PostsCommentsPayoutsrajbeekie (46)in #diversity • 6 years agoPrimed to be OutragedPrimed to be Outraged Unless you are living under a rock, you have seen or heard about the Nathan Phillips and Nick Sandmann interaction in Washington, DC. I did see the first…rajbeekie (46)in #empathy • 6 years agoSo, What is Empathy?So, What is Empathy? There isn’t a day that goes by where someone doesn’t mention the importance of empathy as the key to succeed in business and in one’s personal life. After…rajbeekie (46)in #fat • 6 years agoToo fat to fightToo fat to fight I just read an article titled, “Too fat to fight: Pentagon grapples with obesity epidemic.” In reading the comments, many offered reasons why Americans are…rajbeekie (46)in #african • 6 years agoCan Africans and African Americans Work Together?Can Africans and African Americans Work Together? This will be difficult. Tribal affiliations will make it a challenge. Also, African Americans are no different for others who…rajbeekie (46)in #diaspora • 6 years agoGhana's President Call for the diaspora to return to GhanaCall me biased. I see this as nothing more than a publicity stunt and a small money grab. For every black American who travels to Ghana s/he will probably spend a few thousands…rajbeekie (46)in #competitive • 6 years agoCompetitive Eating: Is it a Waste of Food?This weekend at a competition in NY, a man ate 74 hot dogs and buns. For me, just thinking of eating 4 hot dogs and I am thinking of a gut ache. For years, competitive eating…rajbeekie (46)in #black • 6 years agoWhy Black Students are FailingHere is my take on why black students are failing in schools across America. Going as far back as the 60s 70s, etc. The quest to create, discover, etc. black culture is what is…rajbeekie (46)in #racism • 7 years agoRoseanne's show has been CancelledSo, why was the show cancelled? Due to our different histories and experiences, different words mean different things to racial groups. For instance, comparing Trump to an…rajbeekie (46)in #power • 7 years agoTrump Pulls out of Meeting with KimI see this is a ploy to gain strength. The one who walks away gains power. This trick has been used for eons. It tells the other person I am the boss and I am in control. It…rajbeekie (46)in #monarchy • 7 years agoOne of the Purposes of Today's Monarchy in the UKA few days ago, Harry married Meghan. The world watched the royal wedding. Some thought the monarchy belonged a to time in the past. In our modern world today the monarchy is…rajbeekie (46)in #bias • 7 years agoBias is interesting as to how it is embedded in one’s subconscious.Bias is interesting as to how it is embedded in one’s subconscious. While growing up, like many, I wanted to be a fireman. That phase was short lived. Decades after when there…rajbeekie (46)in #lottery • 7 years agoIs the Lottery UnethicalSomeone said a while back, "Playing the lottery is like paying more tax than needed." Hence, the saying, "Lottery is a tax on the poor." It is true that a larger percentage of…rajbeekie (46)in #treaty • 7 years agoTreaty Right in AmericaWhen the European settlers came here this land was seen as ownerless. The settlers set out to clear the land of people/animals, and trees. I don’t think there was much of a…rajbeekie (46)in #torture • 7 years agoDoes Torture Work?In the US there is the discussion as the nations select a new director for the CIA. One of the questions is does torture work? I would say torture does work. Now, if you are a…rajbeekie (46)in #boy • 7 years agoOfically Opening Boy Scouts to GirlsRecently, the Boy Scouts ofically changed their name and accepted girls as members. To me, the admission of girls to the Boys Scouts and the changing of the name of the…rajbeekie (46)in #spanking • 7 years agoMy Thoughts on Spanking a childHere are my thoughts on spanking. There is spanking and there is child abuse under the umbrella of spanking. I am an expert in this area. My parents were abusive. The lickings…rajbeekie (46)in #foods • 7 years agoHealthy Food and Unhealthy FoodsFor starters, there is no such thing as a healthy food or unhealthy food. All foods have calories, vitamins, etc. that the body needs. Eating some fat for calories is quite…rajbeekie (46)in #bias • 7 years agoWe are all biased one way or the otherHere goes. For starters, we are all racially biased. This included blacks, whites, browns, etc. We all hear the same popular media and we are informed and formed in a very…rajbeekie (46)in #health • 7 years agoI am Out of Shape: Three decades in the MakingI am Out of Shape: Three decades in the Making Three decades ago, I was in relatively good shape. Regularly, I worked out at the gym, rode my bike, and jogged. When watching TV…rajbeekie (46)in #color • 7 years agoUse of the word cotton picking mindUse of the word cotton picking mind When growing up that phrase was used quite often. It was the euphemistic way of saying m….. f...... mind. I never associated racial…