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There are so many colors in black and white. – Wesley D'Amico	added by WesleyD'Amico 1 year ago
If you’re a Black artist in America, by default you’re an activist. I have an obligation to make sure if they can’t find images that portray them as human beings, I will make sure to do it myself, i write my books so when Black children pick them up they don’t want to put it down because they see themselves. It’s a mirror. They see it and think ‘This is who I am, I’m someone with astronomical goals. I love myself. I love my skin. I love my hair. I love my family. I love my neighborhood.’. – Derrick Barnes	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I wasn’t told anything about a parental complaint. My socials are all about my books, events, children, and of course I talk about Black history facts and things happening in the world, but everything is factual. – Derrick Barnes	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It’s even more important for White children to see Black, Brown, Asian, Muslim characters. If they don’t see those kids in their immediate environments, these books serve to counter stereotypes they’re taught, they get to learn about different cultures while also seeing the similarities, how we live, how we dream, the things we all fear, the things that bring us joy. But they won’t realize this if they only see themselves. – Derrick Barnes	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I’m kind of black and blue, i’m not really in a mood for anything. I just want to lay down. – Ray Alvarez	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It’s important that that’s taught. But what I think is not good is to scapegoat students based on skin color. what I find, even at a historically Black college, the vast majority of students have not really been exposed to much African American history and experience. – Reginald Ellis	Found on CNN 1 year ago
What I find, even at a historically Black college, the vast majority of students have not really been exposed to much African American history and experience, it is a law on the books. There is a task force. But, for the most part, it clearly isn’t a curriculum that is being enforced. School districts effectively have the option to opt-in or opt-out. – Reginald Ellis	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Dr. Ijeoma Opara, you have been a blessing, you are part of our testimonial and what it means to have a community of amazing, beautiful, Black, intelligent scientists and doctors, and more important than that is your heart and your passion for the work that you do. – Andrew Hurley/Yale Bobbi mother	Found on CNN 1 year ago
No one is excluded from this course: the Black artists and inventors whose achievements have come to light; the Black women and men, including gay Americans, who played pivotal roles in the Civil Rights movements; and people of faith from all backgrounds who contributed to the antislavery and Civil Rights causes. Everyone is seen. – College Board	Found on CNN 1 year ago
That’s a political agenda, that’s the wrong side of the line for Florida standards. We believe in teaching kids facts and how to think, but we don’t believe they should have an agenda imposed on them when you try to use Black history to shoehorn in queer theory, you are clearly trying to use that for political purposes. – Ron DeSantis	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We know that the Black community in Los Angeles is reeling and searching for answers. We know nothing can heal the trauma the community is experiencing right now. – Tiffiny Blacknell	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I know those guys are going to be hyped up and ready to play, but it’s definitely a big moment for a lot of Black, young QBs coming up and having them inspire them and maybe they’re saying to themselves: ‘That could be me one day.’. – Chicago Bears	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Jalen and Patrick, they can do a lot of great things on the field in terms of throwing the football and being able to extend plays with their feet, it’s just awesome – having the first Super Bowl [with] two Black quarterbacks in is definitely a historic moment for sure. – Chicago Bears	Found on CNN 1 year ago
If you’re calling it the SCORPION unit, what message are you sending to the officers who are in it and to the community… Scorpions sting. one of my first meetings I went to as a new police commissioner in Boston, I went to Mission Hill and listened to a group of 200-300 young black men who told me our units were jumping out of the cars and tipping guys upside down to see if a gun would come out. I went back and met with the gang unit after that, and I made it very clear that this was not the mission that I wanted accomplished. … You can’t make everybody who’s between the age of 15 and 25 a suspect. – Ed Davis	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Earlier today, I spoke to the family of Tyre Nichols on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus to first extend our condolences to them, to let them know that we stand with them, to ask them what they want from us in this moment, to honor the legacy of their son, and to extend an invitation to them to be our guest at the State of the Union on February 7 so that we can make sure that this issue of police culture, culture of policing, which, unfortunately in this country has now contributed to countless deaths. – Joe Biden	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We see that racial bias across all forms. It's not just in policing, that’s just something that our society deals with, unfortunately in this country. There have been plenty of studies, there are plenty of bias tests that -- that people can take. And when you look and analyze the data from those tests, it shows that most people have a – a bias and a bias in particular towards Black and Brown individuals in this country, no matter if you’re White, Black, Hispanic, just like Mr. Crump alluded to. – Scott Olson/Getty Images	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
As an African American woman, I can unequivocally attest to the perpetual existence of discriminatory practices that remain a haunting reality for people of color throughout our nation, i am cautiously optimistic that the cries of our America will be heard and acted upon so that once and for all Black lives are valued in the eyes of all police officers. – Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It is important for the Black community to get into therapy. – Paul Bashea Williams	Found on CNN 1 year ago
For many of us, we haven’t been critical necessarily of the race of the officer whether or not they are White, Black, Hispanic or otherwise, but it’s the system. And what you are seeing over and over, again and again, is a system that perpetuates violence against people of color. – Bakari Sellers	Found on CNN 1 year ago
If you wish to upset the law that all crows are black, you mustn't seek to show that no crows are; it is enough if you prove one single crow to be white. – William James	added by JokerGem 1 year ago
It doesn’t seem to me likely this Supreme Court is going to say ‘go draw more Black districts in the south,’. – Michael Li	Found on CNN 1 year ago
In the state of Florida, our education standards not only don’t prevent, but they require teaching black history, all of the important things, that’s part of our core curriculum, this course on Black history. What are one of, what’s one of the lessons about? Queer theory? Now who would say that an important part of Black history is queer theory? That is somebody pushing an agenda on our kids, and so when you look to see they have stuff about intersectionality, abolishing prisons, that’s a political agenda. – Ron DeSantis	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
If you think about the study of Black Americans, that is what he wants to block, these types of actions aren't new. They are not new from what we're seeing, especially from Florida. Sadly, Florida currently bans teachers from talking about who they are and who they love. – Jean Pierre	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
This political extremism and its attack of Black History and Black people, is going to create an entire generation of Black children who won’t be able to see themselves reflected at all within their own education or in their own state. – Shevrin Jones	Found on CNN 1 year ago

There are so many colors in black and white.

– Wesley D'Amico 

added by WesleyD'Amico
1 year ago

If you’re a Black artist in America, by default you’re an activist. I have an obligation to make sure if they can’t find images that portray them as human beings, I will make sure to do it myself, i write my books so when Black children pick them up they don’t want to put it down because they see themselves. It’s a mirror. They see it and think ‘This is who I am, I’m someone with astronomical goals. I love myself. I love my skin. I love my hair. I love my family. I love my neighborhood.’.

– Derrick Barnes

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I wasn’t told anything about a parental complaint. My socials are all about my books, events, children, and of course I talk about Black history facts and things happening in the world, but everything is factual.

– Derrick Barnes

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It’s even more important for White children to see Black, Brown, Asian, Muslim characters. If they don’t see those kids in their immediate environments, these books serve to counter stereotypes they’re taught, they get to learn about different cultures while also seeing the similarities, how we live, how we dream, the things we all fear, the things that bring us joy. But they won’t realize this if they only see themselves.

– Derrick Barnes

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I’m kind of black and blue, i’m not really in a mood for anything. I just want to lay down.

– Ray Alvarez

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It’s important that that’s taught. But what I think is not good is to scapegoat students based on skin color. what I find, even at a historically Black college, the vast majority of students have not really been exposed to much African American history and experience.

– Reginald Ellis

Found on CNN
1 year ago

What I find, even at a historically Black college, the vast majority of students have not really been exposed to much African American history and experience, it is a law on the books. There is a task force. But, for the most part, it clearly isn’t a curriculum that is being enforced. School districts effectively have the option to opt-in or opt-out.

– Reginald Ellis

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Dr. Ijeoma Opara, you have been a blessing, you are part of our testimonial and what it means to have a community of amazing, beautiful, Black, intelligent scientists and doctors, and more important than that is your heart and your passion for the work that you do.

– Andrew Hurley/Yale Bobbi mother

Found on CNN
1 year ago

No one is excluded from this course: the Black artists and inventors whose achievements have come to light; the Black women and men, including gay Americans, who played pivotal roles in the Civil Rights movements; and people of faith from all backgrounds who contributed to the antislavery and Civil Rights causes. Everyone is seen.

– College Board

Found on CNN
1 year ago

That’s a political agenda, that’s the wrong side of the line for Florida standards. We believe in teaching kids facts and how to think, but we don’t believe they should have an agenda imposed on them when you try to use Black history to shoehorn in queer theory, you are clearly trying to use that for political purposes.

– Ron DeSantis

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We know that the Black community in Los Angeles is reeling and searching for answers. We know nothing can heal the trauma the community is experiencing right now.

– Tiffiny Blacknell

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I know those guys are going to be hyped up and ready to play, but it’s definitely a big moment for a lot of Black, young QBs coming up and having them inspire them and maybe they’re saying to themselves: ‘That could be me one day.’.

– Chicago Bears

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Jalen and Patrick, they can do a lot of great things on the field in terms of throwing the football and being able to extend plays with their feet, it’s just awesome – having the first Super Bowl [with] two Black quarterbacks in is definitely a historic moment for sure.

– Chicago Bears

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If you’re calling it the SCORPION unit, what message are you sending to the officers who are in it and to the community… Scorpions sting. one of my first meetings I went to as a new police commissioner in Boston, I went to Mission Hill and listened to a group of 200-300 young black men who told me our units were jumping out of the cars and tipping guys upside down to see if a gun would come out. I went back and met with the gang unit after that, and I made it very clear that this was not the mission that I wanted accomplished. … You can’t make everybody who’s between the age of 15 and 25 a suspect.

– Ed Davis

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Earlier today, I spoke to the family of Tyre Nichols on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus to first extend our condolences to them, to let them know that we stand with them, to ask them what they want from us in this moment, to honor the legacy of their son, and to extend an invitation to them to be our guest at the State of the Union on February 7 so that we can make sure that this issue of police culture, culture of policing, which, unfortunately in this country has now contributed to countless deaths.

– Joe Biden

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We see that racial bias across all forms. It's not just in policing, that’s just something that our society deals with, unfortunately in this country. There have been plenty of studies, there are plenty of bias tests that -- that people can take. And when you look and analyze the data from those tests, it shows that most people have a – a bias and a bias in particular towards Black and Brown individuals in this country, no matter if you’re White, Black, Hispanic, just like Mr. Crump alluded to.

– Scott Olson/Getty Images

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

As an African American woman, I can unequivocally attest to the perpetual existence of discriminatory practices that remain a haunting reality for people of color throughout our nation, i am cautiously optimistic that the cries of our America will be heard and acted upon so that once and for all Black lives are valued in the eyes of all police officers.

– Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It is important for the Black community to get into therapy.

– Paul Bashea Williams

Found on CNN
1 year ago

For many of us, we haven’t been critical necessarily of the race of the officer whether or not they are White, Black, Hispanic or otherwise, but it’s the system. And what you are seeing over and over, again and again, is a system that perpetuates violence against people of color.

– Bakari Sellers

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If you wish to upset the law that all crows are black, you mustn't seek to show that no crows are; it is enough if you prove one single crow to be white.

– William James

added by JokerGem
1 year ago

It doesn’t seem to me likely this Supreme Court is going to say ‘go draw more Black districts in the south,’.

– Michael Li

Found on CNN
1 year ago

In the state of Florida, our education standards not only don’t prevent, but they require teaching black history, all of the important things, that’s part of our core curriculum, this course on Black history. What are one of, what’s one of the lessons about? Queer theory? Now who would say that an important part of Black history is queer theory? That is somebody pushing an agenda on our kids, and so when you look to see they have stuff about intersectionality, abolishing prisons, that’s a political agenda.

– Ron DeSantis

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

If you think about the study of Black Americans, that is what he wants to block, these types of actions aren't new. They are not new from what we're seeing, especially from Florida. Sadly, Florida currently bans teachers from talking about who they are and who they love.

– Jean Pierre

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

This political extremism and its attack of Black History and Black people, is going to create an entire generation of Black children who won’t be able to see themselves reflected at all within their own education or in their own state.

– Shevrin Jones

Found on CNN
1 year ago

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