Trayvon Martin

We all know the story of Trayvon Martin and how he was killed by a racist caucasin man. This just proves that racism still lives today. He wasn’t doing anything just minding his own business with an Arizona tea in his hand and skittles in his pocket. When George Zimmerman called the police about a suspicious black man in a hoodie walking around the neighborhood. The police told him not to follow Trayvon but he still did. What do you call that? Anyway now he is dead and almost everyone believes this is the start of a new war.

George Zimmerman dad said, “because he was mixed he could not possibly be racist but at the end of the police tape he said f’n coons. Which is something they called blacks back in the. Where ever you go you hear abot trayvon martins death that could have easily been avoided. Just the other day I had seen this black man that wasn't doing nuffin get pulled over by the police they ask was that nice camero his. This crazy cause even though he black don't mean he can't have no money. Treavon was on the phone talking to his girlfriend when all of a sudden this white man chasing him. Like this racist stuff on both sides ben happening so much that I'm starting to think one day this could be me. Not that I'm scared but forreal this crazy.

Blog Post 8: Cinnamon Challenge

For a while now the cinnamon challenge has been going around.  Before it was done in like the early 2000’s then it was forgotten about but now it’s back and everyone wants to try.  The twist of this challenge is that this challenge can kill you.  If you drank any liquid while doing this challenge the cinnamon can get clumpy and kill you.  If you swallow I believe it can widen your throat and that can permanently damage your throat.  It’s disappointing to see people doing this even though they know the dangers of this.  Even students at my school tried this; they were immediately suspended for that stupid act.  I personally wish students stop foolin around especially wit such a dumb act.  I’m gonna say one thing though if they know this could possibly kill dem why they do it cause it’s stupid.  Some student, actually don’t know about this like Darryl Harris.  Andre Shaw said, “I think it’s funny but it is stupid I wouldn’t do that.”  Ellisha Reed said, it could absorb all the water in your throat and kill you.”  Emaijah said, it’s freaking stupid.”  Andrea said, I would never do something that stupid.”  This should make people wanna not do it.

For Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside Marriage

This article expresses that women under the age of thirty have kids outside of marriage.  This article also says, that most of the women under thirty that have most kids out of marriage are white women.  The article also expresses that these women may or may not be in a relationship at all weather marriage or dating that person.  The article said, “Among mothers of all ages, a majority- 59 percent in 2009- are married when they have children.”  This doesn’t matter to me because not all people want to get married.  Student Emaijah Johnson said, “I think you are totally correct because not everyone want to get married and for some ‘sociologist’, to say marriage is a luxury nowadays is totally ignorant.”  She went on to say, “I think this article is about how for decades now most women under thirty are having most kids out of marriage and that it is looked down upon, and talks about how it affects the kids involved.”  Student Ellisha Reed said, “I think that it doesn’t matter if you’re married or not because you’re going to have kids if you want to.”  Student Darryl Harris said, “This article is so crappy and totally untrue.”  Student Zenikee Watford said, it’s sad that people aren’t getting married and have to be single parents but it just shows how strong people are.”  Well there it is different opinions but I still think that is doesn’t married cause wat if is dey don’t want to get married? 

Blog #6: A Dispute Over Ray Charles

In the month of March a foundation Ray Charles started is suing seven of the singer’s children. The foundation accused Charles’s children a violating an agreement with their father. The children are accused of illegality claims rights to their father’s estate. In the contract with their father, the seven adult children are forbidden to claim rights to their father’s estate. The foundation claims that the children sent out notices of claims to their father’s music. But the children are supposed to have relinquished their rights to their father’s estate by accepting a 500,000 dollar trust fund in 2002 two years before their father’s death.

                The foundation says that it supports programs that help the hearing disabled people like Ray Charles. The foundation states that they our using the money from the estate of Ray Charles to fund those programs. The article states that the children of the star are claiming for a renegotiation of copyrights. Also it says that the children claim some songs can’t be copyrighted because the composer was paid by an individual or group of individuals to write the music.

                I think that the foundation is the right party. I think this because the children got 500,000 dollars from their dad already and now they want more? They are just a bunch of money hungry kids of a famous artist.