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Offline lasersailor184

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« Reply #15 on: February 13, 2008, 01:48:08 PM »
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Agree with it or not, there have been some amazing people in our history that were black ~ and a great part of the reason that their actions were so great is because they had to battle not only the 'normal' life struggles that every person had, but also had to achieve every small (or large) success while being told they weren't allowed to even strive for success, and had every stumbling block placed before them.

Is it that way today? No.
Is it appropriate to remember with respect & admiration those who cut the trail for those people today who can run the path freely? Yes
Is Bessie one of those folks? Yes, absolutely.


Yes, because the Black race is the only people in the history of the world who have ever struggled with ANYTHING.
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« Reply #16 on: February 13, 2008, 01:56:26 PM »
Men that deserve "Black History Month"
Yankee Air Museum will be hosting a special movie night presenting a documentary film on the 555th Parachute Infantry Regiment from WWII.  Yankee's C-47 will be open to walk through.
February 23rd, 2008.
Doors open at 5.
Movie starts at 6.
ClickyTriple Nickels Movie Night at YAM Clicky

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« Reply #17 on: February 13, 2008, 01:57:57 PM »
were you being sarcastic laser?
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« Reply #18 on: February 13, 2008, 02:13:31 PM »
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were you being sarcastic laser?


lol possibly... but many other folks have suffered through the ages.
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« Reply #19 on: February 13, 2008, 02:23:48 PM »
obviously the philandering MLk is the most important person in the history of the world since he is the only person that we have a holiday for his birthday (maybe christ but..)

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« Reply #20 on: February 13, 2008, 03:54:07 PM »
Great just what we need , another holiday off for teachers and govt workers.
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« Reply #21 on: February 13, 2008, 04:04:38 PM »
We let anyone that wants to take that day off to do so. Only they give up a regular holiday in return.
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« Reply #22 on: February 13, 2008, 04:15:35 PM »
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Great just what we need , another holiday off for teachers and govt workers.


What on earth are y'all talking about? The whole month is black history month. There's no proposed federal holiday involved.

And as soon as any of y'all heard BLACK, you ran to the normal jibber-jabber. *rolling my eyes*
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« Reply #23 on: February 13, 2008, 05:01:23 PM »
Since Homo sapiens orginated, theoretically, in Africa, doesn't that make all of us in the U.S. 'African-American'?

Sorry lazs...

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« Reply #24 on: February 13, 2008, 05:06:50 PM »
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Some other folks who didn't get the recognition they deserved were the Tuskegee Airmen. There are only a few left but much is owed to those guys.

It's not the color of your skin that defines you, it's the acts you commit while in that skin that defines you. Unless you are only defined in your mind by the color of your skin.


Agree.

As to the Tuskegee Airmen, I was kind of suprised when I went to their display area at the Dayton Air Show in '03...frankly it sucked.  The people in there were not at all friendly and as hard as I tried to find something to buy as a momento...it was all garbage.  

It is a shame.
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« Reply #25 on: February 13, 2008, 05:12:41 PM »
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Racism is a two way street. Two of the most racist folks I know are both black. They are more racist than anyone of any color I have ever met.


That's interesting...and your point?
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« Reply #26 on: February 13, 2008, 05:34:06 PM »
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Since Homo sapiens orginated, theoretically, in Africa, doesn't that make all of us in the U.S. 'African-American'?

Sorry lazs...

:D


No, I'm the only "African American" in this thread. I was born on the african continent 52 years ago. I'm also white. Soooo.......

By the way MLK plagerised his PHD thesis. The school decided not to take it away for fears of all the normal things that happen when the american black community gets upset.
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« Reply #27 on: February 13, 2008, 06:44:38 PM »
Wasn't his name michael king?  I heard somewhere that he never even legally changed his name to martin luther, who was a white protestant reformer. I also read he was a communist.

Edit:
Just did a google search and found this.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_martin_luther_king.htm
« Last Edit: February 13, 2008, 06:48:39 PM by Speed55 »
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« Reply #28 on: February 14, 2008, 07:30:17 AM »
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Let me help you out. Every so often the AJC has a nice write up about a white kid, or an Asian kid who tried to enroll in one of the fine "historically black" colleges, only to be denied for "academic reasons".  


Whaaa!??!! A white student was denied admission? The racist bastards! It's a good thing the newspaper is taking the time to document each and every one of these outrages because anytime a white or asian can't get into the college of their choice it's obviously because of race.  Because what else could it be?

How many times does your newspaper do an expose when a black student doesn't get into college?
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« Reply #29 on: February 14, 2008, 07:51:24 AM »
I stand corrected..  

A philandering plagerist is apparently the most important person on the planet because he is the only one worth having a whole holiday just for his birthday (except possibly christ but he is out of favor this year).

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