Rodney's Rambling's

 Week 5/Day 4 Blacks in Sports I)                     Black coaches are more experienced, more capable, and produce better results -more likely to lead teams to the playoffs II)                   Racism =a belief that race is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race a.       Behavior that reflects this belief or the systemic oppression of a racial group to social, economic, and political advantage. III) The NFL is racist when it comes to hiring coaches a.       Engages in systemic oppression of a racial group which benefits another b.       Fosters a belief that white coaches are inherently superior to their black counterparts c.       This is based on research, not belief IV)                 Excluded years before 1989 because they were obviously racist V)                   Did not count those already employed as of 1989 VI)                 Did not include those who wer

  Week 5/day 3 The case for Reparations -V. The Quiet Plunder 1.       Slave ownership was aspirational -meaning that not only was it normalized but it was pervasively part of our culture and nation. It was the height of elitism a.       They wrote books on how to breed the best servants, extract labor, and proper and effective means of punishment. 2.       So fundamentally a part of America, that those who sought to end it were met with violence and branded heretics worthy of death a.       Abe Lincoln comes to mind 3.       John wilkes Booth -wrote that This country was formed for the white, not the black man -just before he killed Abe Lincoln 4.       Who were the Radical Republicans a.       The party of Lincoln b.       They tried to reconstruct the country providing for universal equality 5.       They were beaten back by the Campaign of Redemption led by White Liners, Red shirts and Klansman a.       Bent on ensuring that America remained formed for the white