Yes, Fred the blind and other handicapped people have experienced
discrimination at some point during there life. We don’t normally have to worry
about being lynched or killed for no reason other than we wanted to go for a
jog. Now I remember late one night. After I had fell asleep that a police
officer came to my house to tell me I had to go down town Lansing. That they
had picked up my son who had snuck out to run the street as a teen. I went to
the door with no lights on. He said something was wrong with my eyes. I told
him I was blind. He told me he didn’t believe me that I was high. I told him I
would take out my eyes and show him that they were artificial. He backed away
and said never mind just call my sergeant. Now I wonder how much different that
might have been if I had been black. Many groups of people have been
discriminated against by white men who think they are superior. Such as native
Americans, who many still live on reservations in deplorable conditions. Women
who are often paid less for the same work, raped, molested and abused. Went for
years with out the right to vote. There was the Japanese during war II who were
put in camps. There were white Irish indentured slaves. Also look at Latino’s
who work as a migrant workers, who have had there families separated and kept
in cages. Ok I know this is long but enough of the discrimination, hate,
racism, and injustice. How about liberty and justice for all. Spend some time
reading history you will learn a lot. We are all equal and should be treated
that way. Believe me blind will be better off for it too.
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On Jun 25, 2020, at 5:47 PM, Fred Olver <fredolver@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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
