What Did Obama Do For Black People While In Office?
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Golden
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The administration’s evolution has been evident over time. Most notably, President Obama devoted much of his speech at an event hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus in September to recognizing the contributions of and challenges facing black women. “Black women have been a part of every great movement in American history, even if they weren’t always given a voice,” he said at the time. Discussing the devastation wrought by incarceration, he acknowledged, “Although in these discussions a lot of my focus has been on African-American men and the work we’re doing with My Brother’s Keeper*, we can’t forget the impact that the system has on women, as well. The incarceration rate for black women is twice as high as the rate for white women.”
My Brother's Keeper seems to be a mentor initiative*
Last November, the White House Council on Women and Girls released a report, titled “Women and Girls of Color: Addressing Challenges and Expanding Opportunities,” that outlined what the administration had done to date that could be seen as positively affecting the lives of women and girls of color, such as passing the Affordable Care Act and establishing a campus sexual-assault task force. The reportreleased Friday reads much in the same way, as a kind of summary of existing interventions: Last month, the US DOJ released a guidance on girls in the juvenile justice system. In July, the Office of Adolescent Health awarded 81 new grants to combat teen pregnancy. But this latest report also points to new efforts, most notably the commitment to releasing education and juvenile justice data that’s disaggregated by race, gender, disability status, and other variables. Organizers responding to MBK had been adamant in their demand for federal data that gives a fuller picture of the lives of women and girls of color.
https://www.thenation.com/article/w...rls-of-color-with-new-118-million-initiative/
My Brother's Keeper seems to be a mentor initiative*
Last November, the White House Council on Women and Girls released a report, titled “Women and Girls of Color: Addressing Challenges and Expanding Opportunities,” that outlined what the administration had done to date that could be seen as positively affecting the lives of women and girls of color, such as passing the Affordable Care Act and establishing a campus sexual-assault task force. The reportreleased Friday reads much in the same way, as a kind of summary of existing interventions: Last month, the US DOJ released a guidance on girls in the juvenile justice system. In July, the Office of Adolescent Health awarded 81 new grants to combat teen pregnancy. But this latest report also points to new efforts, most notably the commitment to releasing education and juvenile justice data that’s disaggregated by race, gender, disability status, and other variables. Organizers responding to MBK had been adamant in their demand for federal data that gives a fuller picture of the lives of women and girls of color.
https://www.thenation.com/article/w...rls-of-color-with-new-118-million-initiative/
The Mad Titan
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He signed the "Blue Alert" law protecting police officers and wrote a sweetheart letter to the F.OP.
...meanwhile unarmed black men, women and children were dying at the hands of these police he respected so much.
But obama lovers will give you a lackluster list which largely wasnt specifically target for our community and tell you all we needed to do was pull ourselves up by our boot straps because he was the president of everybody.
I dont hate the man, but he sold us the fuck out thats for sure.
...meanwhile unarmed black men, women and children were dying at the hands of these police he respected so much.
But obama lovers will give you a lackluster list which largely wasnt specifically target for our community and tell you all we needed to do was pull ourselves up by our boot straps because he was the president of everybody.
I dont hate the man, but he sold us the fuck out thats for sure.
Rubato
it only matters to us
“In one more end-of-presidency act of clemency aimed at prisoners serving long sentences for drug-related offenses, President Obama announced Thursday that he is commuting the sentences of 330 prisoners. He has granted clemency to more people than any president since Harry S. Truman, and Thursday’s announcement was typical of how Obama’s approach to clemency has differed from that of his predecessors: Obama’s clemency is almost always given by freeing people from prison with commuted sentences, not pardoning people after their release.”
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/obama-granted-clemency-unlike-any-other-president-in-history/
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/obama-granted-clemency-unlike-any-other-president-in-history/
Rubato
it only matters to us
^ Great comprehensive overview
The Mad Titan
Active Member
How many were black?
And he declined the Marcus Garvey pardon application....twice. I understand Marcus is dead, but that says a lot. I actually beleive he has a deep disdain for black men. But thats another thread.
The Mad Titan
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He cut hbcu funding by not renewing some intiatives from the bush admin and the changes to the federal ParentPlus loan program.
Playmaker88
G Money is Cash
He wasnt black anyway his mom was white..
Dwayne
Not Like Us
The Mad Titan
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Allah_U_Akbar
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Low-key Trump supporter thread.
Dwayne
Not Like Us
Rubato
it only matters to us
No clue but you have to assume the majority of them were minorities based on prison demographics.
The Mad Titan
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Dwayne
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a.mann
Active Member
I took note some time ago, that when pressed to give details as to exactly what policy,legislation, law or Executive Order that Obama AND Congress could have passed that "specifically" benefits ONLY black people.....there's always been a deafening silence
Do you mean........
Free Education?
Free homes?
Free cars?
Free daycare?
Free guns?
All your personal bills and financial responsibilities taken care of
(this is what they ultimately mean)
Do you mean........
Free Education?
Free homes?
Free cars?
Free daycare?
Free guns?
All your personal bills and financial responsibilities taken care of
(this is what they ultimately mean)