We were making such incredible progress from the bigotry and racism of previous generations and then hatred rose from politics. Black History Month helps us refocus and get back to making our lives better with equality.
Streisand points out how hatred is spread by teaching children.
From the tone of your comment, am I to assume that you are Hindu? I have a Hindu colleague who can not stand the sight of Muslims. This hatred is deeply rooted in the human story.
Be that as it may, I will say this:
As a teacher in Toronto for nearly 30 years, I've met Hindu students who are anti-black, Black students who don't like Hindus, Chinese people who hate white, Whites who hate brown people, Muslims who hate Hundus and vice-versa. It's all one holy potpourri of hate.
BUT, more importantly, I have met many people who love ❤️ others and each other - Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Agnostics, Religious, non-religious, etcetera etcetera etcetera.
My 👉point 👈 is: What should we do? Condemn everybody because they make mistakes?🤔
Soniya, look out for the people who love, the people who acknowledge their error and say sorry. People grow and change!!
I can't really understand why Black people continue to bitch and carp when they are not included in some award shows or on award lists created by White people.
First, those are shows. They don't symbolize any objective critical measurement of achievement or stature. Not really. If enough of my friends or yours lobbied you or I could win one.
Secondly, if you get there and then you "thank them" you've just legitimized the bullshit. You are giving them undue "cred".
Why are we still accepting "Knighthoods" "Oscars" and other kind of "medals of merit" from people who don't understand or care about us, our culture or our well being?
We do not need their validation. We need to establish our own awards with our own prescribed criterion reflecting our values as a race with a significantly different history, circumstance and culture.
Don't you think we are capable of doing that?
Just think of all the great inventors, dancers, scientists, writers, painters, philosophers, illustrators, innovators, musicians, orators, performers, athletes, kings, queens, creators, artists and personas extraordinaire in so many fields.
Black people, please ignore not being included in their thing (we know we are different), put value on your thing and celebrate it appropriately. Just go buy a nice house in their neighbourhood. That always gets their attention.
At BWSS, we affirm the work of Black women and femmes in Canada and around the world, who are leading us into the future.
No country—including Canada—has reached gender and racial equity as an examination of the lives of Black women, girls and femmes reveals.
One of the least remarked upon themes in anti-violence work deals with Black women’s and gender diverse people’s experiences as victims of rape and domestic violence. Black, African, and Caribbean diasporic women and gender diverse people experiencing gender-based violence must navigate historical, societal, cultural, and familial prompts that sanction and silence them from disclosing their experiences of violence.
All Black survivors live at the intersection of being targeted for oppression solely based on their gender and Blackness. The lasting impacts of colonization and enslavement are present in the social, political, cultural, and economic ways of life for people of African descent in Canada, where anti-Black racial oppression is still particularly embedded in Canadian settler society.
As an intersectional feminist anti-violence organization our work includes supporting survivors who are Black, African and diaspora while working to redress the impact of oppression.This Black History Month, we stand in the truths about the past while working to shape a better future.
"Today this beautiful young child approached me at Chick-fil-A and thanked me.
I took him to the counter and bought him a cookie. He then had me wait and he gave me a gift card to eat at Chick-fil-A again.
He is the very reason I have served in USMC, State Police And now City Police. The faith, innocence and love of a child is immeasurable.
In a world that’s divided by racial tension, prejudice and discrimination, why can’t adults be more like kids. He didn’t see black or white, he saw only a law enforcement officer and who he called a hero.
I applaud his parents for raising a child who loves everyone. I know that some people hate police, but it’s days like today that God often reminds me of those who love, honor and respect the badge and uniform. This is another @best day ever@. God is always reminding us of his presence. "
Great post Rebecca. Thank you! My siblings and I listened to our bigoted and racist parents for years not believing a word they said. As adults we often wondered what made them so bitter that they hated seemingly everybody.
What we don't understand is why politics can turn otherwise sane and caring people into the personification of hatred.
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TRACY MOORE RESPONDS TO RACIST REMARKS.
https://www.jonathanmccormick.com/forum/racism-bigotry/tracy-moore-responds-to-racism
"I do not believe it! I do not believe it is born in you."
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Toronto professor on racism.
I hear you.
From the tone of your comment, am I to assume that you are Hindu? I have a Hindu colleague who can not stand the sight of Muslims. This hatred is deeply rooted in the human story.
Be that as it may, I will say this:
As a teacher in Toronto for nearly 30 years, I've met Hindu students who are anti-black, Black students who don't like Hindus, Chinese people who hate white, Whites who hate brown people, Muslims who hate Hundus and vice-versa. It's all one holy potpourri of hate.
BUT, more importantly, I have met many people who love ❤️ others and each other - Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Agnostics, Religious, non-religious, etcetera etcetera etcetera.
My 👉point 👈 is: What should we do? Condemn everybody because they make mistakes?🤔
Soniya, look out for the people who love, the people who acknowledge their error and say sorry. People grow and change!!
🙏
Denvil Buchanan
English Prof
Centennial College (Retired)
Toronto, Canada
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I've got a problem.
I can't really understand why Black people continue to bitch and carp when they are not included in some award shows or on award lists created by White people.
First, those are shows. They don't symbolize any objective critical measurement of achievement or stature. Not really. If enough of my friends or yours lobbied you or I could win one.
Secondly, if you get there and then you "thank them" you've just legitimized the bullshit. You are giving them undue "cred".
Why are we still accepting "Knighthoods" "Oscars" and other kind of "medals of merit" from people who don't understand or care about us, our culture or our well being?
We do not need their validation. We need to establish our own awards with our own prescribed criterion reflecting our values as a race with a significantly different history, circumstance and culture.
Don't you think we are capable of doing that?
Just think of all the great inventors, dancers, scientists, writers, painters, philosophers, illustrators, innovators, musicians, orators, performers, athletes, kings, queens, creators, artists and personas extraordinaire in so many fields.
Black people, please ignore not being included in their thing (we know we are different), put value on your thing and celebrate it appropriately. Just go buy a nice house in their neighbourhood. That always gets their attention.
Daryl Auwai
BWSS Battered Women's Support Services
At BWSS, we affirm the work of Black women and femmes in Canada and around the world, who are leading us into the future.
No country—including Canada—has reached gender and racial equity as an examination of the lives of Black women, girls and femmes reveals.
One of the least remarked upon themes in anti-violence work deals with Black women’s and gender diverse people’s experiences as victims of rape and domestic violence. Black, African, and Caribbean diasporic women and gender diverse people experiencing gender-based violence must navigate historical, societal, cultural, and familial prompts that sanction and silence them from disclosing their experiences of violence.
All Black survivors live at the intersection of being targeted for oppression solely based on their gender and Blackness. The lasting impacts of colonization and enslavement are present in the social, political, cultural, and economic ways of life for people of African descent in Canada, where anti-Black racial oppression is still particularly embedded in Canadian settler society.
As an intersectional feminist anti-violence organization our work includes supporting survivors who are Black, African and diaspora while working to redress the impact of oppression. This Black History Month, we stand in the truths about the past while working to shape a better future.
"Today this beautiful young child approached me at Chick-fil-A and thanked me.
I took him to the counter and bought him a cookie. He then had me wait and he gave me a gift card to eat at Chick-fil-A again.
He is the very reason I have served in USMC, State Police And now City Police. The faith, innocence and love of a child is immeasurable.
In a world that’s divided by racial tension, prejudice and discrimination, why can’t adults be more like kids. He didn’t see black or white, he saw only a law enforcement officer and who he called a hero.
I applaud his parents for raising a child who loves everyone. I know that some people hate police, but it’s days like today that God often reminds me of those who love, honor and respect the badge and uniform. This is another @best day ever@. God is always reminding us of his presence. "
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THIS IS WHY WE HAVE BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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Great post Rebecca. Thank you! My siblings and I listened to our bigoted and racist parents for years not believing a word they said. As adults we often wondered what made them so bitter that they hated seemingly everybody.
What we don't understand is why politics can turn otherwise sane and caring people into the personification of hatred.