John's Words of Wisdom Week 4

Hey Dv Team,

I hope you all was able to get some rest this weekend. I sure didn't. lol This week in John's Words of Wisdom I would like for you all to take a close look at this documentary about the Freedom Rides of the civil rights movement I found on youtube.

In 1947, the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) planned a "Journey of Reconciliation," designed to test the Supreme Court's 1946 decision in the Irene Morgan case, which declared segregated seating of interstate passengers unconstitutional. An interracial group of passengers met with heavy resistance in the upper South. Some members of the group served on a chain gang after their arrest in North Carolina. The Journey of Reconciliation quickly broke down. Clearly the South, even the more moderate upper South, was not ready for integration.

Also, I would like for you all to provide your thoughts on the second video I found on youtube as I was searching for videos. I thought it would be a good discussion topic for John's Words of Wisdom this week. Let me know what you all think?

The steps to completing John's Words of Wisdom are below:

1. Read Articles Below and check out this website: http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/freeride.html

2. Watch the videos below.

Video 1

Video 2

3. Click on the John's Words of Wisdom link above.

4. Reply or Comment to the Blog and Explain in 2 paragraphs your thoughts.

John's Words of Wisdom Week 3

Hey Crew,

I hope your weekend was fun and productive. This week's John's Words of Wisdom is Below:

I met an influential and outstanding poet this past weekend at the Book it Back To Bronzeville Book Festival at the Afrocentric Bookstore on the Southside of Chicago. The wonderful Poet's name was Nikki Giovanni click link to read more about her. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Giovanni

I took some of the footage and decided to turn it into John's Words of Wisdom this week.

Nikki Giovanni touched on a little bit of everything at the book fest. She spoke about her new books (Hip-hop Speaks to Children, Lincoln & Douglass), politics (Alaska Governor / Republican Vice President Nominee Sarah Palin) , and Tupac Shakar. Meeting Nikki Giovanni was one of the best things that ever happen to me. I went into the the book store empty and confused and left full and ready to help change the world.

What I would like for you all to do for John's Words of Wisdom this week is watch the Video below and paraphrase the video in 2 or more paragraphs. From the paragraphs I would like for you all to try to develop an article for the next version of the iSwagg magazine. So please take your time and make sure that you watch the entire video. After you watch the video let me know what you think about Nikki Giovanni and her impact on America.

John's Words of Wisdom Week 1

(Who is the Real Uncle Tom?)

Hello All, it's that time of year again. John's Words of Wisdom is back and in full affect. This week I would like to address the Uncle Tom Cabin's Theory. There are many stereotypes out about who Uncle Tom really was.

Some say he was a backstabbing turncoat type of individual that turned on his people, others think that the Uncle Tom Cabin theory help to perpetuate the stereotypes of blacks during the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many others think that Uncle Tom was one of the main conductors of the Underground Railroad that help to free slaves. What I think, it really doesn't matter because I would like for you all to form your on opinions about who you think the real Uncle Tom was.

The steps to completing John's Words of Wisdom are below:

1. Read Articles Below and check out this website: http://www.uncletomscabin.org

2. Watch the video below.

3. Click on the John's Words of Wisdom link above.

4. Reply or Comment to the Blog and Explain in 2 paragraphs who the Real Uncle Tom was in your eyes.

John