Should Black History Month Stop Being Observed?

There are some folks who claim that we are living in a racial Utopia.Folks like Morgan Freeman don't see the need for a Black History Month.He says that he studies black history throughout the year.But the reason that we have it is that there is barely any mention of blacks in the U.S. history classes across America!Believe me,I wish that America was really all-inclusive.U.S history is still taught from a Eurocentric point of view.Therefore,people still need to be made aware of the contributions that countless African-Americans have made to this country.Here's more from The Arizona Republic:

"Tony Norman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette argues, "Now that Barack Obama and his family have moved into the White House, it's time to rethink the holiday Carter G. Woodson came up with nearly a century ago. Times have changed. Even the Republicans have a Black guy running the party. Maybe February can go back to being for all of us."

In 2005, actor Morgan Freeman denounced Black History Month during a 60 Minutes interview as "ridiculous," asking, "You're going to relegate my history to a month?"

While I admire Freeman's passion and agree with the spirit of his convictions, I disagree with his conclusions. Although "African-American history is American history" and, as such, should be integrated into the fabric of our education and daily consciousness, it also warrants particular attention.

America's promise, past, present, and future, will always be tied to, and measured by, the socioeconomic status of African-Americans. No matter how much we grow, and no matter how unified we become, we will always be a post-slave and Jim Crow society.

Black History Month, therefore, will never be obsolete. It will always be in our best interest to pause and explore the meaning of freedom through the lived experiences of a people who forced America to be true to its creed and reaffirmed the American dream. Those who would eliminate Black History Month often miss the point.

Should we educate ourselves about Black history throughout the year? Of course we should. Should we also take time out to acknowledge the fact that, without African-Americans, our understanding of "freedom and justice for all" would not exist? Yes.

If treated seriously and executed effectively, Black History Month could stimulate more concern for inclusive and probing educational curricula, intercultural communication and democracy itself.

Knowledge of African-American history is essential to comprehending our nation's character, and we should do everything that we can to ensure that all Americans know precisely who we are and how we came to be.

Moreover, Black History Month not only reminds of how far we've come, given all the challenges that remain, it also reminds us of how far we still must go."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Binyam Mohamed Has Written A Piece About The Torture He Endured At Gitmo!

Binyam Mohammed is the terror suspect that was allegedly tortured at Gitmo.He was released & has returned to the U.K.Although he didn't want to speak directly to the media,he has written a piece in The Guardian.Here is an excerpt:

"Worse than my darkest nightmare
As I gain my freedom, I am determined that neither those who remain in detention, nor their abusers, are forgotten.

I hope you will understand that after everything I have been through, I am neither physically nor mentally capable of facing the media on the moment of my arrival back to Britain. Please forgive me if I make a simple statement through my lawyer. I hope to be able to do better in days to come, when I am on the road to recovery.

I have been through an experience that I never thought to encounter in my darkest nightmares. Before this ordeal, "torture" was an abstract word to me. I could never have imagined that I would be its victim. It is still difficult for me to believe that I was abducted, hauled from one country to the next, and tortured in medieval ways – all orchestrated by the United States government.

While I want to recover, and put it all as far in my past as I can, I also know I have an obligation to the people who still remain in those torture chambers. My own despair was greatest when I thought that everyone had abandoned me. I have a duty to make sure that nobody else is forgotten.

I am grateful that, in the end, I was not simply left to my fate. I am grateful to my lawyers and other staff at Reprieve, and to Lt Col Yvonne Bradley, who fought for my freedom. I am grateful to the members of the British Foreign Office who worked for my release. And I want to thank people around Britain who wrote to me in Guantánamo Bay to keep my spirits up, as well as to the members of the media who tried to make sure that the world knew what was going on. I know I would not be home in Britain today, if it were not for everyone's support. Indeed, I might not be alive at all.

I wish I could say that it is all over, but it is not. There are still 241 Muslim prisoners in Guantánamo. Many have long since been cleared even by the US military, yet cannot go anywhere as they face persecution. For example, Ahmed bel Bacha lived here in Britain, and desperately needs a home. Then there are thousands of other prisoners held by the US elsewhere around the world, with no charges, and without access to their families."(END OF EXCERPT) Read the rest here.

How Can Someone Who Is This Self-Absorbed Possibly Be A Good Mother To 14 Children?!

Nadya Suleman is ridiculously self-absorbed.The money that she used to get plastic surgery should have gone into a trust fund for her kids.If she planned to have these kids,then why in the fuck didn't she do some financial planning as well? I can tell you what I think.She is the kind of person who is completely dependent on other people.Nadya Suleman seems to think that the government,her parents,& the general public should help her take on such a huge responsibility.She acts like an insolent child who just can't understand why she can't get her way.In this video,she tells her mother to stop harping on her decision to have all of those kids & move on!Since her parents are in debt because of her stupid ass,that will be really hard to do.Nadya Suleman is a disgusting leech!