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We Got What We Wanted

Today’s episode is entitled “We Got What We Wanted”. The 3rd in a 3 part series.
Key Points:

New Voting Laws have been passed since the last presidential election which many feel restrict voting rights

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves– and the only way they could do that is by not voting.

Although Voting is very important, nothing will affect your life more than the choices that you make.

Resources:
Selma Mayor: 'An Aweso

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We Got What We Wanted

Today’s episode is entitled “We Got What We Wanted”. The 3rd in a 3 part series. Key Points: New Voting Laws have been passed since the last presidential election which many feel restrict voting rights Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves– and the only way they could do that is by not voting. Although Voting is very important, nothing will affect your life more than the choices that you make. Resources: Selma Mayor: 'An Aweso
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Struggling For Voting Rights

Today’s episode is entitled “Struggling For Voting Rights”. The 2nd in a 3 part series. Key Points: The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. However many Black Women still could not vote due to Jim Crow Opelousas Massacre that took place in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana killed 250 Black people to suppress turnout among Black voters March 7, 1965, Bloody Sunday, Up to 600 activists set out in Alabama to march from Selma to Montgomery to protest for Black voting rights. But when the marc
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June 13, 2022

My Right to Vote

Why did Black Americans have to fight so hard for the right to vote? Key Points: In March 1857, the Supreme Court issued a 7–2 decision against Dred Scott. In an opinion written by Chief Justice Roger Taney, the Court ruled that people of African descent "are not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word 'citizens' in the Constitution, and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to citizens of the United States".
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June 5, 2022

What about Black Lives Matter?

Does this group truly represent the interest of Black Americans? Key Points: BLM gained national attention after the August 9, 2014 police killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown and the subsequent protests and unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.. BLM GNF had given $21.7 million to 30 organizations, 23 of which are “led by Black LGBTQIA folks and/or directly serve these communities. Is the BLM movement focusing on the issues that matter the most to Black Americans? Resources: Democratic leaders clash
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May 23, 2022

Foolishly Spending our Money

Why do Blacks squander so much of their money? Do Blacks need to change their values? Key Points: Black American buying power is at 1.1 Trillion; and yet only 2 cents of every dollar blacks spend in this country goes to black-owned businesses. Blacks on the average are six times more likely than Whites to buy a Mercedes, and the average income of a Black who buys a Jaguar is about one-third less than that of a White purchaser of the luxury vehicle. A 2013 study revealed that Black churches ha
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Why So Much Anger?

Why is there so much anger in the Black Community toward law enforcement? What is the root cause of this anger? Is it justified? Key Points: Most Americans have high confidence in police, except for black Americans. With a 1.5 percentage point margin of error, 56 percent of black Americans said they had a great deal or fair amount of confidence in police, compared to the 78 percent of white Americans who said the same. Monmouth’s study found the majority of black Americans — 87 percent — belie
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