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Juneteenth:
Reflecting on
sacrifice, tradition
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was stationed at Fort Rucker, Al in 1980; several of us from Texas
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who have faked hate crimes when they
were dissatisfied with their level of sys-
temic oppression. Instead of being pun-
ished, many of these p.c. performance
artists have been praised by college
administrators and faculty for "raising
awareness" of social injustice.
Is it any wonder, then, that lying liar
Rachel Dolezal learned from historical-
as Americans as well.
— Lawrence Randle is a member of the AARP Texas all-vol-
unteer Executive Council.
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scores to get into medical school, at least
not as an Indian-American," he wrote.
"So, I shaved my head, trimmed my
In 1837, Queen Victoria acceded to
the British throne following the death of
her uncle, King William IV.
In 1863, West Virginia became the
35th state.
In 1893, a jury in New Bedford,
Massachusetts, found Lizzie Borden
not guilty of the ax murders of her
father and stepmother.
In 1921, U.S. Rep. Alice Mary
Robertson, R-Okla., became the first
woman to preside over a session of the
House of Representatives.
In 1943, race-related rioting erupted
in Detroit; federal troops were sent in
two days later to quell the violence that
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resulted in more than 30 deaths.
In 1944, during World War II,
Japanese naval forces retreated in the
Battle of the Philippine Sea after suffer-
ing heavy losses to the victorious
American fleet.
In 1947, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
was shot dead at the Beverly Hills,
California, mansion of his girlfriend,
Virginia Hill, apparently at the order of
mob associates.
In 1967, boxer Muhammad Ali was
convicted in Houston of violating
Selective Service laws by refusing to be
drafted. (Ali's conviction was ultimate-
ly overturned by the Supreme Court).
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of oppression chic
Why was America so shocked by ized that I didn't have the grades or test leadership among such groups.
These "progressive" schools then
herd their young charges into color-cod-
ed dorms and segregated academic
departments, where they can stew even
deeper in their "otherness" and gripe
about "white privilege."
We've moved from "separate, but
equal" to "separate is superior."
In addition, I've chronicled dozens of
manufactured victimhood.
College campuses have been groom-
ing a cadre of professional minority fak- nation's elite institutions of higher learn-
ers and fraudsters for decades. ing, applicants are rewarded for playing cases of minority students over the years
The notorious pretendians Ward up racial division, ethnic strife and iden-
Churchill and Elizabeth Warren faked tity politics.
their Native American status to bolster "I told Harvard I was an undocu-
their faculty credentials at the University mented immigrant," Dario Guerrero
of Colorado and Harvard, respectively, bragged in The Washington Post last
It was a mutually beneficial racket for all fall.
poseur parties involved. Churchill and
Warren basked in their tenured glory.
skin she was bom in?
After receiving a full art scholarship
based on her portfolio of "exclusively
African-American portraiture," she
reportedly encountered bigotry from
campus officials who had assumed she
was black when she applied. She lost a
lawsuit against the university in which
she described an atmosphere "permeat-
ed with discriminatory intimidation,
ridicule and insult" for being white,
to access opportunities in higher educa- Soon after, according to her family, she
tion." began to make her creepy transition and
And that's not enough. Applicants for continues to "identify as black."
every U.C. Berkeley graduate program If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. If you
The pressure to conform and cash in must provide "evidence of how you can't make it, fake it. In the ivory tower,
on the cult of oppression chic is even have come to understand the barriers t^e most aff] i cted and the most offended
are at the top of the food chain.
Oppression Olympics breeds griev-
ance grifters.
— Michelle Malkin is author of the
new book "Who Built That: Awe-
Stories of American
underserved populations or related Tinkerpreneurs." Her e-mail address is
issues of inequality, or evidence of your malkinblog@gmail.com.
"They gave me a full scholarship."
In the 1990s, top-tier schools intro-
The schools racked up politically correct duced a "diversity essay" requirement
points for adding the right flavors to for undergrad admissions. The online
Tradition has always been a part of my life. From my upbring- their employment rolls. "Common Application" used by hun- ly black Howard University to loathe the
Churchill was specifically granted a dreds of colleges and universities directs
which is why commemorating Juneteenth is so important to me. "special opportunity" position that his prospective students to "describe an
Many people think that all slavery ended when President Abraham school created to increase "diversity" on experience that illustrates what you
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863. the teaching staff. Warren falsely listed would bring to the diversity in a college
But some slaves, like the ones in Texas, weren't freed for another herself as a minority professor in a law community, or an encounter that demon-
two-and-a-half years on June 19,1865. That day is now known as school directory. Harvard officials
Juneteenth, and this year marks its 150th anniversary. eagerly touted Warren's bogus back-
If s an important day for all of us to remember. Throughout ground, the Boston Herald reported, to
Texas, there are landmarks that help us to recognize Juneteenth’s "bolster their diversity hiring record in California at Berkeley mandated that all
significance. One memorable marker is in Galveston where the the '90s as the school came under heavy graduate school hopefuls supply a "per-
last slaves were freed in the South. fire for a faculty that was then predomi- sonal history statement" with "informa-
Unlike today with information spreading rapidly around the nantly white and male." Based solely on tion on how you have overcome barriers
globe, word of the slaves’ freedom came slowly in the 19th what Warren later admitted was unsub-
Century. It came by word of mouth. In Missouri City and Palmer stantiated "family lore," the Fordham
Plantation, slaves gathered under the branches of a gigantic live Law Review called her the "first woman
oak where they were told they were no longer slaves. That live oak, of color" at Harvard Law.
which still stands today, is known as the Freedom Tree.
In recent years, Juneteenth observances have been held on the cult of oppression chic is even have come to understand the barriers
throughout the nation. It’s now an official holiday recognized in 43 more virulent among the student body, faced by others, evidence of your aca-
states and the District of Columbia. Race-based affirmative action is a pri- demic service to advance equitable
Having retired from the U.S. Army, I will never forget when I mary catalyst. access to higher education for women,
Take Vijay Chokal-Ingam, brother of racial minorities and individuals from
were celebrating Juneteenth. Others noticed us and asked what we TV star Vera Mindy Chokalingam. He other groups that have been historically
were doing. We told them we were paying tribute to those who pretended to be black in 1998-99 in underrepresented in higher education,
sacrificed and paved the way for us. It wasn’t long before they too order to gain admission to St. Louis evidence of your research focusing on Inspiring
began commemorating Juneteenth alongside us.
Today, from Austin to Dallas, from San Antonio to Fort Worth,
Juneteenth is celebrated with parties and various cultural events. In
my hometown of Marlin (southeast of Waco), we try to have a fam-
ily gathering centered on that day. Growing up in Texas, my fam-
ily would gather on this day and my grandfather made sure we
knew why we gathered. It was a time of joy and a time of reflec- The Associated Press
tion.
While parties are good, I believe Juneteenth gives us all an
opportunity to recognize the reason for the Emancipation 171st day of 2015. There are 194 days
Proclamation. We need to recognize the meaning of the day and the left in the year.
sacrifice that our ancestors made for us. It’s also a good time to Today's Highlight in History:
reflect and understand that we should not take the freedom that we On June 20, 1975, Steven
enjoy in this country for granted, not only as African Americans but Spielberg's shark thriller "Jaws," star-
ring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and
Richard Dreyfuss (not to mention a
mechanical shark nicknamed "Bruce")
was released by Universal Pictures.
On this date:
In 1782, Congress approved the
Great Seal of the United States, featur-
ing the emblem of the bald eagle.
Sadly, too many Americans are growing up without the pres-
ence of a father. According to the U.S. Census Bureau 24 million
children live in biological-absent father homes.
The positive impacts of having dad around are numerous such
as better social-emotional and academic functioning and fewer
behavioral problems. Children in father-absent homes are almost
four times more likely to be poor. In 2011, 12 percent of children
in married-couple families were living in poverty, compared to 44
percent of children in mother-only families.
Youths in father-absent households had significantly higher
odds of incarceration than those in mother-father families. Youths
who never had a father in the household experienced the highest
odds.
A study using data from the Fragile Families and Child
Wellbeing Study revealed that in many cases the absence of a bio-
logical father contributes to increased risk of child maltreatment.
The results suggest that Child Protective Services agencies have
some justification in viewing the presence of a social father as
increasing children's risk of abuse and neglect. It is believed that in
families with a non-biological father figure, there is a higher risk of
abuse and neglect to children, despite the social father living in the
household or only dating mother.
I have had a lot of good mentors over the years. Mentors can do
and be a lot. However, it's tough to replace a father.
One of my sons has been with me the last few days. We've been
on the basketball court a few times. We've sat on the back porch
and chatted late at night. As always we have shared a lot of meals
and spent time hanging out. On Father's Day he will head out to his
next military assignment. We will stand in the airport and hug homegirl hoaxer Rachel Dolezal?
farewell. I will tell him I am so proud of him and love him. I will The spray-tanned con artist, who
wave goodbye until he disappears on the other side of the security resigned this week as head of the
gate. I will then call my other military son to tell him essentially the Spokane chapter of the National long Indian eyelashes and applied to
same thing. Association for the Advancement of medical school as a black man. ... Vijay
Be quick on the visits and the telephone this Father's Day. (Artificially) Colored People, is the the Indian-American frat boy become
Regardless if you are the child or parent, the present is what we inevitable outcome of academia's cult of Jojo the African-American Affirmative
have and absence must be a thing of the past. manufactured victimhood. Action applicant to medical school."
— Glenn Mollette is an American Syndicated columnist and College campuses have been groom- From the moment they apply to the
author.
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