The fourth annual Portland Black Film Festival returns! Founded by the Hollywood Theatre and Portland writer/filmmaker David Walker, the Festival aims to offer diverse perspectives and stories in an art form all too often dominated by white filmmakers. This year’s festival features seven outstanding programs which showcase the cinematic achievements of African-American stars and filmmakers and examine the black experience in America. See more at: http://hollywoodtheatre.org/portland-black-film-festival-4/#sthash.7P663zZL.dpuf
I don't mean to interrupt this racist party, but here's something serious about how American police treat blacks differently from whites. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14381011/truehoop-presents-danger-walking-tall
Hmmmm...... "Larry Bird Will Die Young" thanks for the link JlPrk Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk
I recommend reading "The danger of walking tall," then the article about the pains of former NBA big men. "The danger of walking tall" is the more unusual article because it's about racism. I gave the link to the first article. Here's the second article, the one about pains with Larry Bird in its title. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14712117/larry-bird-believes-nba-big-men-die-young-right
I'm going to see if they have it at the library tomorrow...just finished a book and that sounds like a good read
Marathon runners suffer higher rates of heart attacks, it has to do with the sheer wear and tear they put in their body. I've always said they play way too many games in the NBA. 82 games is ridiculous, then they start the playoffs and those 82 games don't even mean much. They should play 50 games, with 2 round plus the finals, 5 game series.
The game is a lot more demanding when it was back when the implemented an 82 game schedule. There was no shot clock.
Africans engaged in a lot of human sacrifice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annual_Customs_of_Dahomey
You fucking racists don't care about Black history month. If it were white history month you'd be like "oooh coool white power!".
Africans enslaved their own countrymen, then sold them to the highest bidder. This occurred from the 800's AD on throughout history and still exists on most of the continent today. All developed countries bought these slaves but England and Portugal were the main purchasers and retailers. The short period that America participated in purchasing slaves is but a blip in time compared to the millenniums of slaver-trading that Europe and Asia, and particulary Africa engaged in it. Nowadays... Global Slavery Index 2014 key findings: Modern slavery exists in all 167 countries covered by the GSI Total number of people enslaved: 35.8 million people Improved methodology uncovers 20% more enslaved people than previously estimated Five countries account for 61% of the world’s population living in modern slavery Africa and Asia continue to face biggest challenges These are the countries with the most slaves. 1. India > Est. population in modern slavery: 14.3 million > Pct. population in modern slavery: 1.14% (5th highest) > Human Development Index Score: 0.586 (46th worst) > GDP per capita 2013: $5,450 (50th lowest) With the second-largest population in the world, it is perhaps not surprising that India has the largest absolute number of residents living in conditions of modern slavery. The 14.3 million modern-day slaves in India, however, is by far the highest figure worldwide, and more than four times the next highest figure. The prevalence of slavery in India, as in other countries located in the Asia-Pacific region, is largely due to the economy's dependence on low-skilled and cheap labor. Bonded labor is especially prevalent in the country. Forced marriages and commercial sex workers are also relatively common. Like many other countries with large numbers of modern slaves, India is also quite poor. India had a GDP per capita of just $5,450 per capita last year, one of the lower figures worldwide. MORE: States slashing education spending 2. China > Est. population in modern slavery: 3.2 million > Pct. population in modern slavery: 0.24% (59th lowest) > Human Development Index Score: 0.719 (76th worst) > GDP per capita 2013: $11,868 (77th lowest) Roughly 3.2 million people live in modern slavery in China. This high figure may be due, in part, to the country's scale, as China is the world's most populous country with more than 1.3 billion residents. However, in the U.S., the world's third most populous country, just over 60,000 people live in modern slavery, according to the Walk Free Foundation. China's rapid modernization and urbanization, the foundation adds, "correlates with large flows of domestic migrants moving around the country in search of work." Last year, roughly 166 million workers in China left their hometowns and worked elsewhere, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China. That figure alone is larger than the entire U.S. labor force. Such migrant workers, according to the foundation, are vulnerable to modern slavery in a range of industries, including construction and mining. MORE: The 10 least livable countries 3. Pakistan > Est. population in modern slavery: 2.1 million > Pct. population in modern slavery: 1.13% (6th highest) > Human Development Index Score: 0.537 (39th worst) > GDP per capita 2013: $4,574 (44th lowest) More than 1% of Pakistan's population — or an estimated 2,058,200 people — are believed to be living in slavery, both among the highest figures worldwide. The most common form of slavery in Pakistan is debt bondage, a technique frequently used by employers in ungoverned and fringe industries. As workers spiral further into debt, other family members are often forced to help work off the bond. According to the Walk Free Foundation, there are an estimated 10 million child workers in Pakistan. Forced marriages and sex trafficking are also more common in Pakistan than in the vast majority of countries. 4. Uzbekistan > Est. population in modern slavery: 1.2 million > Pct. population in modern slavery: 3.97% (2nd highest) > Human Development Index Score: 0.661 (60th worst) > GDP per capita 2013: $5,176 (48th lowest) Roughly 4% of all people in Uzbekistan live in modern slavery, nearly the highest percentage in the world. According to Human Rights Watch, "State-sponsored forced labor of children and adults in the cotton sector continues on a massive scale," with over one million people forced to pick cotton for two months each year. The Cotton Campaign, an organization dedicated to eradicating forced labor in the Uzbekistani cotton industry, estimates that the number of citizens forced to pick cotton last year was as high as five million. Despite a decline in cotton production in recent years, and a drop in global prices, both the IMF and Asian Development Bank forecast strong growth in the country's economy in 2014 and 2015. MORE: 10 worst cities for LGBT rights 5. Russia > Est. population in modern slavery: 1.0 million > Pct. population in modern slavery: 0.73% (32nd highest) > Human Development Index Score: 0.778 (57th best) > GDP per capita 2013: $24,298 (46th highest) Russia is one of just five countries in the world with more than one million people living as modern slaves, according to the Walk Free Foundation. These include laborers born in countries formerly part of the Soviet Union, as well as women and children who are trafficked as sex workers. The foundation is also quite critical of the Russian government's response to the problem, and notes that rampant corruption in law enforcement increases the vulnerability of Russians living in modern slavery. Russia's GDP per capita, at $24,298 last year, was higher than that of any other country with a similarly high number of modern slaves. However, declining oil prices and economic sanctions could curb Russia's economic growth. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2014/11/23/247-wall-st-countries-most-slaves/70033422/
