The other side to the issue of the controversial textbook....

Unpublished 'Black Lives Matter' Book Stirs Controversy
By Jackie Zubrzycki on August 28, 2015 2:31 PM

ABDO Publishing is releasing the book in 2016 as part of a "Special Reports" series that also includes books about ISIS, transgender issues, and the Ebola outbreak. Here's how the publishing company describes the series:

Special Reports explores the challenging events and contentious issues that fill the headlines, with compelling text and well-chosen images. Providing balanced coverage, as well as background information and context, the books in this series help readers develop an essential understanding of current events and encourage them to form their own opinions.

Though "Black Lives Matter" is hardly the only contentious topic on that list, the book was singled out in an episode of "Fox and Friends," the TV show, last weekend.

Radio personality and author Larry Elder denounced the book in a segment called "New Black Lives Matter Textbook Is Aimed at 6th Grade Students." Elder said the book teaches that black people are victims and that white people should feel guilty, and that it would indoctrinate children in this belief. An icon in the bottom corner of the screen during the segment reads "Trouble With Schools."

A post on The Feminist Wire earlier this month had said that teachers and parents would find the book to be an "invaluable resource."

Macalester College Professor Duchess Harris said she and co-author Sue Bradford Edwards, a Missouri-based journalist, hoped to provide information for young people looking to understand current events and African-American history.

Co-author Harris said that Elder criticized the book without having read it. She sent Education Week a draft copy. "If you read it and still don't like it, that's fair."

Harris, an American studies professor, said the content is not meant as "indoctrination or propaganda." "It's, these are current events and this is what that means," she said.

ABDO is an educational publisher that sells books to schools and school libraries, and the book is advertised as being aligned to the Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. But ABDO Publishing editor-in-chief Paul Abdo told online news site Fusion that the book is not intended to be a textbook.

The book, which consists of about 100 pages long of larger-print text, starts with a description of the death of Michael Brown, the legal aftermath, and the reaction in Missouri and across the country.

It then gives a brief history, "Black Lives in America," that includes the Three-fifths compromise (which declared that slaves counted as Three-fifths of a person for the purposes of taxation and representation), the Civil War, the development of Jim Crow laws, the role of African-American units in World War II, the Civil Rights movement, and residential segregation.
It walks readers through other recent events, such as the 2009 shooting death of Oscar Grant at the hands of a police officer in Oakland, Calif., including their legal and social aftermaths.

The book does explicitly say that African-American citizens have often received harsher treatment by law enforcement than white citizens. It cites statistics that bolster that claim, including, for instance, that in Ferguson African Americans are far more likely to be pulled over for minor traffic violations than white citizens, and that 42 percent of police SWAT team missions have involved African Americans, who make up 13 percent of the population.

Harris said that many of her students have never studied African-American history before college and are wary about talking about race or charged current events in class. She said she hoped the book would fill a gap.

"My colleagues in the math department, for instance, don't get students who have never encountered algebra or calculus," Harris said. "But what I get are students whose high school teachers have not dealt with contemporary race relations."

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2015/08/black_lives_matter_textbook_on.html

I think it's fair to ask someone to read a book before judging its content, especially a proposed textbook for public schools. Sounds similar to something I've heard somewhere before...

I think it's better to have this put forth in a professional manner while kids are still living with their parents rather than some FB/text group where anything goes and little Jimmy/Suzy gets shanked in the lunchroom.

Have them read/discuss if they get out of hand call the parents in. One thing is certain. They are going to talk about it whether it's a book or not and a formal discussion group beats Twitter wars with real dead kids as far as (trying to) solving the REAL LIFE problem. Basket weaving (as an alternative elective) has about a 0.035% chance of solving the REAL LIFE problem we know exists because we are all talking about it.

Look at it this way, it's Scared Straight with a spotlight, a textbook, crime scenes with chalk outlines and headstones of kids they probably knew. It's going to be controversial but it WLL demand the focus and participation from Law enforcement, clergy, politicians, parents... The whole community.

Remember the saying it takes a community to raise a child? This will force that involvement. What is wrong with focused fact based community involvement? Costs much less than riots murders and grand jury trials , I guarantee it.

Thanks lady.

You would have never developed the level of racial polarization that exists today had you not engaged in suppressing racially charged speech.

There are hard core racists in our societies only because no one ever ground them into intellectual dust, and humiliated them into silence. INSTEAD, the chattering classes decided the best approach was to 'simply ignore them' and eventually they'll go away.Wronnnnggg.....

No, all ignoring them did was generate a deeper hatred and to engage in a search for acceptance of these feelings by others. Where the search for similar thinkers had previously ended in local bars or basements, the internet allowed such thought to gain traction, acceptance, and the amplification of numbers.

By passing laws dictating politically correct speech, you attempted to resolve the problem by forcing people to like each other. Guess what? We don't. For any number of logical (political affiliation) to illogical (what do you mean you like that color food?) reasons, we simply don't like some other people on the planet. Maybe they act oddly to you, their native tongue grinds your ear, their music is not to your liking, their social conventions too restrictive, whatever.

The politically correct class wanted to throw us all into a cultural Cuisinart machine, and blend us all into a mankind mayonnaise. Sorry. Not everyone wants to be blended. FORCING people to do anything (including like each other) usually ends with the opposite outcome.

Exacerbating the problem is the worlds crumbling economies and regional wars. Both of these add societal pressures. IF you lose your job to a guy with brown skin, it's a 'quota' that got him the job. If a family moves in next door after fleeing from a country you can't find on a map, they 'smell' or they cook 'stinky food'. I'm not saying these are enlightened opinions (lol) but it is the reality of broken societies to blame the 'new' or 'different' people for their problems. It is also the reason why governments blame external forces for bad internal policies.

Oh the brown people raised the oil prices. Oh the yellow people raised the price of consumer electronics, or the black people raised the price of diamond mining. The problem is generating that targeted blame can translate to violence against those groups in your own streets.

So, the solution? Time to take off the restraints. Let people SAY what they want to say and get out their frustrations, fears, and prejudices. When they have talked themselves out, sit them down and say "Ok, Bob, I understand what you're saying, but did you know....." and have a REAL discussion about race and prejudice. Stop trying to force people to hide their ignorance and hatred. Let it vent, let society exhale, and then use that as a teachable moment.

*drops mic*

who is the 'you' referred to?

and what law has restricted people from saying what they feel?

There will never be a real discussion.

One side is blamed for all and the other side never takes any responsibility for anything.

How do you discuss anything when that is the starting point?

The 'You' I refer to collectively are the politically correct, social engineers who wanted a genteel society where no one ever raises their voice, or says anything negative. You are raising something the rest of us colorfully describe as 'pu**ies'.

'You' are the people who brought us the 'non-competitive music competition', the 'participant' trophy, and the games with no scores. Your thinking has actually led to a kids soccer league in which the game is played...... WITHOUT FRICKIN'SOCCER BALLS!!!!! The players run around imagining how good they are at soccer, and if they THINK they scored, then they did!

The laws preventing speech? Jeez where do you want to start? You can't talk about peoples looks, shapes, sizes, IQ's, skin color, religion, sex, proclivity for sex, their choice of music, food, coffee, or even alcohol because in any context you are 'shaming' people. If you have no medical condition other than an overactive refrigerator door addiction, and weigh 500 pounds, heaven forbid I call you 'fat' and suggest you lay off the Doritos. That's fat shaming. Apparently now you can lose your job over such a comment, especially if you put it on Facebook.

In Canada we've had a comedian sued because a drunk lesbian heckled him on stage, and he made jokes about her being drunk and gay. Her feelings were hurt, and after his set she took a swing at him in the bar. The result? He and the bar had to split a $15,000 settlement for offending her! We had the gay pizza/cake lawsuit long before the U.S. did. We've had privately owned Christian photocopy shops sued for refusing to print gay pride posters.

If I have a problem with Islam, I best keep it to myself, lest the internet mobs shout me down as 'racist' (Muslims are not actually a race you idiots), or Islamophobic (actually I'm not afraid of Muslims, I just think they need to be called out on the level of religiously justified violence they engage in.).

If I think illegal immigration is a problem that costs society in both lives lost and dollars spent, again I'm a 'racist' even though my concerns don't deal with any particular group, it's an organic issue about the sheer volume of the numbers involved.

If I think Planned Parenthood has issues in regards to how they handle abortions (possible illegalities for personal enrichment) or asking people to educate themselves on its founder Margaret Sanger (she believed black people were inferior, and polluted the gene pool) I get called a woman hater, or anti-abortion, or someone who believes in the war on women!

If I point out issues with the Obama White House and how it governs the nation, I'm told I ONLY criticize his policies because he's black! (Yeah it could never be because I think he's doing a lousy job, and would say exactly the same thing if he were white.)

So yeah, if I fear the mob, I sit home with my hands in my lap and keep my mouth shut so that I don't upset anyone. Well guess what? **** the mob. I'll say what I please, and if you don't like it, tough s*it. Sometimes the emperor really does have no clothes on and you need to hear it. Sometimes, either one of us can be wrong. The mob doesn't ever think that it is. That's why someone invented the megaphone. To tell the mob to shut the **** up for a minute and listen!

*drops mic*

One can hope this 'textbook' teaches students not to attack elderly folks and then try to take a cop's weapon.
Somehow, I doubt that's the case though.


It's definitely wrong when it's NOT focused, and well, fact based. See above.

hmm, I live in america where this is just not true, people can say what they want outside of inciting to riot or slander/libel

and others can say what they think about what is said,,,,,cant have it one way and not the other,,,

Richard Sherman Holds Nothing Back in Amazing Condemnation of Black Lives Matter Activist

* Check link for video & picks.. & what could not be copied *

http://www.ijreview.com/2015/09/420058-richard-shermans-message-black-lives-matter-activist-shows-hypocritical-movement/?author=kl&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=owned&utm_campaign=culture&utm_term=ijamerica/

BY KATIE LAPOTIN (22 HOURS AGO)


Editor’s Note: This post contains content that includes profane language and is therefore NSFW.  Sherman is highly educated, having been an honor student and having graduated from Stanford; in addition to the uncertain nature of a post from a star NFL player appearing on a random website, the spelling and grammar errors in the post make attribution to him highly dubious.

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is already well-known as one of the NFL’s more outspoken players. But his latest remarks hit the nail on the head when it comes to the major problems with the Black Lives Matter movement which has swept the nation over the last year.

The Super Bowl-winning player chose to speak out after BLM activist King Noble posted an unauthorized photo of him and Seahawks teammate Marshawn Lynch on his website last week.

Image Credit: Screenshot
The image, which was later removed for unrelated reasons, was captioned with the phrase:

“When are we gon Kill These KKKracka Bro.”
Sherman fought back by leaving a reply for King Noble on his website with the handle “RSherman25”:

Image Credit: Screenshot
He wrote:

* Check link .....*

I did not believe this when I heard about it. I watched your videos. I started a life in the gehto [sic]. I banged like a fool till I woke up. I was not suppressed by any man or woman, white or black.

I worked myself up from Compton High School to a scholarship at Standford University and I did it myself. I take pride in what I have accomplished both as a black man, and an athlete. I could have stayed in LA and banged and used drugs and thought that it was all the white mans fault [sic]. But that would be a lie. We are who we want to be, that is what is great about america [sic]. We are all born with the same chances in life..white or black…YOU choose to be a woman-abusing racist loudmouth. I would love to debate you on national tv [sic]. And if you condone senseless black shootings of whites and police officers, you better make that a debate on Springer, so I can bitchslap your ignorant ***!

You are what is keeping and making the black race look bad. Wake up fool. Do not glorify this half a man, he has worked for nothing. He chose to keep himself where he is, not the white people. It is time to take responsibility for your own actions, and not act like a stinking fool. Kids and young black men and women look at this site, and believe that they are abused. That is a bold-faced lie. It is out of the mouths of cheap thugs like you that are hurting our young and taking away the chances they have to make themselves a productive part of society. Brothers and sisters: the only slavery in america now is the one you put yourself into Rise up like Doctor King as taught us, and be a real human being [sic]. We are all in this together white and black. Peace to all and I hope this stupid fake hate stops real soon. We are all brothers and sisters. Do not be fooled by the tyranny of evil men like this lift yourself up educate yourselves and work hard for a good life [sic]. No one owes you anything stand proud as a person of color , and do something meaningful with your life [sic]. I did and I am the best at what I do! Peace out, R Sherman.”
King Noble has been in-and-out of the headlines over the past few weeks for his threats against white Americans as a leader of the BLM movement. According to Vox, he is a leader of the “**** Yo Flag” group that initially planned a series of protests on September 11th:

IF YOU THINK 9/11 WAS AN INSIDE JOB HASHTAG #FYF911 NOW!

— Palmetto_Star (@Palmetto_Star) September 10, 2015
King Noble also delivered a violent and racist rant during a live online broadcast on BlogTalkRadio late last month, in which he declared that it is:

“…open season on killing whites and white police officers.”
He continued:

“Today, we live in a time when the white man will be picked off, and there’s nothing he can do about it. His day is up, his time is up. We will witness more executions and killing of white people and cops than we ever have before.

It’s about to go down. It’s open season on killing white people and crackas.”
The activist’s original recording has been removed, but part of the recording can be heard in the video below:

* Check link..... *

why does he keep being associated with the BLM movement,,?

FYF is something seperate altogether,,,,,

http://m.snopes.com/fyf911-black-lives-matter/

Maybe because he keeps invoking BLM in his ranting. And, his violent rhetoric DOES seem to fall in line with one of BLM's poster boys.....

msharmony quote

why does he keep being associated with the BLM movement,,?

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CALL FOR LYNCHING AND HANGING OF WHITE PEOPLE AND COPS

Breitbart - 28 Aug 2015
by LANA SHADWICK

Members of the #FYF911 or #FukYoFlag and #BlackLivesMatter movements called for the lynching and hanging of white people and cops. They encouraged others on a radio show Tuesday night to “turn the tide” and kill white people and cops to send a message about the killing of black people in America.

If I keep associating myself verbally with a convent and yet I am a prostitute, it does not make me a nun.
Why dont we hear what BLM has to say about his 'association' with them?

Why is BLM associating their cause with an elderly assaulting thug like Mike Brown?

ANY group that segregates or focuses on race is racist by nature.



to be racist you don't have to violent, you just have to either allow or deny or give preferential treatment to one based on their race alone.


ALL Human lives matter, focusing on a particular subsection of lives based on race alone is in and of itself racist.


Although I'm not sure I'd call this movement a 'hate group' it is most certainly a racist group.

I responded to that headline before and the link that provided with it

the actual piece said NOTHING about BLM,, only the headline made such a connection

so the question still stands,,,...why do they keep being connected?

we live in a racist nation

the way to deal with the effects of racism is not by trying to avoid the mention of race,,,

because there are other 'elderly assaulting thugs' and teens of various stupid and criminal choices,,, who have not been given a death penalty for it,,,

There isn't a corner of the planet that is inhabited with humans that there isn't some group that hates someone else.

It has been that way from the beginning and will continue until the end.

It won't end with protests ...it won't end with bullets.

individual human behavior isnt the issue

systemic policy is,,,,