Has anyone here read or heard of a fine black man named  Thomas Sowell??
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Yes - he is eloquent and erudite; writes fine articles full of reason and rationality.  Too bad the poverty pimps hate him so much for being a black conservative; all black people should be liberal Democrats, right?  Right?
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Considered a classic, written well enough before 1984,  it was thought to be prophetic in it's day.\n\nIt used to be that no one was considered "educated" who didn't have opinions about this book! (Especially as that year was approaching.)\n\nOrwell gave new meaning to the term "Big Brother," and the term "Orwellian" is used even today to categorize methods of population and thought control used by today's education systems and governments that are similar to those  described in this book.\n\nAdvance warning ~1984~ has some  'scenes' that in those days were a bit risque for parochial school, as well as some violence.\n\nOverall, I consider it a 'must read.'  The report I was required to make for it in  h.s. literature earned the same grade for me in a college class with only a few modifications - so save your notes.
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hm. check out gwendolyn brooks, she was the first black to win a pullitzer. "the bean eaters" (1960) was full of poems about racial injustice.\n\nrita dove comes to mind as well.\n\ntry langston hughes "theme for english b" poem . good stuff!!
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I have a lot of respect for the man. First off, he revolutionized linguistics, and second, he is one of few people courageous enough to stand up to our supposedly democratic governments and call them to task for their misdeeds.\n\nPeople who call him a kook or a person who hates his own country probably haven't read his work. His arguments are never inflamatory spewing, but always well supported and his analysis is thoughtful and well-reasoned. A far better social critic than Michael Moore.
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Have you conducted research on this? May we have the research paper reporting your results? Or a reference to your sources? Personal experience with all black men?
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There is no specific person.... it is simply a neutral narrator. Keep in mind Orwell wrote this in the form of an allegory, so there isn't a particular character telling us the story at all.
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nope but if I read about him I'll let you know. Try google it works wonders
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Don't worry about people like that. They are beneath you.  Being black in our American society is being American.  Think of Ed Bradley and the accolades paid to him today.  He was not Black. He was a great journalist and an American
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Try hotghettomess.com.  That's where you will find blacks.
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I loved these articles by Walter Williams (Professor of Economics).  He states exactly how I feel about affirmative action way more eloquently than I ever could.  You should give them a read, if you really value diversity and are open minded, then you might find them interesting.
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I met the writer of this book just weeks before his death. The book is 100% true.griping !!!!! I had to order it at Barnes + Noble\nTook one week. please get this book,You will not be able to put it down.Title\nNONE CAME HOME
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How about Gary William Crawford?\n\nHe's American (although from the South, rather than New England) and he writes dark (maybe even Gothic) poetry and short fiction.
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Yah..here is a link with a mention of him...
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This guy?:\n\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1123006.stm
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There is one key figure - but I cannot remember his name.\n\nTry the book about MLK by Claybourne Carson. Type his name into Amazon and you should have a good book to research with.
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It is great despite some blacks calling him an Oreo and Democrats denigrating him on a racist basis. But many blacks are beginning to support him, understanding that we need strong leadership when we are in a world war with Islamic radicals who want to kill every non-Muslim American or rule over us.\n\nHow many blacks in 8 years of the Clinton administration top positions? One, Ron Brown. Democrats preach diversity but all they want is minority group dependency - not actually share in true leadership.
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A buff black person from Africa?\n\n*no offense, anyone.