it's 3:30 pm.
brain's capacity is @ max.
carrying bit of a heavy heart.
where do i even start?
all morning, i listened to presentation, discussion, and reflection on the frustrating reality of prison-industrial complex, school to prison pipeline, social & racial injustice in the criminal justice system, the failure of our educational system - miseducating, classifying, ignoring, pushing our students out of school before they drop out. blaming and handcuffing children, entering them in a system that gets rid of their dreams, dignity, identity, and community.
the fight that needs to be fought. angela davis. john kozol. james cone. and others. thank you.
then, add more.. complexities, realities, inevitabilities of race.
racebending - i'm boycotting:
*yellowface in hollywood with "extraordinary measures "(the real dr. is taiwanese, not white and "avatar the airbender" (the real "aang"is chinese, not white)
*tyra banks... if you only knew.
*101.3 kdwb..... i don't do dave. i ban dave!
and here's another topic to challenge your ethical quotient:
adopting haitian babies - americans' fascination to save the poor and orphaned haitian children. who is to say that americans know how to best provide for them. (cough... the media... cough) the madness needs to stop. and for a start, americans need to look in their own backyards if they want to help children who need a home and family.
4:00 pm - signing out.
simply grateful that priscilla anh's angelic voice in "rain" is available.
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