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Jordan Thomas Is First Public Educated Student From Newark To Become A Rhodes Scholar
Jordan Thomas has made history. He was one of 32 from a pool of 866 that was chosen to be a Rhodes Scholar, and the first stu- dent from the public schools of Newark to be chosen.
Mom Of Model In H&M Ad Says ‘Get Over It’
NEWARK, NJ — Even though he’s from the hood (Newark, NJ) and all the neg- ativity – real or perceived – that comes with it, Jordan Thomas didn’t let that stop him from getting his educa- tion.
His hard work has paid to the point where he has been chosen to be a Rhodes scholar.
Education is deeply personal to Jordan Thomas. It's a value his parents, Neil and Mari Thomas, have always emphasized in their Newark household and one that his dad, a science teacher at American History High School in the city, would talk about to start each school year.
"He would say they can take your car, they can take your house, they can take your job, but they can't take your educa- tion," Jordan said.
Thomas' transcript were dominated by A's, with occa- sional interruptions by a few B's during grammar and mid- dle school. Thomas showed no slippage until eighth grade when he wasn't selected vale- dictorian or salutatorian, falling to third place in class rankings.
It would be the last time he'd lose out on an opportu- nity or have anyone outwork him. Thomas, now a 21-year- old senior at Princeton Uni- versity, is a Rhodes Scholar, the first in Newark public school history to study at the University of Oxford in Eng- land since at least 2001.
He's one of 32 American col- lege students elected from a pool of 866 candidates, a dis- tinction Thomas hasn't quite grasped since the announce- ment in November.
“Am the mum and this was just one of the hundreds outfit my son has modeled. stop cry-
ing wolf all the time unneces- sary issues here..get over it,” she wrote.
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — - H&M’s ad featuring a Black boy in a “Coolest Monkey in the Jungle” hoodie has sparked worldwide outrage and accusa- tions of racism, but his mom doesn’t see anything wrong with the imaging, and says people just need to “get over it.”
According to African War- rior magazine, the boy’s mother is Terry Mango, a Kenyan living in Stockholm Sweden, where H&M is based.
Mango took to Facebook amid the international uproar to say the whole thing has been blown out of proportion.
Terry Mango and her son live in Sweden, the home base of H&M. She has taken a stand that has many folks puzzled.
Fourth Grader’s Homework About Bad And Good Of Slavery Was Best Answered By Student
Basketball Team Shows Up With Racists Slurs On Back Of Jerseys
Players showed up with racist slurs on jerseys.
Jim Van Dellen, a school administrator at Our Redeemer Lutheran School, stated in a phone interview that the assign- ment was an, “unintentionally, poorly worded assignment” and that the school is now, “in active conversations with parents.”
Letters of apology were sent out by the school to the families of the students issued by email.
In a separate Facebook post, Brown-Berry explained that Van Dellen from the school apologized and addressed her concerns.
MILWAUKEE, WI-- A fourth-grade homework assign- ment in Milwaukee, Wisconsin has raised eyebrows across so- cial media for its egregious task.
USA Today reports that the assignment asked students to write three good reasons for slavery and three bad reasons. Trameka Brown-Berry went to Facebook to share the assign- ment to see if other people found it as offensive as she did. Her son, Jerome Berry is a fourth grader that attends Our Redeemer Lutheran School where the assignment was given.
Once it hit Facebook, it im- mediately went viral with peo- ple calling the assignment offensive, wrong and insensi- tive.
Jerome Berry’s answer to a school assignment was the best an- swer to the question of slavery. He said there are NO good rea- sons.
White Racism Course At Florida Gulf Coast University Had Police Protection
OHIO —- The audience at a recent youth basketball league game in Ohio was recently greeted by jerseys featuring racist language, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
A team of seventh to 12th grade boys from Kings High arrived on the court wearing jerseys that said “Wet Dream Team” across the front.
On the back on each jersey, where a player’s name usually goes, were racist slurs. For ex- ample, one boy’s jersey read “Coon,” another’s “Knee Grow.”
The Kings boys began play- ing their opponents, boys from West Claremont High School. In the stands, parents and fans started to talk, but not about the game.
At the start of the second quarter, officials halted the
game. Representatives from both teams talked to the refer- ees. Then the game was called. Both teams were escorted off the court.
At first, that was that. But as Rue’s images began to cir- culate, anger grew and pres- sure on the league built.
Last week, a spokesperson for the league said that the Kings team wouldn’t be al- lowed to play any more games.
The King’s team coach did not explain why he allowed his team to play with the racist jerseys. However, in a state- ment, he did say, “We sin- cerely apologize to anyone that was offended by the jer- seys. We offered to cover them up or change, however the league saw fit to remove us, and we have accepted that de- cision.”
FORT MYERS, FL — When a course called "White Racism" started on last Tuesday at a Florida university, at least two campus police officers were on guard as a precaution.
The spring semester began last Monday at Florida Gulf Coast University, and Tuesday was the first time the class met. The course caused controversy because of its name.
Assist. Sociology professor,
Ted Thornhill’s "White Racism" class made so many people angry that two police of- ficers were inside and outside the class.
However, when the class met in Reed Hall on the second floor of the building for more than an hour, there was no issues at all.
The first day of class was spent reviewing the syllabus, course requirements and the ex- pectations of the course's teacher.
Thornhill, received some disturbing emails and phone messages from people upset about the course. A few of his students mentioned they had
Course on White Racism has caused an uproar at the Florida Gulf Coast University and the professor who is teaching it, Prof. Ted Thornhill.
safety concerns.
It's no surprise that having a
talk about racism infuriated people more than racism itself does, however, the messages assistant professor Ted Thornhill received were so bad that the class no longer seemed safe to meet without a security plan.
Thornhill received thou- sands of negative comments on social media, including calling him the n-word and other racist names.
"The number of emails I got pales in comparison to the thou- sands and thousands of com- ments and post on all manner of
social media and traditional media outlet websites that said things that were unspeakable," he said.
The course description says class will discuss ways to chal- lenge white supremacy and ex- amine ideologies, laws, policies, and practices in this country that have allowed "white racial domination over those racial- ized as non-white.”
Regardless of the backlash, Prof. Thornhill refused to back down.
"The course needs to be taught, and so, that's what's going to happen," he said. "It's a legitimate course.”
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