I would never say that blacks do not suffer discrimination in all kinds of
ways, however I believe that those of us who are blind also suffered
discrimination in some cases far worse than people who are black. Look at the
amount of software which is not accessible to those of us who are blind in the
world of employment. Look at the amount of mail which we receive which is not
made accessible. Look at the attitudes of people of our age range. How do they
feel about those of us who are blind. Often times people who are younger I
think have a more modernistic/excepting attitude toward people with
disabilities, however I think that people over 40 have a tendency not to except
those of us with disabilities and that this will continue for quite some time.
I also believe that often times the attitudes of people who are black can
sometimes be more predatory than the attitudes of people who are white. I think
that a lot of times blacks don’t want to do things the way people who are white
do them simply because white people do them that way and that they would be
giving up something if they did statistically, I think if you look at violence
in this country you would find that there is more black on black killing then
white on black killing. I’m not trying to justify what white people have done
in the past or what they are doing now I’m just saying that before people start
throwing stones that I’ll look at their own neighborhoods and see what they can
do to clean them up Fred Olver
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On Jun 25, 2020, at 6:31 PM, Steve <pipeguy920@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Tony,
It doesn't matter what Mr. Floyd's previous conduct was; it was a minor
shoplifting incident over a frickin' $20 bill. Nobody can justify the kind
of treatment he endured.
And, there's a lot more of that. There is, in almost every city, people of
color are pulled over or arrested at much higher rates than white people.
And, most of it has nothing to do with whether they committed a crime.
I won't go on, but the type of conduct blacks have had to put up with in this
country is systemic, and it has gone on for years.
Steve
Class of '72
----- Original Message -----
From: Tony Handley
To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 4:57 PM
Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: Wonder urges action to right racial injustices
I am sick of all this crap. Granite and injustice was done to one man, but I
guess Mr. Dixon has brought an article to our attention, that shows this
guy wasn’t as much of an angel as people have made him out to be. However, he
should’ve been dealt with in a court of law, not this way. It’s not just
Black Lives Matter, but all lives matter! And that includes even those of
animals. Take care and God bless all of us. Because violence in the streets
is not the way to solve these problems.
Tony 1978 and Linda
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On Jun 25, 2020, at 3:45 PM, Steve <pipeguy920@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Nicely said.
Steve
Wonder urges action to right racial injustices By Brian McCollum Detroit
Free Press
Quoting song lyrics and citing his past racial-justice efforts, Stevie
Wonder delivered an emphatic, at times impatient video message Tuesday
urging on the Black Lives Matter movement. Saying he has listened to "voices
on the left, voices on the right," Wonder added, "What I've not heard is a
unanimous commitment to atone for the sins of this country."
The Michigan-born Motown star also singled out President Donald Trump as
"noncommittal" and cited several previous remarks by the president,
including a 2018 reference to "s---hole countries in Africa."
Wonder lamented that three states North Dakota, South Dakota and Hawaii have
failed to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday.
"I know that dance. I've heard those songs. It was an 18-year fight to
(make) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a national holiday," said
Wonder, who teamed with late U.S. Rep. John Conyers in that ultimately
successful campaign. "Yet it was a fight I was not willing to lose."
Alluding to the weeks of protests spurred by the killing of George Floyd by
police in Minneapolis, he encouraged more from those watching.
"Systemic racism can have an ending. Police brutality can have an ending.
Economic repression can have an ending," Wonder said. "A movement without
action is a movement standing still. To those who say they care: Move more
than your mouth."
The short video, titled "The Universe is Watching Us," was posted to
Wonder's social media channels Tuesday afternoon.
"Black lives do matter. And this is not another digital, viral trend, moment
or hashtag," he said, adding: "Yes, all lives do matter, but they only
matter when black lives matter too."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQGulht7PB8
