tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post4609591803963767102..comments2024-01-26T09:29:04.765-08:00Comments on My American Meltingpot: Interracial Relationships Making HeadlinesProfessor Tharpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04714326142739366426noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-39770133022534378182009-10-26T19:14:20.940-07:002009-10-26T19:14:20.940-07:00Lori.
I saw you on Tyra today concerning the "...Lori.<br />I saw you on Tyra today concerning the "good hair" topic. You were excellent. You articulated the "black hair" experience very well. I was very pleased that you went to "root" of the phrase 'good hair. History is so often ignored out of fear of finding the truth or our pure laziness on many of our parts.<br /><br />I must get your book concerning Black hair. When you made the statement about Black people not being De-programmed after the slavery experience caused me to think about Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary's book, Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome. She explains how black people have never received therapy or a deprogramming after enduring the trauma of slavery and then, 100 more years of lynching and JIM Crow.<br /><br />Thanks so much for your words.<br /><br />Rico Rivers<br />Dallas, TX<br />972-639-4442<br />Ricoinnorthmemphis@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-17280321250973780112009-10-20T11:32:07.590-07:002009-10-20T11:32:07.590-07:00Tere,
You raise some really good points about LA b...Tere,<br />You raise some really good points about LA being really diverse. Prolly a lot of folks up North don't think of it that way.<br /><br />Mama K,<br />Thanks for the info. Zebra power? hmmm.Professor Tharpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714326142739366426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-40367265413069970272009-10-16T12:42:03.948-07:002009-10-16T12:42:03.948-07:00There's also a couple on this season of The Am...There's also a couple on this season of The Amazing Race: <br /><br />http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/bio/brian_and_ericka_15/bio.php?season=15<br /><br />They did a cute, "Zebra Power," hand sign, by interweaving their fingers together, on one episode.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12754880780791544528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-61291946630297122442009-10-16T09:11:41.272-07:002009-10-16T09:11:41.272-07:00Yeah, heard about this yesterday.
No JOP in Orlea...Yeah, heard about this yesterday.<br /><br />No JOP in Orleans parish would have refused them their license. This man from Tangipahoa must really get off on being able to tell people he won't marry them. <br /><br />Louisiana is one of the most racially mixed states in the country, both historically and to this day. I'm glad the ACLU LA is getting involved to show the rest of the world how serious this is, but I'm afraid all people will remember is one closed-minded old man with an offensive attitude. <br /><br />In his experience "most interracial marriages do not last long." <br /><br />I wonder if he's ever researched demographics on how many non-mixed marriages end in divorce? I think he'd be a little surprised at the high percentages across the board.<br /><br />Okay, I'm babbling, but as far as I'm concerned, if a couple loves each other, they'll make it work, no matter what the difficulties. Hell, if they don't love each other, it's still their right to make their own mistakes and learn from them.Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.com