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Happy Black History month
« on: February 19, 2010, 09:29:30 PM »
Happy Black History month ::)  Yes our tax dollars at work how much is spent on this and getting it past?  Every dollar spent on passing this useless idea was wasted.  Every day we should remember people of all colors that did great things
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Re: Happy Black History month
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2010, 10:44:12 PM »
and the ebony awards are priceless....racism.

what would happen when we start a caucasian awards ceremony?
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Re: Happy Black History month
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2010, 12:24:31 AM »
Racism!
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Re: Happy Black History month
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2010, 08:18:24 AM »
And February the shortest month why pick this one in the middle of the winter there were no big things in it relating to black history that I know of
"Eat it up.  Wear it out.  Make it do or do without." 

'People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.'
George Bernard Shaw

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Re: Happy Black History month
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2010, 02:27:12 PM »
And February the shortest month why pick this one in the middle of the winter there were no big things in it relating to black history that I know of

Q: African Americans have a rich history. But why is 'Black History Month' celebrated in February?

A: We owe the celebration of Black History Month to Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Born to parents who were former slaves, he worked in the Kentucky coal mines as a child and enrolled in high school at age twenty. He graduated in two years and later went on to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard. As a student, he was disturbed to find that history books largely ignored the black American population. If blacks were mentioned at all, it was generally in ways that reflected the inferior social position they were assigned at the time.

Woodson decided to take on the challenge of writing black Americans into the nation's history. He established the 'Association for the Study of Negro Life and History' in 1915; later re-named to the 'Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History' (ASALH) . In 1916, he founded the widely respected 'Journal of Negro History'. In 1926, he launched Negro History Week to bring national attention to the contributions of black people throughout American history.

Woodson chose the second week of February for Negro History Week because it corresponded to the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, two men who greatly impacted the American black population. In 1976, the Association succeeded in expanding the observance, which then became Black History Month.

Other significant dates in February...

February 23, 1868:
W. E. B. DuBois, important civil rights leader and co-founder of the NAACP, was born.
 
February 3, 1870:
The 15th Amendment was passed, granting blacks the right to vote.
 
February 25, 1870:
The first black U.S. senator, Hiram R. Revels (1822-1901), took his oath of office.
 
February 12, 1909:
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded by a group of concerned black and white citizens in New York City.
 
February 1, 1960:
In what would become a civil-rights movement milestone, a group of black Greensboro, N.C., college students began a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter.
 
February 21, 1965:
Malcolm X, the militant leader who promoted Black Nationalism, was shot to death by three Black Muslims.

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Re: Happy Black History month
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2010, 02:29:35 PM »
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February 21, 1965:
Malcolm X, the militant leader who promoted Black Nationalism, was shot to death by three Black Muslims.

will black on black crimes ever cease?
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Re: Happy Black History month
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2010, 02:38:21 PM »
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February 21, 1965:
Malcolm X, the militant leader who promoted Black Nationalism, was shot to death by three Black Muslims.

will black on black crimes ever cease?

Or white on white?
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Re: Happy Black History month
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2010, 02:55:05 PM »
I just don't  object to Black history month but all these feel good month of this or that crap it just happens I have been inundated with black history month lately.  Think of all the time and resources that go into getting the congress to approve such crap wasted manpower and resources in my option they could be doing their jobs instead.  Such as talking and passing budgets, heath care ect that they always seem not to have enough time to do before their many vacations.  
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"Eat it up.  Wear it out.  Make it do or do without." 

'People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.'
George Bernard Shaw

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Re: Happy Black History month
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2010, 03:24:40 PM »
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February 21, 1965:
Malcolm X, the militant leader who promoted Black Nationalism, was shot to death by three Black Muslims.

will black on black crimes ever cease?

Or white on white?
nothing compares to the green on green.  horrifying!
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Re: Happy Black History month
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2010, 03:30:47 PM »
Those Marsians!  :tinfoil: :tantrum: :arrr:

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Re: Happy Black History month
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2010, 03:41:34 PM »
 :green:
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Re: Happy Black History month
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2010, 04:55:34 PM »
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three Black Muslims.

sounds like a nursery rhyme

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Re: Happy Black History month
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2010, 06:43:01 PM »
"I’m fearless in my heart.
They will always see that in my eyes.
I am the passion; I am the warfare.
I will never stop...
always constant, accurate, and intense."

  - Steve Vai, "The Audience is Listening"

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Re: Happy Black History month
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2010, 08:01:06 PM »
Those Marsians!  :tinfoil: :tantrum: :arrr:

Starniggers.

Funny, but so true. We are what we are I guess.

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Re: Happy Black History month
« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2010, 11:56:49 AM »
"I’m fearless in my heart.
They will always see that in my eyes.
I am the passion; I am the warfare.
I will never stop...
always constant, accurate, and intense."

  - Steve Vai, "The Audience is Listening"