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WHY MLK DAY? GRANDMA TELLS…
“Grandma, why did we have the day off school? They said it is MLK Memorial Day.” Well, Child, let me tell you what I know. First, MLK stands for Martin Luther King. He was a famous man because he brought … Continue reading
Posted in integration, Uncategorized
Tagged civil rights, equal rights, equality, holidays, Martin Luther King, MLK, racism
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BUT SHE WAS JUST SO SWEET
Emily was such a darling; she had everything it took to qualify as a teacher’s pet. Everything except brain power! However, Emily and I could work around that. I just gave her things she could do with just a little … Continue reading
Posted in equity, teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged children, equality, equity, grades, standards, teacher's pet, teaching
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EQUITY? HEIGHT OF RACISM
“Rather than providing all individuals with equal opportunities to succeed, equity segregates individuals by race or sex while simultaneously driving the narrative of oppressor and victim.” “It calls for institutions to treat people unequally, purportedly to achieve an equal outcome. https://ussanews.com/2022/06/15/equity-vs-equality-the-biden-administrations-dangerous-push-for-equity-at-all-costs/ First, … Continue reading
UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL
WHAT WE HAVE BECOME NOW THAT WE HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO PROMISED TO BRING US ALL TOGETHER. HE IS DOING THAT BY EQUITY VS EQUALITY!?!????!!!! (See google excerpt below.) Isn’t that exactly opposite of being united? And isn’t the CRT … Continue reading
Posted in ancestry
Tagged ancestry, diversity, equality, prejudice, tribalism, united, White Europeans, White Supremacy
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RACISM AND ME – 2020
Yesterday’s reblog shows where I stood last year – the year we now see as peaceful, normal; the year we long to go back to – the year I was only charged with racism! Yelling racism became so rampant it … Continue reading
Posted in me, politically correct, politics, racism, Uncategorized
Tagged equality, me, political correctness, politics, racism
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CAPITALISM, MY VIEW AS A CHRISTIAN
https://onetahayes.com/2018/09/13/socialism-is-not-charity-part-1/ At the link above, I posted about Socialism as seen in the New Testament. I said I would be back to take a look at Capitalism from the point of the New Testament. Well, Ta-Da, I am back—only six … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Uncategorized
Tagged Capitalism, economics, equality, Jesus, money, socialism, wealth
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LET’S HEAR IT FOR ALEX
THIS IS NOT A POST FOR MEN! This is a post for women mostly younger than I. (Who is not?) My generation started the “women in the work force” movement – the time for women to be free – whoopee! … Continue reading
Posted in feminist, men, Uncategorized
Tagged equality, fathers, fathers' day, feminism, men, women in politics, working women
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