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Scootaloo

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10. Actually. Black History month is STILL a white history month...

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 05:11 AM

Jul 2013

Since in schools at least (where most people encounter the concept for the longest) it's taught about African-American interactions with white American society, told from a white perspective, with a strong focus on whites "granting" franchise to blacks. Africa is rarely on the radar and is usually a story of colonialism again told from white sources where it appears. The Caribbean and Latin America aren't even on the radar; You don't learn about Toussaint Louverture, for damn sure! US history through black eyes is rarely taught, if ever, and the notion that black Americans have any amount of history that isn't completely encapsulated by white history is just utterly foreign.

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Why Whites Hate Affirmative Action [View all] MrScorpio Jun 2013 OP

The "White entertainment television" whine has always made me laugh Scootaloo Jun 2013 #1

Oh, I have always loved the "why don't we have a Ms. WHITE America pageant?!" Number23 Jun 2013 #4

You forgot NOLALady Jun 2013 #5

I know. I guess they must have forgotten that for the first 300 years of this country Number23 Jun 2013 #6

Actually. Black History month is STILL a white history month... Scootaloo Jul 2013 #10

Well said!! Love this post Number23 Jul 2013 #13

Everyday is white history. JRLeft Aug 2013 #18

I once got into that one with some righties treestar Aug 2013 #21

I get at least three of those White Entertainment Channels on my TV... MADem Jul 2013 #8

Yeah they always seem to forget those treestar Aug 2013 #22

Nice find, bookmarking. K&R n/ t ms liberty Jun 2013 #2

The pro white media like Fox News is for Zimmerman because of that awful Rachel Jeantel coldmountain Jun 2013 #3

I'm going to be honest. Jamaal510 Jul 2013 #7

I felt sorry for her. I thought the defense attorney was bullying her. MADem Jul 2013 #9

honestly...it would not have mattered noiretextatique Jul 2013 #11

Yeah...I think regardless she would have been vilified... onpatrol98 Jul 2013 #14

i heard this AFTER the trial: she had some type of surgery on her mouth noiretextatique Aug 2013 #19

noire JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #20

Ahistorical view on race noiretextatique Jul 2013 #12

I'm a white man and I support it. TJ-Tretman Aug 2013 #15

You know JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #17

Much appreciated. K&R n/t OneGrassRoot Aug 2013 #16