Discrimination and Racism...years and years later...

.....STILL Exist. I attend a university that credits itself of having the best criminal justice program in the state of Texas. But yet, when a student goes to speak with the dean about being discriminated against, even though he (the dean himself) knows its wrong, tells the student that it is OK and to just let it go??????????? What happen to respect? What happen to everything that Dr. ML King fought for? Without him I wouldn't be at this school, so if he stood up for what he believed, why can't I? That student is me and I refuse to back down because that would be something Dr. King would never do. I refuse to be the center of my professors jokes...or the one with the bad grades because I'm black.

Racism is still prevalent and alive today. Don't think for one moment you will never be a victim of racism or discrimination. Nowadays, it does not matter if you are black, white, or Asian, everyone discriminates against everyone...and everyone is looking out for themselves. Maybe I should start being selfish like the rest of the world huh? (I'm not, that's a rhetorical question)

Why do you think we are still fighting battles that were fought many many years before we were born????

Trying to forgive

Right now I am really seeking some encouraging words...I am being harrassed by my professor and there is pretty much nothing i can do about it. I trust God but right now I just need to hear something encouraging!

I really want to drive my car through his office but that won't solve anything...what do you suggest i do?

Suggested Reading of the week: COME ON PEOPLE

...Is the title of Bill Cosby and Alvin Poussaint's new book that talks about strengthening American through families and communities. For any of you who watch Oprah yesterday, Bill, yes we are on first name bases, was fired up about families, especially parents taking over their household and not allowing children to run the home. He said one thing that stuck out to me;

"Parents, don't knock on your children's door asking them "may I come in?". That is YOUR house and YOU pay the bills! They just live there!!"

I am going to try and read this book. I really want to learn more especially since I would like to start my own family one day.
If any of you read it or have read it let me know what you think

If you wanted to see a few clips from yesterday's show (and it was a really good show) go to oprah.com

Time waits for no one!

This is really a subject that concerns my frustration with males (most, not all) I am personally getting tired of meeting lame, boring, WACK, lying, dull, trifling guys! Where are all the good ones hiding??? No, I don't want a "cakin' buddy" and NO I don't want to be in a "complicated" relationship! If you spend time with a girl but don't call her your girlfriend, then guess what?? She is still your girlfriend...why?? because the only difference is the title! Ladies, stop settling for that! If a guy wants to be with you, he will... Don't settle for him telling you he wants to just be friends but he wants you to come spend the night! WTF?? Tell him NO, put your shoes on, get in your car, and take your butt home...because he does not want you!

Have you ever been excited about a guy and you tell your friends about him? So your friends are all excited and saying they can't wait to meet him. So you and this new guy talk often but you really don't get to see each other because every time you get a chance to see him, he cancels the date because "something came up"?? Well now your friends are telling you girl leave him alone...what do you do? Yep, you guessed it, leave him alone...he is just not that interested in you. If he was that interested, trust and believe that he will MAKE time for you!

My point is this...don't wait on a guy to get his sh*t together. Don't wait on a guy who tells you he is going to do better. Don't wait on a guy who tells you he is busy but he tells you the night before that he went to the movies with another girl...yeah his "friend"... Don't wait on a guy to be happy. Don't wait on a guy won't wait on you! Time waits for no one and excuse my french but time DAMN SURE AIN'T BOUT TO START WAITING ON HIM!!

Let me know about a personal experience you had with waiting on a guy that you really liked or loved and what made you realize that you were worth more than that...

All it took was a trip to the Dean's office?????

So, as some of you know, I have been having some serious issues with my PHL 471 Death and Dying class. Our professor thinks that a class average of 66 after a curve is considered "good". Every morning I leave my apartment at 9:30 am to get to a 10 am class because if she calls your name during roll and you are not there, even if you are a 5 seconds late, you are considered absent, not late, ABSENT! Well anyway, on the past two test, there has been a total of 2 A's and mostly C's and D's. I had 2 study groups, and have even compared notes with fellow classmates to ensure that I am on the same level with the rest of the students in my class! When I got my first test back, it was a 69 and although I was a little disappointed in myself, I knew that I'd do better on the next test. Well the second test came around and well, yes, you guessed it, SAME GRADE!! WTF? What am I doing wrong? was the first thought that came to my mind as the tears started to fall down my face. And i sat there the entire class period thinking what did I do wrong? Then the young lady in front of me turned around and said, " Do you want to go to the deans office with me?" Of course I was down but I had to think about why I really wanted to go, was I going out of spite? Or was it because it really is her, not me? Well when she congratulated the class for going up 15 overall from the first exam (class average for the 1st exam was a 52, after the curve) I knew then that it wasn't me, it was her!

So we went to the Dean's office with open minds and willing to come up with a sensible solution to our problem with the professor. The first thing we told her was that it was a concern, not a complaint and proceeded with our reason for being in her office. She suggested we talk to her individually and dont do so in front of the class because she may feel like she is being attacked. She also told us that she would suggest that she do a midterm evaluation so we can anonymously discuss how we feel about her teaching and the way she has the course outlined. We shook hands and left feeling like we got nothing accomplished.

Well I took the Dean's advice and email my professor about speaking with her one on one about my grades. This is where it gets good...so we are all in class early today with our notes out ready to write because she ALWAYS starts on time! She comes in right at 10, which is not usual for her and she begins to write the following on the board:

A= 84-100
B= 67-83
C= 52-66
D= 32-51
F= < 32%

OMG! So now she tells us that the grading scale has changed! All it took was 30 minutes in the Dean's office???? She "understands that the class averages A's that start around 84"! The entire class just goes crazy, you hear a couple of "Thank you God" and "Is this a sick joke?" she lets us enjoy the moment and allow to really take in what she was doing!

I've always talked about going to the Dean about certain professors but never did I ever imagine that it would actually work! I'm just excited and thankful right now! Oh and she didn't take attendance today...which is something she'd NEVER do! I guess there is a FIRST time for everything! =)

I'll keep you updated about this class...

No Illegals...No Burritos (You better think twice America) LOL

I saw the title I used on someone's facebook page...but check this video out! Tell me what you think!

Welcome

Greetings, and welcome to my new blog, Controversy! Here we can express our views on various subjects that bother us and the people around us! Let me know what topics you'd like to see me talk about and I will be sure to take it into consideration. This blog is for people with an open mind and any ignorance will not be tolerated!