Going Back in Time

Do you ever wonder about if you could go back in time, would you? I always wonder what it would be like to go back in time to see some of the most influential points in history unfold before your eyes. Because as I look at history on the internet compared to what I learned in school, I discovered that what I learned in school compared to what I read on the internet, it's different: the teachers obviously didn't want us to know alot about history. Which really, pardon my French, really pisses me off! I wanted to learn about people like Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, but instead, in school, they only give a brief mentioning to. I think "Wow, if that's not discriminatory, IDK what is."

Here are some of the things I would like to go back in time to see.

-A Beatles concert. I would love to see them perform live before they broke up

-"I Have a Dream" speech. I would have loved to have been there and listen to Dr. King give the famous speech. Although, the part about living united is not exactly true. Even today, some whites and some blacks seem to hate each other. I hate racism!

-Early Rolling Stones concert. Maybe at Hyde Park or in one of those nightclubs, or even one of their tours.

-See England before the bombing in the 1940s. I would just love to see what it looked like before the Germans nearly bombed London out of existence. I can't imagine what it was like to grow up amidst the bombing!

-Woodstock. What can I say? I'm a hippie at heart!

I'm Real Tired of Racism!

What really burns me up is people treating people like garbage because of skin color, ethnicity, race, religion, even sexuality!

This is the kind of world kids had to grow up with during the 1950s and 1960s



This is the kind of stuff people of Latino heritage have to face!



All he believed in was a world where everyone lived happily together. Now, I ask you, is that so wrong?

Nowadays, people think it's funny to make fun of other races. Such as stretching out your eyes with your fingers and speaking pidgin English, saying you're Asian, walking around with a bowler hat on and carrying an umbrella saying "Pip, pip, Cheerio!" in a severely horrible inaccurate accent saying you're British, eating watermelon saying you're black, saying you're Latino if more than 5 people are all related and live together.

Famous People of Other Races

Latino Contributions
Che Guevara: Latino revolutionary

Cesar Chavez: activist

Frida Kahlo: Painter

Carlos Santana: Musician

Santiago Ramon y Cajal: Scientist who discovered the structure for the nervous system

American of African Descent Contributions
Martin Luther King Jr: civil rights activist

Thurgood Marshall: first Black Supreme Court Justice

Maya Angelou: poet, author, historian, singer and civil rights activist of African descent

Shirley Chisholm: first black woman elected to Congress

Alex Haley: Author of the award winning novel Roots

Quincy Jones: Music legend winning over 20 Grammy Awards

Sidney Poitier: first black actor to win an Oscar for his film Lilies of the Fields(1963)

Asian Contributions
Sessue Hayakawa: first Asian actor

Jerry Yang: Asian co-founder of Yahoo!

Connie Chung: American-bon Asian news reporter. I think she is so cool!!

Eric Shinseki: American-born Asian to get the role of Chief of Staff in the US Army

Jeremy Lin: American-born Asian member of New York Knicks basketball team

Sammy Lee: first American-born Asian American to win a Gold Olympic medal

Michael Chang: American-born Asian tennis player

Native American Contributions
Chief Joseph: chief of the Nez Perce tribe

Crazy Horse: activist, said "All we wanted was peace and to be left alone."

Leonard Peltier: activist who led the fight in the Pine Ridge Reservation incident

Red Cloud: Warrior who was considered one of the greatest leaders in the 19th century

Sitting Bull: Lakota Indian medicine man and chief

Steve Reevis: Native American actor

Tecumseh: Warrior for the Shawnee Tribe

January Birthdays

Since it's January, I'm giving a big Happy Birthday shout out to the following people:

Alan Cumming
DOB: Jan. 27, 1965
-Best known role: German Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United

Aaliyah
DOB: Jan. 16, 1979
-Her first major film role was starring alongside Jet Li in Romeo Must Die

Alicia Keys
DOB: Jan. 25, 1981
-At age 7, began playing the piano

Justin Timberlake
DOB: Jan. 31, 1984
-Known for his being a member of the boy band N*Sync

Benny Hill
DOB: Jan. 21, 1924
-English comedian

Bridget Fonda
DOB: Jan. 27, 1964
-Niece of Jane Fonda

Martin Luther King Jr.
DOB: Jan. 15, 1929
-Best known for his role in establishing civil rights

Mary J. Blige
DOB: Jan. 11, 1977
-Has 8 multi platinum awards, 9 Grammys and 4 American Music Awards

David Bowie
DOB: Jan. 8, 1947
-Best known for his music in the 1970s, as alter ego Ziggy Stardust

Orlando Bloom
DOB: Jan. 13, 1977
-Best known role: blacksmith Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean

Rowan Atkinson
DOB: Jan. 5, 1955
-Best known role: Mr. Bean