Race Relations

The Beatles showed their support for the US civil rights movement by refusing to play in front of segregated audiences, a contract shows.

The document, which is to be auctioned next week, relates a 1965 concert at the Cow Palace in California. Signed by manager Brian Epstein, it specifies that The Beatles “not be required to perform in front of a segregated audience”.

The agreement also guarantees the band payment of $40,000 (£25,338). Other requirements include 150 uniformed police officers for protection. But the security arrangements were not perfect. Continue Reading…

In a recent interview Steve Stoute was asked:

Why are you using Cassie, Solange and Selita Ebanks in the Carol’s Daughters ad campaign a lot of dark skinned females thought it was unfair?

Here’s what Steve Stoute had to say:

“The campaign wasn’t about skin tones, it was about the hair textures. They each had three different hair textures. It’s odd to me that it got blown out of proportion. But what it did do was prove that the whole dark skinned vs light skinned stigma still exists. It’s unfortunate that as many of our shades as African Americans have gotten globally acknowledged as being beautiful, from Naomi Campbell to Beyonce to Rihanna that we still have that stigma in our community. I’m trying to figure out what I can do to abolish that. I honestly thought it died down and it wasn’t until we announced those three women that it I realized that this thing is still alive.” Continue Reading…

Why do the Latinos hate blacks?! Where did this issue originate?!

Jacky’s Answer Here

An educator with ties to a white supremacist group is running a Bronx Catholic school where most of the students are black and Latino.

Frank Borzellieri, 48, was quietly promoted to principal of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School two years ago – despite a history of controversial writings and campaigns, including a push to ban a biography on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

In 2004, Borzellieri wrote the book “Don’t Take It Personally: Race, Immigration, Crime and Other Heresies,” in which he declares “diversity is a weakness” and says the rising black and Hispanic populations in America will lead to the “New Dark Age.”

He has also written frequently for the white supremacist publication American Renaissance, with which he is still “intimately involved. Continue Reading…

Hey Jacky

Do you have any information about vlad tv. Do they hire blacks over there. I heard they don’t hire Afro Americans but love our gossip and exploiting our culture.

Andy

Jacky’s Answer Here