Comments on: GA lawmaker suggests merging historically black colleges with nearby white-majority schools http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/12/01/ga-lawmaker-suggests-merging-historically-black-colleges-with-nearby-white-majority-schools/ Political news & information geared towards the African-American community. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:07:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: George Pope http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/12/01/ga-lawmaker-suggests-merging-historically-black-colleges-with-nearby-white-majority-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-23120 George Pope Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:38:45 +0000 http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/12/01/ga-lawmaker-suggests-merging-historically-black-colleges-with-nearby-white-majority-schools/#comment-23120 These schools does not need to be merged, wake up people, just because a political leader said this or that does not make it true. This government belongs to you, you have to fight for the right positions, African American schools are just as important if not more important than white schools. These same lawmakers do not have a problem with the money this country spends on Bush's War, over 10 billion dollars a month,(white majority made that decision), they did not have a problem with bailing out Wall Street, at a tune of 700 Billion dollars, the white majority made that decision to save the white elite. Historical Black colleges never got their fair share of dollars from the state, historically and now, you did not demand it, they never get their fair share of grant money from government and private organizations. Your leaders do not demand it, so please stop, listen, and take action about your own history and legency, fight for what is right, organize, your community, churches ???, and groups to express your position. Take a group of strong people to meeting with your law makers, make some counter recommendation, cut some state grant programs, or research done by the state at white colleges, you check the budget out I guarantee you can fine somethings to cut. If you do not take action know one else will, if it is to be it is up to you....... These schools does not need to be merged, wake up people, just because a political leader said this or that does not make it true. This government belongs to you, you have to fight for the right positions, African American schools are just as important if not more important than white schools. These same lawmakers do not have a problem with the money this country spends on Bush's War, over 10 billion dollars a month,(white majority made that decision), they did not have a problem with bailing out Wall Street, at a tune of 700 Billion dollars, the white majority made that decision to save the white elite. Historical Black colleges never got their fair share of dollars from the state, historically and now, you did not demand it, they never get their fair share of grant money from government and private organizations. Your leaders do not demand it, so please stop, listen, and take action about your own history and legency, fight for what is right, organize, your community, churches ???, and groups to express your position. Take a group of strong people to meeting with your law makers, make some counter recommendation, cut some state grant programs, or research done by the state at white colleges, you check the budget out I guarantee you can fine somethings to cut. If you do not take action know one else will, if it is to be it is up to you…….

]]> By: George Pope http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/12/01/ga-lawmaker-suggests-merging-historically-black-colleges-with-nearby-white-majority-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-5928 George Pope Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:38:45 +0000 http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/12/01/ga-lawmaker-suggests-merging-historically-black-colleges-with-nearby-white-majority-schools/#comment-5928 These schools does not need to be merged, wake up people, just because a political leader said this or that does not make it true. This government belongs to you, you have to fight for the right positions, African American schools are just as important if not more important than white schools. These same lawmakers do not have a problem with the money this country spends on Bush's War, over 10 billion dollars a month,(white majority made that decision), they did not have a problem with bailing out Wall Street, at a tune of 700 Billion dollars, the white majority made that decision to save the white elite. Historical Black colleges never got their fair share of dollars from the state, historically and now, you did not demand it, they never get their fair share of grant money from government and private organizations. Your leaders do not demand it, so please stop, listen, and take action about your own history and legency, fight for what is right, organize, your community, churches ???, and groups to express your position. Take a group of strong people to meeting with your law makers, make some counter recommendation, cut some state grant programs, or research done by the state at white colleges, you check the budget out I guarantee you can fine somethings to cut. If you do not take action know one else will, if it is to be it is up to you....... These schools does not need to be merged, wake up people, just because a political leader said this or that does not make it true. This government belongs to you, you have to fight for the right positions, African American schools are just as important if not more important than white schools. These same lawmakers do not have a problem with the money this country spends on Bush's War, over 10 billion dollars a month,(white majority made that decision), they did not have a problem with bailing out Wall Street, at a tune of 700 Billion dollars, the white majority made that decision to save the white elite. Historical Black colleges never got their fair share of dollars from the state, historically and now, you did not demand it, they never get their fair share of grant money from government and private organizations. Your leaders do not demand it, so please stop, listen, and take action about your own history and legency, fight for what is right, organize, your community, churches ???, and groups to express your position. Take a group of strong people to meeting with your law makers, make some counter recommendation, cut some state grant programs, or research done by the state at white colleges, you check the budget out I guarantee you can fine somethings to cut. If you do not take action know one else will, if it is to be it is up to you…….

]]> By: N. Tindall http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/12/01/ga-lawmaker-suggests-merging-historically-black-colleges-with-nearby-white-majority-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-5909 N. Tindall Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:27:51 +0000 http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/12/01/ga-lawmaker-suggests-merging-historically-black-colleges-with-nearby-white-majority-schools/#comment-5909 Sigh...Sigh...This makes me sad. <br><br>this has happened before with other schools. The most prominent example is Tennessee State. <br><br>My question is, what name will the combined schools have?<br><br>If only alumni supported their schools like other alumni do (e.g., Harvard, Stanford, University of Texas), our HBCUs would not be in this predicament. Sigh…Sigh…This makes me sad.

this has happened before with other schools. The most prominent example is Tennessee State.

My question is, what name will the combined schools have?

If only alumni supported their schools like other alumni do (e.g., Harvard, Stanford, University of Texas), our HBCUs would not be in this predicament.

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