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Contrary to what many of you think, black people don't get anything special for free. There is no public program in our government that gives us anything in particular.
President Obama’s Agenda for African American Families
Tax Relief for Virtually All Working Americans. The President secured the Making Work Pay tax credit in 2009 and 2010
and a payroll tax cut in 2011 that amounted to a 2 percent raise for working Americans through 2011. In addition, the
President secured historic expansions in refundable tax credits Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit for lowincome families. The American Jobs Act will extend and expand tax relief for every American family next year. The
American Jobs Act will extend and expand tax relief for virtually every American family next year, including nearly 20
million African American workers.
Subsidized Jobs for Low-Income Adults and Youth. Through the Recovery Act, 367,000 low-income youth received
summer employment and over 260,000 adults and youth were placed in subsidized jobs. The American Jobs Act builds on the success of these programs by supporting summer jobs and pathways to work for unemployed Americans and youths.
Support for African American-Owned Small Businesses. Since the beginning of the Administration, the President has
enacted 17 tax cuts for small businesses, including billions of dollars in tax credits, write-offs, and deductions for
Americans who start new businesses, hire the unemployed, and provide health insurance for their employees. In
addition, through the Small Business Jobs Act and other measures, the President has taken steps to expand American
American-owned small businesses’ access to credit –through programs like the Community Development Financial
Institutions and the New Markets Tax Credit, which provided over $4 billion in capital to predominantly African American
communities. The American Jobs Act would cut payroll taxes in half for every American small business, including more
than 100,000 African American owned firms.
Reform K-12 and Early Education through Innovative, New Programs. President Obama created Race to the Top with a
historic $4.35 billion investment. As a result of the initiative, over 40 states have raised standards, improved
assessments, and invested in teachers to ensure that all of our children receive a high-quality education. A similar Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge has been developed to raise the quality of and increase access to critical programs that ensure our kids are entering school ready to learn. In addition to these historic investments, the President has also
fought against Republican budget cuts to critical programs like Head Start. The American Jobs Act provides $30 billion for
States to hire new teachers, rehire those laid off, and prevent as many as 280,000 teachers whose jobs are at risk next
year from being laid off.
Increase College Access and Affordability. Since the beginning of the Administration, the President has dramatically
increased Pell Grant funding to support an additional 200,000 African American students, created the American
Opportunity Tax Credit to ease college costs, and championed bold and comprehensive reform of student loans that will
save taxpayers $68 billion over the next decade. Together, these represent the largest investment in higher education
since the G.I. Bill. The President also secured $850 million in additional funding for Historically Black Colleges and
Universities and $150 million for Predominantly Black Institutions.
Keep Americans in Their Homes During a Housing and Economic Crisis. The Administration’s programs, both through
their direct and indirect impact on the market, have helped more than 4 million families permanently modify their
mortgages so they can stay in their homes. Through the Recovery Act, the President provided $1.5 billion for the
Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program to prevent homelessness for 1 million Americans. The American
Jobs Act builds on the success of these programs with the new “Project Rebuild,” which will invest in the communities
hardest hit by the housing downturn.
Create Economically-Sustainable Neighborhoods. The Administration has secured $40 million for Promise
Neighborhoods and $126 million to Choice Neighborhoods that provide a continuum of services to combat the
challenges facing communities most in need. The new Strong Cities, Strong Communities is helping strengthen cities and
regions by increasing the capacity of local governments to execute their economic growth plans, while also delivering
federal assistance tailored to the local government’s needs.
Expand Health Care Access for Families and Workers. Within a month of taking office, the President signed the
Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act into law, expanding health coverage to more than 4 million
children who would otherwise go uninsured. And the historic Affordable Care Act, when fully implemented, will expand
health coverage to about 34 million Americans, including as many as 7 million African Americans.
Protect Civil Rights and Promote Criminal Justice. The President has signed major legislation like the Fair Sentencing Act and the Claims Resolution Act, and worked to expand and enforce hate crimes prosecutions, reduce unfairness in
sentencing, and counter employment discrimination.
Oh please. That is what plenty Asians, Africans, many Hispanics and other groups do within this nation. Yet, whites hardly accuse those groups of segregation. It is what many Whites do when they run to whiter areas upon the arrival of other groups in their area as well.
IMO, Black Americans would benefit from doing the same, rather than putting so much effort into greater acceptance and integration of their people and culture into the mainstream. Not that some don't but these young people would do better that way.
Wanted to also know that ITA with the bold above. As a black American I do feel it is of great importance for other black Americans to provide a comforting, insular community to celebrate our true culture in order to stop the promulgation of the idea that "black culture" is negative and is only "ghetto" culture or "hip hop" culture. I feel that this line of thinking is one that is becoming more popular amongst black people in this country as well.
And also wanted to add that I went to an HBCU in Atlanta at the Atlanta University Center, which is comprised of many HBCU member institutions. They also had "demands" according to the source link of the OP which are as follows:
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Atlanta University Center ConsortiumDemands
WHEREAS, the executive authorities and law enforcement of the aforementioned have cultivated a culture of opposition against the fulfillment of our civic duty through direct action and grassroots organization.
WHEREAS, the students and patrons of these institutions have not held themselves to a standard of accountability for the knowledge of, and commitment to, the liberation of our people. #AUCShutItDown demands that we emancipate the disenfranchised, silenced, and erased individuals of the Diaspora.
WHEREAS, all parties mentioned continue to neglect the subjugated inhabitants of the historic West End of Atlanta. The AUC is comprised of privileged intellectuals who enjoy the comforts of security, access to resources, and opportunity for elevation; yet, the surrounding West End exists in a condition of depravity and exploitation. We are indebted to offer and supply the West End - and the greater Atlanta Metropolitan area - our resources, service, and aid.
#AUCShutItDown wholly dedicates itself to the eradication of harmful practices that provide for the perpetuation of these grievances. These harmful practices include but are not limited to: state violence against black and brown lives, such as police brutality, erasure and reconstruction of history, and allotment of resources; the exclusion of women, LGBTQIA, differently-abled, non-Christian, poor, and neurodiverse or mentally ill persons in addressing public issues; and the upholding of respectability tactics in the wake of calculated, widespread targeting of black and brown persons.
With full respect to the administration, faculty, and law enforcement of each institution of the AUC and Atlanta officials, we cannot allow conservative policy to restrict the execution of our service to the revolution and movement.
This was posted to re-highlight the fact that these "demands" were not all about "free stuff" for black people.
There were 70 schools who made "demands" and not all of them were for black people or free education for black people. As usual, the OP is a conservative link that is distorting the truth regarding these "demands."
President Obama’s Agenda for African American Families
Tax Relief for Virtually All Working Americans. The President secured the Making Work Pay tax credit in 2009 and 2010
and a payroll tax cut in 2011 that amounted to a 2 percent raise for working Americans through 2011. In addition, the
President secured historic expansions in refundable tax credits Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit for lowincome families. The American Jobs Act will extend and expand tax relief for every American family next year. The
American Jobs Act will extend and expand tax relief for virtually every American family next year, including nearly 20
million African American workers.
Subsidized Jobs for Low-Income Adults and Youth. Through the Recovery Act, 367,000 low-income youth received
summer employment and over 260,000 adults and youth were placed in subsidized jobs. The American Jobs Act builds on the success of these programs by supporting summer jobs and pathways to work for unemployed Americans and youths.
Support for African American-Owned Small Businesses. Since the beginning of the Administration, the President has
enacted 17 tax cuts for small businesses, including billions of dollars in tax credits, write-offs, and deductions for
Americans who start new businesses, hire the unemployed, and provide health insurance for their employees. In
addition, through the Small Business Jobs Act and other measures, the President has taken steps to expand American
American-owned small businesses’ access to credit –through programs like the Community Development Financial
Institutions and the New Markets Tax Credit, which provided over $4 billion in capital to predominantly African American
communities. The American Jobs Act would cut payroll taxes in half for every American small business, including more
than 100,000 African American owned firms.
Reform K-12 and Early Education through Innovative, New Programs. President Obama created Race to the Top with a
historic $4.35 billion investment. As a result of the initiative, over 40 states have raised standards, improved
assessments, and invested in teachers to ensure that all of our children receive a high-quality education. A similar Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge has been developed to raise the quality of and increase access to critical programs that ensure our kids are entering school ready to learn. In addition to these historic investments, the President has also
fought against Republican budget cuts to critical programs like Head Start. The American Jobs Act provides $30 billion for
States to hire new teachers, rehire those laid off, and prevent as many as 280,000 teachers whose jobs are at risk next
year from being laid off.
Increase College Access and Affordability. Since the beginning of the Administration, the President has dramatically
increased Pell Grant funding to support an additional 200,000 African American students, created the American
Opportunity Tax Credit to ease college costs, and championed bold and comprehensive reform of student loans that will
save taxpayers $68 billion over the next decade. Together, these represent the largest investment in higher education
since the G.I. Bill. The President also secured $850 million in additional funding for Historically Black Colleges and
Universities and $150 million for Predominantly Black Institutions.
Keep Americans in Their Homes During a Housing and Economic Crisis. The Administration’s programs, both through
their direct and indirect impact on the market, have helped more than 4 million families permanently modify their
mortgages so they can stay in their homes. Through the Recovery Act, the President provided $1.5 billion for the
Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program to prevent homelessness for 1 million Americans. The American
Jobs Act builds on the success of these programs with the new “Project Rebuild,” which will invest in the communities
hardest hit by the housing downturn.
Create Economically-Sustainable Neighborhoods. The Administration has secured $40 million for Promise
Neighborhoods and $126 million to Choice Neighborhoods that provide a continuum of services to combat the
challenges facing communities most in need. The new Strong Cities, Strong Communities is helping strengthen cities and
regions by increasing the capacity of local governments to execute their economic growth plans, while also delivering
federal assistance tailored to the local government’s needs.
Expand Health Care Access for Families and Workers. Within a month of taking office, the President signed the
Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act into law, expanding health coverage to more than 4 million
children who would otherwise go uninsured. And the historic Affordable Care Act, when fully implemented, will expand
health coverage to about 34 million Americans, including as many as 7 million African Americans.
Protect Civil Rights and Promote Criminal Justice. The President has signed major legislation like the Fair Sentencing Act and the Claims Resolution Act, and worked to expand and enforce hate crimes prosecutions, reduce unfairness in
sentencing, and counter employment discrimination.
None of that proves anything. None of those are for the exclusive benefit for black Americans.
Show me something that ONLY black Americans receive from the government....
I'll be waiting forever, because you will never find it.
Even "black" organizations and institutions routinely provide assistance and/or services to non-black people (UNCF, NAACP, Urban League, etc.)
ETA: I am black and have yet to receive anything from those programs you mentioned. When do I get my "free stuff" for being black??
Black Liberation Theology churches have been cultivating a culture of hate Whitey for decades, ever since James H Cone founded the theology in 1969. Obama's Chicago church of 20+ years, Trinity, is a Black Liberation Theology church. And up until it started to be publicly disclosed how virulently racist Rev Wright ("God Damn America") is, Obama called him his spiritual advisor for more than 20 years.
That's some seriously twisted, sick, racist ranting. That's the mentality that Obama listened to every week at Trinity Church for 20+ years. That's the church in which he and Michelle were married. That's the church in which their daughters were baptized. And that's the man Obama called his spiritual advisor for 20+ years.
Think about that...
That's the church Obama specifically chose after shopping around for one when he moved to Chicago in the '80s because Wright's theology appealed to him. That's where the vast majority of the Obama family's charitable donations went after they started making money off his books, one of which was titled after a Wright sermon. That's the unmistakeably racist connection that should have sunk his presidential ambitions but did not because the GOP establishment chose to never mention it.
"Trinity United Church of Christ is a great gift to our wider church family and to its own community in Chicago," says UCC General Minister and President John H. Thomas. "At a time when it is being subjected to caricature and attack in the media, it is critical that all of us express our gratitude and support to this remarkable congregation, to Jeremiah A. Wright for his leadership over 36 years, and to Pastor Otis Moss III, as he assumes leadership at Trinity."
...
"While the worship is always inspiring, the welcome extravagant, and the preaching biblically based and prophetically challenging, I have been especially moved by the way Trinity ministers to its young people, nurturing them to claim their Christian faith, to celebrate their African-American heritage, and to pursue higher education to prepare themselves for leadership in church and society," Thomas says.
...
The Rev. Steve Gray, the UCC's Indiana-Kentucky Conference Minister, describes Trinity UCC as a "jewel." "It's everything a Christian community is supposed to be," says Gray, who has been working with Trinity UCC for the past three years to develop a new UCC congregation in Gary, Ind. "Trinity has given well over $100,000 in support of its partnership with us, and in 15 months of regular meetings with Jeremiah Wright, we always found him to be a man of gracious hospitality, humor, generosity, who paid attention to detail but also a man who does not call attention to himself."
... "When you're Euro-American, the people [at Trinity UCC] are so exceedingly gracious, warm and welcoming. They hug you and say, 'Welcome to our church!'"
... Whiten, a member of Pilgrim UCC in Oak Park, Ill., is especially taken with Trinity UCC's commitment to the need and importance of quality theological education. More than 60 members of Trinity UCC are currently enrolled in seminary and pursuing masters-level degrees. Moreover, the congregation pays for students' tuition costs."They firmly believe in the UCC's commitment to an educated, seminary-trained clergy," Whiten said, "and they have probably had more people feeling the call to ministry than any other church in the denomination." ...
"I think it's very interesting that a minority group within a denomination can have the largest church, support the most ministries and give the largest number of OCWM [mission] dollars," Brown says. "That speaks well for us as an accepting, open and affirming denomination. Especially, as a justice-oriented church, [Trinity UCC] sets a standard for all the denomination that all are welcome."
That's the church Obama specifically chose after shopping around for one when he moved to Chicago in the '80s because Wright's theology appealed to him.
Racism appealed to him? Really? Why in the hell did we as a nation elect a racist?
Quote:
That's where the vast majority of the Obama family's charitable donations went after they started making money off his books, one of which was titled after a Wright sermon. That's the unmistakeably racist connection that should have sunk his presidential ambitions but did not because the GOP establishment chose to never mention it.
Does the JournoList "Call them racists" scandal ring a bell? Mainstream journalists conspired to sink the Obama's racist church news story by calling anyone who said 'hey, that's really objectionable,' racist.
There's actual irrefutable evidence that Rev Wright is extremely racist, and Obama called him his spiritual advisor for over 20 years.
So which race does Dr. Wright feel is superior?
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