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Sweden’s Closet Racists

April 23, 2013 — Link — Leave a comment

When a minister defended racial profiling, I told her to take a walk in my skin.

THIS… was kind of a sad read. It was something that I feel like most people of color here in America can relate to. More specifically more people of color trying to make our ways through this capitalist society doing what it takes to go along to get along, pay bills, and wanting to be accepted, fairly judged by the creed of our character, and the hard work. While many of us are guilty of code switching and going out of our way to fit in and not cause waves, often times none this matters. 

Sweden’s Closet Racists

Living With Less. A Lot Less.

March 11, 2013 — Link — Leave a comment

This article was a very good. While the man in the article made a ton of money at a young age in Seattle during the .com boom, he tells a story that will make one take a closer look in the mirror. I know when I get to my apartment tonight I will be looking around closer at the materials I have asking myself how much of it is necessary?

I am a firm disbeliever of the punch clock logic and common misconceptions from people my age that since I am 25 we are now somehow old, stuck, and should be getting ready for child rearing, settling down, and looking for a mortgage and a car payment. However, I hope to continue to pursue happiness, travel, take advantage of nature and what’s here in my own backyard, move toward better health, managing my money better and continue to educate myself through media, communication and most importantly life experiences.

I think what I took from it, was a personal look of how I could do better. Carbon footprint aside, I have to do a better job of getting rid of clutter, junk and items that I do not use that take up space.

Living With Less. A Lot Less.

Hikind apologizes for wearing blackface at Purim party

February 27, 2013 — Link — Leave a comment

Really? You’re an elected official who comes from an under-represented background and it never crosses your mind that dressing up in black face, a fake afro and a basketball jersey might be offensive?! The half-ass apology was a joke! Especially from someone who on numerous occasions has asked for equality and justice when his own race is offended. 

I hope that others will learn from his mistakes and he will serve as an example for people to think before they do stupid stuff like this. One can only hope.

Hikind apologizes for wearing blackface at Purim party

Report Criticizes School Discipline Measures Used in Mississippi

January 18, 2013 — Link — Leave a comment

This was a really good article. The ‘Know Your Rights’ workshop that I put on back in September with the City of Seattle Human Services Department was primarily focused around this topic. The conference was primarily about informing community organizations, youth service providers, and community members about what was going on and what rights students and their parents had. Along with how Washington State is a right to educate state. Every student has the right to be educated even if they are expelled the state must provide a way for them to continue to be educated either by giving them the work they will miss, night school, online classes and/or an alternative school. 

Furthermore… The reason this is more important than ever… is bc Obama just passed a law putting more armed guards in schools. If they are already putting elementary school kids in jump suits and throwing them in the back of police cars for not wearing belts in schools imagine what will come… 

“The report comes as lawmakers in many states, including Mississippi, are considering plans to place armed officers or guards in every school, a measure that has gained traction since the shootings in Newtown, Conn. While this report does not focus on that issue specifically, its authors suggest that the presence of more police officers could make a bad problem worse.”

Report Criticizes School Discipline Measures Used in Mississippi