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5 Things That Black and White People Don’t Understand About Each Other
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5 Things That Black and White People Don’t Understand About Each Other

In the next couple of months, we might very well have our first black president here in the U. S. So I feel that black and white people in this country should start working on embracing, or at least respecting, each other's culture. There are a lot of things about white people that many black Americans don't understand and vice versa. Many times we have a negative reaction to things we don't understand. But when we see our fellow Americans of other ethnicities engage in activities that we can't quite relate to, we should respect that and appreciate their differences. Because no matter how much we try to rationalize, there are things that black and white people will never "get" about each other. With that being said, I have compiled a short list of 5 Things that black and white people don't...
Rise, Black People
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Rise, Black People

The entire Black race has been forsaken since birth, but we have no one to blame but ourselves, because we allowed it to happened. In fact, everything that has happened to Black individuals, we allowed it to happen, but we can change. We can make life better for ourselves. One of the greatest downfalls of Black individuals is the belief in god. I just can't understand why Black people believe in god, when the non-existent being did, nor does nothing to support or even, at the very least, accept the existence and equality of Black people. For some reason, Black Americans put god first in their lives, ahead of real people that actually exist in their lives, to include family. There is absolutely no proof of god's existence. None the less, Black people worship this non-existent supreme being...
Booker Washington’s Tireless Work in the US For Social-Economic Development For Black Americans
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Booker Washington’s Tireless Work in the US For Social-Economic Development For Black Americans

Booker T. Washington who after being emancipated from slavery had only managed to get a primary education got probationary admittance to Hampton Institute and proved such an exemplary student, teacher, and speaker that the principal of Hampton Armstrong recommended him to Alabamans to lead them to establish a school for African Americans in their state. In 1881, he was hired as the first principal of a school being founded in Alabama. under a charter from the Alabama legislature for training teachers, the first time a black was being offered such a high position.They soon found the energetic and visionary leader they sought in Washington. Washington thus became the first principal of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. which he built from scratch into the most reputable and stab...
Reevaluating the Black Power Movement – From Mayor Richard G Hatcher to President Barack Obama
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Reevaluating the Black Power Movement – From Mayor Richard G Hatcher to President Barack Obama

Though misunderstood and misrepresented by the media and its opponents, the 1960s Black Power movement touched every aspect of American culture, and like the "New Negro" Movement of the 1920s, African Americans came of age, becoming self-determining and racially conscious. Black people- sharecroppers, unionists, welfare and tenants rights organizers, students, intellectuals, poets, musicians and singers and politicians-grounded in the ideology of Black Power, began to organize around controlling their own lives and institutions. The movement pointedly questioned the capacity of America's democracy to extend justice, citizenship and equality of opportunity to African Americans, castigating America for its failure to live up to the principles of democracy. Unfortunately, the confrontational...
Stop Trump Commercials – Spread Messages of Truth, Unity and Love
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Stop Trump Commercials – Spread Messages of Truth, Unity and Love

Since Donald Trump took the presidency, more people took to the streets to protest his policies. In fact, just a day after his inauguration, a record-breaking protest was held at the same spot where he was inaugurated. Hundreds upon thousands of women marched in Washington, DC to support women's rights and other important issues. Parallel rallies were held across the country, and even outside the US. Despite the strong messages against Trump and his agenda, it didn't deter him. In fact, he has continued signing executive orders favoring big businesses and oil companies, while placing the environment and middle-class workers at risk. The good thing is that some businesses have also taken measures against Trump. In a powerful rebuke against his controversial policies, these businesses have...
For Unity
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For Unity

Every few decades there have been moments that seem to suggest the United States might somehow get its act together. Unfortunately, today there have been no moments that even come close to imply we as a nation will finally pull together to secure a better future for all. The stark reality and the cold truth facing America is that greed, and the lack of cohesiveness between all political parties have pitted on entity against the other. Consequently, the United States is anything but united. Too many splinter groups and organizations each with their own brand of agendas continue to pull this nation apart. With the current Administration bumbling their way toward a vision that is incompatible with the majority Americans opens the door wide open to encourage a unity of purpose from all sides ...
The Deep State Shadow Government Hidden Within Our Elected Government
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The Deep State Shadow Government Hidden Within Our Elected Government

The so called "Deep State" or "Shadow Government" is within the minds of those employees working in the U.S. government who are in opposition to the elected power structure that has developed over the many decades of U.S. history? How is the deep state able to survive over the many years of changing governments? The deep state lurks within the shadow that nobody can see. This deep state that is commonly referred to as the shadow government that can't be seen but can be heard at times though leaked classified government information to media sources that share their same thoughts. The so called deep state comes out of the shadow as the government they want gets elected then goes back into the shadow and onto the mossy landing that is their mind when the government they hate returns and ejec...
Fate, Destiny, Purpose – It’s the Same Thing
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Fate, Destiny, Purpose – It’s the Same Thing

Fate, destiny, and purpose are really the same thing. Our definition determines the positive or negative view of these words in reference to our own lives. One of these words is mostly used to define something negative, and one of these words always seems positive, while the third word can go either way. Fate. Fate can have a very negative connotation. "It was fate" that she would be hurt by the very weapon she used against others. Miriam Webster a: an inevitable and often adverse outcome, condition, or end b: disaster; especially death. We all know that when we hear "It was fatal", we know it means death. Destiny. "He was destined to drop out of school", "He was destined to become a doctor". Miriam Webster: something to which a person or thing is destined a: fortune destiny. Accor...
Related But Not the Same: Guilt and Shame, Embarrassment and Humiliation
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Related But Not the Same: Guilt and Shame, Embarrassment and Humiliation

As an EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) practitioner I ask my clients all the time, "How does that make you feel? What emotion does that bring up for you?" While I often hear guilt and shame being used interchangeably, they are related but not the same. Guilt is feeling bad about a particular action you have taken. If you did something you consider wrong such as lie to, cheat, betray or hurt somebody, then guilt is an appropriate feeling and can be a catalyst for self-improvement. From guilt can come remorse, which implies a genuine sorrow at having hurt someone. Remorse generally leads to positive deeds such as admitting your mistakes, taking responsibility for your actions, a true apology, and a commitment to changing your behavior. On the other hand, if you know you tried your best i...
The Outline of Whites’ Violence Vs Blacks’ Nonviolence in American History
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The Outline of Whites’ Violence Vs Blacks’ Nonviolence in American History

Introduction Various dissatisfactions may result in protests in a community or a society. Religious, economical, societal and political concerns are amongst the most important factors which provoke different groups and classes to counter act against the status quo. In most of the time such displeasures end in some political gained grants, trivial or general reformations in current law and mechanism and compromise and returning to pre-challenge era. But in some occasions the depth and level of discontent is in its extreme thus the protestors are looking for a fundamental reformation or in other words revolution and subversion. Overthrow can be done by civilians or servicemen, in societal level such a protest is known as a movement. In deed, social movements are acts and processes in which ...