this was not the case as two black American athletes‚ Tommie Smith and John Carlos made a silent political protest on October 17 against racial discrimination after they received their medals on the stadium. They were gold and bronze medalists in the 200 meters. They both stood with heads bowed and a black-gloved hand raised as well as both wearing black socks with no shoes on the stadium. Both men were demonstrating against an ongoing racial discrimination of black people in the United States and
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While I have been testing and preparing for my Black Belt test a lot of people have been helping me to make sure that I am able to succeed at trying to take this test.My main helpers have been Master Bethany and Master Bill.Master Bethany helped me and my sister learn the requirements and remember how to do them and to get our stuff organized. Master Bill was not only a great impact on this‚ he helped us to remember what the things not only were but he taught us a whole new thing called Grappling
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has beaten an African American man for thinking they were up to something‚ not knowing. There has been way too many times that a black man has been stereotyped because they are dressed a different way or their hair was styled a certain way. Too many year African American people has been discriminated upon. Too many tears being shed because loss of a young black male. Black moms seeing their sons go way too soon. They’re people talking up but not being heard. Well‚ here is a chance to get y’all‚ and
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health is often dismissed and ignored by the Black community. "Depression is for White people." "Just pray about it." "There are people who have it much worse that you do." and the worst one‚ "Just think happy thoughts! :)" are all phrases that individuals struggling with anxiety‚ depression and other mental health problems are all extremely tired of hearing. The truth of the matter is‚ the stigma and refusal to talk about mental illness in the Black community is taking lives and preventing individuals
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by the plague. To explain that the plague was caused fleas on rats is that the fleas carried the disease that infected rats‚ and then the rats infected the humans. The plague spread through trade routes. The non-religious explanations of the black death in Europe were impure air and outrageous fashion. They also had preventions‚ in Europe they covered windows with cloth‚ filled their houses with flowers and sweet smelling plants. The Near East side’s explanations were warm ovens‚ stench of bodies
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Poverty level in Phl unchanged since ’06 By Ted Torres (The Philippine Star) MANILA‚ Philippines - The percentage of Filipinos living below the poverty line has remained almost unchanged in the past six years‚ according to the latest poverty data released by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) yesterday. The recorded poverty incidence for the first half of 2012 was 27.9 percent‚ slightly less than the 28.8 percent recorded in the first half of 2006‚ and 28.6 percent in the first
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brutality has become such a big problem that‚ according to the Washington Post‚ “officer involved shootings accounted for up to two deaths per day in 2015‚ with blacks being killed at three times the rate of whites or
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It is easy to wonder why the erasure of black history is important‚ and how it ties in with the Black Lives Matter movement. The simplest explanation is that everyone has a right to understand their culture and their past. The majority of United States history consists of discussing the accomplishments of white presidents‚ inventors‚ explorers‚ and businessmen. Not acknowledging the existence and impact of slavery on America and on the black community can lead to the implication that only white people
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Racism and the Killing of Black People in America According to mappingpoliceviolence.org‚ in 2015‚ “346 black people were killed by the police.” Racism in the modern world is still a huge problem. In the past 5 years‚ There have been numerous deaths including people of color. Two very wrongful death that show the struggle are the deaths of Philando Castile and Trayvon Martin. These were young men that were gunned down because people her afraid of the color of their skin. One afternoon in Sanford
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1. What is an OUTLINE? An outline is an organizational tool used by writers to gather thoughts so that they can be clearly laid out in an essay or book. Many writers feel that creating an outline is the key to effective writing‚ and it certainly makes the writing process more efficient and focused. By creating an outline for a piece of writing‚ the author ensures that all the pieces of the puzzle are presented in a logical‚ clear order‚ and that they flow well‚ drawing the reader to a logical conclusion
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