First all female African American flight crew makes history

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3-13-2009 @ 6:03PM

Kay said...

I'd just like you all to consider this:

Blacks were not considered Americans when they came to this country. Until the civil rights movement, we were not treated as Americans. We were treated as less than equal and were not afforded the same liberties as others. Even immigrants were accepted and treated better if they were "light" complexioned. It took a peaceful revolt in the form of the Civil Rights Movement to change any of this. At the time, hyphenated identities were being widely used; so we simply followed suite with the vernacular that already existed. We did not create it.

Learn the true history of this country and own it instead of always being so quick lash out.

As for me, anything is better than "Nigger." I have lived it.

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