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I don't live in a different world from any other American. But I experience that world as an individual, through the prism of my identity which consists of many elements including "race" as the concept has manifested in this country. As a black woman, I don't see the world as a white male or white woman does. Another example, as an able bodied woman, my experiences are different from a disabled person's. It would be uninformed for me to presume that although I am a supporter of the Disabled Rights movement, that our news and information priorities are always the same.
This is perhaps a long wind up to get to the question I'd like to address here. Frequently, visitors to this site ask this:
Why no "WhiteVoices?" This continues to segregate no matter how you sell it. Maybe just "Voices‚" or "REGIONAL VOICES?" Just sets things back further. Not much of an INDEPENDENCE DAY positive movement. Really look beyond colors would ya???My first reaction is always to wonder if these same people write Time, Newsweek, Huffington Post, AOL's Fanhouse or any other online forum host about the preponderance of white opinion on those pages.
It seems somehow that many white people do not see "white" as its own race and influencer on personal experience. They see black, brown, gold and America. Or they see black, brown, gold and "the rest of us." They don't think in terms that no matter what you call majority white opinion and news organizations, they are predominately and in essence "white voices."
Those "mainstream," i.e. white majority, forums generate topics and focus attention on issues editors decide are important to their primary readership – as does "Black Voices." Like "Black Voices," those staffs are racially integrated and articles are open to anyone to read and comment on.
One of the ideas I most oppose is the notion that recognizing differences in American experience is "setting things back further" or "divisive." I really do not understand that. In my ideal America, we respect and honor the vibrant diversity of the United States.
Abre los ojos. That means open your eyes.
We have to SEE each other's experiences and listen to what each other has to say and from that exchange we forge a fuller understanding of the world. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. talked about being judged on the content of one's character.
Dr. King never, ever, suggested that a person's skin color would have to be rendered unspeakable or invisible in order for them to be considered equal.
10 Ways Black People Have Progressed
The new generation of African Americans going in to ownership and entrepreneurial routes are well equipped and more knowledgeable than ever before. Despite many obstacles unparalleled to other races many African American have perceived to receive equality and the right to ownership since the ending of slavery. Now in the 21st century we are able to see how their successes and potential to become business moguls and CEOs of major companies.
History was made At the 74th Academy Awards® in 2002 when Halle Berry became the first African-American woman to win Best Actress. She also gave one of the most memorable acceptance speeches of her life that gave thanks to all those powerful black females that had came before her. This was not a moment in her life to be remembered but a witness that women of color are be. Denzel Washington continuing the path of Greatness when he was awarded Best Actor for Training Day after Sidney Poitier, the first African-American male to win Best Actor 39 years ago, was awarded an honorary award. These two men are examples of how much we have came along in history and in entertainment. And now that they have opened the door for a new generation to enter and blow even more borders for the future.
2. In recent years there has been a glimpse that black education rates are on the rise. School teachers have been becoming the main influence for students to excel in test scores for reading, writing skills, math, and social sciences. Now that teachers are receiving more respect for their hard work, society is noticing that they are the gateway for their children's future.
Digital divide Narrowed
hip-Hop Culture Takes Over
6. Williams Sisters/Michael Jordan
As Barack Obama continues his path to the White House to become the first African American for the President of The United States of America history is being made every step he takes closer. It was monumental when Barack defeated Hillary Clinton as the leader of the Democratic Party for the election but as
Women Empowerment
Condoleeza Rice - Secretary of State Colin Powell being the top military person in America
As the first black female to be in such a hig position in politics, Condeleeza is a women in charge of being president Bush's right hand and has been very influential in the advancement of black women in the U.S. government.
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By: Nicole J. Butler on 7/26/2008 7:08PM
White people are able to trace their roots back to their respective countries of origin, should they wish to do so. The majority of black people are unable to do so. All that we know is that we are of African descent, and that we are considered "Black" because that is the most-common phenotype of people of African descent.
White people are able to (and do) create and join organizations based on their country of origin: Guild of Italian-American Actors, German-American National Congress, etc. Since black Americans don't generally know our country of origin, we use what we DO know: the fact that we are black. Thusly we get BET, HBCU, and BV.
Any questions?
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By: james on 3/26/2009 10:50PM
when white people do start a white only blacks whine why we are just emulating you only we arent allowed to because we are all racist
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By: JW on 5/29/2009 10:55PM
Ok that is not even a good argument. You cant trace your roots so its ok to have segregated organizations? Come on! I see all this as a way to justify bigotry! This whole idea that whites must be somehow punished because of what some others did....who most are now dead...is wrong! It is as wrong as the racists of the 60's. You know...if you think back to the racists then...the racists now are no different..they just have different colors! The idea that only white people are racists is stupid! Look around..nightly there are racists comments made about whites...none of which would be tolerated if it was a white making comments about blacks...and yet...there is a quiet nod of approval...a double standard is a lie!
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By: iamihop on 7/19/2009 4:20AM
I have just one question: why is it so important?
I will say straight up that I'm white (am I holding a metal pole in the air during a thunderstorm? We'll see) but I'm neither proud of it nor embarrassed by it. I think some of my ancestors are from England; big woopdy doo. The color of my skin, my heritage, even my upbringing - these do NOT define who I am, in fact I make a conscious effort not to let them. I am defined by my actions and my thoughts, individual and above the influence of my skin.
I cannot change the culture in which I have been raised, but that need not be in any way related to race. I have met people of every skin tone who have similar values: education, logic, family, peace, laughter. These values see no boundaries of color.
I think MTV and BET are equally vile (I will grant that BET has certainly made a recent effort to clean up its programming). I've noticed that BV seems as useful for reinforcing racial divisions as it is a forum for enlightened, human-centric discussion. I voted for Obama not because he's black, but because of his policies and character. To vote based on anything else seems illogical to me.
I know this is a rather tortuous, lengthy question, but I don't understand where the desire to unite around one's melanin level comes from. I invite any clarification...
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By: I.N.R. on 7/26/2008 11:10PM
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.
--Albert Einstein
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By: I.N.R. on 7/26/2008 11:21PM
Carmen Dixon, what a racist article!
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By: America on 7/26/2008 11:27PM
Black America? White America?
Very Sad. Open your eyes and see the progress. Stop living in the past.
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By: T on 7/27/2008 1:46PM
Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything good in the world.
--Helen Keller
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By: Joey on 7/27/2008 4:12PM
I really hate to bring up the pass here, but if Whites/Europeans had not excluded Blacks from the social and political structure in America when this country was created, there would have been no reason for Blacks to start social and political organizations for themselves. You cannot do away with a system that lasted for 200 plus years (slavery) with a system that has only been in place for 40 years (The civil rights Movement.) Time will heal the wounds of slavery and Jim Crow, but Whites cannot continue to ignore/disregard the cries of the wounded(the descendents of slaves) during the healing process.
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By: Lauryn on 7/27/2008 7:27PM
Good Article. white people refuse to admit that white privilege exist and that their opinion is the main stream!
for those of you who have said, "stop living in the past and look at the progress."
Please stop focusing soooo much on progress and look at the long road in front of us and the mounds and mounds of progress that needs to be made. Progress in whose world? Yours or mine? If people are complaining there is normally a reason. Get a clue. Be more tolerant. Appreciate diversity and all that it means. Stop hoping for one world. that's fake and impossible...its our differences that make it all grrreat....lets look for equality and the right to be different!!!
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