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[Princess El-Bey]

It was the year of the demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama. Four young girls were killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing and Medgar Evers was assassinated in his driveway. Also in 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his I Have a Dream speech in Washington D.C. Then on Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
“This was what was happening in America, one had to decide which side to be on.

How is 2023 stacking up? 60 years later. Do you think we are worse off now when it comes to racism or was 1963 worse in every way? What do you think the Republican Party is trying to accomplish, since they are seemingly pushing a 1963 narrative of this land is our land. Land of the Confederate Americans?

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[ZxBro]

Pretty much nothing has changed because we're having the same conversations our parents were having.

 

[blackice_ATL]

nothing's changed. and honestly, i believe too many black people are concerned about the republican party (which i don't blame them) but i think the democratic party is a greater threat to black people.

 

[ZxBro]

"Black People " don't promote acts like Glorilla the industry does that.... she along with others are modern day minstrels. Let's be at least truthful about the generalizing if we're going to use it. As for these political parties if you don't know they're two wings of the same bird by now I don't know what else to tell you......support either one at your own peril.

 

[Deleted member 1946]

I think things today are more subtle than they were then because our folks have learned to recognize racism more easily. Of course, there are some examples of it being done all in our faces.

 

[Deleted member 1946]

"Black People " don't promote acts like Glorilla the industry does that.... she along with others are modern day minstrels. Let's be at least truthful about the generalizing if we're going to use it. As for these political parties if you don't know they're two wings of the same bird by now I don't know what else to tell you......support either one at your own peril.

Yep. They have people sprinkled around that promote this stuff to make it seem as if Black folks are doing it.

 

[Deleted member 1946]

nothing's changed. and honestly, i believe too many black people are concerned about the republican party (which i don't blame them) but i think the democratic party is a greater threat to black people.

It is. I would much rather for a racist to tell me to my face that he hates me so I can know where he stands at than to have a racist hide his views and screw me over secretly.

 

[Deleted member 1946]

Pretty much nothing has changed because we're having the same conversations our parents were having.

I see a lot of "first black" this and "first black" that, but it does not appear to be changing the wealth gap.

 

[Deleted member 1946]

It was the year of the demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama. Four young girls were killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing and Medgar Evers was assassinated in his driveway. Also in 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his I Have a Dream speech in Washington D.C. Then on Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
“This was what was happening in America, one had to decide which side to be on.

How is 2023 stacking up? 60 years later. Do you think we are worse off now when it comes to racism or was 1963 worse in every way? What do you think the Republican Party is trying to accomplish, since they are seemingly pushing a 1963 narrative of this land is our land. Land of the Confederate Americans?

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The status quo has not changed which is what the powers that be want. They win. We lose.