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NFL Announces ‘Inspire Change’ Initiative, Will Boost African-American History Education in Schools
SI ^ | January 11, 2019 | Jenny Veritas

Posted on 01/11/2019 7:53:40 AM PST by C19fan

Growing up outside Atlanta, Stephen Weatherly says around 95% of his knowledge of African-American history was learned at home, from his mom and grandmother.

One lesson about his own race’s history in America that still sticks with the Vikings defensive end came from watching Roots, the television miniseries based on the story of Kunta Kinte, a Gambian man who was sold to an American slave owner. Weatherly was in middle school when he watched with his mom; she was the one who explained to him the meaning behind the famous scene in which Kunta Kinte is tied up to a tree and ordered to be beaten until he accepts the name, Toby, that was given to him by his white slave master.

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People are very narrow minded when they are only interested in historical figures that look like themselves.
1 posted on 01/11/2019 7:53:40 AM PST by C19fan
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As if we don’t get enough of this propaganda already in schools.

Or have we forgotten that there’s a black history month, black cable channels, black caucuses, black collegiate programs and even separate black government programs.

And, of course, black lives matter


2 posted on 01/11/2019 7:55:40 AM PST by Skywise
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To: C19fan

NPL (National pandering league)


3 posted on 01/11/2019 7:55:43 AM PST by steel_resolve (And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm)
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To: C19fan

Next up: “White NBA stars since Larry Bird.”


4 posted on 01/11/2019 7:57:51 AM PST by freedumb2003 (As always IMHO)
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Dirk is not amused.


5 posted on 01/11/2019 7:58:21 AM PST by C19fan
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Much of it is obviously and easily proven false yet it is treated as if it were written in stone.


6 posted on 01/11/2019 8:06:06 AM PST by yarddog
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The MFL is going to teach the history of the MFL in school. Well, once the kids select which gender they want to be they aren’t doing anything anyway. Might as well learn to hate America more.


7 posted on 01/11/2019 8:08:13 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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Roots, the fictional television miniseries dishonestly portrayed as reality ...
8 posted on 01/11/2019 8:11:06 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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Plus there are numerous black-oriented magazines displayed at the local pharmacy (Ebony, Jet, etc.).

I’m tempted to start a magazine called “Whitey” or something similar to use the guaranteed hysteria to demonstrate to the public who the real racists and bigots are.


9 posted on 01/11/2019 8:11:25 AM PST by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: NorthMountain

Fake, but accurate.

I miss buckhead.


11 posted on 01/11/2019 8:15:34 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic, Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
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To: Skywise

You forgot affirmative action programs. Yet another reason to leave the NFL behind.


12 posted on 01/11/2019 8:15:35 AM PST by rightprinciples
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Is THIS the magic bullet that will solve everything once and for all?


13 posted on 01/11/2019 8:16:16 AM PST by yesthatjallen
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More symbolism and hypocrisy from the NFL. The pandering insults the public’s intelligence.


14 posted on 01/11/2019 8:16:54 AM PST by Spok
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“I have noticed more people whom social justice issues wouldn’t directly impact, talking about it more,” Weatherly says. “No longer is it then a ‘them’ problem, or a ‘these .."people’ problem, it’s an ‘everyone’ problem.

No, actually, it's a "you" problem. I do not care.

I have my own issues, and they don't involve some kind of racially transmitted guilt...or entitlement.

You ain't the Native Americans, and you ain't the 'Palestinians.' Get with the program, or not...I do not care.

15 posted on 01/11/2019 8:17:39 AM PST by gogeo (The Repubs may not always deserve to win, but the RATs always deserve to lose.)
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30 years ago I would joke in high school about “March is white history month! George Washington was the first white president of the United States. Now you know!”

All of this is nothing more than the continuation of separate but equal policies that the Democrats love and continue to love to keep the black population separate and under control. To wit - “you’re not one of ‘us’ you’re separate”

Chicago crime isn’t a black on black crime problem - it’s an American problem.


16 posted on 01/11/2019 8:17:41 AM PST by Skywise
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Yeah the biggest distortion was whitey ran around malaria plagued Africa grabbing blacks. At least give credit to Spielberg for being historical accurate on how slaves were transported to the slave ports.


17 posted on 01/11/2019 8:18:23 AM PST by C19fan
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I saw a documentary on Bloods vs. Crips.

...and most recently, Who Killed Jam Master Jay.

Will those be part of the new curriculum?


18 posted on 01/11/2019 8:18:23 AM PST by Eddie01
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Who will write this history from back in the day..
when Democrats enslaved Africans and black Americans used to be Republicans?


19 posted on 01/11/2019 8:19:25 AM PST by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." -GW)
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30 years ago I would joke in high school about “March is white history month! George Washington was the first white president of the United States. Now you know!”

Imagine saying that today. You would be expelled and forced to attend Diversity Re-Education Camp.

20 posted on 01/11/2019 8:20:17 AM PST by C19fan
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