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AF-AM News bits – February 2020
MY MESSAGE: “Until the lion becomes the historian, the hunter will always be the hero.” (An old African Proverb) Could this be the inspiration behind Point of View? AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT For most White people, Donald Trump is just a choice for president, for or against, while for Black folks and other folks of color,…
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AF-AM News bits – January 2020
ROSA PARKS HONORED Congratulations Montgomery, Alabama, for unveiling the statue of Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks who on December 1, 1955, refused to move to the back of a Montgomery bus when front seats were reserved for Whites only. Ironically, the statue was unveiled by Montgomery’s first Black mayor, who wisely said: “We’re always looking…
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AFAM Newsbits – April 2018
BLACK MALE TEACHERS SHOULD NOT CARRY GUNS IN SCHOOL Whatever the merits of the debate over teachers carrying guns in school, one thing is perfectly clear. Black male teachers should not carry guns in school. Can you imagine a Black male teacher wielding a weapon in school against an attacker of any color as the…
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AFAM Newsbits – May 2018
ACUTE CASE OF COCKINESS — Springfield’s Mayor Sarno has soiled his reputation across the state with his unwarranted attacks on South Congregational Church for offering sanctuary to a married, undocumented mother of two who was threatened with deportation to her native Peru. Gisella Collazo came to Springfield 17 years ago. After living here for four years,…
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AFAM Newsbits – June 2018
YAWKEY WAY NO MORE Two weeks ago Boston’s Public Improvement Commission voted to change the name of Yawkey Way back to its original name, Jersey Street. The offensive signs that became an ever present reminder of the Red Sox racist past under its now-deceased past owner, Tom Yawkey, were removed and replaced on the morning…







