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13 Things I Learned from the Documentary ‘13th’. Top Story - June 2020.
As I continue to educate myself on racism in America, I watched to highly recommended documentary “13th”. The 13th Amendment of the Constitution states "Neither slavery or involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction." essentially meaning slavery is illegal, but prisoners can be treated as slaves. This documentary was incredibly informative and compelling to say the least. I've compiled notes I took while watching the film in an attempt to stay engaged and hold myself accountable for my education on the matter and created a list of 13 important lessons or information nuggets from the film to extend that information to others and have an easily accessible format for myself for future reference.
By Shae Moreno6 years ago in The Swamp
The Best Choice You Can Make
To some extent, every young man, or not so young man, has gone through the disapproving glare of a would-be, significant other’s parent or parents. It does not happen with every partner of course. Sometimes the families are very nice, normal. When the parent or parents are less than welcoming, there can be different reasons.
By Q-ell Betton6 years ago in The Swamp
The Baltimore Conventions
The First in a 20 party series on the history of the Democratic Convention The first six Democratic national conventions were held in Baltimore. Given that much of the population of the US still lived on the east coast, it was convenient, especially for Washington politicians. Here is a rundown of the first conventions.
By John Heckenlively6 years ago in The Swamp
Talking Equal Rights and Social Justice with David Thibodeau
This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Waco survivor and humanitarian, David Thibodeau! We discussed all things Waco, Black Lives Matter, and equality. David’s story and his humanitarian work are very inspiring, and I hope that you enjoy our interview as much as I enjoyed it!
By Ashley Nestler, MSW6 years ago in The Swamp
Statues and the Distillation of History
So, the past week has been a real eye-opener for the current discourse of history in Britain. From protests and counter-protests to the statue of slave trader Edward Colston going for a swim, it has provided an extraordinary opportunity for a nation to search its soul and to accept its past. That is if only more people were willing to.
By C. Raymond Martin6 years ago in The Swamp
Is your allyship with BLM performative?. Top Story - June 2020.
The truth is, BLM has always needed allies. Black people have always needed allies. Sure, posting an empty black square on Instagram may prove that you're not racist, but does it prove that your anti-racist?
By Hexe News 6 years ago in The Swamp
‘Covid’ Ops: Open to Gates Manipulation
Here in Britain we’ve become quite familiar with the terms track-and-trace and vaccine and how they are supposedly “fundamental” to the world getting back to normal following this “bogus Covid19 pandemic” we find ourselves engulfed in, but how about the concept of microchip and quantum-dot implants? We’ve not been told much about these measures... but they are very much part of the plan moving forward.
By Steve Harrison6 years ago in The Swamp
The silent majority
The silent majority need a media voice of their own Why is the media so dominated by the views of specific minority interest groups?
By Peter Rose6 years ago in The Swamp
Racial Injustice Ends Now
Racial Injustice has always been a problem. It will always be a problem as long as everyone who sees it as a problem, sees it that way. I do not know too much of any other colored races histories besides African Americans. But I want to take the time to say that we know blacks are not the only people of color that are being treated so horribly. It should not be this way at all. When we were created by (whatever or whomever you believe created you), we were never meant to see the color of our skins as a problem. Humans did not all live in the same part of the world. And everyone knows that the sun is hotter in some places. While it barely shine in others. Therefore some humans were bound to be darker than others. Our bodies adapt to its environment. For those who believe in God, Adam was created from "the dust of the ground".The Bible does not say whether it was white, black, yellow, grey, brown, or green dust. It says "DUST of the ground", so someone please explain to me why people that claim to be followers and believers are judging others for being a different skin tone. For those who do not believe in religious believes, whether you believe in a scientific explanation or not. We are the way we are because that is how we were meant to be. And when I say that I mean skin tone wise. Anything else bad in our lives well that is mostly based on the paths we chose. We do not have the right to judge and discriminate people for only God or whatever higher power you believe in has the right to do that. Now lets get away from religion. Hundreds of thousands of years past and we arrive at the time of slavery. Africans, "Black", ”Negros" and what ever names they want to call blacks are living peacefully. Then BAM here comes people of non-color coming in and forcing other HUMANS to become their slaves. Why because of their skin tones and because simply non-color people (the ones that are okay with slavery) to me are just straight-up lazy and feel privileged. And if that was not bad enough, they beat, killed, raped and sold colored people off as if they were not HUMANS with feelings. Everything happening now started then. So I guess you can say that slave owners and their supporters are responsible for Human Trafficking, Rape, abuse of any type and for killing people just for the fun of it. But now it is a problem when African Americans or anyone of color do it, right? If it is a non-colored person it is fine, right? Because they are following in the footsteps of their ancestors. But let's point out that if colored folks were LEFT ALONE where they were these problems would not have started. Maybe it would have but at least not in such a horrible way, there would have been a more civil approach. Yet that is not the way history took place. The blood, tears, and sweat of our colored and non racist ancestors built America. Therefore colored people should be treated with respect and not like garbage. For without them America would never have been America. Now this ”Make America Great Again” phrase makes me laugh because when was America ever ”Great”? America has been nothing but chaos from the very beginning. How can you kick people off their land and force others from their homes to be slaves, then have the audacity to call America ”Great”. It is just an honestly big joke. Look around, the whole racism thing is mainly with ONE race, every other race has come to overcome their differences and move on. And it is only about half of that race that has the racism mindset. The time is now to stop all of this, get over yourselves, and get on the right side of history. Every day the world is evolving but since we are not all on the same page it also gravitates towards it's ending. Look around and make a change. But if we all continue to hate, use violence then the world will come to its destruction. The way the world is I would never bring a child into it, would you? For those who have, how do you feel? You want change? Be that change. Start with you and work from there. Just something to think about.
By Kacey6 years ago in The Swamp
Reason New Cities Support Poverty Eradication
Poverty indicates a decline in economic activities – be it in economies, homes, or individual’s life. It has long been projected that there would be population explosion by 2050 in many countries. And if economic activities do not grow alongside this projected growth, poverty would increase in these economies. So how can the economy be grown to cushion the effect of this projection?
By Morgan Orioha6 years ago in The Swamp
The Police
A Broken System As a result of the violent murder of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer, we have heard cries to defund the police and even to abolish the police all together. Mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, supports reforming the police department with an over site board, new training and investment in community resources, but these are mere band aids for a much larger, deeply broken criminal justice system of which the police are only one part.
By Terri Kalloch6 years ago in The Swamp
Racism is not manufactured
Click open any social media platform today, and you will see a plethora of opinions on today's racially charged environment. Some claim it is systemic and has just been well hidden until our current leadership allowed it to be "okay". Others claim that it is just a construct of the so-called "liberal media", and is being manufactured to create a reason to riot, pillage and destroy.
By Brenda Johnson6 years ago in The Swamp