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Yvette Carnell: Sometimes I’m Not Proud of My Country Either
by Yvette Carnell, Your Black World
When Michele Obama remarked during the 2008 Presidential campaign that, for the first time, she was proud of her country, she was largely discredited by the Right for not having met the patriotism quota. By their estimation, if you’re not oozing the red, white and blue or pinning old glory snug to your lapel, the terrorists win. Except that, black people have existed for far too long at the receiving end of both state and federal government malfeasance to slurp down that falsehood.
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Becca
February 20, 2012 at 7:38 am
The New Black Woman of the 21st Century, is right on time. This is what this country needs.