Who Did It To You? Roundtable Discussion with Sis Pamela and Dr James Jones

The Case of Wendy Bell

In 1711, Alexander Pope penned the following statement, “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread” in his poem An Essay on Criticism.Four centuries later American racial matters has breathed new life into this timeless sentiment Just in case you missed it, Pittsburgh news anchor Wendy Bell was fired from her position with ABC affiliate WTAE after a recent Facebook posting that conveyed many negative stereotypical things about “young black men.

On Friday, the Chicago Teachers Union staged a strike. Union members picketed schools, held rallies at City Hall, the Cook County Jail and Chicago State University, and protested for higher wages for fast food workers. The president of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, who has been closely involved in Chicago labor politics, joined in on some of the events.

I watched an African-American military veteran arguing with two high-school-aged Black Lives Matter protesters. Their voices rose to a crescendo when the black Trump supporter took off his jacket and threatened to “beat some manners” and “respect” into the two kids. The high school students ran off. They would not have fared well in a fight with an angry and imposing former Marine.