Reconstruction era black senators and representatives were members of the Republican Party. To many blacks, the Republicans represented the party of Abraham Lincoln and of the Emancipation Proclamation, while the Southern Democrats represented the party of slavery and secession. Until 1876, the Republicans made genuine efforts to ensure that southern blacks were able to vote.

When will African Americans open there eyes and ears to what the Democratic Pary really is. They want your vote thats all. Now that the Hispanic population is growing they want there vote to be able to control the government forever.

I never understand why more African Americans aren’t Republicans.

So I suggest for discussion the re-establishment of …”THE BLACK PARTY”..not like those of old, instead one instigated by talking and carried by the invisible back network. The greatest talkers of all times. Let it start on the ‘TJMS’,i.g. ask the audience to email or stamp mail suggestsions in fifty words or less, if that looks promising, send the comments to the Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies in Washington and get the traditional BC&U’s to silently participate. (not to loud. Might lose some support)

At least the TJMS will update where some of the audience lives.

So there you have it. ( to whomever reads this,..if anybody)umjumbo!

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Respect.

What do we teach our children and our young adults, when we put them in these schools? We certainly don’t teach them that everyone can get along. Even if we say they do or can, the fact that we don’t physically move any closer to doing that does send a message.

I’m American (from Mississippi), and I’ve been living in Australia for the last few years. Here, at least in Melbourne, there are many boys’ schools and girls’ schools. The segregation is pretty extreme. It’s just the way it is. What I notice, though, is so few young girls will even talk to boys, and vice-versa. I also see a bit more sexism on the boys’ parts, when they do talk to the occasional girl; adult male chauvinism does seem worse here, too, I’ll say. (This is purely anecdotal, by the way–stuff I have witnessed on the streets and in public transport, and stuff that’s happened to me.) I do think there is a correlation between the segregated learning and lives and the way people treat each other.

My thing is that I want everyone to be comfortable with communicating with each other, because I think that’s the only path to progress, and I think the only way we do that is to practice. What better place to practice than in a place of learning?

Thanks for posting this entry, by the way. I’d missed this bit of news until reading it!

The story does provide a ray of sunshine in a sometimes dark view of the world.

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All this said–and I know plenty would strongly disagree with me, but–I am somewhat sad that there are “black schools.” Shouldn’t there just be schools? I realize that this is not full segregation or anything near it (clearly), but it becomes that way a little, naturally. I personally see that as unfortunate, because I think it’s healthy for people of all races and cultures to mingle and get to know one another; that’s surely one of the best ways to put an end to stereotypes and other issues.

I would also say that one act does not lay claim to being an epidemic within the community. The same argument can be made to say that we have a Black President so Black males are coming up and taking hold of the reins of power. I realize that this is not so as well.

The truth is this guy had issues from way back and they were a reflection of him vs. a trend in our young community. One bad apple don’t spoil the bunch.

Open to a debate that would discuss our earlier responses.

The post isn’t about what Black People call themselves, it’s about another Black Man involved in a horrible crime. The other storyline is about a young, Black Woman who chose to be with a man who beat her in the past. Her judgement was a contributing factor to why her child suffered and ultimately lost its life.

Should I be worried about her being from the West Indies or the West Side?

Respect your choice to argue the gray area, but the post was very black and white.