rajbeekie (46)in #diversity • 6 years agoPrimed to be OutragedPrimed to be Outraged Unless you are living under a rock, you have seen or heard about the Nathan Phillips and Nick…rajbeekie (46)in #empathy • 6 years agoSo, What is Empathy?So, What is Empathy? There isn’t a day that goes by where someone doesn’t mention the importance of empathy as the…rajbeekie (46)in #fat • 6 years agoToo fat to fightToo fat to fight I just read an article titled, “Too fat to fight: Pentagon grapples with obesity epidemic.” In…rajbeekie (46)in #african • 6 years agoCan Africans and African Americans Work Together?Can Africans and African Americans Work Together? This will be difficult. Tribal affiliations will make it a…rajbeekie (46)in #diaspora • 6 years agoGhana's President Call for the diaspora to return to GhanaCall me biased. I see this as nothing more than a publicity stunt and a small money grab. For every black American who…rajbeekie (46)in #competitive • 6 years agoCompetitive Eating: Is it a Waste of Food?This weekend at a competition in NY, a man ate 74 hot dogs and buns. For me, just thinking of eating 4 hot dogs and I…rajbeekie (46)in #black • 6 years agoWhy Black Students are FailingHere is my take on why black students are failing in schools across America. Going as far back as the 60s 70s, etc.…rajbeekie (46)in #racism • 7 years agoRoseanne's show has been CancelledSo, why was the show cancelled? Due to our different histories and experiences, different words mean different…rajbeekie (46)in #power • 7 years agoTrump Pulls out of Meeting with KimI see this is a ploy to gain strength. The one who walks away gains power. This trick has been used for eons. It tells…rajbeekie (46)in #monarchy • 7 years agoOne of the Purposes of Today's Monarchy in the UKA few days ago, Harry married Meghan. The world watched the royal wedding. Some thought the monarchy belonged a to…rajbeekie (46)in #bias • 7 years agoBias is interesting as to how it is embedded in one’s subconscious.Bias is interesting as to how it is embedded in one’s subconscious. While growing up, like many, I wanted to be a…rajbeekie (46)in #lottery • 7 years agoIs the Lottery UnethicalSomeone said a while back, "Playing the lottery is like paying more tax than needed." Hence, the saying, "Lottery is a…rajbeekie (46)in #treaty • 7 years agoTreaty Right in AmericaWhen the European settlers came here this land was seen as ownerless. The settlers set out to clear the land of…rajbeekie (46)in #torture • 7 years agoDoes Torture Work?In the US there is the discussion as the nations select a new director for the CIA. One of the questions is does…rajbeekie (46)in #boy • 7 years agoOfically Opening Boy Scouts to GirlsRecently, the Boy Scouts ofically changed their name and accepted girls as members. To me, the admission of girls to…rajbeekie (46)in #spanking • 7 years agoMy Thoughts on Spanking a childHere are my thoughts on spanking. There is spanking and there is child abuse under the umbrella of spanking. I am an…rajbeekie (46)in #foods • 7 years agoHealthy Food and Unhealthy FoodsFor starters, there is no such thing as a healthy food or unhealthy food. All foods have calories, vitamins, etc. that…rajbeekie (46)in #bias • 7 years agoWe are all biased one way or the otherHere goes. For starters, we are all racially biased. This included blacks, whites, browns, etc. We all hear the same…rajbeekie (46)in #health • 7 years agoI am Out of Shape: Three decades in the MakingI am Out of Shape: Three decades in the Making Three decades ago, I was in relatively good shape. Regularly, I…rajbeekie (46)in #color • 7 years agoUse of the word cotton picking mindUse of the word cotton picking mind When growing up that phrase was used quite often. It was the euphemistic way of…