Hence, it is not surprising, that given the lack of curricular content on race, the school board and administration chooses to revert to the comfortable position of censorship : "School leaders have been instructed not to use the video in our schools.
In addition, steps are being taken to prevent the use of racially divisive materials in the future. Meanwhile, they aren't alone. Students and faculty at Oregon's Portland Community College encountered similar backlash recently when they announced plans to designate April as "Whiteness History Month," in an effort to promote knowledge on the impact of white domination on American politics. Back in Henrico County, honest discussion on race is not only avoided, it is also viewed as threatening: "The Henrico School Board and administration consider this to be a matter of grave concern," School Board Chair Micky Ogburn said in a statement released to The Washington Post.
We do apologize to those who were offended and for the unintended impact on our community. Meanwhile, I remain most interested in the reaction of students in the assemblies. Others thought that it was good to get the information out there.
There is oppression going on in the world, and that needs to be looked at with a magnifying glass, I guess. Thanks, Kenny. With his critical insight, I believe now more than ever that young people truly are our future today. Other students have also refused to have their voices silenced and launched a Change. To date, the only two Black local elected officials have come forward to question the school district's decision to apologize for the video, including Rev.
Roscoe D. Cooper III. Last week, the National Coalition Against Censorship joined the chorus of organizations calling for dialogue versus censorship. And, Color of Change launched a petition decrying the censorship. The experience reminded me of the critical role university and college professors must continue to play in educating not just our students, but the communities in which we live. Should we fail to educate our communities, we fail as professors. Main Menu U.
News U. Politics Joe Biden Congress Extremism. Special Projects Highline. HuffPost Personal Video Horoscopes. Follow Us. Part of HuffPost Black Voices. All rights reserved. Clearly, those administrators are not interested in honest discourse on race.
I'm an angel! You're a bat, now eff off! If So, The Nigger Will Never Die Juliette Harris with rant by Hermine Pinson Despite the advancement of colored people, the nigger continues to rear its three or more heads: The grotesque head , most notably, recently, on the University of Oklahoma frat bus.
The paradoxical head in pop culture; rap music, in particular. The sarcastic head in African American visual art. The nigger head deep in all our heads. Niggerisms in rap and black humor are creative and hackneyed, amusing and irritating, affectionate and self-denigrating, explosive and cathartic, and will continue as long as there is a nigger in consciousness to exorcise.
Nigger Rant "Nigger, Nigger, never die, black face and shiny eye! O "Nigger, nigger never die! Nigga Addenda Nigger Rig - To perform the poorest quality repair job imaginable. Nigger Toe - A Brazil Nut. Nigger Heaven - A watermelon patch.
Head Nigger in Charge - Da boss! Nigger Hounds - Dogs specifically trained to track niggers. Nigger-Lover - A liberal who thinks that niggers are human. What did God say when he made the first niggers? Burnt another one! A Mexican and a nigger are riding in car who's driving? A cop! What do you call a smiling black man? Snigger Why are niggers like sperm? Only 1 in a Million actually works Did you hear about the 9 year old African nigglet? He was going through a mid-life crisis.
What's the difference between a nigger and a snow tire? What would you call the Flintstones if they were black? What do you call a nigger in a tree with a briefcase? Branch manager. Cut the rope. What's the worst thing you can call a black man, starting with N and ending with R? Why do niggers stink?? You ever try to take a rib from a nigger? What would you do if you had enough money to send half the niggers back to africa??
How does a nigger pick his nose? From a mail-order catalog? Why are apes always frowning?? They heard that in a million years they'll be niggers! Mother nature. What did the nigga exclaim when he say he returned from the health spa??
What did the sunbather shout at the nigger? What do niggers and jockeys both ride? What do you get if you cross a nigger and a gorilla? A dumb gorilla. A nigger. Any nigger you have the misfortune to stumble on.
When a nigger throws a party, what do his guests drive? Their homes — they live in their cars. So they can conceal more weapons. Why did the nigger rush to the discount store?? Why do niggers relate so well to monkeys?
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