View Poll Results: Is He Really Eligible For This Award?
He's African American, but the award should go to someone who's Black, whether they're from Africa or not
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Is He Really Eligible For This Award?
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From: Fresno
When will schools start handing out "best asian student" or "best mexican student", etc?
Why discriminate against the other minorities in the school, and why should only one group get a special award? As far as my history classes have taught, NO ethnic group in america has had it good so why should one group get special attention over others?
Equality means everyones equal, that school shouldn't have even presented that award in the first place.
Hell, give the South African kid the award, if he earned it he earned it.
Why discriminate against the other minorities in the school, and why should only one group get a special award? As far as my history classes have taught, NO ethnic group in america has had it good so why should one group get special attention over others?
Equality means everyones equal, that school shouldn't have even presented that award in the first place.
Hell, give the South African kid the award, if he earned it he earned it.
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Originally posted by soul_fly
. . . i think what has been overlooked here is the fact that the award is given around the MLK holiday, so maybe the award is just an symbolic honorary tribute to him --and accordingly given to a black student.
. . . i think what has been overlooked here is the fact that the award is given around the MLK holiday, so maybe the award is just an symbolic honorary tribute to him --and accordingly given to a black student.
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Originally posted by soul_fly
if he/she lives in australia then i wouldn't think so.
if he/she lives in australia then i wouldn't think so.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by cykogirl
this is a really interesting topic...
according to the US Census Bureau, the definition of African American is "A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. It includes people who indicate their race as "Black, African Am., or Negro," or provide written entries such as African American, Afro American, Kenyan, Nigerian, or Haitian."
so in that context, he wouldn't be eligible for the award.
this is a really interesting topic...
according to the US Census Bureau, the definition of African American is "A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. It includes people who indicate their race as "Black, African Am., or Negro," or provide written entries such as African American, Afro American, Kenyan, Nigerian, or Haitian."
so in that context, he wouldn't be eligible for the award.
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Originally posted by Patdeisa
According to my Ethnic Studies professor, African-American is a term used to describe a black slave or a descendent of a black slave who was originally from Africa.
According to my Ethnic Studies professor, African-American is a term used to describe a black slave or a descendent of a black slave who was originally from Africa.
I doubt whether the school required such proof. Thus, while your professor's definition may be accurate technically, it is not likely to be accurate practically.