holy books, human rights, Quran, religion
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6 Reasons Why The Civil Rights Activits Didn’t Call Their Opponents “Haters”
1) To call someone a hater would have violated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s determination for the Movement to follow the spirit of the Biblical principles of love and non-violence. 2) Blacks were clearly hated in the South so there … Continue reading
Posted in activitists, African American experience, African Americans, biblical, Biblical principles, bigots, British Empire, British history, calling people haters, equal rights, extremist for love, freedom, hate, hate speech, haters, hatred, Jim Crow, love, Love one another, love your enemies, name calling, prejudice, quotation, Quotations, quote, Quotes, racial reconciliation, racism, racists, The Movement
Tagged black history, Civil Rights Movement, equal rights, hate, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, nonviolence
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Definition: “Fetal Position”
A definition — “being in a fetal position” Completely vulnerable; unprotected; having no human rights; legally unrecognized; having no legal personhood; disposable; having your life depend on another person’s “choice;” worthless in the opinion of many people. Check out some … Continue reading
Posted in belief, belief system, discrimination, fetus, human rights, injustice, legal rights, life, politics and religion, prejudice, prenatal, prenatal medicine, rights, slogans, womb
Tagged abortion, definition, fetal position, personhood, politics, pro choice, Pro-life
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Thoughts On The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory of the origin of the universe has become widely accepted both among scientists and in society. There is even a popular American TV sitcom on CBS called The Big Bang Theory. However, the theory is not … Continue reading
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Case Study — A White Homosexual, A Black Woman, An African Muslim, & A White Mistress
I was asked to write a diversity case study for a course I am taking. Here it is: Sue, a black female, owns a company with 30 employees and hires Betty, a white female who has been the 2 year … Continue reading
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Tagged African, case study, diversity, homosexual, inclusion, mistress, Muslim, tolerance
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World Famous “Good” Men Who Weren’t So Good
People like to look back on history and call certain world famous men (or groups of men) good. Perhaps the two groups of men that have been considered the best of the good are the American Founding Fathers and the … Continue reading
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