- "Williams says the 'blame racism and demand retribution'
mindset has become a legal cottage industry in the U.S. He also believes
that that same mentality is pervasive in most African-American studies
programs at American universities."
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- (AgapePress) - A conservative TV and radio commentator
says Black History Month has been taken over by those who stir up racial
tension for a living.
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- Black History Month was established in 1926 by Dr. Carter
Godwin Woodson -- the "Father of Black History" -- when he and
other African-American and white scholars launched "Negro History
Week" so that Americans could reflect on the history and contributions
of African Americans. In the 1970s, that week-long observance was expanded
to include the entire month of February. Schools and communities nationwide
celebrate the observance with special activities and gatherings.
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- But Armstrong Williams says even though this is Black
History Month, he will celebrate February just like very other month. The
syndicated columnist and talk-show host believes the month has been hijacked
by "racial hucksters" who use it as a stage from which to shout
about victimization and retribution, a mantra commonly used by those in
the reparations movement.
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- "It would be nice if our civil rights leaders could
use Black History Month as an occasion to cherish uniquely American history
because black history is American history, while at the same time focusing
on ways to move forward in this increasingly multi-cultural world,"
Williams says. "Instead, they merely shout into their megaphones the
new narrative of the civil rights movement: victims all."
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- Williams, who is called "one of the most recognized
conservative voices in America" by The Washington Post, says it is
unfortunate that modern-day civil rights leaders use the month to blame
whites for black-on-black crime and out-of-wedlock births instead of instilling
responsibility and accountability in individuals.
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- "The civil rights movement was supposed to be about
gaining equality and pushing issues of discrimination into the mainstream,"
he says. "Instead, it has been hijacked by those racial populists
-- black and white liberals -- who make a living by encouraging blacks
to regard themselves as victims."
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- To further illustrate his point, Williams quotes Supreme
Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who once stated: "The rights revolution
missed a larger point by merely changing their status from invisible to
victimized."
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- Williams says the "blame racism and demand retribution"
mindset has become a legal cottage industry in the U.S. He also believes
that that same mentality is pervasive in most African-American studies
programs at American universities.
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- The columnist's writings are distributed by Chicago Tribune
Media, and his television program -- The Right Side with Armstrong Williams
-- is distributed to 14 million homes on cable and network affiliates throughout
America.
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