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Post by SHB2K on Dec 9, 2005 13:52:35 GMT -5
I've stayed over night at Hampton about 8 times in the last 5-6 years, and thats been long enough for me to DESPISE Dr. Harvey!! My best buddy went to Hampton, and I'd stay up there all the time. They always comment on how he is some big Pepsi mogul and the only thing he ever did ON campus was to make Pepsi the official soda machine (kinda like A&T did a few years back) Regardless, I realized how "untouchable" he was when I was rolling around campus and had to stop for a police motorcade that was accompanying him through campus. I mean, the man didn't even have to stop for stop signs!! According to Hamptonians, a student was expelled for ringing his doorbell during business hours. RIDICULOUS!
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Post by SHB2K on Dec 9, 2005 14:02:55 GMT -5
One more thing... I remembered a "bake sale" being held at UNCG during my senior year to protest affirmative action. The Black students at UNCG were actually BUYING the baked goods. When we arrived the next day, all hell almost broke loose!! Believe me, we held it down for our institution's proud history. This was one of our greatest revolts during my time at T. Regardless, here's the article that described it... Ours had a similar ending...
Bake sales used to protest affirmative action Wednesday, December 24, 2003 Posted: 8:19 AM EST (1319 GMT)
...Now if they can do all this on their campuses, why would hampton stop their students from doing the SAME thing?? I'll tell you why... because that kinda stuff is entrenched in their history...
"Hampton University was founded in 1868 as Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute to educate former slaves who had gathered behind the Union line on the Virginia Peninsula. Its original purpose was to train selected blacks who would then teach and lead their people."
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Post by analyzedis on Dec 22, 2005 23:00:39 GMT -5
Wow these are great comments. I do agree with the fact that integration was probably the worst thing for black people. My mother said that to me when I was a teenager. When we integrated we stopped spending money in the black community, stop learning about black history in the classrooms and stop owning our own business. In a nutshell we took all of our money out of our community. I think a lot of parents do not teach their children about the struggle and black history (the truth about black american history). If we do not tell our children and give them some idea about the struggle then they will always think things were "peachy". Racism still exists on all levels, it may not be blatant but its there lurking in behind the scenes. Your eye just has to be sharp enough to recognize it when it rears its ugly head.
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