‘Black Children’ Archives
Minnesota Public Radio too Criminalizes Black Males
"Dumb asses." (Said with the voice of the father on That's 70's Show.) Tune into MPR, Jim Crow 91.1. There you will hear everything from flooding in Duluth to a story about some cows in northern Minnesota. I guess that would be “safe” reporting for the public radio monster – but listen closely for news in the Black or Native [...]
Haiti and the United States: A Harsh Comparison and Exactness for Blacks of both countries
“Are the reasons Blacks have been successful in the United States is because we don't live on an Island?” by Donald W.R. Allen, II - Editor in Chief /The Independent Business News Network United States of America (IBNN/Editorial Opinion/June 10, 2012)...The headlines read, “U.S. Child Poverty Rate Among Worst in Developed World.” [...]
Part 2: The War Against Black Students: Data suggest someone’s milking the Golden Goose at the ultimate cost – our Black children
Finding a cure, or solving a challenge has become a billion dollar industry in the United States. Capitalism denotes that if this “industry” is in demand - rightfully so, dollars will be directed to research, analyze, experiment and report on results to obtain a clear hypothesis with recommendations on how to address said issue. But what [...]
The Uncanny Story of Bullshit in Black Education: Sellouts, Hoodlums, Uncle Toms and Aunt Jane’s
At some point, people who get it will see all the “new programs” being vetted to address the perpetual failure of Black students in public schools and higher education institutions in the Twin Cities. This happens every year about this time. What these procrastinators of progress don’t understand, this is their last opportunity ever to fail [...]
Education Segregation: Year Twenty-Twelve – Still blocking the doors of student success
Out of the 38% of the Minneapolis Public Schools Black enrolled students, only a handful will make it to college. Most of them will not have the skills to write a two-page paper on what it means to be creative – nor will they be able to understand the principles of philosophy. Throughout history, from slavery up to the 1800’s, people that [...]
Panel discussion on Race, Racism to be held at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
The killing of Trayvon Martin in Florida has awakened the sleeping giant of race and racism and opened opportunities to safely discuss race, racism and the value of a Black life in an open public forum. Usually, this topic is seeded in contempt prior to investigation. We’ll take and in-depth look on why Minnesota feels safe to march and rally [...]
Emmett Till 2012: The case of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin (Updated)
Seems to me that it’s really time to kick ass and take names. How can an unarmed Black boy be shot and killed, and his killer walk free? If a Black man had shot a White boy dead, he’d be under the jail. by Donald W.R. Allen, II - Editor in Chief/IBNN NEWS United States of America (IBNN NEWS/Crime & Justice/March 22, [...]
Part 1: What is the Minneapolis Public Schools doing to address suspension and expulsions – why the lie and redirect?
It amazes me the amount of propaganda distributed by the Minneapolis Public School System – District 1. While in some cases, a celebration is called for. When will parents, students, local colleges and the general public be able to celebrate the successful closing of the worse achievement gap between Whites and Blacks in the United States; some [...]
If Minneapolis would declare war on gangs, guns and killing babies it might solve some challenges
About a month ago, Gov. Mark Dayton held a meeting at the Cookie Cart in north Minneapolis. The topic of this meeting was public safety, crime and youth violence. The only challenge, Gov. Dayton invited the wrong folks into the room. A process of solving a challenge means you invite people you don’t agree with into the room. Until this happens, [...]
Is Obama guaranteed the White House in 2012? It’s not really Black America’s choice
"Okay, so we have a Black president - now what?" by Donald W.R. Allen, II – Editor in Chief, The Independent Business News Network Minneapolis, Minnesota (IBNN NEWS/ Political Editorial/February 22, 2012)…Okay, I’m enlighten and not delusional. I “wasn’t” one of the millions of Black people who treated the election of [...]
