While some, like Packers RB Ryan Grant, have taken exception to Peterson’s statement – Grant makes the point that there is, you know, still ACTUAL slavery in the world – Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall sees Peterson’s point. Writes Mendenhall on his Twitter page (this transcript, by the way, is... Read more...
Ernest Green hit the roads of the segregated South as a teen in the 1950s, using a travel guide that pointed out safe havens where African-Americans could eat and stay. The pamphlet promoted vacation without humiliation. On that trip in the 1950s, Green journeyed the 1,000 miles from Arkansa... Read more...
Jupiter Hammon was a Black poet who became the first African-American published writer in America when a poem appeared in print in 1760. Hammon was a devout Christian, and is considered one of the founders of African American literature. On September 24, 1786, He expressed his views on slavery whe... Read more...
Nat Turner was an American slave who led a slave rebellion in Virginia on August 21, 1831 that resulted in 56 deaths among their victims, the largest number of white fatalities to occur in one uprising prior to the American Civil War in the southern United States. He gathered supporters in Southam... Read more...
IAmNotADictionary Word Of The Day: Nativism - Nativism favors the interests of certain established inhabitants of an area or nation as compared to claims of newcomers or immigrants.[1] It may also include the re-establishment or perpetuation of such individuals or their culture. This may result... Read more...
IAmNotADictionary Word Of The Day: Coon - A coon is a black actor or actress, who takes roles that stereotypically portrays black people. They think theyve made it but they are slaves to the same images. A.k.a sellout It comes from the term baracoons (a cage), where they used to place Africans, w... Read more...
Thralldom - the state of being under the control of another person; mental slavery;Â intellectual or moral enslavement;Â the state of being such as a slave or serf, who is held in bondage; forced submission to control by others; Read more...
 From: Nas To: LA Reid, Steve Bartels, Steve Gawley, Michael Seltzer, Joseph Borrino, Chris Hicks Subject: PUT MY SH*T OUT! Peace to all, With all do respect to you all, Nas is NOBODY's slave. This is not the 1800's, respect me and I will respect you.  I won't even tap dance around... Read more...
Doublethink - is the act of simultaneously accepting as correct two mutually contradictory beliefs. It is related to, but distinct from, hypocrisy and neutrality. Its opposite is cognitive dissonance, where the two beliefs cause conflict in one's mind. According to the novel, doublethink is: â... Read more...