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The Gorilla at Miami University

MsConcerned

Civic Engagement at MiamiUniversity reads: Through civic engagement, we recognize our mutual responsibility to care for each other in the college, in our communities, and on our planet. This responsibility may be accomplished through political activity, community service, engagement in leadership roles, advocacy or becoming informed about issues that relate to social change. University of Miami Service Standards A group of university students posted a video asking, “What type of animal would you like to see on campus?”, they responded with “gorilla” and pointed the camera at a Black professor. Their Standing Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion reads: The … Continue reading The Gorilla at Miami University

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Marjorie Taylor Green

MsConcerned

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Monday visited the Holocaust Museum and apologized for previously comparing coronavirus face-mask policies to the Nazi practice of labeling Jews with Star of David badges. But the Georgia Republican declined to walk back other controversial statements she has made, including one in which she compared the Democratic Party to Hitler’s party, the National Socialist German Workers’ Party. (Sonmez, 6/14) Marjorie Taylor Greene, also known by her initials MTG, is an American politician, businesswoman, and far-right conspiracy theorist serving as the U.S. representative for Georgia’s 14th congressional district. What concerns me the most it that in … Continue reading Marjorie Taylor Green

Black History, Daily Prompt, Politics

American First Caucus

MsConcerned

WASHINGTON – A nascent effort by some conservative House of Representatives Republicans to form an “America First Caucus” to promote the policies of former President Donald Trump drew criticism on Friday for purported racial undertones in its founding document. The effort is tied to first-term Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and has a policy platform that promotes “a common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions” and advocates for infrastructure with esthetic value that “befits the progeny of European architecture,” Punchbowl News reported on Friday. https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/16/house-effort-to-form-america-first-caucus-sparks-blowback/amp/ Continue reading American First Caucus

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The Trump Phenomenon

MsConcerned

The Oxford English Dictionary‘s defines the word racism as Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior: a programme to combat racism.  A man named Richard Henry Pratt in 1902 was railing against the evils of racial segregation.  I would like to take this opportunity to create my own ideas about the #TrumpRacisimPhenomenon. It is written– Segregating any class or race of people apart from the rest of the people kills the progress of the segregated people or makes their growth very slow. Is that why our … Continue reading The Trump Phenomenon