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  5. Posted

    On 9/15/2016 at 10:43 AM, Patriotsfatboy1 said:

    Had quite a few friends there last night, including one who brought his kids. His 16 year old son has seen him 5+ times and he knows all of the songs. Many kids now like classic rock instead of the crap they play on the radio.

    Sad thing is that the classics get played alot on tiktok and kids are becoming fans....who knew

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    Minnesota's North Central University's George Floyd Memorial Scholarship for young Black students is being sued and accused of violating an anti-discrimination law.

    A legal complaint filed with the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights on Monday says that the scholarship violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by exclusively qualifying for Black students. The law prohibits intentional discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin in any federally funded scholarships 

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/28/george-floyd-university-scholarship-sued-discrimination/73138297007/?tbref=hp

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    3 minutes ago, squistion said:

    https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/03/27/some-names-are-uniquely-african-american/

    Some names are uniquely African-American

    In Tangerae Michelle Dean's wallet are the images she treasures the most.

    There's 6-year-old Takara Niemah Starkese, her eldest. "She's a sweetheart," the St. Petersburg mother says.

    And there are photos of Takayla Niree-Shaneke, 4, and Travontez De- juan, 2.

    These children, she says, are far too pretty, far too beautiful for ordinary names.

    "When a child is pretty like my kids . . . you've got to give them pretty names. I didn't want any common name. I love beautiful names."

    A growing number of today's young black parents share Ms. Dean's sentiments. These moms and dads are giving their offspring original names that reflect the parents' ideas of uniqueness and beauty.

    Some experts think the practice is a statement of cultural identity and pride. Parents say newfangled names help fuse a new generation to its roots.

    Mothers like Ms. Dean, 22, say relatives and friends helped come up with the unusual names, many of which are creatively amalgamated from those of family members.

    Today's name creation among a younger generation of black people appears to be an evolution from authentic African and Muslim names that were bestowed on many children during the civil rights movement.

    "More emphasis on Afrocentrism makes for more creativity or even the making up of names," says Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and co-author of Raising Black Children.

    "There is more and more comfort in moving away from standard names like Mary and Jane. . . . Parents think they sound more beautiful, and they add uniqueness to the child."

    I can google to virtue signal also, but Idgaf.

  21. Posted

    1 hour ago, squistion said:

    No. Black couples often use made up "unique" names for their children. It is a part of black culture in the country. 

    I forgot you were black....my bad

  25. Posted

    1 hour ago, TBayXXXVII said:

    From a New Jersey perspective, because I don't know about other states, teaching is the racquet.  You get to be a part-time employee, make full-time wages, an awesome pension, awesome medical benefits, and you still get to complain about how little you make.

    Ohio has none of that...that was ohio 30yrs ago...now retirement sucks...no health care.  Btw..teachers are contract employees...not salaried.  We choose to spread our contracted pay out over 26 installments.

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