MCPS MS Black History Month Spotlight - Colin Kaepernick

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today’s Black Spotlight hero is Trevor Noah.

I see a decidedly liberal tilt to these choices. Like PP said, not a single Colin Powell or Boyd Rutherford in the bunch.

How many Colin Powells would you want? There only is one Colin Powell.

And all that Boyd Rutherford has done is be the third black lieutenant governor of Maryland in a row. If anybody, it should be Michael Steele, who was the first African-American elected to statewide office in Maryland.

Not that either of them has been enthusiastic about the Republican Party lately.

Why not acknowledge AAs who are Republican? In this age of "intersectionality," it's appropriate, no?

1) That's not what intersectionality means. At all. Read Kimberle Crenshaw.

2) Relatively few Black Americans are Republicans. 5-10%. I have seen Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice featured on MCPS Black History Month posters and displays. Out of 10-40 people, that's about right.

3) Are you demanding special treatment for Republicans? Sounds like you are.

I think PP is looking for a quota system for Republicans, actually. What ever happened to bootstraps?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He compared cops to "runaway slave patrols."

Not exactly inspiring to most Americans.

There are tons of inspirational black Americans, but Kaepernick is not one of them.

I have to agree.

I'm sick of people idolizing sports figures and actors. Plus, Kaepernick was sort of a has been at one point before he tried to reinvent himself. I think he's an opportunist.

Why not Ta-Nehisi Coates?

or Mary Jackson? She's older but she paved the way for AA females in scientific fields.

What about Colin Powell? too Republican???

Tarana Burke? the real face behind #metoo

Stacey Abrams?

I did some research on lesser known figures - Arlan Hamilton. Look her up. impressive

If OP is talking about my school, which I think she is, the entire school is decorated right now with Black heroes from the 18th through 21st centuries and over 60 countries. There’s a huge hidden figures collage that just went up. The kids are being exposed to very varied political viewpoints. I saw a poster profiling Ben Carson next to one for Booker T. Washington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He compared cops to "runaway slave patrols."

Not exactly inspiring to most Americans.

There are tons of inspirational black Americans, but Kaepernick is not one of them.

I have to agree.

I'm sick of people idolizing sports figures and actors. Plus, Kaepernick was sort of a has been at one point before he tried to reinvent himself. I think he's an opportunist.

Why not Ta-Nehisi Coates?

or Mary Jackson? She's older but she paved the way for AA females in scientific fields.

What about Colin Powell? too Republican???

Tarana Burke? the real face behind #metoo

Stacey Abrams?

I did some research on lesser known figures - Arlan Hamilton. Look her up. impressive

I love me some TNC and Stacey, but Kapernick started a MOVEMENT. There's room for all of these figures to be highlighted, but Kap definitely deserves a place for the way he mainstreamed discussions of police brutality among white Americans who previously were not paying attention.

[Anonymous]

Frederick Douglas is a Republican.

Also I think Trump invited him to the White House for black history month.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Today’s Black Spotlight hero is Trevor Noah.

I see a decidedly liberal tilt to these choices. Like PP said, not a single Colin Powell or Boyd Rutherford in the bunch.

Seriously? You object to Trevor Noah?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today’s Black Spotlight hero is Trevor Noah.

I see a decidedly liberal tilt to these choices. Like PP said, not a single Colin Powell or Boyd Rutherford in the bunch.

Seriously? You object to Trevor Noah?

There is nothing about Trevor Noah I would want my child to copy, not one thing. Not np, but yes, he is objectionable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today’s Black Spotlight hero is Trevor Noah.

I see a decidedly liberal tilt to these choices. Like PP said, not a single Colin Powell or Boyd Rutherford in the bunch.

Seriously? You object to Trevor Noah?

There is nothing about Trevor Noah I would want my child to copy, not one thing. Not np, but yes, he is objectionable.

This

I’m pretty sure Noah called Trump’s son ‘A&&hole Jr’ on his show.

Surely if some reporter had said anything similar about Obama’s girls, you would have been disgusted? I would be. Kids should be off limits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today’s Black Spotlight hero is Trevor Noah.

I see a decidedly liberal tilt to these choices. Like PP said, not a single Colin Powell or Boyd Rutherford in the bunch.

Seriously? You object to Trevor Noah?

There is nothing about Trevor Noah I would want my child to copy, not one thing. Not np, but yes, he is objectionable.

So don’t send your kids to school in February - problem solved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today’s Black Spotlight hero is Trevor Noah.

I see a decidedly liberal tilt to these choices. Like PP said, not a single Colin Powell or Boyd Rutherford in the bunch.

Seriously? You object to Trevor Noah?

There is nothing about Trevor Noah I would want my child to copy, not one thing. Not np, but yes, he is objectionable.

This

I’m pretty sure Noah called Trump’s son ‘A&&hole Jr’ on his show.

Surely if some reporter had said anything similar about Obama’s girls, you would have been disgusted? I would be. Kids should be off limits.

Even kids who are 42 years old?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today’s Black Spotlight hero is Trevor Noah.

I see a decidedly liberal tilt to these choices. Like PP said, not a single Colin Powell or Boyd Rutherford in the bunch.

Seriously? You object to Trevor Noah?

There is nothing about Trevor Noah I would want my child to copy, not one thing. Not np, but yes, he is objectionable.

This

I’m pretty sure Noah called Trump’s son ‘A&&hole Jr’ on his show.

Surely if some reporter had said anything similar about Obama’s girls, you would have been disgusted? I would be. Kids should be off limits.

Even kids who are 42 years old?

I'm assuming they were talking about his school aged son; if not, then fair game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He compared cops to "runaway slave patrols."

Not exactly inspiring to most Americans.

There are tons of inspirational black Americans, but Kaepernick is not one of them.

I have to agree.

I'm sick of people idolizing sports figures and actors. Plus, Kaepernick was sort of a has been at one point before he tried to reinvent himself. I think he's an opportunist.

Why not Ta-Nehisi Coates?

or Mary Jackson? She's older but she paved the way for AA females in scientific fields.

What about Colin Powell? too Republican???

Tarana Burke? the real face behind #metoo

Stacey Abrams?

I did some research on lesser known figures - Arlan Hamilton. Look her up. impressive

If OP is talking about my school, which I think she is, the entire school is decorated right now with Black heroes from the 18th through 21st centuries and over 60 countries. There’s a huge hidden figures collage that just went up. The kids are being exposed to very varied political viewpoints. I saw a poster profiling Ben Carson next to one for Booker T. Washington.

uh, Ben Carson and Mr. Washington are aligned in a way. You'd know this if you actually knew anything about African American society and history.

[Anonymous]

He's a living profile in courage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today’s Black Spotlight hero is Trevor Noah.

I see a decidedly liberal tilt to these choices. Like PP said, not a single Colin Powell or Boyd Rutherford in the bunch.

Seriously? You object to Trevor Noah?

There is nothing about Trevor Noah I would want my child to copy, not one thing. Not np, but yes, he is objectionable.

This

I’m pretty sure Noah called Trump’s son ‘A&&hole Jr’ on his show.

Surely if some reporter had said anything similar about Obama’s girls, you would have been disgusted? I would be. Kids should be off limits.

He never called Baron a name. You made that up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today’s Black Spotlight hero is Trevor Noah.

I see a decidedly liberal tilt to these choices. Like PP said, not a single Colin Powell or Boyd Rutherford in the bunch.

Seriously? You object to Trevor Noah?

There is nothing about Trevor Noah I would want my child to copy, not one thing. Not np, but yes, he is objectionable.

This

I’m pretty sure Noah called Trump’s son ‘A&&hole Jr’ on his show.

Surely if some reporter had said anything similar about Obama’s girls, you would have been disgusted? I would be. Kids should be off limits.

He never called Baron a name. You made that up.

Yup. Trevor Noah was talking about Donald Trump Jr. (age 42) - in the week that Donald Trump Sr. tweeted insults at a person who is actually a kid (then age 16).

https://www.thewrap.com/trevor-noah-examines-the-extent-to-which-the-trumps-are-a-holes-and-uh-its-a-lot-video/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today’s Black Spotlight hero is Trevor Noah.

I see a decidedly liberal tilt to these choices. Like PP said, not a single Colin Powell or Boyd Rutherford in the bunch.

Seriously? You object to Trevor Noah?

There is nothing about Trevor Noah I would want my child to copy, not one thing. Not np, but yes, he is objectionable.

This

I’m pretty sure Noah called Trump’s son ‘A&&hole Jr’ on his show.

Surely if some reporter had said anything similar about Obama’s girls, you would have been disgusted? I would be. Kids should be off limits.

Trevor Noah called Donald Trump Junior an a&&hole and he is NOT A KID.

“Noah then talked about Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., whom he called “A–hole Jr.” It was reported this week that Donald Jr. recently traveled to Mongolia to hunt an endangered species of sheep. One of the weirder details is that he used a laser sight during the hunt.”
https://www.thewrap.com/trevor-noah-examines-the-extent-to-which-the-trumps-are-a-holes-and-uh-its-a-lot-video/