Afrikan People And European Holidays: A Mental Genocide

I recently came across a photo album on face book with a African-Islamic male who was glorifying this book. Although I have not read it, I commented on it's title and got into a heated debate with the publisher of the photo who was defending its contents. I went back later to retrieve the comments and found that they had been erased. I found that to be absolutely hilarious....Something about someone questioning knowledge or the fear that someone else will see I questioned it must have scared him.

Voice Back tell me what you think.


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Destiny

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Homelessness vs. Society

"What hurts me the most, I mean I don't care if I get a nickel or a dime, but what hurts me the most is the kind of acknowledgement I get, like we don't even exist...they don't hear you, they don't see you, but you know you just gotta keep pushing…"- Joseph

The term homelessness has been wrongly stereotyped as a result of drug or gambling addictions. Therefore homeless people have been cast out of society, as if they were never part of it in the first place. This issue causes plenty of homeless people to be degraded on a daily basis. Society will never know or understand the situation of a homeless person, therefore society shouldn't judge them.

Yesterday I attended an information session called Deconstructing Misconceptions of Homelessness and Urban Poverty, basically showing and explaining the different faces of homelessness. This session was led by a public panel of homeless people located in Riverside. There were six people on the panel: Bernice, Brett, Joseph, Cliff, Jasmine, and Diana. They were all homeless, but with different situations; none were drug or gambling addicts.

Bernice's situation was caused by our current economic problems. Her husband, who provided the only income in the family, lost his job as a truck driver. Due to no money to pay for their assets, Bernice, her husband, and kids had to enter themselves in a homeless shelter. As she tearfully spoke about her setbacks, Bernice makes sure she states that she is the "new face of homelessness"; proclaiming that people look at her as if she was a drug addict, when that was definitely not the case.

Brett and Diana's situation was unfortunate, but not rare in the homeless community. Brett's educational background consists of a Bachelor's degree in Humanity Services from Cal State Fullerton. One unfortunate day, he got into a fight that went too far, and was sentenced to two years in jail for manslaughter. Diana graduated with a Business degree from Cal State San Bernardino. When she came out to her husband that she was a lesbian, he embezzled money from the state and fled the country. The government then sentenced her to two years in prison. Though they don't live near the Inland Empire, Brett and Diana are both paroled in Riverside County. So basically, after being released from jail, they both were abandoned in a city with no relatives, friends, and coworkers to stay with. Also, money is an issue because nobody will hire a criminal. Therefore their only resort was to stay at a homeless shelter until they are off parole.

Everybody has a different reason to be homeless. It is true that some homeless people were victims to drugs and gambling. But that doesn't mean society should shun all of them. Food is their number one priority, so if society doesn't want to give them money at least give them the pleasure of a meal.

What do you think? Share your voice.

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Interracial Dating Creating Blasians and Mixed People Everyday....

Black and white? Hispanic and black? White and Indian? Pacific Islander and European? Asian and white? The oh so many possibilities of the human race. Why is it that in the black community dating outside of your race has become such a taboo? I personally think it's funny because there are so many mixed African Americans in the community. How many light skinned African American people do you see upon a daily basis? Now think how many of them might have an Irish father or Jewish mother who has indebted them with some European culture. Interesting isn't it. The main issue is the ongoing debate, the black woman with the white man or the black man with the white woman. Is this ok? Is the white woman or white man really gonna understand what it is like to be black? No and never, but that's like asking the same question, "Will your partner ever understand what it feels like to be like in your shoes as a man or woman?" No never and I hope not, because hell I would be pissed if I found out my husband to be, was post-op.

Black men dating a white female hold the stigma, they are dating the white female because she is easy, a yes woman and its simple. No questions asked, sex on a dime, plain easy money. Black women dating a white male hold the stigma, they hate black man, dislike black men, can't get a black man or they don't want a black man. Stop the presses. Every scenario has it's different circumstances. The truth is its true in some relationships, black men do date some white women because they feel it is easier than holding down a strong black picky independent female. Black woman sometimes do date white males because they have given up on on finding the good black male in the species. It was interesting when researching that I also found interracial dating sites. Didn't know our community was taking it that far.....Now lets add my personal opinion....

1. Seems to me a lot of different cultures exist, what would it be like to experience a personal relationship with one who embodies one?
2. Aren't we all different for a reason........
3. It depends on your preference. I will date outside my race, but at the end of the day I'm hopeful but not limited to an African-American Male.

At the end of the day, I think its definitely ok to get your swirl on! As long as you know what you want, in the end its ok. Date away, because at the end of the day if you are are black and do decide to procreate "The tiniest drop of black paint into a bucket of white paint no longer gives you white".

In the remixed words of the "Big Tymers' "Everybody get your swirl on."

I thought this one was pretty interesting...
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Milk and Chocolate
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Oh and even back then : )
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Scholarship Info..Get Your Moolah Baby $3,000

Millennium Momentum Foundation, Inc. will be awarding academic scholarships in the amount of $3,000.00 each for the 2009-2010 academic school year to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing careers in other public service related fields (i.e. public administration, public policy, political science, social welfare, education administration, etc.). As one of our instrumentally supportive universities, we wanted you to be one of the first to access the information on our website at www.millennium-momentum.org.

Please note that the DEADLINE for scholarship application submittal is Friday, May 15, 2009. Interested students can access the application and eligibility & requirements in the Best & the Brightest Scholarship Program section of the Millennium Momentum Foundation, Inc. website at http://www.millennium-momentum.org/programs/.

If students, faculty, or staff should have any questions, they can contact the Millennium Momentum Foundation, Inc. office at (323) 939-9549 or scholarships@millennium-mo

mentum.org.

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