Back in the 70s, while we liberals were protesting Apartheid in Capetown, Seattle’s ethnic housing practices created ghettoes. Segregation here, as in South Africa, was not just for “colored” people. Restrictive racial covenants prohibited the sale or rental of properties to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘political correctness’
May 26th, 2015 - 8:17 am § in America
Rush Limbaugh Attacks Obama’s Trade Agenda
“Republicans are providing the necessary push to get it passed, which kind of bothers me,” Limbaugh said. “Since it’s an Obama deal, the odds are it isn’t good. Since it’s an Obama deal, the odds are the United States is gonna take it in the shorts, as we have on [...]
May 22nd, 2015 - 7:58 am § in America, The Ave Scene
FACEBOOK: Does Seattle Need To Build Poorhouses?
Sarajane Siegfriedt FACEBOOK Erica C. Barnett wrote, “Cognitive dissonance is strong with these candidates. Most of the eight had no problem saying they want to see lots more affordable housing in one breath, and saying that they also support higher taxes on all new development in the next.&#[...]
Can’t defend Evil
I recently got into an argument about whether or not the Islamic State was fighting for justice. Not sure why I entertained statements made by someone who I thought was intelligent on this subject. How do people sympathize with a group that enslaves women and children? According to the Islami[...]
Earth Threatened by Fact Resistant Life Form
CREDITPHOTOGRAPH BY NASA EO/REX/FEATURES VIA AP MINNEAPOLIS (The Borowitz Report) – Scientists have discovered a powerful new strain of fact-resistant humans who are threatening the ability of Earth to sustain life, a sobering new study reports. READMORE at THE NEW YORKER[...]
Stall em out
The world is Sick and tired of the ongoing fighting between Israel and Palestine, it is safe to say that the world wants peace between the two. 135 nations recognize Palestine as a state, the UN granted Palestine with observer-state status in 2012. The recent news that the Vatican now recognizes P[...]
May 11th, 2015 - 7:30 am § in America, The Ave Scene
Poetry Session/ Now I feel ya/Scarface
For some rappers/poets in the 90’s social consciousness and hip hop were synonymous. One of the greatest and most respected artists from that era of hip hop is Scarface. On top of his solo career, Scarface is also a member a rap group named the Geto Boys. Scarface has many songs that touch o[...]
Faux persecution of bible reading kid.
Viral story about Bible-hating Missouri teacher falls apart after principal investigates A Kansas City middle schooler and his parents complained the 12-year-old’s teacher stopped him from reading the Bible during free time, but their story fell… rawstory.com[...]
Black protest in the world of sports, or lack thereof
Professional sports are a huge component of Black male culture. Historically, Black professional athletes took full advantage of their influence and used the platform sports presented to address social issues that were affecting the Black community. Black athletes use to be more than athle[...]