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repost: Things I did not know #97644899544: The first memorial day was led by former slaves
The first Memorial Day was led by former slaves in Charleston. Charleston was in ruins. The peninsula was nearly deserted, the fine houses empty, the streets littered with the debris of fighting and the ash of fires that had burned out … Continue reading
Posted in Historical, race class and ethnicity, slavery, things I did not know, USA, war
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Anti-Racism in Duluth, MN
Duluth, MN is a place very close to my heart. I go there every chance I get. My “Minnesotan family” live there. They mean the world to me and so does Duluth. Really, I don’t know where I would be … Continue reading
Posted in Minnesota, Personal, race class and ethnicity, USA
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Kids on kids
I saw two really powerful messages today. Each one is by kids and about kids. 1. As seen on colorlines, Lakota students from Rosebud, South Dakota posted a powerful rebuttal to the ABC 20/20 special Children of the Plains. The students’ video challanges … Continue reading
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“a bunch of skinny black guys will get killed”
A few days a go, I noticed that some Twin Cities media people I follow on facebook/twitter were circulating a call for Somali Americans to audition for a Tom Hanks film. I also noticed that none of my East African … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Minnesota, race class and ethnicity
Tagged black hawk down, east africa, film, hollywood, minneapolis, piracy, somali community, somalia, tom hanks, twin cities
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“Kill the Indian, Save the Man”
NPR reports: Years ago, thousands of Native American children were forcibly removed from their homes and sent to boarding schools, where the motto of the schools’ founder was “Kill the Indian, Save the Man.” Children lost touch with their culture, … Continue reading
Posted in Children, colonialism, race class and ethnicity
Tagged foster care, Indian Child Welfare Act, lakota, midwest, native american, npr, south dakota
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haitians & occupy
“We think that what is happening to Haiti is an amazing example of the beast that is destroying this country, destroying people of color, destroying working people,” said Ray LaForest, one of the organizers of a contingent of Haitians that … Continue reading
Posted in global economy, human rights, Labor (Labour), race class and ethnicity, USA
Tagged activism, haiti, occupy, ows
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PEOPLE: “We all deserve the same rights as our peers to be educated.”
WI State Journal reports: UW senior Althea Miller weeps as she gives an impassioned statement to students on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011. More than 100 people took over a press conference held by a conservative think tank to introduce a study … Continue reading
Mini Powwow at the Mall of America
Speaking of global politics, everyday life…. (Thanks, Sheryl)
Posted in colonialism, Minnesota, music, race class and ethnicity, USA, video
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Insurrection UK
Talking about right and wrong doesn’t help us understand the historical moment. Darcus Howe, British West Indian Writer and Broadcaster.
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