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Asian students accuse black students of racism at South Philadelphia High School

Posted by Greg L on December 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment

A story out of Philadelphia. Asian students at South Philadelphia High have got the school board under pressure to do something about violence after being set upon by African-American students. They’re currently boycotting by not attending classes until the board can assure their safety. Apparently they’ve had to contend with racial epithets and attacks on … Continue reading →

Filed under Race in America · Tagged with African Americans, Al Sharpton, Asian Americans, crime, Jesse Jackson, racial discrimination, Racism, South Philadelphia High

Cultural Factors and the Great Recession

Posted by Greg L on November 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The impact of the Great Recession has been uneven when one considers cultural factors. It appears that self reliance, strong family structures, advanced education in the sciences and ownership of small business have muted the Great Recession’s impact on many Asian-Americans. Cultural factors help limit recession’s impact By Haya El Nasser, USA TODAY RALEIGH, N.C. … Continue reading →

Filed under Economics, Financial Crisis, Race in America · Tagged with Asian Americans, Great Recession

“If we remain poor and dependent, the riches of other men will not avail us. If we are ignorant, the intelligence of other men will do but little for us. If we are foolish, the wisdom of other men will not guide us. If we are wasteful of time and money, the economy of other men will only make our destitution the more disgraceful and hurtful. “
Frederick Douglass
“If you form the habit of going by what you hear others say about someone, or going by what others think about someone, instead of searching that thing out for yourself and seeing for yourself, you will be walking west when you think you’re going east, and you will be walking east when you think you’re going west. This generation, especially of our people, has a burden, more so than any other time in history. The most important thing we can learn to do today is think for ourselves.”
Malcolm X
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