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I know a lot about Minister Lois Farrakhan. Louis Farrakhan, Sr. (born Louis Eugene Wolcott; May 11, 1933, and formerly known as Louis X) is the leader of the religious group Nation of Islam (NOI). He served as the minister of major mosques in Boston and Harlem, and was appointed by the longtime NOI leader, Elijah Muhammad, as the National Representative of the Nation of Islam. After Warith Deen Muhammad disbanded the NOI and started the orthodox Islamic group American Society of Muslims,…

Imagine starting a new school, in a new state, maybe even a new country. On the first day of class looking around, seeing you 're the only one whose skin color is not white, you’re the only one with dark curly hair, and you 're the only one who “doesn’t belong.” Upon entering the classroom you hear comments like “It 's a Mexican”, “Do you even speak English?”, “How did you cross the border?” That 's what students like Natalia Martinez, Genesis Garcia, Kendrick Rosado, and I had to deal with when…

couldn’t be easily retrieved by any operating school or school district. There are finance programs that are in existence that can give virtually any breakout of allocation or spending a school or district could need or want. In 2009, the National Center for Education Statistics released Financial Accounting for Local and State School Systems. They discussed the need for greater detail in financial reporting and concept cost for reporting by school. There is also information in regards to…

with several counter-protests expected. ACT for America, the country's largest grassroots anti-Muslim group described by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as an "extremist group", called for the nationwide "March Against Sharia". Islamophobia in the USA - Al Jazeera World In a statement on ACT for America's website, the group claims that Sharia - or Islamic law - runs contrary to human rights and the US Constitution. Yet rights groups and watchdogs, among them the SPLC and the Council…

Hate is a very powerful emotion, one that makes letting go of something impossible. Forgiveness is just as strong; it gives people the strength to move on and helps the healing slowly. Many places in the world have been victims of hate and cruelty. History itself has had its share. However, after all has happened, there are broken people. These people have two choices, to hate, or to forgive. In reality, forgiveness does not empower people to overcome the effects of hatred because the criminal…

for crimes by white racist lynch mobs. The 19th century was when racial tensions first moved thru the United States, lynching developed into a common resolution for white mobs to anyone defiant to the law. As time progressed lynchings developed into a bigger problem known as race riots. Southern States introduced lynching early, African Americans were blamed for financial problems during this time period. ("People & Events: Lynching In America"). During the late 1800 over to the mid 1900 over 4…

Maya Lin is an American architect and sculptor best known for her design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Maya Lin was received her bachelor's degree from Yale, where she studied architecture and sculpture. During her senior year she won a nationwide competition to create a design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Her minimalist design aroused controversy but has become very popular with the public over the years. Born on October 5, 1959, in Athens, Ohio, Maya Lin is the…

Past issues with race and poverty have a deep-seeded role to play in today’s current environmental and cultural inequality. In the movie “Thunderheart,” a young mixed-blood FBI agent is sent to investigate a murder on poverty-stricken Sioux reservation. The officer quickly realizes that it is not the Sioux people that who were causing problems, but, rather, the American government had a secret agenda to steal land from the Sioux people to start mining for uranium and other natural resources. The…

their children and honor for their country. Those characteristics make up our foundation for cultural awareness. The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan is a country in south Asia that was founded in 1747 (Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, 2010). Afghanistan is located north and west of Pakistan…

the recent protests over Confederate symbols and whether or not they should stay standing. While many people see Confederate flags and statues as symbols of racism that have no place in parks and public places, some see them as a representation of southern pride and the rebellious spirit. The protests have escalated over the last few years with protesters toppling a monument of a rebel soldier in Durham, North Carolina in August of 2017 (Jackson), and the death of a woman protesting against…