Archive for ‘February 22nd, 2005’

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Feb22

The qualifications of being considered “Black”: #2- Must have two “black” parents

by Duane on February 22nd, 2005 at 6:11 am
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People of multi-ethnic origin in many cases have been faced with just as much racial bigotry as most people with two black parents. This is especially true if their skin tone happens to be of a lighter shade. Listen to many of these multi-ethnic people and they will tell you that at some point in [...]

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Feb22

Black Movers and Shakers: Phillip Clay

by Duane on February 22nd, 2005 at 5:22 am
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When Phillip L. Clay, Ph.D., was appointed as the chancellor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on July 1, 2001, he became the highest-ranking Black official in the Institute’s 136-year history. The position of chancellor is one of the two most senior academic officers at MIT. As chancellor, Clay has oversight responsibility for undergraduate and [...]

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Feb22

The Moynihan Report: Something worth reading

by Duane on February 22nd, 2005 at 5:18 am
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I will be the first to admit to you that I have never read this report. Although this report (originally drafted in 1965 by Daniel Patrick Moynihan on the state of black America in that day) may be a little dated in some of its numbers, I found that after reading some of the [...]

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Feb22

Pay Up, Honky

by Duane on February 22nd, 2005 at 5:12 am
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Black newspapers find that crying racism can be good for business.
BY KEVIN HOFFMAN for clevescene.com
“Black people, wake up!” shouts the ad running in local black newspapers. “Do not spend your money with Kohl’s Department Stores or T-Mobile Wireless . . . Help us prove their racist stereotypes wrong.”
From the hyperbolic tone, you’d think the [...]

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