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The insane, the stupid, and the lousy

  • February 27, 2021
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The insane, the stupid, and the lousy weather destroy, spoiled,by the so-called Conservative mindset. Is aid to the poor a movement towards equality, or is it an inequitable burden for the middle and upper classes? Does permission for abortion defend American women’s freedom, or does it promote the end of human life? Or elected officials representatives of the people, or is it only for themselves? These and many other issues reflect a wide range of political attitudes that shape the...

Mae Mallory

Mae Mallory (June 9, 1927 – 2007) Mae Mallory was a civil rights activist known for her support of armed self-defense and school integration. Most of all, She was the founder of the “Harlem 9,” a group of nine Black mothers formed to protest the inferior conditions of schools in New York City during the 1950’s. More importantly, Mallory argued that despite the ruling of Brown vs. Board of Education, the zoning policies of the NYC Board of Education, essentially...

Dred Scott -N- My Passion To Learnn

  • February 18, 2021
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It’s my passion to learn as much as possible about my people—Those that were taken from their homeland in Africa and brought here to be held in bondage. Some people want to forget about what those settlers did when they came to this part of the world. They took the land from Native Americans, herd then off onto reservation…all that weren’t massacred. Moreover, they took human beings and turned them into a property. I found my Great Great Great Grandfather...

African American Women and the 19th Amendment

  • February 15, 2021
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African American Women And The 19th AmendmentWomen Emma Amos, my great-grandmother, witnessed the national adoption of the 19th Amendment, which recognized women’s right to vote. The 1920 census record tells me that my GG Emma was of voting age. It also tells me she was married to Elbert Amos. In the autumn of 1920, following the ratification of the 19th Amendment, millions of women nationwide cast their ballots in state and federal elections for the first time. At 28 years...