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Suggestions for humans
Fellow humans: Let’s treat each other with high regard. After all, everyone of us is a miracle. People who insult people disrespect the human race. The human race has no subsets. We’re all the same breed. You’re not “different”! When … Continue reading
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Tagged antiracism, civil rights, colorism, equal rights, equality, human rights, humanity, Off the RACE Track, poetry, protests 2020
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Stop color profiling
Instead of saying, “I’m not a racist,” perhaps we should be saying, “I’m against profiling people by their skin color.” The “supremacy” or dominance of one race over another can only be maintained by brutality and cruelty. Most people want … Continue reading
You might be unracist if . . .
The vast majority of Americans claim (and believe) that they are not racists. However, in an unracist society, race isn’t an issue. You might be unracist if you look at faces and don’t see races. You might be unracist if … Continue reading
Posted in American history, black history, Black history month, community, drum major for justice, equality, human rights, inequality, injustice, institutional racism, liberty and justice for all, Love one another, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK, MLK Day, NASCAR, overcoming hate, social justice, the beloved community, The Movement, Uncategorized, unity, wrong side of history
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Ralph Abernathy Said What!
Famous Civil Rights leader, Ralph Abernathy, was a campus speaker when I was in college at The University of Tennessee Martin. In a packed ball room he told about his experiences in the Civil Rights Movement and about working with … Continue reading
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America’s Bravest Supreme Court Justice — John Marshall Harlan
Although I didn’t rank John Marshall Harlan in my Top 10 Greatest Americans, I do consider him to be American’s Brave Supreme Court Justice ever. He was a true American hero of equality. In 1896, seven men heard Homer Plessy’s story … Continue reading
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My Second Greatest American — Martin Luther King, Jr.
On this blog I have been counting down my top 10 greatest Americans of all time based on their personal commitment to (and servce for) the principles of “all men are created equal” and “liberty and justice for all”. My second … Continue reading
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Top Ten Greatest Americans #10 — Dorothy Day
Number ten is Dorothy Day. Here’s a quote from her. “No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There is too much work to do.” Dorothy Day was born in 1897 and grew up in Chicago. … Continue reading
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