Tag Archives: Angela Davis

National Education Association Seeks World Transformation

Posted on July 11, 2022 by David E Smith

The National Education Association’s (NEA) annual convention took place last week in Chicago. It opened with a theatrical speech act by NEA president, Rebecca (Becky) Pringle who has no dearth of pride in the “amazing accomplishments” of the NEA members. Pringle cited as inspiration for world transformation—not systemically oppressed persons of color like Thomas Sowell, Carol Swain, or Glenn Loury—but communist and former Black Panther who studied under Herbert Marcuse, Angela Davis:

We must share [the] view Professor Davis holds dear whether it is a mind, a heart, a school, a community, or our world,

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Posted in Education | Tagged Angela Davis, Becky Pringle, Black Panther, Carol Swain, Glenn Loury, Howard Zinn, National Education Association, NEA, People’s History of America, Rebecca Pringle, Roe v. Wade, The 1619 Project, Thomas Sowell, U.S. Supreme Court | Comments Off

Exposing Black Lives Matter

Posted on December 28, 2015 by David E Smith

In my lifetime I have seen a number of organizations and movements pull at the heartstrings of the African American community. In 1995 it was the Million Man March calling on black men to atone for their failings. Today, it is the Black Lives Matter movement that draws our attention and concern.

Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture | Tagged #BlackLivesMatter, Alicia Garza, Angela Davis, Assata Shakur, Black Lives Matter, Black Panthers, Civil Rights Movement, Eric Wallace, Laquan McDonald, Margret Sanger, Marxism, Michael Brown, Million Man March, Opal Tometi, Patrisse Cullors, Planned Parenthood, Trayvon Martin, Tyshawn Lee | Comments Off