• rajbeekie (46)in #diversity • 6 years ago

  Primed to be Outraged

  Primed to be Outraged Unless you are living under a rock, you have seen or heard about the Nathan Phillips and Nick Sandmann interaction in Washington, DC. I did see the first…

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• rajbeekie (46)in #empathy • 6 years ago

  So, 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 key to succeed in business and in one’s personal life. After…

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• rajbeekie (46)in #fat • 6 years ago

  Too fat to fight

  Too fat to fight I just read an article titled, “Too fat to fight: Pentagon grapples with obesity epidemic.” In reading the comments, many offered reasons why Americans are…

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• rajbeekie (46)in #african • 6 years ago

  Can Africans and African Americans Work Together?

  Can Africans and African Americans Work Together? This will be difficult. Tribal affiliations will make it a challenge. Also, African Americans are no different for others who…

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• rajbeekie (46)in #diaspora • 6 years ago

  Ghana's President Call for the diaspora to return to Ghana

  Call me biased. I see this as nothing more than a publicity stunt and a small money grab. For every black American who travels to Ghana s/he will probably spend a few thousands…

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• rajbeekie (46)in #competitive • 6 years ago

  Competitive 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 am thinking of a gut ache. For years, competitive eating…

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• rajbeekie (46)in #black • 6 years ago

  Why Black Students are Failing

  Here is my take on why black students are failing in schools across America. Going as far back as the 60s 70s, etc. The quest to create, discover, etc. black culture is what is…

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• rajbeekie (46)in #racism • 6 years ago

  Roseanne's show has been Cancelled

  So, why was the show cancelled? Due to our different histories and experiences, different words mean different things to racial groups. For instance, comparing Trump to an…

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• rajbeekie (46)in #power • 7 years ago

  Trump Pulls out of Meeting with Kim

  I see this is a ploy to gain strength. The one who walks away gains power. This trick has been used for eons. It tells the other person I am the boss and I am in control. It…

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• rajbeekie (46)in #monarchy • 7 years ago

  One of the Purposes of Today's Monarchy in the UK

  A few days ago, Harry married Meghan. The world watched the royal wedding. Some thought the monarchy belonged a to time in the past. In our modern world today the monarchy is…

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• rajbeekie (46)in #bias • 7 years ago

  Bias 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 fireman. That phase was short lived. Decades after when there…

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• rajbeekie (46)in #lottery • 7 years ago

  Is the Lottery Unethical

  Someone said a while back, "Playing the lottery is like paying more tax than needed." Hence, the saying, "Lottery is a tax on the poor." It is true that a larger percentage of…

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• rajbeekie (46)in #treaty • 7 years ago

  Treaty Right in America

  When the European settlers came here this land was seen as ownerless. The settlers set out to clear the land of people/animals, and trees. I don’t think there was much of a…

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• rajbeekie (46)in #torture • 7 years ago

  Does 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 torture work? I would say torture does work. Now, if you are a…

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• rajbeekie (46)in #boy • 7 years ago

  Ofically Opening Boy Scouts to Girls

  Recently, the Boy Scouts ofically changed their name and accepted girls as members. To me, the admission of girls to the Boys Scouts and the changing of the name of the…

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• rajbeekie (46)in #spanking • 7 years ago

  My Thoughts on Spanking a child

  Here are my thoughts on spanking. There is spanking and there is child abuse under the umbrella of spanking. I am an expert in this area. My parents were abusive. The lickings…

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• rajbeekie (46)in #foods • 7 years ago

  Healthy Food and Unhealthy Foods

  For starters, there is no such thing as a healthy food or unhealthy food. All foods have calories, vitamins, etc. that the body needs. Eating some fat for calories is quite…

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• rajbeekie (46)in #bias • 7 years ago

  We are all biased one way or the other

  Here goes. For starters, we are all racially biased. This included blacks, whites, browns, etc. We all hear the same popular media and we are informed and formed in a very…

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• rajbeekie (46)in #health • 7 years ago

  I am Out of Shape: Three decades in the Making

  I am Out of Shape: Three decades in the Making Three decades ago, I was in relatively good shape. Regularly, I worked out at the gym, rode my bike, and jogged. When watching TV…

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• rajbeekie (46)in #color • 7 years ago

  Use of the word cotton picking mind

  Use of the word cotton picking mind When growing up that phrase was used quite often. It was the euphemistic way of saying m….. f...... mind. I never associated racial…

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