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Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
SOPHOCLES
Editor's Note: I DO NOT solicit information about the local
NAACP and its leadership. Truly, folks just come up and tell
me stuff. I am just minding my own business then...
I
heard the love doctor ...Donna (she is encouraging me to take the
high road) says that I can't tell what I heard. Everyone appears
to know and she insists that the latest antics with a high-profile
woman speaks for itself and really takes things to an all time
low.(9-14-04)
I have received many comments on my choice
of the Most Embarrassing Black Person in Newark. Most comments
have been positive and they have agreed with my choice and my
position.
A few comments didn't approve of my frank and candid views. Some
felt that I shouldn't try to embarrass a Black politician and that
problems in the Black community should stay in the Black
community. (For the most part, it was the same critique that
Bill Cosby got for commenting on the parenting skills and
educational support of some Black parents.) I do believe that what
is wrong in the Black community, the Black community can fix. With
that, I strongly contend that if the present Newark City
Schools Board President was bold enough not to support a program
that is assisting Black students achieve academic success, I am
bold enough to tell it, particularly when he foolishly put it in
writing. (He can't as he has in the past, call me a liar now!)
Enough on him, all that agreed with me have stated they will voice
their negative disapproving views of him in the ballot box.
(9-10-04)
The most
Embarrassing Black person is
Newark City
School Board President Jeremy Blake.
As Board President, he was asked to write a letter of support for
a grass-roots summer reading program that caters to Black students
on Newark's East Side. The program was writing a proposal for
funding. Mr. Blake refused to write a letter to support the
program because he was mad at the founder and coordinator of the
program.
Previously, he was a supporter of the program and often used the
program for photo opportunities. The summer reading program
founder has made negative but true comments about his character in
the past so Blake took his personal feelings out on the children
the program serves.
Thus, in my opinion he doesn't have the maturity or integrity to
hold public office. For the record, all other elected
officials who were asked to penned a letter did with the exception
of school board member Karen Kreager, but then I have been told my
numerous folks that she and her sister stole my campaign yard
signs and she probably takes direction from Blake. What kind
of Black man doesn't earnestly support a program that helps Black
children, especially when there appears to be a wide gap in the
achievement rate of students of color. He's a bootlicker,
who's interest isn't in the children in our community.
He is a politician who is looking out for his career.
Back by popular
demand!
The second annual Most Embarrassing Black Person in Newark
Award. Last year's winner was Rita Jackson, Newark City
Schools Diversity Coordinator and President of the pitiful Licking
County NAACP. She has sold Black folks out for personal gain
and local media attention. The runner up was Anita
Waters. Cast your votes today, just drop me an email.
I'll put my list up tomorrow. It will be interesting reading
and my picks may surprise you. 5/27/04.
Was yesterday's
Newark Advocate article on the NAACP comedy or what?
"First we need to define the problem."
LOL The
problem is the NAACP is a joke and as diversity coordinator and/or
multicultural specialist for Newark City Schools and the chapter
president (who had a conflict of interest from day one. you
can't
monitor or police your
pay source.) sat on her ass, got paid and did absolutely NOTHING.
So she doesn't need to look very far, because actually SHE is
apart of the problem. It is apparent the Licking County
NAACP is a snake without fangs. Pretty useless as the
forum's attendance numbers and school district participation
reflect. 5/26/04
What rock has the
NAACP been under? Oh yeah, they have been busying planning social
events, banquets and giving awards to themselves. What do they do
with all the money they raise? The achievement gap, curriculum and
discipline rates for Black children have been issues within Newark
City Schools for years. As a parent, I have been asking
questions for the past 10 years. I read the reports the district
produces and it's the primary reason why I sacrifice (I would
rather drive the newest Volvo wagon. It's cute! I would rather
have a bigger house.) and send my Black kids to private
schools. A good education is priceless. It's valuable. We can't
give our children a better gift. It's also the reason why I work
really hard to to establish programming to tutor/mentor the
children in our community and encourage summer reading. My
children are fortunate to attend good schools. My advocacy and
commitment to the Newark's children is to make sure all kids
achieve academic success. 5/26/04.
I have always said,
"If Tyrone can't read in school. Tyrone can't read at home
either."
What's wrong in the Black community, the Black community can
fix!
5/24/04
Cosby's remarks challenge us to discuss race honestly
By LEONARD PITTS JR.
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Maybe somebody spiked his Jell-O.
I bet the audience seriously considered the idea when Bill Cosby
performed last week in Washington at a commemoration of Brown v.
Board of Education.
According to the Washington Post, Cosby's routine ridiculed
"lower-economic people" in the black community for their values,
their mannerisms, their dysfunctions. He described them as
"knuckleheads," complained that they'll buy $500 sneakers — "and
won't spend $200 for Hooked on Phonics. ... They can't speak
English. I can't even talk the way these people talk: 'Why you
ain't? Where you is?'" There was more, but you get the gist.
The Post reports that Cosby's rant elicited "astonishment,
laughter and applause." A "stone-faced" Howard University
president H. Patrick Swygert went onstage afterward and pointedly
reminded the crowd that many of the black community's problems are
not self-inflicted. Which is true. It's also beside the point.
Have you ever wondered why it's almost impossible for blacks and
whites to discuss race honestly? This episode is an answer in
microcosm.
Blacks seldom publicly concede that some of the dysfunction
suffered by the black underclass is self-inflicted for fear of
giving aid and comfort to bigotry. So when analyzing racial
progress or the lack thereof, black folk tend to emphasize racism.
Whites, on the other hand, are often loath to concede that racism
remains the great ball and chain of black life for fear the
admission will besmirch their benign self-image or be used to make
them feel guilty. So they tend to emphasize dysfunction instead.
Blacks and whites have a way of talking past each other.
The fact is, Cosby said nothing about black underachievement that
black people have not said before. His mistake, if you want to
call it that, was in speaking publicly. Because publicly, we —
black and white — prefer to stick to the script that makes it
easiest on us, demands the least from us.
So let me say
something for the record. Much as some white folk pretend
otherwise, racism didn't vanish one fine day long ago. It lives,
here, now, still. And it isn't something black people can cure
through self-improvement. Racism doesn't care how educated,
wealthy or decent you are. It will still call you ignorant, deny
you a loan and throw you in jail. It will still give white people
unearned advantages on the basis of their whiteness.
And yet this also is true: For all the woe it brings, racism is
not the proximate source of all the ills that beset the black
underclass. We do not need white people's approval or even their
involvement to correct much of what ails us — to require that our
children spend less time with BET and more with BOOK, to reconnect
our fathers with their families, to abandon the misbegotten
mind-set that equates ignorance and thuggery with authentic
blackness.
Poverty and miseducation are a petri dish for dysfunction, no
matter what color you are. If you don't believe that, go hang
around a neighborhood of poor and miseducated white people
sometime.
So we ought to be able to raise these issues without it being seen
as a sop to bigotry. In pitting racism against self-inflicted
dysfunction, we embrace a false dichotomy. These are not
contradictory truths but the indispensable halves of a complex
whole.
Yes, Cosby's comments were stereotypical, maybe downright mean.
But for all that, his routine also reflected a willingness, rare
in black people and white ones, to confront the obvious and raise
issues that require more of us than the ability to feel put upon.
Maybe somebody did spike his Jell-O. Maybe they should spike ours,
too. (5/24/04)
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY MALCOLM X!
(5/19/2004)
Hopefully your messages will inspire us
Today
to better our
community for our children and our futures!
By Any Means Necessary (Audio Speech)
About Malcolm X
"…I always
had a deep affection for Malcolm and felt that he had a great
ability to put his finger on the existence and the root of the
problem. He was an eloquent spokesman for his point of view and no
one can honestly doubt that Malcolm had a great concern for the
problems we face as a race." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a
telegram to Betty Shabazz after the murder of Malcolm X.
“Here – at this final
hour, Harlem has come to bid farewell to one of its brightest
hopes – extinguished now, and gone from us forever…. Many will ask
what Harlem finds to honor in this stormy, controversial and bold
young captain – and we will smile. …We will answer and say unto
them, ‘Did you ever talk to Brother Malcolm? Did you ever really
listen to him? …For if you did you would know him. And if you knew
him you would know why we must honor him.’” Ossie Davis, actor, in
his eulogy at Malcolm X’s funeral
What made Malcolm X
Shabazz a great man, is that he had the guts to say what
nine-tenths of American Negroes would like to say but don't have
the guts to say.
a Chicago doctor
Quotes from Malcolm
o
Without
education, you're not going anywhere in this world.
o
The
only way we'll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves
with every oppressed people in the world. We are blood brothers to
the people of Brazil, Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba -- yes Cuba too.
o
Education
is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people
who prepare for it today.
o
Student's
all over the world today are standing up for their rights and
fighting for their rights, but here in America, the so-called
Negro students have allowed themselves to be maneuvered under a
tag of "sit-in". The word sit itself is not an honorable tag,
anybody can sit, and old woman can sit, a coward can sit, a baby
can sit, anything can sit, but it takes a man to stand.... Rather
than to force our way into someone else's restaurant or public
place that they have established, we should get our own. Once we
have our own, we're respected for the fact that we can create our
own. That's equality right there.
o
You're
not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality.
Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.
o
I'm
for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who
it's for or against.
o
There
was two kinds of slaves. There was the house Negro and the field
Negro. The house Negroes - they lived in the house with master,
they dressed pretty good, they ate good 'cause they ate his food
-- what he left. They lived in the attic or the basement, but
still they lived near the master; and they loved their master more
than the master loved himself. They would give their life to save
the master's house quicker than the master would. The house Negro,
if the master said, "We got a good house here," the house Negro
would say, "Yeah, we got a good house here." Whenever the master
said "we," he said "we." That's how you can tell a house Negro. If
the master's house caught on fire, the house Negro would fight
harder to put the blaze out than the master would. If the master
got sick, the house Negro would say, "What's the matter, boss, we
sick?" We sick! He identified himself with his master more than
his master identified with himself. And if you came to the house
Negro and said, "Let's run away, let's escape, let's separate,"
the house Negro would look at you and say, "Man, you crazy. What
you mean, separate? Where is there a better house than this? Where
can I wear better clothes than this? Where can I eat better food
than this?" That was that house Negro. In those days he was called
a "house nigger."
And that's what we
call him today, because we've still got some house niggers running
around here.
o
We
didn't land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us.
o
Dr.
King wants the same thing I want. Freedom.
o
I
am not a racist. I am against every form of racism and
segregation, every form of discrimination. I believe in human
beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such,
regardless of their color.
o
You
don't have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is
to be an intelligent human being.
o
Nobody
can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or
anything. If you're a man, you take it.
o
The
political philosophy of black nationalism means that the black man
should control the politics and the politicians in his own
community; no more.
o
Look
at yourselves. Some of you teen-agers, students. How do you think
I feel and I belong to a generation ahead of you - how do you
think I feel to have to tell you, "We, my generation, sat around
like a knot on a wall while the whole world was fighting for its
human rights - and you've got to be born into a society where you
still have that same fight ." What did we do, who preceded you ?
I'll tell you what we did. Nothing. And don't you make the same
mistake we made.
All of us are black first, and everything else second.
Thanks
to ALL teachers. We really appreciate your efforts!
The things you hear in the beauty shop. First of all, my hair
looks good. I heard that the public officials (mayor, police
chief and school officials) were AGAIN duped by the local NAACP.
Rumor has it that they didn't know what the topic of discussion
was going to be at the recent "emergency" meeting. They received
a phone call a few hours before the meeting and were told it was
imperative that they attended. Some cancelled previously scheduled
engagements. I still don't get why anyone would trust a liar.
You don't trust a thief with money. Anyway, this probably
explains why many sat red-faced. They were unprepared and
deceived. 5/3/04
Question of the Day:
If Newark
City School officials contend that there is a race issue within
the District and particularly on the high school campus, why are
they eliminating the District's Diversity Coordinator position?
Although since it's inception there hasn't been a professional in
the position (being "elected" president of a civil rights
organization by a bunch of white people from Granville doesn't
count as professional experience). Who within the District will be
assigned to this important task? Previously the District hasn't
taken students of color and their issues seriously. In the last
school levy campaign for example, the communication department and
director felt it appropriate to depict a group of school children
in printed materials, minus students of color. A picture is worth
a thousand words. (I called to complain and suggested
establishing an advisory group help communicate to the entire
community. No response. They just don't it get! In my marketing
and public relations classes, we learned that consumers respond to
ads that reflect their values, cultures and to folks that look
like them. Again this speaks to the respect NCS gives to
the Black community.) 5/3/04
Well they have seen
the light... I have been voicing the same sentiments penned by the
Hills since the NAACP and the NCS diversity position were
co-mingled. I have repeatedly questioned officials on why the NAACP
has an active presence on campus. Additionally, I have questioned
why Newark City School resources (equipment, phones, long
distance, computers, paper and time) are being used to promote the
local NAACP. A January diversity newsletter had 3 articles on
NAACP fundraising activities.
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/news/stories/20040429/opinion/320710.html
People are talking on
the internet and now in the local paper. I wonder who she is
going to report the Advocate to for personally identifying
information about her, her boss and their organization in their
newspaper without her written consent. 4/30/2004
I still don't get why
Newark City Schools is in bed with the NAACP. Why didn't the
district have its own forum to communicate with parents and
citizens on the threats made against Black students? Many in the
community, particularly the Black community, do not respect the
local NAACP. This was not the best vehicle to communicate.
4/30/2004
By popular demand I am
posting the false police report filed against citizens who
attended a Newark City Schools diversity forum. Nothing was done
as no criminal activities were committed.
·
(Yes,
NAACP materials were made available at a public school event.) For
the record, after reporting the incident to school officials and
the school board, NOTHING was done. Those falsely accused didn't
even get the courtesy of a written acknowledgement of receiving
the complaint. The district's response. "You talk about her on
the internet." For the record, comments were made about the
local NAACP on the internet, but what does that have to do with
Newark City Schools? Again, co-mingling Newark City Schools and
the local NAACP. 4/30/2004
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blocked out the emails addresses. Those cc'd included Jeremy
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The big talk around town is racism. Everyone is going around
discussing whether people are racists. The reality is that
America is RACIST. There are two Americas. One Black and one
white. There isn't a white person in the country who would
switch skin tone and live as the average black person.
The country's founding principles are based on a racial hierarchy.
Great wealth was created off of the free labor of slaves and
subsequently the oppression of Blacks. Things haven't changed
much. White privilege, unearned benefits and opportunities based
solely on skin tone, is alive and well. Today, banks and
insurance companies still redline. Law enforcement racially
profiles citizens. Our judicial system disproportionately
prosecutes and incarcerates Black and brown people. Employers
tend to hire people who look like them. In the Newark City
School District, Black students are disciplined more often than
white students. Judging people simply on appearance and skin tone
is a reality.
The beauty of being an American is that people can think and
believe whatever they chose. The issue isn't whether or not people
are racist. The issue is whether or not their actions
impede on others rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness.
As a Black woman, I could care less whether racist white people
like me. But in public places and establishments that receive
public dollars, I am to be respected. All Americans have a right
to feel and believe what they chose. I have always taught my
children that those who chose to use racial slurs are actually
demonstrating THEIR character, spirituality and intellect
-- not yours.
4/25/04.
Are the people of color who live in this community abnormal, in
that we don't live in a community with large numbers of similar
ethnicities? (I really can't believe educated white people
implying this. How can white men comment on the life experiences
of Black people? For the record, most Black people want the same
American Dream as whites. I want to live in a good crime-free
neighborhood, pay less in taxes and send my kids to good
schools. These traits aren't exclusive to the white community.)
Additionally, I don't consider myself a minority because I have
Black skin. Worldwide, there are more people who look like me than
those that have white skin. The term minority marginalizes and
often has a negative tone.
4/25/04.
My phone rang off the
hook after yesterday's NAACP emergency meeting. I almost missed
the best parts of The Bachelor. I can't believe Trish is still in
the running. Some of the comments about the meeting included,
·
"Rita
is so out of touch with the Black kids. She tried to put a good
show on for the few in attendance, but I feel that she should
take some of the blame for the incidents. Isn't she the
district's multicultural specialist? "
·
"Since when did Newark PD become friends of the Black
community? The same guys that harass and profile Black men are
now standing up saying they will protect our children - PLEASE!"
·
"The
meeting should be a wake-up call to Rita. Where were her
supporters? Only about 30 people were in attendance. It is a
shame that the NAACP couldn't rally the community around this
important event. Every Black person in town should have been
there, but who considers Rita Jackson their leader?"
·
"Yes,
Rita tried to sell NAACP memberships at her emergency meeting."
·
"The
School officials in attendance were pitiful and on occasion very
red-faced. How could they not know if multiculturalism is
included in the curriculum? Celebrating Black History month and
Martin Luther King's birthday is not enough. Are Black folks
only included in social study lessons?
·
After
hearing the comments and reviewing the news accounts of the
emergency meeting, I am really glad that I made the wise decision
to send my high school students to very good college-prep schools
(The Wellington School and The Columbus Academy). The responses of
the administrators are totally unacceptable. WAKE UP! I
would rather make the sacrifice and flip hamburgers after hours to
help pay tuition at private schools to get my children a good
quality education in an environment that RESPECTS all, has 100%
graduation rate and where everyone goes to college after
graduation.
I
have MAJOR questions and concern regarding the recent incidents at
the High School. Does Newark City Schools have an ethnic/sexual
orientation intimidation policy? It is not acceptable for
students to be harassed and threatened because of their race or
sexual preference. It is not acceptable for students to
wear or display confederate flags or other gang symbols on the
High School campus. Additionally, why are the boys not in
JAIL for threatening fellow students? This behavior has been
going on for over a month. Many Black students believe the school
district never took the matters seriously.
Newark City Schools is suppose to foster an environment for ALL
students to learn. Threats and intimidations are not conducive to
learning. I have spoken with several high school students
regarding this issue. Black students commented that if they react
to the racist comments and actions, they will be the ones punished
rather than the ones causing the problems. Who is looking out
for the interests of Students of Color in Newark City Schools?
If we, as parents and a community, don't advocate for our
kids, who will? If this incident isn't a reason is get involved,
what will it take? 4/20/2004
Where was the local NAACP when all of this was going down at the
High School? Oh yes, using precious space in the Newark Advocate
to advertise and promote yet another fundraising banquet instead
of advocating for the students of color in the public school
district. Interesting, the President of the local branch is also
the outgoing District Diversity Coordinator who works on the High
School campus, but hasn't taken the opportunity to rally her
organization and help bring resolution to the issue. This issue
obviously isn't apart of her agenda to raise money. Oh, but then
what Black family with children in the District would trust the
Licking County NAACP or the Diversity Coordinator with an issue
that affects their kids? I have been told by numerous students
that the Diversity Coordinator/Multicultural Specialist won't even
speak to Black students when she passes them in the hallway.
4/20/2004
I received several
postings and emails about the Texas boys who appear to be wilding
out on the High School since I started this Blog (Please visit the
Guest Book and the postings below The very first guest book
entry spoke of this issue). 4/20/2004
Why is a gang of
cowboys being allowed to disrupt the H.S. campus?
Their gang symbols are cowboy hats and boots. They also don Dixie
Flags. The racist boys are verbally assaulting many students of
color and their friends. Is there an ethnic intimidation policy
in the District?
3/18/04
 FYI about NHS. Some boys from Texas going to Newark High seem to
think black students shouldn't be allow at Newark High & they
express this to the students. The black students have told
principals what they are saying, however, the black students are
told to walk away or if they are going to fight them do it off
school property. Whenever there is an incident, the cops seem to
stand over the black kids and ignore the white kids that provoked
the incident.
3/15/203 (received via email)
drama at the high school. apparently, the young (white) men from
texas was planning some kind of colombine thing on all the
afro-american children at the high school. It was discovered and
they are suspended for 10 days. but what i do not understand is
why they are not recommending expulsion. 4/19/2004 (received via
email)
The whole incident could have been avoided if things would have
been nipped in the bud. 4/19/2004 (received via email)
AND TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO THINK I COULDN'T HAPPEN HERE.
THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS I THINK I AM GOING TO CONTINUE VIRTUAL
SCHOOLING 4/21/2001 (received via email)
My boys said that the NAACP president that works at the high
school was no where to be found yesterday. The black students did
not see her all day. 4/21/2001 (received via email)
I have MAJOR questions and concern regarding the recent incidents
at the High School. Does Newark City Schools have an
ethnic/sexual orientation intimidation policy? It is not
acceptable for students to be harassed and threatened because of
their race or sexual preference. It is not acceptable for
students to wear or display confederate flags or other gang
symbols on the High School campus. Additionally, why are the
boys not in JAIL for threatening fellow students? This
behavior has been going on for over a month. Many Black students
believe the school district never took the matters seriously.
Newark City Schools is suppose to foster an environment for ALL
students to learn. Threats and intimidations are not conducive to
learning. I have spoken with several high school students
regarding this issue. Black students commented that if they react
to the racist comments and actions, they will be the ones punished
rather than the ones causing the problems. Who is looking out
for the interests of Students of Color in Newark City Schools?
If we, as parents and a community, don't advocate for our
kids, who will? If this incident isn't a reason is get involved,
what will it take? 4/20/2004
Where was the local NAACP when all of this was going down at the
High School. Oh yes, using precious space in the Newark Advocate
to advertise and promote yet another fundraising banquet instead
of advocating for the students of color in the public school
district. Interesting, the President of the local branch is also
the outgoing District Diversity Coordinator who works on the High
School campus, but hasn't taken the opportunity to rally her
organization and help bring resolution to the issue. This issue
obviously isn't apart of her agenda to raise money. Oh, but then
what Black family with children in the District would trust the
Licking County NAACP or the Diversity Coordinator with an issue
that affects their kids? I have been told by numerous students
that the Diversity Coordinator/Multicultural Specialist won't even
speak to Black students when she passes them in the
hallway.4/20/2004
Why is the NAACP having an emergency meeting NOW? What are they
going to do? The branch president knew about the incidents at the
High School. I suppose she is now taking advantage of the
publicity surrounding recent racist incidents. Or maybe she will
use this opportunity to intimidate the bosses who "fired" her for
incompetence. Instead of writing letters to my internet service
provider about comments on this site, the local NAACP and its
President should have been advocating for the Black students in
the District. So is the emergency meeting just another ploy to
raise money and sell tickets for the upcoming hat party?
I
have openly complained about the education the children in the
Newark City School District receive and some of the strange school
policies. I must honestly admit there are some GREAT teachers in
NCS. My son Nic is exposed to some really wonderful folks on a
daily basis. Thanks to the staff at Wilson for all you do to help
the kids. Specials kudos and thanks to Ms. Hinkle and Ms.
Coley. If I were in 7th grade, I would want to be in your
classes! :-)
4-16-2004
We are starting a new community organization.
Interested! Send
me your email address to receive more information.
We have work to do. 4-16-2004
I was going to shut
this site down. I figured I had my opinion regarding the Newark
City Schools drug-testing policy not only on this website but also
in the
Newark Advocate. I also received a lot of positive comments
from the community agreeing with my position. Then I got this
email from my web host stating that
someone
was complaining
about the content...
Someone
was
mad because I think that Newark City Schools has wrong to
reimburse a copyright owner (with tax dollars) because the
District's Diversity Coordinator, used materials without the
expressed written or verbal consent of the owner.
Someone
was mad or embarrassed because I heard (while minding my own
business in the beauty shop)
about her retirement! The big question, was it voluntary or
FORCED because of her latest incident?
In
the beauty shop I heard,
Someone
recently told a teenage girl in the school district that she
should be glad that some potty mouthed boy called her a "Ho and
not a "WH*&RE" Please...Please
email me the difference.
Emailed comments:
why is she so preoccupied with the content of
your site. if it offends her...then why does she keep checking it
out? the bible is offensive to some people because they don't
believe in Christ...so they just don't read it. she needs to grow
up.
Does she know how fourth grade she sounds? If no
one knew who you were talking about, they sure do now. There
could be two diversity coordinators. If she did not go around
putting her title on every piece of paper in Newark, she may have
been able to escape embarrassment. I guess if she doesn't want her
dirty deeds public, she should stop doing stupid scandalous
stuff.
hey, just thought you might wanna hear
something funny...yesterday when we were at my mom's house for
dinner, (name withheld) asked "who was the lady sitting up front
in church with that saddle on her head?" girl, we hollered! it was
rita and her hat did look like a saddle!
The only foot the
glass slipper would fit is Cinderella's. If the shoe fits, wear
it.
Hey Cindy, since you
are now a regular visitor to the site, here are some thoughts to
consider throughout the day:
Proverbs and maxims
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Truth exists; only falsehood has to be
invented. (George Braque)
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The truth is more important than the facts.
(Frank L. Wright)
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In the mountains of truth, you never climb in
vain. (Nietzsche)
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If you tell the truth, you have infinite power
supporting you.
More
quotes about honesty
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There is no wisdom like frankness. (Disraeli)
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A harmful truth is better than a useful lie.
(Thomas Mann)
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Honesty is the best policy.
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Honesty is the first chapter in the book of
wisdom. (Jefferson)
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One falsehood spoils a thousand truths.
(Ashanti proverb)
8
great reasons to tell the truth
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Telling the truth lets everyone know what
really happened. There's less chances of misunderstandings,
confusion, or conflict.
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Telling the truth protects innocent people from
being blamed or punished.
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Telling the truth allows everyone to learn from
what happened.
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You usually get into less trouble
for telling the truth than for lying (and getting caught).
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Other people trust you more when you tell the
truth.
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You don't have to tell more lies to keep your
story straight.
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You gain a reputation for being
truthful - a trait that most people value.
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Telling the truth helps you feel secure and
peaceful inside.
10
tips for being more truthful
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Make a commitment to tell the truth and honor
it.
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Tell someone about your commitment and
progress.
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Think before you give a dishonest answer,
explanation, or reason.
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Be careful of when and how you use
exaggeration, sarcasm, or irony.
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Be careful not to twist the truth or leave out
part of it.
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Don't indulge in little white lies; don't get
caught in cover-ups.
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Watch out for silent lies. When you know about
a lie and keep quiet, the lie lives on.
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When you catch yourself lying, throw your moth
into reverse and tell the truth.
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Talk to yourself quietly and ask what is the
best thing to do.
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Treat your to something special with you tell
the truth even when it's hard.
Source:
http://www.k12.hi.us/~mkunimit/honesty.htm
Look what
someone
sent to my website host. She is back at it again. She must have
forgotten we have been down this path before and I don't back
down very easy. The last time she called my web host, I wrote a
letter to the editor complaining that the civil rights organization she "leads"
is suppressing my rights, particularly my right to freedom of
thought and speech. Then strangely, but in RJ fashion, she called
the police (which is public record) and filed a false report
claiming, "She is talking about me and harassing me on the
internet."
Hello Ronda,
We have recently received inquiries from Ms. Rita Jackson about
content posted on your website. She has reported that you have
posted personally identifying information about her, her boss and
their organization on your website without their written consent.
She has sent her complaint on the basis of on our Terms and
Conditions that "Content that posts or discloses any personally
identifying information or private information about any third
parties without their express consent" is prohibited by our
hosting services (http://www.doteasy.com/Terms/index.cfm?T=TAC#13).
Ms. Jackson has asked for our assistance as her attempts to
contact you were unsuccessful.
If Ms. Jackson's legal representatives should contact us with
documentations and proofs or court orders regarding the content in
question, Doteasy hosting services may be temporarily suspended
for further investigation.
Thank you.
Regards,
Kathy
My response:
there is nothing on the website that violates the terms of
agreement. any information posted on my website regarding rita
jackson is apart of the public record of school board meetings.
additionally, i never mention her by name. her guilty conscience
is probably gettting the best of her. rita jackson continually
tries to suppress my right to freedom of speech. mrs. jackson and
certainly not the Newark City Schools has never tried to contact
me. she and the district fully know my phone number, email address
and mailing address. she has a personal agenda against me. she has
contacted you before complaining.
please contact me with questions or concerns.
best,
ronda
Doteasy's response:
Hello Ronda,
Thank you for
your email.
Ms. Jackson has
emailed us on several occasions to have your website taken
offline. However, until she can provide us sufficient
documentations that the content in question is in violation to our
service Terms and Conditions, we will not be taking any actions
towards account suspension. We have advised her that the claim she
is trying to make is a very sensitive matter as we are not aware
of any prior arrangements between yourself and Ms. Jackson.
Thank you.
Another message from
Doteasy -
Hello Ronda,
We have
continued to receive complaints regarding particular contents on
your website.
We kindly ask
that you remove content that identifies other individuals from
your website. Content will include names and
personally-identifying information of persons who have not
explicitly expressed their wish to have information posted.
We will continue
to review documentations that are presented to us. We kindly ask
for your compliance until we have further investigated the matter.
If we should receive further complaints and if the complainant
should proceed further legal action, we will have no choice but
the suspend hosting services until the matter has been resolved
between you and the complainant.
Thank you.
Newark City School
Wastes
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Spending
$40,000
to analyze urine for athletes
citing the U.S. Supreme Court says it is okay, but failing to
test the entire student population. The robed ones in D.C. say
it is okay to test the bands and choirs but Newark won't. Could
this be a class thing or race thing? Most members of the band
come from middle-class families but everyone (rich, middle-class
and poor) participates in sports.
3/17/04
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Settling with and
reimbursing a film production company because the Diversity
Coordinator, who in 2003 didn't have a job description, violated
copyright rules.
Wonder how much was spent? Dirt and details soon.
3/17/04
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I think Keith Richards should reimburse the District
the funds used to pay off the copyright owners. He KNEW the
Diversity Coordinator plagiarized information and ideas in the
past, as other incidents were brought to his attention.
Common sense would tell anyone, particularly based on past
evidence, not to trust her or at least verify any information
she provided. As a result, our tax dollars have been spent
to cover up a lie. Shame...Shame...Why didn't the District
make her cough up the fees to settle this? Oops, I forgot we
blindly trust the adults in the District, even when they show
patterns of corruption, but hold students to a different
standard. 3/30/04
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Paying a diversity
coordinator, who doesn't have any professional experience, a
salary and not having a job description or mission to follow.
3/17/04
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Allowing the
Newark City Schools Multicultural Newsletter to promote NAACP
fundraising activities. It's both unethical and a conflict of
interest. Did the NAACP pay for the advertising? Who paid for
the printing of this publication?
3/17/04
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Paying a webmaster to produce a user-friendly website, but
information on the site is missing or old.
Why aren't the
minutes for NCS Board Meetings in 2004 posted online? There have
been 3 in 2004. Are they trying to hide something? The October,
November and December 2003 pages won't load either. What's up?
3/17/04
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Not providing a
textbook for all students is an obvious waste of District
resources. The District's priority MUST be to provide all
students with the necessary textbooks in an effort to achieve
academic success. How are the students to learn if they don't
have textbooks and other classroom resources?
3/22/04
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I know NCS has other wastes PLEASE email them to me. We have to
protect our money and investments in the district.
3/17/04
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