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Young British model, Jourdan Dunn, Reveals Makeup Artist Refused To Touch Her Because She Was Black Young British model, Jourdan Dunn is speaking out about the racism that still exist in her high profile profession. The 22 year old model recently revealed , in an interview with Net-A-Porter’s The Edit, that she too has faced racism like her colleague model, Chanel Iman. Like Iman, Dunn reveals how she has been turned away from castings because the agents filled their quotas with enough black girls. But her situations have been far worse than that. Jourdan also talks about a time when a white make-up artist would not touch her face because she was black. But how does a model whose career has been ignited by campaigns with Yves Saint Laurent. Tommy Hilfiger and Burberry, hold it all together and wins in spite of the odds against her? Dunn says that it is through having strong mentors and people around her that encourage her to do her best. Those mentors and friends include W’s Edward Enniful and makeup artist Pat McGrath. Dunn says that her mother built up her self-esteem and was a great role model for her. Dunn also sees the bigger picture in the obstacles that she faces within the modeling world. She does it all for her 3 year old son, who battles with sickle cell disease. Dunn is the first black model in ten years to walk in Prada’s fashion show. She has also graced the cover of Teen Vogue and won Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards. Dunn was discovered in Hammersmith Primark in 2006 and signed to Storm Model Management in London. In 2008, Steven Meisel selected Dunn to appear on the cover of the Vogue Italia issue. The issue held great significance because it was an issue devoted entirely to black models.Dunn is known for her signature walk and killer legs. Although black is beautiful, it is still hard for dark people of color to get ahead. Many dark people in the entertainment industry have to be ten times bolder or better in what they do, and even coming out and speaking against the industry can get you blacklisted. While this type of behavior in the industry may be nothing new, in this day and age it is worth noting that it is still a hindrance and an issue that needs to continually be addressed in order to effect change.
CNN affiliate KXJB reports an investigation involving three individuals who allegedly wore Ku Klux Klan-style cloaks and hoods in the student section at the state semi-finals. Supporters of Red River High School turned out to cheer on their team with a traditional “white out”…that’s where fans wear white as a sign of solidarity. An investigation by school officials began when a photo of the individuals wearing the pointy, white hoods and cloaks went viral on Twitter… In this video, shot by KXJB, you can see three people in the cloaks holding what appear to be hoods in their laps. KXJB reports the Grand Forks Public Schools athletics director notified administrators about the incident. School officials have since identified the three as students.
An Idaho man has been charged with assaulting a minor after he allegedly uttered a racial slur and slapped a 2-year-old boy who cried on a Delta plane as it began the final descent into Atlanta, court papers show. The boy’s mother, Jessica Bennett, 33, of Minnesota told the FBI that she and her son were seated in row 28, seat B, on February 8 on Delta Flight 721 that originated in Minneapolis, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta this week. The boy began crying because of the altitude change, and his mother tried to soothe him, court papers said. Then Hundley, who was seated next to the mother and son, allegedly told her to “shut that (‘N word’) baby up,” according to court documents. Hundley then turned around and slapped the 2-year-old in the face with an open hand, which caused the child to scream even louder, the affidavit said. The boy suffered a scratch below his right eye, court papers said. Other passengers on the plane assisted Bennett, and one of them heard the slur and witnessed the alleged assault, the affidavit said. The plane landed at Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International.
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PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. — A police officer accused of bringing targets resembling Trayvon Martin to a gun range has been fired.
Port Canaveral Interim Chief Executive Officer John Walsh told WFTV on Saturday (http://bit.ly/175m2lH) that Sgt. Ron King was leading a target practice with two other Port Canaveral police officers and a civilian port employee when he pulled out the targets April 4. Walsh says King asked the group if they wanted to use the targets and they said no, telling King to put them back into his patrol car.
Port Canaveral is about 50 miles southeast of Sanford, where the 17-year-old Martin was killed in 2012 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.
Zimmerman says he shot Martin in self-defense. His trial is set for June.
Port Canaveral is about 50 miles southeast of Sanford, where the 17-year-old Martin was killed in 2012 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.
Zimmerman says he shot Martin in self-defense. His trial is set for June.
Young British model, Jourdan Dunn, Reveals Makeup Artist Refused To Touch Her Because She Was Black Young British model, Jourdan Dunn is speaking out about the racism that still exist in her high profile profession. The 22 year old model recently revealed , in an interview with Net-A-Porter’s The Edit, that she too has faced racism like her colleague model, Chanel Iman. Like Iman, Dunn reveals how she has been turned away from castings because the agents filled their quotas with enough black girls. But her situations have been far worse than that. Jourdan also talks about a time when a white make-up artist would not touch her face because she was black. But how does a model whose career has been ignited by campaigns with Yves Saint Laurent. Tommy Hilfiger and Burberry, hold it all together and wins in spite of the odds against her? Dunn says that it is through having strong mentors and people around her that encourage her to do her best. Those mentors and friends include W’s Edward Enniful and makeup artist Pat McGrath. Dunn says that her mother built up her self-esteem and was a great role model for her. Dunn also sees the bigger picture in the obstacles that she faces within the modeling world. She does it all for her 3 year old son, who battles with sickle cell disease. Dunn is the first black model in ten years to walk in Prada’s fashion show. She has also graced the cover of Teen Vogue and won Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards. Dunn was discovered in Hammersmith Primark in 2006 and signed to Storm Model Management in London. In 2008, Steven Meisel selected Dunn to appear on the cover of the Vogue Italia issue. The issue held great significance because it was an issue devoted entirely to black models.Dunn is known for her signature walk and killer legs. Although black is beautiful, it is still hard for dark people of color to get ahead. Many dark people in the entertainment industry have to be ten times bolder or better in what they do, and even coming out and speaking against the industry can get you blacklisted. While this type of behavior in the industry may be nothing new, in this day and age it is worth noting that it is still a hindrance and an issue that needs to continually be addressed in order to effect change.
Another day, another fraternity controversy. This afternoon BroBible learned that Washington University in St. Louis’ Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter was suspended for an incident involving pledges who allegedly sang racial slurs to African-American students.
According to Washington University’s Student Life newspaper, WU suspended all SAE activities following a racially offensive activity involving a number of pledges on Tuesday night. The paper and an account e-mailed to BroBible allege that SAE pledges hurled racial slurs and “inflammatory language” toward a group of African-American students who were eating in a campus dining hall. The incident was allegedly part of an SAE rush event.
CNN affiliate KXJB reports an investigation involving three individuals who allegedly wore Ku Klux Klan-style cloaks and hoods in the student section at the state semi-finals. Supporters of Red River High School turned out to cheer on their team with a traditional “white out”…that’s where fans wear white as a sign of solidarity. An investigation by school officials began when a photo of the individuals wearing the pointy, white hoods and cloaks went viral on Twitter… In this video, shot by KXJB, you can see three people in the cloaks holding what appear to be hoods in their laps. KXJB reports the Grand Forks Public Schools athletics director notified administrators about the incident. School officials have since identified the three as students.
NEW YORK (AP) — A school principal said she’s “appalled” by a homework assignment that used scenarios about killing and whipping slaves to teach math.
Adele Schroeter has ordered sensitivity training for the entire staff of Public School 59 in Manhattan following last month’s assignment, the Daily News reported Friday.
A teacher had asked fourth-graders to write homework questions that blended math and social studies, education officials said. The teacher then used the students’ questions, including the slave-related ones, as homework for the class.
One question stated the number of slaves who died while taking over a ship. It asked how many slaves were still alive. The other said a slave was whipped five times a day and asked students to calculate how many times a month he was whipped.
A student-teacher said she was shocked by the wording and later refused to hand out the worksheet in another class.
“I looked at the questions and was like, ‘Wow! This is kind of inappropriate,’” Aziza Harding told the New York Post, saying the questions contained “desensitized” violence.
“I just found it alarming that this would happen in a state that you would think was more liberal,” said Harding.
The Department of Education said the situation was “obviously unacceptable.” It said “appropriate disciplinary action” would be taken.
An Idaho man has been charged with assaulting a minor after he allegedly uttered a racial slur and slapped a 2-year-old boy who cried on a Delta plane as it began the final descent into Atlanta, court papers show. The boy’s mother, Jessica Bennett, 33, of Minnesota told the FBI that she and her son were seated in row 28, seat B, on February 8 on Delta Flight 721 that originated in Minneapolis, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta this week. The boy began crying because of the altitude change, and his mother tried to soothe him, court papers said. Then Hundley, who was seated next to the mother and son, allegedly told her to “shut that (‘N word’) baby up,” according to court documents. Hundley then turned around and slapped the 2-year-old in the face with an open hand, which caused the child to scream even louder, the affidavit said. The boy suffered a scratch below his right eye, court papers said. Other passengers on the plane assisted Bennett, and one of them heard the slur and witnessed the alleged assault, the affidavit said. The plane landed at Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International.
Sorry i didn’t give heads up, but maybe if you search or look through my tweets at @Zellieimani from the past hour you can see what i’ve been saying. I think its about time men start talking about issues affecting women and look inward on how some of our our actions may be harmful.
Black women not only have to deal with the prejudices of being black or being female, but also the unique prejudices of being a black woman.
Historically feminism critiqued how women were oppressed in society and not how women of color were being oppressed as women of color.
Historically, Black nationalism critiqued how Blacks were being oppressed but never critiqued how black women were being oppressed.
Black nationalism may have looked at how black women were oppressed by white patriarchy, but not how black men may have been oppressing them.
I think that the failings of past movements, have offered new ways on how we look at oppression and understand how it works.
Even “romantic” hip hop songs are misogynistic at times.
You can’t spend your life placing the blame on how you treat women on other people. Sooner or later you have to accept responsibility.
Historically, feminism challenged structural inequality to allow privileges for white women. It wasn’t an attack on oppressive structures.
That is why some white feminists were furious that black men were granted the right to vote before white women.
How do you tell if your attraction to another race is personal preference, fetishization or exoticism? #BlackInAmerica
The great tragedy of our society is our constant attempt to label and define the Other.
It’s pointless as black men to critique white privilege while ignoring and denying the existence of male privilege. #BlackInAmerica
Please follow me on @zellieimani , and lets discuss this important topic! The more black men involved the better.
[The following directive was published without comment in The Crisis]
[To the] French Military Mission. stationed with the American Army. August 7, 1918. Secret information concerning the Black American Troops.
It is important for French officers who have been called upon to exercise command over black American troops, or to live in close contact with them, to have an exact idea of the position occupied by Negroes in the United States. The information set forth in the following communication ought to be given to these officers and it is to their interest to have these matters known and widely. disseminated. It will devolve likewise on the French Military Authorities, through the medium of the Civil Authorities, to give information on this subject to the French population residing in the cantonments occupied by American colored troops.
1. The American attitude upon the Negro question may seem a matter for discussion to many French minds. But we French are not in our province if we undertake to discuss what some call “prejudice.” [recognize that] American opinion is unanimous on the “color question,” and does not admit of any discussion.
The increasing number of Negroes in the United States (about 15,000,000) would create for the white race in the Republic a menace of degeneracy were it not that an impassable gulf has been made between them.
As this danger does not exist for the French race, the French public has become accustomed to treating the Negro with familiarity and indulgence.
This indulgence and this familiarity [These] are matters of grievous concern to the Americans. They consider them an affront to their national policy. They are afraid that contact with the French will inspire in black Americans aspirations which to them (the whites) appear intolerable. It is of the utmost importance that every effort be made to avoid profoundly estranging American opinion.
Although a citizen of the United States, the black man is regarded by the white American as an inferior being with whom relations of business or service only are possible. The black is constantly being censured for his want of intelligence and discretion, his lack of civic and professional conscience, and for his tendency toward undue familiarity.
The vices of the Negro are a constant menace to the American who has to repress them sternly. For instance, the black American troops in France have, by themselves, given rise to as many complaints for attempted rape as all the rest of the army. And yet the (black American) soldiers sent us have been the choicest with respect to physique and morals, for the number disqualified at the time of mobilization was enormous.
Conclusion
1. We must prevent the rise of any pronounced degree of intimacy between French officers and black officers. We may be courteous and amiable with these last, but we cannot deal with them on the same plane as with the white American officers without deeply wounding the latter. We must not eat with [the blacks] them, must not shake hands or seek to talk or meet with them outside of the requirements of military service.
2. We must not commend too highly the black American troops, particularly in the presence of (white) Americans. It is all right to recognize their good qualities and their services, but only in moderate terms strictly in keeping with the truth.
3. Make a point of keeping the native cantonment population from “spoiling” the Negroes. (White) Americans become greatly incensed at any public expression of intimacy between white women with black men. They have recently uttered violent protests against a picture in the “Vie Parisienne” entitled “The Child of the Desert” which shows a (white) woman in a “cabinet particulier” with a Negro. Familiarity on the part of white women with black men is furthermore a source of profound regret to our experienced colonials who see in it an overweening menace to the prestige of the white race.
Military authority cannot intervene directly in this question, but it can through the civil authorities exercise some influence on the population.
[Signed] LINARD
George Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People
Authorities are on the scene at Civitan Park in Winnsboro where it is believed a young woman was attacked Sunday evening.
Sharmeka Moffitt called 911 about 8 p.m. and told police she was attacked and burned by three men wearing hoodies, authorities said during a news conference today. Police say the Moffitt, 20, could not confirm the identity of the suspects.
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20121022/NEWS01/121022003/UPDATED-Authorities-confirm-KKK-written-on-burn-victim-s-vehicle
The University of Texas in Austin is reeling from reports of black and Asian students seemingly being targeted and hit with bleach-filled balloons while off campus.
More:
http://gma.yahoo.com/bleach-balloons-launched-students-color-university-texas-143018192—abc-news-topstories.html
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